The North Star State - Part 1: A Star is Born

First of a 4 part documentary about the history of the Minnesota North Stars. Special thanks to Tim Mahoney for permission to use his song "Come on Home". You can purchase the song here www.amazon.com/Come-On-Home/d...

[@bufnyfan1]

the Met Centre in Bloomington, Minnesota was built in time for the North Stars' first season in the NHL in 1967. It was considered by most players and fans alike at that time as one of the best arenas in the league. Players raved about the lighting, the great ice, and the spacious dressing rooms. Ultimately when it was taken down it took several implosions to demolish it as it had been built so well

[@danwhenesota2646]

thanks for the kind comment!

[@cjones3093]

Such awesome uniforms

[@craigfazekas3923]

I miss the North Stars. I grew up in the Delaware Valley, so thereby a Flyers fan from birth. But I always loved the North Stars. I was stunned when they moved. In fact, my love for hockey was never quite the same ever since. And I believe the 18 team NHL was the NHL at it's best..... 🚬😎

[@danwhenesota2646]

appreciate you watching! means a lot.

[@joeymaterese8095]

I grew up in Boston a Boston Bruins fan in the early 1970s....I still am, but a team in Bloomington who I followed all way to knocking off the Oilers and then making it all the way too the 91 cup finals I was glued to the games..The crowd was always sooo alive wow...Ever since then they have been my #2 always...My only problem is The name of the team' the logo of the team and color scheme should have been purchased and kept for a rainy day which was called the Wild.....Out of all teams that have jumped ship , whether the city got another team later down the road and had to rename their team it didn't matter as long as hockey was back..Well it was totally different for the North Stars..The logo, color scheme and the team name was so perfect it couldn't be anything other.....So when they lost all that to a city that had no business even having hockey it made me bummed...

[@danwhenesota2646]

Well said. Thank you for watching

[@eustacetarwater2373]

This whole series is so well done. I'm up to the 3rd chapter. Very interesting to comb through each season.

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you. Im working on part 4 now. Stay tuned.

[@eustacetarwater2373]

The original live footage is outstanding!

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The North Stars were no joke of a franchise.

[@mikelawlor1533]

This is well produced

[@justinfendelet8675]

Les étoiles du Nord du Minnesota me manquent

[@Davidjon1946]

Wow!!! I'm very rarely blown away by KZbin channels but well done!!! Hope there is a part 2 greetings from Buffalo New York

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you! Part 2 is already here on youtube. Search my channel. Its called Saints Seals and Barons. Part 3 is coming this summer.

[@Classicrocker6119]

An absolutely outstanding and well done documentary!! I’m in Calgary Alberta Canada. I always enjoyed watching televised home games of the North Stars from the Met. The camera angle had more of an overhead view of the ice surface that definitely enhanced the game overall. Thanks for sharing

[@danwhenesota2646]

wow...thank you for watching!

[@gagugjpm]

Great history. For what it's worth, a couple of player names were pronounced differently. Dave Balon is bah-lone, and Andre Boudrias is BOO-drey-ah.

[@jamesorvis4605]

such a thorough and friendly history! Well done!

[@danwhenesota2646]

thank you!

[@michaelleroy9281]

They were still installing seats the day of the first game Oct 21, 1967 3-1 North Stars win over Seals ( home game)

[@Gopherscott]

Third time I’ve watched this. Love it!

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you!

[@tomrooney2929]

One correction; Masterton was in open ice, not in front of the Oakland goal, when he was sandwiched between two Seal players after passing the puck to a teammate

[@danielgaisbauer2518]

Not saying you are wrong, but the MPLS tribune said "in front of the Oakland goal".

[@danbratten3103]

My late Grandparents were at that game. The place went silent after the hit. It wasn't in front of the goal. You can tell by the pictures, no lines for the goal crease or face circles.

[@frankhoward7645]

Yes, he was on open ice halfway between the blue line and the SW corner of the ice. Maybe 10 feet from the boards. I know this because when the North Stars retired his sweater, they hung it above the spot where his head hit the ice. I photographed the ceremony. I regret I never met the man.

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@Daniel Gaisbauer They were the OAKLAND Seals they began the season as the California Seals in December 1967 the owner changed the name

[@1011mweiland]

first in after Dan mentioned in on KFAN!!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Does anyone know this, Wren Blair discovered Bobby Orr before he came on with the North Stars

[@curtisdavis2157]

#HushHushOnTheSubject! Unfortunately, We May Never Know How That's Like To Some People!

[@mikehanzal9562]

State of hockey? Let a NHL franchise walk because of no fan support. Btw. Not norm greens fault. Nobody was showing up to the met centre for games.

[@8BitHawlucha]

Cool documentary but the pictures go by nauseatingly fast....

[@timsmith428]

first game Oct.21 ..1966??

[@danwhenesota2646]

Not sure what you mean. Their first game was October 11 1967

[@timsmith428]

@@danwhenesota2646 At 21:48 it states their first home game as Oct. 21 1966...

[@danwhenesota2646]

@@timsmith428 Good catch. Will fix that in the final version. Thank you. Also...I always look for people to preview things to catch errors like that. let me know if you'd be interested in doing that with future parts. its very helpful

[@timsmith428]

@@danwhenesota2646 ..Hey, no worries..I really enjoyed the series. I recall the expansion in '67. Not really fair to the added 6, but the NHL was worried about the old WHL, which grew good fans, and was just about to get a tv deal, in the U.S. and Canada. NHL panicked, as usual! Good job..

[@danwhenesota2646]

@@timsmith428 I removed that comment because I replied with the wrong address.

[@keithmurphy7243]

He is also off on some f his dates

[@danwhenesota2646]

which ones?