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1975 – Police charged Boston Bruins player Dave Forbes with aggravated assault after a fight with Henry Boucha of the Minnesota North Stars. After a nine-day trial ended with a hung jury, charges against Forbes were dropped. Boucha suffered blurred vision from the incident and never fully recovered.
Butters was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on January 10, 1951, [1] and played high school hockey at White Bear Lake, Minnesota.He played for the University of Minnesota from 1971–73, coached by Glen Sonmor and Herb Brooks, and he served as team captain in 1972-73.
Elmer "Moose" Vasko (December 11, 1935 – October 30, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars. He was on the Blackhawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 1961.
On December 1, 1977, Wensink, after fighting Alex Pirus of the Minnesota North Stars, skated to the Minnesota bench and challenged the entire team, but no player responded. [1] Wensink is also well-known for the large afro that he sported on the ice. In another scrap with Bob Kelly, Wensink and Kelly were pulling at each other's hair.
Virginia, Minnesota, U.S. Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Weight: 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) Position: Left Wing: Shot: Left: Played for: Minnesota Fighting Saints Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues: NHL draft: 117th overall, 1974 Detroit Red Wings: WHA draft: 103rd overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints ...
Minnesota and Nashville had time for one more fight in the first period. Following a goal by David Jiricek to give the Wild a 1–0 lead, teammate Ryan Hartman and the Predators' Mark Jankowski ...
However, despite Minnesota finishing with 68 points (38 behind Chicago) during the season, the North Stars upset the Presidents’ Trophy winning Blackhawks in the Norris Division semifinals in 6 games, beginning their Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to Pittsburgh Penguins, in six games. It was the 2nd largest upset in ...
Forbes was charged with aggravated assault in Minneapolis in 1975 after butt-ending Henry Boucha's eye socket in a game against the Minnesota North Stars, leaving Boucha with limited vision in the right eye. The trial received much publicity as it was highly unusual for an athlete to face criminal charges for assault during a game.