Blackhawks - Northstars brawl 88-89

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@Vinnie7683 The owner of the North Stars was a Canadien (Norm Green) so we was an outsider. Also, before, or during "the move" a Minneapolis councilwoman sued Green for sexual harrassment, so there might have been some revenge factor on Greens part. Attendance was down but only for a year for the Stars went to the Stanley Cup a year or two earlier.

[schnids1605]

I miss the stars/hawks rivalry. the new divisons suck. why would dallas be in the pacific, colo. should be.

[rottweiler9s]

Don't make it personal you douchebag . Those guys were always cheap shotting star players which doesn't earn respect from me. You don't know shit you frickin Churla lovin jag . Get a life

[VideoGuy68Z]

This was a great Norris Division match up. Loved the rivalry. Gary Bettman killed it.

[backstrom3535]

wow i wish i was alive during this rivalry!! my dad tells me all about it and i wish i would of witnessed it myself....now all i have is the wild and canucks :/ and thats nothing compared to this. When koivu got slashed and his leg broke no one even gave a $hit, but if it happened in this time Ohlund would have been killed. its a shame!

[ArneFufkin]

Brian MacLellan was as strong as they came back in that day.

[jmm1197]

dave mackey is my godfather/uncle i love him but he is kinda wimpy in this 1

[jctorontojctoronto]

wonderful........

always loved when the chicago stadium organist just kept playing while the fighting continued

jctoronto

[CFD317]

ahh, the memories of the Norris Division!

[JUANDURDYBASSTRD]

I miss the Norris Div.

Hawks v (lone)stars or Hawks v wild just isn't the same as Hawks v Northstars!

[DPR4444]

"Should fighting be banned?" damn, some things never change!

[kpz1234]

Basil McRae, Shane Churla and Mark Tinordi would kick the crap out of the 'Hawks every time they played. You can't find a video from this time period of any true fights the 'Hawks won because there are not any!!! North Stars rule!

[rjst09]

funny, dont remember that ever happening. I do however, remember seeing great games between the teams, usually with Hawks winning. btw, the Twolves have the worst uniforms all time, santa's helpers. Those gotta go!

[rottweiler9s]

Yeah, McRae, Churla, and Tinordi looked real tough against the likes of Savard, Roenick . When Grimson , Manson,  even Peluso, stepped out they played like the cheapshot cowards they were .

[Sommelier97]

@rottweiler9s

I see you don't know shit about hockey. McRae didn't run from anyone nor did Churla. Churla wasn't a great fighter but he didn't run. TInordi didn't run either.

Fucking morons on here talking about hockey.

[JimmyPyeahUknowMe]

North Stars forever? Not.

[MNWildfan72]

C'mon, man!  Love that old Chicago Stadium organ! Great clip here.

[jayc70sox]

The Hawks always owned the No-Stars.. plain and simple. The stars won a fight here and there, but the fact tell the truth, the Blackhawks remain and the minnesota northstars are but a footnote in hockey history...

[johnnyjohn58]

It's nice to know that The Hawks owned something because they may still exist but for a long time they have been nothing more than the leagues punching bag. When was the last time the Hawks did anything?????

[bryshning22]

same could be said of Minnescrotum

[johnnyjohn58]

All I know is the name of the Chicago Blackhawks should be re-named the "Windy City Black Hawks" because they blow!

[laxhockey22889]

What it comes down to is that the Hawks had a .626 win percentage against the North Stars all time. Beyond that fact the Hawks were able to beat them in 4 of 6 playoff series. The Hawks went to the Stanley Cup the year after the North Stars by the way...how are the Wild doing?

[johnnyjohn58]

laxhockey22889...

I don't know how the wild are doing because I'm not a wild fan, I'm a wings fan. thanks for playing

[laxhockey22889]

my mistake

[MNWildfan72]

I'm not so sure the Hawks owned the Stars. They were pretty even when it came to fisticuffs. The Stars did eliminate the Hawks in Round 1 of the 1991 playoffs--I think the Hawks won the President's Cup (team with most points in the regular season) that year if I'm not mistaken? The Hawks OWNED bragging rights for the biggest disappointment in the playoffs that year. I do miss the old Stars/Hawks matchups, though! "Secord sucks!"

[forevernorthstars]

Forever North Stars!

[generalbullmoose]

Warren Babe...good gosh, what a bust!

[allensarmy03]

Bring back Doug and Chico. The announcers the Wild have dont hold a candle to those guys!

[bludika]

north stars color is cool

[IroninChi]

Trent Yawney, starting a fight,,OMG,,,,he couldn't take a ten year old!

[skifusya]

Yawney and Warren Babe (also not exactly known for his fighting) had something going throughout this game, the score was lopsided at the time, and there you have it.

March 1, 1989.

[sanjosethornton]

OMG! Even during the 1980s people were debating fights in hockey. How much you wanna bet the people who bicth about hockey fights, don't watch hockey anyways.

[sofapapa]

Was this guy saying that people in California don't like hockey fights? Dumbass!

That's probably all we know about hockey [/sarc].

This was a time Northstars were planning to move to San Jose. Technically they did, just some of the players while the rest stayed.

[bludika]

re-location or expansion has nothing to do with the popularity of the sport in that area dumbass. Look at Atlanta, Nashville, or Phoenix, bad attendance numbers.

[chijim222]

The owners of the North Stars, the Gund brothers, brought the Sharks into existance. They were allowed to pick some players from the North Star roster to start the team. That's when Norm Green became the owner of the North Stars and moved them to Texas.

[Camel22221]

Fast forward to today & those nerds are 10 years older, never married and still just as dorky.

[jonasnight]

Wow there really were a lot of happy nerds in the crowd!