Dino Ciccarelli: 1st To 50 For The Minnesota North Stars

Dino Ciccarelli became the first player in Minnesota North Stars history to reach the 50 goal plateau when he scored 55 in 1981-82. He reached the milestone again in 1986-87, scoring 52 for the North Stars. Dino finished his NHL career with 608 regular season goals, good for 20^th all-time, two behind Bobby Hull.

Brian Bellows is the only other player from the franchise’s time as the Minnesota North Stars to score 50 or more. Bellows had 55 in 1989-90, equaling Ciccarelli’s team record. As the Dallas Stars, just Mike Modano had reached the milestone, scoring exactly 50 in 1993-94.

As for Bill Goldsworthy, he came close with 48 in 1973-74, good enough for 5^th in the NHL that year. Dennis Maruk did surpass the plateau but not with the North Stars. Maruk scored 50 with the Washington Capitals in 1980-81 and followed that up with 60 goals the following season. Dennis was the first in the team’s history to reach 50 and 60.

Between 1980-81 and 1998-99, Dino Ciccarelli played 1,232 regular season and 141 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the North Stars, Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers.

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Dino Ciccarelli — Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	32	18	12	30	29
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	76	55	51	106	138
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	77	37	38	75	94
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	79	38	33	71	58
1984-85	Minnesota North Stars	51	15	17	32	41
1985-86	Minnesota North Stars	75	34	35	69	51
1986-87	Minnesota North Stars	80	52	51	103	88
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	67	41	45	86	79
1988-89	2TM (MNS + WSH)	76	44	30	74	76
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	65	32	27	59	64
1988-89	Washington Capitals	11	12	3	15	12
1989-90	Washington Capitals	80	41	38	79	122
1990-91	Washington Capitals	54	21	18	39	66
1991-92	Washington Capitals	78	38	38	76	78
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	82	41	56	97	81
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	66	28	29	57	73
1994-95	Detroit Red Wings	42	16	27	43	39
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	64	22	21	43	99
1996-97	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	35	25	60	116
1997-98	2TM (TBL + FLA)	62	16	17	33	70
1997-98	Tampa Bay Lightning	34	11	6	17	22
1997-98	Florida Panthers	28	5	11	16	29
1998-99	Florida Panthers	14	6	1	7	27
NHL Career Totals		1,232	608	592	1,200	1,425