Prior to joining the Minnesota North Stars, Gilles Meloche lost a significant number of games as the number one Goalie for the California Golden Seals (later relocated to Cleveland as the Barons).  This was not a testament to Meloche’s ineffectiveness; instead, he played for some bad teams and was not regarded as the problem.  Cleveland’s merger with the North Stars allowed Meloche to play with a better team, and he would finish in the top five in Wins twice.  He would also attend the All-Star Game twice and would finally make it to the playoffs with Minnesota, where he had a winning record of 21-19.