With the exception of a year playing for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association, Craig Hartsburg played his entire professional career with the Minnesota North Stars.  In those ten seasons, he was the team captain for seven of them, providing dependable two-way hockey from the blueline position.  Hartsburg would have four seasons where he went over 50 Points, and he finished 4th in Norris Trophy voting in the 1981-82 season.  Hip problems would force him to retire early at the age of 30, and he would begin his coaching career as an assistant with Minnesota the following year.

There was a lot of pressure on Brian Bellows, who entered the National Hockey League as the second overall pick in the 1982 Draft.  The North Stars traded a lot to move up to get him, and some had compared him to Wayne Gretzky.

From undrafted to the Hockey Hall of Fame.  How can you not love the story of Dino Ciccarelli?  Luckily for the Minnesota North Stars, they signed him after everyone in the draft passed over him.

In the late 1990s, the Dallas Stars put together a defensive unit that propelled them into contenders for the Stanley Cup, a trophy they would win in 1999.  Darryl Sydor was a member of that “big four” of blueliners (also including Sergei Zubov, Derian Hatcher, and Richard Matvichuk).  While playing for Dallas, Sydor would have four seasons where he had over 45 Points while still providing rock-solid defense.  Sydor was also named an All-Star in back-to-back seasons in 1998 and 1999.