Lost in the shuffle of the police investigation involving Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane was the announcement of the rosters for the outdoor alumni game between former Blackhawks and former members of both the Minnesota North Stars and Minnesota Wild. The game will take place a day before the Stadium Series game between the Blackhawks and Wild, with the former players lacing up their skates Feb. 20, 2016, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Let’s take a look at the rosters, along with the years each player was with the team they’re representing:
Team Minnesota
Fred Barrett (North Stars, 1970-83); Don Beaupre (North Stars, 1980-88); Brian Bellows (North Stars, 1982-92); Brad Bombardir (Wild, 2000-04); Neal Broten (North Stars, 1980-93); Andrew Brunette (Wild, 2001-04, 2008-11); Jack Carlson (North Stars, 1978-82, 1986-87); Jon Casey (North Stars, 1983-93); Dino Ciccarelli (North Stars, 1980-89); Jim Dowd (Wild, 2000-04); Curt Giles (North Stars, 1979-87, 1988-91); Craig Hartsburg (North Stars, 1979-89); Darby Hendrickson (Wild, 2000-04); Antti Laaksonen (Wild, 2000-04); Reed Larson (North Stars, 1988-89); Dennis Maruk (North Stars, 1983-89); Brad Mawell (North Stars, 1977-84, 1986-87); Basil McRae (North Stars, 1987-92); Gilles Meloche (North Stars, 1978-85); Mike Modano (North Stars, 1989-93); Richard Park (Wild, 2001-04); Steve Payne (North Stars, 1978-88); Willi Plett (North Stars, 1982-87); Gordie Roberts (North Stars, 1980-88); Bobby Smith (North Stars, 1978-83, 1990-93); Wes Walz (Wild, 2000-08); Tom Younghans (North Stars, 1976-81); Lou Nanne (coach; North Stars, 1967-78); Tom Reid (coach; North Stars, 1968-78)
Team Chicago Blackhawks
Adrian Aucoin (2005-07); Murray Bannerman (1986-87); Ed Belfour (1988-97); Dave Christian (1992-94); Denis Cyr (1983-84); Eric Daze (1994-2006); Reginald Kerr (1977-82); Steve Konroyd (1988-92); Cliff Koroll (1969-80); David Mackey (1987-89); Peter Marsh (1980-84); Grant Mulvey (1974-83); Troy Murray (1981-91, 1992-93); Brian Noonan (1987-94); Jack O’Callahan (1982-87); Ed Olczyk (1984-87, 1998-2000); Jeremy Roenick (1988-96); Phil Russell (1972-79); Denis Savard (1980-90, 1994-97); Reid Simpson (1997-99); Jimmy Waite (1988-93, 1994-97); Tony Esposito (coach; 1969-84); Pat Foley (coach; broadcaster 1980-2006, 2008-present)
You’ll immediately note the Minnesota roster is quite a bit larger than the Chicago roster.