Party with the North Stars! #NewYearsEve

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1972, the North Stars and Red Wings tie 4-4 in a game that would become the last to feature two maskless goalies - Gump Worsley for Minnesota and Andy Brown for Detroit. (Thanks Liams_Hockey) www.linkedin.com/pulse/50-yea...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2006) #Gophers football coach Glen Mason was fired two days after the 31 point Insight Bowl meltdown. #GoGophers #RTB #SkiUMah www.newspapers.com/clip/1155133...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1978) The #Vikings lose the Divisional Playoff to the Los Angeles Rams 34-10. This was also the last game for future HOF’ers Fran Tarkenton and Mick Tingelhoff. #Skol #NFL www.newspapers.com/clip/1155133...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1975) Fighting Saints players vote to play without pay to temporarily help the financially struggling franchise. #ASlapShotInTime #NHL #MNWild www.newspapers.com/clip/1155133...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2013) The Wolves’ Kevin Love is fouled in the final seconds of a 100-98 home loss to Dallas and the referees chose to swallow the whistle. Alan Horton's radio call here is all of us. #RaisedByWolves www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFdP...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2013) the #Vikings fire head coach Leslie Frazier. #SKOL (Thanks @KeithGrinde) www.newspapers.com/clip/1154474...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1997) The Wolves beat the Chicago Bulls for the first time in franchise history after a prank call about Michael Jordan’s mother causes him to leave the game temporarily. #NBA #WolvesBack www.newspapers.com/clip/1154474...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1988) The North Stars blow a 2-goal lead over the Blues with 18s left in the game. #MnWild www.newspapers.com/article/star...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1982) Metrodome crews removing snow cause a tear in the fabric, and the roof deflates for the 2nd time. (It deflated a total of 5 times in its history). www.newspapers.com/clip/1154473...

Fun Fact: #OTD in 2013 - The last game is played in the Metrodome - a 14-13 #Vikings win over Detroit. #SKOL #RallyRoom (Thanks @KeithGrinde) www.newspapers.com/clip/1153821... www.newspapers.com/clip/1153821...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2006) The #Gophers blow a 31-point lead in the Insight Bowl and lose to Texas Tech 44-41 in OT. At the time it was the biggest comeback in I-A bowl history. #SkiUMah #GoGophers www.newspapers.com/clip/1153819...

#OTD in Minnesota Sports History (1988) Brian Bellows is kicked off the North Stars team bus and made to pay own expenses from Chicago to St. Louis for spending the night with his girlfriend instead of the team. #NHL #MnWild www.newspapers.com/article/star...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2009) Adrian Peterson fumbles in OT at Chicago. The next play Jay Cutler hit Devin Aromashodu for a 39-yard TD pass and the victory. This potentially cost the #Vikings home field advantage during the playoffs. #SKol www.newspapers.com/clip/1153171...

Also, #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2003) The #Vikings lose to the Cardinals on a last second 4th and 25 reception from Josh McCown to Nate Poole, knocking them out of playoff contention. #SKOL www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8S...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2000) The Gophers blow a 24 point lead to NC STATE in the Micron PC Bowl (Thanks Gaardsy) www.newspapers.com/article/star...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1996): The #Vikings lose the Wild Card game to #DallasCowboys 40-15. #SKOL #NFL www.newspapers.com/clip/1153166...

Also #OTD in Minnesota Sports History (1989) a frustrated North Stars team engages in a 12 minute pre game brawl with the Chicago Black Hawks. #MnWild #NHL www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHY... www.newspapers.com/article/star...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1975): The #Vikings lose the Divisional Playoff to the Cowboys 17-14 on a last second TD by Drew Pearson who infamously pushed off defender Nate Wright. #skol #NFL youtu.be/qubj0zNjmi0 www.newspapers.com/clip/1153162...

Sunday is the 50th Anniversary of one of the most infamous events in Minnesota Sports History. Click below to read about it. Free read on my website. No ads. #Skol #Vikings www.whenesota.com/when-esota/w...

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1997 The #Vikings score 10 points in the last 1:30 and beat the Giants 23-22 despite Denny Green’s decision to punt the ball away down 9 points with 4 minutes left. #SKOL #NFL www.newspapers.com/clip/1152488... www.newspapers.com/clip/1152488...

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1987, Jerry Burns is asked if his team lacked "killer instinct" after they backed into the playoffs. According to Patrick_Reusse's book, Burns then went on an unrecorded rant matched only by the famous Schnelker rant. #Vikings #SKOL www.newspapers.com/article/star...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2001) The MN Court of Appeals begins hearing #MLB and the #MNTwins arguments to lift the injunction filed by the MSFC to force the Twins to fulfill their lease at the Metrodome. www.newspapers.com/clip/1152490...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1970) The #Vikings lose the Divisional Playoff to the 49ers 17-14 in 9 degree temps at Metropolitan Stadium. This was SF’s first ever playoff win and snapped a 16 game home winning streak for MN. #SKOL #NFL www.newspapers.com/clip/1152487...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1971) The #Vikings lose to the Dallas Cowboys 20-12 in the Divisional round of the #NFL playoffs at Metropolitan Stadium. It was the first ever NFL game on #Christmas Day. #SKOL www.newspapers.com/clip/1151524...

Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. www.newspapers.com/article/star...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2006) #Vikings head coach Brad Childress cuts Marcus Robinson on #ChristmasEve, a day after Robinson criticized Childress in the @PioneerPress. www.newspapers.com/clip/1151105...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1995) After finding out they won’t make the playoffs, the #Vikings blow a 24-3 halftime lead to the Bengals and lose 27-24. We believe this (21 points) is the biggest blown lead in Viking’s history. #SKOL #ChristmasEve www.newspapers.com/clip/1151105...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2016) The #Vikings plane slips off the runway in Appleton, Wisconsin causing the team to be stuck on the plane for 4 hours the night before a game with Green Bay. #SKOL #NFL (Thanks KeithGrinde) www.newspapers.com/clip/1150586...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2001) Bud Selig said that contraction could happen as soon as February 2002 - Two days after telling those teams to starts selling tickets for the season. Happy #Festivus #MNTwins fans! #AiringOfGrievances www.newspapers.com/clip/1150584...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1998) Claiming they are losing money, the #MNTwins announce they’ll be slashing payroll in half - from 27 million in 1998 to 10-15 million in 1999. SOUND FAMILIAR? Happy #Festivus! www.newspapers.com/clip/90978305/

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1982- Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky and the North Stars' Neal Broten fight in the first period of an 8-2 Oilers win at Northlands Coliseum. It was the 2nd of only two fights in Gretzky’s career. (Thanks @JZulgad) #NHL #MNWild www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJZ...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1979) The North Stars game is postponed due to heavy fog preventing the Nordiques plane from landing. The North Stars ended up playing an intrasquad game for fans who showed up at Met Center. #NHL #MNWild www.newspapers.com/clip/1149564...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1968) The #Vikings lose the Divisional Playoff to the Colts 24-14. It was the first playoff game and playoff loss in franchise history. #SKOL www.newspapers.com/clip/1150081...

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1972 The Fighting Saints beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 at the St. Paul Auditorium. It was Bobby Hull’s first game in MN after WHA/#NHL legal issues had kept him out. Jack McCartan got the shut out for MN. #ASlapShotInTime #MnWild www.newspapers.com/clip/1149888...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2024) The Timberwolves game is delayed 25 minutes because of an issue with a net that took 3 workers and 25 minutes to fix. Golden State went on to beat MN 113-103. (Thanks @KeithGrinde) www.newspapers.com/article/star...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2001) The #MNTwins are given permission to release their schedule and sell tickets for the ‘02 season - even though Bud Selig was “maintaining his commitment to pursue contraction” #MLB www.newspapers.com/clip/1149063...

Fun Fact: #OTD in 1979 construction begins on the Metrodome. #SKOL #Vikings #MnTwins #Gophers #GoGophers #SKIUMah www.newspapers.com/clip/1148839...

#OTD in 1975, Chuck Foreman returns to a game in Buffalo to score his 4th touchdown after being hit in the eye with a snowball that blurred his vision. #SKOL #Vikings www.newspapers.com/clip/1149060...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1981) The #Vikings lost to the Chiefs 10-6 in the final game ever played at Metropolitan Stadium. Near the end of the game fans began to tear apart the stadium in search of souvenirs. #MnTwins #Vikings #SKOL youtu.be/0S6fBLTqAGU

#OTD in Minnesota Sports History (2024) The KAT revenge game. The Knicks beat the wolves 133 – 107 at Target Center. Towns led the Knicks with 32 points (5-5 from 3) 20 RB's, and only committed 2 fouls. 😉 www.newspapers.com/article/star...

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Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2009) An Ottawa Senator's truck used by visiting teams catches fire and destroys most of the #MNWild equipment. The truck somehow caught fire on the way back from the practice arena. Nobody was hurt. #NHL www.newspapers.com/clip/1148052...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2000) Carl Pohlad tells the Star Tribune that “he wants nothing to do with contraction” and his “objective is to keep baseball here”. Two years later Pohlad would admit to volunteering the #MNTwins for contraction. www.newspapers.com/clip/1148051...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1991) Jack Morris signs with the Blue Jays in free agency. Carl Pohlad told him to sign with Toronto because he was “saving his money for Kirby.” www.newspapers.com/clip/1148051...

#OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1975) A delegation from the U of M presents findings of Musselman era violations to NCAA (payments, airline tickets) and an agreement was reached (Or so they thought) about suspending Thompson Winey & Saunders. www.newspapers.com/clip/1148050...

Fun Fact: #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (1961) The Lakers return to Minneapolis for the first time since leaving to play a neutral site game vs the Pistons at the Minneapolis Auditorium. The Lakers won 122-116. #WolvesBack #NBA www.newspapers.com/clip/1147580...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2016) The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority votes to ban friends and families from their two luxury suites at US Bank Stadium after allegations of misuse had been reported. www.newspapers.com/article/star...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2016) The Timberwolves lose to the Rockets in OT after having a 7-point lead with 45s left in regulation. #WolvesBack (Thanks HoopsMavenHM) www.newspapers.com/clip/1147583...

Also #OTD in #Minnesota Sports History (2010) Tsuyoshi Nishioka signs with the #MNTwins for 3 years $9 million. www.newspapers.com/clip/1147582...