Remembering a Franchise: The Minnesota North Stars

Brian Bellows was one of the fan favorites for Minnesota North Stars fans across the State of Hockey. - Getty Images/Getty ImagesBeing the elder statesmen of Hockey Wilderness, I come jam packed with a not quite unique, but different upbringing around hockey in the state of Minnesota. I was just 12 years old when the team packed their bags and moved to Lone Star State. The day they blew up the old Met Center is etched in my brain. The entire Western wall of the old stadium was stubborn that day, and took the wrecking ball to come down after the dynamite failed to spark.

You could describe the North Stars a lot like that Western wall at the Met Center. Stubborn, but tougher to get rid of than…