<Tr> <Th> Presidents' Trophy </Th> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division championships </Th> <Td> 2 (1981--82, 1983--84) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993 . The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white . The North Stars played 2,062 regular season games and made the NHL playoffs 17 times, including two Stanley Cup Finals appearances . In the fall of 1993, the franchise moved to Dallas, and is now known as the Dallas Stars . </P> <P> On March 11, 1965, NHL President Clarence Campbell announced that the league would expand to twelve teams from six through the creation of a new six - team division for the 1967--68 season . In response to Campbell's announcement, a partnership of nine men, led by Walter Bush, Jr. and John Driscoll, was formed to seek a franchise for the Twin Cities area of Minnesota . Their efforts were successful, as the NHL awarded one of its six expansion franchises to Minnesota on February 9, 1966 . In addition to Minnesota, the five other franchises were awarded to Oakland, California, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis . The expansion fee for all six new clubs was $2 million for each team ($15.1 million in 2017 dollars). The "North Stars" name was announced on May 25, 1966, following a public contest . The name is derived from the state's motto "L'Étoile du Nord", which is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". Months after the naming of the team, ground was broken on October 3, 1966, for a new hockey arena in Bloomington, Minnesota . The home of the North Stars, the Metropolitan Sports Center, was built in 12 months at a cost of US $7 million ($52.8 million in 2017 dollars). The arena was ready for play for the start of the 1967--68 NHL season, but portions of the arena's construction had not been completed . Spectator seats were in the process of being installed as fans arrived at the arena for the opening home game on October 21, 1967 . </P>

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