Minnesota North Stars trades
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lindsay Middlebrook | July 31, 1981 | cash |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Quebec Nordiques acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Burton | June 9, 1981 | Dan Chicoine |  |
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ron Zanussi | March 10, 1981 | 1981 2nd round pick (#27-Dave Donnelly) | |
| 1981 3rd round pick (#55-Ernie Godden) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| future considerations (1982 3rd round pick (#59-Wally Chapman)) | February 2, 1981 | Gary Edwards |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Solheim | December 29, 1980 | Glen Sharpley |  |
| 1981 2nd round pick (#33-Tom Hirsch) | ||||
| Hartford Whalers acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mike Fidler | December 16, 1980 | Gordie Roberts | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | future considerations | September 1, 1980 | Bill Nyrop | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| future considerations | July 4, 1980 | Alex Pirus |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pirus | June 6, 1980 | cash |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Corsi | March 11, 1980 | future considerations | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 2nd round pick (#32-Kent Carlson) | January 4, 1980 | Kris Manery |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | January 3, 1980 | Alex Pirus | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hanson | January 3, 1980 | future considerations | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 2nd round pick (#31-Mike Sands) | December 10, 1979 | Per-Olov Brasar | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 2nd round pick (#42-Neal Broten) | August 9, 1979 | Dave Semenko | |
| 1979 3rd round pick (#63-Kevin Maxwell) | 1979 3rd round pick (#48-Mark Messier) | |||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 2nd round pick (#27-Gaston Gingras) | August 8, 1979 | Bill Nyrop | |
| 1980 2nd round pick (changed to 1982 2nd round pick on 6/11/80) (#32-Kent Carlson) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | July 19, 1979 | Chuck Arnason | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 2nd round pick (#29-Dave Reierson) | June 10, 1979 | Ritchie Hansen |  |
| Bryan Maxwell | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers promised to not make Paul Shmyr one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL expansion draft | June 9, 1979 | 1979 4th round pick (#69-Glenn Anderson) | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Arnason | April 24, 1979 | future considerations (cash) |  |