 The league rejected the request and instead agreed to award an expansion franchise, the San Jose Sharks, to the Gund brothers.The North Stars were sold to a group of investors that were originally looking to place a team in San Jose, although one of the group's members, former Calgary Flames part-owner Norman Green, would eventually gain control of the team.In the following season, the North Stars made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins.