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Español1969-70 NHL SEASON
The '1969-70 NHL season' was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 76 games. For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals, and for the third straight year, they were swept four games to none. This time, however, it was the Boston Bruins, not the Montreal Canadiens, who swept them for the Stanley Cup.
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenceman in NHL history to win the league scoring championship. He did it by setting a new record for assists with 87 and totalling 120 points, only six shy of the point record set the previous season by teammate Phil Esposito. Along the way, he also won the Norris Trophy for the third straight year as the top defenceman, the Hart Trophy for league MVP, and the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP.
Gordie Howe finished the season within the ten leading NHL point scorers for an all time record of 21 consecutive seasons.
For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues easily won the West Division, being the only team in the division to have a winning record.
The East Division, however, saw a temporary changing of the guard, as Montreal dropped from first the previous season to fifth, missing the playoffs on goal differential with New York. This led to an unusual incident where in their final game and down 5-2 to Chicago, the Canadiens would make the playoffs if they scored three more goals regardless of the game's outcome. Coach Claude Ruel pulled his goaltender with nearly nine minutes left in the third period in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to do so. Chicago would score five times into the empty Montreal net, to win 10-2. It would be the only season Montreal failed to make the playoffs between 1948 and 1995 and set up the only playoffs in NHL history (as of 2007) to feature no Canadian teams. These developments were instrumental in the decision to move Chicago to the West Division in conjunction with the 1970 expansion, and the adoption of "crossover" playoff series between East and West Division teams the following season. The continuing imbalance led to the exclusion of West Division teams from the Stanley Cup final for the next three seasons.
The New York Rangers were in first place for a time, but injuries on the blueline doomed any
hope of a first place finish. The Rangers obtained Tim Horton in desperation.
The Bruins and the Black Hawks both tied for the lead in the East with 99 points, but Chicago was awarded first place because they had more wins. It was Chicago's first first-place finish in history.
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
''Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold''
'''Note:' GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points''
The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers were paired in the East Division playoffs. The Bruins clobbered the Rangers 8-2 in game one and Ranger coach
Emile Francis yanked Ed Giacomin when the score reached 7-1. Terry Sawchuk
took over in goal. Sawchuk replaced Giacomin in game two, but a new goaler was
not the answer as Boston won 5-3. Game three featured a disgraceful welcome
of the Bruins when they skated out on Madison Square Garden ice. The fans
booed and shouted obscenities at the Bruins players, shook their fists at them
and made obscene gestures at them. Two Bruins players made obscene gestures
at the fans. Gerry Cheevers, the Bruins goaltender, was the target of eggs,
coins and rubber balls. The Bruins won the opening face-off and Giacomin made
the save on Phil Esposito. The line of Derek Sanderson, Don Marcotte and
Ed Westfall replaced the Esposito line to the boos of the crowd. Just before
the face-off, Giacomin skated to Sanderson and reportedly said "We're being
paid to get you tonight." On the face-off, the puck went behind the Ranger net
and Sanderson went after it. He was immediately smashed into the boards by
Walt Tkaczuk and Arnie Brown. Then he collided with Dave Balon. Sanderson
dropped his stick and gloves and went at Balon, which brought Brad Park and
Bill Fairbairn into the fight. Don Marcotte joined in. Then the game erupted
into a series of fights. The fans, turned on by the mayhem, threw eggs,
apple cores, an aerosol shave cream container, oranges and other debris.
When Sanderson was ejected from the game, he screamed at referee John Ashley. Police grappled with fans trying to attack the Bruins players at the Bruins players bench. The game erupted into more fights and brawls on the ice and
fans threw eggs, nails, coins and other garbage. It took 19 minutes to play the
first 91 seconds of the game. When the most violent, penalty-ridden game in
playoff history [to this time] was over, the teams had set a record 38 penalties
for 174 minutes. Almost forgotten was that the Rangers won 4-3. Game four
had Rod Gilbert score two goals in a 4-2 Ranger win. Giacomin was brilliant
in goal for the Rangers and one of the highlights was stopping Derek Sanderson
on a shorthanded breakaway. Game five was won by Boston 3-2 as Esposito
scored two goals. Bobby Orr set up the winner when he stole a pass at
center ice when the Rangers were foolishly caught on a line change. Game six
was won easily by the Bruins and featured another disgraceful exhibition of
fan abuse. Bobby Orr scored two goals, including the winner. Fans threw eggs,
and ball bearings on the ice, and when the outcome was no longer in doubt,
they set fires in the mezzanine of Madison Square Garden.
In the Chicago-Detroit series, the Black Hawks swept the series, ironically,
all four games by 4-2 scores.
In the West Division playoffs, the St.Louis Blues ousted the Minnesota
North Stars in six games. The Blues won the first two games at the St. Louis
Arena. Game three at the Metropolitan Sports Center featured Gump Worsley's
sharp goaltending and Bill Goldsworthy scoring two goals in a 4-2 win for
the North Stars. Cesare Maniago played in goal for Minnesota in game four
and picked up a 4-0 shutout, tying the series. Game five at St. Louis Arena
was tied 3-3 when St Louis scored three goals in the third period by
Red Berenson, Terry Gray and Jim Roberts and the Blues won 6-3. In game six,
Ab McDonald scored two goals as the Blues eliminated the North Stars by
a score of 4-2.
In the Pittsburgh-Oakland series, in game one, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway
through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2-1. In game two,
Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1-0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3-1.
Game three at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins
as Pittsburgh won 5-2. Game four featured Oakland having 1-0 and 2-1 leads,
but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2-2 at the end
of regulation time. Overtime was necessary and Michel Briere scored the
series winning goal at 8:28 of overtime for Pittsburgh.
In the East Division finals, Boston surprisingly beat Chicago in four straight
games.
In the West Division finals, the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins
in six games.
The Stanley Cup final would then be Boston vs. St. Louis.
Game 1 saw the Blues come out shooting. Then at 3:57 of the first period, a hard shot from Fred Stanfield was deflected and struck Jacques Plante in the forehead of his face mask. He went down like a stalled ox and was finished for the series. Doctors later said if he hadn't been wearing the mask, he surely would have been killed. Ernie Wakely took over in goal but only held off the Bruins for a few minutes before becoming a rather easy mark for Bruins sharpshooters. Boston went 12-2 in the playoffs and beat St. Louis in four straight games for their first Stanley Cup in twenty-nine years by scores of 6-1, 6-2, 4-1 and 4-3.
Bobby Orr scored the Cup-winning goal on Glenn Hall, with an assist from Derek Sanderson, at forty seconds of overtime, and the subsequent image of Orr flying through the air, his arms raised in victory — he had been tripped by Blues' defenceman Noel Picard at the moment of shooting — is arguably the most famous and recognized hockey image of all time. "We had the one player who could finish a play like that," boasted Sanderson.
Phil Esposito of the Bruins led all playoff scorers with 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, at the time a new NHL playoff record, followed by Orr with 20 points and Johnny Bucyk of the Bruins with 19 points. Gerry Cheevers of the Bruins led all goaltenders with twelve wins, while Jacques Plante of the Blues led all goaltenders in goals against average in the playoffs with 1.48.
'Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues'
''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0''
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1969-70 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★ Keith Magnuson, Chicago Blackhawks
★ Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings
★ Gilles Gilbert, Minnesota North Stars
★ Guy Charron, Montreal Canadiens
★ Marc Tardif, Montreal Canadiens
★ Rejean Houle, Montreal Canadiens
★ Don Luce, New York Rangers
★ Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1969-70 (listed with their last team):
★ Ron Murphy, Boston Bruins
★ Leo Boivin, Minnesota North Stars
★ Moose Vasko, Minnesota North Stars
★ Claude Provost, Montreal Canadiens
★ Terry Sawchuk, New York Rangers
★ Camille Henry, St. Louis Blues
★ Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Marcel Pronovost, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ List of Stanley Cup champions
★ 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
★ 23rd National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ 1969 in sports
★ 1970 in sports
★ Hockey Database
★ NHL.com
★ hickoksports.com
| Contents |
| Regular season |
| Final standings |
| Scoring leaders |
| Leading goaltenders |
| Stanley Cup playoffs |
| Playoff bracket |
| Stanley Cup finals |
| NHL awards |
| All-Star teams |
| Debuts |
| Last games |
| See also |
| References |
Regular season
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenceman in NHL history to win the league scoring championship. He did it by setting a new record for assists with 87 and totalling 120 points, only six shy of the point record set the previous season by teammate Phil Esposito. Along the way, he also won the Norris Trophy for the third straight year as the top defenceman, the Hart Trophy for league MVP, and the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP.
Gordie Howe finished the season within the ten leading NHL point scorers for an all time record of 21 consecutive seasons.
For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues easily won the West Division, being the only team in the division to have a winning record.
The East Division, however, saw a temporary changing of the guard, as Montreal dropped from first the previous season to fifth, missing the playoffs on goal differential with New York. This led to an unusual incident where in their final game and down 5-2 to Chicago, the Canadiens would make the playoffs if they scored three more goals regardless of the game's outcome. Coach Claude Ruel pulled his goaltender with nearly nine minutes left in the third period in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to do so. Chicago would score five times into the empty Montreal net, to win 10-2. It would be the only season Montreal failed to make the playoffs between 1948 and 1995 and set up the only playoffs in NHL history (as of 2007) to feature no Canadian teams. These developments were instrumental in the decision to move Chicago to the West Division in conjunction with the 1970 expansion, and the adoption of "crossover" playoff series between East and West Division teams the following season. The continuing imbalance led to the exclusion of West Division teams from the Stanley Cup final for the next three seasons.
The New York Rangers were in first place for a time, but injuries on the blueline doomed any
hope of a first place finish. The Rangers obtained Tim Horton in desperation.
The Bruins and the Black Hawks both tied for the lead in the East with 99 points, but Chicago was awarded first place because they had more wins. It was Chicago's first first-place finish in history.
Final standings
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
''Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold''
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Chicago Black Hawks' | 76 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 99 | 250 | 170 | 901 |
| 'Boston Bruins' | 76 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 99 | 277 | 216 | 1196 |
| 'Detroit Red Wings' | 76 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 95 | 246 | 199 | 907 |
| 'New York Rangers' | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 92 | 246 | 189 | 853 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 92 | 244 | 201 | 892 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 76 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 71 | 222 | 242 | 898 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'St. Louis Blues' | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 224 | 179 | 876 |
| 'Pittsburgh Penguins' | 76 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 64 | 182 | 238 | 1038 |
| 'Minnesota North Stars' | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1008 |
| 'Oakland Seals' | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 169 | 243 | 845 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 58 | 197 | 225 | 1123 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 38 | 168 | 290 | 969 |
Scoring leaders
'''Note:' GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points''
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 76 | 33 | 87 | 120 |
| Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 76 | 43 | 56 | 99 |
| Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 76 | 39 | 47 | 86 |
| Phil Goyette | St. Louis Blues | 72 | 29 | 49 | 78 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | New York Rangers | 76 | 27 | 50 | 77 |
| Jean Ratelle | New York Rangers | 75 | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| Red Berenson | St. Louis Blues | 67 | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| J.P. Parise | Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 24 | 48 | 72 |
| Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| Frank Mahovlich | Detroit Red Wings | 74 | 38 | 32 | 70 |
Leading goaltenders
Stanley Cup playoffs
The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers were paired in the East Division playoffs. The Bruins clobbered the Rangers 8-2 in game one and Ranger coach
Emile Francis yanked Ed Giacomin when the score reached 7-1. Terry Sawchuk
took over in goal. Sawchuk replaced Giacomin in game two, but a new goaler was
not the answer as Boston won 5-3. Game three featured a disgraceful welcome
of the Bruins when they skated out on Madison Square Garden ice. The fans
booed and shouted obscenities at the Bruins players, shook their fists at them
and made obscene gestures at them. Two Bruins players made obscene gestures
at the fans. Gerry Cheevers, the Bruins goaltender, was the target of eggs,
coins and rubber balls. The Bruins won the opening face-off and Giacomin made
the save on Phil Esposito. The line of Derek Sanderson, Don Marcotte and
Ed Westfall replaced the Esposito line to the boos of the crowd. Just before
the face-off, Giacomin skated to Sanderson and reportedly said "We're being
paid to get you tonight." On the face-off, the puck went behind the Ranger net
and Sanderson went after it. He was immediately smashed into the boards by
Walt Tkaczuk and Arnie Brown. Then he collided with Dave Balon. Sanderson
dropped his stick and gloves and went at Balon, which brought Brad Park and
Bill Fairbairn into the fight. Don Marcotte joined in. Then the game erupted
into a series of fights. The fans, turned on by the mayhem, threw eggs,
apple cores, an aerosol shave cream container, oranges and other debris.
When Sanderson was ejected from the game, he screamed at referee John Ashley. Police grappled with fans trying to attack the Bruins players at the Bruins players bench. The game erupted into more fights and brawls on the ice and
fans threw eggs, nails, coins and other garbage. It took 19 minutes to play the
first 91 seconds of the game. When the most violent, penalty-ridden game in
playoff history [to this time] was over, the teams had set a record 38 penalties
for 174 minutes. Almost forgotten was that the Rangers won 4-3. Game four
had Rod Gilbert score two goals in a 4-2 Ranger win. Giacomin was brilliant
in goal for the Rangers and one of the highlights was stopping Derek Sanderson
on a shorthanded breakaway. Game five was won by Boston 3-2 as Esposito
scored two goals. Bobby Orr set up the winner when he stole a pass at
center ice when the Rangers were foolishly caught on a line change. Game six
was won easily by the Bruins and featured another disgraceful exhibition of
fan abuse. Bobby Orr scored two goals, including the winner. Fans threw eggs,
and ball bearings on the ice, and when the outcome was no longer in doubt,
they set fires in the mezzanine of Madison Square Garden.
In the Chicago-Detroit series, the Black Hawks swept the series, ironically,
all four games by 4-2 scores.
In the West Division playoffs, the St.Louis Blues ousted the Minnesota
North Stars in six games. The Blues won the first two games at the St. Louis
Arena. Game three at the Metropolitan Sports Center featured Gump Worsley's
sharp goaltending and Bill Goldsworthy scoring two goals in a 4-2 win for
the North Stars. Cesare Maniago played in goal for Minnesota in game four
and picked up a 4-0 shutout, tying the series. Game five at St. Louis Arena
was tied 3-3 when St Louis scored three goals in the third period by
Red Berenson, Terry Gray and Jim Roberts and the Blues won 6-3. In game six,
Ab McDonald scored two goals as the Blues eliminated the North Stars by
a score of 4-2.
In the Pittsburgh-Oakland series, in game one, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway
through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2-1. In game two,
Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1-0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3-1.
Game three at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins
as Pittsburgh won 5-2. Game four featured Oakland having 1-0 and 2-1 leads,
but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2-2 at the end
of regulation time. Overtime was necessary and Michel Briere scored the
series winning goal at 8:28 of overtime for Pittsburgh.
In the East Division finals, Boston surprisingly beat Chicago in four straight
games.
In the West Division finals, the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins
in six games.
The Stanley Cup final would then be Boston vs. St. Louis.
Playoff bracket
Stanley Cup finals
Game 1 saw the Blues come out shooting. Then at 3:57 of the first period, a hard shot from Fred Stanfield was deflected and struck Jacques Plante in the forehead of his face mask. He went down like a stalled ox and was finished for the series. Doctors later said if he hadn't been wearing the mask, he surely would have been killed. Ernie Wakely took over in goal but only held off the Bruins for a few minutes before becoming a rather easy mark for Bruins sharpshooters. Boston went 12-2 in the playoffs and beat St. Louis in four straight games for their first Stanley Cup in twenty-nine years by scores of 6-1, 6-2, 4-1 and 4-3.
Bobby Orr scored the Cup-winning goal on Glenn Hall, with an assist from Derek Sanderson, at forty seconds of overtime, and the subsequent image of Orr flying through the air, his arms raised in victory — he had been tripped by Blues' defenceman Noel Picard at the moment of shooting — is arguably the most famous and recognized hockey image of all time. "We had the one player who could finish a play like that," boasted Sanderson.
Phil Esposito of the Bruins led all playoff scorers with 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, at the time a new NHL playoff record, followed by Orr with 20 points and Johnny Bucyk of the Bruins with 19 points. Gerry Cheevers of the Bruins led all goaltenders with twelve wins, while Jacques Plante of the Blues led all goaltenders in goals against average in the playoffs with 1.48.
'Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues'
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | 'Boston Bruins' | '6' | St. Louis Blues | 1 | |
| May 5 | 'Boston Bruins' | '6' | St. Louis Blues | 2 | |
| May 7 | St. Louis Blues | 1 | 'Boston Bruins' | ' 4' | |
| May 10 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 'Boston Bruins' | '4' | OT |
''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0''
NHL awards
All-Star teams
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1969-70 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★ Keith Magnuson, Chicago Blackhawks
★ Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings
★ Gilles Gilbert, Minnesota North Stars
★ Guy Charron, Montreal Canadiens
★ Marc Tardif, Montreal Canadiens
★ Rejean Houle, Montreal Canadiens
★ Don Luce, New York Rangers
★ Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1969-70 (listed with their last team):
★ Ron Murphy, Boston Bruins
★ Leo Boivin, Minnesota North Stars
★ Moose Vasko, Minnesota North Stars
★ Claude Provost, Montreal Canadiens
★ Terry Sawchuk, New York Rangers
★ Camille Henry, St. Louis Blues
★ Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Marcel Pronovost, Toronto Maple Leafs
See also
★ List of Stanley Cup champions
★ 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
★ 23rd National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ 1969 in sports
★ 1970 in sports
References
★ Hockey Database
★ NHL.com
★ hickoksports.com
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