1968–69 Oakland Seals season
| 1968–69 Oakland Seals | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd West |
| 1968–69 record | 29–36–11 |
| Goals for | 219 |
| Goals against | 251 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Frank Selke, Jr. |
| Coach | Fred Glover |
| Captain | Ted Hampson |
| Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Norm Ferguson (34) |
| Assists | Ted Hampson (49) |
| Points | Ted Hampson (75) |
| Penalty minutes | Carol Vadnais (151) |
| Wins | Gary Smith (21) |
| Goals against average | Gary Smith (2.96) |
The 1968–69 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' second season in the NHL. For the first time in their short history they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing second in the West Division (albeit with seven more losses than wins). They were upset in the playoffs, losing their quarter-finals series to the fourth-place Los Angeles Kings in seven games. (Oakland's three playoff game victories against Los Angeles were the only ones the franchise would get in their entire ten-year history.)
Offseason[]
Amateur draft[]
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13. | Doug Smith (C) |  Canada
|
Winnipeg Jets (WCJHL) |
| 3 | 20. | Jim Trewin (D) | Canada
|
Flin Flon Bombers (WCJHL) |
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
| 2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | −32 | 69 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | −51 | 61 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | −75 | 58 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | −63 | 51 |
| 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | −81 | 51 |
Record vs. opponents[]
| 1968-69 NHL Records | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | LAK | MIN | MON | NYR | OAK | PHI | PIT | STL | TOR |
| Boston | — | 5–2–1 | 3–2–3 | 5–1 | 4–0–2 | 4–2–2 | 3–3–2 | 3–1–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 |
| Chicago | 2–5–1 | — | 3–4–1 | 5–1 | 5–0–1 | 1–7 | 4–3–1 | 1–5 | 3–0–3 | 4–2 | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 |
| Detroit | 2–3–3 | 4–3–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3–1–2 | 4–2 | 0–4–2 | 3–4–1 |
| Los Angeles | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | — | 1–4–3 | 0–4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2–2 | 3–4–1 | 5–2–1 | 1–6–1 | 3–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–4–2 | 0–5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1–3 | — | 0–5–1 | 1–5 | 3–4–1 | 2–3–3 | 3–5 | 2–4–2 | 1–3–2 |
| Montreal | 2–4–2 | 7–1 | 5–2–1 | 4–0–2 | 5–0–1 | — | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 4–3–1 |
| New York | 3–3–2 | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1–2 | 4–4 |
| Oakland | 1–3–2 | 5–1 | 2–3–1 | 2–4–2 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 1–5 | — | 4–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 1–7 | 2–4 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 0–3–3 | 1���3–2 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–3 | 1–5 | 1–3–2 | 2–4–2 | — | 4–1–3 | 1–6–1 | 1–1–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5–1 | 5–3 | 1–4–1 | 1–5 | 2–4–2 | 1–4–3 | — | 3–4–1 | 0–3–3 |
| St. Louis | 2–2–2 | 2–3–1 | 4–0–2 | 6–1–1 | 4–2–2 | 0–5–1 | 1–3–2 | 7–1 | 6–1–1 | 4–3–1 | — | 1–4–1 |
| Toronto | 2–4–2 | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1–2 | 3–4–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–1–4 | 3–0–3 | 4–1–1 | — |
Schedule and results[]
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | October 11, 1968 | 1–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | T | October 13, 1968 | 4–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 0–1–1 |
| 3 | L | October 16, 1968 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 0–2–1 |
| 4 | L | October 19, 1968 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 0–3–1 |
| 5 | W | October 20, 1968 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 1–3–1 |
| 6 | W | October 22, 1968 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | L | October 23, 1968 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 2–4–1 |
| 8 | L | October 25, 1968 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 2–5–1 |
| 9 | T | October 27, 1968 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 2–5–2 |
| 10 | W | November 1, 1968 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 3–5–2 |
| 11 | L | November 3, 1968 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 3–6–2 |
| 12 | L | November 8, 1968 | 2–3 | New York Rangers1 (1968–69) | 3–7–2 |
| 13 | L | November 10, 1968 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 3–8–2 |
| 14 | L | November 12, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 3–9–2 |
| 15 | W | November 13, 1968 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 4–9–2 |
| 16 | T | November 16, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 4–9–3 |
| 17 | L | November 17, 1968 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 4–10–3 |
| 18 | L | November 20, 1968 | 0–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 4–11–3 |
| 19 | L | November 21, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 4–12–3 |
| 20 | W | November 23, 1968 | 2–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 5–12–3 |
| 21 | L | November 24, 1968 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 5–13–3 |
| 22 | T | November 27, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 5–13–4 |
| 23 | W | November 29, 1968 | 5–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 6–13–4 |
| 24 | T | December 1, 1968 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 6–13–5 |
| 25 | W | December 6, 1968 | 4–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 7–13–5 |
| 26 | L | December 8, 1968 | 1–4 | Minnesota North Stars1 (1968–69) | 7–14–5 |
| 27 | W | December 12, 1968 | 6–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 8–14–5 |
| 28 | L | December 14, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 8–15–5 |
| 29 | L | December 15, 1968 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 8–16–5 |
| 30 | W | December 17, 1968 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 9–16–5 |
| 31 | L | December 18, 1968 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 9–17–5 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1968 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 9–18–5 |
| 33 | W | December 22, 1968 | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers1 (1968–69) | 10–18–5 |
| 34 | W | December 25, 1968 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 11–18–5 |
| 35 | L | December 26, 1968 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1968–69) | 11–19–5 |
| 36 | W | December 28, 1968 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 12–19–5 |
| 37 | W | December 29, 1968 | 2–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 13–19–5 |
| 38 | L | January 1, 1969 | 3–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 13–20–5 |
| 39 | L | January 3, 1969 | 1–3 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 13–21–5 |
| 40 | T | January 5, 1969 | 0–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 13–21–6 |
| 41 | L | January 9, 1969 | 4–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 13–22–6 |
| 42 | W | January 11, 1969 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 14–22–6 |
| 43 | L | January 12, 1969 | 1–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 14–23–6 |
| 44 | W | January 15, 1969 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 15–23–6 |
| 45 | L | January 17, 1969 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 15–24–6 |
| 46 | W | January 19, 1969 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 16–24–6 |
| 47 | W | January 23, 1969 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 17–24–6 |
| 48 | L | January 25, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 17–25–6 |
| 49 | L | January 26, 1969 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 17–26–6 |
| 50 | T | January 29, 1969 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 17–26–7 |
| 51 | W | January 31, 1969 | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 18–26–7 |
| 52 | L | February 1, 1969 | 5–8 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 18–27–7 |
| 53 | W | February 5, 1969 | 5–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) | 19–27–7 |
| 54 | W | February 8, 1969 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 20–27–7 |
| 55 | T | February 9, 1969 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 20–27–8 |
| 56 | W | February 12, 1969 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1968–69) | 21–27–8 |
| 57 | T | February 15, 1969 | 4–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 21–27–9 |
| 58 | L | February 16, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 21–28–9 |
| 59 | W | February 19, 1969 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 22–28–9 |
| 60 | W | February 21, 1969 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues1 (1968–69) | 23–28–9 |
| 61 | L | February 23, 1969 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 23–29–9 |
| 62 | W | February 26, 1969 | 6–5 | Minnesota North Stars1 (1968–69) | 24–29–9 |
| 63 | L | February 27, 1969 | 0–9 | Boston Bruins (1968–69) | 24–30–9 |
| 64 | T | March 2, 1969 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 24–30–10 |
| 65 | L | March 5, 1969 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 24–31–10 |
| 66 | L | March 8, 1969 | 2–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 24–32–10 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) | 24–33–10 |
| 68 | W | March 12, 1969 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) | 25–33–10 |
| 69 | L | March 13, 1969 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) | 25–34–10 |
| 70 | W | March 16, 1969 | 7–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) | 26–34–10 |
| 71 | L | March 18, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 26–35–10 |
| 72 | T | March 19, 1969 | 4–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) | 26–35–11 |
| 73 | W | March 22, 1969 | 4–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 27–35–11 |
| 74 | W | March 23, 1969 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) | 28–35–11 |
| 75 | L | March 26, 1969 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1968–69) | 28–36–11 |
| 76 | W | March 29, 1969 | 7–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) | 29–36–11 |
- ^1 Game played at Cow Palace in Daly City.
Player statistics[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Ted Hampson | 10 | 76 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Bill Hicke | 9 | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | 63 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mike Laughton | 15 | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | 76 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Brian Perry | 20 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Earl Ingarfield† | 7 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Joe Szura | 18 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 2 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||
| Bob Dillabough† | 21 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bert Marshall | 19 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 4 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Swarbrick‡ | 14 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Gene Ubriaco† | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Dick Mattiussi† | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 11 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bryan Watson‡ | 6 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Billy Harris‡ | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| John Brenneman | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Len Ronson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season
Goaltenders[]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 2993 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | ||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 781 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 4.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Transactions[]
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season:
Trades[]
| May 14, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Clancy |
| May 21, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Norm Ferguson Stan Fuller Francois Lacombe Michel Jacques |
To Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer Alain Caron rights to Lyle Bradley |
| May 27, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Gary Jarrett Doug Roberts Chris Worthy Howie Young |
To Detroit Red Wings Bobby Baun Ron Harris |
| June 6, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bryan Watson cash |
To Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1972 (Michel Larocque) |
| August, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Len Ronson |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
| September 13, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To New York Rangers Ron Boehm |
| November, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Len Ronson |
| November 29, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bob Dillabough |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Billy Harris |
| January 30, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield Dick Mattiussi Gene Ubriaco |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Tracy Pratt George Swarbrick Bryan Watson |
Additions and subtractions[]
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Playoffs[]
The Seals made it into the playoffs and went against Los Angeles in the Quarter-finals in a best of seven series and lost in 7 games, or 3–4.
References[]
- ^ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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