1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars | |
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Division | 3rd West |
1969–70 record | 19–35–22 |
Goals for | 224 |
Goals against | 257 |
Team information | |
General manager | Wren Blair |
Coach | Wren Blair Charlie Burns |
Captain | Claude Larose |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bill Goldsworthy (36) |
Assists | Tom Williams (52) |
Points | J. P. Parise (72) |
Penalty minutes | Barry Gibbs (182) |
Wins | Cesare Maniago (9) |
Goals against average | Gump Worsley (2.65) |
The 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season.
Coached by Wren Blair (9–13–10) and Charlie Burns (10–22–12), the team compiled a record of 19–35–22 for 60 points, to finish the regular season third in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4–2 to the St. Louis Blues.
Offseason[]
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Regular season[]
Final standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 224 | 179 | +45 | 86 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 182 | 238 | −56 | 64 |
3 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 224 | 257 | −33 | 60 |
4 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 169 | 243 | −74 | 58 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 197 | 225 | −28 | 58 |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 168 | 290 | −122 | 38 |
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 11, 1969 | 4–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 15, 1969 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 16, 1969 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 2–1–0 |
4 | L | October 18, 1969 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 2–2–0 |
5 | W | October 19, 1969 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 3–2–0 |
6 | L | October 22, 1969 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 3–3–0 |
7 | L | October 25, 1969 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 3–4–0 |
8 | W | October 29, 1969 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 4–4–0 |
9 | L | November 1, 1969 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 4–5–0 |
10 | L | November 2, 1969 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 4–6–0 |
11 | T | November 5, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 4–6–1 |
12 | W | November 8, 1969 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 5–6–1 |
13 | W | November 12, 1969 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 6–6–1 |
14 | T | November 15, 1969 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 6–6–2 |
15 | L | November 19, 1969 | 2–4 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 6–7–2 |
16 | L | November 20, 1969 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 6–8–2 |
17 | W | November 22, 1969 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 7–8–2 |
18 | T | November 26, 1969 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 7–8–3 |
19 | L | November 29, 1969 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 7–9–3 |
20 | T | November 30, 1969 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 7–9–4 |
21 | T | December 3, 1969 | 5–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 7–9–5 |
22 | W | December 6, 1969 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 8–9–5 |
23 | T | December 7, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 8–9–6 |
24 | W | December 10, 1969 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 9–9–6 |
25 | T | December 11, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 9–9–7 |
26 | L | December 13, 1969 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 9–10–7 |
27 | T | December 15, 1969 | 4–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–10–8 |
28 | L | December 17, 1969 | 1–3 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 9–11–8 |
29 | T | December 20, 1969 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–11–9 |
30 | L | December 23, 1969 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 9–12–9 |
31 | T | December 25, 1969 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 9–12–10 |
32 | L | December 27, 1969 | 3–5 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 9–13–10 |
33 | T | December 30, 1969 | 0–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–13–11 |
34 | T | January 3, 1970 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 9–13–12 |
35 | L | January 4, 1970 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 9–14–12 |
36 | T | January 7, 1970 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 9–14–13 |
37 | L | January 10, 1970 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–15–13 |
38 | W | January 14, 1970 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 10–15–13 |
39 | T | January 15, 1970 | 1–1 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–15–14 |
40 | L | January 17, 1970 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 10–16–14 |
41 | L | January 22, 1970 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–17–14 |
42 | L | January 24, 1970 | 0–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 10–18–14 |
43 | L | January 25, 1970 | 1–4 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–19–14 |
44 | L | January 28, 1970 | 4–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–20–14 |
45 | L | January 29, 1970 | 5–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 10–21–14 |
46 | L | January 31, 1970 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 10–22–14 |
47 | L | February 1, 1970 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–23–14 |
48 | L | February 4, 1970 | 5–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 10–24–14 |
49 | T | February 7, 1970 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–24–15 |
50 | L | February 8, 1970 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 10–25–15 |
51 | L | February 11, 1970 | 1–2 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–26–15 |
52 | L | February 14, 1970 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–27–15 |
53 | T | February 15, 1970 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 10–27–16 |
54 | T | February 18, 1970 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 10–27–17 |
55 | L | February 19, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–28–17 |
56 | L | February 21, 1970 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 10–29–17 |
57 | T | February 25, 1970 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 10–29–18 |
58 | L | February 28, 1970 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 10–30–18 |
59 | W | March 1, 1970 | 8–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 11–30–18 |
60 | T | March 4, 1970 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 11–30–19 |
61 | W | March 7, 1970 | 8–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 12–30–19 |
62 | T | March 8, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 12–30–20 |
63 | L | March 11, 1970 | 1–9 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 12–31–20 |
64 | W | March 14, 1970 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 13–31–20 |
65 | W | March 15, 1970 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 14–31–20 |
66 | T | March 17, 1970 | 5–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 14–31–21 |
67 | L | March 18, 1970 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 14–32–21 |
68 | W | March 21, 1970 | 5–4 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 15–32–21 |
69 | L | March 22, 1970 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 15–33–21 |
70 | T | March 24, 1970 | 2–2 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 15–33–22 |
71 | L | March 25, 1970 | 0–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 15–34–22 |
72 | L | March 28, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 15–35–22 |
73 | W | March 29, 1970 | 8–3 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 16–35–22 |
74 | W | March 31, 1970 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 17–35–22 |
75 | W | April 4, 1970 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 18–35–22 |
76 | W | April 5, 1970 | 5–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 19–35–22 |
Playoffs[]
By finishing the regular season in third place in the West Division, the Minnesota North Stars qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1970 and faced the first-place St. Louis Blues in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. St. Louis won the first two games at home, 6-2 and 2-1. Minnesota won the next two games at home by scores of 4-2 and 4-0. The Blues won game five in St. Louis, 6-3, and also won game six in Minnesota, 4-2, to win the series in six games.
Stanley Cup Quarterfinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record |
1 | April 8 | St. Louis | 2–6 | 0–1 |
2 | April 9 | St. Louis | 1–2 | 0–2 |
3 | April 11 | Minnesota | 4–2 | 1–2 |
4 | April 12 | Minnesota | 4–0 | 2–2 |
5 | April 14 | St. Louis | 3–6 | 2–3 |
6 | April 16 | Minnesota | 2–4 | 2–4 |
Blues win series 4–2
Player statistics[]
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Awards and records[]
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Transactions[]
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Draft picks[]
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 5 | Dick Redmond | ![]() |
St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
2 | 14 | Dennis O'Brien | ![]() |
St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
3 | 25 | Gilles Gilbert | ![]() |
London Knights (OHA) |
4 | 37 | Fred O'Donnell | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
5 | 49 | Pierre Jutras | ![]() |
Shawnigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
6 | 61 | Rob Walton | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
7 | 72 | Rick Thompson | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
8 | 78 | Cal Russell | ![]() |
Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
Farm teams[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
External links[]
- "1969–70 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- 1969–70 NHL season by team
- 1969–70 in American ice hockey by team
- Minnesota North Stars seasons
- 1969 in sports in Minnesota
- 1970 in sports in Minnesota