1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season.

1969–70 Minnesota North Stars
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 (2)
Goals against average	Gump Worsley (2.65)

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.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[1]

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
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
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.

Roster

1969–1970 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Gilles Gilbert  1 – Gump Worsley  25/26 – Ken Broderick  30 – Cesare Maniago  35 – Fern Rivard		Defencemen 2 – Barry Gibbs  3 – John Miszuk  4 – Marshall Johnston  4 – Moose Vasko  5 – Leo Boivin  6 – Dick Redmond  20 – Tom Reid  23 – Lou Nanne  24 – Tom Polanic  25 – Darryl Sly		Wingers 8 – Bill Goldsworthy  9 – Charlie Burns  11 – J.P. Parise  15 – Grant Erickson  15 – Danny Lawson  16 – Claude Larose  – C 18 – Bill Collins  21 – Danny Grant  26 – Bill Orban		Centers 7 – Danny O'Shea  10 – Ray Cullen  12 – Tommy Williams  14 – Bob Barlow  22 – Walt McKechnie  26 – Bob Whitlock  GM: Wren Blair Coach: Wren Blair (9–13–10) Coach: Charlie Burns (10–22–12)

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)
1	5	Dick Redmond	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
2	14	Dennis O'Brien	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
3	25	Gilles Gilbert	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
4	37	Fred O'Donnell	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
5	49	Pierre Jutras	Canada	Shawnigan Bruins (QMJHL)
6	61	Rob Walton	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
7	72	Rick Thompson	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
8	78	Cal Russell	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

See also

• 1969–70 NHL season

References

1. "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.