1969–70 Oakland Seals season
NHL season
The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL . They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round. It was the last time the Seals qualified for the playoffs.
Offseason
Amateur draft
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Vs. West Division
1969–70 NHL records[2]
Team
LAK
MIN
OAK
PHI
PIT
STL
Total
Los Angeles
—
2–2–4
5–2–1
2–5–1
2–6
0–8
11–23–6
Minnesota
2–2–4
—
1–5–2
3–4–1
2–5–1
2–4–2
10–20–10
Oakland
2–5–1
5–2–1
—
2–3–3
3–2–3
2–4–2
14–16–10
Philadelphia
5–2–1
4–3–1
3–2–3
—
1–5–2
1–5–2
14–17–9
Pittsburgh
6–2
5–2–1
2–3–3
5–1–2
—
1–5–2
19–13–8
St. Louis
8–0
4–2–2
4–2–2
5–1–2
5–1–2
—
26–6–8
Vs. East Division
1969–70 NHL records
Team
BOS
CHI
DET
MTL
NYR
TOR
Total
Los Angeles
0–5–1
1–5
0–6
0–6
1–4–1
1–3–2
3–29–4
Minnesota
1–4–1
2–3–1
1–1–4
2–2–2
1–3–2
2–2–2
9–15–12
Oakland
0–5–1
3–3
2–4
2–3–1
1–5
1–4–1
9–24–3
Philadelphia
0–4–2
0–4–2
1–3–2
0–4–2
0–0–6
2–3–1
3–18–15
Pittsburgh
0–5–1
0–6
2–4
2–4
1–4–1
2–2–2
7–25–4
St. Louis
1–3–2
2–4
2–4
2–2–2
2–4
2–4
11–21–4
Schedule and results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
T
October 11, 1969
2–2
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
0–0–1
2
W
October 12, 1969
2–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
1–0–1
3
L
October 15, 1969
0–6
@ Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
1–1–1
4
W
October 17, 1969
5–1
Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
2–1–1
5
L
October 18, 1969
0–5
@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
2–2–1
6
W
October 21, 1969
4–3
Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
3–2–1
7
L
October 24, 1969
2–4
Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
3–3–1
8
W
October 29, 1969
3–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
4–3–1
9
L
October 31, 1969
1–3
Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
4–4–1
10
L
November 4, 1969
2–5
Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
4–5–1
11
L
November 7, 1969
1–8
New York Rangers (1969–70 )
4–6–1
12
T
November 9, 1969
2–2
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
4–6–2
13
L
November 10, 1969
3–8
@ Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
4–7–2
14
L
November 12, 1969
0–5
Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
4–8–2
15
L
November 15, 1969
2–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
4–9–2
16
W
November 19, 1969
4–2
@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
5–9–2
17
L
November 22, 1969
2–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
5–10–2
18
L
November 23, 1969
2–5
@ New York Rangers (1969–70 )
5–11–2
19
L
November 26, 1969
1–4
@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
5–12–2
20
L
November 29, 1969
3–5
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
5–13–2
21
W
November 30, 1969
1–0
@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
6–13–2
22
L
December 2, 1969
3–4
Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
6–14–2
23
L
December 3, 1969
1–3
@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
6–15–2
24
T
December 5, 1969
2–2
Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
6–15–3
25
L
December 6, 1969
3–5
@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
6–16–3
26
T
December 10, 1969
3–3
St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
6–16–4
27
W
December 12, 1969
4–1
Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
7–16–4
28
W
December 17, 1969
3–1
Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
8–16–4
29
L
December 19, 1969
0–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
8–17–4
30
L
December 21, 1969
1–3
@ New York Rangers (1969–70 )
8–18–4
31
L
December 25, 1969
1–3
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
8–19–4
32
W
December 27, 1969
5–3
@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
9–19–4
33
L
December 28, 1969
3–5
@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
9–20–4
34
T
December 31, 1969
1–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
9–20–5
35
L
January 3, 1970
1–5
@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
9–21–5
36
L
January 4, 1970
2–5
@ New York Rangers (1969–70 )
9–22–5
37
L
January 7, 1970
1–6
Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
9–23–5
38
T
January 10, 1970
2–2
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
9–23–6
39
L
January 11, 1970
3–6
@ Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
9–24–6
40
L
January 13, 1970
1–3
Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
9–25–6
41
T
January 15, 1970
1–1
Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
9–25–7
42
W
January 17, 1970
3–0
@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
10–25–7
43
L
January 18, 1970
1–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
10–26–7
44
T
January 21, 1970
3–3
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
10–26–8
45
W
January 23, 1970
6–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
11–26–8
46
W
January 25, 1970
4–1
@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
12–26–8
47
L
January 28, 1970
1–6
St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
12–27–8
48
L
January 30, 1970
1–2
New York Rangers (1969–70 )
12–28–8
49
L
February 1, 1970
2–3
Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
12–29–8
50
W
February 4, 1970
5–2
Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
13–29–8
51
W
February 6, 1970
2–1
@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
14–29–8
52
L
February 7, 1970
1–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
14–30–8
53
W
February 11, 1970
2–1
Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
15–30–8
54
W
February 13, 1970
4–2
New York Rangers (1969–70 )
16–30–8
55
T
February 17, 1970
3–3
Boston Bruins (1969–70 )
16–30–9
56
L
February 20, 1970
1–3
St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
16–31–9
57
W
February 21, 1970
6–3
Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
17–31–9
58
L
February 25, 1970
1–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
17–32–9
59
L
February 26, 1970
1–7
@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
17–33–9
60
L
February 28, 1970
2–3
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
17–34–9
61
L
March 3, 1970
1–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70 )
17–35–9
62
L
March 6, 1970
2–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70 )
17–36–9
63
L
March 7, 1970
3–5
@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
17–37–9
64
T
March 8, 1970
2–2
Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
17–37–10
65
T
March 11, 1970
2–2
Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70 )
17–37–11
66
W
March 15, 1970
2–1
Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
18–37–11
67
T
March 18, 1970
2–2
Montreal Canadiens (1969–70 )
18–37–12
68
W
March 20, 1970
3–2
Detroit Red Wings (1969–70 )
19–37–12
69
L
March 22, 1970
2–3
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
19–38–12
70
T
March 24, 1970
2–2
@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
19–38–13
71
W
March 25, 1970
3–2
Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70 )
20–38–13
72
W
March 27, 1970
3–2
St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
21–38–13
73
L
March 29, 1970
3–8
Minnesota North Stars (1969–70 )
21–39–13
74
T
April 1, 1970
2–2
@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 )
21–39–14
75
W
April 3, 1970
4–1
Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
22–39–14
76
L
April 4, 1970
1–4
@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70 )
22–40–14
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
†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
65
3762
19
34
12
195
2
3.11
4
240
0
4
13
0
3.15
Charlie Hodge
1
14
738
3
5
2
43
0
3.49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Chris Worthy
25
1
60
0
1
0
5
0
5.00
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:
Trades
Additions and subtractions
Subtractions
Player
New team
Via
Playoffs
The Seals qualified for the playoffs and went against Pittsburgh in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. They were swept in four games, or 0–4.
References
Franchise History Owners Oakland/California seasons Cleveland seasons Arenas