1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly (who left to take the Pittsburgh job), the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also fired coach Hal Laycoe after just 24 games. His replacement, Johnny Wilson, did not fare much better, winning just nine of the remaining 52 games on the schedule.

1969–70 Los Angeles Kings
Division6th West
1969–70 record14–52–10
Home record12–22–4
Road record2–30–6
Goals for168
Goals against289
Team information
General managerLarry Regan
CoachHal Laycoe and Johnny Wilson
CaptainBob Wall and Larry Cahan
Team leaders
GoalsEddie Shack (22)
AssistsButch Goring and Leon Rochefort (23)
PointsRoss Lonsberry (42)
Penalty minutesRoss Lonsberry (118)
WinsGerry Desjardins (7)
Goals against averageDenis DeJordy (3.24)

Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Kings chose goaltender Dale Hoganson with their first pick, 16th overall in the second round.

Regular season


The Kings endured some long stretches of futility during the 1969–70 season:

  • From January 29 through March 5, they went 17 straight games without a victory (0–13–4)
  • From November 8 through November 29, they went 10 straight games without a victory (0–9–1)
  • From January 11 through January 25, and again from January 29 through February 15, they lost 8 straight games
  • From January 11 through February 15, they suffered 11 consecutive road losses.
  • Their only two victories away from home all season were: December 2 (4–3 at Oakland) and January 10 (6–4 at Minnesota)

Season standings
West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1St. Louis Blues76372712224179+4586
2Pittsburgh Penguins76263812182238−5664
3Minnesota North Stars76193522224257−3360
4Oakland Seals76224014169243−7458
5Philadelphia Flyers76173524197225−2858
6Los Angeles Kings76145210168290−12238

Schedule and results
1969–70 Game Log
October
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
111Montreal Canadiens1–5Montreal0–1–0
215St. Louis Blues1–4St. Louis0–2–0
317Oakland Seals1–5Oakland0–3–0
418Oakland Seals5–0Los Angeles1–3-0
522Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Los Angeles2–3-0
625Boston Bruins2–3Los Angeles2–4–0
729Detroit Red Wings2–5Los Angeles2–5–0
November
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
81Chicago Black Hawks1–4Los Angeles2–6–0
95Toronto Maple Leafs6–2Los Angeles3–6-0
108New York Rangers1–4Los Angeles3–7–0
1110Montreal Canadiens3–6Los Angeles3–8–0
1215Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Pittsburgh3–9–0
1316Boston Bruins4–7Boston3–10–0
1419Toronto Maple Leafs4–4Toronto3-10–1
1520Philadelphia Flyers2–3Philadelphia3–11–1
1622Minnesota North Stars1–4Minnesota3–12–1
1726Chicago Black Hawks0–6Chicago3–13–1
1827Detroit Red Wings1–5Detroit3–14–1
1929St. Louis Blues1–3St. Louis3–15–1
December
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
202Oakland Seals4–3Oakland4–15-1
213Philadelphia Flyers1–7Los Angeles4–16–1
226Oakland Seals5–3Los Angeles5–16-1
2310Pittsburgh Penguins0–2Los Angeles5–17–1
2413St. Louis Blues1–8Los Angeles5–18–1
2515Minnesota North Stars4–4Los Angeles5-182
2617Chicago Black Hawks3–1Los Angeles6–18-2
2720Minnesota North Stars3–3Los Angeles6-18–3
2824Toronto Maple Leafs1–8Toronto6–19–3
2925Boston Bruins1–7Boston6–20–3
3028New York Rangers3–3New York6-20–4
3130Minnesota North Stars0–0Los Angeles6-205
January
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
321Philadelphia Flyers4–3Los Angeles7–20-5
333Boston Bruins2–6Los Angeles7–21–5
346Montreal Canadiens3–4Montreal7–22–5
358Philadelphia Flyers1–4Philadelphia7–23–5
3610Minnesota North Stars6–4Minnesota8–23-5
3711Chicago Black Hawks1–3Chicago8–24–5
3814Montreal Canadiens2–4Montreal8–25–5
3915Boston Bruins3–6Boston8–26–5
4017St. Louis Blues1–3St. Louis8–27–5
4118Detroit Red Wings1–3Detroit8–28–5
4222Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Los Angeles8–29–5
4324Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Pittsburgh8–30–5
4425New York Rangers2–3New York8–31–5
4528New York Rangers5–4Los Angeles9–31-5
4629St. Louis Blues2–3Los Angeles9–32–5
4731Detroit Red Wings1–2Los Angeles9–33–5
February
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
485Montreal Canadiens3–5Los Angeles9–34–5
497Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Pittsburgh9–35–5
508New York Rangers1–5New York9–36–5
5111New York Rangers2–6Los Angeles9–37–5
5214St. Louis Blues1–2St. Louis9–38–5
5315Philadelphia Flyers1–7Philadelphia9–39–5
5418Boston Bruins5–5Los Angeles9-39–6
5519Pittsburgh Penguins1–6Los Angeles9–40–6
5621St. Louis Blues2–4Los Angeles9–41–6
5725Minnesota North Stars3–3Minnesota9-41–7
5826Pittsburgh Penguins0–1Pittsburgh9–42–7
5928Toronto Maple Leafs3–3Toronto9-42–8
March
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
601Philadelphia Flyers4–4Philadelphia9-42–9
613Chicago Black Hawks1–3Los Angeles9–43–9
625Toronto Maple Leafs3–5Los Angeles9–44–9
637Oakland Seals5–3Los Angeles10–44-9
648Oakland Seals2–2Oakland10-44–10
6512Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Los Angeles11–44-10
6614Philadelphia Flyers3–5Los Angeles11–45–10
6715Chicago Black Hawks2–5Chicago11–46–10
6817Detroit Red Wings2–3Detroit11–47–10
6919Montreal Canadiens1–6Los Angeles11–48–10
7021Detroit Red Wings1–4Los Angeles11–49–10
7124St. Louis Blues0–4Los Angeles11–50–10
7226Philadelphia Flyers3–2Los Angeles12–50-10
7328Minnesota North Stars4–2Los Angeles13–50-10
7431Minnesota North Stars2–5Minnesota13–51–10
April
Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Record
753Oakland Seals1–4Oakland13–52–10
764Oakland Seals4–1Los Angeles14–52-10

Playoffs
  • After reaching the post-season in their first two seasons, the Kings failed to make the playoffs in 1969–70.

Player statistics

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ross Lonsberry76202242118
Eddie Joyal591822408
Butch Goring591323368
Eddie Shack73221234113
Bill Flett6914183270
Leon Rochefort769233214
Jimmy Peters, Jr.741592410
Ted Irvine5811132410
Phil "Skip" Krake585172286
Bob Wall705131826
Bill White404111521
Dick Duff3258138
Dennis Hextall28571240
Larry Cahan70481252
Mike Corrigan36641030
Matt Ravlich21371034
Dale Rolfe55191077
Bryan Campbell314484
Dale Hoganson4917837
Brent Hughes52178108
Real Lemieux1824610
Gilles Marotte2106632
Howie Hughes210440
Garry Monahan2103312
Juha Widing40222
Jacques Lemieux30110
Jim Stanfield10000
Gary Croteau30000

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Denis DeJordy211147511403.24
Gerry Desjardins432453729533.89
Wayne Rutledge20960212104.25

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks
See also: 1969 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality
2 16 Dale Hoganson  Canada
3 27 Gregg Boddy  Canada
4 39 Bruce Landon  Canada
5 51 Butch Goring  Canada
  • NOTE: Back before 1979, the amateur draft was held with varying rules and procedures. In 1969, teams only needed to select as many player as they wanted to, which is why there were only four Kings players drafted.
1969–70 Los Angeles Kings Roster

Goaltenders:

30 – DeJordy • 1 – Rutledge • 30 – Desjardins 

Defensemen:

2 – Wall • 2 – Hoganson • 3 – Cahan • 4 – J.Lemieux • 4 – B.Hughes • 2 – Marotte • 6 – Rolfe • 21 – White • 21 – Ravlich •

Forwards:

0 – Peters • 7 – Krake • 7 – Duff • 8 – Lonsberry • 9 – R.Lemieux • 10 – H.Hughes • 10 – Stanfield • 11 – Corrigan • 12 – Campbell • 12 – Monahan • 12 – Hextall • 15 – Irvine • 15 – Widing • 16 – Joyal • 17 – Flett • 18 – Croteau • 23 – Shack • 25 – Rochefort •

Owner: Jack Kent Cooke •  General Manager: Larry Regan •  Coach: Hal Laycoe, Johnny Wilson

References
  1. "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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