1969–70 Oakland Seals 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.

1969–70 Oakland Seals
Division4th West
1969–70 record22–40–14
Goals for169
Goals against243
Team information
General managerFrank Selke Jr.
CoachFred Glover
CaptainTed Hampson
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCarol Vadnais (24)
AssistsTed Hampson (35)
PointsTed Hampson (52)
Penalty minutesCarol Vadnais (212)
WinsGary Smith (19)
Goals against averageGary Smith (3.11)

Offseason

Amateur draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 7. Tony Featherstone  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 18. Ron Stackhouse  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3 29. Don O'Donoghue  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
4 41. Pierre Farmer  Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)
5 53. Warren Harrison  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QJHL)
6 65. Neil Nicholson  Canada London Knights (OHA)
7 76. Pete Vipond  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)

Regular season

Final 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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 11, 19692–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)0–0–1
2WOctober 12, 19692–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)1–0–1
3LOctober 15, 19690–6@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)1–1–1
4WOctober 17, 19695–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)2–1–1
5LOctober 18, 19690–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)2–2–1
6WOctober 21, 19694–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)3–2–1
7LOctober 24, 19692–4Boston Bruins (1969–70)3–3–1
8WOctober 29, 19693–1Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)4–3–1
9LOctober 31, 19691–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)4–4–1
10LNovember 4, 19692–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)4–5–1
11LNovember 7, 19691–8New York Rangers (1969–70)4–6–1
12TNovember 9, 19692–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)4–6–2
13LNovember 10, 19693–8@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)4–7–2
14LNovember 12, 19690–5Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)4–8–2
15LNovember 15, 19692–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)4–9–2
16WNovember 19, 19694–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)5–9–2
17LNovember 22, 19692–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)5–10–2
18LNovember 23, 19692–5@ New York Rangers (1969–70)5–11–2
19LNovember 26, 19691–4@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)5–12–2
20LNovember 29, 19693–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)5–13–2
21WNovember 30, 19691–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)6–13–2
22LDecember 2, 19693–4Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)6–14–2
23LDecember 3, 19691–3@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)6–15–2
24TDecember 5, 19692–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)6–15–3
25LDecember 6, 19693–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)6–16–3
26TDecember 10, 19693–3St. Louis Blues (1969–70)6–16–4
27WDecember 12, 19694–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)7–16–4
28WDecember 17, 19693–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)8–16–4
29LDecember 19, 19690–4Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)8–17–4
30LDecember 21, 19691–3@ New York Rangers (1969–70)8–18–4
31LDecember 25, 19691–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)8–19–4
32WDecember 27, 19695–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)9–19–4
33LDecember 28, 19693–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)9–20–4
34TDecember 31, 19691–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)9–20–5
35LJanuary 3, 19701–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)9–21–5
36LJanuary 4, 19702–5@ New York Rangers (1969–70)9–22–5
37LJanuary 7, 19701–6Boston Bruins (1969–70)9–23–5
38TJanuary 10, 19702–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–23–6
39LJanuary 11, 19703–6@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)9–24–6
40LJanuary 13, 19701–3Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–25–6
41TJanuary 15, 19701–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)9–25–7
42WJanuary 17, 19703–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)10–25–7
43LJanuary 18, 19701–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)10–26–7
44TJanuary 21, 19703–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)10–26–8
45WJanuary 23, 19706–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)11–26–8
46WJanuary 25, 19704–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)12–26–8
47LJanuary 28, 19701–6St. Louis Blues (1969–70)12–27–8
48LJanuary 30, 19701–2New York Rangers (1969–70)12–28–8
49LFebruary 1, 19702–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)12–29–8
50WFebruary 4, 19705–2Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)13–29–8
51WFebruary 6, 19702–1@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)14–29–8
52LFebruary 7, 19701–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)14–30–8
53WFebruary 11, 19702–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)15–30–8
54WFebruary 13, 19704–2New York Rangers (1969–70)16–30–8
55TFebruary 17, 19703–3Boston Bruins (1969–70)16–30–9
56LFebruary 20, 19701–3St. Louis Blues (1969–70)16–31–9
57WFebruary 21, 19706–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–31–9
58LFebruary 25, 19701–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)17–32–9
59LFebruary 26, 19701–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)17–33–9
60LFebruary 28, 19702–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–34–9
61LMarch 3, 19701–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)17–35–9
62LMarch 6, 19702–3Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)17–36–9
63LMarch 7, 19703–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–37–9
64TMarch 8, 19702–2Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–37–10
65TMarch 11, 19702–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–37–11
66WMarch 15, 19702–1Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)18–37–11
67TMarch 18, 19702–2Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)18–37–12
68WMarch 20, 19703–2Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)19–37–12
69LMarch 22, 19702–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)19–38–12
70TMarch 24, 19702–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)19–38–13
71WMarch 25, 19703–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)20–38–13
72WMarch 27, 19703–2St. Louis Blues (1969–70)21–38–13
73LMarch 29, 19703–8Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)21–39–13
74TApril 1, 19702–2@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)21–39–14
75WApril 3, 19704–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)22–39–14
76LApril 4, 19701–4@ 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

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ted Hampson10761735521341120
Earl Ingarfield7542124451041014
Carol Vadnais576242044212421315
Bill Hicke9691529441440112
Mike Laughton15761619353940110
Gary Jarrett12751219313141015
Doug Roberts2766253110740226
Gerry Ehman876111930841120
Norm Ferguson1772119201930000
Harry Howell355416205240112
Bert Marshall197211516109401112
Brian Perry203468141420000
Dick Mattiussi665410143810000
Don O'Donoghue116856112130000
Bob Dillabough215255101640000
Joe Hardy14235492040000
Wayne Muloin4713695340000
Howie Menard16382791610000
Gene Ubriaco16161124
Tony Featherstone1890111720000
Gary Smith30650111740004
Neil Nicholson2520000
Chris Worthy2510002
Aut Erickson410000
Francois Lacombe420000
Barry Boughner2440002
Charlie Hodge1140000

†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 Smith3065376219341219523.114240041303.15
Charlie Hodge1147383524303.49
Chris Worthy25160010505.00

Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:

Trades

June 19, 1969 To Oakland Seals
Harry Howell
To New York Rangers
cash
December 15, 1969 To Oakland Seals
Howie Menard
To Chicago Black Hawks
Gene Ubriaco

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Joe HardyProvidence Reds (AHL)free agency (1969–06)
Wayne MuloinProvidence Reds (AHL)free agency (1969–06)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
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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.

Roster

1969–1970 Oakland Seals Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

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