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1969–70 Oakland Seals season

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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.

Division4th West
1969–70 record22–40–14
Home record15–16–7
Road record7–24–7
Quick facts Oakland Seals, Division ...
1969–70 Oakland Seals
Division4th West
1969–70 record22–40–14
Home record15–16–7
Road record7–24–7
Goals for169
Goals against243
Team information
General managerFrank Selke Jr.
CoachFred Glover
CaptainTed Hampson
Alternate captainsBill Hicke
Bert Marshall
ArenaOakland 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)
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Offseason

Amateur draft

Main article: 1969 NHL amateur draft
More information Round, Pick ...
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)
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Regular season

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
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
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Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division

More information NHL records, Team ...
1969–70 NHL records[2]
Team LAK MIN OAK PHI PIT STL Total
Los Angeles —2–2–45–2–12–5–12–60–811–23–6
Minnesota 2–2–4—1–5–23–4–12–5–12–4–210–20–10
Oakland 2–5–15–2–1—2–3–33–2–32–4–214–16–10
Philadelphia 5–2–14–3–13–2–3—1–5–21–5–214–17–9
Pittsburgh 6–25–2–12–3–35–1–2—1–5–219–13–8
St. Louis 8–04–2–24–2–25–1–25–1–2—26–6–8
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Vs. East Division

More information NHL records, Team ...
1969–70 NHL records
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR Total
Los Angeles 0–5–11–50–60–61–4–11–3–23–29–4
Minnesota 1–4–12–3–11–1–42–2–21–3–22–2–29–15–12
Oakland 0–5–13–32–42–3–11–51–4–19–24–3
Philadelphia 0–4–20–4–21–3–20–4–20–0–62–3–13–18–15
Pittsburgh 0–5–10–62–42–41–4–12–2–27–25–4
St. Louis 1–3–22–42–42–2–22–42–411–21–4
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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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
1969–70 regular season[3]
October
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 11, 19692–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)0–0–1T
2October 12, 19692–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)1–0–1W
3October 15, 19690–6@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)1–1–1L
4October 17, 19695–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)2–1–1W
5October 18, 19690–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)2–2–1L
6October 21, 19694–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)3–2–1W
7October 24, 19692–4Boston Bruins (1969–70)3–3–1L
8October 29, 19693–1Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)4–3–1W
9October 31, 19691–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)4–4–1L
November
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10November 4, 19692–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)4–5–1L
11November 7, 19691–8New York Rangers (1969–70)4–6–1L
12November 9, 19692–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)4–6–2T
13November 10, 19693–8@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)4–7–2L
14November 12, 19690–5Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)4–8–2L
15November 15, 19692–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)4–9–2L
16November 19, 19694–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)5–9–2W
17November 22, 19692–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)5–10–2L
18November 23, 19692–5@ New York Rangers (1969–70)5–11–2L
19November 26, 19691–4@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)5–12–2L
20November 29, 19693–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)5–13–2L
21November 30, 19691–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)6–13–2W
December
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
22December 2, 19693–4Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)6–14–2L
23December 3, 19691–3@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)6–15–2L
24December 5, 19692–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)6–15–3T
25December 6, 19693–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)6–16–3L
26December 10, 19693–3St. Louis Blues (1969–70)6–16–4T
27December 12, 19694–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)7–16–4W
28December 17, 19693–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)8–16–4W
29December 19, 19690–4Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)8–17–4L
30December 21, 19691–3@ New York Rangers (1969–70)8–18–4L
31December 25, 19691–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)8–19–4L
32December 27, 19695–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)9–19–4W
33December 28, 19693–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)9–20–4L
34December 31, 19691–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)9–20–5T
January
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
35January 3, 19701–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)9–21–5L
36January 4, 19702–5@ New York Rangers (1969–70)9–22–5L
37January 7, 19701–6Boston Bruins (1969–70)9–23–5L
38January 10, 19702–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–23–6T
39January 11, 19703–6@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)9–24–6L
40January 13, 19701–3Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–25–6L
41January 15, 19701–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)9–25–7T
42January 17, 19703–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)10–25–7W
43January 18, 19701–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)10–26–7L
44January 21, 19703–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)10–26–8T
45January 23, 19706–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)11–26–8W
46January 25, 19704–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)12–26–8W
47January 28, 19701–6St. Louis Blues (1969–70)12–27–8L
48January 30, 19701–2New York Rangers (1969–70)12–28–8L
February
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
49February 1, 19702–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)12–29–8L
50February 4, 19705–2Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)13–29–8W
51February 6, 19702–1@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)14–29–8W
52February 7, 19701–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)14–30–8L
53February 11, 19702–1Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)15–30–8W
54February 13, 19704–2New York Rangers (1969–70)16–30–8W
55February 17, 19703–3Boston Bruins (1969–70)16–30–9T
56February 20, 19701–3St. Louis Blues (1969–70)16–31–9L
57February 21, 19706–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–31–9W
58February 25, 19701–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)17–32–9L
59February 26, 19701–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)17–33–9L
60February 28, 19702–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–34–9L
March
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61March 3, 19701–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)17–35–9L
62March 6, 19702–3Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)17–36–9L
63March 7, 19703–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–37–9L
64March 8, 19702–2Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–37–10T
65March 11, 19702–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)17–37–11T
66March 15, 19702–1Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)18–37–11W
67March 18, 19702–2Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)18–37–12T
68March 20, 19703–2Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)19–37–12W
69March 22, 19702–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)19–38–12L
70March 24, 19702–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)19–38–13T
71March 25, 19703–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)20–38–13W
72March 27, 19703–2St. Louis Blues (1969–70)21–38–13W
73March 29, 19703–8Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)21–39–13L
April
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74April 1, 19702–2@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)21–39–14T
75April 3, 19704–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)22–39–14W
76April 4, 19701–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)22–40–14L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1970 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Quarterfinals vs. (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–0
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 8, 19701–2@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 1–0L
2April 9, 19701–3@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 2–0L
3April 11, 19702–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 3–0L
4April 12, 19702–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPenguins win 4–0L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

More information Regular season, Playoffs ...
    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 Menard†16382791610000
Gene Ubriaco‡16161124–––––
Tony Featherstone1890111720000
Gary Smith30650111740004
Neil Nicholson25–––––20000
Chris Worthy2510002–––––
Aut Erickson410000–––––
Francois Lacombe420000–––––
Barry Boughner2440002–––––
Charlie Hodge1140000–––––
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†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

More information Regular season, Playoffs ...
    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–––––––
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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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