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1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 53rd season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and 43rd as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1967–68 season, also marking the first time since 1958 that the club endured a last place finish.[1]

Division6th East
1969–70 record29–34–13
Home record18–13–7
Road record11–21–6
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1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division6th East
1969–70 record29–34–13
Home record18–13–7
Road record11–21–6
Goals for222
Goals against242
Team information
General managerJim Gregory
CoachJohn McLellan
CaptainDave Keon
Alternate captainsRon Ellis
Bob Pulford
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsRon Ellis (35)
AssistsNorm Ullman (42)
PointsDave Keon (62)
Penalty minutesRick Ley (102)
WinsBruce Gamble (19)
Goals against averageBruce Gamble (3.06)
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Offseason

Punch Imlach's term as Maple Leafs' general manager ended after the 1969 playoffs. Jim Gregory, who had been an executive with the Toronto Marlboros was named general manager, the first new GM for the Maple Leafs since 1957.

NHL draft

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Ernie Moser  Canada Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
2 20 Doug Brindley  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
3 31 Larry McIntyre  Canada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
4 43 Frank Hughes  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 55 Brian Spencer  Canada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
6 67 Bob Neufeld  Canada Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
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Regular season

Season standings

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East Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7645229250170+8099
2Boston Bruins76401719277216+6199
3Detroit Red Wings76402115246199+4795
4New York Rangers76382216246189+5792
5Montreal Canadiens76382216244201+4392
6Toronto Maple Leafs76293413222242−2071
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Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1969–70 regular season[5]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 11, 19692–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)0–1–0
2TOctober 15, 19692–2Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)0–1–1
3WOctober 18, 19694–1Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)1–1–1
4LOctober 19, 19690–1@ New York Rangers (1969–70)1–2–1
5LOctober 22, 19693–4Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)1–3–1
6WOctober 25, 19694–2St. Louis Blues (1969–70)2–3–1
7WOctober 29, 19694–2Boston Bruins (1969–70)3–3–1
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
8LNovember 1, 19692–3New York Rangers (1969–70)3–4–1
9TNovember 2, 19694–4@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)3–4–2
10WNovember 4, 19695–2@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)4–4–2
11LNovember 5, 19692–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)4–5–2
12LNovember 8, 19693–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)4–6–2
13LNovember 9, 19690–9@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)4–7–2
14LNovember 12, 19690–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)4–8–2
15WNovember 15, 19694–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)5–8–2
16TNovember 19, 19694–4Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)5–8–3
17WNovember 22, 19694–0Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)6–8–3
18WNovember 23, 19693–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)7–8–3
19LNovember 26, 19691–3Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)7–9–3
20WNovember 29, 19695–2Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)8–9–3
21LNovember 30, 19691–4@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)8–10–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
22TDecember 3, 19695–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)8–10–4
23WDecember 6, 19695–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)9–10–4
24LDecember 7, 19692–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)9–11–4
25LDecember 10, 19693–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)9–12–4
26LDecember 11, 19693–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–13–4
27LDecember 13, 19691–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)9–14–4
28WDecember 14, 19693–1@ New York Rangers (1969–70)10–14–4
29LDecember 20, 19692–5New York Rangers (1969–70)10–15–4
30WDecember 21, 19693–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)11–15–4
31WDecember 24, 19698–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)12–15–4
32LDecember 26, 19691–3@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)12–16–4
33WDecember 27, 19694–1St. Louis Blues (1969–70)13–16–4
34TDecember 31, 19691–1Oakland Seals (1969–70)13–16–5
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
35WJanuary 3, 19706–2Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)14–16–5
36TJanuary 4, 19704–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)14–16–6
37TJanuary 7, 19703–3Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)14–16–7
38WJanuary 10, 19704–3Boston Bruins (1969–70)15–16–7
39LJanuary 14, 19701–7New York Rangers (1969–70)15–17–7
40LJanuary 15, 19700–2@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)15–18–7
41WJanuary 17, 19704–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)16–18–7
42WJanuary 22, 19703–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–18–7
43LJanuary 23, 19703–6@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)17–19–7
44WJanuary 25, 19703–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)18–19–7
45TJanuary 28, 19704–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)18–19–8
46WJanuary 31, 19704–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)19–19–8
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
47LFebruary 1, 19706–7@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)19–20–8
48WFebruary 4, 19701–0St. Louis Blues (1969–70)20–20–8
49LFebruary 5, 19701–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)20–21–8
50WFebruary 7, 19705–1Oakland Seals (1969–70)21–21–8
51TFebruary 11, 19703–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)21–21–9
52TFebruary 12, 19703–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)21–21–10
53WFebruary 14, 19704–3Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)22–21–10
54LFebruary 15, 19704–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)22–22–10
55WFebruary 18, 19705–3Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)23–22–10
56LFebruary 21, 19705–7Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)23–23–10
57LFebruary 22, 19703–5@ New York Rangers (1969–70)23–24–10
58WFebruary 25, 19704–1Oakland Seals (1969–70)24–24–10
59TFebruary 28, 19703–3Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)24–24–11
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
60LMarch 1, 19700–8@ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)24–25–11
61WMarch 3, 19704–1@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)25–25–11
62WMarch 5, 19705–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)26–25–11
63LMarch 7, 19703–8Minnesota North Stars (1969–70)26–26–11
64LMarch 11, 19701–3Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)26–27–11
65WMarch 14, 19702–1Boston Bruins (1969–70)27–27–11
66TMarch 15, 19703–3Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)27–27–12
67LMarch 18, 19704–7Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)27–28–12
68WMarch 21, 19702–0@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)28–28–12
69WMarch 22, 19705–2@ New York Rangers (1969–70)29–28–12
70LMarch 25, 19702–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)29–29–12
71TMarch 28, 19701–1Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)29–29–13
72LMarch 29, 19700–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)29–30–13
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
73LApril 1, 19701–2New York Rangers (1969–70)29–31–13
74LApril 2, 19702–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)29–32–13
75LApril 4, 19702–4Boston Bruins (1969–70)29–33–13
76LApril 5, 19701–3@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)29–34–13

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

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dave KeonC723230626924
Norm UllmanC7418426037410
Mike WaltonC5821345568706
Ron EllisRW7635195414613
Murray OliverC7614334716503
Jim McKennyD7311334434300
Paul HendersonRW6720224218504
Bob PulfordLW7418193731301
George ArmstrongRW4913152812203
Brit SelbyLW7410132340103
Tim HortonD593192291101
Floyd SmithRW614141813000
Jim HarrisonC317101736100
Jim DoreyD466111799000
Rick LeyD4821315102100
Brian GlennieD521141550000
Terry ClancyRW52651131001
Pat QuinnD5905588000
Mike PelykD3613437000
Doug AcombC20110000
Wayne CarletonLW70116000
Marv EdwardsG1301124000
Bruce GambleG520110000
Ken MurrayD10112000
Marcel PronovostD70114000
Ron WardC180112000
Johnny BowerG120000000
Chris EvansD20000000
Danny JohnsonC10000000
Larry McIntyreD10000000
Gerry McNamaraG20000000
Randy MurrayD30002000
Gord NelsonD300011000
Brian SpencerLW900012000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bruce Gamble305752192491563.065
Marv Edwards72813542373.251
Johnny Bower632124100554.7280
Gerry McNamara23200025.220
Team:4560762934132603.196
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season.

Trades

December 10, 1969 To Boston Bruins
Wayne Carleton		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim Harrison
February 1, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Gary Marsh		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Lemieux
March 3, 1970 To New York Rangers
Tim Horton		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Denis Dupere
May 1, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Selwood
Rene Robert
May 18, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Plante
May 22, 1970 To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Evans
Tom Martin
May 22, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Murray Oliver		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry O'Malley
Brian Conacher

Intra-league draft

June 9, 1970 From New York Rangers
Guy Trottier
June 9, 1970 To Detroit Red Wings
Tom Martin

Reverse draft

June 9, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
John Wright

Expansion draft

June 10, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks
Danny Johnson

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Doug AcombUndrafted Free Agent
Bob LiddingtonUndrafted Free Agent
Brian MarchinkoUndrafted Free Agent
Gordie NelsonUndrafted Free Agent
Ken MurrayUndrafted Free Agent

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