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1968–69 Oakland Seals season
NHL season
NHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1968–69 |
| year | 1968 |
| Team | Oakland Seals |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 29–36–11 |
| HomeRecord | 17–14–7 |
| RoadRecord | 12–22–4 |
| GoalsFor | 219 |
| GoalsAgainst | 251 |
| GeneralManager | Frank Selke Jr. |
| Coach | Fred Glover |
| Captain | Ted Hampson |
| AltCaptain | Bill Hicke |
| Bert Marshall | |
| Gerry Odrowski | |
| Arena | Oakland Coliseum Arena |
| Attendance | 4,584 |
| GoalsLeader | Norm Ferguson (34) |
| AssistsLeader | Ted Hampson (49) |
| PointsLeader | Ted Hampson (75) |
| PIMLeader | Carol Vadnais (151) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Gerry Odrowski (+4) |
| WinsLeader | Gary Smith (21) |
| GAALeader | Gary Smith (2.96) |
Bert Marshall Gerry Odrowski The 1968–69 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time in their history they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing second in the West Division, with a record of 29–36–11. They were upset in the playoffs, losing their quarter-finals series to the fourth-place Los Angeles Kings in seven games (Oakland's three playoff game victories against Los Angeles were the only ones the franchise would get in their entire ten-year history).
Off-season
Frank Selke Jr. was named general manager of the team, replacing Bert Olmstead. Selke hired Fred Glover as coach. Rumors persisted over the off-season that the team would be sold to brothers Northrup and Seymour Knox III and moved to Buffalo.
Amateur draft
Main article: 1968 NHL amateur draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13. | Doug Smith (C) | Canada | Winnipeg Jets (WCJHL) |
| 3 | 20. | Jim Trewin (D) | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCJHL) |
Regular season
Early in 1969 the Knox brothers did buy a 20% stake in the team; the remaining 80% was purchased by Trans-National Communications, a holding company based in New York City. The sale was $4.5 million: $1.6 million for Seals outright; $1.9 million in debt; the remaining expansion fee due to the NHL; a $680,000 loan to Labatt Brewery; an undisclosed sum to Hockey Investors Inc. (their role in the sale was not disclosed); and settlements to Rudy Pilous, Bert Olmstead, and Gord Fashoway.
The Seals finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 36 losses, and 11 ties, second in the West Division. Attendance averaged 4,584 per game.
Norm Ferguson scored 34 goals, tying him with Danny Grant for the most by an NHL rookie (set by Nels Stewart in 1925–26). Ferguson finished second to Grant in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year. Ted Hampson won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for "exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey". This would be the only major NHL trophy a Seal player would win. Hampson also finished second overall in voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
The Seals made it into the playoffs and went against Los Angeles in the Quarter-finals in a best of seven series and lost in 7 games, or 3–4.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 11, 1968||1–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) ||0–1–1 || |- |3||October 16, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1968–69) ||0–2–1 || |- |4||October 19, 1968||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) ||0–3–1 || |- |5||October 20, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) ||1–3–1 || |- |6||October 22, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) ||2–3–1 || |- |7||October 23, 1968||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1968–69) ||2–4–1 || |- |8||October 25, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) ||2–5–1 || |- |9||October 27, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) ||2–5–2 ||
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| Legend: Notes: Game played at Cow Palace in Daly City.
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 2, 1969 || 4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings || Kings lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 3, 1969 || 4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 5, 1969 || 5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Seals lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 6, 1969 || 2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 9, 1969 || 4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings || Seals lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 10, 1969 || 3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 13, 1969 || 3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings || Kings win 4–3 ||
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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 Hampson | 10 | 76 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Bill Hicke | 9 | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | 63 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Laughton | 15 | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | 76 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Brian Perry | 20 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Earl Ingarfield† | 7 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Joe Szura | 18 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Doug Roberts | 2 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |||||
| Bob Dillabough† | 21 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Bert Marshall | 19 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||||
| Francois Lacombe | 4 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| George Swarbrick‡ | 14 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gene Ubriaco† | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Dick Mattiussi† | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Gerry Odrowski | 11 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Bryan Watson‡ | 6 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Billy Harris‡ | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| John Brenneman | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Len Ronson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
†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 | 54 | 2993 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | |||||
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 781 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 4.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season:
Trades
| January 30, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield |
|---|---|
| Dick Mattiussi | |
| Gene Ubriaco | To Pittsburgh Penguins Tracy Pratt |
| George Swarbrick | |
| Bryan Watson |
Additions and subtractions
| Carol Vadnais | Montreal Canadiens | Intra-league Draft (1968–06–12) |
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| Howie Young | Chicago Black Hawks | Waivers (1968–10–02) |
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References
Bibliography
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