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1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1969–70 |
| year | 1969 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 40–21–15 |
| HomeRecord | 20–11–7 |
| RoadRecord | 20–10–8 |
| GoalsFor | 246 |
| GoalsAgainst | 199 |
| GeneralManager | Sid Abel |
| Coach | Bill Gadsby, Sid Abel |
| Captain | Alex Delvecchio |
| AltCaptain | Gary Bergman |
| Bruce MacGregor | |
| Arena | Olympia Stadium |
| MinorLeague | Fort Worth Wings (CHL) |
| GoalsLeader | Garry Unger (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Alex Delvecchio (47) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (71) |
| PIMLeader | Gary Bergman (122) |
| WinsLeader | Roy Edwards (24) |
| GAALeader | Roy Edwards (2.59) |
Bruce MacGregor
The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer's comeback season in the NHL. Brewer was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968. The Detroit Red Wings acquired Frank Mahovlich, Pete Stemkowski, Garry Unger and Brewer's rights from Toronto in exchange for Floyd Smith, Norm Ullman, and Paul Henderson. Another important aspect of the season was that Gordie Howe had finally learned how badly treated he was financially by Wings management. Howe was always under the impression that he was the highest paid player on the team. Howe discovered that Bobby Baun was making over $100,000 per season while Howe was paid only $45,000 per season. After this information, Howe confronted management and demanded that he received the appropriate compensation.
Offseason
Former Red Wings' defenseman Doug Barkley was appointed as the head coach of the Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League, which continued to be operated as Detroit's top farm team during the 1969–70 season.
NHL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Jim Rutherford | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
| 2 | 21 | Ron Garwasiuk | Canada | Regina Pats (SJHL) |
| 3 | 33 | Wayne Hawrysh | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 4 | 45 | Wayne Chernecki | Canada | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
| 5 | 57 | Wally Olds | United States | Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) |
Regular season
Two games into the season, Bill Gadsby was released from his coaching duties.
On February 21, 1970, Brewer had one of his best games of the season. In a contest against his former club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brewer had 2 assists in the game and was named the third star of the game.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
The Red Wings made it into the playoffs for the first time since 1966 during this season. They lost the Quarter-finals; getting swept by Chicago in 4 games in a best of seven series, or 0–4.
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 19, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 23, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 25, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||3–2–1 |- |7||W||October 29, 1969||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||4–2–1 |- |8||W||October 31, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||5–2–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 76 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 5 | |
| LW | 74 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 5 | |
| C/LW | 73 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 76 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 76 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 76 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| LW | 76 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 70 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 73 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 69 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 71 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 70 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2683 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 116 | 2.59 | 2 | |
| 1877 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 2.65 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 199 | 2.62 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.29 | 0 | |
| 206 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.20 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
- Carl Brewer, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Gordie Howe, NHL First Team All-Star
- Frank Mahovlich, NHL Second Team All-Star
References
References
- The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.73, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, {{ISBN. 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
- The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.72, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, {{ISBN. 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
- The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.75, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, {{ISBN. 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
- "Up From the Minor Leagues of Hockey". Cowles Book Company, Inc..
- The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.74, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, {{ISBN. 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
- "1969-70 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1969-70 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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