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1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1969–70 |
| year | 1969 |
| Team | Minnesota North Stars |
| Record | 19–35–22 |
| HomeRecord | 11–16–11 |
| RoadRecord | 8–19–11 |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 224 |
| GoalsAgainst | 257 |
| GeneralManager | Wren Blair |
| Coach | Wren Blair |
| Charlie Burns | |
| Captain | Claude Larose |
| AltCaptain | Ray Cullen |
| Leo Boivin | |
| Arena | Met Center |
| GoalsLeader | Bill Goldsworthy (36) |
| AssistsLeader | Tom Williams (52) |
| PointsLeader | J. P. Parise (72) |
| PIMLeader | Barry Gibbs (182) |
| WinsLeader | Cesare Maniago (9) |
| GAALeader | Gump Worsley (2.65) |
Charlie Burns Leo Boivin The 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season.
Coached by Wren Blair (9–13–10) and Charlie Burns (10–22–12), the team compiled a record of 19–35–22 for 60 points, to finish the regular season third in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4–2 to the St. Louis Blues.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
By finishing the regular season in third place in the West Division, the Minnesota North Stars qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1970 and faced the first-place St. Louis Blues in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. St. Louis won the first two games at home, 6–2 and 2–1. Minnesota won the next two games at home by scores of 4–2 and 4–0. The Blues won game five in St. Louis, 6–3, and also won game six in Minnesota, 4–2, to win the series in six games.
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 15, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 18, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 19, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 22, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 25, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 29, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||4–4–0
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Playoffs
|- | 1 ||L||April 8, 1970 || 2–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 1–0 |- | 2 ||L|| April 9, 1970 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–0 |- | 3 ||W|| April 11, 1970 || 4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–1 |- | 4 ||W|| April 12, 1970 || 4–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 ||L|| April 14, 1970 || 3–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–2 |- | 6 ||L|| April 16, 1970 || 2–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 4–2
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Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 5 | Dick Redmond | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 2 | 14 | Dennis O'Brien | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 3 | 25 | Gilles Gilbert | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 4 | 37 | Fred O'Donnell | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 5 | 49 | Pierre Jutras | Canada | Shawnigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 61 | Rob Walton | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 7 | 72 | Rick Thompson | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 8 | 78 | Cal Russell | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |
References
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