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1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1969–70 |
| year | 1969 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 38–22–16 |
| HomeRecord | 21–9–8 |
| RoadRecord | 17–13–8 |
| GoalsFor | 244 |
| GoalsAgainst | 201 |
| GeneralManager | Sam Pollock |
| Coach | Claude Ruel |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| AltCaptain | Henri Richard |
| *Unknown* | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Jacques Lemaire (32) |
| AssistsLeader | Yvan Cournoyer (36) |
| PointsLeader | Yvan Cournoyer (63) |
| PIMLeader | John Ferguson (139) |
| WinsLeader | Rogie Vachon (31) |
| GAALeader | Phil Myre (2.27) |
Unknown The 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 61st season of play. The defending Stanley Cup champions finished sixteen games above .500, but it was not enough to return to the playoffs in the powerful East Division. Montreal finished fifth after losing tiebreaker to the New York Rangers on goal differential, and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1947–48 season, ending their 21-season playoff streak.
This team was the only Canadiens team between the 1948–49 season and the 1993–94 season that missed the playoffs, a span of 46 years. Montreal would go on to win another Cup the following season, becoming the first (and, as of , only) team to win the Stanley Cup, miss the playoffs and win the Cup again in successive campaigns.
Regular season
On April 5, 1970 the Montreal Canadiens, in a desperate race to qualify for the NHL playoffs, the team played away against the Chicago Black Hawks. With 9:30 left in regulation time, Montreal was down by a score of 5–2. The Canadiens' only hope of qualifying for the playoffs was to score three more goals. Montreal coach Claude Ruel pulled his goaltender, Rogatien Vachon, from the net, sending him back out only for faceoffs. Unfortunately, luck ran out as Chicago scored five empty net goals and won the game by a score of 10–2, while the Rangers racked up a 9–5 win over Detroit. Thus, Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1969||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 15, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1969||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||2–0–1 |- |4||T||October 19, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||2–0–2 |- |5||T||October 22, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||2–0–3 |- |6||L||October 25, 1969||0–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||2–1–3 |- |7||W||October 26, 1969||8–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||3–1–3 |- |8||L||October 29, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||3–2–3 |- |9||T||October 30, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||3–2–4
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Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 72 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 69 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 72 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| RW | 75 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 62 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 63 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 72 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 73 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 48 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| D | 64 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| D | 75 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 65 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 58 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 48 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3697 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 162 | 2.63 | 4 | |
| 503 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2.27 | 0 | |
| 360 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 195 | 2.57 | 4 |
Awards and records
- Jacques Laperriere, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
Draft picks
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Réjean Houle | Canada | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
| 1 | 2 | Marc Tardif | Canada | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
| 3 | 32 | Bobby Sheehan | United States | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 4 | 44 | Murray Anderson | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 5 | 56 | Gary Doyle | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 6 | 63 | Guy Delparte | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 6 | 68 | Lynn Powis | Canada | Denver Pioneers (NCAA) |
| 7 | 74 | Ian Wilkie | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 7 | 75 | Dale Power | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 8 | 79 | Frank Hamill | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 9 | 83 | Gilles Drolet | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 84 | Darrel Knibbs | Canada | Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL) |
References
References
- "1969-70 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1969-70 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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