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1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1969–70 |
| year | 1969 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| Record | 29–34–13 |
| HomeRecord | 18–13–7 |
| RoadRecord | 11–21–6 |
| GoalsFor | 222 |
| GoalsAgainst | 242 |
| GeneralManager | Jim Gregory |
| Coach | John McLellan |
| Captain | Dave Keon |
| AltCaptain | Ron Ellis |
| Bob Pulford | |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Ron Ellis (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Norm Ullman (42) |
| PointsLeader | Dave Keon (62) |
| PIMLeader | Rick Ley (102) |
| WinsLeader | Bruce Gamble (19) |
| GAALeader | Bruce Gamble (3.06) |
Bob Pulford 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.
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
| 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) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 11, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 15, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 19, 1969||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||1–2–1 |- |5||L||October 22, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 25, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 29, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||3–3–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 72 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 74 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 58 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 76 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 76 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 73 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 74 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 49 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 74 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 59 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 61 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 52 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 52 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 59 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3057 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 156 | 3.06 | 5 | |
| 728 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 3.25 | 1 | |
| 632 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 4.728 | 0 | |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.22 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4560 | 76 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 260 | 3.19 | 6 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season.
Trades
| May 22, 1970 | To Minnesota North StarsMurray Oliver | To Toronto Maple LeafsTerry O'Malley |
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| Brian Conacher |
Intra-league draft
| June 9, 1970 | To Detroit Red WingsTom Martin |
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Reverse draft
| June 9, 1970 | To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)John Wright |
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Expansion draft
| June 10, 1970 | To Vancouver CanucksDanny Johnson |
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Free agents
| Ken Murray | Undrafted Free Agent |
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References
References
- Why the Leafs Still Suck and How They Can Be Fixed, Updated Edition, Al Strachan, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-1-44340-846-2, p.219
- "1969 NHL Amateur Draft". hockeydb.com.
- "1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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