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1970–71 California Golden Seals season
NHL season
NHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1970–71 |
| year | 1970 |
| Team | California Golden SealsBay Area Seals / California Golden Seals |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 7th |
| Record | 20–53–5 |
| HomeRecord | 17–21–1 |
| RoadRecord | 3–32–4 |
| GoalsFor | 199 |
| GoalsAgainst | 320 |
| GeneralManager | Frank Selke Jr. |
| Bill Torrey | |
| Fred Glover | |
| Coach | Fred Glover |
| Captain | Ted Hampson |
| Carol Vadnais | |
| AltCaptain | Bill Hicke |
| Bert Marshall | |
| Earl Ingarfield | |
| Arena | Oakland Coliseum Arena |
| Attendance | 5,358 |
| GoalsLeader | Ernie Hicke (22) |
| AssistsLeader | Dennis Hextall (31) |
| PointsLeader | Dennis Hextall (52) |
| PIMLeader | Dennis Hextall (217) |
| WinsLeader | Gary Smith (19) |
| GAALeader | Gary Smith (3.86) |
| prev_season | [1969–70](1969-70-oakland-seals-season) |
| next_season | [1971–72](1971-72-california-golden-seals-season) |
Bill Torrey Fred Glover Carol Vadnais Bert Marshall Earl Ingarfield The 1970–71 California Golden Seals season was the Seals' fourth in the NHL, but their first as the Golden Seals. Oakland Athletics owner Charlie O. Finley bought the team in the offseason for approximately $4,500,000. He announced a name change in which his team would be called the Bay Area Seals. On October 16, after the first two games of the season, Finley changed the name once again. The team became known as the California Golden Seals in an attempt to draw fans from across the state of California, in particular from nearby San Francisco. Along with the name change came new green and gold colours, and a new logo and uniforms.
Several other changes occurred in the Seals' front office after Finley bought the team. Unhappy, General Manager Frank Selke Jr. quit in October 1970. His replacement, Bill Torrey, lasted only a month before resigning himself. Coach Fred Glover took over the responsibilities of General Manager after Torrey's departure in November.
Amidst the shake-up of the Seals from a business point of view the on-ice performance of the team suffered greatly. The team finished the season with an NHL-worst record of 20-53-5 (45 points). It was the worst season in their history up to that point in time, and the 53 losses set an NHL record (since surpassed). The Seals record was worse than both of the two expansion teams that season, the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks.
On May 22, 1970, The Seals made a trade with the Montreal Canadiens that would come back to haunt the franchise for the rest of their existence. In the trade, the Seals sent defenseman Francois Lacombe along with their first round draft pick in 1971 to the Montreal Canadiens for Ernie Hicke and Montreal's first round pick. Since the Seals finished with the NHL's worst record that season, that gave the Canadiens the first overall pick in the 1971 draft which they used to select future hall of famer Guy Lafleur.
Captain Ted Hampson was traded to the Minnesota North Stars late in the season, and was replaced by Carol Vadnais.
Offseason
Amateur draft
Main article: 1970 NHL amateur draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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| 1 | 10. | Chris Oddleifson | Canada | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
| 2 | 19. | Pete Laframboise | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 3 | 33. | Randy Rota | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 4 | 47. | Ted McAneeley | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 5 | 61. | Ray Gibbs | Canada | Charlottetown (Senior) |
| 6 | 75. | Doug Moyes | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 88. | Terry Murray | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 8 | 100. | Alan Henry | Canada | University of North Dakota (NCAA) |
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 10, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1970||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1970||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1970||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1970||1–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||0–5–0 |- |6||T||October 21, 1970||2–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 23, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||0–6–1 |- |8||T||October 25, 1970||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1970–71) ||0–6–2 |- |9||L||October 28, 1970||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||0–7–2 |- |10||W||October 30, 1970||6–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||1–7–2
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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 | |||
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| Dennis Hextall | 22 | 78 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | 78 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Croteau | 18 | 74 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | 78 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bill Hicke | 9 | 74 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | 75 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Ted Hampson‡ | 10 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Don O'Donoghue | 11 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Tom Williams† | 26 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Doug Roberts | 2 | 78 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Tony Featherstone | 16 | 67 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Joe Hardy | 14 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Wayne Muloin‡ | 4 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Earl Ingarfield | 7 | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Dick Mattiussi | 6 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Harry Howell‡ | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bert Marshall | 19 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Dick Redmond† | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Paul Andrea‡ | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Mike Laughton | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Gary Smith | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Bob Sneddon | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Chris Worthy | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Hilliard Graves | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Barry Boughner | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
†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 | 1 | 71 | 3975 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 256 | 2 | 3.86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | |||||
| Chris Worthy | 30 | 11 | 480 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4.87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | |||||
| Bob Sneddon | 30 | 5 | 225 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Awards and records
- Gary Smith, most losses by a goaltender in one season (48)
Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season:
Trades
| March 7, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Dick Redmond |
|---|---|
| Tom Williams | To Minnesota North Stars Ted Hampson |
| Wayne Muloin |
Additions and subtractions
| Hilliard Graves | Charlottetown Islanders (PEI Jr.) | free agency (1970–10) |
|---|
| Paul Andrea | Buffalo Sabres | waivers (1970–11–04) |
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|}
References
Bibliography
References
- ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.201, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
- {{harvnb. Currier. 2017
- "1970-71 California Golden Seals Schedule".
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 188, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5.
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