1969–70 Minnesota North Stars
Division3rd West
1969–70 record19–35–22
Goals for224
Goals against257
Team information
General managerWren Blair
CoachWren Blair
Charlie Burns
CaptainClaude Larose
Team leaders
GoalsBill Goldsworthy (36)
AssistsTom Williams (52)
PointsJ. P. Parise (72)
Penalty minutesBarry Gibbs (182)
WinsCesare Maniago (9)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.65)

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.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1St. Louis Blues76372712224179+4586
2Pittsburgh Penguins76263812182238−5664
3Minnesota North Stars76193522224257−3360
4Oakland Seals76224014169243−7458
5Philadelphia Flyers76173524197225−2858
6Los Angeles Kings76145210168290−12238

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19694–0Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)1–0–0
2LOctober 15, 19693–4@ New York Rangers (1969–70)1–1–0
3WOctober 16, 19693–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)2–1–0
4LOctober 18, 19692–4@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)2–2–0
5WOctober 19, 19694–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)3–2–0
6LOctober 22, 19692–3Boston Bruins (1969–70)3–3–0
7LOctober 25, 19691–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)3–4–0
8WOctober 29, 19694–1Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)4–4–0
9LNovember 1, 19693–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)4–5–0
10LNovember 2, 19692–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)4–6–0
11TNovember 5, 19692–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)4–6–1
12WNovember 8, 19695–2St. Louis Blues (1969–70)5–6–1
13WNovember 12, 19694–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)6–6–1
14TNovember 15, 19692–2Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)6–6–2
15LNovember 19, 19692–4Oakland Seals (1969–70)6–7–2
16LNovember 20, 19691–3@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)6–8–2
17WNovember 22, 19694–1Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)7–8–2
18TNovember 26, 19694–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)7–8–3
19LNovember 29, 19692–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)7–9–3
20TNovember 30, 19692–2@ New York Rangers (1969–70)7–9–4
21TDecember 3, 19695–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)7–9–5
22WDecember 6, 19694–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)8–9–5
23TDecember 7, 19692–2@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)8–9–6
24WDecember 10, 19698–5Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)9–9–6
25TDecember 11, 19692–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)9–9–7
26LDecember 13, 19692–5New York Rangers (1969–70)9–10–7
27TDecember 15, 19694–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)9–10–8
28LDecember 17, 19691–3@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)9–11–8
29TDecember 20, 19693–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)9–11–9
30LDecember 23, 19693–5@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)9–12–9
31TDecember 25, 19694–4Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)9–12–10
32LDecember 27, 19693–5Oakland Seals (1969–70)9–13–10
33TDecember 30, 19690–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)9–13–11
34TJanuary 3, 19703–3New York Rangers (1969–70)9–13–12
35LJanuary 4, 19701–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)9–14–12
36TJanuary 7, 19703–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)9–14–13
37LJanuary 10, 19704–6Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)9–15–13
38WJanuary 14, 19705–2St. Louis Blues (1969–70)10–15–13
39TJanuary 15, 19701–1@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)10–15–14
40LJanuary 17, 19701–3New York Rangers (1969–70)10–16–14
41LJanuary 22, 19702–4Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)10–17–14
42LJanuary 24, 19700–6Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)10–18–14
43LJanuary 25, 19701–4Oakland Seals (1969–70)10–19–14
44LJanuary 28, 19704–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)10–20–14
45LJanuary 29, 19705–6@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)10–21–14
46LJanuary 31, 19702–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)10–22–14
47LFebruary 1, 19704–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)10–23–14
48LFebruary 4, 19705–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)10–24–14
49TFebruary 7, 19701–1Montreal Canadiens (1969–70)10–24–15
50LFebruary 8, 19703–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)10–25–15
51LFebruary 11, 19701–2@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)10–26–15
52LFebruary 14, 19702–5Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)10–27–15
53TFebruary 15, 19703–3St. Louis Blues (1969–70)10–27–16
54TFebruary 18, 19701–1Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)10–27–17
55LFebruary 19, 19702–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70)10–28–17
56LFebruary 21, 19702–4Boston Bruins (1969–70)10–29–17
57TFebruary 25, 19703–3Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)10–29–18
58LFebruary 28, 19702–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)10–30–18
59WMarch 1, 19708–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)11–30–18
60TMarch 4, 19702–2Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)11–30–19
61WMarch 7, 19708–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70)12–30–19
62TMarch 8, 19702–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)12–30–20
63LMarch 11, 19701–9St. Louis Blues (1969–70)12–31–20
64WMarch 14, 19706–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)13–31–20
65WMarch 15, 19704–2@ New York Rangers (1969–70)14–31–20
66TMarch 17, 19705–5@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70)14–31–21
67LMarch 18, 19702–6Detroit Red Wings (1969–70)14–32–21
68WMarch 21, 19705–4Boston Bruins (1969–70)15–32–21
69LMarch 22, 19700–5@ Boston Bruins (1969–70)15–33–21
70TMarch 24, 19702–2Oakland Seals (1969–70)15–33–22
71LMarch 25, 19700–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)15–34–22
72LMarch 28, 19702–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)15–35–22
73WMarch 29, 19708–3@ Oakland Seals (1969–70)16–35–22
74WMarch 31, 19705–2Los Angeles Kings (1969–70)17–35–22
75WApril 4, 19701–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70)18–35–22
76WApril 5, 19705–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70)19–35–22

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.

Stanley Cup Quarterfinals

GameDateLocationScoreRecord
1April 8St. Louis2–60–1
2April 9St. Louis1–20–2
3April 11Minnesota4–21–2
4April 12Minnesota4–02–2
5April 14St. Louis3–62–3
6April 16Minnesota2–42–4

Blues win series 4–2

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Dick Redmond CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
214Dennis O'Brien CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
325Gilles Gilbert CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
437Fred O'Donnell CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)
549Pierre Jutras CanadaShawnigan Bruins (QMJHL)
661Rob Walton CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
772Rick Thompson CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
878Cal Russell CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OHA)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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