NHL 1969/70

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NHL 1969/70
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 11, 1969 to May 10, 1970
Teams 12
Games / team 76
Draft
Event 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
Top pick CanadaCanada Réjean Houle
Elected by Canadiens de Montréal
Regular season
winner Chicago Black Hawks
MVP CanadaCanada Bobby Orr (Boston)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Bobby Orr (Boston)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins
finalist St. Louis Blues
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Bobby Orr (Boston)
NHL seasons
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The 1969/70 NHL season was the 53rd season in the National Hockey League . 12 teams played 76 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Boston Bruins after a 4-0 win in the final series against the St. Louis Blues .

In the third year as well, the new teams were unable to narrow their gap to the established " Original Six ". Again the Blues were their representative in the final and again they were without a single win. It was Bobby Orr's season and here the experts agree it was the most outstanding season a single player has ever had in the NHL. Previously existing records fell and Orr raised the bar to unimaginable heights. Last year Pat Stapleton had set a template record with 50 assists, Orr had caught him on January 15th. Three days later, his own record of 64 points from a defender was due. Exactly a month later, it was his own record of 21 goals from a defender who was now a thing of the past. 33 goals, 87 assists and thus 120 points were the new records, but not the absolute numbers, but the comparison with the old values ​​made this season so unique. Never again has a player set the records like this and never has a defender been the best scorer of the season. Even in the play-offs, the records were not safe from Orr. The best marks for defenders were here since 1938 with 5 goals with Babe Siebert and since 1962 with 16 points with Tim Horton . Bobby was the measure of all things with 9 goals, 11 assists and 20 points. At the end of the season he was honored with 4 trophies.

The game of defenders in the NHL and the expectations of it was no longer what it was before the season. Was there anything else this season? Yes! A young goalkeeper caused a stir in Chicago. Tony Esposito managed 15 shutouts in his rookie season which was a rookie record and hadn't made a goalkeeper since the late 1920s. That year Terry Sawchuk , perhaps the best goalkeeper in NHL history, died at the age of only 40. He succumbed to serious injuries sustained in an argument with his teammate, Ron Stewart, in his garden. Two other bullies also caused a sensation. Boston's Ted Green and Wayne Maki from St. Louis clashed in a prep game. The two forgot what the thugs were actually for and fought a spectacular battle.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

East Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 45 22nd 9 250 170 99
Boston Bruins 40 17th 19th 277 216 99
Detroit Red Wings 40 21st 15th 246 199 95
New York Rangers 38 22nd 16 246 189 92
Montréal Canadiens 38 22nd 16 244 201 92
Toronto Maple Leafs 29 34 13 222 242 71
West Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues 37 27 12 224 179 86
Pittsburgh Penguins 26th 38 12 182 238 64
Minnesota North Stars 19th 35 22nd 224 257 60
Oakland Seals 22nd 40 14th 169 243 58
Philadelphia Flyers 17th 35 24 197 225 58
Los Angeles Kings 14th 52 10 168 290 38

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points

player team GP G A. Pts
Bobby Orr Boston 76 33 87 120
Phil Esposito Boston 76 43 56 99
Stan Mikita Chicago 76 39 47 86
Phil Goyette St. Louis 72 29 49 78
Walt Tkaczuk NY Rangers 76 27 50 77
Jean Ratelle NY Rangers 75 32 42 74
Red Berenson St. Louis 67 33 39 72
Jean-Paul Parisé Minnesota 74 24 48 72
Gordie Howe Detroit 76 31 40 71
Frank Mahovlich Detroit 74 38 32 70
Dave Balon NY Rangers 76 33 37 70
John McKenzie Boston 72 29 41 70

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
  E1 Chicago Black Hawks 4th        
E3 Detroit Red Wings 0  
E1 Chicago Black Hawks 0
  E2 Boston Bruins 4th  
E2 Boston Bruins 4th
E4 New York Rangers 2  
E2 Boston Bruins 4th
  W1 St. Louis Blues 0
W1 St. Louis Blues 4th    
W3 Minnesota North Stars 2  
W1 St. Louis Blues 4th
  W2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2  
W2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
  W4 Oakland Seals 0  

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Phil Goyette , St. Louis Blues
Vezina Trophy : Tony Esposito , Chicago Blackhawks
Calder Memorial Trophy : Tony Esposito , Chicago Blackhawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy : Pit Martin , Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Plus / Minus Award : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Trophy : Eddie Shore , Jim Hendy

See also

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