NHL 1970/71

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NHL 1970/71
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 9, 1970 to May 18, 1971
Teams 14th
Games / team 78
Draft
Event NHL Amateur Draft 1970
Top pick CanadaCanada Gilbert Perreault
Elected by Buffalo Sabers
Regular season
winner Boston Bruins
MVP CanadaCanada Bobby Orr (Boston)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Phil Esposito (Boston)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
finalist Chicago Black Hawks
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Ken Dryden (Montréal)
NHL seasons
◄ previous next ►

The 1970/71 NHL season was the 54th season in the National Hockey League . 14 teams played 78 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 4-3 win in the final series against the Chicago Black Hawks . Just three years ago in Vancouver and Buffalo you had to live with not being part of the NHL expansion. But now the time had finally come for the Buffalo Sabers and the Vancouver Canucks . Both teams came to the East to join the " Original Six " teams. From there the Blackhawks moved to the west.

With the still existing difference in performance, the 20 point lead in the regular season and the Hawks' participation in the finals were not surprising. The regular season was dominated by last year's Stanley Cup winner, the Boston Bruins . 57 wins, 121 points and 399 goals were records at the time. They were led by Bobby Orr , who set two records for defenders with 102 assists and 139 points, and Phil Esposito , who set records for years with 76 goals and 152 points. Another Esposito record from this season has been held to this day. He shot 550 times on the opposing goal. No other player has made the 430 mark so far.

A drama took place off the ice on December 12th. Roy Spencer was looking forward to seeing his son Brian, a rookie in the Maple Leafs, on TV at Hockey Night in Canada in Fort St. James , British Columbia , but there was Vancouver versus California. He drove 70 miles to Prince George at the CBC to use gun violence to force the Toronto game to be broadcast. The angry father was shot dead by the police.

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
Boston Bruins 57 14th 7th 399 207 121
New York Rangers 49 18th 11 259 177 109
Montréal Canadiens 42 23 13 291 216 97
Toronto Maple Leafs 37 33 8th 248 211 82
Buffalo Sabers 24 39 15th 217 291 63
Vancouver Canucks 24 46 8th 229 296 56
Detroit Red Wings 22nd 45 11 209 308 55
West Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 49 20th 9 277 184 107
St. Louis Blues 34 25th 19th 223 208 87
Philadelphia Flyers 28 33 17th 207 225 73
Minnesota North Stars 28 34 16 191 223 72
Los Angeles Kings 25th 40 13 239 303 63
Pittsburgh Penguins 21st 37 20th 221 240 62
California Golden Seals 20th 53 5 199 320 45

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts
Phil Esposito Boston 78 76 76 152
Bobby Orr Boston 78 37 102 139
John Bucyk Boston 78 51 65 116
Ken Hodge Boston 78 43 62 105
Bobby Hull Chicago 78 44 52 96
Norm Ullman Toronto 73 34 51 85
Wayne Cashman Boston 77 21st 58 79
John McKenzie Boston 65 31 46 77
Dave Keon Toronto 76 38 38 76
Jean Béliveau Montreal 70 25th 51 76
Fred Stanfield Boston 75 24 52 76

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
  E1 Boston Bruins 3        
E3 Canadiens de Montréal 4th  
E3 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  W4 Minnesota North Stars 2  
W2 St. Louis Blues 2
W4 Minnesota North Stars 4th  
E3 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  W1 Chicago Black Hawks 3
W1 Chicago Black Hawks 4th    
W3 Philadelphia Flyers 0  
W1 Chicago Black Hawks 4th
  E2 New York Rangers 3  
E2 New York Rangers 4th
  E4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2  

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy : Phil Esposito , Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Johnny Bucyk , Boston Bruins
Vezina Trophy : Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure , New York Rangers
Calder Memorial Trophy : Gilbert Perreault , Buffalo Sabers
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy : Jean Ratelle , New York Rangers
NHL Plus / Minus Award : Bobby Orr , Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Trophy : William M. Jennings , John B. Sollenberger, Terry Sawchuk
Lester B. Pearson Award : Phil Esposito , Boston Bruins

See also

Web links