1969–70 Oakland Seals season



The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. The Seals finished 4th in the West, qualifying for the playoffs for the second year in a row but lost in the first round to the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 0. It was the last time the Seals qualified for the playoffs.

Off-season
The Seals jerseys were the same design as in the 1967-68 season except that the green jersey had white shoulder yolks added and the stripe design was modified.

Regular Season
During the December 19, 1969 Chicago Black Hawks-Seals match, early in the second period with the game scoreless, Carol Vadnais caught Keith Magnuson on the boards with a high hit and after Magnuson fell to the ice, Vadnais began to pummel him. A melee broke out which resulted in minor penalties only. Ten minutes later, Vadnais and Magnuson fought again and both went off for seven minutes. Shortly after, the Hawks scored two quick goals and the third period started with them leading 2-0. At 1:42, Vadnais and Magnuson began to joust again and exhausted, the linemen backed away. The two fought for a third time and both were given game misconducts. The Hawks scored twice more and Gary Smith earned the shutout in the 4-0 victory.

Bob Boughner played his first NHL game (of 20 total) on March 3, 1970 in the Seals 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Oakland Seals 0


In Game 1, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2–1. In Game 2, Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1–0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3–1. Game 3 at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins as Pittsburgh won 5–2. In Game 4, Oakland had 1–0 and 2–1 leads, but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation time. Michel Brière scored the winner as the Penguins won the first playoff series in their history.

Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes †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 sgainst; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Awards and Records

 * The Seals did not win any awards this season.

Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:

Trivia

 * Seals who recorded a hat trick this season include:
 * Earl Ingarfield during the 5-3 win over the Minnesota North Stars on December 27, 1969.
 * Earl Ingarfield during the 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 1970.
 * Mike Laughton during the 4-1 win over Minnesota on January 25, 1970.

Video
Leafs-Seals game from February 7, 1970.