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1968–69 St. Louis Blues season

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1968–69 St. Louis Blues
Division 1st West
1968–69 record 37-25-14
Goals for 204
Goals against 157
Team information
General manager Scotty Bowman
Coach Scotty Bowman
Captain Al Arbour
Alternate captains Red Berenson
Jimmy Roberts
Jean-Guy Talbot
Arena St. Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals Red Berenson (35)
Assists Red Berenson (47)
Points Red Berenson (82)
Penalty minutes Noel Picard (131)
Wins Glenn Hall (19)
Goals against average Jacques Plante (1.96)

The 1968–69 St. Louis Blues season was the team's second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blues finished 1st in the West Division, swept the Philadelphia Flyers and the Los Angeles Kings in the playoffs, winning both series 4 games to 0, before losing the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals in four straight to the Montreal Canadiens for the second straight season.

Regular Season[]

1968-Nov7-Favell-Berenson-Gendron

Red Berenson scores the 2nd of 6 goals, November 7, 1968.

On November 7, 1968, Red Berenson scored six goals in a road game in an 8-0 drubbing of the Philadelphia Flyers. He became the first player to score a double hat trick on a road game.[1]

During the November 13, 1968 match against the New York Rangers, the Blues' starting goaltender Glenn Hall was ejected from the game two minutes into it. Jacques Plante was delayed in taking Hall's place so 21 year old Robbie Irons played three minutes, his only NHL game. The Blues won 3-1.

Goalie Gary Edwards played his first NHL game on December 11, 1968 in a 6-3 loss to the Chicago Black Hawks. Edwards came in for the last 3:49 of the game and would go on to play 286 games. Norm Dennis played the first game of his 12 game NHL career with his debut against Chicago on January 11, 1969.

1969-Bill-Bob-Barclay Plager

Bill, Bob and Barclay Plager were the first three brothers to play defense for the same NHL team, March 1, 1969.

On March 1, 1969, Bill Plager was called up from the minors and played defense against the Montreal Canadiens alongside his brothers Bob and Barclay. This was the second time in NHL history three brothers played together on the same team, the first time all three were defensemen. Doug, Reg and Max Bentley were the first, during the 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season.

On March 22, 1969, goalie Ted Ouimet played his only NHL game, a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Goaltenders Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante shared the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie tandem for that season. For Hall, it was his third Vezina, while Plante, who had come out of retirement during the summer of 1968, took home his seventh. It was the second major award that an NHL expansion team has earned. Hall also earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL Playoffs MVP the previous season.

Final Standings[]

West Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues 76 37 25 14 204 157 88
Oakland Seals 76 29 36 11 219 251 69
Philadelphia Flyers 76 20 35 21 174 225 61
Los Angeles Kings 76 24 42 10 185 260 58
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 189 252 51
Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 189 270 51

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 1968 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 0–1–0
2 W October 12, 1968 6–0 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 1–1–0
3 L October 16, 1968 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 1–2–0
4 W October 19, 1968 4–1 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 2–2–0
5 L October 23, 1968 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 2–3–0
6 W October 24, 1968 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 3–3–0
7 L October 26, 1968 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 3–4–0
8 W October 30, 1968 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 4–4–0
9 L November 2, 1968 0–2 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 4–5–0
10 T November 3, 1968 4–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 4–5–1
11 W November 6, 1968 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 5–5–1
12 W November 7, 1968 8–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 6–5–1
13 L November 9, 1968 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 6–6–1
14 T November 10, 1968 1–1 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 6–6–2
15 W November 13, 1968 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 7–6–2
16 T November 16, 1968 1–1 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 7–6–3
17 T November 17, 1968 3–3 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 7–6–4
18 W November 20, 1968 7–0 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 8–6–4
19 W November 23, 1968 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 9–6–4
20 T November 27, 1968 4–4 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 9–6–5
21 W November 28, 1968 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 10–6–5
22 W November 30, 1968 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 11–6–5
23 T December 4, 1968 3–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 11–6–6
24 T December 7, 1968 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 11–6–7
25 T December 8, 1968 4–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 11–6–8
26 L December 11, 1968 3–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 11–7–8
27 L December 12, 1968 4–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 11–8–8
28 L December 14, 1968 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 11–9–8
29 W December 15, 1968 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 12–9–8
30 W December 20, 1968 1–0 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 13–9–8
31 T December 21, 1968 2–2 New York Rangers (1968–69) 13–9–9
32 W December 25, 1968 2–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 14–9–9
33 W December 26, 1968 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 15–9–9
34 L December 28, 1968 2–6 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 15–10–9
35 T January 1, 1969 0–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 15–10–10
36 W January 3, 1969 3–1 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 16–10–10
37 W January 4, 1969 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 17–10–10
38 W January 7, 1969 5–0 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 18–10–10
39 L January 8, 1969 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 18–11–10
40 W January 11, 1969 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 19–11–10
41 W January 12, 1969 2–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 20–11–10
42 W January 15, 1969 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 21–11–10
43 T January 18, 1969 2–2 New York Rangers (1968–69) 21–11–11
44 W January 19, 1969 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 22–11–11
45 L January 23, 1969 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 22–12–11
46 L January 25, 1969 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 22–13–11
47 W January 26, 1969 3–1 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 23–13–11
48 W January 29, 1969 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 24–13–11
49 L January 30, 1969 3–4 New York Rangers (1968–69) 24–14–11
50 W February 1, 1969 2–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 25–14–11
51 W February 2, 1969 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 26–14–11
52 L February 4, 1969 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 26–15–11
53 W February 6, 1969 3–1 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 27–15–11
54 L February 8, 1969 0–2 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 27–16–11
55 T February 9, 1969 4–4 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 27–16–12
56 W February 12, 1969 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 28–16–12
57 W February 13, 1969 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 29–16–12
58 W February 15, 1969 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 30–16–12
59 W February 16, 1969 6–0 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 31–16–12
60 W February 19, 1969 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 32–16–12
61 L February 21, 1969 2–3 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 32–17–12
62 W February 22, 1969 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 33–17–12
63 L February 26, 1969 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 33–18–12
64 L March 1, 1969 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 33–19–12
65 L March 2, 1969 1–2 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 33–20–12
66 L March 5, 1969 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 33–21–12
67 W March 8, 1969 5–2 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 34–21–12
68 T March 9, 1969 2–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 34–21–13
69 L March 11, 1969 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 34–22–13
70 W March 15, 1969 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 35–22–13
71 L March 16, 1969 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 35–23–13
72 T March 19, 1969 1–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 35–23–14
73 L March 22, 1969 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69) 35–24–14
74 L March 23, 1969 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 35–25–14
75 W March 26, 1969 5–3 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 36–25–14
76 W March 29, 1969 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 37–25–14
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates tie.

Playoffs[]

St. Louis Blues 4, Los Angeles Kings 0[]

St. Louis Blues 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, St. Louis Blues 0[]

Main article: 1969 Stanley Cup Finals
Claude Ruel became the eleventh rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal goaltender Rogie Vachon limited St. Louis to three goals in four games and had his first career playoff shutout.
# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 27 St. Louis Blues 1-3 Montreal Canadiens 0-1
2 April 29 St. Louis Blues 1-3 Montreal Canadiens 0-2
3 May 1 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 St. Louis Blues 3-0
4 May 4 Montreal Canadiens 2-1 St. Louis Blues 4-0

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring
# Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
7 Berenson, RedRed Berenson C 76 35 47 82 43 7 1 6
11 Sabourin, GaryGary Sabourin RW 75 25 23 48 58 3 0 3
20 McDonald, AbAb McDonald LW 68 21 21 42 12 2 0 4
21 Henry, CamilleCamille Henry C 64 17 22 39 8 7 0 1
10 Schock, RonRon Schock C 67 12 27 39 14 4 0 3
8 St. Marseille, FrankFrank St. Marseille RW 72 12 26 38 22 3 0 3
14 Ecclestone, TimTim Ecclestone LW 68 11 23 34 31 1 0 4
6 Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts D/RW 72 14 19 33 81 2 1 1
15 McCreary, BillBill McCreary LW 71 13 17 30 50 3 1 4
8 Plager, BarclayBarclay Plager D 61 4 26 30 120 0 0 1
4, 12 Picard, NoelNoel Picard D 67 5 19 24 131 0 0 1
2 Harvey, DougDoug Harvey D 70 2 20 22 30 1 0 0
16 Cameron, CraigCraig Cameron RW 72 11 5 16 40 2 0 1
12 Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp C 57 6 9 15 14 1 1 0
18 Keenan, LarryLarry Keenan LW 46 5 9 14 6 0 0 2
17 Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot D 69 5 4 9 24 0 0 1
3 Arbour, AlAl Arbour D 67 1 6 7 50 0 0 1
5 Plager, BobBob Plager D 32 0 7 7 43 0 0 0
22 Gray, TerryTerry Gray RW 8 4 0 4 4 2 0 1
1 Hall, GlennGlenn Hall G 41 0 2 2 20 0 0 0
22 Stankiewicz, MyronMyron Stankiewicz LW 16 0 2 2 11 0 0 0
19 Fortin, RayRay Fortin D 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 0
22 Dennis, NormNorm Dennis C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
22 Plager, BillBill Plager D 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
31 Edwards, GaryGary Edwards G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Irons, RobbieRobbie Irons G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Ouimet, TedTed Ouimet G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30, 31 Plante, JacquesJacques Plante G 37 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall 2354 41 19 12 8 85 2.17 8
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante 2139 37 18 12 6 70 1.96 5
Edwards, GaryGary Edwards 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Irons, RobbieRobbie Irons 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ouimet, TedTed Ouimet 60 1 0 1 0 2 2.00 0
Team: 4560 76 37 25 14 157 2.07 13

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Sabourin, GaryGary Sabourin RW 12 6 5 11 12 1 0 2
Berenson, RedRed Berenson C 12 7 3 10 20 2 0 1
Keenan, LarryLarry Keenan LW 12 4 5 9 8 1 0 2
Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp C 12 3 4 7 20 0 0 2
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry C 11 2 5 7 0 1 0 0
St. Marseille, FrankFrank St. Marseille RW 12 3 3 6 2 0 0 0
McCreary, BillBill McCreary LW 12 1 5 6 14 1 0 1
Gray, TerryTerry Gray RW 11 3 2 5 8 1 0 0
Picard, NoelNoel Picard D 12 1 4 5 30 0 0 0
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts D/RW 12 1 4 5 10 0 0 0
Ecclestone, TimTim Ecclestone LW 12 2 2 4 20 0 0 0
Plager, BarclayBarclay Plager D 12 0 4 4 31 0 0 0
Plager, BobBob Plager D 9 0 4 4 47 0 0 0
McDonald, AbAb McDonald LW 12 2 1 3 10 0 0 0
Schock, RonRon Schock C 12 1 2 3 6 0 0 0
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot D 12 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante G 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Cameron, CraigCraig Cameron RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plager, BillBill Plager D 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Arbour, AlAl Arbour D 12 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante 589 10 8 2 14 1.43 3
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall 131 3 0 2 5 2.29 0
Team: 720 12 8 4 19 1.58 3

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records[]

1969Hall&PlanteWinVezina

Glenn Hall (left) & Jacques Plante are awarded the Vezina Trophy by Clarence Campbell.

Roster[]

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers







  • GM:
  • Coach:

Draft Picks[]

St. Louis made the following picks at the 1968 NHL Entry Draft:

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  3. ↑ 1968-69 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
  4. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.179, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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