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69-70seals
1969–70 Oakland Seals
Division 4th West
1969–70 record 22-40-14
Goals for 169
Goals against 243
Team information
General manager Frank Selke Jr.
Coach Fred Glover
Captain Ted Hampson
Alternate captains Bill Hicke
Bert Marshall
Arena Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
Goals Carol Vadnais (24)
Assists Ted Hampson (35)
Points Ted Hampson (52)
Penalty minutes Carol Vadnais (212)
Wins Gary Smith (19)
Goals against average Gary Smith (3.11)

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[]

1969-Boughner

Bob Boughner's 1969-70 jersey.

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.

Draft Picks[]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 7. Tony Featherstone Flag of Canada Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 18. Ron Stackhouse Flag of Canada Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3 29. Don O'Donoghue Flag of Canada Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
4 41. Pierre Farmer Flag of Canada Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)
5 53. Warren Harrison Flag of Canada Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QJHL)
6 65. Neil Nicholson Flag of Canada Canada London Knights (OHA)
7 76. Pete Vipond Flag of Canada Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)

Regular Season[]

Vadnais nails Magnuson-6Mar1970

Carol Vadnais and Keith Magnuson fought three times, December 19, 1969.

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.

Final Standings[]

West Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues 76 37 27 12 224 179 86
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 26 38 12 182 238 64
Minnesota North Stars 76 19 35 22 224 257 60
Oakland Seals 76 22 40 14 169 243 58
Philadelphia Flyers 76 17 35 24 197 225 58
Los Angeles Kings 76 14 52 150 168 290 38

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 T October 11, 1969 2–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 0–0–1
2 W October 12, 1969 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 1–0–1
3 L October 15, 1969 0–6 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 1–1–1
4 W October 17, 1969 5–1 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 2–1–1
5 L October 18, 1969 0–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 2–2–1
6 W October 21, 1969 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 3–2–1
7 L October 24, 1969 2–4 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 3–3–1
8 W October 29, 1969 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 4–3–1
9 L October 31, 1969 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 4–4–1
10 L November 4, 1969 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 4–5–1
11 L November 7, 1969 1–8 New York Rangers (1969–70) 4–6–1
12 T November 9, 1969 2–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 4–6–2
13 L November 10, 1969 3–8 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 4–7–2
14 L November 12, 1969 0–5 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 4–8–2
15 L November 15, 1969 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 4–9–2
16 W November 19, 1969 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 5–9–2
17 L November 22, 1969 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 5–10–2
18 L November 23, 1969 2–5 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 5–11–2
19 L November 26, 1969 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 5–12–2
20 L November 29, 1969 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 5–13–2
21 W November 30, 1969 1–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 6–13–2
22 L December 2, 1969 3–4 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 6–14–2
23 L December 3, 1969 1–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 6–15–2
24 T December 5, 1969 2–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 6–15–3
25 L December 6, 1969 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 6–16–3
26 T December 10, 1969 3–3 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 6–16–4
27 W December 12, 1969 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 7–16–4
28 W December 17, 1969 3–1 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 8–16–4
29 L December 19, 1969 0–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 8–17–4
30 L December 21, 1969 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 8–18–4
31 L December 25, 1969 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 8–19–4
32 W December 27, 1969 5–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 9–19–4
33 L December 28, 1969 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 9–20–4
34 T December 31, 1969 1–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 9–20–5
35 L January 3, 1970 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 9–21–5
36 L January 4, 1970 2–5 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 9–22–5
37 L January 7, 1970 1–6 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 9–23–5
38 T January 10, 1970 2–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 9–23–6
39 L January 11, 1970 3–6 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 9–24–6
40 L January 13, 1970 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 9–25–6
41 T January 15, 1970 1–1 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 9–25–7
42 W January 17, 1970 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 10–25–7
43 L January 18, 1970 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 10–26–7
44 T January 21, 1970 3–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 10–26–8
45 W January 23, 1970 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 11–26–8
46 W January 25, 1970 4–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 12–26–8
47 L January 28, 1970 1–6 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 12–27–8
48 L January 30, 1970 1–2 New York Rangers (1969–70) 12–28–8
49 L February 1, 1970 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 12–29–8
50 W February 4, 1970 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 13–29–8
51 W February 6, 1970 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 14–29–8
52 L February 7, 1970 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 14–30–8
53 W February 11, 1970 2–1 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 15–30–8
54 W February 13, 1970 4–2 New York Rangers (1969–70) 16–30–8
55 T February 17, 1970 3–3 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 16–30–9
56 L February 20, 1970 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 16–31–9
57 W February 21, 1970 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 17–31–9
58 L February 25, 1970 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 17–32–9
59 L February 26, 1970 1–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 17–33–9
60 L February 28, 1970 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 17–34–9
61 L March 3, 1970 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 17–35–9
62 L March 6, 1970 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 17–36–9
63 L March 7, 1970 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 17–37–9
64 T March 8, 1970 2–2 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 17–37–10
65 T March 11, 1970 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 17–37–11
66 W March 15, 1970 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 18–37–11
67 T March 18, 1970 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 18–37–12
68 W March 20, 1970 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) 19–37–12
69 L March 22, 1970 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 19–38–12
70 T March 24, 1970 2–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 19–38–13
71 W March 25, 1970 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 20–38–13
72 W March 27, 1970 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 21–38–13
73 L March 29, 1970 3–8 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 21–39–13
74 T April 1, 1970 2–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 21–39–14
75 W April 3, 1970 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 22–39–14
76 L April 4, 1970 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 22–40–14

Playoffs[]

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Oakland Seals 0[]

1970-Apr12-Binkley-McCallum-Vadnais

#26 Dunc McCallum checks #5 Carol Vadnais as Les Binkley makes a save, Quarter-finals Game 4, April 12, 1970.

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.

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

    Regular Season   Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
10 Ted Hampson 76 17 35 52 13 4 1 1 2 0
7 Earl Ingarfield 54 21 24 45 10 4 1 0 1 4
5 Carol Vadnais 76 24 20 44 212 4 2 1 3 15
9 Bill Hicke 69 15 29 44 14 4 0 1 1 2
15 Mike Laughton 76 16 19 35 39 4 0 1 1 0
12 Gary Jarrett 75 12 19 31 31 4 1 0 1 5
2 Doug Roberts 76 6 25 31 107 4 0 2 2 6
8 Gerry Ehman 76 11 19 30 8 4 1 1 2 0
17 Norm Ferguson 72 11 9 20 19 3 0 0 0 0
3 Harry Howell 55 4 16 20 52 4 0 1 1 2
19 Bert Marshall 72 1 15 16 109 4 0 1 1 12
20 Brian Perry 34 6 8 14 14 2 0 0 0 0
6 Dick Mattiussi 65 4 10 14 38 1 0 0 0 0
11, 22 Don O'Donoghue 68 5 6 11 21 3 0 0 0 0
21 Bob Dillabough 52 5 5 10 16 4 0 0 0 0
14, 22 Joe Hardy 23 5 4 9 20 4 0 0 0 0
4, 23 Wayne Muloin 71 3 6 9 53 4 0 0 0 0
16 Howie Menard 38 2 7 9 16 1 0 0 0 0
16 Gene Ubriaco 16 1 1 2 4 - - - - -
18 Tony Featherstone 9 0 1 1 17 2 0 0 0 0
30 Gary Smith 65 0 1 1 17 4 0 0 0 4
23 Neil Nicholson - - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
30 Chris Worthy 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
23 Aut Erickson 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
22 Francois Lacombe 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
14 Barry Boughner 4 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1 Charlie Hodge 14 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

†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

    Regular Season   Playoffs
# Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
30 Gary Smith 65 3762 19 34 12 195 2 3.11 4 240 0 4 13 0 3.15
1 Charlie Hodge 14 738 3 5 2 43 0 3.49 - - - - - - -
29 Chris Worthy 1 60 0 1 0 5 0 5.00 - - - - - - -

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:

Trades[]

June 19, 1969 To Oakland Seals
Harry Howell
To New York Rangers
cash
December 15, 1969 To Oakland Seals
Howie Menard
To Chicago Black Hawks
Gene Ubriaco

Additions and Subtractions[]

Additions
Player Former team Via
Joe Hardy Providence Reds (AHL) free agency (1969–06)
Wayne Muloin Providence Reds (AHL) free agency (1969–06)
Subtractions
Player New team Via

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Video[]

Leafs-Seals game from February 7, 1970.

References[]

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