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1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 6th East
1969–70 record 29-34-13
Goals for 222
Goals against 242
Team information
General manager Jim Gregory
Coach John McLellan
Captain Dave Keon
Arena Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals Dave Keon (32)
Assists Norm Ullman (42)
Points Dave Keon (62)
Penalty minutes Rick Ley (102)
Wins Bruce Gamble (19)
Goals against average Bruce Gamble (3.06)

The 1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 53rd season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 6th in the East Division and missed the playoffs.

Off-season[]

Punch Imlach's term as Maple Leafs' general manager ended after the 1969 playoffs. Jim Gregory, who had been an executive with the Toronto Marlboros was named general manager, the first new GM for the Maple Leafs since 1957.

Draft Picks[]

# Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 Ernie Moser (Right Wing) Flag of Canada Canada Estevan Bruins
2 Doug Brindley (Center) Flag of Canada Canada Niagara Falls Flyers
3 Larry McIntyre (Defense) Flag of Canada Canada Moose Jaw Canucks

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Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

East Division
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks 76 45 22 9 250 170 99
Boston Bruins 76 40 17 19 277 216 99
Detroit Red Wings 76 40 21 15 246 199 95
New York Rangers 76 38 22 16 246 189 92
Montreal Canadiens 76 38 22 16 244 201 92
Toronto Maple Leafs 76 29 34 13 222 242 71

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

Playoffs[]

  • The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Keon, DaveDave Keon C 72 32 30 62 6 9 2 4
Ullman, NormNorm Ullman C 74 18 42 60 37 4 1 0
Walton, MikeMike Walton C 58 21 34 55 68 7 0 6
Ellis, RonRon Ellis RW 76 35 19 54 14 6 1 3
Oliver, MurrayMurray Oliver C 76 14 33 47 16 5 0 3
McKenny, JimJim McKenny D 73 11 33 44 34 3 0 0
Henderson, PaulPaul Henderson RW 67 20 22 42 18 5 0 4
Pulford, BobBob Pulford LW 74 18 19 37 31 3 0 1
Armstrong, GeorgeGeorge Armstrong RW 49 13 15 28 12 2 0 3
Selby, BritBrit Selby LW 74 10 13 23 40 1 0 3
Horton, TimTim Horton D 59 3 19 22 91 1 0 1
Smith, FloydFloyd Smith RW 61 4 14 18 13 0 0 0
Harrison, JimJim Harrison C 31 7 10 17 36 1 0 0
Dorey, JimJim Dorey D 46 6 11 17 99 0 0 0
Ley, RickRick Ley D 48 2 13 15 102 1 0 0
Glennie, BrianBrian Glennie D 52 1 14 15 50 0 0 0
Clancy, TerryTerry Clancy RW 52 6 5 11 31 0 0 1
Quinn, PatPat Quinn D 59 0 5 5 88 0 0 0
Pelyk, MikeMike Pelyk D 36 1 3 4 37 0 0 0
Acomb, DougDoug Acomb C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Carleton, WayneWayne Carleton LW 7 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Murray, KenKen Murray D 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Pronovost, MarcelMarcel Pronovost D 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Ward, RonRon Ward C 18 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Edwards, MarvMarv Edwards G 25 0 1 1 24 0 0 0
Gamble, BruceBruce Gamble G 52 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson, DannyDanny Johnson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McIntyre, LarryLarry McIntyre D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evans, ChrisChris Evans D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murray, RandyRandy Murray D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Nelson, GordieGordie Nelson D 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
Spencer, BrianBrian Spencer LW 9 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McNamara, GerryGerry McNamara G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gamble, BruceBruce Gamble 3057 52 19 24 9 156 3.06 5
Edwards, MarvMarv Edwards 1420 25 10 9 4 77 3.25 1
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower 60 1 0 1 0 5 5.00 0
McNamara, GerryGerry McNamara 23 2 0 0 0 2 5.22 0
Team: 4560 76 29 34 13 240 3.16 6

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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[]

  • The Maple Leafs did not win any awards this season.

Transactions[]

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1969-70 season.

Trades[]

December 10, 1969 To Boston Bruins
Wayne Carleton 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim Harrison
February 1, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Gary Marsh 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Lemieux
March 3, 1970 To New York Rangers
Tim Horton 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Denis Dupéré
May 1, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Selwood
Rene Robert
May 18, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Plante
May 22, 1970 To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Evans
Tom Martin
May 22, 1970 To Minnesota North Stars
Murray Oliver 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry O'Malley
Brian Conacher

Intra-League Draft[]

June 9, 1970 From New York Rangers
Guy Trottier
June 9, 1970 To Detroit Red Wings
Tom Martin

Reverse Draft[]

June 9, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
John Wright

Expansion Draft[]

June 10, 1970 To Vancouver Canucks
Danny Johnson

Free Agents[]

Player Former Team
Doug Acomb Undrafted Free Agent
Bob Liddington Undrafted Free Agent
Brian Marchinko Undrafted Free Agent
Gordie Nelson Undrafted Free Agent
Ken Murray Undrafted Free Agent

Roster[]

1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Farm Teams[]

Video[]

Leafs-Seals game from February 7, 1970.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1969a.html
  2. ↑ 1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-11.
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