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1969-1970 Detroit Red Wings: 40-21-15
Next Season Home record: 20-11-7 (122 goals scored, 94 allowed) Road record: 20-10-8 (124 goals scored, 105 allowed) Head Coaches: Bill Gadsby (2-0-0), Sid Abel (38-21-15) Power Play: 57/267 (21.3%) Penalty Killing: 243/300 (81.0%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 181-139 246 goals scored (4th of 12 teams), 199 goals allowed (4th), 907 PIM (6th) NHL Averages: 2.90 goals/game (220.8 goals/team), 958.8 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 41 76 31 40 71 58 11 4 105 38 54 10 268 11.6 +23 LW 27 Frank Mahovlich 6'0 205 31 74 38 32 70 59 15 1 98 35 55 8 251 15.1 +16 C 10 Alex Delvecchio 6'0 195 37 73 21 47 68 24 4 0 100 36 57 19 218 9.6 +26 C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 22 76 42 24 66 67 12 0 89 19 46 0 234 17.9 +24 C 17 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 30 76 23 36 59 10 5 0 114 42 56 11 242 9.5 +27 C 19 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 26 76 25 24 49 114 4 1 75 16 68 22 268 9.3 +13 LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 24 76 20 20 40 39 3 1 65 10 57 11 148 13.5 +9 D 5 Carl Brewer 5'9 180 31 70 2 37 39 51 0 0 128 33 80 29 109 1.8 +44 C 12 Bruce MacGregor 5'10 180 28 73 15 23 38 24 3 1 55 12 60 16 153 9.8 -1 D 2 Gary Bergman 5'11 188 31 69 6 17 23 122 1 0 84 14 94 28 146 4.1 +4 D 16 Ron Harris 5'10 190 27 72 2 19 21 99 0 0 74 10 59 9 126 1.6 +14 D 4 Bob Baun 5'9 175 33 71 1 18 19 112 0 0 84 3 110 36 112 0.9 +7 C 15 Al Karlander 5'8 170 23 41 5 10 15 6 0 0 23 2 13 0 41 12.2 +8 LW 21 Billy Dea 5'8 175 36 70 10 3 13 6 0 0 25 0 30 8 63 15.9 +3 D 18 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 29 20 2 9 11 12 0 0 27 4 21 7 62 3.2 +9 LW 11 Garry Monahan 6'0 199 23 51 3 4 7 24 0 0 13 2 18 1 44 6.8 -6 D 18 Matt Ravlich 5'10 185 31 46 0 6 6 33 0 0 31 0 26 2 25 0.0 +7 D 3 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 26 32 0 4 4 31 0 0 16 2 9 0 22 0.0 +5 RW 20 Ed Hatoum 5'10 180 22 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 +1 LW 11 Gary Croteau 6'0 205 23 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0.0 -1 C 8 Rick McCann 5'9 178 25 18 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 6 2 10 0.0 -2 G 30 Roy Edwards 5'8 165 32 47 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 0 D 21 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 --- 0 D 3 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 21 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 D 3 Jim Watson 6'2 186 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 0 C 8 Fred Speck 5'9 160 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.0 -2 LW 15 Hank Monteith 5'10 170 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.0 -1 G 1 Roger Crozier 5'8 165 27 34 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 0 RW 23 Doug Volmar 6'1 215 24 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 0
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Roy Edwards 32 47 2683 116 2.59 24 15 6 1368 .915 0 2 G 1 Roger Crozier 27 34 1877 83 2.65 16 6 9 1032 .920 0 0
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1969 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   10  G    Jim Rutherford           457          Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)           
  2   21  LW   Ron Garwasiuk                    51   Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  3   33  RW   Wayne Hawrysh                         Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  4   45  C    Wayne Chernecki                       Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)               
  5   57  D    Wally Olds                       89   University of Minnesota (NCAA)     

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
06-06-1969traded Pete Mahovlich and Bart Crashley to Canadiens for Garry Monahan and Doug Piper
06-06-1969San Diego (WHL) claimed Doug Volmar in reverse draft
06-10-1969Salt Lake City (WHL) claimed Galen Head in reverse draft
06-10-1969claimed Chuck Hamilton from Hershey (AHL) in inter-league draft
06-11-1969Penguins claimed Dean Prentice in intra-league draft
06-11-1969sold Chuck Hamilton to Canadiens
06-11-1969claimed Matt Ravlich from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-17-1969traded Terry Sawchuk and Sandy Snow to Rangers for Larry Jeffrey
06-20-1969
07-1969purchased Doug Volmar from San Diego (WHL)
07-1969Kent Douglas retired
10-14-1969claimed Mike McMahon on waivers from Black Hawks
10-28-1969traded Mike McMahon to Penguins for Billy Dea
02-20-1970traded Garry Monahan and Brian Gibbons to Kings for Dale Rolfe, Gary Croteau and Larry Johnson
02-20-1970Kings claimed Matt Ravlich on waivers
06-09-1970claimed Kevin Morrison from Rangers in intra-league draft
06-09-1970claimed Tom Martin from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
06-09-1970Sabres claimed Harold Myers in intra-league draft
06-09-1970Golden Seals claimed Gary Croteau in intra-league draft
06-10-1970traded Roger Crozier to Sabres for Tom Webster
09-29-1970signed Bob Johnson as a free agent


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1970   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4 
04/09/1970   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4 
04/11/1970   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4 
04/12/1970   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 17 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 30 4 1 3 4 2 1 0 C 10 Alex Delvecchio 6'0 195 37 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 9 Gordie Howe 6'0 205 41 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 24 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 D 18 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 29 4 0 2 2 8 0 0 C 19 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 26 4 1 1 2 6 0 1 RW 23 Doug Volmar 6'1 215 24 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 2 Gary Bergman 5'11 188 31 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 LW 21 Billy Dea 5'8 175 36 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 C 15 Al Karlander 5'8 170 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 12 Bruce MacGregor 5'10 180 28 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 22 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 G 1 Roger Crozier 5'8 165 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 Bob Baun 5'9 175 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Carl Brewer 5'9 180 31 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 30 Roy Edwards 5'8 165 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 16 Ron Harris 5'10 190 27 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 LW 27 Frank Mahovlich 6'0 205 31 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 15 Hank Monteith 5'10 170 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 11 Gary Croteau 6'0 205 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 20 Ed Hatoum 5'10 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 8 Rick McCann 5'9 178 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 21 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 11 Garry Monahan 6'0 199 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 18 Matt Ravlich 5'10 185 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 8 Fred Speck 5'9 160 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Jim Watson 6'2 186 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Roy Edwards 32 4 206 11 3.20 0 3 119 .908 2 0 G 1 Roger Crozier 27 1 34 3 5.29 0 1 16 .812 0 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1969 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 1-0-0 10/15/1969 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 2-0-0 10/16/1969 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-3 2-1-0 10/19/1969 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 3-1-0 10/23/1969 at Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 3-1-1 10/25/1969 vs New York Rangers L 1-4 3-2-1 10/29/1969 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 4-2-1 10/31/1969 at Oakland Seals W 3-1 5-2-1 11/02/1969 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 6-2-1 11/05/1969 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 7-2-1 11/06/1969 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-5 7-3-1 11/08/1969 vs Boston Bruins W 3-2 8-3-1 11/12/1969 at New York Rangers L 2-4 8-4-1 11/13/1969 at Boston Bruins L 1-3 8-5-1 11/15/1969 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 8-5-2 11/19/1969 at Montreal Canadiens T 5-5 8-5-3 11/22/1969 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-4 8-6-3 11/26/1969 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 8-6-4 11/27/1969 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-1 9-6-4 11/29/1969 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-4 10-6-4 11/30/1969 vs Oakland Seals L 0-1 10-7-4 12/03/1969 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-2 10-8-4 12/04/1969 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 10-8-5 12/06/1969 at St. Louis Blues W 5-1 11-8-5 12/07/1969 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 11-9-5 12/11/1969 vs Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 11-9-6 12/13/1969 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 12-9-6 12/14/1969 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 13-9-6 12/16/1969 at St. Louis Blues L 4-6 13-10-6 12/20/1969 at Montreal Canadiens W 3-2 14-10-6 12/21/1969 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-3 14-11-6 12/26/1969 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 14-11-7 12/28/1969 vs Oakland Seals W 5-3 15-11-7 12/31/1969 vs Boston Bruins W 5-1 16-11-7 01/03/1970 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-1 17-11-7 01/04/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-0 18-11-7 01/07/1970 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-7 18-12-7 01/10/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 19-12-7 01/17/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 20-12-7 01/18/1970 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-1 21-12-7
Date Opponent Result Record 01/22/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-4 21-13-7 01/24/1970 at St. Louis Blues W 5-2 22-13-7 01/25/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 22-14-7 01/29/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 23-14-7 01/31/1970 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 24-14-7 02/01/1970 at Oakland Seals W 3-2 25-14-7 02/04/1970 at New York Rangers L 1-5 25-15-7 02/05/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-1 26-15-7 02/07/1970 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 26-15-8 02/08/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 26-16-8 02/12/1970 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 27-16-8 02/14/1970 at Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 28-16-8 02/15/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 28-17-8 02/18/1970 at Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 28-17-9 02/19/1970 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 28-17-10 02/21/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-5 29-17-10 02/22/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-1 29-18-10 02/26/1970 vs Oakland Seals W 7-1 30-18-10 02/28/1970 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 30-18-11 03/04/1970 at New York Rangers W 2-0 31-18-11 03/05/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 32-18-11 03/07/1970 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 33-18-11 03/08/1970 vs Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 33-18-12 03/11/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 34-18-12 03/15/1970 at Boston Bruins T 5-5 34-18-13 03/17/1970 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 35-18-13 03/18/1970 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 36-18-13 03/20/1970 at Oakland Seals L 2-3 36-19-13 03/21/1970 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 37-19-13 03/26/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-1 37-20-13 03/28/1970 at Boston Bruins T 5-5 37-20-14 03/29/1970 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 37-20-15 04/01/1970 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 38-20-15 04/02/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 39-20-15 04/04/1970 vs New York Rangers W 6-2 40-20-15 04/05/1970 at New York Rangers L 5-9 40-21-15

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