1969-1970 Montreal Canadiens team stats

1969-1970 Montreal Canadiens: 38-22-16
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Home record: 21-9-8  (134 goals scored, 102 allowed)
Road record: 17-13-8  (110 goals scored, 99 allowed)
Head Coach: Claude Ruel

Power Play: 57/281 (20.3%)
Penalty Killing: 215/263 (81.7%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-1
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 179-152

244 goals scored (5th of 12 teams), 201 goals allowed (5th), 892 PIM (9th)

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    12  Yvan Cournoyer       5'7   178   26   72   27   36   63   23  10   0   87   39   47    0  233  11.6   +1
C     25  Jacques Lemaire      5'10  180   24   69   32   28   60   16  13   0   92   25   49    1  237  13.5  +19
RW    15  Bobby Rousseau       5'10  178   29   72   24   34   58   30   5   2   91   30   80   22  228  10.5   +3
RW    24  Mickey Redmond       5'11  185   22   75   27   27   54   61   3   0   83   18   42    0  279   9.7  +23
C     16  Henri Richard        5'7   160   33   62   16   36   52   61   2   0   72    8   40    0  204   7.8  +24
C      4  Jean Beliveau        6'3   205   38   63   19   30   49   10   3   0   61   28   32    0  169  11.2   +1
C      6  Ralph Backstrom      5'10  165   32   72   19   24   43   20   1   0   57    9   44    0  187  10.2   +4
D      2  Jacques Laperriere   6'2   180   28   73    6   31   37   98   2   1  126   34   96   32  169   3.6  +28
LW    22  John Ferguson        5'11  190   31   48   19   13   32  139   6   0   51   14   27    1  116  16.4  +11
D     18  Serge Savard         6'3   210   23   64   12   19   31   38   5   3   96   26   92   26  151   7.9   +4
D     19  Terry Harper         6'1   200   29   75    4   18   22  109   0   0   90    1   94   32   60   6.7  +27
RW    14  Claude Provost       5'9   168   36   65   10   11   21   22   0   0   34    0   57   29  120   8.3   +6
D      3  J.C. Tremblay        5'11  170   30   58    2   19   21    7   1   0   72   21   55    9   77   2.6   +5
D     10  Ted Harris           6'2   183   33   74    3   17   20  116   0   0   80    1   89   19   65   4.6   +9
C     20  Pete Mahovlich       6'5   210   23   36    9    8   17   51   0   0   29    6   14    0   75  12.0   +9
C     23  Christian Bordeleau  5'8   172   22   48    2   13   15   18   0   0   23    0   29    8   51   3.9   +2
RW     8  Larry Mickey         5'11  175   26   21    4    4    8    4   3   0   15    9   16    0   38  10.5  -10
LW    11  Marc Tardif          6'0   195   20   18    3    2    5   27   1   0   10    4    6    0   25  12.0    0
RW    21  Lucien Grenier       5'10  163   23   23    2    3    5    2   0   0   12    0   12    1   25   8.0   +1
C     11  Bobby Sheehan        5'7   155   20   16    2    1    3    2   0   0    5    0    5    0   20  10.0    0
LW     8  Dick Duff            5'9   166   33   17    1    1    2    4   0   0    7    2   10    0   21   4.8   -5
C     26  Larry Pleau          6'1   190   22   20    1    0    1    0   0   1    3    0   12    8   19   5.3   -1
D     11  Jean Gauthier        6'1   190   32    4    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    2   0.0    0
RW    26  Phil Roberto         6'1   190   20    8    0    1    1    8   0   0    3    1    1    0    5   0.0   +1
LW/RW 11  Rejean Houle         5'11  170   20    9    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    0    1    0    1   0.0   +1
D     26  Paul Curtis          6'0   185   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C     21  Fran Huck            5'7   165   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
C     26  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   21    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    2    0    8   0.0   -2
D     17  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   21    5    0    0    0    4   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     21  Guy Charron          5'10  170   20    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    2   0.0   -2
G      1  Gump Worsley         5'7   180   40    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---    0
G     29  Phil Myre            6'1   185   21   10    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---    0
G     30  Rogie Vachon         5'7   170   24   64    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   29  Phil Myre            21   10   503   19  2.27   4   3   2  246   .923   0   0
G    1  Gump Worsley         40    6   360   14  2.33   3   1   2  164   .915   0   0
G   30  Rogie Vachon         24   64  3697  162  2.63  31  18  12 1956   .917   6   4

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    1  LW   Rejean Houle             635    214   Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)    
  1    2  LW   Marc Tardif              517    446   Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)    
  3   32  C    Bobby Sheehan            310    241   St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  4   44  D    Murray Anderson           40          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  5   56  G    Gary Doyle                        1   Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  6   63  LW   Guy Delparte              48          London Knights (OHA)                 [pick acquired from LA]
  6   68  C    Lynn Powis               130    153   University of Denver (NCAA)        
  7   74  G    Ian Wilkie                       34   Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)            [pick acquired from LA]
  7   75  C    Dale Power                            Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from PHI]
  8   79  RW   Frank Hamill                          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)              [pick acquired from PIT]
  9   83  D    Gilles Drolet                         Quebec (QJHL)                      
 10   84  C    Darrel Knibbs              9     41   Lethbridge (AJHL)                  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-06-1969	traded Garry Monahan and Doug Piper to Red Wings for Pete Mahovlich and Bart Crashley
06-11-1969	Flyers claimed Larry Hillman in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	claimed Jack Norris from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	claimed Larry Mickey from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	Black Hawks claimed Tony Esposito in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	North Stars claimed Dick Sentes in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	claimed Jean-Guy Gendron from Flyers in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	purchased Chuck Hamilton from Red Wings
06-12-1969	sold Jean-Guy Gendron to Flyers
06-27-1969	traded Ernie Wakely to Blues for Bobby Schmautz and Norm Beaudin
07-1969	Gilles Tremblay retired
08-1969	sold Bobby Schmautz to Salt Lake City (WHL)
09-1969	purchased Andre Pronovost from North Stars
10-1969	sold Chuck Hamilton to Hershey (AHL)
10-29-1969	purchased Jean Gauthier from Cleveland (AHL)
11-28-1969	Gump Worsley retired
01-23-1970	traded Dick Duff to Kings for Dennis Hextall
02-27-1970	sold Gump Worsley to North Stars
03-1970	signed Fran Huck as a free agent
03-02-1970	signed Bob Murdoch as a free agent
05-22-1970	sold Dennis Hextall to Golden Seals
05-22-1970	traded Ernie Hicke and Montreal's #1 pick in the 1970 draft to Golden Seals for Francois Lacombe and California's #1 pick in the 1971 draft
05-22-1970	sold Christian Bordeleau to Blues
05-22-1970	traded Jack Norris, Larry Mickey and Lucien Grenier to Kings for Wayne Thomas, Gregg Boddy and Leon Rochefort
06-09-1970	purchased Norm Beaudin from North Stars
06-09-1970	Flyers claimed Alain Caron in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	claimed Bob McCord from North Stars in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	North Stars claimed Ted Harris in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	Kings claimed Paul Curtis in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	signed Bob Paradise as a free agent
06-09-1970	claimed Billy Inglis from Kings in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	Sabres claimed Billy Inglis in intra-league draft
06-10-1970	traded Bobby Rousseau and Jude Drouin to North Stars for Claude Larose and Bill Collins
07-1970	Claude Provost retired
08-1970	sold Bob McCord to North Stars
10-02-1970	sold Robin Burns to Penguins


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

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

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

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