1969-1970 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1969-1970 Montreal Canadiens: 38-22-16
Next Season 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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