1969-1970 New York Rangers team stats

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1969-1970 New York Rangers: 38-22-16
Next Season Home record: 22-8-8 (125 goals scored, 84 allowed) Road record: 16-14-8 (121 goals scored, 105 allowed) Head Coach: Emile Francis Power Play: 52/295 (17.6%) Penalty Killing: 229/269 (85.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 187-142 246 goals scored (3rd of 12 teams), 189 goals allowed (3rd), 853 PIM (11th) 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%   +/-
C     18  Walt Tkaczuk         6'0   185   22   76   27   50   77   38   5   0   96   18   53    1  203  13.3  +26
C     19  Jean Ratelle         6'1   180   29   75   32   42   74   28  10   0   93   29   57    1  198  16.2   +8
LW    17  Dave Balon           5'10  180   31   76   33   37   70  100   4   1   99   15   49    5  202  16.3  +40
RW    10  Bill Fairbairn       5'10  170   22   76   23   33   56   23   3   0   88   17   47    0  153  15.0  +24
LW    11  Vic Hadfield         6'0   190   29   71   20   34   54   69   3   0   77   26   54    0  268   7.5   -3
RW     7  Rod Gilbert          5'9   180   28   72   16   37   53   22   3   0   78   30   47    1  230   7.0   +2
RW     8  Bob Nevin            6'0   185   31   68   18   19   37    8   3   1   61   18   58   16  126  14.3   +1
D      2  Brad Park            6'0   200   21   60   11   26   37   98   6   1  105   32   62   12  161   6.8  +23
D      4  Arnie Brown          6'1   185   27   73   15   21   36   78   3   0  118   18   91   19  220   6.8  +28
D     16  Rod Seiling          6'0   195   25   76    5   21   26   68   0   0  113   10   80   18  176   2.8  +41
C     12  Ron Stewart          5'11  171   37   76   14   10   24   14   1   4   35    4   45   21  109  12.8   +7
LW    22  Don Marshall         5'10  160   37   57    9   15   24    6   2   0   32    4   38   16   81  11.1   +6
D     15  Jim Neilson          6'2   205   29   62    3   20   23   75   0   0   94   16   66   12  204   1.5  +24
C     20  Juha Widing          6'0   180   22   44    7    7   14   10   2   0   22    2   18    0   90   7.8   +2
C     25  Orland Kurtenbach    6'2   180   33   53    4   10   14   47   1   0   26    3   23    4   89   4.5   +4
LW     9  Real Lemieux         5'11  180   24   55    4    6   10   51   0   0   19    1   24    7   49   8.2   +1
D      3  Tim Horton           5'10  180   39   15    1    5    6   16   1   0   11    3   21    6   41   2.4   -7
D      6  Al Hamilton          6'1   195   23   59    0    5    5   54   0   0   24    3   38    9   42   0.0   -8
RW    20  Jack Egers           6'1   175   20    6    3    0    3    2   2   0    8    4    4    0   18  16.7    0
C     14  Don Luce             6'2   185   21   12    1    2    3    8   0   0    3    0    5    0   20   5.0   -2
D     21  Larry Brown          6'2   210   22   15    0    3    3    8   0   0   11    1    7    3   17   0.0   +6
LW    27  Ted Irvine           6'2   195   25   17    0    3    3   10   0   0    5    1   11    1   28   0.0   -6
G      1  Ed Giacomin          5'11  180   30   70    0    2    2    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---    0
G     30  Terry Sawchuk        5'11  195   40    8    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---    0
LW    23  Don Blackburn        6'0   190   31    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
D     24  Ab DeMarco           6'0   170   20    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    6   0.0   -1
D     24  Mike Robitaille      5'11  195   21    4    0    0    0    8   0   0    1    1    0    0    2   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    1  Ed Giacomin          30   70  4148  163  2.36  35  21  14 1943   .916   6   6
G   30  Terry Sawchuk        40    8   412   20  2.91   3   1   2  185   .892   0   1

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    8  D    Andre Dupont             800          Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)      [pick acquired from STL]
  1   12  LW   Pierre Jarry             344     18   Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   23  LW   Bert Wilson              478          London Nationals (OHA)             
  3   35  LW   Kevin Morrison            41    418   St. Jerome (QJHL)                  
  4   47  LW   Bruce Hellemond                       Moose Jaw (SJHL)                   
  5   59  D    Gord Smith               299          Cornwall (QJHL)                    

Traded draft picks:

#6 to STL (Dale Yutsyk)


Transactions

06-06-1969	San Diego (WHL) claimed Kevin O'Shea in reverse draft
06-06-1969	traded Reg Fleming to Flyers for Don Blackburn and Leon Rochefort
06-09-1969	traded Dennis Hextall and Leon Rochefort to Kings for Real Lemieux
06-10-1969	signed Ab DeMarco as a free agent
06-10-1969	traded Phil Goyette to Blues for St. Louis' #1 pick in the 1969 draft
06-10-1969	sold Harry Howell to Seals
06-11-1969	Penguins claimed Bob Blackburn in intra-league draft
06-11-1969	claimed Forbes Kennedy from Penguins in intra-league draft
06-12-1969	Cleveland (AHL) claimed Gary Kurt in reverse draft
06-17-1969	traded Larry Jeffrey to Red Wings for Terry Sawchuk and Sandy Snow
07-1969	Larry Popein and Wayne Hall retired
07-03-1969	traded Sandy Snow and Don Caley to Phoenix (WHL) for Peter McDuffe
11-1969	traded Sheldon Kannegiesser to Blues for Larry Hornung
02-28-1970	traded Juha Widing and Real Lemieux to Kings for Ted Irvine
03-03-1970	traded Denis Dupere (acq. 5/18/70) to Maple Leafs for Tim Horton
05-31-1970	Terry Sawchuk died
06-1970	sold Ted Hogdson to Sabres
06-09-1970	Red Wings claimed Kevin Morrison in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	Maple Leafs claimed Guy Trottier in intra-league draft
07-1970	Ron Attwell retired
07-1970	released Wayne Rivers
10-1970	purchased Morris Stefaniw from Phoenix (WHL)
10-1970	purchased Bob Kelly from Columbus (IHL)

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1970   at Boston Bruins             L   2-8 
04/09/1970   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5 
04/11/1970   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-3 
04/12/1970   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-2 
04/14/1970   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3 
04/16/1970   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 28 6 4 5 9 0 3 0 D 4 Arnie Brown 6'1 185 27 4 0 4 4 9 0 0 RW 20 Jack Egers 6'1 175 20 5 3 1 4 10 1 0 C 19 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 29 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 D 2 Brad Park 6'0 200 21 5 1 2 3 11 1 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 25 6 1 2 3 8 0 0 C 25 Orland Kurtenbach 6'2 180 33 6 1 2 3 24 0 0 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 22 6 2 1 3 17 1 0 LW 17 Dave Balon 5'10 180 31 6 1 1 2 32 0 0 D 3 Tim Horton 5'10 180 39 6 1 1 2 28 0 0 RW 8 Bob Nevin 6'0 185 31 6 1 1 2 2 1 0 C 14 Don Luce 6'2 185 21 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 RW 10 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 22 6 0 1 1 10 0 0 D 15 Jim Neilson 6'2 205 29 6 0 1 1 8 0 0 LW 23 Don Blackburn 6'0 190 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 22 Don Marshall 5'10 160 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 16 Rod Seiling 6'0 195 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Terry Sawchuk 5'11 195 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Ab DeMarco 6'0 170 20 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 1 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 23 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 12 Ron Stewart 5'11 171 37 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 21 Larry Brown 6'2 210 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 11 Vic Hadfield 6'0 190 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Real Lemieux 5'11 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Mike Robitaille 5'11 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Juha Widing 6'0 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Ed Giacomin 30 5 280 19 4.07 2 3 134 .858 0 0 G 30 Terry Sawchuk 40 3 80 6 4.50 0 1 47 .872 0 0

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

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

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

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