The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly (who left to take the Pittsburgh job), the Kings finished the season with an NHL-worst record of 14-52-10 (38 points). The team also fired coach Hal Laycoe after just 24 games. His replacement, Johnny Wilson, did not fare much better, winning just nine of the remaining 52 games on the schedule.
1969–70 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 6th West |
1969–70 record | 14–52–10 |
Home record | 12–22–4 |
Road record | 2–30–6 |
Goals for | 168 |
Goals against | 289 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Regan |
Coach | Hal Laycoe and Johnny Wilson |
Captain | Bob Wall and Larry Cahan |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eddie Shack (22) |
Assists | Butch Goring and Leon Rochefort (23) |
Points | Ross Lonsberry (42) |
Penalty minutes | Ross Lonsberry (118) |
Wins | Gerry Desjardins (7) |
Goals against average | Denis DeJordy (3.24) |
The last remaining active member of the 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings was Butch Goring, who retired after the 1984–85 season.
Offseason edit
In the Entry Draft, the Kings chose goaltender Dale Hoganson with their first pick, 16th overall in the second round.
Regular season edit
The Kings endured some long stretches of futility during the 1969–70 season:
- From January 29 through March 5, they went 17 straight games without a victory (0–13–4)
- From November 8 through November 29, they went 10 straight games without a victory (0–9–1)
- From January 11 through January 25, and again from January 29 through February 15, they lost 8 straight games
- From January 11 through February 15, they suffered 11 consecutive road losses.
- Their only two victories away from home all season were: December 2 (4–3 at Oakland) and January 10 (6–4 at Minnesota)
Season standings edit
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 224 | 179 | +45 | 86 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 182 | 238 | −56 | 64 |
3 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 224 | 257 | −33 | 60 |
4 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 169 | 243 | −74 | 58 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 197 | 225 | −28 | 58 |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 168 | 290 | −122 | 38 |
Record vs. opponents edit
Vs. West Division edit
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Schedule and results edit
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Playoffs edit
- For the first time in team history, the Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics edit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Ross Lonsberry | 76 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 118 |
Eddie Joyal | 59 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8 |
Butch Goring | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 8 |
Eddie Shack | 73 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 113 |
Bill Flett | 69 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 70 |
Leon Rochefort | 76 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 14 |
Jimmy Peters Jr. | 74 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 |
Ted Irvine | 58 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 |
Phil "Skip" Krake | 58 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 86 |
Bob Wall | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
Bill White | 40 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 |
Dick Duff | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
Dennis Hextall | 28 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
Larry Cahan | 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 52 |
Mike Corrigan | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
Matt Ravlich | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Dale Rolfe | 55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 77 |
Bryan Campbell | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Dale Hoganson | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 37 |
Brent Hughes | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 108 |
Real Lemieux | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Gilles Marotte | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
Howie Hughes | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Garry Monahan | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Juha Widing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jacques Lemieux | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Croteau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending edit
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Denis DeJordy | 21 | 1147 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3.24 |
Gerry Desjardins | 43 | 2453 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3.89 |
Wayne Rutledge | 20 | 960 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 |
Awards and records edit
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Transactions edit
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season.[3]
Trades edit
Free agent signings edit
November 15, 1969 | From Springfield Kings (AHL) Jean Potvin |
Intra-league Draft edit
June 11, 1969 | To Chicago Black Hawks Howie Menard |
June 11, 1969 | To St. Louis Blues Ron Anderson |
Reverse Draft edit
June 12, 1969 | To Denver Spurs (WHL) Jacques Caron |
June 12, 1969 | From Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Price |
Draft picks edit
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality |
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2 | 16 | Dale Hoganson | Canada |
3 | 27 | Gregg Boddy | Canada |
4 | 39 | Bruce Landon | Canada |
5 | 51 | Butch Goring | Canada |
- NOTE: Back before 1979, the amateur draft was held with varying rules and procedures. In 1969, teams only needed to select as many player as they wanted to, which is why there were only four Kings players drafted.
References edit
- ^ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".