1969β70 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 6th West |
1969β70 record | 14β52β10 |
Home record | 12β22β4 |
Road record | 2β30β6 |
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 1969β70 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.
The last remaining active member of the 1969β70 Los Angeles Kings was Butch Goring, who retired after the 1984β85 season.
In the Entry Draft, the Kings chose goaltender Dale Hoganson with their first pick, 16th overall in the second round.
The Kings endured some long stretches of futility during the 1969β70 season:
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 | β56 | 64 |
3 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 224 | 257 | β33 | 60 |
4 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 169 | 243 | β74 | 58 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 197 | 225 | β28 | 58 |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 168 | 290 | β122 | 38 |
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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 |
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 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1969β70 season. [3]
November 15, 1969 | From
Springfield Kings (
AHL) Jean Potvin |
June 11, 1969 | To
Chicago Black Hawks Howie Menard |
June 11, 1969 | To
St. Louis Blues Ron Anderson |
June 12, 1969 | To
Denver Spurs (
WHL) Jacques Caron |
June 12, 1969 | From
Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Price |
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 |