# 1969–70 Oakland Seals season

The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round. It was the last time the Seals qualified for the playoffs.

## Offseason
### Amateur draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 7. | Tony Featherstone | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 2 | 18. | Ron Stackhouse | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 3 | 29. | Don O'Donoghue | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 4 | 41. | Pierre Farmer | Canada | Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL) |
| 5 | 53. | Warren Harrison | Canada | Sorel Black Hawks (QJHL) |
| 6 | 65. | Neil Nicholson | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 7 | 76. | Pete Vipond | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

West Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 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
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | October 11, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | W | October 12, 1969 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | L | October 15, 1969 | 0–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 1–1–1 |
| 4 | W | October 17, 1969 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 2–1–1 |
| 5 | L | October 18, 1969 | 0–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | W | October 21, 1969 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | L | October 24, 1969 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | W | October 29, 1969 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | L | October 31, 1969 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 4–4–1 |
| 10 | L | November 4, 1969 | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 4–5–1 |
| 11 | L | November 7, 1969 | 1–8 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | T | November 9, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 4–6–2 |
| 13 | L | November 10, 1969 | 3–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 4–7–2 |
| 14 | L | November 12, 1969 | 0–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 4–8–2 |
| 15 | L | November 15, 1969 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 4–9–2 |
| 16 | W | November 19, 1969 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 5–9–2 |
| 17 | L | November 22, 1969 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 5–10–2 |
| 18 | L | November 23, 1969 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 5–11–2 |
| 19 | L | November 26, 1969 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 5–12–2 |
| 20 | L | November 29, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 5–13–2 |
| 21 | W | November 30, 1969 | 1–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 6–13–2 |
| 22 | L | December 2, 1969 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 6–14–2 |
| 23 | L | December 3, 1969 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 6–15–2 |
| 24 | T | December 5, 1969 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 6–15–3 |
| 25 | L | December 6, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 6–16–3 |
| 26 | T | December 10, 1969 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 6–16–4 |
| 27 | W | December 12, 1969 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 7–16–4 |
| 28 | W | December 17, 1969 | 3–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 8–16–4 |
| 29 | L | December 19, 1969 | 0–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 8–17–4 |
| 30 | L | December 21, 1969 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 8–18–4 |
| 31 | L | December 25, 1969 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 8–19–4 |
| 32 | W | December 27, 1969 | 5–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 9–19–4 |
| 33 | L | December 28, 1969 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 9–20–4 |
| 34 | T | December 31, 1969 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 9–20–5 |
| 35 | L | January 3, 1970 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 9–21–5 |
| 36 | L | January 4, 1970 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 9–22–5 |
| 37 | L | January 7, 1970 | 1–6 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 9–23–5 |
| 38 | T | January 10, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 9–23–6 |
| 39 | L | January 11, 1970 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 9–24–6 |
| 40 | L | January 13, 1970 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 9–25–6 |
| 41 | T | January 15, 1970 | 1–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 9–25–7 |
| 42 | W | January 17, 1970 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–25–7 |
| 43 | L | January 18, 1970 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–26–7 |
| 44 | T | January 21, 1970 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 10–26–8 |
| 45 | W | January 23, 1970 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 11–26–8 |
| 46 | W | January 25, 1970 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 12–26–8 |
| 47 | L | January 28, 1970 | 1–6 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 12–27–8 |
| 48 | L | January 30, 1970 | 1–2 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 12–28–8 |
| 49 | L | February 1, 1970 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 12–29–8 |
| 50 | W | February 4, 1970 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 13–29–8 |
| 51 | W | February 6, 1970 | 2–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 14–29–8 |
| 52 | L | February 7, 1970 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 14–30–8 |
| 53 | W | February 11, 1970 | 2–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 15–30–8 |
| 54 | W | February 13, 1970 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 16–30–8 |
| 55 | T | February 17, 1970 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 16–30–9 |
| 56 | L | February 20, 1970 | 1–3 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 16–31–9 |
| 57 | W | February 21, 1970 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 17–31–9 |
| 58 | L | February 25, 1970 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 17–32–9 |
| 59 | L | February 26, 1970 | 1–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 17–33–9 |
| 60 | L | February 28, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 17–34–9 |
| 61 | L | March 3, 1970 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 17–35–9 |
| 62 | L | March 6, 1970 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 17–36–9 |
| 63 | L | March 7, 1970 | 3–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 17–37–9 |
| 64 | T | March 8, 1970 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 17–37–10 |
| 65 | T | March 11, 1970 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 17–37–11 |
| 66 | W | March 15, 1970 | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 18–37–11 |
| 67 | T | March 18, 1970 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 18–37–12 |
| 68 | W | March 20, 1970 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 19–37–12 |
| 69 | L | March 22, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 19–38–12 |
| 70 | T | March 24, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 19–38–13 |
| 71 | W | March 25, 1970 | 3–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 20–38–13 |
| 72 | W | March 27, 1970 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 21–38–13 |
| 73 | L | March 29, 1970 | 3–8 | Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) | 21–39–13 |
| 74 | T | April 1, 1970 | 2–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 21–39–14 |
| 75 | W | April 3, 1970 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 22–39–14 |
| 76 | L | April 4, 1970 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 22–40–14 |

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
| | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ted Hampson | 10 | 76 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 7 | 54 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 212 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Bill Hicke | 9 | 69 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Laughton | 15 | 76 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | 75 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Roberts | 2 | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | 76 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | 72 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | 3 | 55 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | 72 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Brian Perry | 20 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Mattiussi | 6 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | 11 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dillabough | 21 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | 14 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | 4 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Menard† | 16 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Ubriaco‡ | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tony Featherstone | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 30 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Neil Nicholson | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aut Erickson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Francois Lacombe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Barry Boughner | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
| Gary Smith | 30 | 65 | 3762 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 195 | 2 | 3.11 | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 738 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 3.49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Worthy | 25 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Transactions

The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:

### Trades

| June 19, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Harry Howell | To New York Rangers cash |
| December 15, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Howie Menard | To Chicago Black Hawks Gene Ubriaco |

### Additions and subtractions

Additions :
| Player | Former team | Via |
| Joe Hardy | Providence Reds (AHL) | free agency (1969–06) |
| Wayne Muloin | Providence Reds (AHL) | free agency (1969–06) |
Subtractions :
| Player | New team | Via |

## Playoffs

The Seals qualified for the playoffs and went against Pittsburgh in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. They were swept in four games, or 0–4.