# 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season.
Coached by Wren Blair (9–13–10) and Charlie Burns (10–22–12), the team compiled a record of 19–35–22 for 60 points, to finish the regular season third in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4–2 to the St. Louis Blues.

## 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 | W | October 11, 1969 | 4–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 15, 1969 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 16, 1969 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | October 18, 1969 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | October 19, 1969 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | October 22, 1969 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 1969 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | W | October 29, 1969 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | L | November 1, 1969 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 4–5–0 |
| 10 | L | November 2, 1969 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 4–6–0 |
| 11 | T | November 5, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | W | November 8, 1969 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 5–6–1 |
| 13 | W | November 12, 1969 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 6–6–1 |
| 14 | T | November 15, 1969 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 6–6–2 |
| 15 | L | November 19, 1969 | 2–4 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 6–7–2 |
| 16 | L | November 20, 1969 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 6–8–2 |
| 17 | W | November 22, 1969 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 7–8–2 |
| 18 | T | November 26, 1969 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 7–8–3 |
| 19 | L | November 29, 1969 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 7–9–3 |
| 20 | T | November 30, 1969 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 7–9–4 |
| 21 | T | December 3, 1969 | 5–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 7–9–5 |
| 22 | W | December 6, 1969 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 8–9–5 |
| 23 | T | December 7, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 8–9–6 |
| 24 | W | December 10, 1969 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 9–9–6 |
| 25 | T | December 11, 1969 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 9–9–7 |
| 26 | L | December 13, 1969 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 9–10–7 |
| 27 | T | December 15, 1969 | 4–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–10–8 |
| 28 | L | December 17, 1969 | 1–3 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 9–11–8 |
| 29 | T | December 20, 1969 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–11–9 |
| 30 | L | December 23, 1969 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 9–12–9 |
| 31 | T | December 25, 1969 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 9–12–10 |
| 32 | L | December 27, 1969 | 3–5 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 9–13–10 |
| 33 | T | December 30, 1969 | 0–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–13–11 |
| 34 | T | January 3, 1970 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 9–13–12 |
| 35 | L | January 4, 1970 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 9–14–12 |
| 36 | T | January 7, 1970 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 9–14–13 |
| 37 | L | January 10, 1970 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 9–15–13 |
| 38 | W | January 14, 1970 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 10–15–13 |
| 39 | T | January 15, 1970 | 1–1 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–15–14 |
| 40 | L | January 17, 1970 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1969–70) | 10–16–14 |
| 41 | L | January 22, 1970 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–17–14 |
| 42 | L | January 24, 1970 | 0–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 10–18–14 |
| 43 | L | January 25, 1970 | 1–4 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–19–14 |
| 44 | L | January 28, 1970 | 4–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–20–14 |
| 45 | L | January 29, 1970 | 5–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 10–21–14 |
| 46 | L | January 31, 1970 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 10–22–14 |
| 47 | L | February 1, 1970 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–23–14 |
| 48 | L | February 4, 1970 | 5–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 10–24–14 |
| 49 | T | February 7, 1970 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) | 10–24–15 |
| 50 | L | February 8, 1970 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 10–25–15 |
| 51 | L | February 11, 1970 | 1–2 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 10–26–15 |
| 52 | L | February 14, 1970 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–27–15 |
| 53 | T | February 15, 1970 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 10–27–16 |
| 54 | T | February 18, 1970 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 10–27–17 |
| 55 | L | February 19, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) | 10–28–17 |
| 56 | L | February 21, 1970 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 10–29–17 |
| 57 | T | February 25, 1970 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 10–29–18 |
| 58 | L | February 28, 1970 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 10–30–18 |
| 59 | W | March 1, 1970 | 8–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 11–30–18 |
| 60 | T | March 4, 1970 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 11–30–19 |
| 61 | W | March 7, 1970 | 8–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) | 12–30–19 |
| 62 | T | March 8, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 12–30–20 |
| 63 | L | March 11, 1970 | 1–9 | St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 12–31–20 |
| 64 | W | March 14, 1970 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 13–31–20 |
| 65 | W | March 15, 1970 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1969–70) | 14–31–20 |
| 66 | T | March 17, 1970 | 5–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) | 14–31–21 |
| 67 | L | March 18, 1970 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) | 14–32–21 |
| 68 | W | March 21, 1970 | 5–4 | Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 15–32–21 |
| 69 | L | March 22, 1970 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) | 15–33–21 |
| 70 | T | March 24, 1970 | 2–2 | Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 15–33–22 |
| 71 | L | March 25, 1970 | 0–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 15–34–22 |
| 72 | L | March 28, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 15–35–22 |
| 73 | W | March 29, 1970 | 8–3 | @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) | 16–35–22 |
| 74 | W | March 31, 1970 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) | 17–35–22 |
| 75 | W | April 4, 1970 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) | 18–35–22 |
| 76 | W | April 5, 1970 | 5–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) | 19–35–22 |

## Playoffs

By finishing the regular season in third place in the West Division, the Minnesota North Stars qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1970 and faced the first-place St. Louis Blues in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. St. Louis won the first two games at home, 6–2 and 2–1. Minnesota won the next two games at home by scores of 4–2 and 4–0. The Blues won game five in St. Louis, 6–3, and also won game six in Minnesota, 4–2, to win the series in six games.
Stanley Cup Quarterfinals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record |
| 1 | April 8 | St. Louis | 2–6 | 0–1 |
| 2 | April 9 | St. Louis | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| 3 | April 11 | Minnesota | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| 4 | April 12 | Minnesota | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| 5 | April 14 | St. Louis | 3–6 | 2–3 |
| 6 | April 16 | Minnesota | 2–4 | 2–4 |
Blues win series 4–2

## Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | Dick Redmond | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 2 | 14 | Dennis O'Brien | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 3 | 25 | Gilles Gilbert | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 4 | 37 | Fred O'Donnell | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 5 | 49 | Pierre Jutras | Canada | Shawnigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 61 | Rob Walton | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 7 | 72 | Rick Thompson | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
| 8 | 78 | Cal Russell | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) |