1969–70 NHL season

The **1969–70 NHL season** was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Twelve teams each played 76 games. The Boston Bruins were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the St. Louis Blues four games to none in the final series.

### Final standings

_Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes_

_Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|National Hockey League|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**St. Louis Blues**|76|37|27|12|86|224|179|876||||||||||
|**Pittsburgh Penguins**|76|26|38|12|64|182|238|1038||||||||||
|**Minnesota North Stars**|76|19|35|22|60|224|257|1008||||||||||
|**Oakland Seals**|76|22|40|14|58|169|243|845||||||||||
|Philadelphia Flyers|76|17|35|24|58|197|225|1123||||||||||
|Los Angeles Kings|76|14|52|10|38|168|290|969||||||||||

### Scoring leaders

_Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%"|PLAYER|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|TEAM|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|PTS|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Bobby Orr|Boston Bruins|76|33|87|120||||||||
|align="left"|Phil Esposito|Boston Bruins|76|43|56|99||||||||
|align="left"|Stan Mikita|Chicago Black Hawks|76|39|47|86||||||||
|align="left"|Phil Goyette|St. Louis Blues|72|29|49|78||||||||
|align="left"|Walt Tkaczuk|New York Rangers|76|27|50|77||||||||
|align="left"|Jean Ratelle|New York Rangers|75|32|42|74||||||||
|align="left"|Red Berenson|St. Louis Blues|67|33|39|72||||||||
|align="left"|J. P. Parise|Minnesota North Stars|74|24|48|72||||||||
|align="left"|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|76|31|40|71||||||||
|align="left"|Frank Mahovlich|Detroit Red Wings|74|38|32|70||||||||

## NHL awards

|Prince of Wales Trophy:|Chicago Black Hawks|
| --- | --- |
|Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:|St. Louis Blues|
|Art Ross Trophy:|Bobby Orr|
|Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:|Pit Martin|
|Calder Memorial Trophy:|Tony Esposito|
|Conn Smythe Trophy:|Bobby Orr|
|Hart Memorial Trophy:|Bobby Orr|
|James Norris Memorial Trophy:|Bobby Orr|
|Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:|Phil Goyette|
|NHL Plus/Minus Award:|Bobby Orr|
|Vezina Trophy:|Tony Esposito|
|Lester Patrick Trophy:|Edward W. Shore, James C. V. Hendy|

### All-Star teams

|First team|Position|Second team||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks|align=center|G|Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers|
|Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins|align=center|D|Carl Brewer, Detroit Red Wings|
|Brad Park, New York Rangers|align=center|D|Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens|
|Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins|align=center|C|Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks|
|Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings|align=center|RW|John McKenzie, Boston Bruins|
|Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks|align=center|LW|Frank Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings|

## References

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 1969–70 NHL season
- **league**: National Hockey League
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **duration**: October 11, 1969 – May 10, 1970
- **season**: Regular season
- **no of teams**: 12
- **no of games**: 76
- **season champs**: Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks
- **mvp**: Bobby Orr <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>
- **mvp link**: Hart Memorial Trophy
- **top scorer**: Bobby Orr <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>
- **top scorer link**: Art Ross Trophy
- **playoffs**: Playoffs
- **playoffs link**: 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs
- **finals**: Stanley Cup
- **finals link**: 1970 Stanley Cup Final
- **finals champ**: Boston Bruins
- **finals runner-up**: St. Louis Blues
- **playoffs mvp**: Bobby Orr <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>
- **playoffs mvp link**: Conn Smythe Trophy
- **nextseason year**: 1970–71 NHL season, 1970–71
- **prevseason year**: 1968–69 NHL season, 1968–69
- **seasonslistnames**: List of NHL seasons, NHL