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.

Regular season
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
 National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA 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
 PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM Bobby Orr Boston Bruins  76  33  87  120 Phil Esposito Boston Bruins  76  43  56  99 Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks  76  39  47  86 Phil Goyette St. Louis Blues  72  29  49  78 Walt Tkaczuk New York Rangers  76  27  50  77 Jean Ratelle New York Rangers  75  32  42  74 Red Berenson St. Louis Blues  67  33  39  72 J. P. Parise Minnesota North Stars  74  24  48  72 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings  76  31  40  71 Frank Mahovlich Detroit Red Wings  74  38  32  70

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:  Chicago Black HawksClarence S. Campbell Bowl:  St. Louis BluesArt Ross Trophy:  Bobby OrrBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Pit MartinCalder Memorial Trophy:  Tony EspositoConn Smythe Trophy:  Bobby OrrHart Memorial Trophy:  Bobby OrrJames Norris Memorial Trophy:  Bobby OrrLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Phil GoyetteNHL Plus/Minus Award:  Bobby OrrVezina Trophy:  Tony EspositoLester Patrick Trophy:  Edward W. Shore, James C. V. Hendy

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamTony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks GEd Giacomin, New York RangersBobby Orr, Boston Bruins DCarl Brewer, Detroit Red WingsBrad Park, New York Rangers DJacques Laperriere, Montreal CanadiensPhil Esposito, Boston Bruins CStan Mikita, Chicago Black HawksGordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RWJohn McKenzie, Boston BruinsBobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks LWFrank Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1969 in North America
Category:1970 in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons