1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1969–70 1969 East 5th 38–22–16 21–9–8 17–13–8 244 201 Sam Pollock Claude Ruel Jean Beliveau Henri RichardUnknown Montreal Forum Jacques Lemaire (32) Yvan Cournoyer (36) Yvan Cournoyer (63) John Ferguson (139) Rogie Vachon (31) Phil Myre (2.27) The 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 61st season of play. The defending Stanley Cup champions finished sixteen games above .500, but it was not enough to return to the playoffs in the powerful East Division. Montreal finished fifth after losing tiebreaker to the New York Rangers on goals scored, and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1947–48 season, ending their 21-season playoff streak. This team was the only Canadiens team between the 1948–49 season and the 1993–94 season that missed the playoffs, a span of 46 years. Montreal would go on to win another Cup the following season, becoming the first (and, as of , only) team to win the Stanley Cup, miss the playoffs, and win the Cup again in successive campaigns, and with their 1968 Stanley Cup victory, they are the only team to win the Stanley Cup in 3 of 4 years, with one missed playoff appearance. 2 Regular season On April 5, 1970 the Montreal Canadiens, in a desperate race to qualify for the NHL playoffs, the team played away against the Chicago Black Hawks. With 9:30 left in regulation time, Montreal was down by a score of 5–2. The Canadiens' only hope of qualifying for the playoffs was to score three more goals. Montreal coach Claude Ruel pulled his goaltender, Rogatien Vachon, from the net, sending him back out only for faceoffs. Unfortunately, luck ran out as Chicago scored five empty net goals and won the game by a score of 10–2, while the Rangers racked up a 9–5 win over Detroit. Thus, Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Final standings MON Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1969–70 regular season1969-70 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1970_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 6, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1969||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 15, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1969||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||2–0–1 |- |4||T||October 19, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||2–0–2 |- |5||T||October 22, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||2–0–3 |- |6||L||October 25, 1969||0–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||2–1–3 |- |7||W||October 26, 1969||8–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||3–1–3 |- |8||L||October 29, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||3–2–3 |- |9||T||October 30, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||3–2–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 1, 1969||9–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||4–2–4 |- |11||T||November 5, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||4–2–5 |- |12||W||November 6, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||5–2–5 |- |13||W||November 8, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||6–2–5 |- |14||W||November 10, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||7–2–5 |- |15||W||November 12, 1969||5–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||8–2–5 |- |16||W||November 15, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||9–2–5 |- |17||L||November 16, 1969||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||9–3–5 |- |18||T||November 19, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||9–3–6 |- |19||W||November 22, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||10–3–6 |- |20||T||November 23, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||10–3–7 |- |21||W||November 26, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||11–3–7 |- |22||T||November 29, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||11–3–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||W||December 4, 1969||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||12–3–8 |- |24||L||December 6, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||12–4–8 |- |25||L||December 7, 1969||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||12–5–8 |- |26||W||December 10, 1969||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||13–5–8 |- |27||W||December 13, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||14–5–8 |- |28||L||December 14, 1969||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||14–6–8 |- |29||W||December 17, 1969||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||15–6–8 |- |30||L||December 20, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||15–7–8 |- |31||W||December 21, 1969||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||16–7–8 |- |32||T||December 26, 1969||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||16–7–9 |- |33||T||December 27, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||16–7–10 |- |34||L||December 30, 1969||0–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||16–8–10 |- |35||L||December 31, 1969||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||16–9–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||W||January 3, 1970||5–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||17–9–10 |- |37||W||January 6, 1970||4–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||18–9–10 |- |38||W||January 8, 1970||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||19–9–10 |- |39||W||January 11, 1970||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||20–9–10 |- |40||W||January 14, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||21–9–10 |- |41||L||January 17, 1970||0–3 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||21–10–10 |- |42||L||January 18, 1970||3–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||21–11–10 |- |43||W||January 22, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||22–11–10 |- |44||W||January 24, 1970||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||23–11–10 |- |45||W||January 25, 1970||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||24–11–10 |- |46||W||January 28, 1970||5–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||25–11–10 |- |47||T||January 31, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||25–11–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||W||February 1, 1970||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||26–11–11 |- |49||L||February 4, 1970||2–5 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||26–12–11 |- |50||W||February 5, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||27–12–11 |- |51||T||February 7, 1970||1–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||27–12–12 |- |52||W||February 8, 1970||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||28–12–12 |- |53||T||February 11, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||28–12–13 |- |54||L||February 14, 1970||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||28–13–13 |- |55||L||February 15, 1970||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||28–14–13 |- |56||L||February 18, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||28–15–13 |- |57||W||February 21, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||29–15–13 |- |58||W||February 22, 1970||1–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||30–15–13 |- |59||W||February 25, 1970||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||31–15–13 |- |60||L||February 28, 1970||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||31–16–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||L||March 4, 1970||1–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||31–17–13 |- |62||L||March 7, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||31–18–13 |- |63||L||March 8, 1970||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||31–19–13 |- |64||W||March 11, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||32–19–13 |- |65||W||March 14, 1970||6–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||33–19–13 |- |66||T||March 15, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||33–19–14 |- |67||T||March 18, 1970||2–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||33–19–15 |- |68||W||March 19, 1970||6–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||34–19–15 |- |69||W||March 21, 1970||2–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||35–19–15 |- |70||W||March 22, 1970||5–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||36–19–15 |- |71||W||March 25, 1970||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) ||37–19–15 |- |72||T||March 28, 1970||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||37–19–16 |- |73||L||March 29, 1970||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||37–20–16 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |74||W||April 1, 1970||6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||38–20–16 |- |75||L||April 4, 1970||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||38–21–16 |- |76||L||April 5, 1970||2–10 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||38–22–16 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Yvan Cournoyer RW 72 27 36 63 231004 Jacques Lemaire C 69 32 28 60 161305 Bobby Rousseau RW 72 24 34 58 30524 Mickey Redmond RW 75 27 27 54 61302 Henri Richard C 62 16 36 52 61204 Jean Beliveau C 63 19 30 49 10301 Ralph Backstrom C 72 19 24 43 20102 Jacques Laperriere D 73 6 31 37 98211 John Ferguson John Ferguson Sr. LW 48 19 13 32 139607 Serge Savard D 64 12 19 31 38532 Terry Harper D 75 4 18 22 109000 Claude Provost RW 65 10 11 21 22001 J.C. Tremblay D 58 2 19 21 7100 Ted Harris Ted Harris (ice hockey) D 74 3 17 20 116000 Pete Mahovlich C 36 9 8 17 51002 Christian Bordeleau C 48 2 13 15 18000 Larry Mickey RW 21 4 4 8 4302 Marc Tardif LW 18 3 2 5 27100 Lucien Grenier ice hockey RW 23 2 3 5 2001 Bobby Sheehan Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey) C 16 2 1 3 2000 Dick Duff LW 17 1 1 2 4000 Larry Pleau C 20 1 0 1 0010 Jean Gauthier D 4 0 1 1 0000 Rejean Houle W 9 0 1 1 0000 Phil Roberto RW 8 0 1 1 8000 Guy Charron C 5 0 0 0 0000 Paul Curtis Paul Curtis (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 0000 Jude Drouin C 3 0 0 0 2000 Fran Huck C 2 0 0 0 0000 Guy Lapointe D 5 0 0 0 4000 Phil Myre G 10 0 0 0 2000 Rogie Vachon G 64 0 0 0 0000 Gump Worsley G 6 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Rogie Vachon 3697 64 31 18 12 162 2.63 4 Phil Myre 503 10 4 3 2 19 2.27 0 Gump Worsley 360 6 3 1 2 14 2.33 0 Team: 4560 76 38 22 16 195 2.57 4 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1969-70 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1970.html Awards and records Jacques Laperriere, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star Draft picks 1969 NHL amateur draft Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)11Réjean HouleCanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)12Marc TardifCanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)332 Bobby Sheehan United States St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)444 Murray Anderson Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)556 Gary Doyle Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)663 Guy Delparte Canada London Knights (OHA)668 Lynn Powis Canada Denver Pioneers (NCAA)774 Ian Wilkie Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)775 Dale Power Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)879 Frank Hamill Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)983 Gilles Drolet Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)1084 Darrel Knibbs Canada Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL) See also 1969–70 NHL season References External links Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Mon Mon Category:1969 in Montreal Category:1970 in Montreal Category:1969 in sports in Quebec Category:1970 in sports in Quebec