1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1969–70 1969 Toronto Maple Leafs East 6th 29–34–13 18–13–7 11–21–6 222 242 Jim Gregory John McLellan Dave Keon Ron Ellis Bob Pulford Maple Leaf Gardens Ron Ellis (35) Norm Ullman (42) Dave Keon (62) Rick Ley (102) Bruce Gamble (19) Bruce Gamble (3.06) The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 53rd season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and 43rd as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1967–68 season, also marking the first time since 1958 that the club endured a last place finish.Why the Leafs Still Suck and How They Can Be Fixed, Updated Edition, Al Strachan, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-1-44340-846-2, p.219 2 Offseason Punch Imlach's term as Maple Leafs' general manager ended after the 1969 playoffs. Jim Gregory, who had been an executive with the Toronto Marlboros was named general manager, the first new GM for the Maple Leafs since 1957. NHL draft Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 9 Ernie MoserCanada Estevan Bruins (WCHL) 2 20 Doug BrindleyCanada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 3 31 Larry McIntyreCanada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) 4 43 Frank HughesCanada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) 5 55 Brian SpencerCanada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) 6 67 Bob NeufeldCanada Dauphin Kings (MJHL)http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1969a.html 1969 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydb.com July 26, 2022 Regular season Season standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1969–70 regular season1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1970_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 11, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 15, 1969||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 19, 1969||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||1–2–1 |- |5||L||October 22, 1969||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 25, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 29, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||3–3–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||L||November 1, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||3–4–1 |- |9||T||November 2, 1969||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||3–4–2 |- |10||W||November 4, 1969||5–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||4–4–2 |- |11||L||November 5, 1969||2–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||4–5–2 |- |12||L||November 8, 1969||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||4–6–2 |- |13||L||November 9, 1969||0–9 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||4–7–2 |- |14||L||November 12, 1969||0–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||4–8–2 |- |15||W||November 15, 1969||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||5–8–2 |- |16||T||November 19, 1969||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||5–8–3 |- |17||W||November 22, 1969||4–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||6–8–3 |- |18||W||November 23, 1969||3–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||7–8–3 |- |19||L||November 26, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||7–9–3 |- |20||W||November 29, 1969||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||8–9–3 |- |21||L||November 30, 1969||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||8–10–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||T||December 3, 1969||5–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||8–10–4 |- |23||W||December 6, 1969||5–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||9–10–4 |- |24||L||December 7, 1969||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||9–11–4 |- |25||L||December 10, 1969||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||9–12–4 |- |26||L||December 11, 1969||3–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||9–13–4 |- |27||L||December 13, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||9–14–4 |- |28||W||December 14, 1969||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||10–14–4 |- |29||L||December 20, 1969||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||10–15–4 |- |30||W||December 21, 1969||3–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||11–15–4 |- |31||W||December 24, 1969||8–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||12–15–4 |- |32||L||December 26, 1969||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||12–16–4 |- |33||W||December 27, 1969||4–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||13–16–4 |- |34||T||December 31, 1969||1–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||13–16–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||January 3, 1970||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||14–16–5 |- |36||T||January 4, 1970||4–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||14–16–6 |- |37||T||January 7, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||14–16–7 |- |38||W||January 10, 1970||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||15–16–7 |- |39||L||January 14, 1970||1–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||15–17–7 |- |40||L||January 15, 1970||0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||15–18–7 |- |41||W||January 17, 1970||4–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||16–18–7 |- |42||W||January 22, 1970||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||17–18–7 |- |43||L||January 23, 1970||3–6 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||17–19–7 |- |44||W||January 25, 1970||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||18–19–7 |- |45||T||January 28, 1970||4–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) ||18–19–8 |- |46||W||January 31, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||19–19–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |47||L||February 1, 1970||6–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||19–20–8 |- |48||W||February 4, 1970||1–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||20–20–8 |- |49||L||February 5, 1970||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||20–21–8 |- |50||W||February 7, 1970||5–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||21–21–8 |- |51||T||February 11, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||21–21–9 |- |52||T||February 12, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||21–21–10 |- |53||W||February 14, 1970||4–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) ||22–21–10 |- |54||L||February 15, 1970||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||22–22–10 |- |55||W||February 18, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||23–22–10 |- |56||L||February 21, 1970||5–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||23–23–10 |- |57||L||February 22, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||23–24–10 |- |58||W||February 25, 1970||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||24–24–10 |- |59||T||February 28, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||24–24–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||L||March 1, 1970||0–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||24–25–11 |- |61||W||March 3, 1970||4–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) ||25–25–11 |- |62||W||March 5, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) ||26–25–11 |- |63||L||March 7, 1970||3–8 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) ||26–26–11 |- |64||L||March 11, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||26–27–11 |- |65||W||March 14, 1970||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||27–27–11 |- |66||T||March 15, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||27–27–12 |- |67||L||March 18, 1970||4–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||27–28–12 |- |68||W||March 21, 1970||2–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) ||28–28–12 |- |69||W||March 22, 1970||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1969–70) ||29–28–12 |- |70||L||March 25, 1970||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) ||29–29–12 |- |71||T||March 28, 1970||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||29–29–13 |- |72||L||March 29, 1970||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) ||29–30–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |73||L||April 1, 1970||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1969–70) ||29–31–13 |- |74||L||April 2, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1969–70) ||29–32–13 |- |75||L||April 4, 1970||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||29–33–13 |- |76||L||April 5, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) ||29–34–13 |- |- | 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 Dave Keon C 72 32 30 62 6924 Norm Ullman C 74 18 42 60 37410 Mike Walton C 58 21 34 55 68706 Ron Ellis RW 76 35 19 54 14613 Murray Oliver C 76 14 33 47 16503 Jim McKenny D 73 11 33 44 34300 Paul Henderson RW 67 20 22 42 18504 Bob Pulford LW 74 18 19 37 31301 George Armstrong George Armstrong (ice hockey) RW 49 13 15 28 12203 Brit Selby LW 74 10 13 23 40103 Tim Horton D 59 3 19 22 91101 Floyd Smith ice hockey RW 61 4 14 18 13000 Jim Harrison Jim Harrison (ice hockey) C 31 7 10 17 36100 Jim Dorey D 46 6 11 17 99000 Rick Ley D 48 2 13 15 102100 Brian Glennie D 52 1 14 15 50000 Terry Clancy RW 52 6 5 11 31001 Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (ice hockey) D 59 0 5 5 88000 Mike Pelyk D 36 1 3 4 37000 Doug Acomb C 2 0 1 1 0000 Wayne Carleton LW 7 0 1 1 6000 Marv Edwards G 13 0 1 1 24000 Bruce Gamble G 52 0 1 1 0000 Ken Murray Ken Murray (ice hockey) D 1 0 1 1 2000 Marcel Pronovost D 7 0 1 1 4000 Ron Ward ice hockey C 18 0 1 1 2000 Johnny Bower G 12 0 0 0 0000 Chris Evans Chris Evans (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 0000 Danny Johnson Danny Johnson (ice hockey) C 1 0 0 0 0000 Larry McIntyre D 1 0 0 0 0000 Gerry McNamara ice hockey G 2 0 0 0 0000 Randy Murray Randy Murray (ice hockey) D 3 0 0 0 2000 Gord Nelson D 3 0 0 0 11000 Brian Spencer LW 9 0 0 0 12000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Bruce Gamble 3057 52 19 24 9 156 3.06 5 Marv Edwards 728 13 5 4 2 37 3.25 1 Johnny Bower 632 12 4 10 0 55 4.728 0 Gerry McNamara ice hockey 23 2 0 0 0 2 5.22 0 Team: 4560 76 29 34 13 260 3.19 6 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-11 1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1970.html Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season. Trades December 10, 1969To Boston BruinsWayne CarletonTo Toronto Maple LeafsJim Harrison February 1, 1970To Los Angeles KingsGary MarshTo Toronto Maple LeafsJacques Lemieux March 3, 1970To New York RangersTim HortonTo Toronto Maple LeafsDenis Dupere May 1, 1970To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)CashTo Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Selwood Rene Robert May 18, 1970To St. Louis BluesCashTo Toronto Maple LeafsJacques Plante May 22, 1970To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)CashTo Toronto Maple LeafsChris Evans Tom Martin May 22, 1970To Minnesota North StarsMurray OliverTo Toronto Maple LeafsTerry O'Malley Brian Conacher Intra-league draft June 9, 1970From New York RangersGuy Trottier June 9, 1970To Detroit Red WingsTom Martin Reverse draft June 9, 1970To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)John Wright Expansion draft June 10, 1970To Vancouver CanucksDanny Johnson Free agents Player Former team Doug Acomb Undrafted Free Agent Bob Liddington Undrafted Free Agent Brian Marchinko Undrafted Free Agent Gordie Nelson Undrafted Free Agent Ken Murray Undrafted Free Agent References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1969-70 Tor Category:1969 in Toronto Category:1970 in Toronto