1969-70 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-35-22 - 60 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-2
Coach: Wren Blair (9-13-10)
Coach: Charlie Burns (10-22-12)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1969-70 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 19-35-22 - 60 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-2
Coach: Wren Blair (9-13-10)
Coach: Charlie Burns (10-22-12)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1969-70 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1969-70 season with a record of 19 wins and 35 losses and 22 ties for 60 points, finishing third in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The North Stars scored 224 goals and conceded 257. Bill Goldsworthy netted 36 goals for Minnesota, while Tommy Williams accounted for 52 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 3.39 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Wren Blair and Charlie Burns coached the team. The 1969-70 Minnesota North Stars lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Parise | L | 74 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 72 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 168 | 14.3 |
| Tommy Williams | C | 75 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 18 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 9.1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 75 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 89 | -9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 230 | 15.7 |
| Danny Grant | L | 76 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 23 | -13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 11.7 |
| Claude Larose | R | 75 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 109 | -17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 262 | 9.2 |
| Ray Cullen | C | 74 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 8 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 143 | 11.9 |
| Bill Collins | R | 74 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 15.6 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 75 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 82 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7.4 |
| Bob Barlow | L | 70 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 10.2 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 74 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 75 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 3.1 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 45 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 15.5 |
| Charlie Burns | C | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4.9 |
| Barry Gibbs | D | 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 182 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3.0 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 69 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3.2 |
| Tom Reid | D | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 51 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 1.1 |
| John Miszuk | D | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 51 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Bill Orban | L | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Tom Polanic | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 53 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Darryl Sly | D | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Dick Redmond | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Fern Rivard | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesare Maniago | G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moose Vasko | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Bob Whitlock | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Grant Erickson | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gump Worsley | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Broderick | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1275 | 224 | 350 | 574 | 988 | -129 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 2338 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 50 | 2887 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 3.39 | 0 | ||
| Gump Worsley | 8 | 453 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2.65 | 0 | ||
| Fern Rivard | 14 | 800 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 3.15 | 0 | ||
| Ken Broderick | 7 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 4560 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 3.38 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Parise | L | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Williams | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Danny Grant | L | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Cullen | C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Collins | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny O'Shea | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Barlow | L | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nanne | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Burns | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Gibbs | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leo Boivin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Reid | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Johnston | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Polanic | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cesare Maniago | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gump Worsley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 103 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | ||
| Gump Worsley | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 |
