1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season

1969–70 Detroit Red Wings
Division3rd East
1969–70 record40–21–15
Home record20–11–7
Road record20–10–8
Goals for246
Goals against199
Team information
General managerSid Abel
CoachBill Gadsby, Sid Abel
CaptainAlex Delvecchio
Alternate captainsGary Bergman
Bruce MacGregor
ArenaOlympia Stadium
Minor league affiliateFort Worth Wings (CHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGarry Unger (42)
AssistsAlex Delvecchio (47)
PointsGordie Howe (71)
Penalty minutesGary Bergman (122)
WinsRoy Edwards (24)
Goals against averageRoy Edwards (2.59)

The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer's comeback season in the NHL. Brewer was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000.[1] Brewer was acquired back in March 1968. The Detroit Red Wings acquired Frank Mahovlich, Pete Stemkowski, Garry Unger and Brewer's rights from Toronto in exchange for Floyd Smith, Norm Ullman, and Paul Henderson.[2] Another important aspect of the season was that Gordie Howe had finally learned how badly treated he was financially by Wings management. Howe was always under the impression that he was the highest paid player on the team. Howe discovered that Bobby Baun was making over $100,000 per season while Howe was paid only $45,000 per season.[3] After this information, Howe confronted management and demanded that he received the appropriate compensation.

Offseason

Former Red Wings' defenseman Doug Barkley was appointed as the head coach of the Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League, which continued to be operated as Detroit's top farm team during the 1969–70 season.[4]

NHL draft

See also: 1969 NHL entry draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 10 Jim Rutherford  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
2 21 Ron Garwasiuk  Canada Regina Pats (SJHL)
3 33 Wayne Hawrysh  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
4 45 Wayne Chernecki  Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
5 57 Wally Olds  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)

Regular season

Two games into the season, Bill Gadsby was released from his coaching duties.[5]

On February 21, 1970, Brewer had one of his best games of the season. In a contest against his former club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brewer had 2 assists in the game and was named the third star of the game.[5]

Final standings

East Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 76 45 22 9 250 170 +80 99
2 Boston Bruins 76 40 17 19 277 216 +61 99
3 Detroit Red Wings 76 40 21 15 246 199 +47 95
4 New York Rangers 76 38 22 16 246 189 +57 92
5 Montreal Canadiens 76 38 22 16 244 201 +43 92
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 29 34 13 222 242 −20 71

Record vs. opponents


Playoffs

The Red Wings made it into the playoffs for the first time since 1966 during this season. They lost the Quarter-finals; getting swept by Chicago in 4 games in a best of seven series, or 0–4.

Schedule and results

1969–70 regular season[8]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 11, 1969 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 1–0–0
2 W October 15, 1969 4–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 2–0–0
3 L October 16, 1969 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 2–1–0
4 W October 19, 1969 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 3–1–0
5 T October 23, 1969 2–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 3–1–1
6 L October 25, 1969 1–4 New York Rangers (1969–70) 3–2–1
7 W October 29, 1969 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 4–2–1
8 W October 31, 1969 3–1 @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) 5–2–1
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
9 W November 2, 1969 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 6–2–1
10 W November 5, 1969 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 7–2–1
11 L November 6, 1969 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 7–3–1
12 W November 8, 1969 3–2 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 8–3–1
13 L November 12, 1969 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 8–4–1
14 L November 13, 1969 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 8–5–1
15 T November 15, 1969 2–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 8–5–2
16 T November 19, 1969 5–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 8–5–3
17 L November 22, 1969 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 8–6–3
18 T November 26, 1969 1–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 8–6–4
19 W November 27, 1969 5–1 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 9–6–4
20 W November 29, 1969 5–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 10–6–4
21 L November 30, 1969 0–1 Oakland Seals (1969–70) 10–7–4
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
22 L December 3, 1969 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 10–8–4
23 T December 4, 1969 4–4 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 10–8–5
24 W December 6, 1969 5–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 11–8–5
25 L December 7, 1969 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 11–9–5
26 T December 11, 1969 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 11–9–6
27 W December 13, 1969 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 12–9–6
28 W December 14, 1969 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 13–9–6
29 L December 16, 1969 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 13–10–6
30 W December 20, 1969 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 14–10–6
31 L December 21, 1969 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 14–11–6
32 T December 26, 1969 3–3 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 14–11–7
33 W December 28, 1969 5–3 Oakland Seals (1969–70) 15–11–7
34 W December 31, 1969 5–1 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 16–11–7
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
35 W January 3, 1970 6–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 17–11–7
36 W January 4, 1970 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 18–11–7
37 L January 7, 1970 0–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 18–12–7
38 W January 10, 1970 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 19–12–7
39 W January 17, 1970 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 20–12–7
40 W January 18, 1970 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 21–12–7
41 L January 22, 1970 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 21–13–7
42 W January 24, 1970 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 22–13–7
43 L January 25, 1970 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 22–14–7
44 W January 29, 1970 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 23–14–7
45 W January 31, 1970 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 24–14–7
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
46 W February 1, 1970 3–2 @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) 25–14–7
47 L February 4, 1970 1–5 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 25–15–7
48 W February 5, 1970 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 26–15–7
49 T February 7, 1970 2–2 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 26–15–8
50 L February 8, 1970 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1969–70) 26–16–8
51 W February 12, 1970 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1969–70) 27–16–8
52 W February 14, 1970 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 28–16–8
53 L February 15, 1970 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 28–17–8
54 T February 18, 1970 1–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 28–17–9
55 T February 19, 1970 3–3 New York Rangers (1969–70) 28–17–10
56 W February 21, 1970 7–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 29–17–10
57 L February 22, 1970 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 29–18–10
58 W February 26, 1970 7–1 Oakland Seals (1969–70) 30–18–10
59 T February 28, 1970 3–3 New York Rangers (1969–70) 30–18–11
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
60 W March 4, 1970 2–0 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 31–18–11
61 W March 5, 1970 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1969–70) 32–18–11
62 W March 7, 1970 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1969–70) 33–18–11
63 T March 8, 1970 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 33–18–12
64 W March 11, 1970 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 34–18–12
65 T March 15, 1970 5–5 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 34–18–13
66 W March 17, 1970 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 35–18–13
67 W March 18, 1970 6–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1969–70) 36–18–13
68 L March 20, 1970 2–3 @ Oakland Seals (1969–70) 36–19–13
69 W March 21, 1970 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1969–70) 37–19–13
70 L March 26, 1970 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 37–20–13
71 T March 28, 1970 5–5 @ Boston Bruins (1969–70) 37–20–14
72 T March 29, 1970 2–2 Boston Bruins (1969–70) 37–20–15
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
73 W April 1, 1970 5–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1969–70) 38–20–15
74 W April 2, 1970 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1969–70) 39–20–15
75 W April 4, 1970 6–2 New York Rangers (1969–70) 40–20–15
76 L April 5, 1970 5–9 @ New York Rangers (1969–70) 40–21–15

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Gordie Howe RW 76 31 40 71 58 11 4 5
Frank Mahovlich LW 74 38 32 70 59 15 1 5
Alex Delvecchio C/LW 73 21 47 68 24 4 0 3
Garry Unger C 76 42 24 66 67 12 0 4
Wayne Connelly C 76 23 36 59 10 5 0 5
Pete Stemkowski C 76 25 24 49 114 4 1 6
Nick Libett LW 76 20 20 40 39 3 1 2
Carl Brewer D 70 2 37 39 51 0 0 0
Bruce MacGregor C 73 15 23 38 24 3 1 4
Gary Bergman D 69 6 17 23 122 1 0 1
Ron Harris D 72 2 19 21 99 0 0 0
Bob Baun D 71 1 18 19 112 0 0 0
Al Karlander C 41 5 10 15 6 0 0 0
Billy Dea LW 70 10 3 13 6 0 0 3
Dale Rolfe D 20 2 9 11 12 0 0 1
Garry Monahan LW 51 3 4 7 24 0 0 1
Matt Ravlich D 46 0 6 6 33 0 0 0
Poul Popiel D 32 0 4 4 29 0 0 0
Gary Croteau LW 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Ed Hatoum RW 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Roy Edwards G 47 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rick McCann C 18 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Roger Crozier G 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerry Hart D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mike McMahon D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Monteith LW 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Speck C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Watson D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Roy Edwards 2683 47 24 15 6 116 2.59 2
Roger Crozier 1877 34 16 6 9 83 2.65 0
Team: 4560 76 40 21 15 199 2.62 2

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Wayne Connelly C 4 1 3 4 2 1 0 0
Gordie Howe RW 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 0
Nick Libett LW 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 0
Pete Stemkowski C 4 1 1 2 6 0 1 0
Alex Delvecchio C/LW 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dale Rolfe D 4 0 2 2 8 0 0 0
Bruce MacGregor C 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Doug Volmar RW 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gary Bergman D 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Billy Dea LW 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Al Karlander C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Garry Unger C 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Bob Baun D 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Carl Brewer D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Roger Crozier G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Edwards G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Harris D 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Frank Mahovlich LW 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Hank Monteith LW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poul Popiel D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Roger Crozier 34 1 0 1 3 5.29 0
Roy Edwards 206 4 0 3 11 3.20 0
Team: 240 4 0 4 14 3.50 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.73, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, ISBN 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
  2. ^ The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.72, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, ISBN 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
  3. ^ a b The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.75, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, ISBN 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
  4. ^ Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley. Up From the Minor Leagues of Hockey. Chicago, Illinois: Cowles Book Company, Inc. p. 127.
  5. ^ a b The Power of Two:Carl Brewer's Battle with Hockey's Power Brokers, p.74, Susan Foster with notes by Carl Brewer, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, 2006, ISBN 978-1-55168-313-3 (paperback)
  6. ^ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  7. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "1969-70 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "1969-70 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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