1969–70 New York Rangers season

The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

East Division^[2]
		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

Schedule and results

1969–70 Game Log

October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–2–1)

November: 10–1–3 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 5–1–1)

December: 6–3–3 (Home: 4–2–3; Road: 2–1–0)

January: 7–3–2 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 4–3–2)

February: 7–3–3 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 1–3–2)

March: 2–8–3 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 1–3–2)

April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–1–0)

Playoffs

Main article: 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1970 Stanley Cup Playoffs

East Division Quarter-finals: vs. Boston Bruins – Boston wins series 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 8	New York Rangers	2–8	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 1–0
2	April 9	New York Rangers	3–5	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 2–0
3	April 11	Boston Bruins	3–4	New York Rangers		Boston leads series 2–1
4	April 12	Boston Bruins	2–4	New York Rangers		Series tied 2–2
5	April 14	New York Rangers	2–3	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 3–2
6	April 16	Boston Bruins	4–1	New York Rangers		Boston wins series 4–2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	76	27	50	77	38
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	75	32	42	74	28
Balon, DaveDave Balon	76	33	37	70	100
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	76	23	33	56	23
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	71	20	34	54	69
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	72	16	37	53	22
Nevin, BobBob Nevin	68	18	19	37	8
Park, BradBrad Park	60	11	26	37	98
Brown, ArnieArnie Brown	73	15	21	36	78
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	76	5	21	26	68
Stewart, RonRon Stewart	76	14	10	24	14
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	57	9	15	24	6
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	62	3	20	23	75
Widing, JuhaJuha Widing^‡	44	7	7	14	10
Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach	53	4	10	14	47
Lemieux, RealReal Lemieux^†	55	4	6	10	51
Horton, TimTim Horton^†	15	1	5	6	16
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton	59	0	5	5	54
Egers, JackJack Egers	6	3	0	3	2
Luce, DonDon Luce	12	1	2	3	8
Brown, LarryLarry Brown	15	0	3	3	8
Irvine, TedTed Irvine^†	17	0	3	3	10
Blackburn, DonDon Blackburn	3	0	0	0	0
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco	3	0	0	0	0
Robitaille, MikeMike Robitaille	4	0	0	0	8

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	6	4	5	9	0
Egers, JackJack Egers	5	3	1	4	10
Brown, ArnieArnie Brown	4	0	4	4	9
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	6	1	3	4	0
Irvine, TedTed Irvine	6	1	2	3	8
Kurtenbach, OrlandOrland Kurtenbach	6	1	2	3	24
Park, BradBrad Park	5	1	2	3	11
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	6	2	1	3	17
Horton, TimTim Horton	6	1	1	2	28
Nevin, BobBob Nevin	6	1	1	2	2
Balon, DaveDave Balon	6	1	1	2	32
Luce, DonDon Luce	5	0	1	1	4
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	6	0	1	1	8
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	6	0	1	1	10
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco	5	0	0	0	2
Blackburn, DonDon Blackburn	1	0	0	0	0
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton	5	0	0	0	2
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	1	0	0	0	0
Stewart, RonRon Stewart	6	0	0	0	2
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	70	4148	35	21	14	163	2.36	6
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk	8	412	3	1	2	20	2.91	1

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	5	280	2	3	19	4.07	0
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk	3	80	0	1	6	4.50	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

1969–1970 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Ed Giacomin
30 – Terry Sawchuk

Defensemen

2 – Brad Park
3 – Tim Horton
4 – Arnie Brown
6 – Al Hamilton
15 – Jim Neilson
16 – Rod Seiling
21 – Larry Brown
24 – Ab DeMarco
24 – Mike Robitaille

Wingers

7 – Rod Gilbert
8 – Bob Nevin –C
9 – Réal Lemieux
10 – Bill Fairbairn
11 – Vic Hadfield
12 – Ron Stewart
17 – Dave Balon
20 – Jack Egers
22 – Don Marshall
23 – Don Blackburn
27 – Ted Irvine

Centers

14 – Don Luce
18 – Walt Tkaczuk
19 – Jean Ratelle
20 – Juha Widing
25 – Orland Kurtenbach
GM/Coach:
Emile Francis

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4]^[5]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Andre Dupont	D	Canada	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
1	12	Pierre Jarry	LW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2	23	Bert Wilson	LW	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
3	35	Kevin Morrison	LW	Canada	Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
4	47	Bruce Hellemond	LW	Canada	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
5	59	Gord Smith	D	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

References

↑ "1969–70 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
↑ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1969–70 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
↑ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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