1968β69 Oakland Seals | |
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Division | 2nd West |
1968β69 record | 29β36β11 |
Goals for | 219 |
Goals against | 251 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank Selke, Jr. |
Coach | Fred Glover |
Captain | Ted Hampson |
Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
Average attendance | 4,584 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Norm Ferguson (34) |
Assists | Ted Hampson (49) |
Points | Ted Hampson (75) |
Penalty minutes | Carol Vadnais (151) |
Wins | Gary Smith (21) |
Goals against average | Gary Smith (2.96) |
The 1968β69 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' second season in the National Hockey League. For the first time in their history they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing second in the West Division, with a record of 29β36β11. They were upset in the playoffs, losing their quarter-finals series to the fourth-place Los Angeles Kings in seven games (Oakland's three playoff game victories against Los Angeles were the only ones the franchise would get in their entire ten-year history).
Frank Selke, Jr. was named general manager of the team, replacing Bert Olmstead. Selke hired Fred Glover as coach. [1] Rumors persisted over the off-season that the team would be sold to brothers Northrup and Seymour Knox III and moved to Buffalo. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 13. | Doug Smith ( C) | ![]() |
Winnipeg Jets ( WCJHL) |
3 | 20. | Jim Trewin ( D) | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers ( WCJHL) |
Early in 1969 the Knox brothers did buy a 20% stake in the team; the remaining 80% was purchased by Trans-National Communications, a holding company based in New York City. [3] The sale was $4.5 million: $1.6 million for Seals outright; $1.9 million in debt; the remaining expansion fee due to the NHL; a $680,000 loan to Labatt Brewery; an undisclosed sum to Hockey Investors Inc. (their role in the sale was not disclosed); and settlements to Rudy Pilous, Bert Olmstead, and Gord Fashoway. [4]
The Seals finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 36 losses, and 11 ties, second in the West Division. [5] Attendance averaged 4,584 per game. [6]
Norm Ferguson scored 34 goals, tying him with Danny Grant for the most by an NHL rookie (set by Nels Stewart in 1925β26. [5] Ferguson finished second to Grant in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year. Ted Hampson won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for "exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey". This would be the only major NHL trophy a Seal player would win. Hampson also finished second overall in voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship. [7]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | β32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | β51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | β75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | β63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | β81 | 51 |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1968 | 1β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 0β1β0 |
2 | T | October 13, 1968 | 4β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 0β1β1 |
3 | L | October 16, 1968 | 1β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 0β2β1 |
4 | L | October 19, 1968 | 1β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 0β3β1 |
5 | W | October 20, 1968 | 4β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 1β3β1 |
6 | W | October 22, 1968 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 2β3β1 |
7 | L | October 23, 1968 | 1β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 2β4β1 |
8 | L | October 25, 1968 | 2β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 2β5β1 |
9 | T | October 27, 1968 | 2β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 2β5β2 |
10 | W | November 1, 1968 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 3β5β2 |
11 | L | November 3, 1968 | 1β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 3β6β2 |
12 | L | November 8, 1968 | 2β3 | New York Rangers 1 ( 1968β69) | 3β7β2 |
13 | L | November 10, 1968 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 3β8β2 |
14 | L | November 12, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 3β9β2 |
15 | W | November 13, 1968 | 2β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 4β9β2 |
16 | T | November 16, 1968 | 3β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 4β9β3 |
17 | L | November 17, 1968 | 3β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 4β10β3 |
18 | L | November 20, 1968 | 0β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 4β11β3 |
19 | L | November 21, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 4β12β3 |
20 | W | November 23, 1968 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 5β12β3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1968 | 2β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 5β13β3 |
22 | T | November 27, 1968 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 5β13β4 |
23 | W | November 29, 1968 | 5β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 6β13β4 |
24 | T | December 1, 1968 | 4β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 6β13β5 |
25 | W | December 6, 1968 | 4β0 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 7β13β5 |
26 | L | December 8, 1968 | 1β4 | Minnesota North Stars 1 ( 1968β69) | 7β14β5 |
27 | W | December 12, 1968 | 6β0 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 8β14β5 |
28 | L | December 14, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 8β15β5 |
29 | L | December 15, 1968 | 4β7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 8β16β5 |
30 | W | December 17, 1968 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 9β16β5 |
31 | L | December 18, 1968 | 2β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 9β17β5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1968 | 0β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 9β18β5 |
33 | W | December 22, 1968 | 2β1 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 ( 1968β69) | 10β18β5 |
34 | W | December 25, 1968 | 3β1 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 11β18β5 |
35 | L | December 26, 1968 | 1β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 11β19β5 |
36 | W | December 28, 1968 | 4β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 12β19β5 |
37 | W | December 29, 1968 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 13β19β5 |
38 | L | January 1, 1969 | 3β7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 13β20β5 |
39 | L | January 3, 1969 | 1β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 13β21β5 |
40 | T | January 5, 1969 | 0β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 13β21β6 |
41 | L | January 9, 1969 | 4β8 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 13β22β6 |
42 | W | January 11, 1969 | 4β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 14β22β6 |
43 | L | January 12, 1969 | 1β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 14β23β6 |
44 | W | January 15, 1969 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 15β23β6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1969 | 1β3 | New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 15β24β6 |
46 | W | January 19, 1969 | 6β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 16β24β6 |
47 | W | January 23, 1969 | 5β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 17β24β6 |
48 | L | January 25, 1969 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 17β25β6 |
49 | L | January 26, 1969 | 1β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 17β26β6 |
50 | T | January 29, 1969 | 3β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 17β26β7 |
51 | W | January 31, 1969 | 5β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 18β26β7 |
52 | L | February 1, 1969 | 5β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 18β27β7 |
53 | W | February 5, 1969 | 5β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 19β27β7 |
54 | W | February 8, 1969 | 4β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 20β27β7 |
55 | T | February 9, 1969 | 3β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 20β27β8 |
56 | W | February 12, 1969 | 3β2 | New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 21β27β8 |
57 | T | February 15, 1969 | 4β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 21β27β9 |
58 | L | February 16, 1969 | 2β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 21β28β9 |
59 | W | February 19, 1969 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 22β28β9 |
60 | W | February 21, 1969 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues 1 ( 1968β69) | 23β28β9 |
61 | L | February 23, 1969 | 3β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 23β29β9 |
62 | W | February 26, 1969 | 6β5 | Minnesota North Stars 1 ( 1968β69) | 24β29β9 |
63 | L | February 27, 1969 | 0β9 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 24β30β9 |
64 | T | March 2, 1969 | 4β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 24β30β10 |
65 | L | March 5, 1969 | 2β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 24β31β10 |
66 | L | March 8, 1969 | 2β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 24β32β10 |
67 | L | March 9, 1969 | 3β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 24β33β10 |
68 | W | March 12, 1969 | 4β1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 25β33β10 |
69 | L | March 13, 1969 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 25β34β10 |
70 | W | March 16, 1969 | 7β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 26β34β10 |
71 | L | March 18, 1969 | 2β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 26β35β10 |
72 | T | March 19, 1969 | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 26β35β11 |
73 | W | March 22, 1969 | 4β0 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 27β35β11 |
74 | W | March 23, 1969 | 5β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 28β35β11 |
75 | L | March 26, 1969 | 3β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 28β36β11 |
76 | W | March 29, 1969 | 7β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 29β36β11 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Ted Hampson | 10 | 76 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
Bill Hicke | 9 | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
Norm Ferguson | 17 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
Gary Jarrett | 12 | 63 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Gerry Ehman | 8 | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
Mike Laughton | 15 | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
Carol Vadnais | 5 | 76 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
Brian Perry | 20 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Earl Ingarfieldβ | 7 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
Joe Szura | 18 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
Doug Roberts | 2 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||
Bob Dillaboughβ | 21 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Bert Marshall | 19 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
Francois Lacombe | 4 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
George Swarbrickβ‘ | 14 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 75 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Gene Ubriacoβ | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Dick Mattiussiβ | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Gerry Odrowski | 11 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Bryan Watsonβ‘ | 6 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 97 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Billy Harrisβ‘ | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
John Brenneman | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Len Ronson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. β‘Traded mid-season
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 2993 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | ||
Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 781 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 4.12 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1968β69 season:
May 14, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Clancy |
May 21, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Norm Ferguson Stan Fuller Francois Lacombe Michel Jacques |
To
Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer Alain Caron rights to Lyle Bradley |
May 27, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Gary Jarrett Doug Roberts Chris Worthy Howie Young |
To
Detroit Red Wings Bobby Baun Ron Harris |
June 6, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bryan Watson cash |
To
Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1972 ( Michel Larocque) |
August, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Len Ronson |
To
Montreal Canadiens cash |
September 13, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
New York Rangers Ron Boehm |
November, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
San Diego Gulls (
WHL) Len Ronson |
November 29, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bob Dillabough |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Billy Harris |
January 30, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield Dick Mattiussi Gene Ubriaco |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Tracy Pratt George Swarbrick Bryan Watson |
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The Seals made it into the playoffs and went against Los Angeles in the Quarter-finals in a best of seven series and lost in 7 games, or 3β4.
1968β69 Oakland Seals | |
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Division | 2nd West |
1968β69 record | 29β36β11 |
Goals for | 219 |
Goals against | 251 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank Selke, Jr. |
Coach | Fred Glover |
Captain | Ted Hampson |
Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
Average attendance | 4,584 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Norm Ferguson (34) |
Assists | Ted Hampson (49) |
Points | Ted Hampson (75) |
Penalty minutes | Carol Vadnais (151) |
Wins | Gary Smith (21) |
Goals against average | Gary Smith (2.96) |
The 1968β69 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' second season in the National Hockey League. For the first time in their history they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing second in the West Division, with a record of 29β36β11. They were upset in the playoffs, losing their quarter-finals series to the fourth-place Los Angeles Kings in seven games (Oakland's three playoff game victories against Los Angeles were the only ones the franchise would get in their entire ten-year history).
Frank Selke, Jr. was named general manager of the team, replacing Bert Olmstead. Selke hired Fred Glover as coach. [1] Rumors persisted over the off-season that the team would be sold to brothers Northrup and Seymour Knox III and moved to Buffalo. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 13. | Doug Smith ( C) | ![]() |
Winnipeg Jets ( WCJHL) |
3 | 20. | Jim Trewin ( D) | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers ( WCJHL) |
Early in 1969 the Knox brothers did buy a 20% stake in the team; the remaining 80% was purchased by Trans-National Communications, a holding company based in New York City. [3] The sale was $4.5 million: $1.6 million for Seals outright; $1.9 million in debt; the remaining expansion fee due to the NHL; a $680,000 loan to Labatt Brewery; an undisclosed sum to Hockey Investors Inc. (their role in the sale was not disclosed); and settlements to Rudy Pilous, Bert Olmstead, and Gord Fashoway. [4]
The Seals finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 36 losses, and 11 ties, second in the West Division. [5] Attendance averaged 4,584 per game. [6]
Norm Ferguson scored 34 goals, tying him with Danny Grant for the most by an NHL rookie (set by Nels Stewart in 1925β26. [5] Ferguson finished second to Grant in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year. Ted Hampson won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for "exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey". This would be the only major NHL trophy a Seal player would win. Hampson also finished second overall in voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship. [7]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | β32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | β51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | β75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | β63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | β81 | 51 |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1968 | 1β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 0β1β0 |
2 | T | October 13, 1968 | 4β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 0β1β1 |
3 | L | October 16, 1968 | 1β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 0β2β1 |
4 | L | October 19, 1968 | 1β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 0β3β1 |
5 | W | October 20, 1968 | 4β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 1β3β1 |
6 | W | October 22, 1968 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 2β3β1 |
7 | L | October 23, 1968 | 1β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 2β4β1 |
8 | L | October 25, 1968 | 2β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 2β5β1 |
9 | T | October 27, 1968 | 2β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 2β5β2 |
10 | W | November 1, 1968 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 3β5β2 |
11 | L | November 3, 1968 | 1β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 3β6β2 |
12 | L | November 8, 1968 | 2β3 | New York Rangers 1 ( 1968β69) | 3β7β2 |
13 | L | November 10, 1968 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 3β8β2 |
14 | L | November 12, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 3β9β2 |
15 | W | November 13, 1968 | 2β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 4β9β2 |
16 | T | November 16, 1968 | 3β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 4β9β3 |
17 | L | November 17, 1968 | 3β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 4β10β3 |
18 | L | November 20, 1968 | 0β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 4β11β3 |
19 | L | November 21, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 4β12β3 |
20 | W | November 23, 1968 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 5β12β3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1968 | 2β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 5β13β3 |
22 | T | November 27, 1968 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 5β13β4 |
23 | W | November 29, 1968 | 5β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 6β13β4 |
24 | T | December 1, 1968 | 4β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 6β13β5 |
25 | W | December 6, 1968 | 4β0 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 7β13β5 |
26 | L | December 8, 1968 | 1β4 | Minnesota North Stars 1 ( 1968β69) | 7β14β5 |
27 | W | December 12, 1968 | 6β0 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 8β14β5 |
28 | L | December 14, 1968 | 1β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 8β15β5 |
29 | L | December 15, 1968 | 4β7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 8β16β5 |
30 | W | December 17, 1968 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 9β16β5 |
31 | L | December 18, 1968 | 2β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 9β17β5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1968 | 0β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 9β18β5 |
33 | W | December 22, 1968 | 2β1 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 ( 1968β69) | 10β18β5 |
34 | W | December 25, 1968 | 3β1 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 11β18β5 |
35 | L | December 26, 1968 | 1β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 11β19β5 |
36 | W | December 28, 1968 | 4β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 12β19β5 |
37 | W | December 29, 1968 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 13β19β5 |
38 | L | January 1, 1969 | 3β7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 13β20β5 |
39 | L | January 3, 1969 | 1β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 13β21β5 |
40 | T | January 5, 1969 | 0β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 13β21β6 |
41 | L | January 9, 1969 | 4β8 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 13β22β6 |
42 | W | January 11, 1969 | 4β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 14β22β6 |
43 | L | January 12, 1969 | 1β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 14β23β6 |
44 | W | January 15, 1969 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 15β23β6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1969 | 1β3 | New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 15β24β6 |
46 | W | January 19, 1969 | 6β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 16β24β6 |
47 | W | January 23, 1969 | 5β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 17β24β6 |
48 | L | January 25, 1969 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 17β25β6 |
49 | L | January 26, 1969 | 1β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 17β26β6 |
50 | T | January 29, 1969 | 3β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 17β26β7 |
51 | W | January 31, 1969 | 5β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 18β26β7 |
52 | L | February 1, 1969 | 5β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 18β27β7 |
53 | W | February 5, 1969 | 5β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1968β69) | 19β27β7 |
54 | W | February 8, 1969 | 4β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 20β27β7 |
55 | T | February 9, 1969 | 3β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 20β27β8 |
56 | W | February 12, 1969 | 3β2 | New York Rangers ( 1968β69) | 21β27β8 |
57 | T | February 15, 1969 | 4β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 21β27β9 |
58 | L | February 16, 1969 | 2β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 21β28β9 |
59 | W | February 19, 1969 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 22β28β9 |
60 | W | February 21, 1969 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues 1 ( 1968β69) | 23β28β9 |
61 | L | February 23, 1969 | 3β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 23β29β9 |
62 | W | February 26, 1969 | 6β5 | Minnesota North Stars 1 ( 1968β69) | 24β29β9 |
63 | L | February 27, 1969 | 0β9 | Boston Bruins ( 1968β69) | 24β30β9 |
64 | T | March 2, 1969 | 4β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 24β30β10 |
65 | L | March 5, 1969 | 2β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 24β31β10 |
66 | L | March 8, 1969 | 2β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 24β32β10 |
67 | L | March 9, 1969 | 3β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1968β69) | 24β33β10 |
68 | W | March 12, 1969 | 4β1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1968β69) | 25β33β10 |
69 | L | March 13, 1969 | 1β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1968β69) | 25β34β10 |
70 | W | March 16, 1969 | 7β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1968β69) | 26β34β10 |
71 | L | March 18, 1969 | 2β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 26β35β10 |
72 | T | March 19, 1969 | 4β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1968β69) | 26β35β11 |
73 | W | March 22, 1969 | 4β0 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 27β35β11 |
74 | W | March 23, 1969 | 5β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1968β69) | 28β35β11 |
75 | L | March 26, 1969 | 3β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1968β69) | 28β36β11 |
76 | W | March 29, 1969 | 7β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1968β69) | 29β36β11 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Ted Hampson | 10 | 76 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
Bill Hicke | 9 | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
Norm Ferguson | 17 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
Gary Jarrett | 12 | 63 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Gerry Ehman | 8 | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
Mike Laughton | 15 | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
Carol Vadnais | 5 | 76 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
Brian Perry | 20 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Earl Ingarfieldβ | 7 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
Joe Szura | 18 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
Doug Roberts | 2 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||
Bob Dillaboughβ | 21 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Bert Marshall | 19 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
Francois Lacombe | 4 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
George Swarbrickβ‘ | 14 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 75 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Gene Ubriacoβ | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Dick Mattiussiβ | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Gerry Odrowski | 11 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Bryan Watsonβ‘ | 6 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 97 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Billy Harrisβ‘ | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
John Brenneman | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Len Ronson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. β‘Traded mid-season
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Gary Smith | 30 | 54 | 2993 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | ||
Charlie Hodge | 1 | 14 | 781 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Chris Worthy | 25 | 14 | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 4.12 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1968β69 season:
May 14, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Clancy |
May 21, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Norm Ferguson Stan Fuller Francois Lacombe Michel Jacques |
To
Montreal Canadiens Wally Boyer Alain Caron rights to Lyle Bradley |
May 27, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Gary Jarrett Doug Roberts Chris Worthy Howie Young |
To
Detroit Red Wings Bobby Baun Ron Harris |
June 6, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bryan Watson cash |
To
Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1972 ( Michel Larocque) |
August, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Len Ronson |
To
Montreal Canadiens cash |
September 13, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
New York Rangers Ron Boehm |
November, 1968 | To Oakland Seals cash |
To
San Diego Gulls (
WHL) Len Ronson |
November 29, 1968 | To Oakland Seals Bob Dillabough |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Billy Harris |
January 30, 1969 | To Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield Dick Mattiussi Gene Ubriaco |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Tracy Pratt George Swarbrick Bryan Watson |
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The Seals made it into the playoffs and went against Los Angeles in the Quarter-finals in a best of seven series and lost in 7 games, or 3β4.