1970–71 California Golden Seals
20-53-5
The 1970–71 California Golden Seals went 20-53-5. Dennis Hextall led the team with 52 points (21 G, 31 A). Gary Smith had 19 wins in goal.
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hextall | C | 78 | 21 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 217 | 1 | 153 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 78 | 22 | 25 | 47 | -36 | 62 | 7 | 202 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | R | 75 | 15 | 28 | 43 | -23 | 12 | 2 | 182 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Ehman | R | 78 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -41 | 16 | 1 | 154 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hicke | R | 74 | 18 | 17 | 35 | -30 | 41 | 4 | 138 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | L | 75 | 15 | 19 | 34 | -28 | 40 | 2 | 169 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -31 | 73 | 3 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | R | 58 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -21 | 9 | 2 | 90 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hampson | C | 60 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -22 | 14 | 1 | 124 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -4 | 91 | 3 | 146 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | R | 43 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -20 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | R | 78 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -57 | 94 | 1 | 128 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Williams | R | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Featherstone | R | 78 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 44 | 1 | 90 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Muloin | D | 67 | 0 | 14 | 14 | -34 | 32 | 0 | 68 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hardy | C | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 31 | 1 | 43 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | C | 52 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Mattiussi | D | 72 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -32 | 38 | 1 | 72 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | D | 28 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -20 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -19 | 48 | 1 | 54 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | D | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Laughton | C | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Boughner | L | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | R | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 71 | 69 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 2226 | .885 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Chris Worthy | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 279 | .860 | 4.94 | 0 |
| Bob Sneddon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 127 | .835 | 5.63 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | @ DET | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ CHI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ LAK | L 1–6 | Final |
| Oct 20 | @ VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ NYR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs BUF | W 6–1 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs TOR | W 8–4 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs MTL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ BUF | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ PIT | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ PHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ CHI | L 0–9 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs LAK | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs MNS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ BUF | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ MNS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs PHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs VAN | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs DET | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs PHI | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ DET | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs CHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ LAK | L 3–9 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ DET | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs STL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ BOS | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ STL | L 2–8 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ TOR | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs BUF | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ MNS | L 1–7 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ PIT | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs DET | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs BUF | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ BUF | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ STL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ MNS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs BOS | L 0–5 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs LAK | L 3–8 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ NYR | L 1–8 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ BOS | L 0–7 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ PHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs BOS | L 1–8 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs DET | L 5–8 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs TOR | L 0–6 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs STL | L 5–8 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ VAN | L 5–11 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs MNS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs VAN | L 2–7 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ LAK | L 4–6 | Final |