The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the

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ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the

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. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach

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(who left to take the Pittsburgh job), the Kings finished the season with an NHL-worst record of 14-52-10 (38 points). The team also fired coach

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after just 24 games. His replacement, Johnny Wilson, did not fare much better, winning just nine of the remaining 52 games on the schedule.

Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Kings chose goaltender

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with their first pick, 16th overall in the second round.

Regular season

The Kings endured some long stretches of futility during the 1969–70 season: *From January 29 through March 5, they went 17 straight games without a victory (0–13–4) *From November 8 through November 29, they went 10 straight games without a victory (0–9–1) *From January 11 through January 25, and again from January 29 through February 15, they lost 8 straight games *From January 11 through February 15, they suffered 11 consecutive road losses. *Their only two victories away from home all season were: December 2 (4–3 at

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) and January 10 (6–4 at

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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Playoffs

*For the first time in team history, the Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season.

Trades

Free agent signings

Intra-league Draft

Reverse Draft

Draft picks

*NOTE: Back before 1979, the amateur draft was held with varying rules and procedures. In 1969, teams only needed to select as many player as they wanted to, which is why there were only four Kings players drafted.

References

Kings on Hockey Database
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