1967–68 St. Louis Blues season
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The 1967–68 season was the inaugural season for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
, Los Angeles Kings
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Pittsburgh Penguins
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
October 11, 1967 - The franchise's first game. The Blues and Minnesota North Stars played to a 2–2 tie at the St. Louis Arena.
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#00529B; color:#FDB827;" | 1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
|
The 1967–68 season was the inaugural season for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
, Los Angeles Kings
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Pittsburgh Penguins
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
October 11, 1967 - The franchise's first game. The Blues and Minnesota North Stars played to a 2–2 tie at the St. Louis Arena.
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
|-
! width="2%" | No.
! width="3%" | R
! width="10%" | Date
! width="5%" | Score
! width="20%" | Opponent
! width="10%" | Record
|- align="center"
|1||T||October 11, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||0–0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|2||L||October 13, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||0–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|3||W||October 14, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||1–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|4||L||October 18, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||1–2–1
|- align="center"
|5||T||October 21, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||1–2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|6||L||October 22, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||1–3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|7||L||October 25, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||1–4–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|8||L||October 28, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||1–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|9||W||November 1, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||2–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|10||W||November 4, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||3–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|11||L||November 8, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||3–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|12||W||November 11, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||4–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|13||L||November 12, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||4–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|14||L||November 15, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||4–8–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|15||L||November 18, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||4–9–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|16||L||November 19, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||4–10–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|17||L||November 22, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||4–11–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|18||L||November 25, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||4–12–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|19||L||November 26, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||4–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|20||W||November 29, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||5–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|21||L||December 2, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||5–14–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|22||L||December 3, 1967||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||5–15–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|23||L||December 6, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||5–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|24||W||December 9, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||6–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|25||W||December 10, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||7–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|26||W||December 13, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||8–16–2
|- align="center"
|27||T||December 14, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||8–16–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|28||L||December 16, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||8–17–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|29||L||December 17, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||8–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|30||W||December 20, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||9–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|31||L||December 23, 1967||0–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||9–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|32||W||December 25, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||10–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|33||W||December 27, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||11–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|34||W||December 29, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||12–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|35||L||December 30, 1967||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||12–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|36||W||January 3, 1968||4–0 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||13–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|37||W||January 6, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||14–20–3
|- align="center"
|38||T||January 10, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||14–20–4
|- align="center"
|39||T||January 11, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||14–20–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|40||L||January 13, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||14–21–5
|- align="center"
|41||T||January 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||14–21–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|42||W||January 17, 1968||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||15–21–6
|- align="center"
|43||T||January 21, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||15–21–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|44||W||January 24, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||16–21–7
|- align="center"
|45||T||January 25, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||16–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|46||W||January 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||17–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|47||W||January 31, 1968||9–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||18–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|48||L||February 1, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||18–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|49||W||February 3, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||19–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|50||L||February 7, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||19–23–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|51||L||February 10, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||19–24–8
|- align="center"
|52||T||February 11, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||19–24–9
|- align="center"
|53||T||February 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||19–24–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|54||W||February 16, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||20–24–10
|- align="center"
|55||T||February 17, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||20–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|56||W||February 21, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||21–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|57||L||February 22, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||21–25–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|58||L||February 25, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||21–26–11
|- align="center"
|59||T||February 28, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||21–26–12
|- align="center"
|60||T||March 2, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||21–26–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|61||L||March 3, 1968||3–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||21–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|62||W||March 6, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||22–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|63||W||March 9, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||23–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|64||W||March 10, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–27–13
|- align="center"
|65||T||March 13, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||24–27–14
|- align="center"
|66||T||March 15, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–27–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|67||L||March 16, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||24–28–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|68||L||March 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||24–29–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|69||L||March 22, 1968||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||24–30–15
|- align="center"
|70||T||March 23, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|71||W||March 27, 1968||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||25–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|72||L||March 28, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||25–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|73||W||March 30, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||26–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|74||W||March 31, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||27–31–16
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="2.75%" | #
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Drafted From
|-
| 1. || Glenn Hall
(G
) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
| 2. || Don Caley
(G) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
| 3. || Jim Roberts
(D
/W
) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 4. || Noel Picard
(D) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 5. || Al Arbour
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
| 6. || Rod Seiling
(D) || New York Rangers
|-
| 7. || Ron Schock
(C
) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 8. || Terry Crisp (C) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 9. || Don McKenney
(C) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|10. || Wayne Rivers
(RW
) || Boston Bruins
|-
|11. || Billy Hay (C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|12. || Darryl Edestrand
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|13. || Norm Beaudin
(RW) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|14. || Larry Keenan
(LW
) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|15. || Ron Stewart
(C) || Boston Bruins
|-
|16. || Fred Hucul
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|17. || John Brenneman
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|18. || Gerry Melnyk
(C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|19. || Gary Veneruzzo
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|20. || Max Mestinsek (RW) || New York Rangers
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 55 || 22 || 29 || 51 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 73 || 15 || 35 || 50 || 14
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 57 || 16 || 16 || 32 || 12
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 39 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 4
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 73 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 70 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 50 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 50
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 40 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 55 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 17
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 50 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 16
|- align="center"
| Ron Stewart|| 19 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 32 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 27 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 9
|- align="center"
| Wayne Rivers|| 22 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ron Attwell|| 18 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6
|- align="center"
| Roger Picard|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 21
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 5 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- align="center"
| Norm Beaudin|| 13 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- align="center"
| Claude Cardin|| 1 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 74 || 14 || 23 || 37 || 66
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 49 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 153
|- align="center"
| Fred Hucul|| 43 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 30
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard|| 66 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 142
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 74 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 50
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 23 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 24 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Gordon Kannegiesser|| 19 ||0 || 1 || 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| Darryl Edestrand|| 12 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall ||49 || 2858 || 19 || 21 ||9 || 5 || 2.48
|- align="center"
| Seth Martin|| 30 || 1552 || 8 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2.59
|- align="center"
| Don Caley || 1 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.00
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 18 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 9
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 17 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 2
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 18 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 0
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 15 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 18 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 30
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 18 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 14 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 11
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 18 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 15
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 9 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 18 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 20
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 18 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 73
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 14 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 17 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 3 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| Doug Harvey || 8 ||0 || 4 || 4 || 12
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall || || || || || || ||
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#00529B; color:#FDB827;" | 1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
|
The 1967–68 season was the inaugural season for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
, Los Angeles Kings
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Pittsburgh Penguins
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
October 11, 1967 - The franchise's first game. The Blues and Minnesota North Stars played to a 2–2 tie at the St. Louis Arena.
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
|-
! width="2%" | No.
! width="3%" | R
! width="10%" | Date
! width="5%" | Score
! width="20%" | Opponent
! width="10%" | Record
|- align="center"
|1||T||October 11, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||0–0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|2||L||October 13, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||0–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|3||W||October 14, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||1–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|4||L||October 18, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||1–2–1
|- align="center"
|5||T||October 21, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||1–2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|6||L||October 22, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||1–3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|7||L||October 25, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||1–4–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|8||L||October 28, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||1–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|9||W||November 1, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||2–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|10||W||November 4, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||3–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|11||L||November 8, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||3–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|12||W||November 11, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||4–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|13||L||November 12, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||4–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|14||L||November 15, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||4–8–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|15||L||November 18, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||4–9–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|16||L||November 19, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||4–10–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|17||L||November 22, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||4–11–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|18||L||November 25, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||4–12–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|19||L||November 26, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||4–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|20||W||November 29, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||5–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|21||L||December 2, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||5–14–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|22||L||December 3, 1967||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||5–15–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|23||L||December 6, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||5–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|24||W||December 9, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||6–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|25||W||December 10, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||7–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|26||W||December 13, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||8–16–2
|- align="center"
|27||T||December 14, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||8–16–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|28||L||December 16, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||8–17–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|29||L||December 17, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||8–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|30||W||December 20, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||9–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|31||L||December 23, 1967||0–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||9–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|32||W||December 25, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||10–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|33||W||December 27, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||11–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|34||W||December 29, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||12–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|35||L||December 30, 1967||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||12–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|36||W||January 3, 1968||4–0 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||13–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|37||W||January 6, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||14–20–3
|- align="center"
|38||T||January 10, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||14–20–4
|- align="center"
|39||T||January 11, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||14–20–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|40||L||January 13, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||14–21–5
|- align="center"
|41||T||January 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||14–21–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|42||W||January 17, 1968||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||15–21–6
|- align="center"
|43||T||January 21, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||15–21–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|44||W||January 24, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||16–21–7
|- align="center"
|45||T||January 25, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||16–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|46||W||January 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
(1967–68
) ||17–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|47||W||January 31, 1968||9–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||18–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|48||L||February 1, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||18–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|49||W||February 3, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||19–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|50||L||February 7, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||19–23–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|51||L||February 10, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||19–24–8
|- align="center"
|52||T||February 11, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||19–24–9
|- align="center"
|53||T||February 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||19–24–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|54||W||February 16, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||20–24–10
|- align="center"
|55||T||February 17, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||20–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|56||W||February 21, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||21–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|57||L||February 22, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||21–25–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|58||L||February 25, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||21–26–11
|- align="center"
|59||T||February 28, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
(1967–68
) ||21–26–12
|- align="center"
|60||T||March 2, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
(1967–68
) ||21–26–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|61||L||March 3, 1968||3–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
(1967–68
) ||21–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|62||W||March 6, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||22–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|63||W||March 9, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||23–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|64||W||March 10, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–27–13
|- align="center"
|65||T||March 13, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
(1967–68
) ||24–27–14
|- align="center"
|66||T||March 15, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–27–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|67||L||March 16, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
(1967–68
) ||24–28–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|68||L||March 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
(1967–68
) ||24–29–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|69||L||March 22, 1968||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
(1967–68
) ||24–30–15
|- align="center"
|70||T||March 23, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
) ||24–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|71||W||March 27, 1968||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||25–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|72||L||March 28, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
(1967–68
) ||25–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|73||W||March 30, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||26–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|74||W||March 31, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
(1967–68
) ||27–31–16
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="2.75%" | #
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Drafted From
|-
| 1. || Glenn Hall
(G
) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
| 2. || Don Caley
(G) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
| 3. || Jim Roberts
(D
/W
) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 4. || Noel Picard
(D) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 5. || Al Arbour
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
| 6. || Rod Seiling
(D) || New York Rangers
|-
| 7. || Ron Schock
(C
) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 8. || Terry Crisp (C) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 9. || Don McKenney
(C) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|10. || Wayne Rivers
(RW
) || Boston Bruins
|-
|11. || Billy Hay (C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|12. || Darryl Edestrand
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|13. || Norm Beaudin
(RW) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|14. || Larry Keenan
(LW
) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|15. || Ron Stewart
(C) || Boston Bruins
|-
|16. || Fred Hucul
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|17. || John Brenneman
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|18. || Gerry Melnyk
(C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|19. || Gary Veneruzzo
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|20. || Max Mestinsek (RW) || New York Rangers
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 55 || 22 || 29 || 51 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 73 || 15 || 35 || 50 || 14
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 57 || 16 || 16 || 32 || 12
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 39 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 4
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 73 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 70 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 50 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 50
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 40 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 55 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 17
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 50 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 16
|- align="center"
| Ron Stewart|| 19 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 32 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 27 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 9
|- align="center"
| Wayne Rivers|| 22 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ron Attwell|| 18 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6
|- align="center"
| Roger Picard|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 21
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 5 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- align="center"
| Norm Beaudin|| 13 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- align="center"
| Claude Cardin|| 1 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 74 || 14 || 23 || 37 || 66
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 49 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 153
|- align="center"
| Fred Hucul|| 43 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 30
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard|| 66 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 142
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 74 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 50
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 23 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 24 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Gordon Kannegiesser|| 19 ||0 || 1 || 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| Darryl Edestrand|| 12 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall ||49 || 2858 || 19 || 21 ||9 || 5 || 2.48
|- align="center"
| Seth Martin|| 30 || 1552 || 8 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2.59
|- align="center"
| Don Caley || 1 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.00
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 18 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 9
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 17 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 2
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 18 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 0
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 15 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 18 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 30
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 18 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 14 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 11
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 18 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 15
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 9 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 18 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 20
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 18 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 73
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 14 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 17 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 3 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| Doug Harvey || 8 ||0 || 4 || 4 || 12
|- align="center"
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall || || || || || || ||
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#00529B; color:#FDB827;" | 1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
|
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Decision || Attendance || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 1 || April 4 || St. Louis || 1 – 0 || Philadelphia
|| || Hall || 10,649 || Blues lead 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 6 || St. Louis || 3 – 4 || Philadelphia
|| || Hall || 11,111 || Series tied 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 3 || April 10 || Philadelphia
|| 2 – 3 || St. Louis || OT || Hall || 10,867 || Blues lead 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 4 || April 11 || Philadelphia
|| 2 – 5 || St. Louis || || Hall || 11,070 || Blues lead 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 13 || St. Louis || 1 – 6 || Philadelphia
|| || Hall || 10,587 || Blues lead 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 6 || April 16 || Philadelphia
|| 2 – 1 || St. Louis || OT || Hall || 13,738 || Series tied 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 7 || April 18 || St. Louis || 3 – 1 || Philadelphia
|| || Hall || 14,646 || Blues win 4–3
|}
|}
straight games. Glenn Hall
was sensational, especially in game three when the Blues were
outshot 46 to 15. Wrote Red Burnett, the dean of hockey writers then: "A number of Hall's
saves were seemingly impossible. Experts walked out of the Forum convinced no other goaltender
had performed so brilliantly in a losing cause." In the overtime of game three, Hall made a
spectacular save on Dick Duff
and then, standing on his head, made another save. "It was
a heartbreaker to see" said Burnett "After the saves on Duff, Bobby Rousseau
came and
batted home the second rebound." Hall's heroics won him the Conn Smythe Trophy
as the
most valuable player in the playoffs.
However, Montreal was not to be denied and won the Stanley Cup in game four as J.C. Tremblay
fired home the winning goal. When the game ended, the fans came on the ice to celebrate, and balloons, hats and programs were thrown from the stands. Jean Beliveau
, in a cast and crutches from his broken ankle, with Ralph Backstrom
accepted the Cup from NHL president Clarence Campbell and the players did a victory lap with the Cup.
Less than 30 minutes after the Canadiens won the Cup, Canadiens coach Toe Blake
announced his retirement. He gave reason that it had been a hard season, but the real reason was that his wife was dying of cancer and he wanted to spent his time with her. The celebration turned to a mournful event with players paying tribute to Blake, many in tears.
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Visitors
! Score
! Home
! Score
! Notes
|- align="center"
|May 5 || Montreal ||3 ||St. Louis ||2 || OT
|- align="center"
|May 7 || Montreal ||1 ||St. Louis ||0 ||
|- align="center"
|May 9 || St. Louis ||3 ||Montreal ||4 ||OT
|- align="center"
|May 11 || St. Louis||2 ||Montreal ||3 ||
|}
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
1967 NHL expansion
The National Hockey League undertook a major expansion for the 1967–68 season, adding six new franchises to double the size of the league. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded. Thus, the expansion ended the era of the Original...
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999...
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
Regular season
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
William Scott "Scotty" Bowman is a retired National Hockey League head coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and...
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
Game log
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T | October 11, 1967 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
0–0–1 |
| 2 | L | October 13, 1967 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
0–1–1 |
| 3 | W | October 14, 1967 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
1–1–1 |
| 4 | L | October 18, 1967 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
1–2–1 |
| 5 | T | October 21, 1967 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
1–2–2 |
| 6 | L | October 22, 1967 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... (1967–68 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending... ) |
1–3–2 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 1967 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
1–4–2 |
| 8 | L | October 28, 1967 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1967–68 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:... ) |
1–5–2 |
| 9 | W | November 1, 1967 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1967–68 1967–68 Boston Bruins season The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport... ) |
2–5–2 |
| 10 | W | November 4, 1967 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... (1967–68 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending... ) |
3–5–2 |
| 11 | L | November 8, 1967 | 1–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
3–6–2 |
| 12 | W | November 11, 1967 | 5–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
4–6–2 |
| 13 | L | November 12, 1967 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... (1967–68 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset... ) |
4–7–2 |
| 14 | L | November 15, 1967 | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... (1967–68 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset... ) |
4–8–2 |
| 15 | L | November 18, 1967 | 3–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
4–9–2 |
| 16 | L | November 19, 1967 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
4–10–2 |
| 17 | L | November 22, 1967 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1967–68 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:... ) |
4–11–2 |
| 18 | L | November 25, 1967 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
4–12–2 |
| 19 | L | November 26, 1967 | 0–1 | @ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... (1967–68 1967–68 New York Rangers season The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:... ) |
4–13–2 |
| 20 | W | November 29, 1967 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
5–13–2 |
| 21 | L | December 2, 1967 | 1–5 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
5–14–2 |
| 22 | L | December 3, 1967 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
5–15–2 |
| 23 | L | December 6, 1967 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
5–16–2 |
| 24 | W | December 9, 1967 | 1–0 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
6–16–2 |
| 25 | W | December 10, 1967 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game... ) |
7–16–2 |
| 26 | W | December 13, 1967 | 3–1 | Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
8–16–2 |
| 27 | T | December 14, 1967 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
8–16–3 |
| 28 | L | December 16, 1967 | 0–1 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
8–17–3 |
| 29 | L | December 17, 1967 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... (1967–68 1967–68 New York Rangers season The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:... ) |
8–18–3 |
| 30 | W | December 20, 1967 | 2–1 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
9–18–3 |
| 31 | L | December 23, 1967 | 0–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
9–19–3 |
| 32 | W | December 25, 1967 | 1–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
10–19–3 |
| 33 | W | December 27, 1967 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
11–19–3 |
| 34 | W | December 29, 1967 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
12–19–3 |
| 35 | L | December 30, 1967 | 1–8 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game... ) |
12–20–3 |
| 36 | W | January 3, 1968 | 4–0 | Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
13–20–3 |
| 37 | W | January 6, 1968 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
14–20–3 |
| 38 | T | January 10, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
14–20–4 |
| 39 | T | January 11, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
14–20–5 |
| 40 | L | January 13, 1968 | 1–3 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... (1967–68 1967–68 New York Rangers season The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:... ) |
14–21–5 |
| 41 | T | January 14, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... (1967–68 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset... ) |
14–21–6 |
| 42 | W | January 17, 1968 | 5–0 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
15–21–6 |
| 43 | T | January 21, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
15–21–7 |
| 44 | W | January 24, 1968 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
16–21–7 |
| 45 | T | January 25, 1968 | 4–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... (1967–68 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending... ) |
16–21–8 |
| 46 | W | January 27, 1968 | 4–3 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... (1967–68 1967–68 New York Rangers season The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:... ) |
17–21–8 |
| 47 | W | January 31, 1968 | 9–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
18–21–8 |
| 48 | L | February 1, 1968 | 0–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
18–22–8 |
| 49 | W | February 3, 1968 | 4–1 | Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
19–22–8 |
| 50 | L | February 7, 1968 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1967–68 1967–68 Boston Bruins season The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport... ) |
19–23–8 |
| 51 | L | February 10, 1968 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
19–24–8 |
| 52 | T | February 11, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1967–68 1967–68 Boston Bruins season The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport... ) |
19–24–9 |
| 53 | T | February 14, 1968 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
19–24–10 |
| 54 | W | February 16, 1968 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
20–24–10 |
| 55 | T | February 17, 1968 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
20–24–11 |
| 56 | W | February 21, 1968 | 5–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game... ) |
21–24–11 |
| 57 | L | February 22, 1968 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1967–68 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:... ) |
21–25–11 |
| 58 | L | February 25, 1968 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
21–26–11 |
| 59 | T | February 28, 1968 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1967–68 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:... ) |
21–26–12 |
| 60 | T | March 2, 1968 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... (1967–68 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset... ) |
21–26–13 |
| 61 | L | March 3, 1968 | 3–9 | @ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1967–68 1967–68 Boston Bruins season The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport... ) |
21–27–13 |
| 62 | W | March 6, 1968 | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
22–27–13 |
| 63 | W | March 9, 1968 | 3–1 | Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
23–27–13 |
| 64 | W | March 10, 1968 | 1–0 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
24–27–13 |
| 65 | T | March 13, 1968 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game... ) |
24–27–14 |
| 66 | T | March 15, 1968 | 1–1 | Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
24–27–15 |
| 67 | L | March 16, 1968 | 3–6 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... (1967–68 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending... ) |
24–28–15 |
| 68 | L | March 20, 1968 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... (1967–68 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.... ) |
24–29–15 |
| 69 | L | March 22, 1968 | 1–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve... ) |
24–30–15 |
| 70 | T | March 23, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68 1967–68 Oakland Seals season The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway... ) |
24–30–16 |
| 71 | W | March 27, 1968 | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
25–30–16 |
| 72 | L | March 28, 1968 | 0–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... (1967–68 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season.... ) |
25–31–16 |
| 73 | W | March 30, 1968 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
26–31–16 |
| 74 | W | March 31, 1968 | 5–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... (1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... ) |
27–31–16 |
Expansion Draft
- St. Louis Blues selections
# Player Drafted From 1. Glenn Hall Glenn HallGlenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
(GGoaltenderIn ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
)Chicago Black Hawks Chicago BlackhawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...2. Don Caley Don CaleyDonald Thomas Caley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Caley played junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Weyburn Red Wings for three seasons as well as one game in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division with the...
(G)Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...3. Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (ice hockey b. 1940)James Wilfred Roberts is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman and forward. He went by both nicknames of Jimmy and Jim....
(DDefenceman (ice hockey)Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
/WWinger (ice hockey)Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
)Montreal Canadiens Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...4. Noel Picard Noel PicardJean Noel Picard is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Picard started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1965. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. He would retire after the 1973 season. He would win one Stanley Cup with Montreal in...
(D)Montreal Canadiens 5. Al Arbour Al ArbourAlger Joseph "Radar" Arbour is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and a coach and executive in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(D)Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...6. Rod Seiling Rod SeilingRodney Albert Seiling is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time in the minors. The next year he would participate with the Canadian hockey team that played in the 1964 Winter...
(D)New York Rangers New York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...7. Ron Schock Ron SchockRonald Lawrence Schock was a National Hockey League centre from 1964 to 1978. His younger brother, Danny Schock, also played briefly in the NHL. Ron retired following 909 games, recording a total of 166 goals, 351 assists, and 517 points.While playing with the St. Louis Blues, Schock attended a...
(CCentre (ice hockey)The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
)Boston Bruins Boston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...8. Terry Crisp (C) Boston Bruins 9. Don McKenney Don McKenneyDonald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...
(C)Detroit Red Wings 10. Wayne Rivers Wayne RiversWayne Rivers is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the St...
(RWWinger (ice hockey)Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
)Boston Bruins 11. Billy Hay (C) Chicago Black Hawks 12. Darryl Edestrand Darryl EdestrandDarryl Edestrand is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 455 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings....
(D)Toronto Maple Leafs 13. Norm Beaudin Norm BeaudinNorman Joseph Andrew Beaudin is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 25 games in the National Hockey League and 335 in the World Hockey Association, most notably for the Winnipeg Jets. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
(RW)Detroit Red Wings 14. Larry Keenan Larry KeenanLawrence Christopher Keenan is a former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers....
(LWWinger (ice hockey)Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
)Toronto Maple Leafs 15. Ron Stewart Ron StewartRonald George Stewart is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1973, as well as an NHL coach.- Hockey career:...
(C)Boston Bruins 16. Fred Hucul Fred HuculFrederick Albert Hucul is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 164 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-External links:...
(D)Toronto Maple Leafs 17. John Brenneman John BrennemanJohn Gary Brenneman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. In 159 NHL career games, he scored 21 goals and 19 assists as a left winger....
(LW)Toronto Maple Leafs 18. Gerry Melnyk Gerry MelnykGerald Melnyk was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-Playing career:...
(C)Chicago Black Hawks 19. Gary Veneruzzo Gary VeneruzzoGary Raymond Veneruzzo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 7 games in the National Hockey League and 348 games in the World Hockey Association. He would with the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Cincinnati Stingers, Phoenix Roadrunners, and...
(LW)Toronto Maple Leafs 20. Max Mestinsek (RW) New York Rangers
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon "Red" Berenson | 55 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 22 |
| Gerry Melnyk | 73 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 14 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 57 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12 |
| Don McKenney | 39 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 73 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 |
| Bill McCreary | 70 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 22 |
| Gary Sabourin | 50 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 50 |
| Larry Keenan | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| Ron Schock | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
| Ron Stewart | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| Craig Cameron | 32 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Dickie Moore | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Wayne Rivers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Ron Attwell | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Roger Picard | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Gary Veneruzzo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Beaudin | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Claude Cardin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Roberts | 74 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 66 |
| Barclay Plager | 49 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 153 |
| Fred Hucul | 43 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 |
| Noel Picard | 66 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 142 |
| Al Arbour | 74 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 50 |
| Bob Plager | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 86 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Ray Fortin | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Gordon Kannegiesser | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall | 49 | 2858 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2.48 |
| Seth Martin | 30 | 1552 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2.59 |
| Don Caley | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon "Red" Berenson | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Gerry Melnyk | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Don McKenney | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
| Larry Keenan | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Ron Schock | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Dickie Moore | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 |
| Gary Veneruzzo | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Roberts | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Barclay Plager | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 73 |
| Noel Picard | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| Al Arbour | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Bob Plager | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Ray Fortin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Harvey | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall |
Playoffs
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The 1967–68 season was the inaugural season for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion
1967 NHL expansion
The National Hockey League undertook a major expansion for the 1967–68 season, adding six new franchises to double the size of the league. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded. Thus, the expansion ended the era of the Original...
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999...
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
Regular season
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
William Scott "Scotty" Bowman is a retired National Hockey League head coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and...
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
Game log
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|1||T||October 11, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||0–0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|2||L||October 13, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||0–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|3||W||October 14, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||1–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|4||L||October 18, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||1–2–1
|- align="center"
|5||T||October 21, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||1–2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|6||L||October 22, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||1–3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|7||L||October 25, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||1–4–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|8||L||October 28, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||1–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|9||W||November 1, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||2–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|10||W||November 4, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||3–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|11||L||November 8, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||3–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|12||W||November 11, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||4–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|13||L||November 12, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||4–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|14||L||November 15, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||4–8–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|15||L||November 18, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||4–9–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|16||L||November 19, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||4–10–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|17||L||November 22, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||4–11–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|18||L||November 25, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||4–12–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|19||L||November 26, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||4–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|20||W||November 29, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||5–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|21||L||December 2, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||5–14–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|22||L||December 3, 1967||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||5–15–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|23||L||December 6, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||5–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|24||W||December 9, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||6–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|25||W||December 10, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||7–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|26||W||December 13, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||8–16–2
|- align="center"
|27||T||December 14, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||8–16–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|28||L||December 16, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||8–17–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|29||L||December 17, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||8–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|30||W||December 20, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||9–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|31||L||December 23, 1967||0–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||9–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|32||W||December 25, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||10–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|33||W||December 27, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||11–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|34||W||December 29, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||12–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|35||L||December 30, 1967||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||12–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|36||W||January 3, 1968||4–0 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||13–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|37||W||January 6, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||14–20–3
|- align="center"
|38||T||January 10, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||14–20–4
|- align="center"
|39||T||January 11, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||14–20–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|40||L||January 13, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||14–21–5
|- align="center"
|41||T||January 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||14–21–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|42||W||January 17, 1968||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||15–21–6
|- align="center"
|43||T||January 21, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||15–21–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|44||W||January 24, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||16–21–7
|- align="center"
|45||T||January 25, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||16–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|46||W||January 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||17–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|47||W||January 31, 1968||9–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||18–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|48||L||February 1, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||18–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|49||W||February 3, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||19–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|50||L||February 7, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||19–23–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|51||L||February 10, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||19–24–8
|- align="center"
|52||T||February 11, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||19–24–9
|- align="center"
|53||T||February 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||19–24–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|54||W||February 16, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||20–24–10
|- align="center"
|55||T||February 17, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||20–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|56||W||February 21, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||21–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|57||L||February 22, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||21–25–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|58||L||February 25, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||21–26–11
|- align="center"
|59||T||February 28, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||21–26–12
|- align="center"
|60||T||March 2, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||21–26–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|61||L||March 3, 1968||3–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||21–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|62||W||March 6, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||22–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|63||W||March 9, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||23–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|64||W||March 10, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–27–13
|- align="center"
|65||T||March 13, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||24–27–14
|- align="center"
|66||T||March 15, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–27–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|67||L||March 16, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||24–28–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|68||L||March 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||24–29–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|69||L||March 22, 1968||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||24–30–15
|- align="center"
|70||T||March 23, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|71||W||March 27, 1968||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||25–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|72||L||March 28, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||25–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|73||W||March 30, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||26–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|74||W||March 31, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||27–31–16
|}
Expansion Draft
- St. Louis Blues selections
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="2.75%" | #
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Drafted From
|-
| 1. || Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
(G
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
) || Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
|-
| 2. || Don Caley
Don Caley
Donald Thomas Caley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Caley played junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Weyburn Red Wings for three seasons as well as one game in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division with the...
(G) || Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
|-
| 3. || Jim Roberts
Jim Roberts (ice hockey b. 1940)
James Wilfred Roberts is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman and forward. He went by both nicknames of Jimmy and Jim....
(D
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
/W
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
|-
| 4. || Noel Picard
Noel Picard
Jean Noel Picard is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Picard started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1965. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. He would retire after the 1973 season. He would win one Stanley Cup with Montreal in...
(D) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 5. || Al Arbour
Al Arbour
Alger Joseph "Radar" Arbour is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and a coach and executive in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|-
| 6. || Rod Seiling
Rod Seiling
Rodney Albert Seiling is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time in the minors. The next year he would participate with the Canadian hockey team that played in the 1964 Winter...
(D) || New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
|-
| 7. || Ron Schock
Ron Schock
Ronald Lawrence Schock was a National Hockey League centre from 1964 to 1978. His younger brother, Danny Schock, also played briefly in the NHL. Ron retired following 909 games, recording a total of 166 goals, 351 assists, and 517 points.While playing with the St. Louis Blues, Schock attended a...
(C
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
) || Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
|-
| 8. || Terry Crisp (C) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 9. || Don McKenney
Don McKenney
Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...
(C) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|10. || Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the St...
(RW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Boston Bruins
|-
|11. || Billy Hay (C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|12. || Darryl Edestrand
Darryl Edestrand
Darryl Edestrand is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 455 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings....
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|13. || Norm Beaudin
Norm Beaudin
Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 25 games in the National Hockey League and 335 in the World Hockey Association, most notably for the Winnipeg Jets. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
(RW) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|14. || Larry Keenan
Larry Keenan
Lawrence Christopher Keenan is a former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers....
(LW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|15. || Ron Stewart
Ron Stewart
Ronald George Stewart is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1973, as well as an NHL coach.- Hockey career:...
(C) || Boston Bruins
|-
|16. || Fred Hucul
Fred Hucul
Frederick Albert Hucul is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 164 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-External links:...
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|17. || John Brenneman
John Brenneman
John Gary Brenneman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. In 159 NHL career games, he scored 21 goals and 19 assists as a left winger....
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|18. || Gerry Melnyk
Gerry Melnyk
Gerald Melnyk was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-Playing career:...
(C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|19. || Gary Veneruzzo
Gary Veneruzzo
Gary Raymond Veneruzzo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 7 games in the National Hockey League and 348 games in the World Hockey Association. He would with the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Cincinnati Stingers, Phoenix Roadrunners, and...
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|20. || Max Mestinsek (RW) || New York Rangers
|}
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 55 || 22 || 29 || 51 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 73 || 15 || 35 || 50 || 14
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 57 || 16 || 16 || 32 || 12
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 39 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 4
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 73 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 70 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 50 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 50
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 40 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 55 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 17
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 50 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 16
|- align="center"
| Ron Stewart|| 19 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 32 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 27 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 9
|- align="center"
| Wayne Rivers|| 22 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ron Attwell|| 18 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6
|- align="center"
| Roger Picard|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 21
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 5 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- align="center"
| Norm Beaudin|| 13 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- align="center"
| Claude Cardin|| 1 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|}
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 74 || 14 || 23 || 37 || 66
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 49 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 153
|- align="center"
| Fred Hucul|| 43 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 30
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard|| 66 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 142
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 74 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 50
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 23 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 24 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Gordon Kannegiesser|| 19 ||0 || 1 || 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| Darryl Edestrand|| 12 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall ||49 || 2858 || 19 || 21 ||9 || 5 || 2.48
|- align="center"
| Seth Martin|| 30 || 1552 || 8 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2.59
|- align="center"
| Don Caley || 1 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.00
|- align="center"
|}
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 18 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 9
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 17 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 2
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 18 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 0
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 15 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 18 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 30
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 18 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 14 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 11
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 18 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 15
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 9 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 18 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 20
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 18 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 73
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 14 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 17 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 3 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| Doug Harvey || 8 ||0 || 4 || 4 || 12
|- align="center"
|}
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall || || || || || || ||
|}
Playoffs
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#00529B; color:#FDB827;" | 1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
|
The 1967–68 season was the inaugural season for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion
1967 NHL expansion
The National Hockey League undertook a major expansion for the 1967–68 season, adding six new franchises to double the size of the league. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded. Thus, the expansion ended the era of the Original...
. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
.
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999...
. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.
Regular season
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick
Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...
who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
William Scott "Scotty" Bowman is a retired National Hockey League head coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and...
. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six
Original Six
The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.
Game log
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" width="70%"|-
! width="2%" | No.
! width="3%" | R
! width="10%" | Date
! width="5%" | Score
! width="20%" | Opponent
! width="10%" | Record
|- align="center"
|1||T||October 11, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||0–0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|2||L||October 13, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||0–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|3||W||October 14, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||1–1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|4||L||October 18, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||1–2–1
|- align="center"
|5||T||October 21, 1967||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||1–2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|6||L||October 22, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||1–3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|7||L||October 25, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||1–4–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|8||L||October 28, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||1–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|9||W||November 1, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||2–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|10||W||November 4, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||3–5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|11||L||November 8, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||3–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|12||W||November 11, 1967||5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||4–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|13||L||November 12, 1967||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||4–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|14||L||November 15, 1967||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||4–8–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|15||L||November 18, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||4–9–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|16||L||November 19, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||4–10–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|17||L||November 22, 1967||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||4–11–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|18||L||November 25, 1967||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||4–12–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|19||L||November 26, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||4–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|20||W||November 29, 1967||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||5–13–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|21||L||December 2, 1967||1–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||5–14–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|22||L||December 3, 1967||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||5–15–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|23||L||December 6, 1967||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||5–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|24||W||December 9, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||6–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|25||W||December 10, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||7–16–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|26||W||December 13, 1967||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||8–16–2
|- align="center"
|27||T||December 14, 1967||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||8–16–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|28||L||December 16, 1967||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||8–17–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|29||L||December 17, 1967||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||8–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|30||W||December 20, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||9–18–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|31||L||December 23, 1967||0–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||9–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|32||W||December 25, 1967||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||10–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|33||W||December 27, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||11–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|34||W||December 29, 1967||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||12–19–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|35||L||December 30, 1967||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||12–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|36||W||January 3, 1968||4–0 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||13–20–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|37||W||January 6, 1968||2–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||14–20–3
|- align="center"
|38||T||January 10, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||14–20–4
|- align="center"
|39||T||January 11, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||14–20–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|40||L||January 13, 1968||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||14–21–5
|- align="center"
|41||T||January 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||14–21–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|42||W||January 17, 1968||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||15–21–6
|- align="center"
|43||T||January 21, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||15–21–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|44||W||January 24, 1968||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||16–21–7
|- align="center"
|45||T||January 25, 1968||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||16–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|46||W||January 27, 1968||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(1967–68
1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.-Schedule and Results:...
) ||17–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|47||W||January 31, 1968||9–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||18–21–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|48||L||February 1, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||18–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|49||W||February 3, 1968||4–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||19–22–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|50||L||February 7, 1968||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||19–23–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|51||L||February 10, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||19–24–8
|- align="center"
|52||T||February 11, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||19–24–9
|- align="center"
|53||T||February 14, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||19–24–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|54||W||February 16, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||20–24–10
|- align="center"
|55||T||February 17, 1968||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||20–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|56||W||February 21, 1968||5–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||21–24–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|57||L||February 22, 1968||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||21–25–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|58||L||February 25, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||21–26–11
|- align="center"
|59||T||February 28, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
(1967–68
1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.-Expansion draft:...
) ||21–26–12
|- align="center"
|60||T||March 2, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
(1967–68
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-second season in the NHL. The team was coming off their best regular season in team history. In 1966-67, Chicago finished in first place for the first time in club history with a franchise record 94 points. The Black Hawks were then upset...
) ||21–26–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|61||L||March 3, 1968||3–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
(1967–68
1967–68 Boston Bruins season
The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 43rd season in the NHL.-Offseason:In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport...
) ||21–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|62||W||March 6, 1968||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||22–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|63||W||March 9, 1968||3–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||23–27–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|64||W||March 10, 1968||1–0 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–27–13
|- align="center"
|65||T||March 13, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game...
) ||24–27–14
|- align="center"
|66||T||March 15, 1968||1–1 || align="left"| Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–27–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|67||L||March 16, 1968||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
(1967–68
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' forty-second season of competition. The Wings finished last in the East Division to miss the play-offs.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
) ||24–28–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|68||L||March 20, 1968||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(1967–68
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
pThe 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion....
) ||24–29–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|69||L||March 22, 1968||1–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season was the first season for the Kings in the National Hockey League.-Offseason:The Kings were one of six expansion teams, which doubled the size of the league from six to twelve...
) ||24–30–15
|- align="center"
|70||T||March 23, 1968||3–3 || align="left"| @ Oakland Seals (1967–68
1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the NHL. It began auspiciously, with the firing General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway...
) ||24–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|71||W||March 27, 1968||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||25–30–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|72||L||March 28, 1968||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1967–68
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season....
) ||25–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|73||W||March 30, 1968||3–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||26–31–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|74||W||March 31, 1968||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
(1967–68
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the...
) ||27–31–16
|}
Expansion Draft
- St. Louis Blues selections
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="2.75%" | #
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="25.0%" | Drafted From
|-
| 1. || Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
(G
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
) || Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
|-
| 2. || Don Caley
Don Caley
Donald Thomas Caley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Caley played junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Weyburn Red Wings for three seasons as well as one game in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division with the...
(G) || Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
|-
| 3. || Jim Roberts
Jim Roberts (ice hockey b. 1940)
James Wilfred Roberts is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman and forward. He went by both nicknames of Jimmy and Jim....
(D
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
/W
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
|-
| 4. || Noel Picard
Noel Picard
Jean Noel Picard is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Picard started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1965. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. He would retire after the 1973 season. He would win one Stanley Cup with Montreal in...
(D) || Montreal Canadiens
|-
| 5. || Al Arbour
Al Arbour
Alger Joseph "Radar" Arbour is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and a coach and executive in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|-
| 6. || Rod Seiling
Rod Seiling
Rodney Albert Seiling is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time in the minors. The next year he would participate with the Canadian hockey team that played in the 1964 Winter...
(D) || New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
|-
| 7. || Ron Schock
Ron Schock
Ronald Lawrence Schock was a National Hockey League centre from 1964 to 1978. His younger brother, Danny Schock, also played briefly in the NHL. Ron retired following 909 games, recording a total of 166 goals, 351 assists, and 517 points.While playing with the St. Louis Blues, Schock attended a...
(C
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
) || Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
|-
| 8. || Terry Crisp (C) || Boston Bruins
|-
| 9. || Don McKenney
Don McKenney
Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...
(C) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|10. || Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the St...
(RW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Boston Bruins
|-
|11. || Billy Hay (C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|12. || Darryl Edestrand
Darryl Edestrand
Darryl Edestrand is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 455 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings....
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|13. || Norm Beaudin
Norm Beaudin
Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 25 games in the National Hockey League and 335 in the World Hockey Association, most notably for the Winnipeg Jets. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
(RW) || Detroit Red Wings
|-
|14. || Larry Keenan
Larry Keenan
Lawrence Christopher Keenan is a former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers....
(LW
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|15. || Ron Stewart
Ron Stewart
Ronald George Stewart is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1973, as well as an NHL coach.- Hockey career:...
(C) || Boston Bruins
|-
|16. || Fred Hucul
Fred Hucul
Frederick Albert Hucul is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 164 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-External links:...
(D) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|17. || John Brenneman
John Brenneman
John Gary Brenneman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. In 159 NHL career games, he scored 21 goals and 19 assists as a left winger....
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|18. || Gerry Melnyk
Gerry Melnyk
Gerald Melnyk was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.-Playing career:...
(C) || Chicago Black Hawks
|-
|19. || Gary Veneruzzo
Gary Veneruzzo
Gary Raymond Veneruzzo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 7 games in the National Hockey League and 348 games in the World Hockey Association. He would with the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Cincinnati Stingers, Phoenix Roadrunners, and...
(LW) || Toronto Maple Leafs
|-
|20. || Max Mestinsek (RW) || New York Rangers
|}
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 55 || 22 || 29 || 51 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 73 || 15 || 35 || 50 || 14
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 57 || 16 || 16 || 32 || 12
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 39 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 4
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 73 || 9 || 20 || 29 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 70 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 22
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 50 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 50
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 40 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 55 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 17
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 50 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 16
|- align="center"
| Ron Stewart|| 19 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 32 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 27 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 9
|- align="center"
| Wayne Rivers|| 22 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ron Attwell|| 18 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6
|- align="center"
| Roger Picard|| 15 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 21
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 5 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- align="center"
| Norm Beaudin|| 13 ||1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- align="center"
| Claude Cardin|| 1 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|}
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 74 || 14 || 23 || 37 || 66
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 49 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 153
|- align="center"
| Fred Hucul|| 43 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 30
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard|| 66 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 142
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 74 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 50
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 23 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 24 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Gordon Kannegiesser|| 19 ||0 || 1 || 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| Darryl Edestrand|| 12 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
|- align="center"
| Glenn Hall ||49 || 2858 || 19 || 21 ||9 || 5 || 2.48
|- align="center"
| Seth Martin|| 30 || 1552 || 8 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2.59
|- align="center"
| Don Caley || 1 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6.00
|- align="center"
|}
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Gordon "Red" Berenson || 18 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 9
|- align="center"
| Gerry Melnyk || 17 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 2
|- align="center"
| Frank St. Marseille || 18 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 0
|- align="center"
| Don McKenney || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
| Terry Crisp || 18 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 6
|- align="center"
| Bill McCreary|| 15 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Gary Sabourin|| 18 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 30
|- align="center"
| Larry Keenan|| 18 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 4
|- align="center"
| Ron Schock|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- align="center"
| Tim Ecclestone|| 12 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|- align="center"
| Craig Cameron|| 14 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 11
|- align="center"
| Dickie Moore|| 18 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 15
|- align="center"
| Gary Veneruzzo|| 9 ||0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align="center"
|}
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | PIM
|- align="center"
| Jim Roberts || 18 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 20
|- align="center"
| Barclay Plager || 18 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 73
|- align="center"
| Noel Picard || 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|- align="center"
| Al Arbour || 14 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10
|- align="center"
| Bob Plager || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|- align="center"
| Jean-Guy Talbot || 17 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|- align="center"
| Ray Fortin|| 3 ||0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| Doug Harvey || 8 ||0 || 4 || 4 || 12
|- align="center"
|}
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | T
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#092c57; color:#ffc322" width="9%" | GAA
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Playoffs
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Western Division Quarter-finals vs. Philadelphia - Blues win 4–3
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| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Decision || Attendance || Series
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| 1 || April 4 || St. Louis || 1 – 0 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| || Hall || 10,649 || Blues lead 1–0
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| 2 || April 6 || St. Louis || 3 – 4 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| || Hall || 11,111 || Series tied 1–1
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| 3 || April 10 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| 2 – 3 || St. Louis || OT || Hall || 10,867 || Blues lead 2–1
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| 4 || April 11 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| 2 – 5 || St. Louis || || Hall || 11,070 || Blues lead 3–1
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| 5 || April 13 || St. Louis || 1 – 6 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| || Hall || 10,587 || Blues lead 3–2
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| 6 || April 16 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| 2 – 1 || St. Louis || OT || Hall || 13,738 || Series tied 3–3
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| 7 || April 18 || St. Louis || 3 – 1 || Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
|| || Hall || 14,646 || Blues win 4–3
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Stanley Cup Finals
The St. Louis Blues made a series of the Stanley Cup finals although they lost in fourstraight games. Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy three times, and the...
was sensational, especially in game three when the Blues were
outshot 46 to 15. Wrote Red Burnett, the dean of hockey writers then: "A number of Hall's
saves were seemingly impossible. Experts walked out of the Forum convinced no other goaltender
had performed so brilliantly in a losing cause." In the overtime of game three, Hall made a
spectacular save on Dick Duff
Dick Duff
Terrence Richard "Dick" Duff was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 18 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League . He also served as head coach of the Leafs for part of the...
and then, standing on his head, made another save. "It was
a heartbreaker to see" said Burnett "After the saves on Duff, Bobby Rousseau
Bobby Rousseau
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.-Early career:...
came and
batted home the second rebound." Hall's heroics won him the Conn Smythe Trophy
Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 46 times to 40 players since the 1964–65 NHL season...
as the
most valuable player in the playoffs.
However, Montreal was not to be denied and won the Stanley Cup in game four as J.C. Tremblay
J.C. Tremblay
Jean-Claude Tremblay was an ice hockey defenceman for the NHL Montreal Canadiens and the WHA Quebec Nordiques, notable for playmaking and defensive skills....
fired home the winning goal. When the game ended, the fans came on the ice to celebrate, and balloons, hats and programs were thrown from the stands. Jean Beliveau
Jean Béliveau
Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau, is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley...
, in a cast and crutches from his broken ankle, with Ralph Backstrom
Ralph Backstrom
Ralph Gerald Backstrom is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre.-Playing career:Backstrom played junior hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens from 1954 to 1956, and the Ottawa Junior Canadiens from 1956 to 1958...
accepted the Cup from NHL president Clarence Campbell and the players did a victory lap with the Cup.
Less than 30 minutes after the Canadiens won the Cup, Canadiens coach Toe Blake
Toe Blake
Hector "Toe" Blake, CM was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League .-Nickname:His nickname came out of his childhood for his younger sister was unable to pronounce his name...
announced his retirement. He gave reason that it had been a hard season, but the real reason was that his wife was dying of cancer and he wanted to spent his time with her. The celebration turned to a mournful event with players paying tribute to Blake, many in tears.
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|May 5 || Montreal ||3 ||St. Louis ||2 || OT
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|May 7 || Montreal ||1 ||St. Louis ||0 ||
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|May 9 || St. Louis ||3 ||Montreal ||4 ||OT
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|May 11 || St. Louis||2 ||Montreal ||3 ||
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Montreal wins the series 4–0.
