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The 1970–1971 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 1st season in the National Hockey League.

The Sabres had the first pick in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which they used to select Gilbert Perreault. Led by Perreault's NHL rookie record of 38 goals,[1] the Sabres would 24–39–15, ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings in the Eastern Division. However, they finished 19 points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs in the division, and finished 19 points short of a playoff berth.

The Sabres played their home games in the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. "The Aud" was previously home of the Buffalo Bisons AHL team. To make way for the Sabres the Bisons folded following the 1969–70 AHL season, which saw the Bisons win their fifth and final Calder Cup. For the Sabres first season played the Aud had an ice hockey seating capacity of only 12,280 for hockey. The arena would be renovated following the season to expand capacity.[2]

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Offseason

The Buffalo Sabres, along with the Vancouver Canucks, joined the NHL in the 1970–71 season. The Sabres' first owners were Seymour and Northrup Knox, scions of a family long prominent in western New York. The team's name, selected through a fan contest,[3] was chosen because it was known as a weapon carried by leaders, and it is also swift and strong on offense as well as defense. The Knoxes had tried twice before to get an NHL team, first when the NHL expanded in 1967, and then unsuccessfully attempting to buy the Oakland Seals with the intent of moving them to Buffalo. At the time of their creation, the Buffalo Sabres exercised their option to create their own AHL farm team, the Cincinnati Swords. On June 9, 1970, the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held to fill the Sabres' and Canucks' rosters.

NHL draft

In 1970, two new franchises were awarded in the NHL — the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks. Sabres general manager/coach Punch Imlach chose his favorite number, number 11, for the roulette wheel spin to determine which franchise would have the first choice in the 1970 Entry Draft.[4] Ultimately, the Canucks were allocated numbers 1–10 on the wheel, while the Sabres had 11–20. When league president Clarence Campbell spun the wheel, he initially thought the pointer landed on 1. However, while Campbell was congratulating the Vancouver delegation, Imlach asked Campbell to check again. As it turned out, the pointer was on 11.[5] This was the first year that the Montreal Canadiens did not have a priority right to draft Québécois junior players. Consequently, Perreault was available and taken first overall by the Sabres.[6]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 1 Gilbert Perreault Шаблон:CAN Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 15 Butch Deadmarsh Шаблон:CAN Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
3 29 Steve Cuddie Шаблон:CAN Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 43 Randy Wyrozub Шаблон:CAN Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 57 Mike Morton Шаблон:CAN Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
6 71 Mike Keeler Шаблон:CAN Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
7 84 Tim Regan Шаблон:USA Boston University (ECAC)
8 97 Doug Rombough Шаблон:CAN St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9 107 Luc Nadeau Шаблон:CAN Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

Transactions

Date Шаблон:Center
October 1, 1969 To St. Louis Blues
Roger Lafreniere
To Buffalo Sabres
Cash
December 9, 1969 To St. Louis Blues
George Morrison
To Buffalo Sabres
Cash
June 10, 1970 To New York Rangers
Cash
To Buffalo Sabres
Ted Hodgson
June 10, 1970 To Detroit Red Wings
Tom Webster
Buffalo Sabres
Roger Crozier
August 31, 1970 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
To Buffalo Sabres
Floyd Smith
Brent Imlach
October 1, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Gary Edwards on loan
To Buffalo Sabres
Cash
October 1, 1970 To California Golden Seals
Howie Menard
To Buffalo Sabres
Cash
October 2, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Craig Cameron
To Buffalo Sabres
Ron Anderson
October 9, 1970 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Cash
To Buffalo Sabres
Dave Dryden
October 19, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Bill Sutherland
Buffalo Sabres
Cash
November 4, 1970 To St. Louis Blues
Bob Baun
To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Keenan
Jean-Guy Talbot
November 24, 1970 To Los Angeles Kings
Mike McMahon Jr.
7th-round pick in 1971 (Pete Harasym)
8th-round pick in 1971 (Lorne Stamler)
To Buffalo Sabres
Dick Duff
Eddie Shack
January 24, 1971 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jean-Guy Lagace
To Buffalo Sabres
Terry Ball

Free Agency

September 1970 Signed
Murray Kuntz

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Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Steve Atkinson St. Louis Blues November 1, 1970
Bob Baun Detroit Red Wings November 3, 1970
Paul Andrea California Golden Seals November 1970

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Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Cliff Schmautz Philadelphia Flyers December 28, 1970

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1970 NHL Intraleague Draft

Round # Player Nationality Drafted From
2 18 Kevin O'Shea Шаблон:CAN San Diego Gulls (WHL)
2 19 Cliff Schmautz Шаблон:CAN Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
2 20 Brian McDonald Шаблон:CAN Denver Spurs (WHL)

Regular season

Punch Imlach

After being fired by the Leafs, it was expected that Imlach would join the NHL's new Vancouver franchise. Imlach, Joe Crozier, and Foster Hewitt had become partners in the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League and were in line to become owners of the Vancouver NHL team. But they didn't have the financial resources to buy the team, which went to Medical Investment Corporation (Medicor). Medicor bought the WHL Canucks for $2.8 million, with Imlach making a reported gain of more than $250,000. He was offered a job with the NHL Canucks, but instead accepted an offer from the NHL's other expansion team, the Buffalo Sabres, as their first coach and general manager in 1970.

Season standings

Шаблон:1970–71 NHL East Division standings

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10, 1970 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 1–0–0
2 L October 14, 1970 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1970–71) 1–1–0
3 L October 15, 1970 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 1–2–0
4 L October 17, 1970 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 1–3–0
5 T October 18, 1970 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 1–3–1
6 L October 22, 1970 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 1–4–1
7 W October 23, 1970 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 2–4–1
8 L October 25, 1970 0–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 2–5–1
9 L October 27, 1970 2–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 2–6–1
10 L October 30, 1970 1–6 @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) 2–7–1
11 L November 1, 1970 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 2–8–1
12 L November 5, 1970 1–4 Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 2–9–1
13 L November 7, 1970 2–11 @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 2–10–1
14 L November 8, 1970 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 2–11–1
15 W November 13, 1970 4–2 California Golden Seals (1970–71) 3–11–1
16 T November 15, 1970 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 3–11–2
17 W November 18, 1970 7–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 4–11–2
18 L November 21, 1970 0–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 4–12–2
19 T November 25, 1970 4–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 4–12–3
20 T November 26, 1970 2–2 New York Rangers (1970–71) 4–12–4
21 L November 29, 1970 1–2 California Golden Seals (1970–71) 4–13–4
22 T December 3, 1970 4–4 Boston Bruins (1970–71) 4–13–5
23 W December 6, 1970 1–0 Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 5–13–5
24 L December 9, 1970 1–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 5–14–5
25 L December 10, 1970 2–8 @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 5–15–5
26 L December 12, 1970 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 5–16–5
27 L December 13, 1970 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 5–17–5
28 L December 16, 1970 0–4 @ New York Rangers (1970–71) 5–18–5
29 W December 17, 1970 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 6–18–5
30 L December 19, 1970 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 6–19–5
31 L December 20, 1970 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 6–20–5
32 L December 22, 1970 2–7 New York Rangers (1970–71) 6–21–5
33 T December 26, 1970 4–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 6–21–6
34 W December 27, 1970 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 7–21–6
35 L January 1, 1971 4–9 Boston Bruins (1970–71) 7–22–6
36 L January 3, 1971 3–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 7–23–6
37 W January 7, 1971 7–4 Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 8–23–6
38 L January 9, 1971 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 8–24–6
39 T January 10, 1971 2–2 Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 8–24–7
40 L January 13, 1971 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 8–25–7
41 W January 14, 1971 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 9–25–7
42 W January 16, 1971 4–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 10–25–7
43 T January 17, 1971 4–4 Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 10–25–8
44 T January 21, 1971 5–5 New York Rangers (1970–71) 10–25–9
45 L January 23, 1971 1–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 10–26–9
46 W January 24, 1971 6–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 11–26–9
47 T January 27, 1971 3–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 11–26–10
48 W January 29, 1971 4–2 @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) 12–26–10
49 W January 31, 1971 6–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 13–26–10
50 W February 4, 1971 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 14–26–10
51 L February 6, 1971 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 14–27–10
52 L February 7, 1971 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 14–28–10
53 L February 9, 1971 3–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 14–29–10
54 L February 10, 1971 1–5 @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) 14–30–10
55 W February 12, 1971 3–0 California Golden Seals (1970–71) 15–30–10
56 W February 14, 1971 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 16–30–10
57 L February 17, 1971 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 16–31–10
58 T February 18, 1971 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 16–31–11
59 L February 20, 1971 5–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 16–32–11
60 L February 21, 1971 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 16–33–11
61 L February 23, 1971 3–6 Boston Bruins (1970–71) 16–34–11
62 L February 25, 1971 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 16–35–11
63 L February 27, 1971 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 16–36–11
64 W February 28, 1971 5–2 Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 17–36–11
65 T March 3, 1971 3–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 17–36–12
66 T March 5, 1971 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 17–36–13
67 W March 7, 1971 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 18–36–13
68 L March 13, 1971 0–9 @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 18–37–13
69 W March 14, 1971 5–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 19–37–13
70 W March 18, 1971 5–3 St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 20–37–13
71 L March 20, 1971 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 20–38–13
72 W March 21, 1971 7–5 @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 21–38–13
73 L March 23, 1971 2–7 @ New York Rangers (1970–71) 21–39–13
74 W March 26, 1971 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 22–39–13
75 W March 28, 1971 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 23–39–13
76 W March 31, 1971 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 24–39–13
77 T April 1, 1971 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 24–39–14
78 T April 4, 1971 3–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 24–39–15

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gilbert Perreault 78 38 34 72 19
Phil Goyette 60 15 46 61 6
Gerry Meehan 77 24 31 55 8
Don Marshall 62 20 29 49 6
Eddie Shack 56 25 17 42 93
Steve Atkinson 57 20 18 38 12
Paul Andrea 47 11 21 32 4
Al Hamilton 69 2 28 30 71
Larry Keenan 51 7 20 27 6
Doug Barrie 75 4 23 27 168
Ron Anderson 74 14 12 26 44
Dick Duff 53 7 13 20 12
Floyd Smith 77 6 11 17 46
Reg Fleming 78 6 10 16 159
Jim Watson 78 2 9 11 147
Skip Krake 74 4 5 9 68
Tracy Pratt 76 1 7 8 179

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Hap Myers 13 0 0 0 6
Mike McMahon 12 0 0 0 4
Paul Terbenche 3 0 0 0 2
Jean-Guy Lagace 3 0 0 0 2
Terry Ball 2 0 0 0 0
Francois Lacombe 1 0 1 1 2
Jean-Guy Talbot 57 0 7 7 36
Tracy Pratt 76 1 7 8 179
Jim Watson 78 2 9 11 147
Reg Fleming 78 6 10 16 159
Doug Barrie 75 4 23 27 168
Al Hamilton 69 2 28 30 71

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Dave Dryden 10 3 3 0 1 3.37
Roger Crozier 44 9 20 7 1 3.68
Joe Daley 38 12 16 8 1 3.70

Awards and records

References

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External links

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