1969-70 Des Moines Oak Leafs Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 31-33-8 - 70 points
in the IHL's Southern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Terry Slater (31-33-8)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
1969-70 Des Moines Oak Leafs Statistics

The Des Moines Oak Leafs of the International Hockey League ended the 1969-70 season with a record of 31 wins and 33 losses and 8 ties for 70 points in the IHL's Southern Division.

The Oak Leafs led the league with just 254 goals allowed. Des Moines scored 261 goals. Cliff Pennington netted 43 goals for the team, while Ken Sutyla and Mauril Morrissette tallied 30 or more, too. Cliff Pennington accounted for 57 assists, and Bob Perreault recorded a 2.7 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Terry Slater coached the team. The 1969-70 Des Moines Oak Leafs lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Freeman AsmundsonD/RAugust 17, 19436'2"195RVita, MB Canada
Dale BlomquistGDecember 28, 19465'10"160LOutlook, SASK Canada
Bill BondNovember 1, 1944Winnipeg, MAN Canada
Meehan BonnarRWApril 20, 19475'11"185RFredericton, NB Canada
Buddy BooneRSeptember 11, 19325'7"158RKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Rich BrownGJanuary 7, 19425'10"175RSt. Paul, MN USA
Ray BrunetDJuly 29, 19485'11"180LVerdun, QC
Gaye CooleyGFebruary 8, 19455'10"185RNorth Bay, ON Canada
Andre CourtemancheF
Pat DonnellyLSeptember 28, 19426'5"238LKincaid, SASK Canada
Trevor FaheyLJanuary 4, 19446'1"175LNew Waterford, NS Canada
John FergusonRApril 18, 19475'7"160LPort Arthur, ONT Canada
Bob Foster
Bob Fuller
Ken GribbonsLJanuary 10, 19366'1"210Pembroke, ONT Canada
John HainesCMarch 5, 19465'9"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Barry JakemanGJanuary 2, 19415'10"165LToronto, ONT Canada
Larry KlewchukLApril 5, 19485'10"205LYorkton, SASK Canada
Jean-Rene LosierGOctober 7, 19486'0"172LMontreal, QUE Canada
Peter MaraCJuly 5, 19475'6"152LPoint Edward, ON Canada
Don McLeodDAugust 19, 19325'10"160LPort Arthur, ON
Mauril MorrissetteLNovember 26, 19405'10"145LChicoutimi, QC
Toby O'Brien
Cliff PenningtonCApril 18, 19406'0"170RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Bob PerreaultGJanuary 28, 19315'8"170LThree Rivers, QC Canada
Ivan PredigerGJanuary 31, 19416'0"170Neilburg, SASK Canada
Ron RacetteDMarch 3, 19425'11"183Orleans, ONT Canada
Dave SimpsonDMarch 13, 19485'8"181LSudbury, ON Canada
Don Smith
Doug SmithCMay 22, 19485'8"170Winnipeg, MB Canada
Steve SutherlandLSeptember 1, 19465'11"172LNoranda, QC Canada
Ken SutylaRAugust 19, 19446'5"201LGimli, MAN Canada
Luc TessierDSeptember 12, 19426'2"215St. Cesaire, QUE Canada
Nels TremblayDJune 2, 19416'0"195LMatane, QUE Canada



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