1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team ( League )
1 5 Dick Redmond Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks ( OHA )
2 14 Dennis O'Brien Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks ( OHA )
3 25 Gilles Gilbert Canada London Knights ( OHA )
4 37 Fred O'Donnell Canada Oshawa Generals ( OHA )
5 49 Pierre Jutras Canada Shawnigan Bruins ( QMJHL )
6 61 Rob Walton Canada Niagara Falls Flyers ( OHA )
7 72 Rick Thompson Canada Niagara Falls Flyers ( OHA )
8 78 Cal Russell Canada Hamilton Red Wings ( OHA )
Draft picks
Minnesota 's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .
The 1969-70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season. Coached by Wren Blair (9-13-10) and Charlie Burns (10-22-12), the team compiled a record of 19-35-22 for 60 points, to finish the regular season third in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4-2 to the St. Louis Blues.