1970–71 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  8 matches (with no bye or “blank” fixture) and 16 clubs


1970–71 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1970–71 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * St Helens Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from St Helens 2 * Whitehaven Amateurs are a junior (or amateur) club from Whitehaven 3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1970–71 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Cork Hibernians won the championship after beating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in a Championship Play-off on 25 April 1971 in Dalymount Park with goals from Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton for Cork Hibernians, and Mick Leech for Shamrock Rovers.


1970–71 Libyan Premier League
The 1970–71 Libyan Premier League was the 7th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.


1970–71 Libyan Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Al-Ahly Tripoli won the championship.


1970–71 Liga Alef
The 1970–71 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Jaffa (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Be'er Sheva (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1970–71 Liga Bet
The 1970–71 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, Hapoel Kiryat Haim, Maccabi Bat Yam and Hapoel Ashdod win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1970–71 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1970–71 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 15th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 10 October 1970 and 7 March 1971. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 13th title.


1970–71 Liga Española de Baloncesto, Overview before the season
12 teams joined the league, including two promoted from the 1969–70 Segunda División.


1970–71 Liga Leumit
The 1970–71 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya win their first title. Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Holon (in their first and only season in the top division) were both relegated. Eli Ben-Rimoz of Hapoel Jerusalem was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.


1970–71 Lion Shield
The 1970–71 season of the Lion Shield was the second season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Kolofo'ou No.1won the championship, their second successive title.


1970–71 Liverpool F.C. season
The rebuilding of Liverpool F.C. continued into 1970-71 as many of the side who came in the previous season began to make their presence felt with the club. Although they had finished fifth in the football league Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd, and Alec Lindsay all beginning to emerge in their second season of first-team action. Two players would figure well into the seventies; Steve Heighway who joined from Skelmersdale United in May 1970 and became a regular in his full season with the club.


1970–71 Liverpool F.C. season
John Toshack was bought from Cardiff City in November 1970 for £110,000, and became an instant hero by scoring in the Merseyside derby versus Everton F.C. a few weeks later. The rebuilding of the side from the 1960s was beginning to take shape and although they finished fifth in the First Division it seemed that Bill Shankly would be emerging with a team that would be challenging for major trophies in the next few years. One signing which took place a few days before they finished runners-up in the FA Cup Final was the signing of Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe United for £35,000.


1970–71 Liverpool F.C. season
However, the team showed that the future would look promising by losing in the FA Cup Final to League and Cup double winners Arsenal and losing on aggregate one-nil in the Semi-Finals to Leeds United who end up being the eventual and last winners of the Fairs Cup.


1970–71 Local League
The 1970–71 season was the first season of the Local League of Iranian football. The competition was won by Taj Football Club of Tehran.


1970–71 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region C (Rasht), Final
(P) Pas Tehran and Arya Mashhad Promoted to the Group stage.


1970–71 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region D (Isfahan), Final
(P) Bargh Tehran and Taj Shiraz Promoted to the Group stage.


1970–71 Local League, Final Round (Amjadieh Tehran), Semifinals
*awarded 3–0 to Taj Tehran, abandoned at 1–1 in 80' when Perspolis walked off


1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fourth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in fifth place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.


1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season.


1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles.


1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in five games in the Western Conference Finals.


1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16, NBA 2K17, and NBA 2K18.


1970–71 Luxembourg National Division
The 1970–71 Luxembourg National Division was the 57th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1970–71 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Union Luxembourg won the championship.


1970–71 MJHL season
In the 1970-71 season of Canadian ice hockey, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) champions were Winnipeg Saints (St. Boniface Saints), who won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy in the final on March 30, 1971, at home in St. Boniface. The Saints went on to win the Anavet Cup by defeating the Weyburn Red Wings of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League on April 13, 1971, at the St. James ground in Winnipeg.


1970–71 Maltese Premier League
The 1970–71 Maltese First Division was the 56th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.


1970–71 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was Manchester United's 69th season in the Football League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of English football. In a pre-season competition United participated in the Watney Cup, which was contested by the teams that had scored the most goals in each of the four divisions of the Football League the previous season who had not been promoted or admitted to one of the European competitions.


1970–71 Manchester United F.C. season
On 29 December 1970, United manager Wilf McGuinness who struggled in his new post was replaced with Matt Busby who returned as United manager until the end of the season, guiding the club to an eighth-place finish in the league. Following speculation that the Celtic manager Jock Stein would take over during the close season of 1971, Leicester City manager Frank O'Farrell was given the United job.


1970–71 Manchester United F.C. season
United's best chance of success came in the League Cup, but they were beaten by Third Division side Aston Villa in the semi-finals.


1970–71 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was Mansfield Town's 34th season in the Football League and 10th in the Third Division, they finished in 7th position with 51 points.


1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1970–71 academic year. The Warriors  were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 from January 1971 through the end of the regular season and finished the regular season undefeated with a record of 28–0. The team advanced to the 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament where it defeated Miami and SEC champion Kentucky, but lost to Ohio State. The team finished with a 28–1 record.


1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The team was coached by Al McGuire who was selected by the Associated Press as the college coach of the year for the 1970-71 season. McGuire was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Guard Dean Meminger was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.2 points per game. Center Jim Chones was the leading rebounder with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game. After the season, Meminger was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team, and Chones received first-team honors on the 1972 All-America team. Meminger and Chones both went on to have successful careers in professional basketball.


1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The team's sole loss was by a 60-59 score against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. Pacific Eight Conference referee Mel Ross called a controversial fifth and final foul on Meminger, depriving Marquette of its most valuable player for the game's final five minutes. After the season, Marquette named referee Ross to its "all-opponent team".


1970–71 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Prior to losing to Ohio State, Marquette had compiled a 39-game winning streak dating back to the previous season.


1970–71 Memphis Pros season
The 1970–71 Memphis Pros season was the 1st season of the Pros in the American Basketball Association after three seasons in New Orleans as the Buccaneers, with P.W. Blake of Mississippi buying the team on August 21, 1970 and moving the team 10 days later to Memphis. Due to having to reuse the Bucs' jerseys with a name that would fit the four letters they had put on the home and road jerseys, the team was named "Pros".


1970–71 Memphis Pros season
However the Pros had to deal with limited dates to book for games at the Mid-South Coliseum, with some of the games being played in Jackson, Mississippi. On October 20, 1970, the Pros played their first ever game, playing the New York Nets in Memphis, losing 108–103. The biggest losing streak was 8, coming near the end of the season, with them losing 20 out of their last 30 games. However, they sneaked into the playoffs, finishing 3rd over the Texas Chaparrals and Denver Rockets by 11 games. The Pros finished dead last in points scored per game with 109.2, but finished first in points allowed at 109.9 per game. In the playoffs, they were swept by the Indiana Pacers.


1970–71 Memphis Pros season
Meanwhile, Blake had decided to let the league take over operations of the team less than midway through the season, claiming losses of $200,000. With the threat of the team being bought and relocated somewhere else, the city of Memphis attempted to save the team with a public offering named "Save the Pros" on February 12, 1971, in which people could buy stock certificates of either $5, $10, or $50. In total, over 4,000 people bought stock in the team. The plan worked, and subsequently the Pros would now be owned by Memphis Area Sports Inc., with a 24-member board of directors.


1970–71 Memphis Pros season, Awards and honors
1971 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 23, 1971)


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1970–71. The 1970–71 season was the fourth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They finished eleventh in the league. They also took place in Turkish Cup and eliminated at second round.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mehmet Karamehmet was president. Erol Tarhan was general captain. Mahir Turhan, Sezai Sak, Orhan Mutlu were executive committee member.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 First League participation
First League was played with 16 teams in its 13th season, 1970–71. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1971–72. Mersin İY became 11th with 11 wins, and Osman Arpacıoğlu was most scorer player with 14 goals


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 First League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1970–71 season is shown in the following table. At the end of the season coach Bülent Giz declared that he will no longer train the team in the next season.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 First League participation, League table
Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1970–71 First League by rounds:


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 Turkish Cup participation
1970–71 Turkish Cup was played for the 9th season as Türkiye Kupası by 25 teams. Two elimination rounds (including one preliminary round) and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1970–71 Turkish Cup from the first round and was eliminated at second round by Eskişehirspor. Eskişehirspor won the Cup for the first time.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1970–71 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 Turkish Cup participation, Game details
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1970–71 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


1970–71 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1970–71 squad
Stats are counted for 1970–71 First League matches and 1970–71 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches. In the team rosters four substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1970–71 season.


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División (Segunda División 1969–70 Champion)


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Puebla was also promoted to Primera División (winner of promotional tournament between Unión de Curtidores, Nacional and Naucalpan) to increase the number of teams to 18.


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 18 teams, and America won the championship.


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
After this season Necaxa was sold and changed its name to Atlético Español.


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Relegation Playoffs
Aggregate score tied so a 3rd match will be played


1970–71 Mexican Primera División season, Relegation Playoffs
Pachuca won on aggregate 5-3. Atlas was relegated to Segunda Division


1970–71 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1970–71 Segunda División was the 22nd season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 19 December 1970 and concluded on 8 August 1971. It was won by San Luis, which was the first team to win the Segunda división one year after being promoted from Tercera División.


1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Gus Ganakas in his second year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.


1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1969–70 season 9–15, 5–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1970–71 season. The team played its home games at Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference. Dan Fife served as team captain and shared team co-MVP honors with Henry Wilmore.


1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Over the course of the season, Ken Brady led the conference in field goal percentage with a 61.7% average in conference games. The team earned the Big Ten scoring offense statistical championship with an 88.4 average in conference games. The team was in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll for four of the sixteen weeks of the season, rising as high as number twelve. However, the team ended the season unranked in both the final UPI Coaches' Poll and the final AP Poll.


1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team defeated two of the four ranked opponents that it faced during the season. The team participated in the sixteen team 1971 National Invitation Tournament where it advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating the Syracuse Orange by an 86–76 margin before falling to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 78–70. The team was led by All-American Henry Wilmore. Dan Fife established the school career field goal percentage record at 57.44% that would last until Loy Vaught ended his career with a 61.7% mark in 1990. He also set the school single season assist average of 5.35 per game that would last until Dave Baxter surpassed it in 1978. The team set the school single-game record for free throws made of 33 on January 23, 1971, against Northwestern, which would be unsurpassed until 1998.


1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1970–71 Midland Football Combination
The 1970–71 Midland Football Combination season was the 34th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1970–71 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season along with two new clubs:


1970–71 Midland Football League
The 1970–71 Midland Football League season was the 71st in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1970–71 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66–16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since drafting Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). A key part of this championship season was the acquisition of Oscar Robertson. Other role players on the Bucks included players such as Bob Dandridge (18.4 ppg), Jon McGlocklin (15.8 ppg), power forward Greg Smith & key reserves such as Lucius Allen, Bob Boozer and Dick Cunningham completing the nucleus. This season included a 20-game winning streak, the NBA's longest at the time, and still ranked fifth all-time. The Bucks became the first team from the Midwest Division to win the NBA title; it would be 23 years before the Houston Rockets would do the same.


1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season, Draft picks
The Milwaukee Bucks made ten selections in the 1970 NBA Draft.


1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season, Regular season
In only his second professional season, Lew Alcindor led the league in scoring at 31.7 ppg, ranked second in field goal percentage at .577 and fourth in rebounding at 16.0 rpg. Newly arrived Oscar Robertson turned 32 early in the 1970–71 season, and was past his prime when he came to Milwaukee, but his versatile skills and experience provided a leadership role for the Bucks. Robertson had never won a championship and his desire to win seemed to inspire Alcindor and unite the rest of the Bucks. Robertson ranked third in the league in assists at 8.3 apg and was the Bucks' No. 2 scorer at 19.4 ppg.


1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season, Transactions
On April 21, 1970, the Bucks traded two young players, Flynn Robinson and Charlie Paulk, to the Cincinnati Royals for 10-year veteran guard Oscar Robertson.


1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' fourth season.


1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Jack Gordon, the team compiled a record of 28–34–16 for 72 points, to finish the regular season 4th in the West Division. In the playoffs they won the quarter-finals 4–2 over the St. Louis Blues, but lost the semi-finals 4–2 to the Montreal Canadiens.


1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
For the third time in four seasons, the North Stars played the Blues. This time, the North Stars gained the upper hand and won over the Blues after winning three in a row.


1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
This was the first series played between the Canadiens and the North Stars. Their win on April 24 was the first win by a member of the expansion squad against the original teams in the playoffs.


1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1970–71 Mitropa Cup
The 1970–71 Mitropa Cup was the 31st season of the Mitropa football club tournament. It was won by Čelik Zenica who beat Austria Salzburg 3–1 in the final.


1970–71 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1970–71 Montenegrin Republic League was 26th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1970 and finished in May 1971.


1970–71 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
On season 1970–71, in Montenegrin Republic League participated 12 teams. Among the teams which didn't play during the previous season were Zabjelo and Jedinstvo (relegated from Second League) and the two best teams from Regional leagues - Gorštak and Kom. After 22 weeks, the title won Bokelj, with only one point more than Rudar Pljevlja. With that result, Iskra gained a promotion to Yugoslav Second League. Three lowest ranked teams - Dečić and Spuž were relegated to Regional leagues (fourth level).


1970–71 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1970–71, six Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. All of them (Budućnost, Sutjeska, Lovćen, OFK Titograd and Iskra) participated in 1970–71 Yugoslav Second League.


1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 62nd season. After missing the playoffs in the previous season, the team rebounded to place third in the East Division, qualifying for the playoffs. Behind new star goalie Ken Dryden the team won their 17th Stanley Cup championship.


1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
On February 11, 1971, Jean Beliveau became the fourth player to score 500 career goals.


1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final final series appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.


1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season, 1971 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions
Ken Dryden, Rogie Vachon, Jacques Laperriere, J. C. Tremblay, Guy Lapointe, Terry Harper, Pierre Bouchard, Jean Beliveau, Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer, Rejean Houle, Claude Larose, Henri Richard, Phil Roberto, Peter Mahovlich, Leon Rochefort, John Ferguson, Bobby Sheehan, Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich, Bob Murdoch, Chuck Lefley, Al MacNeil (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager).


1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1970–71 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1970–71 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup is the 15th edition of the competition.


1970–71 Moroccan Throne Cup
FAR de Rabat won the competition after beating Maghreb de Fès 8–7 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. FAR de Rabat won the competition for the second time in their history.


1970–71 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, FAR de Rabat and Maghreb de Fès, on 5 September 1971 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca.


1970–71 NBA season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.


1970–71 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 7th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1970, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The UCLA Bruins won their seventh NCAA national championship with a 68–62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1971 at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 24th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 76th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1970–71 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1970 season began on December 26, 1970. The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Colts defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, 16–13, on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.


1970–71 NFL playoffs
This was the first playoff tournament after the AFL–NFL merger. An eight-team playoff tournament was designed, with four clubs from each conference qualifying. Along with the three division winners in each conference, one wild card team, the second place team with the best record from each conference, was added to the tournament. The first round was named the Divisional Playoffs, while the Conference Championship games were moved to the second playoff round and the Super Bowl became the league's championship game.


1970–71 NFL playoffs
However, the home teams in the playoffs were still decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams, who would always play on the road. Also, a rule was made that two teams from the same division could not meet in the Divisional Playoffs. In the rotation system, teams who hosted and won against the wild card team in the Divisional playoffs never could host the Conference Championship game. Conversely, this meant that the winner of Divisional playoff games that were exclusively between division winners always hosted the Conference Championship game.


1970–71 NFL playoffs
This is the most recent year in which all playoff games matched up two teams that had yet to meet in the postseason in a previous year.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the three division winners and one wild card team (the top non-division winner with the best overall records of all remaining teams in the conference) qualified for the playoffs. The NFL did not use a seeding system until the 1975 season, and instead home teams during the first two rounds of the playoffs alternated by division. Thus it was possible for a team to host another club with a better regular season record. For the Super Bowl, the third and final round played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Participants
The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs finished the season 7–5–2, runner-up in the AFC West.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Schedule
In the United States, CBS televised the NFC playoff games, while NBC broadcast the AFC games and Super Bowl V.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, AFC: Baltimore Colts 17, Cincinnati Bengals 0
The Bengals started out their first season as an NFL team 1–6, but stormed into the playoffs by winning their last seven games. However, their comeback season came to a crushing halt in Baltimore, where the Colts' defense limited the Bengals to 7 first downs and 139 total yards of offense. By the end of the first three quarters, the Bengals had just 47 yards and two first downs.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, AFC: Baltimore Colts 17, Cincinnati Bengals 0
The closest Cincinnati came to scoring was Horst Muhlmann's 50-yard field goal attempt, which was blocked by Colts linebacker Ray May. Meanwhile, Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas threw two touchdown passes: a 45-yard completion to Roy Jefferson in the first quarter and a 53-yard reception to Eddie Hinton in the fourth period. Jim O'Brien added a 44-yard field goal in the second quarter. Rookie running back Norm Bulaich rushed for 116 yards.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, AFC: Baltimore Colts 17, Cincinnati Bengals 0
This was the first postseason meeting between the Bengals and Colts.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
Although they recorded 209 rushing yards, the Cowboys could only manage a field goal and a safety. But they still managed to shut out the Lions. The Cowboy defense held Lions quarterback Greg Landry to 48 passing yards. In addition, they contained his running as Landry was an excellent running QB; he averaged 10 yards per carry and gained 350 yards during the regular season. However, in this game he was held to 15 yards rushing.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
In the first quarter, Cowboys rookie safety Charlie Waters recovered a fumble from Landry and returned it 9 yards to his own 45. A 14-yard completion from Craig Morton to fullback Walt Garrison and a pair of 6-yard runs by Duane Thomas then got the team close enough for Mike Clark's 26-yard field goal to give the Cowboys a 3–0 lead.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
In the second quarter, Detroit managed to advance the ball to the Dallas 29, but a jarring tackle by defensive end Larry Cole stripped the ball from RB Altie Taylor and Waters recorded his second fumble recovery to keep Detroit scoreless. The Lions would not move the ball into Dallas territory again until 59 seconds remained in the game.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
In the final period, Dallas marched 76 yards in 15 plays, 51 of the yards from Thomas, to advance to the Detroit one-yard line. Rather than kick a field goal on fourth down, the Cowboys elected to give the ball to Thomas, who was stopped short of the goal line. But three plays later, Dallas defensive end George Andrie sacked Landry for a safety.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
Bill Munson replaced Landry and led the Lions down field in the waning moments, including a 39-yard completion to Earl McCullouch on the Dallas 29 that converted a 4th down, but the Cowboys clinched the victory in the final moments with defensive back Mel Renfro's interception at their own 11-yard line.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
The contest remains the lowest-scoring postseason game in NFL history and was just the second time in league history a game ended with a 5-0 score.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 26, 1970, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
This was the first postseason meeting between the Lions and Cowboys.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 17, Minnesota Vikings 14
The 10–3–1 49ers, making their first playoff game since 1957, stunned the heavily favored Vikings, the defending NFL champions who had finished the regular season with an NFL best record at 12–2. The 49ers defeated the Vikings in Minnesota, despite losing three of five fumbles; Minnesota had four turnovers.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 17, Minnesota Vikings 14
Quarterback John Brodie led the 49ers to their first NFL playoff victory by throwing for 201 yards and touchdown and rushing for another. The Vikings scored first when Minnesota defensive back Paul Krause picked up San Francisco running back Ken Willard's fumble in midair and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown. But the 49ers scored 17 unanswered points, first with Brodie's 24-yard touchdown pass to Dick Witcher. Then in the second quarter, San Francisco converted a Vikings fumble into Bruce Gossett's 40-yard field goal. Brodie scored the clinching touchdown, a 1-yard run, with 1:20 left. Minnesota's 24-yard touchdown pass was snapped with only seven seconds left in the game, and ended with just one second remaining on the clock.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 17, Minnesota Vikings 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the 49ers and Vikings.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
Quarterback Daryle Lamonica threw two touchdown passes and the Raiders scored 14-points in the second half to defeat the Dolphins 21–14 in a sea of mud at the Oakland Coliseum.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
In the first quarter, both teams blew scoring chances on drives deep into opposing territory, with Raiders kicker George Blanda driving a 23-yard field goal attempt wide right and Miami's Garo Yepremian missing a kick from 24 yards. In the second quarter, Dolphins defensive lineman Bill Stanfill recovered a fumble from Charlie Smith on the Raiders 19 that set up Bob Griese's 16-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
With less than five minutes left in the half, Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica led the team on a 62-yard scoring drive to tie the game at 7, completing a 21-yard pass to tight end Raymond Chester and an 11-yarder to Fred Biletnikoff before connecting with Beletnikoff in the end zone from 22 yards out.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
Oakland took the second half kickoff and drove all the way to the Dolphins 2-yard line, but Smith lost another fumble, this was one recovered by defensive back Jake Scott, and the Raiders were unable to break the tie. On the first play after the turnover, Miami quarterback Bob Griese hooked up with Paul Warfield for 24-yard gain. But later in the drive, he was sacked for a 12-yard loss. Faced with 3rd down and 19, Griese had to go deep to attempt a first down completion. He attempted to throw to Warfield, only to see his pass intercepted by Willie Brown and returned 50 yards for a touchdown, giving the Raiders a 14–7 lead.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
Early in the fourth quarter, Miami drove into scoring range, but came up empty when Yepremian missed another field goal attempt from 24 yards. Two plays later, on 3rd down and 12 Lamonica fired a pass to Rod Sherman, who took off for an 82-yard touchdown completion to put the Raiders up 21–7. Miami responded by picking up five first downs on a 69-yard drive that ended with Griese's 7-yard touchdown pass to Willie Richardson. Then with 2:22 left, they managed for force a punt, giving them one last chance to drive for a tying touchdown. However, the Raiders forced a turnover on downs and then ran out the rest of the clock.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
Lamonica finished the game 8/16 for 187 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, December 27, 1970, AFC: Oakland Raiders 21, Miami Dolphins 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Raiders.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas's 68-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins in the fourth quarter gave the Colts a two score lead that the Raiders could not overcome, sending his team to their second Super Bowl in the last three years.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Baltimore dominated the first quarter, holding the Raiders to six plays and one completion, while Unitas led them to the 4-yard line where Jim O'Brien's 16-yard field goal gave them a 3–0 lead.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
In the second quarter, a massive hit by Colts lineman Bubba Smith knocked Oakland QB Daryle Lamonica out of the game, and he was replaced by George Blanda. Later on, Raiders defensive back Willie Brown narrowly dropped an interception on a deep pass from Unitas. At the time this did not seem to matter much, as the incomplete pass was on third down and the Colts had to punt. But returner George Atkinson fumbled David Lee's kick and the Colts running back Sam Havrilak recovered with excellent field position.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Unitas then completed a 43-yard pass to Eddie Hinton at the 2-yard line, and Norm Bulaich scored a touchdown run on the next play, increasing the lead to 10–0. Blanda then led the Raiders back, and with the aid of a roughing the punter penalty, he got them close enough for a 48-yard field goal, which he kicked himself to cut the score 10–3 at the end of the half.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Oakland tied the score early in the third quarter with Blanda's 38-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff. Unitas responded with two key long completions to Hinton that set up O'Brien's 23-yard field goal to retake the lead at 13–10. Later in the quarter, Buliach scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, giving the Colts a 20–10 lead going into the fourth quarter.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Now down by two scores with just one quarter left, Blanda got the Raiders rolling on a long touchdown drive. First running back Charlie Smith picked up 20 yards on a draw play (the longest run of the game for either team). Then Blanda fooled the Colts defense with a fake handoff before firing a pass to Warren Wells for a 37-yard gain to the Colts 11. Blanda eventually finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Wells on third down, making the score 20–17.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
The momentum seemed to be swinging back in their favor when they forced the Colts into a 3rd and 11 situation on their own 32-yard line on the next drive. On the next play, Unitas threw a deep pass to a wide open Ray Perkins, who raced down the left sideline for a 68-yard touchdown completion that gave the Colts a 27–17 lead. This would prove to be the last score of the game as the Raiders were shut out in the final 12 minutes, with Blanda throwing two interceptions deep in Baltimore territory.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
Blanda finished the game completing 17 of 32 passes for 271 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. At 43 years old, he was the oldest quarterback ever to play in a championship game. His top target was Wells, who caught 5 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Unitas completed 11 of 30 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown. The Colts leading receiver was Hinton, who caught 8 passes for 115 yards. Colts linemen Bubba Smith and Ray Hilton each had two sacks, along with Raiders lineman Ben Davidson.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
This would turn out to be the final home playoff win for the Colts in Baltimore before they moved to Indianapolis in 1984.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, AFC: Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 17
This was the first postseason meeting between the Raiders and Colts.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
Although Dallas quarterback Craig Morton only completed 7 out of 22 passes for 101 yards, rookie halfback Duane Thomas rushed for 143 yards and caught 2 passes for 24 as Dallas converted two third quarter interceptions into 14 points to defeat the 49ers.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
On the second drive of the game, 49ers quarterback John Brodie's 42-yard completion to Gene Washington at the Cowboys 9-yard line set up Bruce Gossett's 16-yard field goal to give the team a 3–0 lead, but only after Brodie misfired on a pass to fullback Ken Willard, who was open in the end zone. This would be the only score of the half for San Francisco. Dallas fared little better, with Mike Clark missing a field goal from 40 yards out, and later kicking a 21-yard field goal to tie the game at 3.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
After each team punted once in the second half, San Francisco had the ball on their own 21-yard line. On the first play, Brodie was sacked by linebacker Dave Edwards for a 7-yard loss. Then on second down, Lee Roy Jordan intercepted Brodie's pass and returned it 4 yards to the 13, where Thomas scored a touchdown run for Dallas on the next play, breaking three tackles en route to the end zone.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
On San Francisco's next series, defensive back Mel Renfro picked off a pass from Brodie and returned it 19 yards to the Cowboys 38-yard line, setting off a 62-yard scoring drive for his team. The key player on the drive was fullback Walt Garrison, who had a 12-yard carry, gained 24 yards on a screen pass, and finished it off with a 5-yard touchdown catch from Morton to give the Cowboys a 17–3 lead.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
San Francisco responded with an 8-play, 72-yard drive to score on Brodie's 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dick Witcher and cut the score to 17–10 going into the fourth quarter, but they were shut out for the rest of the game. They nearly got a big scoring chance when Thomas fumbled the ball, but receiver Reggie Rucker recovered it, allowing Dallas to keep possession and take a lot of time off the clock with a drive to the 49ers 17-yard line.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
Clark missed a field goal attempt from there, giving San Francisco a chance to drive for the tying touchdown, but the farthest they could make it was to the Dallas 39, and after Renfro broke up a third down pass, Gossett missed a field goal from 47 yards out, and 49ers would not threaten to score again.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
This was the 49ers first playoff game at home since 1957 and the team's last home game to be played at Kezar Stadium. Johnny Mathis sang the national anthem, and Tony Bennett performed his signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at halftime.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 3, 1971, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10
This was the first postseason meeting between the Cowboys and 49ers.


1970–71 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13
This is the only Super Bowl meeting between the Colts and Cowboys.


1970–71 NHL season
The 1970–71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. Two new teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks made their debuts and were both put into the East Division. The Chicago Black Hawks were moved to the West Division. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating the Black Hawks in seven games in the finals.


1970–71 NHL season, League business
The NHL added two expansion teams in Buffalo and Vancouver.


1970–71 NHL season, League business
At the beginning of the season, the Oakland Seals were renamed California Golden Seals.


1970–71 NHL season, League business
From this season through the 2002–03 season, teams wore their white (or yellow) jerseys at home and their colored jerseys on the road.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
For 1970–71 the NHL went to a balanced schedule, with each team playing each other team six times, three at home and three on the road, without regard to divisional alignment. Nevertheless, playoff qualification was determined entirely by divisional standings, with the top four teams in each division qualifying.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
This season saw a marked increase in goal scoring, especially by the Boston Bruins, who shattered scoring records as they set the mark for most goals by a team (399) by nearly a hundred over the previous record holder. They also set records for most victories (57) and points (121). Phil Esposito set records for most goals in a season with 76 and for most points with 152. Defenceman Bobby Orr won his second consecutive Hart Memorial Trophy and set a new record for assists with 102.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
The Bruins also had the four league leading scorers, the first time in history this was achieved (the only other time being by the Bruins in 1974), and seven of the top eleven leading scorers, the only time in NHL history this has ever been achieved. They had 6 of the top 8 scorers in the league. Furthermore, the Bruins set marks for the highest scoring single season marks at every position: center (Esposito), left wing (Johnny Bucyk with 116), right wing (Ken Hodge with 105) and defence (Orr), as well as for a forward line (Esposito centering Wayne Cashman and Hodge).


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
Boston won the East Division championship in a runaway. In the West Division, the powerful Chicago Black Hawks had been moved there partially to accommodate the expansion Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks (both of which were placed in the East Division) but more in an effort to provide greater balance between the divisions. Chicago broke St. Louis' stranglehold over the division, winning handily over the Blues and advancing to the Stanley Cup finals.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
The Montreal Canadiens, who missed the playoffs in 1969–70, appeared to be sinking once more. Players did not like Claude Ruel's dictatorial rule as coach, and Ralph Backstrom and John Ferguson retired. Ruel resigned and Al MacNeil took over. Both Ferguson and Backstrom returned, butBackstrom was later traded to Los Angeles for draft choices.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
The Vancouver Canucks played well at first and were around the .500 mark at mid-season. Then Orland Kurtenbach was injured and the team sagged.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
On October 29, Gordie Howe became the first player to record 1,000 assists in a 5–3 winover Boston at the Detroit Olympia.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
Detroit introduced a fine rookie goaltender, Jim Rutherford, who had bright momentsdespite the Red Wings last place finish. However, they suffered their worst defeat infranchise history January 2, when Toronto crushed them 13–0.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
On March 12, Boston's Phil Esposito broke Bobby Hull's record for goals by a player ina season at 7:03 of the first period on Denis DeJordy of Los Angeles at the Forum inInglewood, California. Then, at 15:40 he became the first player to score 60 goals. The Bruins won 7–2.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
Buffalo had a star, Gilbert Perreault, who on March 18 broke Nels Stewart's (and Danny Grant's, and Norm Ferguson's) rookie record with his 35th goal in a 5–3 win over St. Louis. He went on to finish the season with 38.


1970–71 NHL season, Regular season
Billy Taylor and Don Gallinger, now middle-aged, were finally forgiven for their gambling in 1948 and were reinstated to the NHL. However, they did not return to the NHL.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Format change
Due to three straight years of non-competitive finals (where the West Division winning St. Louis Blues were swept all 3 years by an established East Division club); the NHL changed the match-ups for the semifinals by having the winner of the series of the 1st vs. 3rd East Division teams play the winner of the 2nd vs. 4th West Division teams. Similarly, the other semifinal series pitted the winner of the 1st vs. 3rd West Division teams against the winner of the 2nd vs. 4th East Division teams.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Format change
Combined with the transfer of the Chicago Black Hawks into the West Division (which previously consisted only of expansion teams), the Stanley Cup Final series was expected to be more competitive. The realignment and change in playoff format brought the desired results in that each Stanley Cup Final for the next 3 years was either between two East Division teams or Montreal vs Chicago. None of the finals were sweeps. Until realignment in 1974–75 when the original six and expansion teams were more thoroughly mixed, the Philadelphia Flyers were the only West Division/1967 expansion team to reach a Cup final (they won).


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Format change
A significant controversy arose before the playoffs. With 4 games to play, the Minnesota North Stars were in 3rd place with a record of 28–30–16 for 72 points while the Philadelphia Flyers were in 4th at 26–33–15 for 67 points. Minnesota then lost their final four games while the Flyers went 2–0–2 to jump ahead of Minnesota in the final standings by 1 point.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Format change
It was widely rumored that Minnesota did so to avoid playing the far superior Chicago Black Hawks, since at this time in the playoffs the first place team played the third place team and the second played the fourth. Nothing was proven against the North Stars (who defeated their first round opponents, St. Louis, four games to two, while the Flyers were swept by the powerful Black Hawks), but the format was changed the following year to the 1 vs. 4/2 vs.3 format that prevailed thereafter.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens
The Boston Bruins finished first in the league with 121 points. The Montreal Canadiens finished third in the East Division with 97 points. This was the fifteenth playoff series between these two teams with Montreal winning twelve of the fourteen previous series. They last met in the 1969 Stanley Cup Semifinals which Montreal won in six games. Boston won five of the six games in this year's regular season series.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens were matched against the Boston Bruins, and in one of the most extraordinary upsets in hockey history, Ken Dryden was hot in goal for the Canadiens as they ousted the Bruins in seven games. Game 2 featured what many perceive as one of the greatest comebacks in NHL history. With the Bruins leading 5–2 heading into the third period, the Canadiens, who had trailed 5–1, scored 5 goals in the final session to win 7–5. The prominent Canadian sports journalist Red Fisher lists the Canadiens' comeback has the  in his over 49 years of covering hockey. In game 4, Bobby Orr became the first defenceman to get a hat trick in a playoff game when Boston won 5–2.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E2) New York Rangers vs. (E4) Toronto Maple Leafs
The New York Rangers finished second in the East Division with 109 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished fourth with 82 points. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams with New York winning four of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1962 Stanley Cup Semifinals which Toronto won in six games. New York won five of the six games in this year's regular season series.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (W3) Philadelphia Flyers
The Chicago Black Hawks finished first in the West Division with 107 points. The Philadelphia Flyers finished third in the West Division with 73 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Chicago won this year's six game regular season series earning nine of twelve points.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W2) St. Louis Blues vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars
The St. Louis Blues finished second in the West Division with 87 points. The Minnesota North Stars finished fourth in the West Division with 72 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with St. Louis winning both of the previous series. They met in the previous year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals which the Blues won in six games. Minnesota won this year's six game regular season series earning eight of twelve points.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (E3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars
This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Montreal won this year's six game regular season series earning eight of twelve points.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (E3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars
The Canadiens' upset of Boston was so sensational that the Canadiens nearly suffered a fatal letdown against the Minnesota North Stars. The Canadiens' 6–3 loss in Montreal on April 22 to Minnesota, led by the goaltending of Cesare Maniago was the first playoff defeat for an Original Six team at the hands of a 1967 Expansion franchise.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E2) New York Rangers
This was the third playoff series between these two teams with Chicago winning both previous series. They last met in the 1968 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals which the Black Hawks won in six games. The teams split this year's six-game regular season series.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E2) New York Rangers
Bobby Hull and the Chicago Black Hawks were just too much for the Rangers and the Black Hawks advanced to the finals in seven games. Hull won two games with goals on face-offs, despite Glen Sather's coverage to check him.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the fifteenth series between these two teams with the Montreal Canadiens winning nine of the fourteen previous series. They last met in the 1968 Stanley Cup Semifinals which Montreal won in five games. The teams split this year's six-game regular season series.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The series went the full seven games, with the Canadiens winning in Chicago despite trailing 2–0 halfway into the second period of game seven. Jacques Lemaire took a shot from centre ice that miraculously escaped goaltender Tony Esposito cutting the Black Hawks' lead to 2–1. Henri Richard tied the game just before the end of the second period, and scored again 02:34 into the third, giving the Habs the lead. Montreal goalie Ken Dryden kept Chicago off the board for the rest of the game, and the Habs won their third Stanley Cup in four years.


1970–71 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
It was the final game for Canadiens superstar and captain Jean Beliveau who retired after the season. The Canadiens were the last road team to win a Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Final until the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. It was Al MacNeil's final game as Montreal coach — after he had benched Richard for Game 5, The Pocket Rocket declared "[MacNeil] is the worst coach I ever played for!" Although Richard retracted his "angry comment", as he called it, MacNeil still resigned.


1970–71 NHL season, Awards
A new award for the most outstanding player as voted by the members of the NHL Players Association, the Lester B. Pearson Award, was introduced this season and the first winner was Phil Esposito.


1970–71 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1970–71 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1970–71 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1970–71 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1970–71 (listed with their last team):


1970–71 NHL season, Last games
NOTE:  Bathgate would finish his major professional career in the World Hockey Association.


1970–71 NK Hajduk Split season
The 1970–71 season was the 60th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 25th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 7th place finish in the 1969–70 season meant it was their 25th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1970–71 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1970–71 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1970–71 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1970–71 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Knockout stage structure
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.


1970–71 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.


1970–71 National Hurling League
The 1970–71 National Hurling League was the 40th season of the National Hurling League.


1970–71 National Hurling League, Division 1
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1969-70 season.


1970–71 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 23 May 1971, Limerick won the title following a 3-12 to 3-11 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their first league title since the 1946-47 season and their 6th National League title overall.


1970–71 National Hurling League, Division 1
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-50.


1970–71 Nationalliga A, Overview
14 teams contested in the 1970–71 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1969–70 season and the two newly promoted teams Sion and Luzern. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1971–72 European Cup and the last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated. FC Basel finished the regular season level on points with Grasshopper Club Zürich and so these two teams had to contest a play-off game on 8 June 1971 to decide the title winners. Grasshopper won the play-off 4–3 after extra time. Bellinzona finished last and the table and were relegated. Sion and Fribourg, level on points, were both second last and thus they had to have a play-off against relegation. Sion won 1–0, so Fribourg were relegated.


1970–71 Nationalliga A season
The 1970–71 Nationalliga A season was the 33rd season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship.


1970–71 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Final standings
Extra points were awarded to the teams according to their position in the 1970 Spring Championship. The winner of each group received 8 points, whilst the remaining teams got 7-1 points according their standing.


1970–71 New York Knicks season
The 1970–71 New York Knicks season was the 25th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). New York entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals in seven games to win the first championship in franchise history. In the 1970–71 regular season, the Knicks finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 52–30 record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.


1970–71 New York Knicks season
New York began its NBA title defense with a 4–1 series victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1971 NBA Playoffs. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Baltimore Bullets defeated the Knicks in seven games, ending the team's chances for a repeat championship.


1970–71 New York Knicks season, Draft picks
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.


1970–71 New York Nets season
The 1970–71 New York Nets season was the fourth season of the franchise. On January 6, 1971, during a game versus the Memphis Pros, referee Andy Hershock suffered a heart attack, later dying in the medical office at Island Garden. The game was later restarted, with the Nets winning 110–101. Two months later, they played the Kentucky Colonels in a doubleheader benefit game for Hershock.


1970–71 New York Nets season
This was Rick Barry's first season with the Nets. Barry averaged 29.4 points per game.


1970–71 New York Rangers season
The 1970–71 New York Rangers season was the 45th season for the team.


1970–71 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1970–71 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1970–71 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was Newport County's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 43rd overall in the Football League. The season saw the worst set of results in County's history, with the club failing to win any of the first 25 league matches, setting a Football League record.


1970–71 Newport County A.F.C. season
The season started with a home and away loss, but County were still two places from the foot of the table. However their record of three wins and five draws from the next 31 games left them rooted to the bottom. Results improved in the latter stages of the season, with County picking up seven wins and three draws in the remaining 13 games. The club still had to apply for re-election for the third successive season, but held on to their League status.


1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season.


1970–71 Northern Football League
The 1970–71 Northern Football League season was the 74th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1970–71 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


1970–71 Northern Premier League
The 1970–71 Northern Premier League was the third season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 15 August 1970 and concluded on 8 May 1971.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Overview
The League was expanded this season, for the first time, from twenty teams to twenty-two teams.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following four clubs joined the League at the start of the season:


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Overview, League table
The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Cup
Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Wigan Athletic reached for the second round:


1970–71 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Trophy
Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:


1970–71 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the third season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Football League elections
Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, a total of twelve non-League clubs applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The League expanding from twenty-two clubs to twenty-four clubs for the following season.


1970–71 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1970–71 Rugby Football League season was the 76th season of rugby league football.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Sunday afternoon rugby was allowed for the first time by the RFL on 17 December 1967. Initially most clubs chose not to switch away from Saturday's despite competition from football. The first ever Sunday fixtures were Bradford Northern v York, and Leigh v Dewsbury.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens won their sixth Championship when they beat Wigan 16-12 in the Championship Final. Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Leigh when they beat Leeds 24-7 in the final.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
There was no county league competition this season, other than a break between the 1902–03 and 1906–07 seasons, and breaks for World War I and World War II, this was the first season in which the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League titles were no longer awarded. Leigh beat St. Helens 7–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Featherstone Rovers 23–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Leigh beat Leeds 24-7 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Leigh’s second Cup Final win in two Final appearances. To date it was also their last appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.


1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
In the Final, Lance Todd Trophy winner, Leigh's captain-coach, Alex Murphy, was stretchered off after a clash with Leeds player, Syd Hynes. For his part in the "clash", Hynes was sent off.


1970–71 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1970–71 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 32nd season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970–71 season.


1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Guard Austin Carr was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 38.0 points per game. After the season, Carr was selected as a first-team player on the 1971 All-America team. Center Collis Jones was the leading rebounder with an average of 13.2 rebounds per game.


1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The team's sole loss was by a 79–72 score against Drake in the NCAA Tournament.


1970–71 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Following the season, Austin Carr was drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers with the first pick 1971 NBA Draft.


1970–71 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1970–71 OB I bajnokság season was the 34th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Six teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.


1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University during the 1970–71 season. Led by 13th-year head coach Fred Taylor, the Buckeyes finished 20–6 and won the Big Ten title with a 13–1 record in league play.


1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Pacific during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Dick Edwards, Pacific compiled a 22–6 record.


1970–71 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Center John Gianelli was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.4 points per game and 18.2 rebounds.


1970–71 Panathinaikos F.C. season
In the 1970–71 season Panathinaikos played in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the European Cup, being the finalists, and the Greek Cup


1970–71 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1970–71 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Competitions, Intercontinental Cup
Panathinaikos played also for the Intercontinental Cup against Club Nacional de Football due to refusal of Ajax to participate.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 1st season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris, but occasionally at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye as well, registering an average attendance of 3,018 spectators per match. The club was presided by Pierre-Étienne Guyot and the team was coached by player-manager Pierre Phelipon. Jean Djorkaeff was the team captain.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Paris Saint-Germain was founded on August 12, 1970, after a group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris Football Club, with the Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15km west of Paris, won promotion to Division 2. PFC was created a in 1969, while Stade Saint-Germain was founded in 1904. The French Football Federation ratified the merger on August 27, 1970.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The PFC Association contributed with the financial backing, while Stade Saint-Germain provided their Division 2 status, Camp des Loges training centre, coach Pierre Phelipon and star players Bernard Guignedoux, Michel Prost and Camille Choquier. Nevertheless, PSG strengthened its squad with several signings, including French national team captain Jean Djorkaeff, the club's first star. Led by Djorkaeff, the new capital club won promotion to Division 1 and claimed the 1970–71 French Division 2 title via play-offs.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Arrivals
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
The club didn't have a shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.


1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1970–71 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 3rd-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.


1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the 76ers 22nd season in the NBA and 8th season in Philadelphia. They improved to a record of 47–35. In the playoffs, they lost a hard fought series with the Baltimore Bullets 4-3, who represented the Eastern Conference in the Finals. This was the final season for forward Bailey Howell, who was signed by Philadelphia & was a vital part in 2  Celtics championships in 1968 and 1969.


1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season
The Sixers also tried a new uniform style. Instead of the traditional PHILA in block lettering, they used a design that wrote out Seventy Sixers in cursive writing. These uniforms did not last the entire year.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Amateur Draft, signed to contracts.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Intra-League
The 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 9, 1970. It cost $30,000 to make a claim.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Expansion
The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10, 1970. It featured two expansion teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, selecting players from the 12 existing NHL teams. Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Reverse
The 1970 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 11, 1970. The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1970. The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement. The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.


1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, the Flint Generals of the IHL, and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.


1970–71 Phoenix Suns season
The 1970–71 Phoenix Suns season was the third season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons lead the Suns, in the NBA's first season which separated the teams into both  conferences and divisions as the league continued to gain more teams. It was the first season the Suns would be without the services of All-Star guard Gail Goodrich. With a 48–34 record (fourth best in the league), the Suns set the NBA record for the team with the best winning percentage not to make the playoffs. The team would break their own record the next year with a 49–33 finish. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1970–71 Phoenix Suns season
The Suns were led in scoring by Dick Van Arsdale with 21.9 points per game. Connie Hawkins finished the season averaging 20.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest. Paul Silas led the Suns with 12.5 rebounds per game, the highest-ever average in Suns history, while Neal Walk garnered 8.2 rebounds to go with his 12.9 points a game.


1970–71 Phoenix Suns season
Goodrich, a native of Los Angeles and who played college ball at UCLA, was traded before the season back to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he had played before being acquired in the expansion draft of 1968. In exchange, the Suns obtained the 29-year-old 7-footer Mel Counts, who was coming off a career-high 12.6 average in points. Goodrich would go on to play nine more seasons in the NBA, six of those with the Lakers. During those six years, he would average 22.3 points per game, appear in four All-Star Games and be named to an All-NBA First Team. Meanwhile, Counts averaged 11 points and 6.3 rebounds in his first of two seasons with the Suns.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season
The 1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season was the 1st season of the Pittsburgh Condors, and third overall season of Pittsburgh's tenure in American Basketball Association. Haven Industries (makers of the Jack Frost sugar brand) had bought the team after the previous season and they decided to rename the team. With the prize being $500, the winning selection was "Pioneers". However, Point Park College, a NAIA college near the team offices threatened legal action due to them already using the nickname for their team.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season
The pro team hastily came up with a replacement name in the form of "Condors", with the first game of the season being on October 15, 1970 versus the New York Nets, which they won 105–102. However, only 3,616 attended the game, a harbinger of things to come. For the November 17th game vs the Floridians, GM Marty Blake tried to spur interest by giving away all available tickets for free. Of the 13,000 seats offered, 8,074 fans showed up. Later in the year, he was fired when the team was 10 games below .500, alongside management being tired of promotional gimmicks.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season
On March 6, 1971, Stew Johnson scored 62 points versus the Floridians, going 25 of 44 with one three-pointer made and 11 free throws. While the team's biggest losing streak (done twice) was only 4 games, the team simply could not keep a winning streak longer than three games, with the team being reassured of a below .500 finish after losing on March 13, just nine games before the end of the season.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season
However, the team was in contention for the final spot in the playoffs, with a game versus the Floridians (36–46) in the penultimate game for both teams (played on March 28) that could seal the spot up, as the Condors had a 35–47 record. However, they lost 130–117 to the Floridians, sealing their fate. Two days later, their season ended, with Pittsburgh having missed a playoff berth for another consecutive year. They finished 5th in points scored, with a 119.1 points per game average. Conversely, they finished 8th in points allowed at 121.8 points per game.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors season, Awards and honors
1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971)


1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Hockey League.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Penguins failed to make the playoffs, despite making it last year.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season:


1970–71 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1970–71 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 36th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was Port Vale's 59th season of football in the Football League, and their first (seventh overall) season back in the Third Division following their promotion from the Fourth Division. Gordon Lee led his team to safety in the league, though Vale exited both cup competitions at the first stage.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw the arrival of centre-half Roy Cross (Walsall); inside-forward Brian Horton (Hednesford Town); and full-back Mick Hopkinson (Mansfield Town).


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The season began with two wins, but a run of one win in ten games then followed. In September, four of the five directors resigned, one of them (Len Cliff) stated that "the club is being run by outsiders". A new board was formed by November. Meanwhile, on 13 September the club suffered a loss of 7–3 at Gay Meadow to Shrewsbury Town, despite a Bobby Gough hat-trick – the match also saw a sending off, an attempted pitch invasion, and a £35 fine for Gordon Lee for remarks he made to referee Ricky Nicholson.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Tommy McLaren then returned from injury to lead Vale on a four match winning streak that included a 2–0 win over fallen-giants Aston Villa in front of a Burslem crowd of 11,224 fans. Four straight defeats soon came after this sequence however, as Vale's form was patchy. In December, Ron Wilson left the club as he emigrated to South Africa due to his son's ill health. A 1–0 defeat at Villa Park on 16 January was the first of a nine match streak without a victory.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
At the end of the month Lee signed John Brodie from Northern Premier League side Bradford Park Avenue for £250. During this spell forward Sammy Morgan began to be jeered by fans after losing his scoring touch. He also began studying to be a teacher. Lee said that "I really feel some of our lads have been singled out by the boo boys. If only they realised that encouragement can lift players, things would be so much better". In February, Mark Singer resigned as chairman, and was replaced by Graham Bourne. By then the club were hovering above the relegation zone, but a record of just ten goals conceded in their final twelve games was enough to secure safety, with Brian Horton in good form.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished in seventeenth spot, their 42 points leaving them three clear of relegation. John James was the top-scorer with fifteen goals. As a reward for their endeavours, the players were taken on a working holiday to Benidorm, Spain.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a profit of £3,424 was made, the club's first profitable season since 1962–63. A £19,322 donation from the Sportsmen's Association and the Development Fund helped to reduce the club's total debt to £134,640. Three players were released: Mick Hopkinson (Boston United); John Green (Northwich Victoria); and John King (Wigan Athletic).


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale were knocked out in the First Round by Fourth Division Notts County 1–0 in a 'physical' encounter at Meadow Lane.


1970–71 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale were eliminated once again at the first stage, this time Walsall left Burslem with a 1–0 win.


1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA for the 1970–71 season. The franchise played its inaugural regular season game on a Friday night in Portland, beating the fellow expansion Cleveland Cavaliers 115–112 on October 16, with 4,273 in attendance.


1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon on February 19, 1971 against the Cincinnati Royals. Portland was defeated by Cincinnati, 102–109.


1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
Portland finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29–53 (.354). Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best; with seven more wins than the Buffalo Braves and fourteen more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie; he averaged 24.8 points per game and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens.


1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season, Pre-season
The Trail Blazers convened their preseason camp on September 14, 1970. Sixteen players reported to camp, which was held in the gymnasium at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Pat Riley was unable to attend the camp due to the death in his father. Players reported to drills at 10 AM and 4 PM. The first players to be cut from camp were third round draft pick Bill Cain and Tim Robinson, who had played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1961 to 1965.


1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season, Media
On September 13, 1970, the Trail Blazers announced that KPTV would broadcast 12 road games (all in color) during their inaugural season. Jimmy Jones was Portland's play-by-play announcer on television.


1970–71 Primeira Divisão
The 1970–71 Primeira Divisão was the 37th season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1970–71 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1970–71 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1970–71 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1970–71 NCAA men's basketball season.


1970–71 QMJHL season
The 1970–71 QMJHL season was the second season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The league dissolves East and West Divisions. The Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy is first awarded to the most sportsmanlike player, after being the trophy for the West Division champions for the previous season.


1970–71 QMJHL season
The Quebec Remparts repeated as first place in the regular season, and won their second President's Cup, defeating the Shawinigan Bruins in the finals. After the winning the league championship, the Remparts prevailed three games to two in a controversial 1971 Richardson Cup final versus the St. Catharines Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey Association. The Remparts then won the 1971 Memorial Cup in shortened series by defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings two games to none.


1970–71 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1970–71 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1970–71 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (22 goals, 21 assists).


1970–71 Rangers F.C. season
The 1970–71 season was the 91st season of competitive football by Rangers.


1970–71 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1970–71 season. The season was largely overshadowed by the Second Ibrox disaster when 66 people were crushed to death on Stairway 13 of Ibrox Park following an Old Firm game on 2 January 1971.


1970–71 Ranji Trophy
The 1970–71 Ranji Trophy was the 37th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their 13th title in a row defeating Maharashtra in the final.


1970–71 Ranji Trophy
A proposal to promote two teams from the zonal leagues to the knockout stage was made Maharashtra in the working committee meeting of BCCI at Shillong on August 16, 1970. Bombay had won Ranji Trophy in the previous twelve seasons and Maharashtra repeatedly found their qualification from the West Zone blocked. Ironically, Maharashtra won the West Zone in the 1970–71 and Bombay finished second in the zone for the first time since 1958–59. But the new rules enabled Bombay to qualify for the knockout matches as the second team and they eventually beat Maharashtra in the final.


1970–71 Real Madrid CF season
The 1970–71 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 68th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1970–71 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club finished in a disappointing fourth place, two points below of Champion Valencia CF coached by former Real Madrid' star Alfredo Di Stéfano.


1970–71 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In 1971 Copa del Generalísimo the squad as Defending Champion was early eliminated in Round of 32 by Deportivo La Coruña on away goals.


1970–71 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The team played the 7th final in Europe, a record at the time, first a draw 1–1 after extra time, and then, lost the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final trophy against Chelsea F.C. 1–2 in the replay in Piraeus closing the first trophy-less season since the 1952–53 campaign. After 18 years as club player, clinching 12 league titles, 2 Copa del Generalísimo and 6 European Cups Francisco Gento is retired at the end of this season.


1970–71 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1970–71 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1970–71 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1970–71 Yugoslav First League, 1970–71 Yugoslav Cup and 1970–71 European Cup.


1970–71 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star were eliminated by Panathinaikos in the semi-finals of the European Cup. In the Yugoslav Cup final, Red Star defeated Sloboda Tuzla 6–0 on aggregate.


1970–71 Regionalliga
The 1970–71 Regionalliga  was the eighth season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga West champions and runners-up VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf.


1970–71 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
The 1970–71 season saw three new clubs in the league, SV Meppen, SC Sperber Hamburg and Heider SV, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1970–71 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Berlin
The 1970–71 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfL Nord Berlin and Alemannia 90 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1970–71 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
The 1970–71 season saw three new clubs in the league, Eintracht Gelsenkirchen and Westfalia Herne, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Alemannia Aachen had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1970–71 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
The 1970–71 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Theley and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1970–71 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Süd
The 1970–71 season saw four new clubs in the league, SV Göppingen, FC Wacker München and Viktoria Aschaffenburg, all threepromoted from the Amateurliga, while TSV 1860 München had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1970–71 Rheinlandliga
The 1970–71 Rheinlandliga was the 19th season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga.


1970–71 Rheinlandliga, Results
SpVgg Andernach became Rheinland Champion. Sportfreunde Eisbachtal represented Rhineland in the 1971 German Soccer Amateur Championship and lost in the quarterfinals against SC Jülich (Middle Rhine).


1970–71 Rheinlandliga, Results
FV Rübenach and Eintracht Trier II had to move down to the 2. Amateur League. For the following 1971–72 season, ESG Betzdorf, SV Leiwen and SV Remagen moved up.


1970–71 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1970–71 season saw Rochdale compete for their second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season also saw Rochdale win the Lancashire Cup for the first time since 1949.


1970–71 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1970–71 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 6th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1970–71 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Reus Deportiu as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Reus Deportiu was also the Spanish league champions, Voltregà also joined the tournament.


1970–71 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1970–71 Romanian Hockey League season was the 41st season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Dinamo Bucuresti won the championship.


1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship was the 71st edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. It would be the last season when the competition was viewed as the premier club competition because the following season would see the introduction of a National Knockout Competition.


1970–71 Rugby Union County Championship
Surrey won their second title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


1970–71 S.L. Benfica season
The 1970–71 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 67th season in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season.


1970–71 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica began the new season with the task of to regaining the title lost to Sporting the year before. After Otto Glória resigned and José Augusto replaced him, Benfica searched for a manager and selected Jimmy Hagan, with José Augusto as his assistant. With only António Barros as new signing, an improvement in the team was solely dependent on Hagan. In the transfer window, Mário Coluna and Humberto Fernandes departed. The season started with a win over CUF, followed by draw with Sporting. After a second home win and reaching first place, Benfica went through three weeks of consecutive draws.


1970–71 S.L. Benfica season
In November, Benfica was knocked-out of Europe and suffered consecutive away losses. Despite winning at home, Benfica had only one win on the road over the course of half a season. They sat in fourth place with a six-point deficit to Sporting. In the second part of the campaign, Benfica regained four points in two match-days, which included a 5–1 win over them. By January, Benfica closed the gap to one point, but a 4–0 loss against Porto stopped them.


1970–71 S.L. Benfica season
After a slow February; in March, Benfica caught Sporting at the front and in April, overtook them, after they lost to Porto. On 25 April, Benfica confirmed their 18th league title with Artur Jorge as Bola de Prata. Benfica concluded the season with Taça de Portugal Final, losing it to Sporting.