1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season

1971–72 Detroit Red Wings
Division 5th East
Goals for 261
Team information
General Manager Ned Harkness
Coach Doug Barkley
Johnny Wilson
Captain Alex Delvecchio
Arena Olympia Stadium
Minor league affiliate(s) Fort Worth Wings (CHL)
Team leaders
Goals Mickey Redmond (42)
Assists Marcel Dionne (49)
Points Marcel Dionne (77)
Penalties in minutes Gary Bergman (138)
Wins Al Smith (18)
Goals against average Joe Daley (3.15)

The 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season was Marcel Dionne's rookie season. The Red Wings placed fifth to miss the playoffs.

Regular season

Head coach Doug Barkley won just 3 of the first 11 games before being replaced by Johnny Wilson.[1]

During his first season for Detroit in 1971–72, Marcel Dionne set an NHL record for scoring by a rookie with 77 points. This record has since been surpassed.

Season standings

East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Boston Bruins78541311330204+126119
2New York Rangers78481713317192+125109
3Montreal Canadiens78461616307205+102108
4Toronto Maple Leafs78333114209208+180
5Detroit Red Wings78333510261262−176
6Buffalo Sabres78164319203289−8651
7Vancouver Canucks7820508203297−9448

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19712–4Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)0–1–0
2LOctober 10, 19711–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)0–2–0
3LOctober 16, 19712–9@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)0–3–0
4WOctober 17, 19715–3St. Louis Blues (1971–72)1–3–0
5LOctober 20, 19713–4@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)1–4–0
6WOctober 22, 19715–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)2–4–0
7LOctober 24, 19713–6California Golden Seals (1971–72)2–5–0
8LOctober 26, 19712–5Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)2–6–0
9LOctober 27, 19714–7@ New York Rangers (1971–72)2–7–0
10LOctober 30, 19710–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)2–8–0
11WOctober 31, 19713–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)3–8–0
12LNovember 1, 19711–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)3–9–0
13TNovember 4, 19714–4Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)3–9–1
14LNovember 6, 19711–2Boston Bruins (1971–72)3–10–1
15TNovember 7, 19713–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)3–10–2
16WNovember 10, 19712–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)4–10–2
17WNovember 13, 19716–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)5–10–2
18TNovember 16, 19712–2@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)5–10–3
19LNovember 20, 19711–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)5–11–3
20TNovember 21, 19712–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)5–11–4
21LNovember 24, 19711–6@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)5–12–4
22WNovember 27, 19713–1New York Rangers (1971–72)6–12–4
23WNovember 28, 19714–2Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)7–12–4
24LDecember 1, 19712–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)7–13–4
25TDecember 2, 19711–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)7–13–5
26WDecember 4, 19715–1Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)8–13–5
27LDecember 5, 19711–2St. Louis Blues (1971–72)8–14–5
28LDecember 8, 19712–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)8–15–5
29WDecember 11, 19716–3Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)9–15–5
30WDecember 14, 19714–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)10–15–5
31TDecember 17, 19713–3@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)10–15–6
32LDecember 18, 19712–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)10–16–6
33WDecember 22, 19713–0Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)11–16–6
34LDecember 25, 19713–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)11–17–6
35WDecember 26, 19715–1Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)12–17–6
36WDecember 29, 19717–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)13–17–6
37WDecember 31, 19716–3California Golden Seals (1971–72)14–17–6
38WJanuary 2, 19726–4Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)15–17–6
39LJanuary 5, 19722–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)15–18–6
40TJanuary 7, 19724–4@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)15–18–7
41WJanuary 9, 19724–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)16–18–7
42WJanuary 11, 19725–0Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)17–18–7
43WJanuary 15, 19727–4Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)18–18–7
44LJanuary 16, 19722–9@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)18–19–7
45LJanuary 19, 19721–4Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)18–20–7
46WJanuary 22, 19723–2Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)19–20–7
47WJanuary 23, 19723–1St. Louis Blues (1971–72)20–20–7
48WJanuary 27, 19723–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)21–20–7
49TJanuary 29, 19724–4Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)21–20–8
50LJanuary 30, 19722–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)21–21–8
51WFebruary 1, 19724–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)22–21–8
52LFebruary 3, 19724–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)22–22–8
53LFebruary 5, 19722–3@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)22–23–8
54WFebruary 6, 19728–2California Golden Seals (1971–72)23–23–8
55WFebruary 10, 19724–2Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)24–23–8
56TFebruary 12, 19723–3Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)24–23–9
57LFebruary 16, 19722–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)24–24–9
58WFebruary 19, 19726–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)25–24–9
59LFebruary 20, 19723–4@ New York Rangers (1971–72)25–25–9
60WFebruary 22, 19725–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)26–25–9
61WFebruary 24, 19722–0Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)27–25–9
62LFebruary 26, 19721–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)27–26–9
63LFebruary 27, 19721–3Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)27–27–9
64WFebruary 29, 19728–2Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)28–27–9
65LMarch 2, 19724–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)28–28–9
66LMarch 4, 19724–5Boston Bruins (1971–72)28–29–9
67WMarch 5, 19726–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)29–29–9
68LMarch 8, 19721–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)29–30–9
69LMarch 11, 19722–4New York Rangers (1971–72)29–31–9
70LMarch 12, 19722–3Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)29–32–9
71LMarch 16, 19721–2New York Rangers (1971–72)29–33–9
72WMarch 19, 19727–6Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)30–33–9
73WMarch 21, 19727–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)31–33–9
74WMarch 22, 19726–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)32–33–9
75LMarch 25, 19723–5@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)32–34–9
76WMarch 28, 19726–3Boston Bruins (1971–72)33–34–9
77TMarch 29, 19722–2@ New York Rangers (1971–72)33–34–10
78LApril 2, 19721–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)33–35–10

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Marcel Dionne7828497714
Mickey Redmond7842297134
Red Berenson7828416916
Alex Delvecchio7520456522
Nick Libett7731225350
Tim Ecclestone7218355333
Bill Collins7115254038
Al Karlander7115203529
Leon Rochefort6417122910
Guy Charron649162514
Doug Volmar3995148
Dan Johnson432578
Ab McDonald192350
Brian Conacher223144

[1]

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gary Bergman7563137138
Ron Stackhouse735253083
Arnie Brown772232584
Larry Johnston6542024111
Ron Harris611101180
Bob Wall452469

[1]

Goaltending

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

Player GP MIN W L T SO GA GAA
Andy Brown105604510373.96
Joe Daley291620111050853.15
Al Smith4325001820441353.24

[1]

Awards and records

  • Marcel Dionne, NHL record (since broken), Most points by a rookie with 77 points.

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 1971–72 season:

Trades

October 22, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Ron Stackhouse		 To California Golden Seals
Tom Webster
January 13, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Mickey Redmond
Guy Charron
Bill Collins		 To Montreal Canadiens
Frank Mahovlich

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
12Marcel DionneCenterSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
216Henry BouchaCenterUS National Development Team
444George HulmeGoaltenderSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
558Earl AndersonRight WingUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
672Charlie ShawDefenseToronto Marlboros (OHA)
786Jim NahrgangDefenseMichigan Tech University (NCAA)
8100Bob BoydDefenseMichigan State University (NCAA)

Roster

1971–1972 Detroit Red Wings Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000341972.html
  2. ↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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