1985–86 Detroit Red Wings season

1985–86 Detroit Red Wings
Division 5th Norris
1985–86 record 17–57–6
Goals for 266
Goals against 415
Team information
General Manager Jim Devellano
Coach Harry Neale,
Brad Park
Captain Danny Gare
Alternate captains Mike O'Connell
Unknonwn

The 1985–86 season is the team's 60th season, their 54th season as the Red Wings.[1] This is the first of two seasons in which Red Wings games would air in the Detroit area on then-independent WXON-TV (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD) channel 20[2][3] before returning to WKBD channel 50 (then a Fox station, now with The CW) for the 1987–88 season after the two-year break. It is also the first of 11 seasons with current NBC sportscaster Dave Strader as the Red Wings' television play-by-play announcer, joining him as color commentator and analyst is former Red Wings right wing man Mickey Redmond. It is unknown at this time if this is Redmond's first season as analyst, but when the games moved to WKBD in 1987, they went along with them. Also, the Red Wings played their first game with Hall of Famer Brad Park as their head coach on December 31, 1985. This was Park's only season as a head coach in the NHL, replacing current Buffalo Sabres radio and television color analyst Harry Neale, who was fired after 35 games. Park had retired as a player during the previous season. The Red Wings finished dead last in the Norris Division, the Clarence Campbell Conference, and in the entire National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 57 losses and 6 ties, failing to make the playoffs with only 40 points. It is the worst record in franchise history;[4][5][6] the Red Wings finished the season with the least goals scored of all NHL teams, the most goals against, and the most penalty minutes. Since this time, the Red Wings would miss the playoffs only one more time, that was the 1989–90 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks803933835134986
Minnesota North Stars803833932730585
St. Louis Blues803734930229183
Toronto Maple Leafs802548731138657
Detroit Red Wings801757626641540

[7]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 10, 19856–6 OTMinnesota North Stars (1985–86)0–0–1
2LOctober 12, 19852–9Boston Bruins (1985–86)0–1–1
3LOctober 14, 19851–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)0–2–1
4LOctober 16, 19853–4Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)0–3–1
5LOctober 17, 19851–10@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)0–4–1
6LOctober 19, 19852–6Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)0–5–1
7LOctober 23, 19850–5Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)0–6–1
8LOctober 26, 19854–7@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)0–7–1
9LOctober 27, 19853–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)0–8–1
10WOctober 30, 19856–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)1–8–1
11TOctober 31, 19852–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)1–8–2
12TNovember 2, 19855–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)1–8–3
13WNovember 6, 19854–2St. Louis Blues (1985–86)2–8–3
14TNovember 8, 19853–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)2–8–4
15LNovember 11, 19850–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)2–9–4
16WNovember 13, 19857–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)3–9–4
17WNovember 16, 19854–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)4–9–4
18LNovember 19, 19855–7Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)4–10–4
19LNovember 21, 19854–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (1985–86)4–11–4
20LNovember 23, 19853–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)4–12–4
21WNovember 27, 19854–1Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)5–12–4
22WNovember 29, 19855–3St. Louis Blues (1985–86)6–12–4
23LNovember 30, 19851–10@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)6–13–4
24WDecember 3, 19854–1Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)7–13–4
25LDecember 4, 19852–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)7–14–4
26LDecember 7, 19854–5@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)7–15–4
27LDecember 11, 19852–10Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)7–16–4
28LDecember 14, 19854–6Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)7–17–4
29LDecember 15, 19854–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)7–18–4
30LDecember 17, 19853–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)7–19–4
31LDecember 21, 19853–6Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)7–20–4
32LDecember 23, 19852–10@ New York Rangers (1985–86)7–21–4
33LDecember 26, 19854–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)7–22–4
34WDecember 28, 19855–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)8–22–4
35LDecember 29, 19852–5@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)8–23–4
36LDecember 31, 19854–5 OTNew York Islanders (1985–86)8–24–4
37TJanuary 2, 19862–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1985–86)8–24–5
38LJanuary 4, 19862–7Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)8–25–5
39WJanuary 5, 19866–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)9–25–5
40LJanuary 7, 19863–4@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)9–26–5
41LJanuary 10, 19864–9Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)9–27–5
42LJanuary 11, 19862–8@ New York Islanders (1985–86)9–28–5
43LJanuary 13, 19864–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)9–29–5
44LJanuary 15, 19863–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1985–86)9–30–5
45LJanuary 18, 19864–7Calgary Flames (1985–86)9–31–5
46LJanuary 19, 19864–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)9–32–5
47WJanuary 22, 19866–5 OTBoston Bruins (1985–86)10–32–5
48LJanuary 23, 19862–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)10–33–5
49LJanuary 25, 19863–6@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)10–34–5
50WJanuary 28, 19867–0Washington Capitals (1985–86)11–34–5
51LJanuary 31, 19864–6St. Louis Blues (1985–86)11–35–5
52LFebruary 1, 19863–4@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)11–36–5
53WFebruary 6, 19864–3 OTHartford Whalers (1985–86)12–36–5
54LFebruary 8, 19863–5Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)12–37–5
55LFebruary 11, 19862–3Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)12–38–5
56LFebruary 14, 19865–7New York Rangers (1985–86)12–39–5
57LFebruary 16, 19861–3@ New York Rangers (1985–86)12–40–5
58LFebruary 18, 19860–5@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)12–41–5
59LFebruary 21, 19863–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)12–42–5
60LFebruary 22, 19862–5@ New York Islanders (1985–86)12–43–5
61LFebruary 25, 19863–4 OT@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)12–44–5
62LFebruary 28, 19863–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)12–45–5
63WMarch 1, 19866–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)13–45–5
64LMarch 3, 19865–8Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)13–46–5
65WMarch 5, 19868–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)14–46–5
66LMarch 6, 19862–7@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)14–47–5
67TMarch 9, 19863–3 OTCalgary Flames (1985–86)14–47–6
68WMarch 12, 19863–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)15–47–6
69LMarch 14, 19863–12@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)15–48–6
70LMarch 16, 19860–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)15–49–6
71LMarch 18, 19864–6Hartford Whalers (1985–86)15–50–6
72LMarch 20, 19862–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1985–86)15–51–6
73WMarch 22, 19868–4Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)16–51–6
74LMarch 25, 19862–7Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)16–52–6
75LMarch 26, 19863–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)16–53–6
76LMarch 29, 19864–5Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)16–54–6
77LApril 1, 19860–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)16–55–6
78LApril 2, 19863–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)16–56–6
79LApril 5, 19863–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)16–57–6
80WApril 6, 19864–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)17–57–6

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/− PPG SHG GWG
John OgrodnickLW7638327018−301512
Kelly KisioC7621486985−21730
Reed LarsonD67194160109−361100
Petr KlimaW7432245616−39804
Ron DuguayC/RW6719294826−30802
Warren YoungC79222446161−34901
Steve YzermanC5114284216−24303
Gerard GallantLW52201939106−10312
Greg SmithD625192484−14000
Claude LoiselleC4871522142−27201
Chris CichockiRW5910112121−8110
Bob ProbertLW4481321186−14300
Adam OatesC389112010−24101
Dwight FosterRW556121848−13110
Randy LadouceurD7851318196−54001
Danny GareRW577916102−19100
Joe KocurRW599615377−24200
John BarrettD6521214125−29000
Jim LeavinsD372111326−23100
Mike McEwenD290101016−8000
Mike O'ConnellD1317816−6010
Billy CarrollC2124611−8000
Harold SnepstsD3506675−7000
Lane LambertRW34235130−11000
Doug SheddenC112352−1200
Darren VeitchD130552−9000
Steve RichmondD2912382−18000
Tim FridayD230336−9000
Ted SpeersRW411202000
Glenn MerkoskyC170220−12000
Greg StefanG37022230000
Shawn BurrLW/C510141100
Eddie JohnstoneRW310120000
Bruce EakinC40110−4000
Eddie MioG18011170000
Ray StaszakRW40117−3000
Rick ZomboD1401116−10000
Doug HoudaD60004−7000
Mark LaForestG28000230000
Basil McRaeLW40005−4000
Barry MelroseD1400070−6000
Corrado MicalefG1100080000
Chris PuseyG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Greg Stefan206837102051554.5011080925.856
Mark LaForest13832842101144.951742628.846
Eddie Mio78818270836.320453370.817
Corrado Micalef56511191525.520342290.848
Chris Pusey40100034.500129.750
Team:484480175764075.04226292222.845

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
18Brent Fedyk CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
229Jeff Sharples CanadaKelowna Wings (WHL)
350Steve Chiasson CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
471Mark Gowans United StatesWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
592Chris Luongo United StatesSt. Clair Shores Falcons (NAHL)
6113Randy McKay CanadaMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
7134Thomas Bjuhr SwedenAIK IF (Sweden)
8155Mike Luckraft United StatesBurnsville High School (USHS-MN)
9176Rob Schena United StatesSt. John's School (USHS-MA)
10197Erik Hamalainen FinlandLukko (Finland)
11218Bo Svanberg SwedenFarjestad BK (Sweden)
12239Mikael Lindman SwedenAIK IF (Sweden)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1985–86 Detroit Red Wings Games by Hockey-Reference.com
  2. ↑ WXON Detroit: January 5, 1986: Red Wings Pregame by TelevisionDetroit on YouTube, accessed on January 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ WXON Detroit: January 5, 1986: Red Wings Postgame Show by TelevisionDetroit on YouTube, accessed on January 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Top Three Worst Records in Red Wings History – Octopus Thrower
  5. ↑ Detroit Red Wings (1926 – present) – Sports E-Cyclopedia – The Ultimate Sports Resource
  6. ↑ Detroit Red Wings Franchise Index | Hockey-Reference.com
  7. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  8. ↑ "1985-86 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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