1971-1972 California Golden Seals team stats

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1971-1972 California Golden Seals: 21-39-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-12-13 (129 goals scored, 125 allowed) Road record: 7-27-5 (87 goals scored, 163 allowed) Head Coaches: Fred Glover (0-1-2), Vic Stasiuk (21-38-16) Power Play: 44/278 (15.8%) Penalty Killing: 204/259 (78.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 167-227 216 goals scored (7th of 14 teams), 288 goals allowed (11th), 1007 PIM (6th) NHL Averages: 3.07 goals/game (239.1 goals/team), 953.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW    15  Gerry Pinder         5'8   165   23   74   23   31   54   59   7   1   77   25   78    8  140  16.4  -18
C     24  Bobby Sheehan        5'7   155   22   78   20   26   46   12   2   1   59   10   70    4  170  11.8  -17
D      4  Dick Redmond         5'11  178   22   74   10   35   45   76   1   0  111   36  102   17  254   3.9  -10
C     23  Ivan Boldirev        6'0   190   22   57   16   23   39   54   4   2   55   21   66   18  109  14.7  -14
D      5  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   26   52   14   20   34  106   7   0   86   27  104   25  139  10.1  -20
RW    17  Norm Ferguson        5'9   165   26   77   14   20   34   13   4   0   51    8   48    0   94  14.9   -5
LW    10  Stan Gilbertson      6'0   175   27   78   16   16   32   47   3   0   61   11   62    6  141  11.3   -6
LW    22  Joey Johnston        5'10  180   22   77   15   17   32  107   0   0   49    3   96   22  154   9.7  -28
LW     9  Wayne Carleton       6'3   212   25   76   17   14   31   45   4   0   57   11   81   12  188   9.0  -23
C      8  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   24   56   11   20   31   40   2   1   50   11   44    7  111   9.9   +2
D      3  Paul Shmyr           5'11  170   25   69    6   21   27  156   0   0   81    3  127   22   82   7.3  -27
LW    18  Gary Croteau         6'0   205   25   73   12   12   24   11   1   0   35    1   52    0  107  11.2  -18
LW    20  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   24   68   11   12   23   55   3   0   44   13   46    2  111   9.9  -13
LW    12  Gary Jarrett         5'8   170   29   55    5   10   15   18   2   0   21    4   18    1   64   7.8    0
D     19  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   28   66    0   14   14   68   0   0   54    0   81   22   35   0.0   -5
RW     7  Reggie Leach         6'0   180   21   17    6    7   13    7   2   0   24    4   19    1   38  15.8   +2
D      2  Marshall Johnston    5'11  175   30   74    2   11   13    4   2   0   49   17   78   19   52   3.8  -27
RW     7  Tommy Williams       5'11  180   31   32    3    9   12    2   0   0   15    5   29    2   41   7.3  -17
RW    14  Craig Patrick        6'0   190   25   59    8    3   11   12   0   0   20    1   51    8   73  11.0  -24
D      5  Rick Smith           5'11  190   23   17    1    4    5   26   0   0   16    0   38    5   23   4.3  -17
RW    11  Don O'Donoghue       5'10  180   22   14    2    2    4    4   0   0    6    0   11    1   11  18.2   -4
D     21  Ron Stackhouse       6'3   210   22    6    1    3    4    6   0   0    9    1   12    4   13   7.7    0
RW    16  Tom Webster          5'10  170   23    7    2    1    3    6   0   0    6    3    3    1    6  33.3   +1
D      6  Bob Stewart          6'1   206   21   16    1    2    3   44   0   0   13    0   27    3   18   5.6  -11
D      6  Ken Baird            6'0   190   20   10    0    2    2   15   0   0    9    0   19    0    6   0.0  -10
G     27  Gilles Meloche       5'9   185   21   56    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     26  Al Simmons           6'0   170   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    3    0    4    0    4   0.0   -1
C     12  Del Hall             5'10  170   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
D     21  Jim Jones            5'10  185   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    0   ---    0
LW/C  11  Pete Laframboise     6'2   185   21    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    6    1    3   0.0   -5
LW    16  Frank Hughes         5'10  180   22    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    2    0    1   0.0   -2
G      1  Lyle Carter          6'1   185   26   15    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gary Kurt            6'3   205   24   16    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   27  Gilles Meloche       21   56  3122  173  3.32  16  25  13 1614   .893   3   4
G    1  Lyle Carter          26   15   720   50  4.17   4   7   0  361   .861   1   0
G   30  Gary Kurt            24   16   838   60  4.30   1   7   5  427   .859   1   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1971 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   15  D    Ken Baird                 10    332   Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  3   29  C    Rich Leduc               130    394   Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)        
  4   43  RW   Hartland Monahan         334          Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)    
  5   57  G    Ray Belanger                          Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)          
  6   71  D    Gerry Egers                           Sudbury (NOHA)                     
  7   85  D    Al Simmons                11          Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)               
  8   99  C    Angus Beck                            Charlottetown Jr. A (MaJHL)        
  8  104  LW   Rod Lyons                             Halifax Juniors (NSJHL)              [pick acquired from LA]

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Guy Lafleur)


Transactions

06-07-1971	signed Jimmy Jones as a free agent
06-07-1971	claimed Gary Kurt from Cleveland (AHL) in inter-league draft
06-08-1971	claimed Frank Hughes from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	claimed Stan Gilbertson and Wayne Carleton from Bruins in intra-league draft
08-31-1971	purchased Marshall Johnston from Canadiens
09-04-1971	sold Doug Roberts to Bruins
09-07-1971	sold Bill Hicke to Penguins
09-09-1971	traded Gary Smith to Black Hawks for Gerry Desjardins, Gerry Pinder and Kerry Bond
10-1971	sold Joe Hardy and Mike Laughton to Canadiens
10-1971	signed Del Hall as a free agent
10-1971	signed Wayne King as a free agent
10-1971	traded Randy Rota to Canadiens for John French and Lyle Carter
10-06-1971	signed Craig Patrick as a free agent
10-06-1971	traded Tony Featherstone to Canadiens for Ray Martyniuk
10-18-1971	traded Gerry Desjardins to Black Hawks for Gilles Meloche and Paul Shmyr
10-22-1971	traded Ron Stackhouse to Red Wings for Tom Webster
11-17-1971	traded Chris Oddleifson and Rich Leduc to Bruins for Ivan Boldirev
02-23-1972	traded Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue to Bruins for Reggie Leach, Rick Smith and Bob Stewart
03-05-1972	sold Tommy Williams to Bruins
06-1972	purchased Barry Cummins from Seattle (WHL)
06-1972	Denver (WHL) claimed Chris Worthy in reverse draft
06-06-1972	Islanders claimed Neil Nicholson in intra-league draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Frank Hughes in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Norm Ferguson in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Ernie Hicke in expansion draft
06-08-1972	claimed Marv Edwards from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
09-1972	signed Ron Huston as a free agent
10-01-1972	signed Morris Mott as a free agent

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 0-0-1 10/10/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 0-0-2 10/13/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 0-1-2 10/15/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks L 6-9 0-2-2 10/17/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 0-3-2 10/20/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 0-4-2 10/22/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 1-5 0-5-2 10/24/1971 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-3 1-5-2 10/27/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 2-5-2 10/28/1971 at Boston Bruins W 2-0 3-5-2 10/31/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 3-5-3 11/03/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 4-5-3 11/05/1971 vs New York Rangers L 1-8 4-6-3 11/07/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-1 5-6-3 11/11/1971 at Boston Bruins L 2-5 5-7-3 11/13/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 1-5 5-8-3 11/14/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 5-9-3 11/16/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 5-10-3 11/18/1971 at Buffalo Sabres W 7-5 6-10-3 11/20/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-5 6-11-3 11/21/1971 at New York Rangers L 1-12 6-12-3 11/24/1971 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-1 7-12-3 11/26/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 7-13-3 11/28/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 8-13-3 11/30/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 2-5 8-14-3 12/01/1971 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-4 8-15-3 12/03/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 2-1 9-15-3 12/05/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-3 9-16-3 12/08/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 1-1 9-16-4 12/10/1971 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 9-16-5 12/12/1971 vs Boston Bruins W 4-2 10-16-5 12/17/1971 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 10-16-6 12/19/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 10-16-7 12/22/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 10-17-7 12/25/1971 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-1 11-17-7 12/26/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-6 11-18-7 12/29/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 11-19-7 12/31/1971 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 11-20-7 01/02/1972 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 11-20-8 01/04/1972 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 11-21-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/05/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-2 12-21-8 01/07/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 12-21-9 01/09/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-10 12-22-9 01/12/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 2-0 13-22-9 01/14/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 14-22-9 01/15/1972 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 14-23-9 01/18/1972 at Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 14-23-10 01/19/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2 14-24-10 01/21/1972 vs New York Rangers L 0-5 14-25-10 01/23/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 15-25-10 01/28/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-0 16-25-10 01/30/1972 at Vancouver Canucks W 2-0 17-25-10 02/02/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-5 17-26-10 02/04/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 17-26-11 02/06/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-8 17-27-11 02/09/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 18-27-11 02/12/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-3 18-28-11 02/15/1972 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 18-29-11 02/16/1972 at Montreal Canadiens T 1-1 18-29-12 02/18/1972 vs New York Rangers T 2-2 18-29-13 02/20/1972 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 18-29-14 02/23/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 6-8 18-30-14 02/26/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-3 18-31-14 02/27/1972 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 18-31-15 03/01/1972 at New York Rangers L 1-4 18-32-15 03/03/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 18-32-16 03/08/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 19-32-16 03/11/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 19-33-16 03/12/1972 at New York Rangers W 7-3 20-33-16 03/15/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 21-33-16 03/17/1972 vs St. Louis Blues T 2-2 21-33-17 03/19/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 21-33-18 03/21/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 21-34-18 03/22/1972 at St. Louis Blues L 1-4 21-35-18 03/25/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-3 21-36-18 03/29/1972 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 21-37-18 03/31/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 21-38-18 04/01/1972 at Los Angeles Kings L 4-9 21-39-18

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