1970-1971 Detroit Red Wings team stats

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1970-1971 Detroit Red Wings: 22-45-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 17-15-7 (119 goals scored, 121 allowed) Road record: 5-30-4 (90 goals scored, 187 allowed) Head Coaches: Ned Harkness (12-22-4), Doug Barkley (10-23-7) Power Play: 48/245 (19.6%) Penalty Killing: 218/284 (76.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 156-232 209 goals scored (11th of 14 teams), 308 goals allowed (13th), 988 PIM (10th) NHL Averages: 3.12 goals/game (243.5 goals/team), 1084.1 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW     8  Tom Webster          5'10  170   22   78   30   37   67   40   7   0   85   29  104    1  183  16.4  -47
C     10  Alex Delvecchio      6'0   195   38   77   21   34   55    6   6   0   87   36   91   22  171  12.3  -18
RW     9  Gordie Howe          6'0   205   42   63   23   29   52   38   7   1   76   24   65   11  195  11.8   -2
D      2  Gary Bergman         5'11  188   32   68    8   25   33  149   0   1   85   18  128   33  168   4.8  -28
LW    27  Frank Mahovlich      6'0   205   32   35   14   18   32   30   6   1   51   19   35    6  104  13.5   +3
LW    14  Nick Libett          6'1   195   25   78   16   13   29   25   2   0   50    7   95   14  156  10.3  -38
C      7  Garry Unger          5'11  170   23   51   13   14   27   63   0   0   35    6   64    3  157   8.3  -32
C     12  Bruce MacGregor      5'10  180   29   47    6   16   22   18   0   0   34    3   55   13   68   8.8  -11
C     17  Wayne Connelly       5'10  170   31   51    8   13   21   12   1   0   39   13   52    3  115   7.0  -23
RW    22  Bill Collins         6'1   178   27   36    5   16   21   10   1   0   30    8   38   15  105   4.8   -1
C      7  Red Berenson         6'0   185   31   24    5   12   17    4   1   0   24   11   26    6   51   9.8   -7
RW    15  Rene Leclerc         5'11  165   23   44    8    8   16   43   3   0   19    4   27    9   56  14.3   -3
RW    20  Mickey Redmond       5'11  185   23   21    6    8   14    7   2   0   22    8   16    0   68   8.8   -2
LW    17  Tim Ecclestone       5'10  195   23   27    4   10   14   13   1   0   25    8   34    2   62   6.5  -15
C     11  Don Luce             6'2   185   22   58    3   11   14   18   0   0   25    1   39    9   71   4.2   -6
C     23  Guy Charron          5'10  170   21   24    8    4   12    4   2   0   17    2   15    0   55  14.5    0
D     21  Mike Robitaille      5'11  195   22   23    4    8   12   22   2   0   28   12   37    7   37  10.8  -14
D      3  Dale Rolfe           6'4   210   30   44    3    9   12   48   0   0   44    5   65   13   90   3.3  -13
D     16  Ron Harris           5'10  190   28   42    2    8   10   65   1   1   36    8   77   20   84   2.4  -29
LW    21  Billy Dea            5'8   175   37   42    6    3    9    2   1   0   13    1   26    9   30  20.0   -5
D     18  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   22   64    2    7    9  148   1   0   55    2   73   17   62   3.2   -3
D      4  Arnie Brown          6'1   185   28   27    2    6    8   30  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     12  Tom Miller           6'0   187   23   29    1    7    8    9   0   0   14    1   31    0   30   3.3  -18
LW    20  Hank Monteith        5'10  170   25   34    4    3    7    0   0   0   14    0   19    0   37  10.8   -5
C     15  Al Karlander         5'8   170   24   23    1    4    5   10   1   0    9    2    3    1    9  11.1   +5
D      4  Larry Brown          6'2   210   23   33    1    4    5    8   0   0   18    2   40    9   52   1.9  -15
C     19  Pete Stemkowski      6'1   196   27   10    2    2    4    8   1   0    8    3   10    4   31   6.5   -1
D/RW   5  Serge Lajeunesse     5'10  185   20   62    1    3    4   55   0   1   37    0   70    5   76   1.3  -28
LW    23  Jim Shires           6'0   180   25   20    2    1    3   22   0   0    4    1    6    0   22   9.1   -3
D      4  Bob Baun             5'9   175   34   11    0    3    3   24   0   0   10    0   16    4   16   0.0   -2
D     20  Jim Niekamp          6'1   185   24   24    0    2    2   27   0   0   14    1   36    9   21   0.0  -14
RW    19  Doug Volmar          6'1   215   25    2    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    1    0    0    0   ---    0
D     22  Bob Falkenberg       6'0   185   24    9    0    1    1    6   0   0    2    0    6    1    4   0.0   -3
LW    19  Jim Krulicki         5'11  180   22   14    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    1    7    1    7   0.0   -6
D     24  Randy Manery         6'0   185   21    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    3   0.0   -1
C     22  Rick McCann          5'9   178   26    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    3    1    8   0.0   -2
G     30  Gerry Gray           6'0   165   22    7    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Don McLeod           6'0   190   24   14    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Jim Rutherford       5'8   168   21   29    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Roy Edwards          5'8   165   33   37    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Roy Edwards          33   37  2104  119  3.39  11  19   7 1117   .893   0   0
G    1  Jim Rutherford       21   29  1498   95  3.81   7  15   3  766   .876   3   1
G   30  Gerry Gray           22    7   380   30  4.74   1   4   1  229   .869   0   0
G   30  Don McLeod           24   14   698   59  5.07   3   7   0  403   .854   2   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

1970 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   12  D    Serge Lajeunesse         103          Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)    
  2   26  LW   Bob Guindon                6          Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)    
  3   40  LW   Yvon Lambert             683          Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)      
  4   54  RW   Tom Johnston                          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   68  D    Tom Mellor                26          Boston College (NCAA)              
  6   82  LW   Bernie MacNeil             4    119   Espanola Jr. A (NOHA)              
  7   95  C    Ed Hays                               University of Denver (NCAA)        

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-09-1970	claimed Kevin Morrison from Rangers in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	claimed Tom Martin from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	Sabres claimed Harold Myers in intra-league draft
06-09-1970	Golden Seals claimed Gary Croteau in intra-league draft
06-10-1970	traded Roger Crozier to Sabres for Tom Webster
09-29-1970	signed Bob Johnson as a free agent
10-31-1970	traded Pete Stemkowski to Rangers for Larry Brown
11-02-1970	traded Steve Andrascik to Rangers for Don Luce
11-03-1970	Sabres claimed Bob Baun on waivers
01-13-1971	traded Frank Mahovlich to Canadiens for Mickey Redmond, Guy Charron and Bill Collins
02-02-1971	traded Bruce MacGregor and Larry Brown to Rangers for Mike Robitaille, Arnie Brown and Tom Miller
02-06-1971	traded Wayne Connelly and Garry Unger to Blues for Red Berenson and Tim Ecclestone
02-22-1971	traded Carl Brewer to Blues for Bob Wall, Ab McDonald and Mike Lowe
03-02-1971	traded Dale Rolfe to Rangers for Jim Krulicki
05-12-1971	traded Jim Shires to Blues for Rick Sentes
05-25-1971	traded Don Luce and Mike Robitaille to Sabres for Joe Daley
05-25-1971	traded Kerry Ketter and cash to Canadiens for Leon Rochefort
06-07-1971	claimed Bob Sneddon from Cleveland (AHL) in inter-league draft
06-07-1971	Quebec (AHL) claimed Don McLeod in reverse draft
06-07-1971	claimed Andy Brown from Baltimore (AHL) in inter-league draft
06-07-1971	Penguins claimed Roy Edwards on waivers
06-08-1971	traded John Cunniff and Gary Bredin to Canucks for Bob Dillabough and Irv Spencer
06-08-1971	claimed Al Smith from Penguins in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	Penguins claimed Jim Rutherford in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	Sabres claimed Tom Miller in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	Canucks claimed Fred Speck in intra-league draft
06-15-1971	purchased Barry Salovaara from Black Hawks
08-20-1971	purchased the rights to Brian Conacher from Maple Leafs
09-1971	signed Nelson DeBenedet as a free agent
09-29-1971	signed Brian McCutcheon as a free agent
10-01-1971	signed Al McLeod as a free agent

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1970 vs California Golden Seals W 5-3 1-0-0 10/11/1970 at Boston Bruins L 3-7 1-1-0 10/13/1970 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 1-2-0 10/15/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 1-3-0 10/17/1970 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 2-3-0 10/18/1970 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 2-4-0 10/23/1970 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-4 2-5-0 10/25/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 2-5-1 10/28/1970 at New York Rangers L 1-4 2-6-1 10/29/1970 vs Boston Bruins W 5-3 3-6-1 11/01/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-5 3-7-1 11/04/1970 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 3-8-1 11/05/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 4-8-1 11/08/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 4-8-2 11/12/1970 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 4-9-2 11/15/1970 at Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 4-9-3 11/17/1970 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 5-9-3 11/21/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-6 5-10-3 11/22/1970 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 6-10-3 11/26/1970 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 7-10-3 11/28/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-9 7-11-3 11/29/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 8-11-3 12/03/1970 vs Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 8-11-4 12/05/1970 at St. Louis Blues L 0-3 8-12-4 12/06/1970 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-4 8-13-4 12/10/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 9-13-4 12/12/1970 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 10-13-4 12/13/1970 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 10-14-4 12/16/1970 at California Golden Seals L 2-4 10-15-4 12/19/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-9 10-16-4 12/20/1970 vs California Golden Seals L 3-7 10-17-4 12/23/1970 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 10-18-4 12/26/1970 vs New York Rangers W 7-4 11-18-4 12/27/1970 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 11-19-4 12/31/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-8 11-20-4 01/02/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-13 11-21-4 01/03/1971 vs California Golden Seals W 3-2 12-21-4 01/07/1971 at Buffalo Sabres L 4-7 12-22-4 01/09/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 13-22-4 01/10/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 13-23-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/14/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 13-23-5 01/16/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 13-24-5 01/17/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars L 0-2 13-25-5 01/21/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2 13-26-5 01/23/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 13-27-5 01/24/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-3 14-27-5 01/28/1971 vs St. Louis Blues T 1-1 14-27-6 01/30/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 14-27-7 01/31/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 14-28-7 02/03/1971 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 14-28-8 02/04/1971 vs New York Rangers L 0-1 14-29-8 02/07/1971 at California Golden Seals W 5-2 15-29-8 02/10/1971 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 15-30-8 02/12/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 15-31-8 02/14/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-0 16-31-8 02/18/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 17-31-8 02/20/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-5 18-31-8 02/21/1971 at New York Rangers L 1-4 18-32-8 02/25/1971 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 18-33-8 02/27/1971 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 18-34-8 02/28/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 19-34-8 03/04/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 19-34-9 03/06/1971 vs New York Rangers T 2-2 19-34-10 03/07/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 19-35-10 03/11/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-7 19-36-10 03/13/1971 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 19-37-10 03/14/1971 at California Golden Seals W 8-5 20-37-10 03/16/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 4-11 20-38-10 03/18/1971 at Boston Bruins L 3-7 20-39-10 03/20/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 20-40-10 03/21/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2 20-41-10 03/24/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-8 20-42-10 03/25/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 21-42-10 03/27/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-9 21-43-10 03/28/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 2-1 22-43-10 03/31/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 22-43-11 04/03/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 22-44-11 04/04/1971 at New York Rangers L 0-6 22-45-11

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