1971-1972 Detroit Red Wings team stats

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1971-1972 Detroit Red Wings: 33-35-10
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 25-11-3 (154 goals scored, 103 allowed) Road record: 8-24-7 (107 goals scored, 159 allowed) Head Coaches: Doug Barkley (3-8-0), Johnny Wilson (30-27-10) Power Play: 58/280 (20.7%) Penalty Killing: 216/261 (82.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-9 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 197-208 261 goals scored (4th of 14 teams), 262 goals allowed (10th), 850 PIM (10th) 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%   +/-
C      5  Marcel Dionne        5'9   190   20   78   28   49   77   14   7   0  107   44   64    1  268  10.4    0
RW    20  Mickey Redmond       5'11  185   24   78   42   29   71   34  10   0  104   37   80    0  271  15.5  -13
C      7  Red Berenson         6'0   185   32   78   28   41   69   16   5   2  101   37   95   23  218  12.8   -8
C     10  Alex Delvecchio      6'0   195   39   75   20   45   65   22   9   0   90   29   80    0  123  16.3  -19
LW    14  Nick Libett          6'1   195   26   77   31   22   53   50   6   3   83   13   81   18  219  14.2   +7
LW    17  Tim Ecclestone       5'10  195   24   72   18   35   53   33  10   0   80   30   73    2  189   9.5  -21
RW    22  Bill Collins         6'1   178   28   71   15   25   40   38   2   0   68   10   68   13  157   9.6   +3
D      2  Gary Bergman         5'11  188   33   75    6   31   37  138   1   0  133   35  111   20  141   4.3   +7
C     15  Al Karlander         5'8   170   25   71   15   20   35   29   0   0   61    9   51   13   93  16.1  +14
D     21  Ron Stackhouse       6'3   210   22   73    5   25   30   83   1   0  103   18  113   20  117   4.3   -8
RW    11  Leon Rochefort       6'0   185   32   64   17   12   29   10   0   0   40    3   45    9   97  17.5   +1
C     23  Guy Charron          5'10  170   22   64    9   16   25   14   0   0   36    5   39    0  119   7.6   -8
D      4  Arnie Brown          6'1   185   29   77    2   23   25   84  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Larry Johnston       5'11  195   28   65    4   20   24  111   0   0   87    0   83   16   59   6.8  +20
RW    27  Doug Volmar          6'1   215   26   39    9    5   14    8   3   0   24   10   14    0   43  20.9    0
D     16  Ron Harris           5'10  190   29   61    1   10   11   80   0   0   23    2   41    5   56   1.8  -15
C      8  Danny Johnson        5'11  170   27   43    2    5    7    8   0   0   12    0   14    0   28   7.1   -2
D     19  Bob Wall             5'10  171   29   45    2    4    6    9   2   0   17    3   24    3   31   6.5   -7
LW    12  Ab McDonald          6'3   192   35   19    2    3    5    0   1   0    7    1   14    0   29   6.9   -8
LW    24  Brian Conacher       6'3   197   30   22    3    1    4    4   1   0    4    0   14    7   21  14.3   -3
G     30  Al Smith             6'1   200   26   43    0    4    4   23  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     8  Tom Webster          5'10  170   23    5    1    1    2    4   1   0    5    3    7    0    7  14.3   -5
C     12  Henry Boucha         6'0   185   20   16    1    0    1    2   0   0    5    1    7    0   11   9.1   -3
C      8  Bill Sutherland      5'10  160   37    5    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    0    2    0    3   0.0   -1
G     30  Andy Brown           6'0   185   27   10    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     12  Randy Manery         6'0   185   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     18  Rick McCann          5'9   178   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
D     18  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    3    0    2   0.0   -2
D      3  Bob Falkenberg       6'0   185   25    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    3    0    1    0    3   0.0   +2
D      3  Jim Niekamp          6'1   185   25    5    0    0    0   10   0   0    3    0   11    5    2   0.0   -3
D/RW  21  Serge Lajeunesse     5'10  185   21    7    0    0    0   20   0   0    4    0    5    0    2   0.0   -1
G      1  Joe Daley            5'10  170   28   29    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    1  Joe Daley            28   29  1620   85  3.15  11  10   5  794   .893   1   0
G   30  Al Smith             26   43  2500  135  3.24  18  20   4 1243   .891   4   4
G   30  Andy Brown           27   10   560   37  3.96   4   5   1  320   .884   0   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
  1    2  C    Marcel Dionne           1348          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  2   16  C    Henry Boucha             247     36   U.S. National Team (Intl)          
  4   44  G    George Hulme                          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  5   58  RW   Earl Anderson            109          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  
  6   72  D    Charlie Shaw                          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  7   86  D    Jim Nahrgang              57          Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  8  100  D    Bob Boyd                         54   Michigan State University (NCAA)   

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

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
10-22-1971	traded Tom Webster to Golden Seals for Ron Stackhouse
11-1971	traded Bob Sneddon to Seattle (WHL) for Art Stratton
11-09-1971	purchased Bill Sutherland from Blues
11-21-1971	purchased Bob Cook from Canucks
11-22-1971	claimed Danny Johnson on waivers from Canucks
03-01-1972	signed Doug Grant as a free agent
03-06-1972	traded Jim Niekamp to Canucks for Ralph Stewart
05-1972	signed Guy Trottier as a free agent
05-01-1972	signed Len Fontaine as a free agent
05-24-1972	traded Joe Zanussi and Detroit's #1 pick in the 1972 draft to Rangers for Gary Doak and Rick Newell
06-1972	Cleveland (AHL) claimed Joe Daley in reverse draft
06-05-1972	Kings claimed Doug Volmar in intra-league draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Ron Harris in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Randy Manery in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Gerry Hart in expansion draft
08-31-1972	signed Thommie Bergman as a free agent
10-01-1972	signed Robbie Ftorek as a free agent
10-04-1972	traded Arnie Brown and Gerry Gray to Islanders for Denis DeJordy and Don McLaughlin
10-04-1972	signed Bill McKenzie as a free agent

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 0-1-0 10/10/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 0-2-0 10/16/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 2-9 0-3-0 10/17/1971 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 1-3-0 10/20/1971 at Boston Bruins L 3-4 1-4-0 10/22/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 2-4-0 10/24/1971 vs California Golden Seals L 3-6 2-5-0 10/26/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 2-6-0 10/27/1971 at New York Rangers L 4-7 2-7-0 10/30/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 2-8-0 10/31/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 3-8-0 11/01/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-6 3-9-0 11/04/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 3-9-1 11/06/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 3-10-1 11/07/1971 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 3-10-2 11/10/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 4-10-2 11/13/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 5-10-2 11/16/1971 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 5-10-3 11/20/1971 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-3 5-11-3 11/21/1971 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 5-11-4 11/24/1971 at California Golden Seals L 1-6 5-12-4 11/27/1971 vs New York Rangers W 3-1 6-12-4 11/28/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 7-12-4 12/01/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 7-13-4 12/02/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 7-13-5 12/04/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-1 8-13-5 12/05/1971 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-2 8-14-5 12/08/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 8-15-5 12/11/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 9-15-5 12/14/1971 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 10-15-5 12/17/1971 at California Golden Seals T 3-3 10-15-6 12/18/1971 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 10-16-6 12/22/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-0 11-16-6 12/25/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 11-17-6 12/26/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-1 12-17-6 12/29/1971 at Buffalo Sabres W 7-3 13-17-6 12/31/1971 vs California Golden Seals W 6-3 14-17-6 01/02/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-4 15-17-6 01/05/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 15-18-6 01/07/1972 at California Golden Seals T 4-4 15-18-7

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

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