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1981-1982 Detroit Red Wings: 21-47-12
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 15-19-6 (153 goals scored, 152 allowed) Road record: 6-28-6 (117 goals scored, 199 allowed) Head Coaches: Wayne Maxner (18-39-12), Billy Dea (3-8-0) Power Play: 43/257 (16.7%) Penalty Killing: 209/284 (73.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 217-270 270 goals scored (19th of 21 teams), 351 goals allowed (17th), 1250 PIM (20th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 23 Mark Osborne 6'2 205 20 80 26 41 67 61 5 0 97 19 88 3 181 14.4 -7 D 28 Reed Larson 6'0 195 25 80 21 39 60 112 4 2 137 26 161 33 311 6.8 -17 RW 21 Mike Blaisdell 6'1 196 21 80 23 32 55 48 5 0 75 9 83 2 165 13.9 -15 C 11 Walt McKechnie 6'2 195 34 74 18 37 55 35 2 0 86 16 80 9 87 20.7 -1 LW 25 John Ogrodnick 6'0 204 22 80 28 26 54 28 3 2 81 18 93 15 254 11.0 -15 D 7 Willie Huber 6'5 228 23 74 15 30 45 98 5 0 134 25 163 38 270 5.6 -16 C 16 Mark Kirton 5'10 170 23 74 14 28 42 62 0 1 65 3 112 32 121 11.6 -18 RW 20 Vaclav Nedomansky 6'2 205 37 68 12 28 40 22 1 0 51 16 51 1 103 11.7 -15 D 5 Greg Smith 6'0 195 26 69 10 22 32 79 2 0 99 10 143 32 154 6.5 -22 C 10 Dale McCourt 5'10 180 24 26 13 14 27 6 6 0 40 12 50 19 84 15.5 -3 LW 15 Paul Woods 5'10 175 26 75 10 17 27 48 0 1 48 1 83 31 68 14.7 -5 RW 17 Mike Foligno 6'2 195 22 26 13 13 26 28 3 0 33 6 30 1 70 18.6 -2 LW 19 Eric Vail 6'1 220 28 52 10 14 24 35 3 0 43 15 54 5 86 11.6 -21 RW 18 Danny Gare 5'9 175 27 36 13 9 22 74 2 1 34 6 35 3 100 13.0 -4 RW 14 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 25 49 9 13 22 23 1 0 38 8 29 0 97 9.3 +1 C/LW 24 Derek Smith 5'11 180 27 49 6 14 20 10 0 0 34 5 36 3 82 7.3 -4 RW 17 Jody Gage 6'0 190 22 31 9 10 19 2 0 0 35 4 32 0 47 19.1 -1 C 29 Ted Nolan 6'0 185 23 41 4 13 17 45 0 2 25 2 37 8 67 6.0 -6 D 2 Jim Schoenfeld 6'2 200 29 39 5 9 14 69 0 0 49 1 58 12 87 5.7 +2 D 3 John Barrett 6'1 210 23 69 1 12 13 93 0 0 55 1 111 26 97 1.0 -31 D 26 Jim Korn 6'4 220 24 59 1 7 8 104 0 0 28 2 55 10 41 2.4 -19 RW/C 10 Mark Lofthouse 6'2 195 24 12 3 4 7 13 0 0 8 1 14 0 21 14.3 -7 D 22 Greg Joly 6'1 190 27 37 1 5 6 30 0 1 24 1 31 3 30 3.3 -5 LW 18 George Lyle 6'2 205 28 11 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 1 5 0 9 11.1 -2 RW 27 Brad Smith 6'1 195 23 33 2 0 2 80 0 0 4 0 11 0 25 8.0 -7 C 8 Claude Loiselle 5'11 195 18 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 50.0 -2 C 12 Brent Peterson 6'0 190 23 15 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 16 8 10 10.0 -6 G 31 Claude Legris 5'9 160 25 1 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 4 Rejean Cloutier 6'0 185 21 2 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 29 Greg Stefan 5'11 180 20 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 29 Joe Paterson 6'2 207 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 +1 G 30 Corrado Micalef 5'8 172 20 18 0 0 0 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 32 27 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 31 Bob Sauve 5'8 175 26 41 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   31  Claude Legris        25    1    28    0  0.00   0   0   1   16  1.000   0   0
G   31  Bob Sauve            26   41  2365  165  4.19  11  25   4 1069   .846   5   0
G    1  Gilles Gilbert       32   27  1478  105  4.26   6  10   6  695   .849   2   0
G   30  Corrado Micalef      20   18   809   63  4.67   4  10   1  398   .842   1   0
G   29  Greg Stefan          20    2   120   10  5.00   0   2   0   66   .848   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
1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   23  C    Claude Loiselle          616          Windsor Spitfires (OHL)            
  3   44  G    Corrado Micalef          113          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  5   86  D    Larry Trader              91          London Knights (OHL)               
  6  107  LW   Gerard Gallant           615          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  7  128  G    Greg Stefan              299          Oshawa Generals (OHL)              
  8  149  D    Rick Zombo               652          Austin Prep H.S. (Mass.)           
  9  170  LW   Don Leblanc                           Toronto Marlboros (OHL)            
 10  191  D    Robert Nordmark          236          Lulea HF (Sweden)                  

Traded draft picks:

#1 to LA (Doug Smith)
#4 to PHI (Dave Michayluk)

Transactions
07-23-1981traded Al Jensen to Capitals for Mark Lofthouse
08-21-1981traded Detroit's #1 pick in the 1982 draft to North Stars for Greg Smith, Minnesota's #1 pick in the 1982 draft and the rights to Don Murdoch
10-01-1981signed Walt McKechnie as a free agent
11-10-1981traded Gary McAdam and Detroit's #4 pick in the 1983 draft to Flames for Eric Vail
11-13-1981Whalers claimed George Lyle on waivers
12-02-1981traded Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno and Brent Peterson to Sabres for Danny Gare, Jim Schoenfeld and Derek Smith
12-02-1981traded a conditional draft pick (not exercised) to Sabres for Bob Sauve
03-08-1982traded Jim Korn to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #4 pick in the 1982 draft and #5 pick in the 1983 draft
06-1982signed Bobby Crawford as a free agent
07-26-1982signed Colin Campbell as a free agent
08-09-1982signed Tom Rowe as a free agent
08-25-1982signed Reggie Leach as a free agent
09-13-1982signed Jim Rutherford as a free agent
09-14-1982purchased Stan Weir from Oilers

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/06/1981   at New York Rangers          W   5-2     1-0-0
10/09/1981   at Philadelphia Flyers       T   2-2     1-0-1
10/10/1981   at Washington Capitals       L   3-6     1-1-1
10/15/1981   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-3     2-1-1
10/17/1981   at Hartford Whalers          L   1-8     2-2-1
10/18/1981   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-2     3-2-1
10/22/1981   vs Boston Bruins             T   2-2     3-2-2
10/24/1981   at Quebec Nordiques          L   3-8     3-3-2
10/25/1981   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4     3-4-2
10/29/1981   vs Calgary Flames            W  12-4     4-4-2
10/31/1981   at Minnesota North Stars     L   4-5     4-5-2
11/01/1981   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1     5-5-2
11/05/1981   vs Los Angeles Kings         W  10-2     6-5-2
11/07/1981   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     6-6-2
11/09/1981   at Quebec Nordiques          L   3-5     6-7-2
11/11/1981   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   5-5     6-7-3
11/13/1981   at Washington Capitals       T   3-3     6-7-4
11/14/1981   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-3     7-7-4
11/18/1981   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-8     7-8-4
11/19/1981   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-8     7-9-4
11/21/1981   at Calgary Flames            T   4-4     7-9-5
11/23/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           L   4-8     7-10-5
11/25/1981   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-3     7-11-5
11/28/1981   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   3-5     7-12-5
11/29/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-6     7-13-5
12/01/1981   at St. Louis Blues           L   5-7     7-14-5
12/03/1981   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3     8-14-5
12/05/1981   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5     8-15-5
12/10/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-1     9-15-5
12/12/1981   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4     9-16-5
12/13/1981   at Winnipeg Jets             W   2-1     10-16-5
12/17/1981   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   2-3     10-17-5
12/19/1981   at New York Islanders        L   1-5     10-18-5
12/20/1981   vs New York Islanders        L   3-5     10-19-5
12/22/1981   vs Hartford Whalers          L   2-3     10-20-5
12/26/1981   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-8     10-21-5
12/27/1981   at Winnipeg Jets             T   2-2     10-21-6
12/31/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-5     10-22-6
01/02/1982   at Colorado Rockies          W   3-1     11-22-6
01/03/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4     11-23-6
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/06/1982   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     11-24-6
01/07/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-4     12-24-6
01/09/1982   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   2-4     12-25-6
01/14/1982   vs Colorado Rockies          W   3-1     13-25-6
01/16/1982   vs Washington Capitals       T   5-5     13-25-7
01/17/1982   vs Edmonton Oilers           T   4-4     13-25-8
01/20/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-4     14-25-8
01/21/1982   vs Calgary Flames            L   4-7     14-26-8
01/23/1982   vs Hartford Whalers          T   2-2     14-26-9
01/26/1982   vs Winnipeg Jets             T   3-3     14-26-10
01/27/1982   at Minnesota North Stars     L   6-8     14-27-10
01/30/1982   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-5     14-28-10
02/04/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-4     15-28-10
02/06/1982   at New York Islanders        L   2-6     15-29-10
02/07/1982   vs St. Louis Blues           W   8-5     16-29-10
02/11/1982   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   4-4     16-29-11
02/13/1982   at Minnesota North Stars     L   1-6     16-30-11
02/17/1982   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     16-30-12
02/18/1982   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-3     17-30-12
02/20/1982   vs Boston Bruins             L   5-7     17-31-12
02/21/1982   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   3-7     17-32-12
02/23/1982   at Colorado Rockies          W   6-3     18-32-12
02/24/1982   at Los Angeles Kings         L   3-5     18-33-12
02/27/1982   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-6     18-34-12
02/28/1982   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   4-5     18-35-12
03/03/1982   at Minnesota North Stars     L   4-6     18-36-12
03/05/1982   at Winnipeg Jets             L   0-2     18-37-12
03/06/1982   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-5     18-38-12
03/08/1982   at New York Rangers          L   3-6     18-39-12
03/11/1982   vs New York Rangers          L   1-4     18-40-12
03/13/1982   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     18-41-12
03/18/1982   vs St. Louis Blues           L   4-7     18-42-12
03/20/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4     18-43-12
03/21/1982   at Winnipeg Jets             L   2-8     18-44-12
03/24/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-6     18-45-12
03/25/1982   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   3-4     18-46-12
03/27/1982   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   2-1     19-46-12
03/28/1982   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-4     20-46-12
03/31/1982   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   4-2     21-46-12
04/04/1982   vs St. Louis Blues           L   2-3     21-47-12

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