1971-1972 St. Louis Blues: 28-39-11
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Home record: 17-17-5 (124 goals scored, 109 allowed)
Road record: 11-22-6 (84 goals scored, 138 allowed)
Head Coaches: Sid Abel (3-6-1), Bill McCreary (6-14-4), Al Arbour (19-19-6)
Power Play: 38/270 (14.1%)
Penalty Killing: 215/280 (76.8%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 13-11
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 157-171
208 goals scored (10th of 14 teams), 247 goals allowed (8th), 1150 PIM (2nd)
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 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 24 78 36 34 70 104 14 1 96 28 83 7 321 11.2 -8
RW 9 Frank St. Marseille 5'11 180 32 78 16 36 52 32 1 0 67 15 48 1 228 7.0 +5
RW 15 Jack Egers 6'1 175 22 63 21 25 46 34 5 0 70 21 45 1 210 10.0 +5
RW 11 Gary Sabourin 5'11 180 28 77 28 17 45 52 4 0 63 13 48 1 236 11.9 +3
RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 21 63 20 23 43 19 5 0 74 20 59 1 176 11.4 -4
C 12 Terry Crisp 5'10 180 28 75 13 18 31 12 1 6 45 4 75 41 94 13.8 +7
D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 30 78 7 22 29 176 1 2 105 21 118 40 128 5.5 +6
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 22 49 12 13 25 76 0 0 40 3 44 6 170 7.1 -1
D 2 Carl Brewer 5'9 180 33 42 2 16 18 40 0 0 54 12 62 14 58 3.4 -6
C 21 Christian Bordeleau 5'8 172 24 41 8 9 17 6 1 0 27 7 47 14 123 6.5 -13
LW 16 Brian Lavender 6'0 174 24 46 5 11 16 54 0 0 24 1 28 3 68 7.4 -2
D 3 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 22 60 3 10 13 147 0 0 24 2 30 6 133 2.3 -2
LW 10 George Morrison 6'1 170 23 42 2 11 13 7 2 0 21 9 23 0 34 5.9 -11
D/RW 6 Jimmy Roberts 5'10 185 31 26 5 7 12 8 1 2 28 5 28 9 46 10.9 +4
F 23 Bill Plager 5'9 175 26 65 1 11 12 64 0 0 40 3 66 14 63 1.6 -15
D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 28 50 4 7 11 81 0 0 49 2 72 24 59 6.8 -1
D 17 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 26 47 2 9 11 10 0 0 37 5 50 17 60 3.3 -1
C 14 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 32 15 5 5 10 2 2 0 15 7 14 0 48 10.4 -6
LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 22 49 4 6 10 48 0 0 22 1 30 0 69 5.8 -9
LW 19 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 23 31 3 5 8 30 0 0 12 0 16 0 32 9.4 -4
C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 26 20 3 3 6 11 0 0 8 0 18 6 25 12.0 -4
D 4 Noel Picard 6'1 185 33 15 1 5 6 50 0 0 15 0 15 1 34 2.9 +1
C 15 Gene Carr 5'11 185 20 14 3 2 5 9 0 0 8 2 6 0 29 10.3 0
C 22 Bill Sutherland 5'10 160 37 9 2 3 5 2 0 1 9 3 8 6 7 28.6 +4
C 24 Michel Parizeau 5'10 165 23 21 1 2 3 8 1 0 4 1 5 1 14 7.1 -1
D 20 Gerry Odrowski 5'10 185 33 55 1 2 3 8 0 1 7 0 33 25 30 3.3 -1
LW 20 Jim Shires 6'0 180 26 18 0 3 3 8 0 0 3 1 16 1 14 0.0 -13
C/RW 19 Jim Lorentz 6'0 190 24 12 0 1 1 12 0 0 2 0 10 0 16 0.0 -8
G 1 Jimmy McLeod 5'8 170 34 16 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 31 28 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 31 Ernie Wakely 5'11 160 31 30 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 14 Norm Dennis 5'10 175 29 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 -1
D 6 Chris Evans 5'9 180 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 --- 0
RW/LW 16 Gary Veneruzzo 5'8 165 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0.0 -1
G 25 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 26 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 24 Gord Brooks 5'8 168 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0.0 0
RW 21 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 24 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0.0 -1
D 17 Gord Kannegiesser 6'0 190 26 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0.0 -1
LW 18 Brit Selby 5'10 175 26 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 5 0 7 0.0 -2
G 30 Peter McDuffe 5'9 180 23 10 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
D 24 John Arbour 5'11 195 26 17 0 0 0 10 0 0 6 1 10 1 14 0.0 -4
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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Jacques Caron 31 28 1619 68 2.52 14 8 5 787 .914 2 1
G 1 Jimmy McLeod 34 16 880 44 3.00 6 6 4 398 .889 1 0
G 31 Ernie Wakely 31 30 1614 92 3.42 8 18 1 847 .891 2 1
G 30 Peter McDuffe 23 10 467 29 3.73 0 6 1 270 .893 0 0
G 25 Wayne Stephenson 26 2 100 9 5.40 0 1 0 46 .804 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
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1971 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 4 C Gene Carr 465 Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) [pick acquired from PIT]
3 38 G John Garrett 207 323 Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4 52 D Derek Harker 29 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 66 D Wayne Gibbs Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6 80 D Bernie Doan Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
7 94 D Dave Smith Regina Pats (WCHL)
8 108 LW Jim Collins Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
Traded draft picks:
#1 to NYR (Steve Vickers)
#2 to MTL (Michel DeGuise)
Transactions
06-07-1971 | claimed Jim McLeod from Portland (WHL) in inter-league draft |
06-08-1971 | claimed Michel Parizeau from Rangers in intra-league draft |
07-1971 | Glenn Hall retired |
08-23-1971 | sold Michel Plasse to Canadiens |
09-1971 | purchased Chuck Hamilton from Hershey (AHL) |
10-01-1971 | North Stars claimed Craig Cameron on waivers |
11-09-1971 | sold Bill Sutherland to Red Wings |
11-15-1971 | traded Jim Lorentz, Wayne Connelly and Gene Carr to Rangers for Mike Murphy, Andre Dupont and Jack Egers |
11-28-1971 | purchased Gerry Odrowski from Phoenix (WHL) |
12-08-1971 | Flyers claimed Michel Parizeau on waivers |
12-13-1971 | traded Jim Roberts to Canadiens for Phil Roberto |
01-02-1972 | signed Wayne Stephenson as a free agent |
02-08-1972 | traded Christian Bordeleau and John Garrett to Black Hawks for Danny O'Shea |
03-03-1972 | claimed Kevin O'Shea on waivers from Sabres |
03-05-1972 | traded George Morrison and St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1972 draft to Sabres for Chris Evans |
05-24-1972 | traded Curt Bennett and Peter McDuffe (both acq. 6/7/72) to Rangers for Steve Durbano |
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Larry Hornung in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Flames selected Bill Plager in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Terry Crisp in expansion draft |
08-1972 | sold Dave Pulkkinen to Islanders |
08-1972 | signed Butch Williams as a free agent |
09-01-1972 | sold Brian Lavender to Islanders |
09-15-1972 | purchased Christian Bordeleau from Black Hawks |
09-19-1972 | traded Christian Bordeleau to Black Hawks for the rights to John Garrett |
10-1972 | signed Larry Giroux as a free agent |
10-01-1972 | signed Jim Watt as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/05/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-3
04/06/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 5-6 (OT)
04/08/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 2-1
04/09/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2
04/11/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-4
04/13/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2
04/16/1972 at Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 (OT)
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Semifinals
04/18/1972 at Boston Bruins L 1-6
04/20/1972 at Boston Bruins L 2-10
04/23/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 2-7
04/25/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 22 11 7 6 13 29 3 0
C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 24 11 4 5 9 35 2 0
RW 9 Frank St. Marseille 5'11 180 32 11 3 5 8 6 1 0
RW 11 Gary Sabourin 5'11 180 28 11 3 3 6 6 0 0
RW 15 Jack Egers 6'1 175 22 11 1 4 5 14 0 0
RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 21 11 2 3 5 6 1 0
D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 30 11 1 4 5 21 1 0
D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 28 11 1 4 5 5 0 0
C 12 Terry Crisp 5'10 180 28 11 1 3 4 2 0 0
RW 21 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 24 11 2 1 3 10 0 0
C 22 Danny O'Shea 6'1 190 26 10 0 2 2 36 0 0
D 17 Larry Hornung 6'0 190 26 11 0 2 2 2 0 0
D 6 Chris Evans 5'9 180 25 7 1 0 1 4 0 0
D 3 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 22 11 1 0 1 20 0 0
G 30 Peter McDuffe 5'9 180 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 16 Brian Lavender 6'0 174 24 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 31 Ernie Wakely 5'11 160 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 30 Jacques Caron 6'2 185 31 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 19 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 23 10 0 0 0 12 0 0
D 20 Gerry Odrowski 5'10 185 33 11 0 0 0 8 0 0
F 23 Bill Plager 5'9 175 26 11 0 0 0 12 0 0
D 24 John Arbour 5'11 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 21 Christian Bordeleau 5'8 172 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 Carl Brewer 5'9 180 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 24 Gord Brooks 5'8 168 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 15 Gene Carr 5'11 185 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 14 Wayne Connelly 5'10 170 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 14 Norm Dennis 5'10 175 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 17 Gord Kannegiesser 6'0 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C/RW 19 Jim Lorentz 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Jimmy McLeod 5'8 170 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 10 George Morrison 6'1 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 24 Michel Parizeau 5'10 165 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Noel Picard 6'1 185 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D/RW 6 Jimmy Roberts 5'10 185 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Brit Selby 5'10 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 20 Jim Shires 6'0 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 25 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 22 Bill Sutherland 5'10 160 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW/LW 16 Gary Veneruzzo 5'8 165 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Jacques Caron 31 9 500 27 3.24 4 5 256 .895 1 0
G 31 Ernie Wakely 31 3 112 12 6.43 0 1 64 .812 0 0
G 30 Peter McDuffe 23 1 60 7 7.00 0 1 38 .816 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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