1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season

During his first season for Detroit in 1971-72, Marcel Dionne set an NHL record for scoring by a rookie with 77 points. This record has since been surpassed.

Season standings

East Division^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Boston Bruins	78	54	13	11	330	204	+126	119
2	New York Rangers	78	48	17	13	317	192	+125	109
3	Montreal Canadiens	78	46	16	16	307	205	+102	108
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	33	31	14	209	208	+1	80
5	Detroit Red Wings	78	33	35	10	261	262	−1	76
6	Buffalo Sabres	78	16	43	19	203	289	−86	51
7	Vancouver Canucks	78	20	50	8	203	297	−94	48

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 9, 1971	2–4	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	0–1–0
2	L	October 10, 1971	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	0–2–0
3	L	October 16, 1971	2–9	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	0–3–0
4	W	October 17, 1971	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	1–3–0
5	L	October 20, 1971	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	1–4–0
6	W	October 22, 1971	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	2–4–0
7	L	October 24, 1971	3–6	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	2–5–0
8	L	October 26, 1971	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	2–6–0
9	L	October 27, 1971	4–7	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	2–7–0
10	L	October 30, 1971	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	2–8–0
11	W	October 31, 1971	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	3–8–0
12	L	November 1, 1971	1–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	3–9–0
13	T	November 4, 1971	4–4	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	3–9–1
14	L	November 6, 1971	1–2	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	3–10–1
15	T	November 7, 1971	3–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	3–10–2
16	W	November 10, 1971	2–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	4–10–2
17	W	November 13, 1971	6–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	5–10–2
18	T	November 16, 1971	2–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	5–10–3
19	L	November 20, 1971	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	5–11–3
20	T	November 21, 1971	2–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	5–11–4
21	L	November 24, 1971	1–6	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	5–12–4
22	W	November 27, 1971	3–1	New York Rangers (1971–72)	6–12–4
23	W	November 28, 1971	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	7–12–4
24	L	December 1, 1971	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	7–13–4
25	T	December 2, 1971	1–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	7–13–5
26	W	December 4, 1971	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	8–13–5
27	L	December 5, 1971	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	8–14–5
28	L	December 8, 1971	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	8–15–5
29	W	December 11, 1971	6–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	9–15–5
30	W	December 14, 1971	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	10–15–5
31	T	December 17, 1971	3–3	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	10–15–6
32	L	December 18, 1971	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	10–16–6
33	W	December 22, 1971	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	11–16–6
34	L	December 25, 1971	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	11–17–6
35	W	December 26, 1971	5–1	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	12–17–6
36	W	December 29, 1971	7–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	13–17–6
37	W	December 31, 1971	6–3	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	14–17–6
38	W	January 2, 1972	6–4	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	15–17–6
39	L	January 5, 1972	2–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	15–18–6
40	T	January 7, 1972	4–4	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	15–18–7
41	W	January 9, 1972	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	16–18–7
42	W	January 11, 1972	5–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	17–18–7
43	W	January 15, 1972	7–4	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	18–18–7
44	L	January 16, 1972	2–9	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	18–19–7
45	L	January 19, 1972	1–4	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	18–20–7
46	W	January 22, 1972	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	19–20–7
47	W	January 23, 1972	3–1	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	20–20–7
48	W	January 27, 1972	3–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	21–20–7
49	T	January 29, 1972	4–4	Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	21–20–8
50	L	January 30, 1972	2–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	21–21–8
51	W	February 1, 1972	4–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	22–21–8
52	L	February 3, 1972	4–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	22–22–8
53	L	February 5, 1972	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	22–23–8
54	W	February 6, 1972	8–2	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	23–23–8
55	W	February 10, 1972	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	24–23–8
56	T	February 12, 1972	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	24–23–9
57	L	February 16, 1972	2–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	24–24–9
58	W	February 19, 1972	6–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	25–24–9
59	L	February 20, 1972	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	25–25–9
60	W	February 22, 1972	5–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	26–25–9
61	W	February 24, 1972	2–0	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	27–25–9
62	L	February 26, 1972	1–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	27–26–9
63	L	February 27, 1972	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	27–27–9
64	W	February 29, 1972	8–2	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	28–27–9
65	L	March 2, 1972	4–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	28–28–9
66	L	March 4, 1972	4–5	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	28–29–9
67	W	March 5, 1972	6–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	29–29–9
68	L	March 8, 1972	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	29–30–9
69	L	March 11, 1972	2–4	New York Rangers (1971–72)	29–31–9
70	L	March 12, 1972	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	29–32–9
71	L	March 16, 1972	1–2	New York Rangers (1971–72)	29–33–9
72	W	March 19, 1972	7–6	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	30–33–9
73	W	March 21, 1972	7–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	31–33–9
74	W	March 22, 1972	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)	32–33–9
75	L	March 25, 1972	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	32–34–9
76	W	March 28, 1972	6–3	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	33–34–9
77	T	March 29, 1972	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	33–34–10
78	L	April 2, 1972	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	33–35–10

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Marcel Dionne	78	28	49	77	14
Mickey Redmond	78	42	29	71	34
Red Berenson	78	28	41	69	16
Alex Delvecchio	75	20	45	65	22
Nick Libett	77	31	22	53	50
Tim Ecclestone	72	18	35	53	33
Bill Collins	71	15	25	40	38
Al Karlander	71	15	20	35	29
Leon Rochefort	64	17	12	29	10
Guy Charron	64	9	16	25	14
Doug Volmar	39	9	5	14	8
Dan Johnson	43	2	5	7	8
Ab McDonald	19	2	3	5	0
Brian Conacher	22	3	1	4	4

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Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gary Bergman	75	6	31	37	138
Ron Stackhouse	73	5	25	30	83
Arnie Brown	77	2	23	25	84
Larry Johnston	65	4	20	24	111
Ron Harris	61	1	10	11	80
Bob Wall	45	2	4	6	9

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Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	T	SO	GA	GAA
Andy Brown	10	560	4	5	1	0	37	3.96
Joe Daley	29	1620	11	10	5	0	85	3.15
Al Smith	43	2500	18	20	4	4	135	3.24

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Awards and records

Marcel Dionne, NHL record (since broken), Most points by a rookie with 77 points.

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 1971–72 season:

Trades

October 22, 1971	To Detroit Red Wings Ron Stackhouse	To California Golden Seals Tom Webster
January 13, 1971	To Detroit Red Wings Mickey Redmond Guy Charron Bill Collins	To Montreal Canadiens Frank Mahovlich

Draft picks

Main article: 1971 NHL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1971–1972 Detroit Red Wings Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Joe Daley
30 – Al Smith
31 – Andy Brown

Defensemen

2 – Gary Bergman
3 – Bob Falkenberg
3 – Larry Johnston
3 – Jim Niekamp
4 – Arnie Brown
12 – Randy Manery
16 – Ron Harris
18 – Gerry Hart
19 – Bob Wall
21 – Serge Lajeunesse
21 – Ron Stackhouse

Wingers

8 – Danny Johnson
8 – Tom Webster
11 – Léon Rochefort
12 – Ab McDonald
14 – Nick Libett
17 – Tim Ecclestone
18 – Bill Sutherland
20 – Mickey Redmond
22 – Bill Collins
23 – Guy Charron
24 – Brian Conacher
27 – Doug Volmar

Centers

5 – Marcel Dionne
7 – Red Berenson
10 – Alex Delvecchio –C
12 – Henry Boucha
15 – Al Karlander
18 – Rick McCann
GM: Ned Harkness
Coach: Doug Barkley,
Johnny Wilson

References

Red Wings on Hockey Database

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↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

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Detroit Red Wings

Founded in 1926 Based in Detroit, Michigan

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History	History Original Six Records Award Winners

Personnel	Owner Ilitch Holdings (Mike Ilitch, chairman) General manager Ken Holland Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Henrik Zetterberg Current roster

Arenas	Windsor Arena Olympia Stadium Joe Louis Arena Detroit Events Center

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks

Culture and lore	Victoria Cougars 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series NHL Centennial Classic Al the Octopus Grind Line Hockeytown Legend of the Octopus Production Line Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Hakan Andersson "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) Russian Five Karen Newman Budd Lynch London Lions 1938 European tour 1954 prison game

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1971–72 NHL season

East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal New York Toronto Vancouver

West	California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Final

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