1961–62 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1961–62 1961 Detroit Red Wings 23–33–14 17–11–7 6–22–7 5th 184 219 Jack Adams Sid Abel Gordie Howe Alex DelvecchioBill GadsbyMarcel Pronovost Detroit Olympia Gordie Howe (33) Gordie Howe (44) Gordie Howe (77) Bill Gadsby (88) Terry Sawchuk (14) Hank Bassen (2.78) The 1961–62 NHL season was the 36th season for the Detroit Red Wings. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1958–59 season 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1961–62 regular season1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1962_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 12, 1961||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 14, 1961||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 15, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||October 19, 1961||7–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||1–1–2 |- |5||T||October 21, 1961||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||1–1–3 |- |6||W||October 22, 1961||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||2–1–3 |- |7||L||October 26, 1961||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||2–2–3 |- |8||L||October 28, 1961||5–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||2–3–3 |- |9||L||October 29, 1961||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||2–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 2, 1961||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||3–4–3 |- |11||L||November 5, 1961||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||3–5–3 |- |12||W||November 9, 1961||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||4–5–3 |- |13||L||November 11, 1961||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||4–6–3 |- |14||W||November 12, 1961||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||5–6–3 |- |15||L||November 15, 1961||0–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||5–7–3 |- |16||L||November 18, 1961||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||5–8–3 |- |17||W||November 19, 1961||6–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||6–8–3 |- |18||L||November 22, 1961||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||6–9–3 |- |19||L||November 23, 1961||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||6–10–3 |- |20||L||November 26, 1961||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||6–11–3 |- |21||W||November 30, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||7–11–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||L||December 2, 1961||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||7–12–3 |- |23||W||December 3, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||8–12–3 |- |24||T||December 7, 1961||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||8–12–4 |- |25||W||December 9, 1961||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||9–12–4 |- |26||W||December 10, 1961||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||10–12–4 |- |27||W||December 14, 1961||5–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||11–12–4 |- |28||W||December 17, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||12–12–4 |- |29||L||December 20, 1961||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||12–13–4 |- |30||L||December 21, 1961||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||12–14–4 |- |31||L||December 23, 1961||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||12–15–4 |- |32||L||December 25, 1961||4–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||12–16–4 |- |33||T||December 28, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||12–16–5 |- |34||L||December 30, 1961||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||12–17–5 |- |35||W||December 31, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||13–17–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||T||January 4, 1962||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||13–17–6 |- |37||W||January 6, 1962||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||14–17–6 |- |38||T||January 7, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||14–17–7 |- |39||L||January 13, 1962||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||14–18–7 |- |40||W||January 14, 1962||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||15–18–7 |- |41||L||January 18, 1962||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||15–19–7 |- |42||T||January 20, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||15–19–8 |- |43||L||January 21, 1962||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||15–20–8 |- |44||W||January 24, 1962||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||16–20–8 |- |45||L||January 27, 1962||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||16–21–8 |- |46||T||January 28, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||16–21–9 |- |47||L||January 31, 1962||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||16–22–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||L||February 1, 1962||4–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||16–23–9 |- |49||L||February 3, 1962||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||16–24–9 |- |50||W||February 4, 1962||6–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||17–24–9 |- |51||T||February 7, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||17–24–10 |- |52||T||February 10, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||17–24–11 |- |53||W||February 11, 1962||5–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||18–24–11 |- |54||W||February 15, 1962||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||19–24–11 |- |55||W||February 18, 1962||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||20–24–11 |- |56||L||February 21, 1962||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||20–25–11 |- |57||L||February 24, 1962||1–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||20–26–11 |- |58||L||February 25, 1962||2–8 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||20–27–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |59||T||March 3, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||20–27–12 |- |60||W||March 4, 1962||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||21–27–12 |- |61||L||March 6, 1962||4–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||21–28–12 |- |62||W||March 8, 1962||3–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||22–28–12 |- |63||L||March 10, 1962||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||22–29–12 |- |64||T||March 11, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||22–29–13 |- |65||L||March 14, 1962||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||22–30–13 |- |66||L||March 15, 1962||0–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||22–31–13 |- |67||W||March 18, 1962||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||23–31–13 |- |68||L||March 20, 1962||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||23–32–13 |- |69||T||March 24, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||23–32–14 |- |70||L||March 25, 1962||2–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||23–33–14 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 70 33 44 77 54 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 70 26 43 69 18 Norm Ullman C 70 26 38 64 54 Vic Stasiuk LW 59 15 28 43 45 Bill Gadsby D 70 7 30 37 88 Ed Litzenberger C/RW 32 8 12 20 4 Claude Laforge LW 38 10 9 19 20 Bruce MacGregor C 65 6 12 18 16 Marcel Pronovost D 70 4 14 18 38 Warren Godfrey D 69 4 13 17 84 Howie Glover RW 39 7 8 15 44 Parker MacDonald C 32 5 7 12 8 Marc Boileau C 54 5 6 11 8 Allan Johnson Al Johnson (ice hockey) RW/C 31 5 6 11 14 Len Lunde C 23 2 9 11 4 Val Fonteyne LW 70 5 5 10 4 Pete Goegan D 39 5 5 10 24 Larry Jeffrey LW 18 5 3 8 20 Leo Labine RW 48 3 4 7 30 Gerry Odrowski D 69 1 6 7 24 Howie Young D/RW 30 0 2 2 67 Chuck Holmes ice hockey RW 8 1 0 1 4 Forbes Kennedy C 14 1 0 1 8 Pit Martin C 1 0 1 1 0 Noel Price D 20 0 1 1 6 Hank Bassen G 27 0 0 0 8 Bob Dillabough C 5 0 0 0 2 Jack Hendrickson D 1 0 0 0 2 Lowell MacDonald LW 1 0 0 0 2 Wayne Rivers RW 2 0 0 0 0 Terry Sawchuk G 43 0 0 0 12 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 2580 43 14 21 8 141 3.28 5 Hank Bassen 1620 27 9 12 6 75 2.78 3 Team: 4200 70 23 33 14 216 3.09 8 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1962.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; See also 1961–62 NHL season 1962 in Michigan References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Red Wings Red Wings