1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1971–72 1971 Detroit Red Wings East 5th 33–35–10 25–11–3 8–24–7 261 262 Ned Harkness Doug BarkleyJohnny Wilson Alex Delvecchio Gary BergmanRed BerensonArnie Brown Olympia Stadium Fort Worth Wings (CHL) Mickey Redmond (42) Marcel Dionne (49) Marcel Dionne (77) Gary Bergman (138) Al Smith (18) Joe Daley (3.15) The 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season was Marcel Dionne's rookie season. The Red Wings placed fifth to miss the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1967–68 season and the 1968–69 season. 2 Regular season Head coach Doug Barkley won just 3 of the first 11 games before being replaced by Johnny Wilson. 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 DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1971–72 regular season1971-72 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1972_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 9, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1971||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1971||2–9 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1971||5–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1971||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1971||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1971||3–6 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||2–5–0 |- |8||L||October 26, 1971||2–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||2–6–0 |- |9||L||October 27, 1971||4–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1971–72) ||2–7–0 |- |10||L||October 30, 1971||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||2–8–0 |- |11||W||October 31, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||3–8–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 1, 1971||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||3–9–0 |- |13||T||November 4, 1971||4–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||3–9–1 |- |14||L||November 6, 1971||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||3–10–1 |- |15||T||November 7, 1971||3–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||3–10–2 |- |16||W||November 10, 1971||2–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||4–10–2 |- |17||W||November 13, 1971||6–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||5–10–2 |- |18||T||November 16, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||5–10–3 |- |19||L||November 20, 1971||1–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||5–11–3 |- |20||T||November 21, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||5–11–4 |- |21||L||November 24, 1971||1–6 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||5–12–4 |- |22||W||November 27, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1971–72) ||6–12–4 |- |23||W||November 28, 1971||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||7–12–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||L||December 1, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||7–13–4 |- |25||T||December 2, 1971||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||7–13–5 |- |26||W||December 4, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||8–13–5 |- |27||L||December 5, 1971||1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||8–14–5 |- |28||L||December 8, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||8–15–5 |- |29||W||December 11, 1971||6–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||9–15–5 |- |30||W||December 14, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||10–15–5 |- |31||T||December 17, 1971||3–3 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||10–15–6 |- |32||L||December 18, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||10–16–6 |- |33||W||December 22, 1971||3–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||11–16–6 |- |34||L||December 25, 1971||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||11–17–6 |- |35||W||December 26, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||12–17–6 |- |36||W||December 29, 1971||7–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||13–17–6 |- |37||W||December 31, 1971||6–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||14–17–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||January 2, 1972||6–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||15–17–6 |- |39||L||January 5, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||15–18–6 |- |40||T||January 7, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||15–18–7 |- |41||W||January 9, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||16–18–7 |- |42||W||January 11, 1972||5–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||17–18–7 |- |43||W||January 15, 1972||7–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||18–18–7 |- |44||L||January 16, 1972||2–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||18–19–7 |- |45||L||January 19, 1972||1–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||18–20–7 |- |46||W||January 22, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||19–20–7 |- |47||W||January 23, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||20–20–7 |- |48||W||January 27, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||21–20–7 |- |49||T||January 29, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||21–20–8 |- |50||L||January 30, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||21–21–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 1, 1972||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||22–21–8 |- |52||L||February 3, 1972||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||22–22–8 |- |53||L||February 5, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||22–23–8 |- |54||W||February 6, 1972||8–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1971–72) ||23–23–8 |- |55||W||February 10, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||24–23–8 |- |56||T||February 12, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||24–23–9 |- |57||L||February 16, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) ||24–24–9 |- |58||W||February 19, 1972||6–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||25–24–9 |- |59||L||February 20, 1972||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1971–72) ||25–25–9 |- |60||W||February 22, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||26–25–9 |- |61||W||February 24, 1972||2–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||27–25–9 |- |62||L||February 26, 1972||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||27–26–9 |- |63||L||February 27, 1972||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||27–27–9 |- |64||W||February 29, 1972||8–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||28–27–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||L||March 2, 1972||4–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||28–28–9 |- |66||L||March 4, 1972||4–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||28–29–9 |- |67||W||March 5, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||29–29–9 |- |68||L||March 8, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||29–30–9 |- |69||L||March 11, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1971–72) ||29–31–9 |- |70||L||March 12, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||29–32–9 |- |71||L||March 16, 1972||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1971–72) ||29–33–9 |- |72||W||March 19, 1972||7–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||30–33–9 |- |73||W||March 21, 1972||7–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||31–33–9 |- |74||W||March 22, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||32–33–9 |- |75||L||March 25, 1972||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) ||32–34–9 |- |76||W||March 28, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||33–34–9 |- |77||T||March 29, 1972||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1971–72) ||33–34–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||L||April 2, 1972||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) ||33–35–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black 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 7828 41 69 16 Alex Delvecchio 75 20 45 65 22 Nick Libett77 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 4Detroit Red Wings 1971-72 roster and statistics https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000341972.html hockeydb.com 30 September 2022 Defensemen 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 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 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 RedmondGuy Charron Bill Collins To Montreal Canadiens Frank Mahovlich Draft picks 1971 NHL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team12Marcel DionneCenterSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)216Henry BouchaCenterUS National Development Team444George HulmeGoaltenderSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)558Earl AndersonRight wingUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)672Charlie ShawDefenseToronto Marlboros (OHA)786Jim NahrgangDefenseMichigan Tech University (NCAA)8100Bob BoydDefenseMichigan State University (NCAA) See also 1972 in Michigan References Red Wings on Hockey Database Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1971 in Detroit Category:1972 in Detroit