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1971–72 California Golden Seals season

NHL season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1971–72
year	1971
Team	California Golden Seals
Division	West
DivisionRank	6th
Record	21–39–18
HomeRecord	14–12–13
RoadRecord	7–27–5
GoalsFor	216
GoalsAgainst	288
GeneralManager	Fred Glover
Garry Young
Coach	Fred Glover
Vic Stasiuk
Captain	Carol Vadnais
Bert Marshall
AltCaptain	Norm Ferguson
Gerry Pinder
Ivan Boldirev
Arena	Oakland Coliseum Arena
GoalsLeader	Gerry Pinder (23)
AssistsLeader	Dick Redmond (35)
PointsLeader	Gerry Pinder (54)
PIMLeader	Paul Shmyr (156)
PlusMinusLeader	Reggie Leach (+2)
WinsLeader	Gilles Meloche (16)
GAALeader	Gilles Meloche (3.32)

Garry Young Vic Stasiuk Bert Marshall Gerry Pinder Ivan Boldirev The 1971–72 California Golden Seals season was the team's fifth in the NHL. The Seals missed the playoffs again, but posted a solid improvement over the previous season and finished sixth in the West Division.

Offseason

In the amateur draft, the Seals did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, the fifteenth pick overall, in the second round, the Seals chose Ken Baird. At owner Charlie Finley's direction, the team adopted their infamous white skates this season, which were widely ridiculed.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||T||October 8, 1971||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||October 10, 1971||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) ||0–0–2 |- |3||L||October 13, 1971||4–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) ||0–1–2 |- |4||L||October 15, 1971||6–9 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) ||0–2–2 |- |5||L||October 17, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||0–3–2 |- |6||L||October 20, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) ||0–4–2 |- |7||L||October 22, 1971||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||0–5–2 |- |8||W||October 24, 1971||6–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) ||1–5–2 |- |9||W||October 27, 1971||6–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) ||2–5–2 |- |10||W||October 28, 1971||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) ||3–5–2 |- |11||T||October 31, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) ||3–5–3

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Player statistics

Skaters

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

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gerry Pinder	15	74	23	31	54	59	–	–	–	–	–
Bobby Sheehan	24	78	20	26	46	12	–	–	–	–	–
Dick Redmond	4	74	10	35	45	76	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Boldirev†	23	57	16	23	39	54	–	–	–	–	–
Carol Vadnais‡	5	52	14	20	34	106	–	–	–	–	–
Norm Ferguson	17	77	14	20	34	13	–	–	–	–	–
Stan Gilbertson	10	78	16	16	32	47	–	–	–	–	–
Joey Johnston	22	77	15	17	32	107	–	–	–	–	–
Wayne Carleton	9	76	17	14	31	45	–	–	–	–	–
Walt McKechnie	8	56	11	20	31	40	–	–	–	–	–
Paul Shmyr	3	69	6	21	27	156	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Croteau	18	73	12	12	24	11	–	–	–	–	–
Ernie Hicke	20	68	11	12	23	55	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Jarrett	12	55	5	10	15	18	–	–	–	–	–
Bert Marshall	19	66	0	14	14	68	–	–	–	–	–
Reggie Leach†	7	17	6	7	13	7	–	–	–	–	–
Marshall Johnston	2	74	2	11	13	4	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Williams‡	7	32	3	9	12	2	–	–	–	–	–
Craig Patrick	14	59	8	3	11	12	–	–	–	–	–
Rick Smith†	3	17	1	4	5	26	–	–	–	–	–
Don O'Donoghue	11	14	2	2	4	4	–	–	–	–	–
Ron Stackhouse‡	21	6	1	3	4	6	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Webster†	8	7	2	1	3	6	–	–	–	–	–
Bob Stewart†	6	16	1	2	3	44	–	–	–	–	–
Ken Baird	6	10	0	2	2	15	–	–	–	–	–
Gilles Meloche	27	56	0	2	2	6	–	–	–	–	–
Del Hall	6	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Al Simmons	26	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Jim Jones	21	2	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Frank Hughes	16	5	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Pete Laframboise	11	5	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
Lyle Carter	1	15	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	–
Gary Kurt	30	16	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI
Gilles Meloche	27	56	3121	16	25	13	173	4	3.32	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--
Lyle Carter	1	15	721	4	7	0	50	0	4.16	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--
Gary Kurt	30	16	838	1	7	5	60	0	4.29	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--

Transactions

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

Trades

March 5, 1972	To California Golden Seals cash	To Boston Bruins Tom Williams

Additions and subtractions

Craig Patrick	Montreal Voyageurs (AHL)	free agency (1971–10–06)

Bob Sneddon	Detroit Red Wings	Reverse Draft (1971–06)

Draft picks

Amateur draft

Main article: 1971 NHL amateur draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
2	15.	Ken Baird	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
3	29.	Rich Leduc	Canada	Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
4	43.	Hartland Monahan	Canada	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
5	57.	Ray Belanger	Canada	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
6	71.	Gerry Egers	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (NOJHL)
7	85.	Al Simmons	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
8	99.	Angus Beck	Canada	Charlottetown (Junior A)
8	104.	Rod Lyons	Canada	Halifax (Junior)

References

"1971-72 California Golden Seals Schedule".

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