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1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1971–72
year	1971
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Division	East
DivisionRank	5th
Record	33–35–10
HomeRecord	25–11–3
RoadRecord	8–24–7
GoalsFor	261
GoalsAgainst	262
GeneralManager	Ned Harkness
Coach	Doug Barkley
Johnny Wilson
Captain	Alex Delvecchio
AltCaptain	Gary Bergman
Red Berenson
Arnie Brown
Arena	Olympia Stadium
MinorLeague	Fort Worth Wings (CHL)
GoalsLeader	Mickey Redmond (42)
AssistsLeader	Marcel Dionne (49)
PointsLeader	Marcel Dionne (77)
PIMLeader	Gary Bergman (138)
WinsLeader	Al Smith (18)
GAALeader	Joe Daley (3.15)

Johnny Wilson Red Berenson Arnie Brown

The 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season was Marcel Dionne's rookie season. The Red Wings placed fifth to miss the playoffs.

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

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |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

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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

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1971 NHL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	2	Marcel Dionne	Center	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
2	16	Henry Boucha	Center	US National Development Team
4	44	George Hulme	Goaltender	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
5	58	Earl Anderson	Right wing	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
6	72	Charlie Shaw	Defense	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
7	86	Jim Nahrgang	Defense	Michigan Tech University (NCAA)
8	100	Bob Boyd	Defense	Michigan State University (NCAA)

References

Red Wings on Hockey Database

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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