Girish Mahajan (Editor)

1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Division
  
5th East

General Manager
  
Ned Harkness

Arena
  
Olympia Stadium

Goals for
  
261

Captain
  
Alex Delvecchio

Coach
  
Doug Barkley Johnny Wilson

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

Contents

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.

Forwards

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

Defencemen

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

Goaltending

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

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:

    References

    1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA