1971–72 California Golden Seals season

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.

1971–72 California Golden Seals
Division6th West
1971–72 record21–39–18
Goals for216
Goals against288
Team information
General managerFred Glover
Garry Young
CoachFred Glover
Vic Stasiuk
CaptainCarol Vadnais
Bert Marshall
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Team leaders
GoalsGerry Pinder (23)
AssistsDick Redmond (35)
PointsGerry Pinder (54)
Penalty minutesPaul Shmyr (156)
WinsGilles Meloche (16)
Goals against averageGilles Meloche (3.32)

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

West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks78461715256166+90107
2Minnesota North Stars78372912212191+2186
3St. Louis Blues78283911208247−3967
4Pittsburgh Penguins78263814220258−3866
5Philadelphia Flyers78263814200236−3666
6California Golden Seals78213918216288−7260
7Los Angeles Kings7820499206305−9949

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 19714–4Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)0–0–1
2TOctober 10, 19713–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)0–0–2
3LOctober 13, 19714–5Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)0–1–2
4LOctober 15, 19716–9Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)0–2–2
5LOctober 17, 19712–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)0–3–2
6LOctober 20, 19712–4Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)0–4–2
7LOctober 22, 19711–5Boston Bruins (1971–72)0–5–2
8WOctober 24, 19716–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)1–5–2
9WOctober 27, 19716–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)2–5–2
10WOctober 28, 19712–0@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)3–5–2
11TOctober 31, 19712–2Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)3–5–3
12WNovember 3, 19715–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)4–5–3
13LNovember 5, 19711–8New York Rangers (1971–72)4–6–3
14WNovember 7, 19718–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)5–6–3
15LNovember 11, 19712–5@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)5–7–3
16LNovember 13, 19711–5@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)5–8–3
17LNovember 14, 19711–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)5–9–3
18LNovember 16, 19712–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)5–10–3
19WNovember 18, 19717–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)6–10–3
20LNovember 20, 19711–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)6–11–3
21LNovember 21, 19711–12@ New York Rangers (1971–72)6–12–3
22WNovember 24, 19716–1Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)7–12–3
23LNovember 26, 19711–2Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)7–13–3
24WNovember 28, 19715–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)8–13–3
25LNovember 30, 19712–5@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)8–14–3
26LDecember 1, 19711–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)8–15–3
27WDecember 3, 19712–1Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)9–15–3
28LDecember 5, 19710–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)9–16–3
29TDecember 8, 19711–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)9–16–4
30TDecember 10, 19714–4St. Louis Blues (1971–72)9–16–5
31WDecember 12, 19714–2Boston Bruins (1971–72)10–16–5
32TDecember 17, 19713–3Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)10–16–6
33TDecember 19, 19713–3Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)10–16–7
34LDecember 22, 19711–4Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)10–17–7
35WDecember 25, 19713–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)11–17–7
36LDecember 26, 19712–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)11–18–7
37LDecember 29, 19712–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)11–19–7
38LDecember 31, 19713–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)11–20–7
39TJanuary 2, 19724–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)11–20–8
40LJanuary 4, 19721–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)11–21–8
41WJanuary 5, 19726–2Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)12–21–8
42TJanuary 7, 19724–4Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)12–21–9
43LJanuary 9, 19723–10@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)12–22–9
44WJanuary 12, 19722–0Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)13–22–9
45WJanuary 14, 19725–3Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)14–22–9
46LJanuary 15, 19723–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)14–23–9
47TJanuary 18, 19721–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)14–23–10
48LJanuary 19, 19720–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)14–24–10
49LJanuary 21, 19720–5New York Rangers (1971–72)14–25–10
50WJanuary 23, 19723–1Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)15–25–10
51WJanuary 28, 19723–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)16–25–10
52WJanuary 30, 19722–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)17–25–10
53LFebruary 2, 19721–5Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)17–26–10
54TFebruary 4, 19722–2Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)17–26–11
55LFebruary 6, 19722–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)17–27–11
56WFebruary 9, 19723–2Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)18–27–11
57LFebruary 12, 19720–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)18–28–11
58LFebruary 15, 19723–6@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)18–29–11
59TFebruary 16, 19721–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)18–29–12
60TFebruary 18, 19722–2New York Rangers (1971–72)18–29–13
61TFebruary 20, 19724–4St. Louis Blues (1971–72)18–29–14
62LFebruary 23, 19726–8Boston Bruins (1971–72)18–30–14
63LFebruary 26, 19720–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)18–31–14
64TFebruary 27, 19724–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)18–31–15
65LMarch 1, 19721–4@ New York Rangers (1971–72)18–32–15
66TMarch 3, 19724–4Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)18–32–16
67WMarch 8, 19726–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)19–32–16
68LMarch 11, 19721–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)19–33–16
69WMarch 12, 19727–3@ New York Rangers (1971–72)20–33–16
70WMarch 15, 19725–2Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)21–33–16
71TMarch 17, 19722–2St. Louis Blues (1971–72)21–33–17
72TMarch 19, 19723–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)21–33–18
73LMarch 21, 19722–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)21–34–18
74LMarch 22, 19721–4@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)21–35–18
75LMarch 25, 19720–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)21–36–18
76LMarch 29, 19724–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)21–37–18
77LMarch 31, 19721–2Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)21–38–18
78LApril 1, 19724–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)21–39–18

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 GP G A Pts PIM
Gerry Pinder157423315459
Bobby Sheehan247820264612
Dick Redmond47410354576
Ivan Boldirev235716233954
Carol Vadnais552142034106
Norm Ferguson177714203413
Stan Gilbertson107816163247
Joey Johnston2277151732107
Wayne Carleton97617143145
Walt McKechnie85611203140
Paul Shmyr36962127156
Gary Croteau187312122411
Ernie Hicke206811122355
Gary Jarrett12555101518
Bert Marshall19660141468
Reggie Leach71767137
Marshall Johnston274211134
Tom Williams73239122
Craig Patrick1459831112
Rick Smith31714526
Don O'Donoghue11142244
Ron Stackhouse2161346
Tom Webster872136
Bob Stewart61612344
Ken Baird61002215
Gilles Meloche27560226
Del Hall610000
Al Simmons2610000
Jim Jones2120000
Frank Hughes1650000
Pete Laframboise1150000
Lyle Carter1150002
Gary Kurt30160000

†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 W L GA SO GAA
Gilles Meloche2756312116251317343.32-.--
Lyle Carter1157214705004.16-.--
Gary Kurt30168381756004.29-.--

Playoffs

They didn't qualify for the playoffs

Transactions

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

Trades

May 20, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Joey Johnston
Walt McKechnie
To Minnesota North Stars
Dennis Hextall
May 22, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Bobby Sheehan
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
August 31, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Marshall Johnston
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
September 4, 1971 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Boston Bruins
Doug Roberts
September 7, 1971 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Hicke
September 9, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Kerry Bond
Gerry Desjardins
Gerry Pinder
To Chicago Black Hawks
Gary Smith
October, 1971 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Montreal Canadiens
Jocelyn Hardy
October, 1971 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Laughton
October, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Lyle Carter
John French
To Montreal Canadiens
Randy Rota
October 6, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Ray Martyniuk
To Montreal Canadiens
Tony Featherstone
October 18, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Gilles Meloche
Paul Shmyr
To Chicago Black Hawks
Gerry Desjardins
October 22, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Tom Webster
To Detroit Red Wings
Ron Stackhouse
November 17, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Ivan Boldirev
To Boston Bruins
Rich Leduc
Chris Oddleifson
February 23, 1972 To California Golden Seals
Reggie Leach
Rick Smith
Bob Stewart
To Boston Bruins
Don O'Donoghue
Carol Vadnais
March 5, 1972 To California Golden Seals
cash
To Boston Bruins
Tom Williams

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Jim JonesBoston Bruinsfree agency (1971–06)
Gary KurtCleveland Barons (AHL)Intra-league Draft (1971–06–07)
Stan GilbertsonBoston BruinsIntra-league Draft (1971–06–08)
Frank HughesToronto Maple LeafsIntra-league Draft (1971–06–08)
Del HallSt. Clair College (OUAA)free agency (1971–10)
Wayne KingNiagara Falls Flyers (OHA)free agency (1971–10)
Craig PatrickMontreal Voyageurs (AHL)free agency (1971–10–06)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Bob SneddonDetroit Red WingsReverse Draft (1971–06)

Roster

1971–1972 California Golden Seals Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

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)

See also

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