1972–73 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 47th season of operation in the National Hockey League, 41st season as the Red Wings. The team placed fifth and missed the playoffs.

1972–73 Detroit Red Wings
Division5th East
1972–73 record37–29–12
Team information
General managerNed Harkness
CoachJohnny Wilson
CaptainAlex Delvecchio
Team leaders
GoalsMickey Redmond (52)
AssistsMarcel Dionne (53)
PointsMickey Redmond (93)
Penalty minutesLarry Johnston (169)
WinsRoy Edwards (27)
Goals against averageRoy Edwards (2.63)

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens78521016329184+145120
2Boston Bruins7851225330235+95107
3New York Rangers7847238297208+89102
4Buffalo Sabres78372714257219+3888
5Detroit Red Wings78372912265243+2286
6Toronto Maple Leafs78274110247279−3264
7Vancouver Canucks7822479233339−10653
8New York Islanders7812606170347−17730

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19725–3New York Rangers (1972–73)1–0–0
2WOctober 11, 19724–3Boston Bruins (1972–73)2–0–0
3WOctober 14, 19725–0Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)3–0–0
4WOctober 15, 19728–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)4–0–0
5WOctober 21, 19723–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)5–0–0
6WOctober 22, 19726–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)6–0–0
7LOctober 26, 19721–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)6–1–0
8LOctober 28, 19723–8@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)6–2–0
9LOctober 29, 19721–2Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)6–3–0
10LNovember 1, 19722–4Atlanta Flames (1972–73)6–4–0
11WNovember 4, 19724–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)7–4–0
12TNovember 5, 19721–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)7–4–1
13LNovember 9, 19723–8@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)7–5–1
14LNovember 12, 19721–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)7–6–1
15TNovember 14, 19723–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)7–6–2
16WNovember 15, 19724–0@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)8–6–2
17LNovember 18, 19723–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)8–7–2
18WNovember 22, 19726–2Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)9–7–2
19WNovember 25, 19726–4Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)10–7–2
20LNovember 26, 19724–6California Golden Seals (1972–73)10–8–2
21LNovember 29, 19723–8@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)10–9–2
22WDecember 2, 19724–1@ New York Islanders (1972–73)11–9–2
23LDecember 3, 19720–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)11–10–2
24LDecember 5, 19721–2@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)11–11–2
25LDecember 7, 19721–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)11–12–2
26LDecember 9, 19720–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)11–13–2
27TDecember 10, 19723–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)11–13–3
28LDecember 13, 19720–2Atlanta Flames (1972–73)11–14–3
29WDecember 16, 19724–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)12–14–3
30WDecember 17, 19726–4Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)13–14–3
31WDecember 20, 19724–1Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)14–14–3
32LDecember 21, 19721–8@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)14–15–3
33WDecember 23, 19725–1Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)15–15–3
34LDecember 24, 19720–5@ New York Rangers (1972–73)15–16–3
35TDecember 26, 19721–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)15–16–4
36TDecember 30, 19722–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)15–16–5
37TDecember 31, 19724–4Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)15–16–6
38WJanuary 4, 19734–2Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)16–16–6
39WJanuary 6, 19734–0@ New York Islanders (1972–73)17–16–6
40WJanuary 7, 19734–0New York Islanders (1972–73)18–16–6
41WJanuary 10, 19732–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)19–16–6
42WJanuary 12, 19737–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)20–16–6
43WJanuary 14, 19733–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)21–16–6
44LJanuary 17, 19734–6Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)21–17–6
45WJanuary 20, 19734–2Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)22–17–6
46LJanuary 21, 19733–5Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)22–18–6
47TJanuary 23, 19734–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)22–18–7
48WJanuary 25, 19734–2@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)23–18–7
49LJanuary 27, 19733–6New York Rangers (1972–73)23–19–7
50WJanuary 28, 19734–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)24–19–7
51WFebruary 1, 19736–4California Golden Seals (1972–73)25–19–7
52WFebruary 3, 19731–0Atlanta Flames (1972–73)26–19–7
53WFebruary 4, 19738–2Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)27–19–7
54WFebruary 7, 19735–3@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)28–19–7
55LFebruary 10, 19731–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)28–20–7
56WFebruary 11, 19735–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)29–20–7
57TFebruary 14, 19732–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)29–20–8
58TFebruary 16, 19732–2@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)29–20–9
59TFebruary 17, 19732–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)29–20–10
60TFebruary 22, 19733–3Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)29–20–11
61LFebruary 24, 19732–4@ New York Islanders (1972–73)29–21–11
62WFebruary 25, 19735–0St. Louis Blues (1972–73)30–21–11
63WFebruary 28, 19736–5Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)31–21–11
64LMarch 3, 19733–6New York Rangers (1972–73)31–22–11
65WMarch 4, 19735–1New York Islanders (1972–73)32–22–11
66WMarch 7, 19735–2@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)33–22–11
67LMarch 10, 19730–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)33–23–11
68WMarch 11, 19733–1St. Louis Blues (1972–73)34–23–11
69LMarch 14, 19733–5Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)34–24–11
70LMarch 16, 19734–5Boston Bruins (1972–73)34–25–11
71WMarch 18, 19732–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)35–25–11
72LMarch 21, 19733–6@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)35–26–11
73LMarch 24, 19733–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)35–27–11
74LMarch 25, 19735–8@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)35–28–11
75WMarch 27, 19738–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)36–28–11
76LMarch 29, 19734–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)36–29–11
77WMarch 31, 19734–2Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)37–29–11
78TApril 1, 19733–3@ New York Rangers (1972–73)37–29–12

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mickey RedmondRW765241932461507
Marcel DionneC7740509021−41006
Alex DelvecchioC/LW77185371136803
Nick LibettLW78193453561413
Tim EcclestoneLW78183048286312
Red BerensonC781330438−14501
Bill CollinsRW7821214244−1116
Al KarlanderC77152237252404
Guy CharronC75181836239002
Ron StackhouseD78529348222000
Gary BergmanD68328317110000
Henry BouchaC7314142882−2010
Thommie BergmanD7591221706102
Len FontaineRW39810186−2100
Garnet BaileyLW1321113162000
Larry JohnstonD73112131696001
Leon RochefortRW2024620000
Gary DoakD44055515000
Bob CookRW133144−11100
Brian LavenderLW26224142000
Ken MurrayD3111236−1000
Bill HogaboamC41012−1000
Serge LajeunesseD/RW2801126−15000
Andy BrownG700020000
Denis DeJordyG2400000000
Roy EdwardsG5200040000
Robbie FtorekC/LW300000000
Danny GruenLW200000000
Rick NewellD30000−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Roy Edwards301252271771322.636
Denis DeJordy1331248113833.741
Andy Brown3377212203.560
Team:4680783729122353.017

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
226Pierre Guite CanadaUniversity of Pennsylvania (ECAC)
342Bob Krieger United StatesUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
458Danny Gruen CanadaThunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL)
574Dennis Johnson United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
690Bill Miller CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7106Glen Seperich CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8122Mike Ford CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
9138George Kuzmicz CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
10150Dave Arundel United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

See also

References

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