1971–72 St. Louis Blues season
1971–72 St. Louis Blues | ||
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Division | 3rd West | |
1971–72 record | 28–39–11 | |
Goals for | 208 | |
Goals against | 247 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Sid Abel | |
Coach | Sid Abel | |
Captain | Jim Roberts | |
Team leaders | ||
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The 1971–72 St. Louis Blues season was the fifth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season in third place in the Western Division, with a record of 28 wins, 39 losses and 11 ties, good for 67 points, placing them in the playoffs, where they defeated the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 in the first round, before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in four straight in round two.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 256 | 166 | +90 | 107 |
2 | Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 191 | +21 | 86 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 208 | 247 | −39 | 67 |
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 220 | 258 | −38 | 66 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 200 | 236 | −36 | 66 |
6 | California Golden Seals | 78 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 216 | 288 | −72 | 60 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 206 | 305 | −99 | 49 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 9, 1971 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 1971 | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 13, 1971 | 0–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 16, 1971 | 9–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 17, 1971 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 2–3–0 |
6 | L | October 19, 1971 | 1–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 2–4–0 |
7 | L | October 23, 1971 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 2–5–0 |
8 | W | October 24, 1971 | 3–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 3–5–0 |
9 | L | October 27, 1971 | 1–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 3–6–0 |
10 | T | October 30, 1971 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 3–6–1 |
11 | L | November 3, 1971 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 3–7–1 |
12 | L | November 4, 1971 | 1–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 3–8–1 |
13 | L | November 6, 1971 | 1–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 3–9–1 |
14 | L | November 9, 1971 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 3–10–1 |
15 | W | November 13, 1971 | 5–1 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 4–10–1 |
16 | T | November 16, 1971 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 4–10–2 |
17 | T | November 18, 1971 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 4–10–3 |
18 | W | November 20, 1971 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 5–10–3 |
19 | L | November 21, 1971 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 5–11–3 |
20 | W | November 23, 1971 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 6–11–3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1971 | 3–8 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 6–12–3 |
22 | T | November 27, 1971 | 6–6 | Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 6–12–4 |
23 | W | November 30, 1971 | 5–2 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 7–12–4 |
24 | L | December 1, 1971 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 7–13–4 |
25 | W | December 4, 1971 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 8–13–4 |
26 | W | December 5, 1971 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 9–13–4 |
27 | L | December 7, 1971 | 1–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 9–14–4 |
28 | T | December 10, 1971 | 4–4 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 9–14–5 |
29 | L | December 11, 1971 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 9–15–5 |
30 | L | December 14, 1971 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 9–16–5 |
31 | L | December 15, 1971 | 1–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 9–17–5 |
32 | L | December 18, 1971 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 9–18–5 |
33 | L | December 19, 1971 | 0–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 9–19–5 |
34 | L | December 22, 1971 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 9–20–5 |
35 | T | December 25, 1971 | 4–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 9–20–6 |
36 | L | December 26, 1971 | 3–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 9–21–6 |
37 | W | December 29, 1971 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 10–21–6 |
38 | T | January 1, 1972 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 10–21–7 |
39 | L | January 5, 1972 | 1–9 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 10–22–7 |
40 | W | January 6, 1972 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 11–22–7 |
41 | W | January 8, 1972 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 12–22–7 |
42 | W | January 11, 1972 | 7–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 13–22–7 |
43 | W | January 15, 1972 | 7–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 14–22–7 |
44 | W | January 16, 1972 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 15–22–7 |
45 | L | January 18, 1972 | 0–2 | Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 15–23–7 |
46 | W | January 22, 1972 | 1–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 16–23–7 |
47 | L | January 23, 1972 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 16–24–7 |
48 | W | January 26, 1972 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 17–24–7 |
49 | L | January 29, 1972 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 17–25–7 |
50 | L | January 30, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) | 17–26–7 |
51 | L | February 1, 1972 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 17–27–7 |
52 | L | February 3, 1972 | 3–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 17–28–7 |
53 | W | February 5, 1972 | 6–5 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 18–28–7 |
54 | T | February 6, 1972 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 18–28–8 |
55 | L | February 8, 1972 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 18–29–8 |
56 | L | February 10, 1972 | 1–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 18–30–8 |
57 | W | February 12, 1972 | 5–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 19–30–8 |
58 | L | February 15, 1972 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 19–31–8 |
59 | W | February 16, 1972 | 3–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 20–31–8 |
60 | L | February 18, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 20–32–8 |
61 | T | February 20, 1972 | 4–4 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 20–32–9 |
62 | W | February 23, 1972 | 2–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 21–32–9 |
63 | W | February 26, 1972 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 22–32–9 |
64 | L | February 27, 1972 | 0–2 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 22–33–9 |
65 | L | March 1, 1972 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 22–34–9 |
66 | L | March 4, 1972 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 22–35–9 |
67 | W | March 5, 1972 | 6–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 23–35–9 |
68 | W | March 7, 1972 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 24–35–9 |
69 | L | March 9, 1972 | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 24–36–9 |
70 | W | March 11, 1972 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 25–36–9 |
71 | T | March 17, 1972 | 2–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 25–36–10 |
72 | T | March 19, 1972 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 25–36–11 |
73 | W | March 22, 1972 | 4–1 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 26–36–11 |
74 | W | March 25, 1972 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 27–36–11 |
75 | L | March 26, 1972 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 27–37–11 |
76 | W | March 28, 1972 | 2–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 28–37–11 |
77 | L | April 1, 1972 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 28–38–11 |
78 | L | April 2, 1972 | 2–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 28–39–11 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Unger, GarryGarry Unger | C | 78 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 104 | -8 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
St. Marseille, FrankFrank St. Marseille | RW | 78 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Egers, JackJack Egers | RW | 63 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Sabourin, GaryGary Sabourin | RW | 77 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Murphy, MikeMike Murphy | RW | 63 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 19 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp | C | 75 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Plager, BarclayBarclay Plager | D | 78 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 176 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Roberto, PhilPhil Roberto | RW | 49 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 76 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brewer, CarlCarl Brewer | D | 42 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 40 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bordeleau, ChristianChristian Bordeleau | C | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lavender, BrianBrian Lavender | LW | 46 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 54 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont | D | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morrison, GeorgeGeorge Morrison | LW | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Roberts, JimJim Roberts | D/RW | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Plager, BillBill Plager | D | 65 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 64 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Plager, BobBob Plager | D | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 81 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hornung, LarryLarry Hornung | D | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Connelly, WayneWayne Connelly | C | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Thomson, FloydFloyd Thomson | LW | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bennett, CurtCurt Bennett | LW | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O'Shea, DannyDanny O'Shea | C | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Picard, NoelNoel Picard | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carr, GeneGene Carr | C | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland | C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Odrowski, GerryGerry Odrowski | D | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Parizeau, MichelMichel Parizeau | C | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shires, JimJim Shires | LW | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caron, JacquesJacques Caron | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lorentz, JimJim Lorentz | C/RW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McLeod, JimJim McLeod | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakely, ErnieErnie Wakely | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arbour, JohnJohn Arbour | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brooks, GordGord Brooks | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis, NormNorm Dennis | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evans, ChrisChris Evans | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kannegiesser, GordGord Kannegiesser | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McDuffe, PeterPeter McDuffe | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O'Shea, KevinKevin O'Shea | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selby, BritBrit Selby | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Veneruzzo, GaryGary Veneruzzo | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Caron, JacquesJacques Caron | 1619 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 2.52 | 1 |
Wakely, ErnieErnie Wakely | 1614 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 92 | 3.42 | 1 |
McLeod, JimJim McLeod | 880 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 3.00 | 0 |
McDuffe, PeterPeter McDuffe | 467 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 3.73 | 0 |
Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson | 100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5.40 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 242 | 3.10 | 2 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Roberto, PhilPhil Roberto | RW | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Unger, GarryGarry Unger | C | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
St. Marseille, FrankFrank St. Marseille | RW | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sabourin, GaryGary Sabourin | RW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murphy, MikeMike Murphy | RW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Egers, JackJack Egers | RW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plager, BarclayBarclay Plager | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Plager, BobBob Plager | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp | C | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O'Shea, KevinKevin O'Shea | RW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hornung, LarryLarry Hornung | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O'Shea, DannyDanny O'Shea | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evans, ChrisChris Evans | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bennett, CurtCurt Bennett | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caron, JacquesJacques Caron | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lavender, BrianBrian Lavender | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McDuffe, PeterPeter McDuffe | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Odrowski, GerryGerry Odrowski | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plager, BillBill Plager | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakely, ErnieErnie Wakely | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Caron, JacquesJacques Caron | 499 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 3.13 | 0 |
McDuffe, PeterPeter McDuffe | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
Wakely, ErnieErnie Wakely | 113 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6.90 | 0 |
Team: | 672 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 4.11 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Roster
1971–1972 St. Louis Blues Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Draft picks
The 1971 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
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4 | Gene Carr | Centre | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
38 | John Garrett | Goaltender | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
52 | Derek Harker | Defence | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
66 | Wayne Gibbs | Defence | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
80 | Bernie Doan | Defence | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
94 | Dave Smith | Defence | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
108 | Jim Collins | Left Wing | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
See also
References
- ↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1971-72 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "1971–72 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links
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