1971–72 New York Rangers season

1971–72 New York Rangers
Division 2nd East
1971–72 record 48–17–13
Goals for 317
Goals against 192
Team information
General Manager Emile Francis
Coach Emile Francis
Captain Vic Hadfield
Alternate captains Jim Neilson
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Vic Hadfield (50)
Assists Jean Ratelle (63)
Points Jean Ratelle (109)
Penalties in minutes Vic Hadfield (142)
Wins Gilles Villemure, Ed Giacomin (24)
Goals against average Gilles Villemure (2.09)

The 1971–72 New York Rangers season was the 46th season in franchise history. Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert ranked third, fourth and fifth overall in league scoring.[1] The Rangers qualified for the postseason for the sixth consecutive season. The club made its first appearance in the Stanley Cup final since 1950 but lost in six games to the Boston Bruins.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Boston Bruins 78 54 13 11 330 204 +126 119
2 New York Rangers 78 48 17 13 317 192 +125 109
3 Montreal Canadiens 78 46 16 16 307 205 +102 108
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 33 31 14 209 208 +1 80
5 Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 261 262 −1 76
6 Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 203 289 −86 51
7 Vancouver Canucks 78 20 50 8 203 297 −94 48

Schedule and results

1971–72 Game Log

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

1972 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle 63 46 63 109 4
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield 78 50 56 106 142
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert 73 43 54 97 64
Park, BradBrad Park 75 24 49 73 130
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk 76 24 42 66 65
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn 78 22 37 59 53
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau 78 21 36 57 12
Seiling, RodRod Seiling 78 5 36 41 62
MacGregor, BruceBruce MacGregor 75 19 21 40 22
Neilson, JimJim Neilson 78 7 30 37 56
Irvine, TedTed Irvine 78 15 21 36 66
Stemkowski, PetePete Stemkowski 59 11 17 28 53
Carr, GeneGene Carr 60 8 8 16 25
Rolfe, DaleDale Rolfe 68 2 14 16 67
Sather, GlenGlen Sather 76 5 9 14 77
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco 48 4 7 11 4
Doak, GaryGary Doak 50 1 10 11 54
Balon, DaveDave Balon 16 4 5 9 2
Jarry, PierrePierre Jarry 34 3 3 6 20
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette 8 1 4 5 0
Egers, JackJack Egers 17 2 1 3 14
Stewart, RonRon Stewart 13 0 2 2 2
Gratton, NormNorm Gratton 3 0 1 1 0
McMahon, MikeMike McMahon 1 0 0 0 0
Dorey, JimJim Dorey 1 0 0 0 0
Williams, TomTom Williams 3 0 0 0 2
Lorentz, JimJim Lorentz†‡ 7 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau 16 6 11 17 7
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield 16 7 9 16 22
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert 16 7 8 15 11
Stemkowski, PetePete Stemkowski 16 4 8 12 18
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn 16 5 7 12 11
Park, BradBrad Park 16 4 7 11 21
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk 16 4 6 10 35
Irvine, TedTed Irvine 16 4 5 9 19
MacGregor, BruceBruce MacGregor 16 2 6 8 4
Rolfe, DaleDale Rolfe 16 4 3 7 16
Seiling, RodRod Seiling 16 1 4 5 10
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette 13 1 3 4 2
Carr, GeneGene Carr 16 1 3 4 21
Stewart, RonRon Stewart 8 2 1 3 0
Neilson, JimJim Neilson 10 0 3 3 8
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco 4 0 1 1 0
Sather, GlenGlen Sather 16 0 1 1 22
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle 6 0 1 1 0
Dorey, JimJim Dorey 1 0 0 0 0
Andrascik, SteveSteve Andrascik 1 0 0 0 0
Doak, GaryGary Doak 12 0 0 0 46

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin 44 2551 24 10 9 115 2.70 1
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure 37 2129 24 7 4 74 2.09 3
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin 10 600 6 4 27 2.70 0
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure 6 360 4 2 14 2.33 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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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 New York Rangers Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 10 Steve Vickers LW  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
1 13 Steve Durbano D  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2 27 Tom Williams LW  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
3 41 Terry West C  Canada London Knights (OHA)
4 55 Jerry Butler RW  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
5 69 Fraser Reobertson D  CAN Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
6 83 Wayne Wood G  Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
7 96 Doug Keeler C  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7 97 Jean-Denis Royal D  Canada Saint-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)
8 109 Gene Sobchuk LW  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
9 110 Jim Ivison D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10 111 Andre Peloffy C  France Rosemont National (QMJHL)
11 112 Elston Evoy C  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOHA)
12 114 Gerry Lecomte D  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
13 115 Wayne Forsey LW  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
14 116 Bill Forrest D  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

References

  1. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "1971–72 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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