1971β72 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 7th West |
1971β72 record | 20β49β9 |
Goals for | 206 |
Goals against | 305 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Regan |
Coach | Larry Regan |
Captain | Bob Pulford |
Arena | Los Angeles Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Juha Widing (27) |
Assists |
Ralph Backstrom (29) Butch Goring (29) |
Points | Juha Widing (55) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Corrigan (95) |
Wins | Gary Edwards (13) |
Goals against average | Gary Edwards (3.60) |
The 1971β72 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in last place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
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 | β39 | 67 |
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 220 | 258 | β38 | 66 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 200 | 236 | β36 | 66 |
6 | California Golden Seals | 78 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 216 | 288 | β72 | 60 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 206 | 305 | β99 | 49 |
Vs. West Division
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 8, 1971 | 4β4 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 0β0β1 |
2 | W | October 10, 1971 | 4β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 1β0β1 |
3 | L | October 13, 1971 | 1β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 1β1β1 |
4 | L | October 16, 1971 | 0β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 1β2β1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1971 | 0β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 1β3β1 |
6 | L | October 20, 1971 | 1β8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 1β4β1 |
7 | W | October 21, 1971 | 7β0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 2β4β1 |
8 | L | October 23, 1971 | 1β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 2β5β1 |
9 | L | October 24, 1971 | 3β6 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 2β6β1 |
10 | L | October 27, 1971 | 2β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 2β7β1 |
11 | L | October 30, 1971 | 1β5 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 2β8β1 |
12 | L | November 3, 1971 | 1β7 | New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 2β9β1 |
13 | L | November 6, 1971 | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 2β10β1 |
14 | L | November 10, 1971 | 1β7 | @ New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 2β11β1 |
15 | W | November 11, 1971 | 4β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 3β11β1 |
16 | L | November 13, 1971 | 4β6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 3β12β1 |
17 | L | November 14, 1971 | 2β11 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 3β13β1 |
18 | L | November 17, 1971 | 1β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 3β14β1 |
19 | L | November 18, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 3β15β1 |
20 | W | November 20, 1971 | 3β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 4β15β1 |
21 | L | November 23, 1971 | 1β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 4β16β1 |
22 | W | November 24, 1971 | 5β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 5β16β1 |
23 | L | November 27, 1971 | 1β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 5β17β1 |
24 | L | December 1, 1971 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 5β18β1 |
25 | L | December 2, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 5β19β1 |
26 | L | December 4, 1971 | 1β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 5β20β1 |
27 | L | December 5, 1971 | 0β7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 5β21β1 |
28 | L | December 8, 1971 | 3β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 5β22β1 |
29 | W | December 11, 1971 | 4β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 6β22β1 |
30 | L | December 15, 1971 | 1β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 6β23β1 |
31 | W | December 18, 1971 | 4β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 7β23β1 |
32 | L | December 21, 1971 | 2β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 7β24β1 |
33 | W | December 22, 1971 | 2β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 8β24β1 |
34 | L | December 25, 1971 | 1β3 | California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 8β25β1 |
35 | L | December 26, 1971 | 3β6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 8β26β1 |
36 | W | December 29, 1971 | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 9β26β1 |
37 | L | January 1, 1972 | 2β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 9β27β1 |
38 | W | January 2, 1972 | 6β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 10β27β1 |
39 | W | January 4, 1972 | 4β1 | California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 11β27β1 |
40 | L | January 5, 1972 | 2β6 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 11β28β1 |
41 | L | January 8, 1972 | 2β10 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 11β29β1 |
42 | L | January 9, 1972 | 0β8 | @ New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 11β30β1 |
43 | T | January 12, 1972 | 1β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 11β30β2 |
44 | T | January 13, 1972 | 1β1 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 11β30β3 |
45 | L | January 15, 1972 | 4β7 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 11β31β3 |
46 | T | January 16, 1972 | 3β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 11β31β4 |
47 | L | January 19, 1972 | 1β5 | New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 11β32β4 |
48 | W | January 22, 1972 | 4β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 12β32β4 |
49 | L | January 23, 1972 | 3β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 12β33β4 |
50 | W | January 26, 1972 | 5β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 13β33β4 |
51 | T | January 29, 1972 | 4β4 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 13β33β5 |
52 | T | January 30, 1972 | 2β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 13β33β6 |
53 | W | February 1, 1972 | 7β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 14β33β6 |
54 | T | February 3, 1972 | 1β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 14β33β7 |
55 | W | February 5, 1972 | 8β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 15β33β7 |
56 | L | February 9, 1972 | 1β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1971β72) | 15β34β7 |
57 | L | February 10, 1972 | 1β6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 15β35β7 |
58 | L | February 12, 1972 | 5β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1971β72) | 15β36β7 |
59 | L | February 13, 1972 | 2β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 15β37β7 |
60 | L | February 16, 1972 | 1β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 15β38β7 |
61 | L | February 17, 1972 | 4β6 | New York Rangers ( 1971β72) | 15β39β7 |
62 | W | February 19, 1972 | 5β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 16β39β7 |
63 | L | February 23, 1972 | 0β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 16β40β7 |
64 | L | February 26, 1972 | 4β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 16β41β7 |
65 | L | March 1, 1972 | 4β6 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1971β72) | 16β42β7 |
66 | L | March 4, 1972 | 2β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 16β43β7 |
67 | W | March 5, 1972 | 2β0 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 17β43β7 |
68 | L | March 7, 1972 | 2β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1971β72) | 17β44β7 |
69 | L | March 9, 1972 | 3β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1971β72) | 17β45β7 |
70 | W | March 11, 1972 | 5β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1971β72) | 18β45β7 |
71 | L | March 15, 1972 | 2β5 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 18β46β7 |
72 | L | March 16, 1972 | 3β8 | Boston Bruins ( 1971β72) | 18β47β7 |
73 | T | March 18, 1972 | 4β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1971β72) | 18β47β8 |
74 | L | March 22, 1972 | 3β6 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1971β72) | 18β48β8 |
75 | L | March 25, 1972 | 0β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1971β72) | 18β49β8 |
76 | W | March 29, 1972 | 4β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 19β49β8 |
77 | T | March 31, 1972 | 4β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1971β72) | 19β49β9 |
78 | W | April 1, 1972 | 9β4 | California Golden Seals ( 1971β72) | 20β49β9 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1971β72 season. [4]
May 1, 1971 | To
Los Angeles Kings Wayne Rivers |
To
New York Rangers Mike McMahon Jr. |
June 8, 1971 | To
Los Angeles Kings Claude Provost |
To
Montreal Canadiens Cash |
June 13, 1971 | To
Los Angeles Kings Larry Hillman |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Larry Mickey |
November 4, 1971 | To
Los Angeles Kings Rogie Vachon 1st round pick in 1975 β Tim Young |
To
Montreal Canadiens Denis DeJordy Dale Hoganson Noel Price Doug Robinson 1st round pick in 1975 β Pierre Mondou |
December 16, 1971 | To
Los Angeles Kings Doug Barrie Mike Keeler |
To
Buffalo Sabres Mike Byers Larry Hillman |
January 11, 1972 | To
Los Angeles Kings Bob Woytowich |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Al McDonough |
January 28, 1972 | To
Los Angeles Kings Jim Johnson Bill Lesuk Serge Bernier Larry Brown |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Flett Eddie Joyal Jean Potvin Ross Lonsberry |
June 1, 1971 | From
University of Minnesota Duluth (
NCAA) Phil Hoene |
November 3, 1971 | To
Boston Bruins Matt Ravlich |
November 22, 1971 | From
Vancouver Canucks Mike Corrigan |
June 8, 1971 | From
Buffalo Sabres Gary Edwards |
June 8, 1971 | To
Seattle Totems (
WHL) Jack Norris |
June 8, 1971 | To
Baltimore Clippers (
AHL) Norm Armstrong |
June 8, 1971 | To
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (
WHL) Wayne Rutledge |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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3 | 34 | Vic Venasky | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
4 | 48 | Neil Komadoski | Canada | Winnipeg Jets (WCHL) |
5 | 62 | Gary Crosby | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
6 | 76 | Camille LaPierre | Canada | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
7 | 89 | Peter Harasym | Canada | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
7 | 90 | Norm Dube | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
8 | 103 | Lorne Stamler | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |