1981β82 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 6th Norris |
Conference | Campbell |
1981β82 record | 21β47β12 |
Goals for | 270 |
Goals against | 351 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jimmy Skinner |
Coach |
Wayne Maxner (OctβMar) Billy Dea (MarβApr) |
Captain | Reed Larson |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 12,496 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | John Ogrodnick (28) |
Assists | Mark Osborne (41) |
Points | Mark Osborne (67) |
Penalty minutes | Reed Larson (112) |
Plus/minus | Jim Schoenfeld (2) |
Wins | Bob SauvΓ© (11) |
Goals against average | Bob SauvΓ© (4.19) |
The 1981β82 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season as the Red Wings, 56th overall for the franchise.
The National Hockey League realigned their divisions into geographically closer groupings. The Red Wings were the only team to remain in the Norris Division from the previous season, while the division itself was moved from the Prince of Wales Conference to the Campbell Conference, trading places with the Patrick Division. The Red Wings were joined in the Norris by the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota North Stars, and Winnipeg Jets.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 346 | 288 | 94 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 319 | 332 | 80 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 315 | 349 | 72 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 332 | 363 | 72 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 298 | 380 | 56 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 270 | 351 | 54 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Wales Conference
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 6, 1981 | 5β2 | @ New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 1β0β0 |
2 | T | October 9, 1981 | 2β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 1β0β1 |
3 | L | October 10, 1981 | 3β6 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 1β1β1 |
4 | W | October 15, 1981 | 6β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 2β1β1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1981 | 1β8 | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 2β2β1 |
6 | W | October 18, 1981 | 3β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 3β2β1 |
7 | T | October 22, 1981 | 2β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 3β2β2 |
8 | L | October 24, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 3β3β2 |
9 | L | October 25, 1981 | 1β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 3β4β2 |
10 | W | October 29, 1981 | 12β4 | Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 4β4β2 |
11 | L | October 31, 1981 | 4β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 4β5β2 |
12 | W | November 1, 1981 | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 5β5β2 |
13 | W | November 5, 1981 | 10β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 6β5β2 |
14 | L | November 7, 1981 | 2β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 6β6β2 |
15 | L | November 9, 1981 | 3β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 6β7β2 |
16 | T | November 11, 1981 | 5β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 6β7β3 |
17 | T | November 13, 1981 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 6β7β4 |
18 | W | November 14, 1981 | 6β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 7β7β4 |
19 | L | November 18, 1981 | 1β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 7β8β4 |
20 | L | November 19, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 7β9β4 |
21 | T | November 21, 1981 | 4β4 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 7β9β5 |
22 | L | November 23, 1981 | 4β8 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 7β10β5 |
23 | L | November 25, 1981 | 1β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 7β11β5 |
24 | L | November 28, 1981 | 3β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 7β12β5 |
25 | L | November 29, 1981 | 3β6 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 7β13β5 |
26 | L | December 1, 1981 | 5β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 7β14β5 |
27 | W | December 3, 1981 | 4β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 8β14β5 |
28 | L | December 5, 1981 | 2β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 8β15β5 |
29 | W | December 10, 1981 | 4β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 9β15β5 |
30 | L | December 12, 1981 | 2β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 9β16β5 |
31 | W | December 13, 1981 | 2β1 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 10β16β5 |
32 | L | December 17, 1981 | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 10β17β5 |
33 | L | December 19, 1981 | 1β5 | @ New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 10β18β5 |
34 | L | December 20, 1981 | 3β5 | New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 10β19β5 |
35 | L | December 22, 1981 | 2β3 | Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 10β20β5 |
36 | L | December 26, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 10β21β5 |
37 | T | December 27, 1981 | 2β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 10β21β6 |
38 | L | December 31, 1981 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 10β22β6 |
39 | W | January 2, 1982 | 3β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 11β22β6 |
40 | L | January 3, 1982 | 3β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 11β23β6 |
41 | L | January 6, 1982 | 2β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 11β24β6 |
42 | W | January 7, 1982 | 5β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 12β24β6 |
43 | L | January 9, 1982 | 2β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 12β25β6 |
44 | W | January 14, 1982 | 3β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 13β25β6 |
45 | T | January 16, 1982 | 5β5 | Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 13β25β7 |
46 | T | January 17, 1982 | 4β4 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 13β25β8 |
47 | W | January 20, 1982 | 5β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 14β25β8 |
48 | L | January 21, 1982 | 4β7 | Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 14β26β8 |
49 | T | January 23, 1982 | 2β2 | Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 14β26β9 |
50 | T | January 26, 1982 | 3β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 14β26β10 |
51 | L | January 27, 1982 | 6β8 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 14β27β10 |
52 | L | January 30, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 14β28β10 |
53 | W | February 4, 1982 | 6β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 15β28β10 |
54 | L | February 6, 1982 | 2β6 | @ New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 15β29β10 |
55 | W | February 7, 1982 | 8β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 16β29β10 |
56 | T | February 11, 1982 | 4β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 16β29β11 |
57 | L | February 13, 1982 | 1β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 16β30β11 |
58 | T | February 17, 1982 | 3β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 16β30β12 |
59 | W | February 18, 1982 | 4β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 17β30β12 |
60 | L | February 20, 1982 | 5β7 | Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 17β31β12 |
61 | L | February 21, 1982 | 3β7 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 17β32β12 |
62 | W | February 23, 1982 | 6β3 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 18β32β12 |
63 | L | February 24, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 18β33β12 |
64 | L | February 27, 1982 | 2β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β34β12 |
65 | L | February 28, 1982 | 4β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β35β12 |
66 | L | March 3, 1982 | 4β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β36β12 |
67 | L | March 5, 1982 | 0β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 18β37β12 |
68 | L | March 6, 1982 | 1β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β38β12 |
69 | L | March 8, 1982 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 18β39β12 |
70 | L | March 11, 1982 | 1β4 | New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 18β40β12 |
71 | L | March 13, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 18β41β12 |
72 | L | March 18, 1982 | 4β7 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β42β12 |
73 | L | March 20, 1982 | 3β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 18β43β12 |
74 | L | March 21, 1982 | 2β8 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 18β44β12 |
75 | L | March 24, 1982 | 4β6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 18β45β12 |
76 | L | March 25, 1982 | 3β4 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β46β12 |
77 | W | March 27, 1982 | 2β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 19β46β12 |
78 | W | March 28, 1982 | 6β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 20β46β12 |
79 | W | March 31, 1982 | 4β2 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 21β46β12 |
80 | L | April 4, 1982 | 2β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 21β47β12 |
This was the fourth straight season the Red Wings failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, having last qualified in 1978.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mark Osborne | LW | 80 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 61 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Reed Larson | D | 80 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 112 | -17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Mike Blaisdell | RW | 80 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 48 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Walt McKechnie | C | 74 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 35 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
John Ogrodnick | LW | 80 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 28 | -15 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Willie Huber | D | 74 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 98 | -16 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Kirton | C | 74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 62 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 68 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | D | 69 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 79 | -22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Dale McCourt | C | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Woods | LW | 75 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Foligno | RW | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Vail | LW | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 35 | -21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Gare | RW | 36 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 74 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Don Murdoch | RW | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Derek Smith | C/LW | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jody Gage | RW | 31 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Nolan | C | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Schoenfeld | D | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 69 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 93 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 104 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Lofthouse | RW/C | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
George Lyle | LW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Smith | RW | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Claude Loiselle | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rejean Cloutier | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Gilles Gilbert | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Legris | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corrado Micalef | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Paterson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sauve | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Stefan | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Bob Sauve | 2365 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 165 | 4.19 | 0 |
Gilles Gilbert | 1478 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 105 | 4.26 | 0 |
Corrado Micalef | 809 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 4.67 | 0 |
Claude Legris | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Greg Stefan | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 343 | 4.29 | 0 |
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;
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Detroit's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 23 | Claude Loiselle | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
3 | 44 | Corrado Micalef | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
5 | 86 | Larry Trader | ![]() |
London Knights (OMJHL) |
6 | 107 | Gerard Gallant | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
7 | 128 | Greg Stefan | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
8 | 149 | Rick Zombo | ![]() |
Austin Mavericks (USHL) |
9 | 170 | Don LeBlanc | ![]() |
Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) |
10 | 191 | Robert Nordmark | ![]() |
Frolunda (Sweden) |
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1981β82 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 6th Norris |
Conference | Campbell |
1981β82 record | 21β47β12 |
Goals for | 270 |
Goals against | 351 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jimmy Skinner |
Coach |
Wayne Maxner (OctβMar) Billy Dea (MarβApr) |
Captain | Reed Larson |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 12,496 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | John Ogrodnick (28) |
Assists | Mark Osborne (41) |
Points | Mark Osborne (67) |
Penalty minutes | Reed Larson (112) |
Plus/minus | Jim Schoenfeld (2) |
Wins | Bob SauvΓ© (11) |
Goals against average | Bob SauvΓ© (4.19) |
The 1981β82 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season as the Red Wings, 56th overall for the franchise.
The National Hockey League realigned their divisions into geographically closer groupings. The Red Wings were the only team to remain in the Norris Division from the previous season, while the division itself was moved from the Prince of Wales Conference to the Campbell Conference, trading places with the Patrick Division. The Red Wings were joined in the Norris by the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota North Stars, and Winnipeg Jets.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 346 | 288 | 94 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 319 | 332 | 80 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 315 | 349 | 72 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 332 | 363 | 72 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 298 | 380 | 56 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 270 | 351 | 54 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 6, 1981 | 5β2 | @ New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 1β0β0 |
2 | T | October 9, 1981 | 2β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 1β0β1 |
3 | L | October 10, 1981 | 3β6 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 1β1β1 |
4 | W | October 15, 1981 | 6β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 2β1β1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1981 | 1β8 | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 2β2β1 |
6 | W | October 18, 1981 | 3β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 3β2β1 |
7 | T | October 22, 1981 | 2β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 3β2β2 |
8 | L | October 24, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 3β3β2 |
9 | L | October 25, 1981 | 1β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 3β4β2 |
10 | W | October 29, 1981 | 12β4 | Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 4β4β2 |
11 | L | October 31, 1981 | 4β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 4β5β2 |
12 | W | November 1, 1981 | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 5β5β2 |
13 | W | November 5, 1981 | 10β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 6β5β2 |
14 | L | November 7, 1981 | 2β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 6β6β2 |
15 | L | November 9, 1981 | 3β5 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 6β7β2 |
16 | T | November 11, 1981 | 5β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 6β7β3 |
17 | T | November 13, 1981 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 6β7β4 |
18 | W | November 14, 1981 | 6β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 7β7β4 |
19 | L | November 18, 1981 | 1β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 7β8β4 |
20 | L | November 19, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 7β9β4 |
21 | T | November 21, 1981 | 4β4 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 7β9β5 |
22 | L | November 23, 1981 | 4β8 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 7β10β5 |
23 | L | November 25, 1981 | 1β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 7β11β5 |
24 | L | November 28, 1981 | 3β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 7β12β5 |
25 | L | November 29, 1981 | 3β6 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 7β13β5 |
26 | L | December 1, 1981 | 5β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 7β14β5 |
27 | W | December 3, 1981 | 4β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 8β14β5 |
28 | L | December 5, 1981 | 2β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1981β82) | 8β15β5 |
29 | W | December 10, 1981 | 4β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 9β15β5 |
30 | L | December 12, 1981 | 2β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 9β16β5 |
31 | W | December 13, 1981 | 2β1 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 10β16β5 |
32 | L | December 17, 1981 | 2β3 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1981β82) | 10β17β5 |
33 | L | December 19, 1981 | 1β5 | @ New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 10β18β5 |
34 | L | December 20, 1981 | 3β5 | New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 10β19β5 |
35 | L | December 22, 1981 | 2β3 | Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 10β20β5 |
36 | L | December 26, 1981 | 3β8 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 10β21β5 |
37 | T | December 27, 1981 | 2β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 10β21β6 |
38 | L | December 31, 1981 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 10β22β6 |
39 | W | January 2, 1982 | 3β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 11β22β6 |
40 | L | January 3, 1982 | 3β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 11β23β6 |
41 | L | January 6, 1982 | 2β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1981β82) | 11β24β6 |
42 | W | January 7, 1982 | 5β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1981β82) | 12β24β6 |
43 | L | January 9, 1982 | 2β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 12β25β6 |
44 | W | January 14, 1982 | 3β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 13β25β6 |
45 | T | January 16, 1982 | 5β5 | Washington Capitals ( 1981β82) | 13β25β7 |
46 | T | January 17, 1982 | 4β4 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 13β25β8 |
47 | W | January 20, 1982 | 5β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 14β25β8 |
48 | L | January 21, 1982 | 4β7 | Calgary Flames ( 1981β82) | 14β26β8 |
49 | T | January 23, 1982 | 2β2 | Hartford Whalers ( 1981β82) | 14β26β9 |
50 | T | January 26, 1982 | 3β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 14β26β10 |
51 | L | January 27, 1982 | 6β8 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 14β27β10 |
52 | L | January 30, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1981β82) | 14β28β10 |
53 | W | February 4, 1982 | 6β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 15β28β10 |
54 | L | February 6, 1982 | 2β6 | @ New York Islanders ( 1981β82) | 15β29β10 |
55 | W | February 7, 1982 | 8β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 16β29β10 |
56 | T | February 11, 1982 | 4β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1981β82) | 16β29β11 |
57 | L | February 13, 1982 | 1β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 16β30β11 |
58 | T | February 17, 1982 | 3β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 16β30β12 |
59 | W | February 18, 1982 | 4β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 17β30β12 |
60 | L | February 20, 1982 | 5β7 | Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 17β31β12 |
61 | L | February 21, 1982 | 3β7 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1981β82) | 17β32β12 |
62 | W | February 23, 1982 | 6β3 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1981β82) | 18β32β12 |
63 | L | February 24, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1981β82) | 18β33β12 |
64 | L | February 27, 1982 | 2β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β34β12 |
65 | L | February 28, 1982 | 4β5 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β35β12 |
66 | L | March 3, 1982 | 4β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β36β12 |
67 | L | March 5, 1982 | 0β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 18β37β12 |
68 | L | March 6, 1982 | 1β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β38β12 |
69 | L | March 8, 1982 | 3β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 18β39β12 |
70 | L | March 11, 1982 | 1β4 | New York Rangers ( 1981β82) | 18β40β12 |
71 | L | March 13, 1982 | 3β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1981β82) | 18β41β12 |
72 | L | March 18, 1982 | 4β7 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 18β42β12 |
73 | L | March 20, 1982 | 3β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 18β43β12 |
74 | L | March 21, 1982 | 2β8 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 18β44β12 |
75 | L | March 24, 1982 | 4β6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1981β82) | 18β45β12 |
76 | L | March 25, 1982 | 3β4 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1981β82) | 18β46β12 |
77 | W | March 27, 1982 | 2β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 19β46β12 |
78 | W | March 28, 1982 | 6β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1981β82) | 20β46β12 |
79 | W | March 31, 1982 | 4β2 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1981β82) | 21β46β12 |
80 | L | April 4, 1982 | 2β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1981β82) | 21β47β12 |
This was the fourth straight season the Red Wings failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, having last qualified in 1978.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Osborne | LW | 80 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 61 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Reed Larson | D | 80 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 112 | -17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Mike Blaisdell | RW | 80 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 48 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Walt McKechnie | C | 74 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 35 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
John Ogrodnick | LW | 80 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 28 | -15 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Willie Huber | D | 74 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 98 | -16 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Kirton | C | 74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 62 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 68 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | D | 69 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 79 | -22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Dale McCourt | C | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Woods | LW | 75 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Foligno | RW | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Vail | LW | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 35 | -21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Gare | RW | 36 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 74 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Don Murdoch | RW | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Derek Smith | C/LW | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jody Gage | RW | 31 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Nolan | C | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Schoenfeld | D | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 69 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 93 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 104 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Lofthouse | RW/C | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
George Lyle | LW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Smith | RW | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Claude Loiselle | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rejean Cloutier | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Gilles Gilbert | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Legris | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corrado Micalef | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Paterson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sauve | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Stefan | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Sauve | 2365 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 165 | 4.19 | 0 |
Gilles Gilbert | 1478 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 105 | 4.26 | 0 |
Corrado Micalef | 809 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 4.67 | 0 |
Claude Legris | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Greg Stefan | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 343 | 4.29 | 0 |
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;
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Detroit's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 23 | Claude Loiselle | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
3 | 44 | Corrado Micalef | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
5 | 86 | Larry Trader | ![]() |
London Knights (OMJHL) |
6 | 107 | Gerard Gallant | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
7 | 128 | Greg Stefan | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
8 | 149 | Rick Zombo | ![]() |
Austin Mavericks (USHL) |
9 | 170 | Don LeBlanc | ![]() |
Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) |
10 | 191 | Robert Nordmark | ![]() |
Frolunda (Sweden) |
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