1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-33-14 - 60 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Sid Abel (23-33-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings RosterTeam Record: 23-33-14 - 60 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Sid Abel (23-33-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 23 wins and 33 losses and 14 ties for 60 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Red Wings scored 184 goals and gave up 219. Gordie Howe netted 33 goals for Detroit and contributed 44 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 14 wins, while Hank Bassen recorded a 2.81 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Sid Abel coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 70 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 70 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Ullman | C | 70 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 59 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gadsby | D | 70 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Litzenberger | R | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Laforge | L | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howie Glover | R | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parker MacDonald | L | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Boileau | C | 54 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Johnson | R | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Lunde | C | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Goegan | D | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Labine | R | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 69 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howie Young | D | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Holmes | R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forbes Kennedy | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pit Martin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noel Price | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Rivers | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Sawchuk | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hendrickson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bassen | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Dillabough | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1188 | 184 | 306 | 490 | 712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Sawchuk | 43 | 2580 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| Hank Bassen | 27 | 1620 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2.81 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 219 | 3.13 | 0 |
