1971-72 Dayton Gems Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 49-23 - 98 points
in the IHL's Southern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Gerry Moore (49-23)
Location: Dayton, Ohio
1971-72 Dayton Gems RosterTeam Record: 49-23 - 98 points
in the IHL's Southern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Gerry Moore (49-23)
Location: Dayton, Ohio
The Dayton Gems of the International Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses for 98 points in the IHL's Southern Division.
The Gems potted 319 goals and surrendered 243. Jim Benzelock scored 44 goals for Dayton, while Reg Bechtold and Hugh Harvey netted 30 or more as well. Reg Bechtold contributed 53 assists, and Pat Rupp earned a 3.28 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Gerry Moore coached the team. The 1971-72 Dayton Gems lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Bechtold | D | 71 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 17 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 1.18 | |
| Jim Benzelock | R | 68 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 120 | 0.65 | 0.46 | 1.10 | |
| Mike Sauter | F | 69 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 242 | 0.35 | 0.72 | 1.07 | |
| Jack Borotsik | C | 66 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 6 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 1.08 | |
| Gerry Mazur | C | 49 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 26 | 0.35 | 0.98 | 1.33 | |
| Sid Garant | 60 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 46 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 1.03 | ||
| Hugh Harvey | L | 50 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 57 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 1.14 | |
| Lorne Weighill | D | 71 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 131 | 0.17 | 0.44 | 0.61 | |
| Nels Jacobson | LW | 50 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.82 | |
| Richard Balon | 61 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 75 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.67 | ||
| Garry MacMillan | R | 36 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 0.44 | 0.69 | 1.14 | |
| Dave Simpson | D | 63 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 241 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.63 | |
| Bob Heaney | L | 70 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.46 | |
| Dave Bonter | F | 49 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.61 | |
| Jim Bannatyne | D | 68 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.35 | |
| Ray Brownlee | LW | 18 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.83 | |
| Ken Tarnow | L | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | |
| Bob McMahon | D | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.28 | |
| Gord Malinoski | D | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 0.60 | 0.60 | ||
| Dave Forbes | L | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.70 | |
| Moe Brunel | R | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | |
| Pat Rupp | G | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
| Brian Law | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
| Pat Westrum | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
| Andy Fortin | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1081 | 319 | 526 | 845 | 1288 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Bechtold | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |
| Jim Benzelock | R | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 |
| Mike Sauter | F | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Jack Borotsik | C | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Gerry Mazur | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 |
| Sid Garant | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | |
| Hugh Harvey | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Lorne Weighill | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| Richard Balon | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 1.00 | |
| Garry MacMillan | R | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |
| Dave Simpson | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Bob Heaney | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Dave Bonter | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Jim Bannatyne | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Bob McMahon | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Pat Rupp | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andy Fortin | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 81 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 103 | 0 |
