1971–72 Buffalo Sabres season

1971–72 Buffalo Sabres
Division 6th East
1971–72 record 16–43–19
Home record 11-19-9
Road record 5-24-10
Goals for 203
Goals against 228
Team information
General Manager Punch Imlach
Coach Punch Imlach
Captain Gerry Meehan
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance 15,324
Team leaders
Goals Rick Martin (44)
Assists Gilbert Perreault (48)
Points Tie: Perreault, Martin (74)
Penalties in minutes Al Hamilton (105)
Wins Roger Crozier (13)
Goals against average Roger Crozier (3.51)
<1970–71 1972–73>

The 1971–72 Buffalo Sabres season was the Buffalo Sabres second season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

An $8.7 million (approximately $50.9 million in 2016 dollars)[1] renovation took place after the 1970–71 inauguration of the Sabres and Buffalo Braves franchises. The arena's roof was raised 24 feet, making room for a new upper level. This raised the total capacity of the arena to over 17,000 for basketball and 15,858 for hockey, making it a more suitable home for the NBA and NHL.[2]

Regular season

For the second consecutive season the Sabres had a breakout rookie performance by their first round draft pick. Rick Martin would score 44 goals breaking the NHL rookie scoring record of 38 set the previous season by Gilbert Perreault.[3] Despite the efforts of their young phenoms the Sabres would finish with a worse record than their inaugural season and again miss the Playoffs. During the season Eddie Shack was traded to Pittsburgh for Rene Robert.[4]

Final standings

East Division[5]
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

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 19712–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 1–0–0
2LOctober 12, 19711–9 @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 1–1–0
3LOctober 14, 19712–6 @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) 1–2–0
4LOctober 16, 19713–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 1–3–0
5LOctober 17, 19712–3 Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 1–4–0
6WOctober 20, 19717–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 2–4–0
7LOctober 21, 19712–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 2–5–0
8LOctober 23, 19711–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 2–6–0
9LOctober 24, 19712–3 St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 2–7–0
10WOctober 27, 19713–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 3–7–0
11TOctober 30, 19714–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 3–7–1
12TOctober 31, 19712–2 @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) 3–7–2
13TNovember 4, 19714–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 3–7–3
14WNovember 5, 19715–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 4–7–3
15TNovember 7, 19713–3 Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 4–7–4
16LNovember 11, 19712–4 Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 4–8–4
17LNovember 13, 19712–5 @ New York Rangers (1971–72) 4–9–4
18TNovember 14, 19712–2 Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 4–9–5
19LNovember 18, 19715–7 California Golden Seals (1971–72) 4–10–5
20LNovember 21, 19713–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 4–11–5
21LNovember 24, 19713–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 4–12–5
22LNovember 27, 19712–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 4–13–5
23LNovember 28, 19713–5 @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) 4–14–5
24LDecember 1, 19712–7 @ New York Rangers (1971–72) 4–15–5
25WDecember 2, 19712–0 Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 5–15–5
26LDecember 4, 19711–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 5–16–5
27WDecember 5, 19713–1 Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 6–16–5
28LDecember 9, 19711–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 6–17–5
29TDecember 11, 19713–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 6–17–6
30LDecember 12, 19712–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 6–18–6
31LDecember 15, 19711–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 6–19–6
32LDecember 16, 19710–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 6–20–6
33LDecember 18, 19711–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 6–21–6
34WDecember 19, 19715–1 Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 7–21–6
35TDecember 23, 19714–4 Boston Bruins (1971–72) 7–21–7
36TDecember 25, 19714–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 7–21–8
37WDecember 26, 19716–3 St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 8–21–8
38LDecember 29, 19713–7 Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 8–22–8
39TDecember 31, 19713–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 8–22–9
40TJanuary 2, 19724–4 California Golden Seals (1971–72) 8–22–10
41LJanuary 6, 19722–5 Boston Bruins (1971–72) 8–23–10
42LJanuary 9, 19721–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 8–24–10
43LJanuary 13, 19722–5 New York Rangers (1971–72) 8–25–10
44LJanuary 15, 19722–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 8–26–10
45WJanuary 16, 19724–2 Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 9–26–10
46WJanuary 20, 19721–0 Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 10–26–10
47LJanuary 22, 19722–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 10–27–10
48TJanuary 23, 19723–3 @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) 10–27–11
49LJanuary 26, 19721–5 @ New York Rangers (1971–72) 10–28–11
50LJanuary 27, 19721–3 Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 10–29–11
51TJanuary 30, 19722–2 Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 10–29–12
52LFebruary 3, 19722–4 New York Rangers (1971–72) 10–30–12
53TFebruary 5, 19723–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 10–30–13
54WFebruary 6, 19728–2 Boston Bruins (1971–72) 11–30–13
55LFebruary 10, 19722–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) 11–31–13
56LFebruary 12, 19721–5 @ Boston Bruins (1971–72) 11–32–13
57TFebruary 13, 19724–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 11–32–14
58LFebruary 17, 19720–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 11–33–14
59LFebruary 19, 19721–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) 11–34–14
60LFebruary 20, 19720–4 Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 11–35–14
61WFebruary 23, 19722–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 12–35–14
62WFebruary 24, 19725–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 13–35–14
63TFebruary 27, 19724–4 California Golden Seals (1971–72) 13–35–15
64LMarch 1, 19721–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) 13–36–15
65LMarch 2, 19723–4 New York Rangers (1971–72) 13–37–15
66LMarch 5, 19722–6 St. Louis Blues (1971–72) 13–38–15
67LMarch 8, 19723–6 @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) 13–39–15
68LMarch 10, 19722–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 13–40–15
69LMarch 11, 19723–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) 13–41–15
70WMarch 14, 19724–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 14–41–15
71TMarch 16, 19723–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 14–41–16
72LMarch 17, 19722–6 Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) 14–42–16
73TMarch 19, 19723–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) 14–42–17
74WMarch 22, 19724–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 15–42–17
75TMarch 23, 19724–4 Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) 15–42–18
76TMarch 26, 19722–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) 15–42–19
77LMarch 30, 19721–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 15–43–19
78WApril 2, 19723–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) 16–43–19

Playoffs

The Sabres failed to make the playoffs in the 1971-72 season.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Martin, RickRick Martin 73 44 30 74 36-381905
Perreault, GilbertGilbert Perreault 76 26 48 74 24-401101
Meehan, GerryGerry Meehan 77 19 27 46 12-28402
Hamilton, AlAl Hamilton 76 4 30 34 105-12101
Shack, EddieEddie Shack 50 11 14 25 34-11400
Atkinson, SteveSteve Atkinson 67 14 10 24 26-22300
Lorentz, JimJim Lorentz 33 10 14 24 12-11201
Evans, ChrisChris Evans 61 6 18 24 98-20200
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette 37 3 21 24 14-10300
Luce, DonDon Luce 78 11 8 19 38-18001
Lawson, DannyDanny Lawson 78 10 6 16 15-23010
Byers, MikeMike Byers 46 9 7 16 12-20301
Ramsay, CraigCraig Ramsay 57 6 10 16 05002
O'Shea, KevinKevin O'Shea 52 6 9 15 44-19000
Robitaille, MikeMike Robitaille 31 2 10 12 22-14100
Hillman, LarryLarry Hillman 43 1 11 12 58-21000
Pratt, TracyTracy Pratt 27 0 10 10 520000
Robert, ReneRene Robert 12 6 3 9 2-5300
Watson, JimJim Watson 66 2 6 8 101-33100
Wyrozub, RandyRandy Wyrozub 34 3 4 7 0-2000
Barrie, DougDoug Barrie 27 2 5 7 45-21001
Duff, DickDick Duff 8 2 2 4 0-2000
Anderson, RonRon Anderson 37 0 4 4 19-10000
Zaine, RodRod Zaine 24 2 1 3 4-14001
McKay, RayRay McKay 39 0 3 3 18-12000
Keenan, LarryLarry Keenan 14 2 0 2 2-3000
Deadmarsh, ButchButch Deadmarsh 12 1 1 2 4-10000
Gould, JohnJohn Gould 2 1 0 1 0-1000
Ball, TerryTerry Ball 10 0 1 1 6-7000
Mickey, LarryLarry Mickey 4 0 1 1 0-1000
Smith, FloydFloyd Smith 6 0 1 1 2-3000
Crozier, RogerRoger Crozier 63 0 0 0 100000
Dryden, DaveDave Dryden 20 0 0 0 00000
Terbenche, PaulPaul Terbenche 9 0 0 0 2-13000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Crozier, RogerRoger Crozier 3654 63 13 34 14 214 3.51 2
Dryden, DaveDave Dryden 1026 20 3 9 5 68 3.98 0
Team: 4680 78 16 43 19 282 3.62 2

[6]

Awards and records

The Sabres were not awarded any individual or team awards in the 1971-72 season.

Transactions

Date
Details
May 25, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Joe Daley		 To Buffalo Sabres
Don Luce
Mike Robitaille
November 16, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Keenan		 To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Mickey
December 16, 1971 To Los Angeles Kings
Doug Barrie
Mike Keeler		 To Buffalo Sabres
Mike Byers
Larry Hillman
January 14, 1972 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 1972 (Larry Sacharuk)		 Buffalo Sabres
Jim Lorentz
March 4, 1972 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Eddie Shack		 To Buffalo Sabres
René Robert
March 5, 1972 To St. Louis Blues
Chris Evans		 To Buffalo Sabres
George Morrison
2nd-round pick in 1972 (Larry Carriere)
March 5, 1972 To New York Rangers
Phil Goyette (Negotiating Rights)		 To Buffalo Sabres
Cash

Intra-League Draft

June 8, 1971 From Chicago Blackhawks
Ray McKay
June 8, 1971 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Marshall
June 8, 1971 From Toronto Maple Leafs
Rene Robert
June 8, 1971 From Montreal Canadiens
Hugh Harris
June 8, 1971 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rene Robert
June 8, 1971 From Minnesota North Stars
Danny Lawson
June 8, 1971 From Pittsburgh Penguins
Rod Zaine
June 8, 1971 From Detroit Red Wings
Tom Miller
June 8, 1971 From Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Murray
June 8, 1971 To Los Angeles Kings
Gary Edwards

Reverse Draft

June 7, 1971 To Providence Reds (AHL)
Brian Perry

Free Agency

August 1971 Signed
John Gould
September 1971 Signed
Rick Dudley
September 29, 1971 Signed
Gary Bromley

Lost via retirement

Player
Jean-Guy Talbot

Roster

Buffalo Sabres 1971–1972 Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

NHL draft

See also: 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 5 Rick Martin  Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 19 Craig Ramsay  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3 33 Bill Hajt  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
4 47 Bob Richer  Canada Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
5 61 Steve Warr  Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)
6 75 Pierre Duguay  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Farm teams

For the 1971-72 season Buffalo's AHL farm team was the Cincinnati Swords. In the team's inaugural season they would post a 30-28-18 record placing 3rd in the West Division which would secure a playoff berth. The first round brought the 2nd seed Hershey Bears who were swept. In the second round the Swords faced off against the 1st seed Baltimore Clippers losing the series 4-2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ ""The Aud" - Memorial Auditorium". Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association. sabresalumni.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rick Martin Profile". Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association. SabresAlumni.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rene Robert". Hockey Hall of Fame. legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  6. ↑ "1971-72 Buffalo Sabres Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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