1985–86 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1985–86 season is the team's 60th season, their 54th season as the Red Wings.^[1] This is the first of two seasons in which Red Wings games would air in the Detroit area on then-independent WXON-TV (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD) channel 20^[2]^[3] before returning to WKBD channel 50 (then a Fox station, now with The CW) for the 1987–88 season after the two year break. It is also the first of 11 seasons with current NBC sportscaster Dave Strader as the Red Wings' television play-by-play announcer, joining him as color commentator and analyst is former Red Wings right wing man Mickey Redmond. It is unknown at this time if this is Redmond's first season as analyst, but when the games moved to WKBD in 1987, they went along with them. Also, the Red Wings played their first game with Hall of Famer Brad Park as their head coach on December 31, 1985. This was Park's only season as a head coach in the NHL, replacing current Buffalo Sabres radio and television color analyst Harry Neale, who was fired after 35 games. Park had retired as a player during the previous season. The Red Wings finished dead last in the Norris Division, the Clarence Campbell Conference, and in the entire National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 57 losses and 6 ties, failing to make the playoffs with only 40 points. It is the worst record in franchise history;^[4]^[5]^[6] the Red Wings finished the season with the least goals scored of all NHL teams, the most goals against, and the most penalty minutes. Since this time, the Red Wings would miss the playoffs only one more time, that was the 1989–90 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Black Hawks	80	39	33	8	351	349	86
Minnesota North Stars	80	38	33	9	327	305	85
St. Louis Blues	80	37	34	9	302	291	83
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	25	48	7	311	386	57
Detroit Red Wings	80	17	57	6	266	415	40

^[7]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.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 10, 1985	6–6 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	0–0–1
2	L	October 12, 1985	2–9	Boston Bruins (1985–86)	0–1–1
3	L	October 14, 1985	1–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)	0–2–1
4	L	October 16, 1985	3–4	Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)	0–3–1
5	L	October 17, 1985	1–10	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	0–4–1
6	L	October 19, 1985	2–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	0–5–1
7	L	October 23, 1985	0–5	Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)	0–6–1
8	L	October 26, 1985	4–7	@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)	0–7–1
9	L	October 27, 1985	3–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)	0–8–1
10	W	October 30, 1985	6–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)	1–8–1
11	T	October 31, 1985	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)	1–8–2
12	T	November 2, 1985	5–5 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	1–8–3
13	W	November 6, 1985	4–2	St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	2–8–3
14	T	November 8, 1985	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	2–8–4
15	L	November 11, 1985	0–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)	2–9–4
16	W	November 13, 1985	7–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)	3–9–4
17	W	November 16, 1985	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	4–9–4
18	L	November 19, 1985	5–7	Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)	4–10–4
19	L	November 21, 1985	4–5 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)	4–11–4
20	L	November 23, 1985	3–9	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	4–12–4
21	W	November 27, 1985	4–1	Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)	5–12–4
22	W	November 29, 1985	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	6–12–4
23	L	November 30, 1985	1–10	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)	6–13–4
24	W	December 3, 1985	4–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)	7–13–4
25	L	December 4, 1985	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)	7–14–4
26	L	December 7, 1985	4–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	7–15–4
27	L	December 11, 1985	2–10	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	7–16–4
28	L	December 14, 1985	4–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)	7–17–4
29	L	December 15, 1985	4–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	7–18–4
30	L	December 17, 1985	3–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	7–19–4
31	L	December 21, 1985	3–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	7–20–4
32	L	December 23, 1985	2–10	@ New York Rangers (1985–86)	7–21–4
33	L	December 26, 1985	4–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	7–22–4
34	W	December 28, 1985	5–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)	8–22–4
35	L	December 29, 1985	2–5	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)	8–23–4
36	L	December 31, 1985	4–5 OT	New York Islanders (1985–86)	8–24–4
37	T	January 2, 1986	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)	8–24–5
38	L	January 4, 1986	2–7	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)	8–25–5
39	W	January 5, 1986	6–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	9–25–5
40	L	January 7, 1986	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)	9–26–5
41	L	January 10, 1986	4–9	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	9–27–5
42	L	January 11, 1986	2–8	@ New York Islanders (1985–86)	9–28–5
43	L	January 13, 1986	4–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	9–29–5
44	L	January 15, 1986	3–4 OT	New Jersey Devils (1985–86)	9–30–5
45	L	January 18, 1986	4–7	Calgary Flames (1985–86)	9–31–5
46	L	January 19, 1986	4–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	9–32–5
47	W	January 22, 1986	6–5 OT	Boston Bruins (1985–86)	10–32–5
48	L	January 23, 1986	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)	10–33–5
49	L	January 25, 1986	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)	10–34–5
50	W	January 28, 1986	7–0	Washington Capitals (1985–86)	11–34–5
51	L	January 31, 1986	4–6	St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	11–35–5
52	L	February 1, 1986	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	11–36–5
53	W	February 6, 1986	4–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1985–86)	12–36–5
54	L	February 8, 1986	3–5	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)	12–37–5
55	L	February 11, 1986	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)	12–38–5
56	L	February 14, 1986	5–7	New York Rangers (1985–86)	12–39–5
57	L	February 16, 1986	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1985–86)	12–40–5
58	L	February 18, 1986	0–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	12–41–5
59	L	February 21, 1986	3–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)	12–42–5
60	L	February 22, 1986	2–5	@ New York Islanders (1985–86)	12–43–5
61	L	February 25, 1986	3–4 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)	12–44–5
62	L	February 28, 1986	3–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	12–45–5
63	W	March 1, 1986	6–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	13–45–5
64	L	March 3, 1986	5–8	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	13–46–5
65	W	March 5, 1986	8–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	14–46–5
66	L	March 6, 1986	2–7	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)	14–47–5
67	T	March 9, 1986	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1985–86)	14–47–6
68	W	March 12, 1986	3–0	@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)	15–47–6
69	L	March 14, 1986	3–12	@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)	15–48–6
70	L	March 16, 1986	0–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)	15–49–6
71	L	March 18, 1986	4–6	Hartford Whalers (1985–86)	15–50–6
72	L	March 20, 1986	2–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1985–86)	15–51–6
73	W	March 22, 1986	8–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	16–51–6
74	L	March 25, 1986	2–7	Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)	16–52–6
75	L	March 26, 1986	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	16–53–6
76	L	March 29, 1986	4–5	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	16–54–6
77	L	April 1, 1986	0–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)	16–55–6
78	L	April 2, 1986	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)	16–56–6
79	L	April 5, 1986	3–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	16–57–6
80	W	April 6, 1986	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	17–57–6

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/−	PPG	SHG	GWG
Ogrodnick, JohnJohn Ogrodnick	LW	76	38	32	70	18	−30	15	1	2
Kisio, KellyKelly Kisio	C	76	21	48	69	85	−21	7	3	0
Larson, ReedReed Larson	D	67	19	41	60	109	−36	11	0	0
Klima, PetrPetr Klima	W	74	32	24	56	16	−39	8	0	4
Duguay, RonRon Duguay	C/RW	67	19	29	48	26	−30	8	0	2
Young, WarrenWarren Young	C	79	22	24	46	161	−34	9	0	1
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman	C	51	14	28	42	16	−24	3	0	3
Gallant, GerardGerard Gallant	LW	52	20	19	39	106	−10	3	1	2
Smith, GregGreg Smith	D	62	5	19	24	84	−14	0	0	0
Loiselle, ClaudeClaude Loiselle	C	48	7	15	22	142	−27	2	0	1
Cichocki, ChrisChris Cichocki	RW	59	10	11	21	21	−8	1	1	0
Probert, BobBob Probert	LW	44	8	13	21	186	−14	3	0	0
Oates, AdamAdam Oates	C	38	9	11	20	10	−24	1	0	1
Foster, DwightDwight Foster	RW	55	6	12	18	48	−13	1	1	0
Ladouceur, RandyRandy Ladouceur	D	78	5	13	18	196	−54	0	0	1
Gare, DannyDanny Gare	RW	57	7	9	16	102	−19	1	0	0
Kocur, JoeJoe Kocur	RW	59	9	6	15	377	−24	2	0	0
Barrett, JohnJohn Barrett	D	65	2	12	14	125	−29	0	0	0
Leavins, JimJim Leavins	D	37	2	11	13	26	−23	1	0	0
McEwen, MikeMike McEwen	D	29	0	10	10	16	−8	0	0	0
O'Connell, MikeMike O'Connell	D	13	1	7	8	16	−6	0	1	0
Carroll, BillyBilly Carroll	C	21	2	4	6	11	−8	0	0	0
Snepsts, HaroldHarold Snepsts	D	35	0	6	6	75	−7	0	0	0
Lambert, LaneLane Lambert	RW	34	2	3	5	130	−11	0	0	0
Shedden, DougDoug Shedden	C	11	2	3	5	2	−1	2	0	0
Veitch, DarrenDarren Veitch	D	13	0	5	5	2	−9	0	0	0
Richmond, SteveSteve Richmond	D	29	1	2	3	82	−18	0	0	0
Friday, TimTim Friday	D	23	0	3	3	6	−9	0	0	0
Speers, TedTed Speers	RW	4	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
Merkosky, GlennGlenn Merkosky	C	17	0	2	2	0	−12	0	0	0
Stefan, GregGreg Stefan	G	37	0	2	2	23	0	0	0	0
Burr, ShawnShawn Burr	LW/C	5	1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0
Johnstone, EddieEddie Johnstone	RW	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Eakin, BruceBruce Eakin	C	4	0	1	1	0	−4	0	0	0
Mio, EddieEddie Mio	G	18	0	1	1	17	0	0	0	0
Staszak, RayRay Staszak	RW	4	0	1	1	7	−3	0	0	0
Zombo, RickRick Zombo	D	14	0	1	1	16	−10	0	0	0
Houda, DougDoug Houda	D	6	0	0	0	4	−7	0	0	0
LaForest, MarkMark LaForest	G	28	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0
McRae, BasilBasil McRae	LW	4	0	0	0	5	−4	0	0	0
Melrose, BarryBarry Melrose	D	14	0	0	0	70	−6	0	0	0
Micalef, CorradoCorrado Micalef	G	11	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Pusey, ChrisChris Pusey	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Stefan, GregGreg Stefan	2068	37	10	20	5	155	4.50	1	1080	925	.856
LaForest, MarkMark LaForest	1383	28	4	21	0	114	4.95	1	742	628	.846
Mio, EddieEddie Mio	788	18	2	7	0	83	6.32	0	453	370	.817
Micalef, CorradoCorrado Micalef	565	11	1	9	1	52	5.52	0	342	290	.848
Pusey, ChrisChris Pusey	40	1	0	0	0	3	4.50	0	12	9	.750
Team:	4844	80	17	57	6	407	5.04	2	2629	2222	.845

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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; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

References

↑ 1985–86 Detroit Red Wings Games by Hockey-Reference.com
↑ WXON Detroit: January 5, 1986: Red Wings Pregame by TelevisionDetroit on YouTube, accessed on January 13, 2012.
↑ WXON Detroit: January 5, 1986: Red Wings Postgame Show by TelevisionDetroit on YouTube, accessed on January 13, 2012.
↑ Top Three Worst Records in Red Wings History – Octopus Thrower
↑ Detroit Red Wings (1926 – present) – Sports E-Cyclopedia – The Ultimate Sports Resource
↑ Detroit Red Wings Franchise Index | Hockey-Reference.com
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1985-86 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

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1985–86 Detroit Red Wings season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Regular season

See also

References

External links