1971–72 New York Rangers season

The 1971–72 New York Rangers season was the 46th season in franchise history. Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert ranked third, fourth and fifth overall in league scoring.^[1] The Rangers qualified for the postseason for the sixth consecutive season. The club made its first appearance in the Stanley Cup final since 1950 but lost in six games to the Boston Bruins.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division^[2]
		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

1971-72 Game Log

October: 6-1-4 (Home: 3-1-2; Road: 3-0-2)

November: 9-2-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Road: 4-2-0)

December: 10-2-2 (Home: 7-0-1; Road: 3-2-1)

January: 6-4-2 (Home: 3-1-1; Road: 3-3-1)

February: 10-2-2 (Home: 5-1-1; Road: 5-1-1)

March: 7-4-3 (Home: 3-2-2; Road: 4-2-1)

April: 0-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Road: 0-1-0)

Playoffs

Main articles: 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1972 Stanley Cup Finals

Key: Win Loss

1972 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Quarter-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers win series 4-2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 5	Montreal Canadiens	2 - 3	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 1-0
2	April 6	Montreal Canadiens	2 - 5	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 2-0
3	April 8	New York Rangers	1 - 2	Montreal Canadiens		New York Rangers lead series 2-1
4	April 9	New York Rangers	6 - 4	Montreal Canadiens		New York Rangers lead series 3-1
5	April 11	Montreal Canadiens	2 - 1	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 3-2
6	April 13	New York Rangers	3 - 2	Montreal Canadiens		New York Rangers win series 4-2

Semi-finals: vs. Chicago Black Hawks - New York Rangers win series 4-0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 16	New York Rangers	3 - 2	Chicago Black Hawks		New York Rangers lead series 1-0
2	April 18	New York Rangers	5 - 3	Chicago Black Hawks		New York Rangers lead series 2-0
3	April 20	Chicago Black Hawks	2 - 3	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 3-0
4	April 23	Chicago Black Hawks	2 - 6	New York Rangers		New York Rangers win series 4-0

Stanley Cup Finals: vs. Boston Bruins - Boston wins series 4-2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 30	New York Rangers	5 - 6	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 1-0
2	May 2	New York Rangers	1 - 2	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 2-0
3	May 4	Boston Bruins	2 - 5	New York Rangers		Boston leads series 2-1
4	May 7	Boston Bruins	3 - 2	New York Rangers		Boston leads series 3-1
5	May 9	New York Rangers	3 - 2	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 3-2
6	May 11	Boston Bruins	3 - 0	New York Rangers		Boston wins series 4-2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	63	46	63	109	4
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	78	50	56	106	142
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	73	43	54	97	64
Park, BradBrad Park	75	24	49	73	130
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	76	24	42	66	65
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	78	22	37	59	53
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	78	21	36	57	12
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	78	5	36	41	62
MacGregor, BruceBruce MacGregor	75	19	21	40	22
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	78	7	30	37	56
Irvine, TedTed Irvine	78	15	21	36	66
Stemkowski, PetePete Stemkowski	59	11	17	28	53
Carr, GeneGene Carr^†	60	8	8	16	25
Rolfe, DaleDale Rolfe	68	2	14	16	67
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	76	5	9	14	77
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco	48	4	7	11	4
Doak, GaryGary Doak^†	50	1	10	11	54
Balon, DaveDave Balon^‡	16	4	5	9	2
Jarry, PierrePierre Jarry^‡	34	3	3	6	20
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette^†	8	1	4	5	0
Egers, JackJack Egers^‡	17	2	1	3	14
Stewart, RonRon Stewart^†	13	0	2	2	2
Gratton, NormNorm Gratton	3	0	1	1	0
McMahon, MikeMike McMahon	1	0	0	0	0
Dorey, JimJim Dorey^†	1	0	0	0	0
Williams, TomTom Williams	3	0	0	0	2
Lorentz, JimJim Lorentz^†^‡	7	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	16	6	11	17	7
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	16	7	9	16	22
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	16	7	8	15	11
Stemkowski, PetePete Stemkowski	16	4	8	12	18
Fairbairn, BillBill Fairbairn	16	5	7	12	11
Park, BradBrad Park	16	4	7	11	21
Tkaczuk, WaltWalt Tkaczuk	16	4	6	10	35
Irvine, TedTed Irvine	16	4	5	9	19
MacGregor, BruceBruce MacGregor	16	2	6	8	4
Rolfe, DaleDale Rolfe	16	4	3	7	16
Seiling, RodRod Seiling	16	1	4	5	10
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	13	1	3	4	2
Carr, GeneGene Carr	16	1	3	4	21
Stewart, RonRon Stewart	8	2	1	3	0
Neilson, JimJim Neilson	10	0	3	3	8
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco	4	0	1	1	0
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	16	0	1	1	22
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	6	0	1	1	0
Dorey, JimJim Dorey	1	0	0	0	0
Andrascik, SteveSteve Andrascik	1	0	0	0	0
Doak, GaryGary Doak	12	0	0	0	46

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	44	2551	24	10	9	115	2.70	1
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure	37	2129	24	7	4	74	2.09	3

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Giacomin, EdEd Giacomin	10	600	6	4	27	2.70	0
Villemure, GillesGilles Villemure	6	360	4	2	14	2.33	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

1971–1972 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Ed Giacomin
30 – Gilles Villemure

Defensemen

2 – Brad Park
3 – Gary Doak
4 – Mike McMahon
5 – Dale Rolfe
8 – Jim Dorey
15 – Jim Neilson
16 – Rod Seiling
24 – Ab DeMarco

Wingers

6 – Glen Sather
7 – Rod Gilbert
8 – Pierre Jarry
10 – Bill Fairbairn
11 – Vic Hadfield –C
12 – Ron Stewart
14 – Bruce MacGregor
17 – Dave Balon
17 – Tom Williams
20 – Gene Carr
20 – Jack Egers
23 – Norm Gratton
27 – Ted Irvine

Centers

9 – Phil Goyette
18 – Walt Tkaczuk
19 – Jean Ratelle
21 – Pete Stemkowski
22 – Bobby Rousseau
25 – Jim Lorentz
GM/Coach:
Emile Francis

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Steve Vickers	LW	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
1	13	Steve Durbano	D	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2	27	Tom Williams	LW	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
3	41	Terry West	C	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
4	55	Jerry Butler	RW	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
5	69	Fraser Reobertson	D	CAN	Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL)
6	83	Wayne Wood	G	Canada	Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
7	96	Doug Keeler	C	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7	97	Jean-Denis Royal	D	Canada	Saint-Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)
8	109	Gene Sobchuk	LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
9	110	Jim Ivison	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10	111	Andre Peloffy	C	France	Rosemont National (QMJHL)
11	112	Elston Evoy	C	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOHA)
12	114	Gerry Lecomte	D	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
13	115	Wayne Forsey	LW	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
14	116	Bill Forrest	D	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1971-72 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

1971–72 NHL season

East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal New York Toronto Vancouver

West	California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Final

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