# 1971–72 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1971–72 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

## Trades
### May

| May, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To Boston Bruinscash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBob Leiter |
| May, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To Minnesota North StarsBob Paradise Gary Gambucci | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| May 1, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsWayne Rivers | To New York RangersMike McMahon Jr. |
| May 12, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsRick Sentes | To St. Louis BluesJim Shires |
| May 20, 1971 | To California Golden SealsJoey Johnston Walt McKechnie | To Minnesota North StarsDennis Hextall |
| May 25, 1971 | To California Golden SealsBobby Sheehan | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| May 25, 1971 | To Buffalo SabresDon Luce Mike Robitaille | To Detroit Red WingsJoe Daley |
| May 25, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsLeon Rochefort | To Montreal CanadiensKerry Ketter cash |
| May 25, 1971 | To New York Rangers1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 10 - Steve Vickers) | To St. Louis BluesPeter McDuffe |
| May 25, 1971 | To Minnesota North StarsBob Nevin | To New York Rangersfuture considerations$^1$ (Bobby Rousseau) |
| May 25, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 31 - Jim Cahoon) 4th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 45 - Ed Sidebottom) cash | To Vancouver CanucksGregg Boddy 3rd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 39 - Richard Lemieux) |
* Trade completed on June 8, 1971.

### June

| June 8, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsBob Dillabough Irv Spencer | To Vancouver CanucksGary Bredin John Cunniff |
| June 8, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsClaude Provost | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| June 9, 1971 | To California Golden SealsMike Hyndman | To Montreal Canadienscash |
| June 9, 1971 | To Montreal CanadiensEd Dyck | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| June 10, 1971 | To Chicago Black Hawkscash | To New York Rangers7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 96 - Doug Keeler) |
| June 10, 1971 | To Boston Bruinscash | To Toronto Maple Leafs7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 98 - Steve Johnson) |
| June 13, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsLarry Hillman | To Philadelphia FlyersLarry Mickey |
| June 14, 1971 | To New York Rangerscash | To St. Louis BluesGlenn Patrick |
| June 15, 1971 | To Chicago Black Hawkscash | To Detroit Red WingsBarry Salovaara |

### August

| August 20, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsBrian Conacher | To Toronto Maple Leafscash |
| August 23, 1971 | To Montreal CanadiensMichel Plasse | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| August 30, 1971 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Toronto Maple LeafsTerry Clancy |
| August 31, 1971 | To California Golden SealsMarshall Johnston | To Montreal Canadienscash |

### September

| September 4, 1971 | To California Golden Sealscash | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBill Hicke |
| September 4, 1971 | To Boston BruinsDoug Roberts | To California Golden Sealscash |
| September 9, 1971 | To California Golden SealsKerry Bond Gerry Desjardins Gerry Pinder | To Chicago Black HawksGary Smith |
| September 14, 1971 | To Montreal CanadiensRey Comeau | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| September 27, 1971 | To Toronto Maple LeafsAndre Hinse | To Vancouver CanucksDoug Brindley |

### October

| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To Los Angeles KingsWayne Rivers | To New York RangersMike McMahon Jr. |
| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To California Golden Sealscash | To Montreal CanadiensMike Laughton |
| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) | To California Golden Sealscash | To Montreal CanadiensJocelyn Hardy |
| October 3, 1971 | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash | To Vancouver CanucksBob Blackburn |
| October 6, 1971 | To Minnesota North StarsDean Prentice | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash |
| October 6, 1971 | To California Golden SealsRay Martynuik | To Montreal CanadiensTony Featherstone |
| October 8, 1971 | To California Golden SealsLyle Carter John French | To Montreal CanadiensRandy Rota |
| October 15, 1971 | To Chicago Black HawksAndre Lacroix | To Philadelphia FlyersRick Foley |
| October 18, 1971 | To California Golden SealsGilles Meloche Paul Shmyr | To Chicago Black HawksGerry Desjardins |
| October 22, 1971 | To California Golden SealsTom Webster | To Detroit Red WingsRon Stackhouse |

### November

| November 4, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsRogie Vachon | To Montreal CanadiensDenis DeJordy Dale Hoganson Noel Price Doug Robinson draft option$^1$ |
| November 9, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsBill Sutherland | To St. Louis Bluescash |
| November 11, 1971 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To St. Louis BluesBernie Blanchette |
| November 15, 1971 | To New York RangersGene Carr Wayne Connelly Jim Lorentz | To St. Louis BluesAndre Dupont Jack Egers Mike Murphy |
| November 16, 1971 | To Buffalo SabresLarry Mickey | To Philadelphia FlyersLarry Keenan |
| November 16, 1971 | To New York RangersGary Doak Jim Wiste | To Vancouver CanucksDave Balon Wayne Connelly Ron Stewart |
| November 17, 1971 | To Boston BruinsRich LeDuc Chris Oddleifson | To California Golden SealsIvan Boldirev |
| November 21, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsBob Cook | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| November 22, 1971 | To Detroit Red WingsBill Hicke | To Pittsburgh Penguinscash |
* Montreal had an option to swap 1st-round picks in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Montreal exercised the option and selected Pierre Mondou with the number 15 pick and Los Angeles selected Tim Young with the number 16 pick.

### December

| December 13, 1971 | To Montreal CanadiensJim Roberts | To St. Louis BluesPhil Roberto |
| December 16, 1971 | To Buffalo SabresMike Byers Larry Hillman | To Los Angeles KingsDoug Barrie Mike Keeler |

### January

| January 7, 1972 | To Minnesota North StarsCraig Cameron | To New York IslandersJude Drouin |
| January 11, 1972 | To Los Angeles KingsBob Woytowich | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAl McDonough |
| January 14, 1972 | To Buffalo SabresJim Lorentz | To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 1972 Amateur Draft (# 21 - Larry Sacharuk) |
| January 28, 1972 | To Los Angeles KingsSerge Bernier Jim Johnson Bill Lesuk | To Philadelphia FlyersBill Flett Eddie Joyal Ross Lonsberry Jean Potvin |

### February

| February 8, 1972 | To Chicago Black HawksChristian Bordeleau future considerations (John Garrett)$^1$ | To St. Louis BluesDanny O'Shea |
| February 20, 1972 | To New York RangersJim Dorey | To Toronto Maple LeafsPierre Jarry |
| February 23, 1972 | To Boston BruinsDon O'Donoghue Carol Vadnais | To California Golden SealsReggie Leach Rick Smith Bob Stewart |
| February 26, 1972 | To Chicago Black Hawkscash | To Vancouver CanucksBruce Bullock |
* Trade completed on September 19, 1972.

### March

| March 4, 1972 | To Buffalo SabresRene Robert | To Pittsburgh PenguinsEddie Shack |
| March 5, 1972 | To Buffalo SabresGeorge Morrison 2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 25 - Larry Carriere) | To St. Louis BluesChris Evans |
| March 5, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabrescash | To New York RangersPhil Goyette |
| March 5, 1972 | To New York RangersRon Stewart | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| March 5, 1972 | To Boston BruinsTom Williams | To California Golden Sealscash |
| March 6, 1972 | To Detroit Red WingsRalph Williams | To Vancouver CanucksJim Niekamp |

## Additional sources

* hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
* "NHL trades for 1971-1972". NHL Trade Tracker.
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