page_title: 1971 in Michigan
section_title: Ice hockey
hierarchical_section_title: 1971 in Michigan / Sports / Ice hockey
caption_attribution_description: English: Tom Webster in 1969
context_page_description: Events from the year 1971 in Michigan.
  The Associated Press selected the top 10 news stories in Michigan as follows:
  Court-ordered busing in the Pontiac public schools;
  An order by federal judge Stephen Roth finding that the Detroit public schools were segregated by law, triggering concerns that he might order cross-district busing as a remedy;
  The Michigan Legislature's reducing the age of adulthood to 18;
  A Supreme Court decision banning public aid to parochial schools;
  The Michigan Legislature's adoption of a 50% increase in the state income tax;
  Gov. William Milliken's plan to change the source of education funding by cutting local property taxes and raising the state income tax;
  The Michigan Legislature's reduction of penalties for drug possession;
  The debate concerning the state's budget which totaled more than $2 billion;
  An explosion on December 11 in a water tunnel being built under Lake Huron near Port Huron resulted when methane gas built up and caused the deaths of 21 workers; and
  A court challenge to the constitutionality of the property tax as a mechanism for funding education.
  The AP also selected the state's top 10 sports stories as follows:
context_section_description: 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings season – Under head coaches Ned Harkness and Doug Barkley, the Red Wings compiled a 22–45–11 record and finished seventh in the National Hockey League's East Division. Tom Webster led the team with 30 goals, 37 assists, and 67 points scored. The team's regular goaltenders were Roy Edwards and Jim Rutherford.
  1970–71 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team – Under head coach John MacInnes, Michigan Tech compiled a 25–6–2 record.
  1970–71 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season – Under head coach Al Renfrew, the Wolverines compiled a 9–21 record.
  1970–71 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team – Under head coach Amo Bessone, the Spartans compiled a 19–12 record.
caption: Tom Webster
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