1961–62 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1961–62 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 36th season. The Red Wings finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 12, 1961 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	0–1–0
2 	T 	October 14, 1961 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	0–1–1
3 	T 	October 15, 1961 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	0–1–2
4 	W 	October 19, 1961 	7–3 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	1–1–2
5 	T 	October 21, 1961 	4–4 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	1–1–3
6 	W 	October 22, 1961 	5–4 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	2–1–3
7 	L 	October 26, 1961 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	2–2–3
8 	L 	October 28, 1961 	5–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	2–3–3
9 	L 	October 29, 1961 	3–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	2–4–3
10 	W 	November 2, 1961 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	3–4–3
11 	L 	November 5, 1961 	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	3–5–3
12 	W 	November 9, 1961 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	4–5–3
13 	L 	November 11, 1961 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	4–6–3
14 	W 	November 12, 1961 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	5–6–3
15 	L 	November 15, 1961 	0–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	5–7–3
16 	L 	November 18, 1961 	1–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	5–8–3
17 	W 	November 19, 1961 	6–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	6–8–3
18 	L 	November 22, 1961 	0–4 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	6–9–3
19 	L 	November 23, 1961 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	6–10–3
20 	L 	November 26, 1961 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	6–11–3
21 	W 	November 30, 1961 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	7–11–3
22 	L 	December 2, 1961 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	7–12–3
23 	W 	December 3, 1961 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	8–12–3
24 	T 	December 7, 1961 	3–3 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	8–12–4
25 	W 	December 9, 1961 	3–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	9–12–4
26 	W 	December 10, 1961 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	10–12–4
27 	W 	December 14, 1961 	5–0 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	11–12–4
28 	W 	December 17, 1961 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	12–12–4
29 	L 	December 20, 1961 	1–6 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	12–13–4
30 	L 	December 21, 1961 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	12–14–4
31 	L 	December 23, 1961 	1–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	12–15–4
32 	L 	December 25, 1961 	4–6 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	12–16–4
33 	T 	December 28, 1961 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	12–16–5
34 	L 	December 30, 1961 	4–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	12–17–5
35 	W 	December 31, 1961 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	13–17–5
36 	T 	January 4, 1962 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	13–17–6
37 	W 	January 6, 1962 	6–2 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	14–17–6
38 	T 	January 7, 1962 	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	14–17–7
39 	L 	January 13, 1962 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	14–18–7
40 	W 	January 14, 1962 	2–1 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	15–18–7
41 	L 	January 18, 1962 	3–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	15–19–7
42 	T 	January 20, 1962 	2–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	15–19–8
43 	L 	January 21, 1962 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	15–20–8
44 	W 	January 24, 1962 	3–0 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	16–20–8
45 	L 	January 27, 1962 	2–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	16–21–8
46 	T 	January 28, 1962 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	16–21–9
47 	L 	January 31, 1962 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	16–22–9
48 	L 	February 1, 1962 	4–7 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	16–23–9
49 	L 	February 3, 1962 	1–8 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	16–24–9
50 	W 	February 4, 1962 	6–0 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	17–24–9
51 	T 	February 7, 1962 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	17–24–10
52 	T 	February 10, 1962 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	17–24–11
53 	W 	February 11, 1962 	5–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	18–24–11
54 	W 	February 15, 1962 	4–3 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	19–24–11
55 	W 	February 18, 1962 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	20–24–11
56 	L 	February 21, 1962 	4–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	20–25–11
57 	L 	February 24, 1962 	1–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	20–26–11
58 	L 	February 25, 1962 	2–8 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) 	20–27–11
59 	T 	March 3, 1962 	2–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	20–27–12
60 	W 	March 4, 1962 	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	21–27–12
61 	L 	March 6, 1962 	4–5 	New York Rangers (1961–62) 	21–28–12
62 	W 	March 8, 1962 	3–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	22–28–12
63 	L 	March 10, 1962 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	22–29–12
64 	T 	March 11, 1962 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	22–29–13
65 	L 	March 14, 1962 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1961–62) 	22–30–13
66 	L 	March 15, 1962 	0–4 	Boston Bruins (1961–62) 	22–31–13
67 	W 	March 18, 1962 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) 	23–31–13
68 	L 	March 20, 1962 	0–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62)	23–32–13
69 	T 	March 24, 1962 	2–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62)	23–32–14
70 	L 	March 25, 1962 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) 	23–33–14
==Playoffs==
*The Red Wings did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	70	33	44	77 	54
 	C/LW	70	26	43	69 	18
 	C 	70	26	38	64 	54
 	LW 	59	15	28	43 	45
 	D 	70	7 	30	37 	88
 	C/RW	32	8 	12	20 	4
 	LW 	38	10	9 	19 	20
 	C 	65	6 	12	18 	16
 	D 	70	4 	14	18 	38
 	D 	69	4 	13	17 	84
 	RW 	39	7 	8 	15 	44
 	C 	32	5 	7 	12 	8
 	C 	54	5 	6 	11 	8
 	RW/C	31	5 	6 	11 	14
 	C 	23	2 	9 	11 	4
 	LW 	70	5 	5 	10 	4
 	D 	39	5 	5 	10 	24
 	LW 	18	5 	3 	8 	20
 	RW 	48	3 	4 	7 	30
 	D 	69	1 	6 	7 	24
 	D/RW	30	0 	2 	2 	67
 	RW 	8 	1 	0 	1 	4
 	C 	14	1 	0 	1 	8
 	C 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	20	0 	1 	1 	6
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	27	0 	0 	0 	8
 	G 	43	0 	0 	0 	12
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2580	43	14	21	8 	141	3.28	5
 	1620	27	9 	12	6 	75 	2.78	3
Team: 	4200	70	23	33	14	216	3.09	8
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 
==Awards and Records==
*Gordie Howe, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
1961-62-Connelly_Bassen_Young.jpg|Wayne Connelly shooting on Hank Bassen while Howie Young looks on in 1961-62 season action.
61-62NHLExhTorWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
61-62WHLExhVancouverGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Vancouver
==See Also==
*1961–62 NHL season
==References==
* 
Detroit Red Wings season, 1961–62
Detroit Red Wings season, 1961–62
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