1971-72 St. Louis Blues Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-39-11 - 67 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 4-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Minnesota North Stars 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-0
Coach: Sid Abel (3-6-1)
Coach: Bill McCreary (6-14-4)
Coach: Al Arbour (19-19-6)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1971-72 St. Louis Blues RosterTeam Record: 28-39-11 - 67 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 4-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Minnesota North Stars 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-0
Coach: Sid Abel (3-6-1)
Coach: Bill McCreary (6-14-4)
Coach: Al Arbour (19-19-6)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1971-72 St. Louis Blues Results
The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 28 wins and 39 losses and 11 ties for 67 points, finishing third in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-7. Sid Abel, Bill McCreary and Al Arbour coached the team. The 1971-72 St. Louis Blues lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | C | 78 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 104 | -8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 321 | 11.2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | R | 78 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 7.0 |
| Jack Egers | R | 63 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 10.0 |
| Gary Sabourin | R | 77 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 11.9 |
| Mike Murphy | R | 63 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 19 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 176 | 11.4 |
| Terry Crisp | C | 75 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 13.8 |
| Barclay Plager | D | 78 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 176 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 5.5 |
| Phil Roberto | R | 49 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 76 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 7.1 |
| Carl Brewer | D | 42 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 40 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Christian Bordeleau | C | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 6.5 |
| Brian Lavender | L | 46 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 54 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 7.4 |
| Andre Dupont | D | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 2.3 |
| George Morrison | L | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Bill Plager | D | 65 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 64 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Bob Plager | D | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 81 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 |
| Larry Hornung | D | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 10.4 |
| Floyd Thomson | L | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 5.8 |
| Curt Bennett | L | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Noel Picard | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Gene Carr | C | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Bill Sutherland | L | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Michel Parizeau | C | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Jim Shires | L | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Jacques Caron | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Jim McLeod | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Wakely | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Arbour | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Gord Brooks | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Norm Dennis | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Evans | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Kannegiesser | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Peter McDuffe | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin O'Shea | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brit Selby | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Veneruzzo | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1363 | 208 | 319 | 527 | 1138 | -72 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 2557 | 8.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Caron | 28 | 1619 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 2.52 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Wakely | 30 | 1614 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 3.42 | 0 | ||
| Jim McLeod | 16 | 880 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Stephenson | 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.40 | 0 | ||
| Peter McDuffe | 10 | 467 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.73 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 86 | 4680 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 242 | 3.10 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | C | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank St. Marseille | R | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Egers | R | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Sabourin | R | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Murphy | R | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Crisp | C | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barclay Plager | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Roberto | R | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brian Lavender | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Dupont | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Plager | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Plager | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hornung | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Bennett | L | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny O'Shea | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Caron | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Wakely | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Evans | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McDuffe | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin O'Shea | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 197 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 232 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Caron | 9 | 499 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.13 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Wakely | 3 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.90 | 0 | ||
| Peter McDuffe | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 672 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4.11 | 0 |
