1971-72 Rochester Americans Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 28-38-10 - 66 points
in the AHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Douglas Adam (12-20-5)
Coach: Don Cherry (16-18-5)
Location: Rochester, New York
1971-72 Rochester Americans Statistics

The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 28 wins and 38 losses and 10 ties for 66 points in the AHL's Eastern Division.

The Americans scored 242 goals and allowed 311, most in the circuit. Duke Harris netted 27 goals for Rochester, while Duke Harris and Rob Walton each accounted for 34 assists, and Lynn Zimmerman registered a 3.5 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Douglas Adam and Don Cherry coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Serge AubryGJanuary 2, 19425'7"165LMontreal, QC Canada
Bob BlackburnDFebruary 1, 19385'11"198LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Ken BlockDMarch 18, 19445'10"191LSteinbach, MB Canada
Gregg BoddyDMarch 19, 19496'2"200LPonoka, AB Canada
Gary BredinRMay 25, 19486'0"185REdmonton, AB Canada
Doug BrindleyCJune 8, 19496'1"175LWalkerton, ON Canada
Don CherryDFebruary 5, 19345'11"180LKingston, ON Canada
John CunniffLJuly 9, 19435'9"175LSouth Boston, MA USA
Dave DunnDAugust 19, 19486'2"200LMoosomin, SK Canada
Doug DunvilleAugust 22, 19450'0"Toronto, ONT Canada
Ed DyckGOctober 29, 19505'11"160LWarman, SK Canada
Murray HallRNovember 24, 19406'0"175RKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Jim HargreavesDMay 2, 19505'11"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Duke HarrisRFebruary 25, 19425'10"180RSarnia, ON Canada
Ed HatoumRDecember 7, 19475'10"180RBeruit, Lebanon
Bobby LalondeCMarch 27, 19515'5"155LMontreal, QC Canada
Rich LemieuxCApril 19, 19515'8"155LTemiscamingue, QC Canada
Bob MalcolmDJune 24, 19496'1"185Toronto, ON
Willie MarshallCDecember 1, 19315'10"165LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Mike McMahonDAugust 30, 19415'11"180LQuebec City, QC Canada
Kevin MorrisonDOctober 28, 19496'0"202LSydney, NS Canada
Bob MurphyFJanuary 27, 19515'10"181LToronto, ON Canada
Poul PopielDFebruary 28, 19435'10"170LSollested, Denmark
Tom ReillyFAugust 18, 19515'10"170LHamilton, ONT Canada
Garth RizzutoCSeptember 11, 19475'10"175LTrail, BC Canada
Bobby SchmautzRMarch 28, 19455'9"172RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Dan SeguinLJune 7, 19485'8"165LSudbury, ON Canada
Jack StanfieldLMay 30, 19425'11"176LToronto, ON Canada
Rob WaltonCSeptember 3, 19495'9"165LToronto, ON Canada
Don WestbrookeLFebruary 21, 19435'11"170LCollingswood, ONT Canada
Dave WestnerCDecember 22, 19505'10"195LToronto, ONT Canada
Barry WilcoxRApril 23, 19486'1"190LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Jim WisteCFebruary 18, 19465'10"185LMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Lynn ZimmermanGJuly 13, 19425'7"155RFort Erie, ON Canada


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