1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season was the 49th season for the Detroit franchise, 43rd as the Red Wings. The team finished fourth and missed the playoffs

1974–75 Detroit Red Wings
Division4th Norris
1974–75 record23–45–12
Goals for259
Goals against335
Team information
General ManagerAlex Delvecchio
CoachAlex Delvecchio
CaptainMarcel Dionne
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Grant (50)
AssistsMarcel Dionne (74)
PointsMarcel Dionne (121)
Penalty minutesBryan Watson (238)
WinsJim Rutherford (20)
Goals against averageJim Rutherford (3.75)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens80471419374225+149113
2Los Angeles Kings80421721269185+84105
3Pittsburgh Penguins80372815326289+3789
4Detroit Red Wings80234512259335−7658
5Washington Capitals808675181446−26521

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 19742–1Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)1–0–0
2LOctober 12, 19742–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)1–1–0
3WOctober 13, 19747–3California Golden Seals (1974–75)2–1–0
4WOctober 16, 19744–2Atlanta Flames (1974–75)3–1–0
5WOctober 19, 19746–4Washington Capitals (1974–75)4–1–0
6WOctober 22, 19743–0@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)5–1–0
7LOctober 23, 19741–10@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)5–2–0
8LOctober 26, 19742–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)5–3–0
9LOctober 29, 19740–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)5–4–0
10TNovember 1, 19744–4@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)5–4–1
11LNovember 2, 19741–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)5–5–1
12TNovember 6, 19744–4Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)5–5–2
13LNovember 10, 19742–4Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)5–6–2
14LNovember 13, 19744–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)5–7–2
15WNovember 16, 19745–3New York Islanders (1974–75)6–7–2
16LNovember 17, 19742–5Boston Bruins (1974–75)6–8–2
17LNovember 20, 19744–5New York Rangers (1974–75)6–9–2
18LNovember 23, 19742–4@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)6–10–2
19LNovember 24, 19741–4Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)6–11–2
20LNovember 27, 19742–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)6–12–2
21LNovember 28, 19742–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)6–13–2
22WNovember 30, 19741–0@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)7–13–2
23LDecember 4, 19742–4@ New York Rangers (1974–75)7–14–2
24WDecember 5, 19746–4@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)8–14–2
25TDecember 7, 19743–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)8–14–3
26WDecember 8, 19744–2Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)9–14–3
27LDecember 12, 19743–4St. Louis Blues (1974–75)9–15–3
28LDecember 15, 19742–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)9–16–3
29LDecember 18, 19745–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)9–17–3
30TDecember 21, 19742–2Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)9–17–4
31LDecember 22, 19744–5@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)9–18–4
32TDecember 26, 19744–4Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)9–18–5
33LDecember 27, 19741–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)9–19–5
34LDecember 30, 19742–3Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)9–20–5
35WDecember 31, 19744–3California Golden Seals (1974–75)10–20–5
36LJanuary 4, 19751–2@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)10–21–5
37LJanuary 5, 19750–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)10–22–5
38TJanuary 8, 19754–4Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)10–22–6
39TJanuary 11, 19753–3Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)10–22–7
40LJanuary 12, 19751–2St. Louis Blues (1974–75)10–23–7
41WJanuary 16, 19757–4Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)11–23–7
42LJanuary 18, 19751–5@ New York Islanders (1974–75)11–24–7
43TJanuary 19, 19754–4Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)11–24–8
44LJanuary 23, 19751–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)11–25–8
45WJanuary 25, 19755–2Washington Capitals (1974–75)12–25–8
46LJanuary 26, 19753–6@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)12–26–8
47TJanuary 28, 19754–4@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)12–26–9
48WJanuary 30, 19755–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)13–26–9
49LFebruary 1, 19751–4New York Islanders (1974–75)13–27–9
50TFebruary 2, 19755–5@ New York Rangers (1974–75)13–27–10
51LFebruary 4, 19751–6Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)13–28–10
52LFebruary 5, 19755–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)13–29–10
53LFebruary 8, 19755–8Boston Bruins (1974–75)13–30–10
54WFebruary 9, 19755–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)14–30–10
55LFebruary 12, 19752–4@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)14–31–10
56LFebruary 14, 19754–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)14–32–10
57LFebruary 15, 19752–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)14–33–10
58WFebruary 19, 19754–3Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)15–33–10
59WFebruary 22, 19754–3Atlanta Flames (1974–75)16–33–10
60WFebruary 23, 19753–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)17–33–10
61LFebruary 26, 19751–2Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)17–34–10
62LFebruary 27, 19754–9@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)17–35–10
63WMarch 1, 19753–2Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)18–35–10
64LMarch 2, 19754–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)18–36–10
65LMarch 5, 19753–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)18–37–10
66WMarch 8, 19755–1Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)19–37–10
67LMarch 9, 19755–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)19–38–10
68WMarch 11, 19754–2@ New York Islanders (1974–75)20–38–10
69TMarch 13, 19755–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)20–38–11
70LMarch 14, 19752–4@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)20–39–11
71LMarch 16, 19753–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)20–40–11
72LMarch 20, 19752–6Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)20–41–11
73WMarch 22, 19757–4New York Rangers (1974–75)21–41–11
74TMarch 23, 19754–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)21–41–12
75LMarch 26, 19753–5@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)21–42–12
76LMarch 29, 19752–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)21–43–12
77WMarch 30, 19758–5@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)22–43–12
78WApril 2, 19758–3Washington Capitals (1974–75)23–43–12
79LApril 5, 19751–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)23–44–12
80LApril 6, 19752–4Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)23–45–12

Playoffs

The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marcel DionneC80477412114−1515102
Danny GrantRW8050378728−111915
Nick LibettLW8023285139−41812
Bill HogaboamC6014274116−34611
Phil RobertoRW4613274030−10502
Gary BergmanD7652530104−25210
Bill LocheadLW6516122834−30302
Mickey RedmondRW2915122718−12501
Jean HamelD8051924136−40000
Hank NowakLW568142269−34100
Larry GirouxD392202260−10101
Pierre JarryLW39813214−12001
Michel BergeronRW2510717105100
Walt McKechnieC23611176−3102
Bart CrashleyD482151714−10000
Jack LynchD502151746−15000
Bryan WatsonD7011314238−29010
Mike BloomLW134812102101
Guy CharronC26110116−9001
Mike KorneyRW30821018−9201
Earl AndersonRW45731012−11101
Doug RobertsRW264488−7400
Red BerensonC273368−10100
Dave KryskowLW181454−2000
Blair StewartC1905538−5000
Brian McCutcheonLW173142−3000
Rick McCannC131342−4000
Jim RutherfordG5904440000
Ted SnellRW200446−10000
Frank BatheD1903331−5000
Barry SalovaaraD2702218−11000
Thommie BergmanD1801127−7000
Rene DroletRW100000000
Doug GrantG700000000
Bill McKenzieG1300020000
Tom MellorD100000000
Brian MurphyC/LW100000000
Jim NahrgangD100000000
Dennis PolonichC/RW40000−1000
Nelson PyattC90002−2000
Terry RichardsonG400020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Rutherford3478592029102173.742
Doug Grant3807150345.370
Bill McKenzie74013192584.700
Terry Richardson2024120236.830
Team:4800802345123324.152

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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

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
19Bill Lochead CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
344Dan Mandryk CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
345Bill Evo United StatesPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
463Michel Bergeron CanadaSorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
581John Taft United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
699Don Dufek United StatesUniversity of Michigan (WCHA)
7117Jack Carlson United StatesMarquette Iron Rangers (USHL)
8134Greg Steel CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
9151Glen McLeod CanadaSudbury Wolves (OMJHL)

Farm teams
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See also

References
  1. "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1974-75 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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