1971–72 California Golden Seals
21-39-17
The 1971–72 California Golden Seals went 21-39-17. Gerry Pinder led the team with 54 points (23 G, 31 A). Gilles Meloche had 16 wins in goal.
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Pinder | L | 74 | 23 | 31 | 54 | -18 | 59 | 7 | 139 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 77 | 19 | 26 | 45 | -16 | 12 | 2 | 165 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | D | 73 | 10 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 74 | 2 | 249 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 57 | 16 | 23 | 39 | -15 | 54 | 4 | 109 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | R | 77 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -7 | 13 | 4 | 94 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Gilbertson | L | 77 | 16 | 16 | 32 | -5 | 40 | 3 | 141 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 51 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -22 | 106 | 7 | 134 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | L | 76 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -29 | 107 | 0 | 155 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | L | 75 | 17 | 14 | 31 | -27 | 45 | 4 | 184 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 55 | 11 | 18 | 29 | +1 | 38 | 2 | 108 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | D | 69 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -27 | 156 | 0 | 82 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | R | 74 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 11 | 1 | 104 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 68 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 55 | 3 | 111 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | L | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 64 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 65 | 0 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | R | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 74 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -29 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | R | 58 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -23 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Williams | R | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | D | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -17 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Webster | R | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Baird | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don O'Donoghue | R | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Jones | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Hall | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Simmons | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 56 | 52 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 1623 | .893 | 3.33 | 4 |
| Lyle Carter | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 361 | .861 | 4.16 | 0 |
| Gary Kurt | 15 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 395 | .858 | 4.32 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 13 | vs PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs VAN | L 6–9 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ DET | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ PIT | W 6–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ BOS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs BUF | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 3 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs NYR | L 1–8 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs TOR | W 8–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ STL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ MTL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ BUF | W 7–5 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ TOR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ NYR | L 1–12 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs DET | W 6–1 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs MNS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs BUF | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ MNS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ PIT | T 1–1 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs STL | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs DET | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs MTL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 25 | @ LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ VAN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs LAK | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs DET | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ PHI | L 3–10 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs MNS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ VAN | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ MNS | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ CHI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs NYR | L 0–5 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs TOR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ VAN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs VAN | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ DET | L 2–8 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ TOR | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ MTL | T 1–1 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs NYR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs STL | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs BOS | L 6–8 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ CHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs CHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ TOR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ NYR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ MNS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ PIT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs MNS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ LAK | L 4–9 | Final |