1971–72 NHL transactions
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The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1971–72 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.
Trades[edit]
May[edit]
- Trade completed on June 8, 1971.
June[edit]
| June 8, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wings Bob Dillabough Irv Spencer |
To Vancouver Canucks Gary Bredin John Cunniff |
| June 8, 1971 | To Los Angeles Kings Claude Provost |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
| June 9, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Mike Hyndman |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
| June 9, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens Ed Dyck |
To Vancouver Canucks cash |
| June 10, 1971 | To Chicago Black Hawks cash |
To New York Rangers 7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 96 - Doug Keeler) |
| June 10, 1971 | To Boston Bruins cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft (# 98 - Steve Johnson) |
| June 13, 1971 | To Los Angeles Kings Larry Hillman |
To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Mickey |
| June 14, 1971 | To New York Rangers cash |
To St. Louis Blues Glenn Patrick |
| June 15, 1971 | To Chicago Black Hawks cash |
To Detroit Red Wings Barry Salovaara |
August[edit]
| August 20, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wings Brian Conacher |
To Toronto Maple Leafs cash |
| August 23, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens Michel Plasse |
To St. Louis Blues cash |
| August 30, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Clancy |
| August 31, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Marshall Johnston |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
September[edit]
| September 4, 1971 | To California Golden Seals cash |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Hicke |
| September 4, 1971 | To Boston Bruins Doug Roberts |
To California Golden Seals cash |
| September 9, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Kerry Bond Gerry Desjardins Gerry Pinder |
To Chicago Black Hawks Gary Smith |
| September 14, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens Rey Comeau |
To Vancouver Canucks cash |
| September 27, 1971 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Andre Hinse |
To Vancouver Canucks Doug Brindley |
October[edit]
| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) |
To Los Angeles Kings Wayne Rivers |
To New York Rangers Mike McMahon Jr. |
| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) |
To California Golden Seals cash |
To Montreal Canadiens Mike Laughton |
| October, 1971 (exact date unknown) |
To California Golden Seals cash |
To Montreal Canadiens Jocelyn Hardy |
| October 3, 1971 | To Pittsburgh Penguins cash |
To Vancouver Canucks Bob Blackburn |
| October 6, 1971 | To Minnesota North Stars Dean Prentice |
To Pittsburgh Penguins cash |
| October 6, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Ray Martynuik |
To Montreal Canadiens Tony Featherstone |
| October 8, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Lyle Carter John French |
To Montreal Canadiens Randy Rota |
| October 15, 1971 | To Chicago Black Hawks Andre Lacroix |
To Philadelphia Flyers Rick Foley |
| October 18, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Gilles Meloche Paul Shmyr |
To Chicago Black Hawks Gerry Desjardins |
| October 22, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Tom Webster |
To Detroit Red Wings Ron Stackhouse |
November[edit]
| November 4, 1971 | To Los Angeles Kings Rogie Vachon |
To Montreal Canadiens Denis DeJordy Dale Hoganson Noel Price Doug Robinson draft option1 |
| November 9, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wings Bill Sutherland |
To St. Louis Blues cash |
| November 11, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens cash |
To St. Louis Blues Bernie Blanchette |
| November 15, 1971 | To New York Rangers Gene Carr Wayne Connelly Jim Lorentz |
To St. Louis Blues Andre Dupont Jack Egers Mike Murphy |
| November 16, 1971 | To Buffalo Sabres Larry Mickey |
To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Keenan |
| November 16, 1971 | To New York Rangers Gary Doak Jim Wiste |
To Vancouver Canucks Dave Balon Wayne Connelly Ron Stewart |
| November 17, 1971 | To Boston Bruins Rich LeDuc Chris Oddleifson |
To California Golden Seals Ivan Boldirev |
| November 21, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wings Bob Cook |
To Vancouver Canucks cash |
| November 22, 1971 | To Detroit Red Wings Bill Hicke |
To Pittsburgh Penguins cash |
- Montreal had an option to swap 1st-round picks in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Montreal exercised the option and selected Pierre Mondou with the number 15 pick and Los Angeles selected Tim Young with the number 16 pick.
December[edit]
| December 13, 1971 | To Montreal Canadiens Jim Roberts |
To St. Louis Blues Phil Roberto |
| December 16, 1971 | To Buffalo Sabres Mike Byers Larry Hillman |
To Los Angeles Kings Doug Barrie Mike Keeler |
January[edit]
| January 7, 1972 | To Minnesota North Stars Craig Cameron |
To New York Islanders Jude Drouin |
| January 11, 1972 | To Los Angeles Kings Bob Woytowich |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Al McDonough |
| January 14, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabres Jim Lorentz |
To New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 1972 Amateur Draft (# 21 - Larry Sacharuk) |
| January 28, 1972 | To Los Angeles Kings Serge Bernier Jim Johnson Bill Lesuk |
To Philadelphia Flyers Bill Flett Eddie Joyal Ross Lonsberry Jean Potvin |
February[edit]
| February 8, 1972 | To Chicago Black Hawks Christian Bordeleau future considerations (John Garrett)1 |
To St. Louis Blues Danny O'Shea |
| February 20, 1972 | To New York Rangers Jim Dorey |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Pierre Jarry |
| February 23, 1972 | To Boston Bruins Don O'Donoghue Carol Vadnais |
To California Golden Seals Reggie Leach Rick Smith Bob Stewart |
| February 26, 1972 | To Chicago Black Hawks cash |
To Vancouver Canucks Bruce Bullock |
- Trade completed on September 19, 1972.
March[edit]
| March 4, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabres Rene Robert |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Eddie Shack |
| March 5, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabres George Morrison 2nd-round pick - 1972 Amateur Draft (# 25 - Larry Carriere) |
To St. Louis Blues Chris Evans |
| March 5, 1972 | To Buffalo Sabres cash |
To New York Rangers Phil Goyette |
| March 5, 1972 | To New York Rangers Ron Stewart |
To Vancouver Canucks cash |
| March 5, 1972 | To Boston Bruins Tom Williams |
To California Golden Seals cash |
| March 6, 1972 | To Detroit Red Wings Ralph Williams |
To Vancouver Canucks Jim Niekamp |
Additional sources[edit]
- hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
- "NHL trades for 1971-1972". NHL Trade Tracker.
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