1971-72 New York Rangers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 48-17-13 - 109 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 10-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Emile Francis (48-17-13)
Location: New York, New York
1971-72 New York Rangers Statistics
1971-72 New York Rangers Results

The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 48 wins and 17 losses and 13 ties for 109 points, finishing second in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-6.

The Rangers netted 317 goals and allowed 192. Vic Hadfield scored 50 goals for New York, while Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle tallied 30 or more as well. Jean Ratelle contributed 63 assists. Gilles Villemure and Ed Giacomin apiece earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Villemure registered a 2.09 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

Emile Francis coached the team. The 1971-72 New York Rangers lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Steve AndrascikRNovember 6, 19485'11"200RSherridon, MB Canada
Dave BalonLAugust 2, 19385'10"180LWakaw, SK Canada
Gene CarrCSeptember 17, 19515'11"185LNanaimo, BC Canada
Ab DeMarcoDFebruary 27, 19496'0"170RCleveland, OH USA
Gary DoakDFebruary 26, 19465'11"175RGoderich, ON Canada
Jim DoreyDAugust 17, 19476'1"190LKingston, ON Canada
Jack EgersRJanuary 28, 19496'1"175LSudbury, ON Canada
Bill FairbairnRJanuary 7, 19475'10"170RBrandon, MB Canada
Ed GiacominGJune 6, 19395'11"180LSudbury, ON Canada
Rod GilbertRJuly 1, 19415'9"180RMontreal, QC Canada
Phil GoyetteCOctober 31, 19335'11"170LLachine, QC Canada
Norm GrattonLDecember 22, 19505'11"165LLaSalle, QC Canada
Vic HadfieldLOctober 4, 19406'0"190LOakville, ON Canada
Ted IrvineLDecember 8, 19446'2"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Pierre JarryLMarch 30, 19495'11"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Jim LorentzCMay 1, 19476'0"190LWaterloo, ON Canada
Bruce MacGregorRApril 26, 19415'10"180REdmonton, AB Canada
Mike McMahonDAugust 30, 19415'11"180LQuebec City, QC Canada
Jim NeilsonDNovember 28, 19406'2"205LBig River, SK Canada
Brad ParkDJuly 6, 19486'0"200LToronto, ON Canada
Jean RatelleCOctober 3, 19406'1"180LLac St. Jean, QC Canada
Dale RolfeDApril 30, 19406'4"210LTimmins, ON Canada
Bobby RousseauRJuly 26, 19405'10"178RMontreal, QC Canada
Glen SatherLSeptember 2, 19435'11"180LHigh River, AB Canada
Rod SeilingDNovember 14, 19446'0"195LElmira, ON Canada
Pete StemkowskiCAugust 25, 19436'1"196LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Ron StewartCJuly 11, 19326'1"197RCalgary, AB Canada
Walt TkaczukCSeptember 29, 19476'0"185LEmstedetten, Germany
Gilles VillemureGMay 30, 19405'8"185RTrois-Rivieres, QC Canada
Tom WilliamsLFebruary 7, 19515'11"187RWindsor, ON Canada



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