1970–71 Detroit Red Wings season

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Season=1970–71
Team=Detroit Red Wings
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=East
DivisionRank=6th
Record=22-45-11
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GoalsFor=209
GoalsAgainst=308
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Coach=
Captain= Alex Delvecchio
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Arena=Olympia Stadium
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Tom Webster (30)
AssistsLeader=Tom Webster (37)
PointsLeader=Tom Webster (67)
PIMLeader=Gary Bergman (149)
WinsLeader= Roy Edwards (11)
GAALeader= Roy Edwards (3.39)
DivisionWin=
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The 1970-71 Detroit Red Wings season was Gordie Howe’s final season with the Red Wings. Ned Harkness was hired as coach in 1970 and was promoted to general manager midway through the season. His background was a successful college hockey coach. He tried to force his two-way style of play on a veteran Red Wings team resistant to change. Harkness also demanded short hair, no smoking, and put other rules in place regarding drinking and phone calls.cite web | url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084495/2/index.htm | title=Poor Broken Wings | author=Mulvoy, Mark | publisher=Sports Illustrated | date=1971-01-18 | accessdate=2008-06-29]

Offseason

Regular season

Red Wings general manager Sid Abel wanted to get rid of coach Ned Harkness and was overruled by team owner Bruce Norris. Once Harkness took over as general manager, he got rid of players he deemed a threat to him. On January 13 1971, Mahovlich was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Mickey Redmond, Guy Charron and Bill Collins. He was reunited with his brother, who had become a star player himself with the Canadiens. One of the few highlights of the season was the emergence of young rookie goaltender Jim Rutherford.

* On October 29th, Gordie Howe became the first player to record 1000 assists in a 5–3 win over Boston at the Detroit Olympia.

*The Wings suffered their worst defeat in franchise history January 2, when Toronto beat them 13–0.

eason standings

[ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000341971.html]

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average" [ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000341971.html]

Awards and records

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000341971.html Red Wings on Hockey Database]