Detroit Red Wings
1977-78 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1977-78 Season Recap

The Red Wings double their win total finishing in 2nd place with a 32-34-14 record to end a 7-year playoff drought. In the playoffs the Red Wings quickly douse the Atlanta Flames beating them in 2 straight games. However in the 2nd round the Red Wings are crushed by the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games.

1978 Red Wings

1977-78 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Lost Quarterfinals

32-34 (.488)

2nd place in NHL Wales Conference Norris Division

Head Coach

Bobby Kromm

General Manager

Ted Lindsay

Team Owner

Bruce Norris

Arena

Detroit Olympia

Attendance

13,861 per game

1978 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 9 Willie Huber D

1 12 Brent Peterson F

2 28 Glenn Hicks L

2 31 Al Jensen G

3 53 Doug Derkson C

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Recap

Lost Quarterfinals

1978 Draft Picks

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