Detroit Red Wings
1981-82 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1981-82 Season Recap

The once great Red Wings franchise now firmly supplanted as one of the league doormats misses the playoffs for the 14th time in 16 years by finishing with a 21-47-12 record, as 5 decades of Norris ownership comes to an end when the team is sold to Pizza kingpin Mike Ilitch

1982 Red Wings

1981-82 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Missed Playoffs

21-47 (.338)

6th place in NHL Campbell Conference Norris Division

Head Coach

Wayne Maxner (18-39-12)
Billy Dea (3-8-0)

General Manager

Jimmy Skinner

Team Owner

Bruce Norris

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Attendance

12,496 per game

1982 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 17 Murray Craven L

2 23 Yves Courteau R

3 44 Carmine Vani F

4 66 Craig Coxe C

5 86 Brad Shaw D

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Missed Playoffs

1982 Draft Picks

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