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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

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May

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May, 1971
(exact date unknown)
To Boston Bruins
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Leiter
May, 1971
(exact date unknown)
To Minnesota North Stars
Bob Paradise
Gary Gambucci
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
May 1, 1971 To Los Angeles Kings
Wayne Rivers
To New York Rangers
Mike McMahon Jr.
May 12, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Rick Sentes
To St. Louis Blues
Jim Shires
May 20, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Joey Johnston
Walt McKechnie
To Minnesota North Stars
Dennis Hextall
May 25, 1971 To California Golden Seals
Bobby Sheehan
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
May 25, 1971 To Buffalo Sabres
Don Luce
Mike Robitaille
To Detroit Red Wings
Joe Daley
May 25, 1971 To Detroit Red Wings
Leon Rochefort
To Montreal Canadiens
Kerry Ketter
cash
May 25, 1971 To New York Rangers
1st-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 10 - Steve Vickers)
To St. Louis Blues
Peter McDuffe
May 25, 1971 To Minnesota North Stars
Bob Nevin
To New York Rangers
future considerations1
(Bobby Rousseau)
May 25, 1971 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 31 - Jim Cahoon)
4th-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 45 - Ed Sidebottom)
cash
To Vancouver Canucks
Gregg Boddy
3rd-round pick - 1971 Amateur Draft
(# 39 - Richard Lemieux)
  1. Trade completed on June 8, 1971.

June

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
  1. 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

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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

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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

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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
  1. Trade completed on September 19, 1972.

March

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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

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1971-1972". NHL Trade Tracker.