| 1972 Training Camp Notes |
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| The Wings will have 77 players in camp, 17 amateurs and 60 professionals. They are made up of 10 netminders, 27 defenseman and 40 forwards. Besides the parent club, players will be placed with one of the three farm clubs, Fort Worth (CHL), Virginia (AHL), or Port Huron (IHL). Twenty players invited to camp signed with teams in the WHA and did not attend. |
| # | Pos | Player | HT | WT | D.O.B. | 1971-72 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | 1972-73 Club | Draft Notes |
|---|
| 1 | G | Brian Cropper | 5'7 | 155 | 2/3/49 | Port Huron (IHL) | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Released from Training Camp | Free Agent 1971 |
| 2 | D | Gary Bergman | 5'11 | 185 | 10/7/39 | Detroit (NHL) | 75 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 38 | Detroit (NHL) | 1964 Inter-League draft |
| 3 | D | Larry Johnston | 5'11 | 200 | 7/20/43 | Tidewater (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 12
65 | 1
4 | 1
20 | 2
24 | 45
11 | Detroit (NHL) | LA 2/20/70 |
| 4 | D | Arnie Brown | 5'11 | 185 | 1/28/42 | Detroit (NHL) | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 84 | New York Islanders (NHL) | NYR 2/2/71 |
| 5 | C | Marcel Dionne | 5'8 | 170 | 8/3/51 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 14 | Detroit (NHL) | 1971 draft 1st rnd, 2nd |
| 7 | C | Red Berenson | 6' | 193 | 12/8/39 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 16 | Detroit (NHL) | Stl 2/6/71 |
| 8 | C | Guy Charron | 5'10 | 170 | 1/24/49 | Detroit (NHL) | 64 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | Detroit (NHL) | Mon 1/13/71 |
| 10 | C | Alex Delvecchio | 6' | 195 | 12/4/31 | Detroit (NHL) | 75 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 22 | Detroit (NHL) | Signed 1948 |
| 11 | RW | Leon Rochefort | 6' | 187 | 5/4/39 | Detroit (NHL) | 64 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 10 | Detroit (NHL) | Mon 5/21/71 |
| 12 | LW | Henry Boucha | 6' | 185 | 6/1/51 | US National Team
Detroit (NHL) | 51
16 | 38
1 | 54
0 | 92
1 | 80
2 | Detroit (NHL)/Virginia (AHL) | 1970 draft 2nd rnd, 16th |
| 14 | LW | Nick Libett | 6'1 | 180 | 12/9/45 | Detroit (NHL) | 77 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 50 | Detroit (NHL) | Signed 3/22/66 |
| 15 | LW | Al Karlander | 5'8 | 175 | 11/5/46 | Detroit (NHL) | 71 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 29 | Detroit (NHL) | 1967 draft 2nd rnd, 17th |
| 17 | RW | Tim Ecclestone | 5'10 | 187 | 9/24/47 | Detroit (NHL) | 72 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 33 | Detroit (NHL) | Stl 2/6/71 |
| 18 | RW | Len Fontaine | 5'7 | 165 | 2/25/48 | Port Huron (IHL) | 70 | 41 | 45 | 86 | 54 | Detroit (NHL)/Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| 19 | D | Gary Doak | 5'11 | 190 | 2/25/46 | New York/Vancouver (NHL) | 55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 77 | Detroit (NHL) | NYR 5/24/72 |
| 20 | RW | Mickey Redmond | 5'11 | 185 | 12/27/47 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 34 | Detroit (NHL) | Mon 1/13/71 |
| 21 | D | Ron Stackhouse | 6'3 | 195 | 8/26/49 | California/Detroit (NHL) | 79 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 89 | Detroit (NHL) | Cal 10/22/71 |
| 22 | RW | Bill Collins | 6' | 190 | 7/13/43 | Detroit (NHL) | 71 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 38 | Detroit (NHL) | Mon 1/13/71 |
| 23 | D | Rick Newell | 5'11 | 180 | 2/18/48 | Providence (AHL)
Omaha (CHL) | 19
53 | 1
8 | 6
21 | 7
29 | 15
76 | Detroit (NHL)/Virginia (AHL) | NYR 5/24/72 |
| 24 | RW | Bob Cook | 6' | 190 | 1/6/46 | Seattle (WHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 15
35
15 | 3
9
4 | 3
8
4 | 6
17
8 | 27
40
24 | Virginia (AHL)/Detroit (NHL) | Van 11/21/71 |
| 25 | D | Bob Falkenberg | 6' | 195 | 1/1/46 | Tidewater (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 74
4 | 4
0 | 21
0 | 25
0 | 61
4 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Sponsorship - Edmonton (CAHL) |
| 26 | D | Lee Carpenter | 5'10 | 176 | 5/14/49 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 63
8 | 0
0 | 8
1 | 8
1 | 62
7 | Virginia (AHL) | 1966 draft 3rd rnd, 18th |
| 27 | C | Ralph Stewart | 6'2 | 190 | 2/12/48 | Seattle (WHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 16
20
38 | 2
3
21 | 6
8
36 | 8
11
57 | 4
8
23 | Fort Worth (CHL) | Van 3/6/72 |
| 28 | D | * Ron Simpson | 5'11 | 185 | 3/4/49 | Cornell University (NCAA) | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| 29 | LW | Tom Gilmore | 5'11 | 190 | 5/14/48 | Tidewater (AHL) | 76 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 41 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Free Agent 1970 |
| 30 | G | Andy Brown | 6' | 185 | 2/15/44 | Detroit (NHL)
Ft Worth (CHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 10
16
23 | 0
0
0 | 1
1
0 | 1
1
0 | 0
15
42 | Ft Worth (CHL)/Detroit (NHL) | 1971 Inter-League draft |
| 31 | LW | Bob Guindon | 5'9 | 168 | 11/19/50 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 72 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 36 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | 1970 draft 2nd rnd, 26th |
| 32 | D | Doug Hinton | 5'11 | 195 | 6/23/48 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 42
35 | 0
2 | 13
16 | 13
18 | 30
25 | Fort Worth (CHL) | Free Agent 1970 |
| 33 | RW | Herb Boxer | 5'9 | 165 | 6/4/47 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 69 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 49 | Virginia (AHL) | 1968 draft 2nd rnd, 17th |
| 34 | C | * Robbie Ftorek | 5'10 | 160 | 1/2/52 | US National Team | 51 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 36 | Detroit (NHL)/Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| 35 | G | Doug Grant | 6'2 | 240 | 7/27/48 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| 36 | G | George Hulme | 5'10 | 185 | 7/9/51 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 4
40 | 0
0 | 0
1 | 0
1 | 0
24 | Ft Worth (CHL)/Virginia (CHL) | 1971 draft 4th rnd, 44th |
| 37 | D | Serge Lajeunesse | 5'10 | 185 | 6/11/50 | Detroit (NHL)
Ft Worth (CHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 7
36
26 | 0
8
4 | 0
11
7 | 0
19
11 | 20
53
26 | Detroit (NHL)/Virginia (AHL) | 1970 draft 1st rnd, 12th |
| 38 | LW | * Danny Gruen | 5'11 | 180 | 6/26/52 | Thunder Bay (OHA-2) | | 39 | 60 | 99 | | Detroit (NHL)/Ft Worth (CHL)/Virginia (AHL) | 1972 draft 4th rnd, 68th |
| 39 | D | * Wally Olds | 6' | 185 | 8/17/49 | US National Team | 42 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | 1969 draft 5th rnd, 57th |
| 40 | LW | Brian McCutcheon | 5'10 | 177 | 8/3/49 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 13
18
14 | 0
1
2 | 1
1
2 | 1
2
4 | 9
2
0 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1971 |
| 42 | G | Ron Marlow | 5'11 | 180 | 2/10/48 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fort Worth (CHL) | Free Agent 1969 |
| 43 | D | * Jim Higgs | 5'10 | 180 | 9/23/48 | Cornell University (NCAA) | 29 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 26 | Virginia (AHL)/Port Huron (CHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| 44 | C | Rick McCann | 5'9 | 175 | 5/27/44 | Tidewater (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 69
1 | 13
0 | 38
0 | 51
0 | 39
0 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1967 |
| 45 | D | Dick Paradise | 6' | 195 | 4/21/47 | Tidewater (AHL) | 51 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 80 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Free Agent 1971 |
| 46 | C | Art Stratton | 6'1 | 175 | 10/8/35 | Seattle (WHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 11
61 | 1
15 | 6
41 | 7
56 | 6
54 | Virginia (AHL) | Seattle (WHL) 11/71 |
| 47 | LW | Bill Hicke | 5'8 | 170 | 3/31/38 | Pittsburgh (NHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 12
16
34 | 2
4
9 | 0
2
10 | 2
6
19 | 6
6
51 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Pit 11/22/71 |
| 48 | C | Ross Perkins | 5'10 | 175 | 11/4/46 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 68 | 41 | 56 | 97 | 47 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Sponsorship - Edmonton (CAHL) |
| 49 | D | Gordon Redden | 5'10 | 175 | 4/17/49 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 45 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 92 | Fort Worth (CHL) | Sponsorship - Weyburn (SJHL) |
| 50 | LW | Craig Reichmuth | 5'11 | 185 | 9/2/47 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 10
58 | 0
0 | 0
17 | 0
26 | 10
43 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Free Agent 1968 |
| 51 | LW | * Dan Newman | 5'11 | 190 | 1/26/52 | St Clair College | | 28 | 13 | 41 | | Virginia (AHL)/Port Huron (CHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| 52 | D | Ralph Hopiavuori | 6'2 | 185 | 7/7/51 | Port Huron (IHL) | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | 1970 draft 3rd rnd, 30th |
| 53 | RW | Tom Martin | 5'9 | 175 | 10/16/47 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 42
31 | 16
14 | 13
21 | 29
35 | 23
17 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | 1970 Inter-League draft |
| 54 | C | Ron Walters | 6' | 176 | 3/9/48 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 75
2 | 14
0 | 27
0 | 41
0 | 21
4 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Sponsorship - Edmonton (CAHL) |
| 55 | LW | Brian Watts | 6' | 185 | 9/10/47 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 71 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 69 | Virginia (AHL) | 1964 draft 2nd rnd, 7th |
| 56 | G | * Glen Seperich | 6' | 170 | 5/16/52 | Kitchener (OHA) | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ft Worth (CHL)/Port Huron (IHL) | 1972 draft 7th rnd, 106th |
| 57 | G | John Voss | 5'9 | 175 | 2/2/46 | Tidewater (AHL) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1971 |
| 59 | G | Gerry Gray | 6' | 185 | 1/28/48 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 18
32 | 0
0 | 2
0 | 2
0 | 2
4 | New Haven (AHL) | Sponsorship - Hamilton (OHA) |
| 60 | C | * Pat Healy | 5'8 | 160 | 1/26/50 | York University | | 10 | 15 | 25 | 33 | Released from Tryout | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| 61 | D | Al McLeod | 5'11 | 195 | 6/17/49 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 22
35 | 1
1 | 6
12 | 7
13 | 4
17 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1971 |
| 62 | D | Bob Wall | 5'10 | 186 | 12/1/42 | Detroit (NHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 46
17 | 2
2 | 4
4 | 6
6 | 9
12 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Stl 5/12/71 |
| 63 | C | Danny Johnson | 5'11 | 170 | 10/1/44 | Vancouver/Detroit (NHL) | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Van 11/22/71 |
| 65 | LW | Bill Sutherland | 5'10 | 176 | 11/10/34 | St Louis/Detroit (NHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 16
40 | 2
6 | 4
10 | 6
16 | 4
26 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Stl 11/9/71 |
| 67 | LW | Nelson Debenedet | 6'1 | 195 | 12/31/47 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 14
22
30 | 2
4
7 | 4
3
5 | 6
7
12 | 15
12
19 | Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1971 |
| 68 | LW | * Pierre Guite | 6'2 | 190 | 4/15/52 | Did Not Play | | | | | | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | 1972 draft 2nd rnd, 26th |
| 69 | D | Barry Salovaara | 5'8 | 175 | 1/7/48 | Tidewater (AHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 36
34 | 0
3 | 13
14 | 13
17 | 36
42 | Virginia (AHL) | Chi 6/15/71 |
| 70 | D | Charlie Shaw | 5'11 | 190 | 6/7/51 | Ft Worth (CHL)
Tidewater (AHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 15
10
39 | 0
0
2 | 1
1
11 | 1
1
13 | 10
4
26 | Fort Worth (CHL) | 1971 draft 6th rnd, 72nd |
| 71 | G | Al Smith | 6'1 | 200 | 11/10/45 | Detroit (NHL) | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Claimed from Pit 6/8/71 |
| 72 | LW | Rick Sentes | 6' | 186 | 1/10/47 | Tidewater (AHL) | 74 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 4 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Stl 5/12/71 |
| 73 | D | Larry Mavety | 5'11 | 185 | 5/29/42 | Salt Lake City (WHL) | 62 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 14 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| 74 | D | * Mike Ford | 6'1 | 185 | 7/26/52 | Brandon (WCHL) | 55 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 28 | Virginia (AHL)/Port Huron (CHL) | 1972 draft 8th rnd, 122nd |
| 75 | D | * Doug Wilson | 5'9 | 180 | 10/12/47 | Lake Superior State (NCAA) | | 4 | 11 | 15 | | Port Huron (IHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| 76 | LW | Brian Conacher | 6'3 | 190 | 8/31/41 | Detroit (NHL)
Ft Worth (CHL) | 22
40 | 3
13 | 1
13 | 4
26 | 4
4 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Tor 8/20/71 |
| 78 | D | * Bill Miller | 5'11 | 175 | 5/19/52 | Medicine Hat (WCHL) | 68 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 75 | Port Huron (IHL) | 1972 draft 6th rnd, 90th |
| 80 | LW | Randy Sokoll | 5'10 | 190 | 9/18/49 | Port Huron (IHL) | 67 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 23 | Virginia (AHL)/Port Huron (CHL) | Free Agent 1971 |
| 81 | G | * Bill McKenzie | 5'11 | 180 | 3/12/49 | Ohio State University (NCAA) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Port Huron (IHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| 82 | D | * Thommie Bergman | 6'3 | 194 | 12/10/47 | Swedish National Team | | | | | | Detroit (NHL) | Free Agent 1972 |
| | LW | Ab McDonald | 6'2 | 194 | 2/18/36 | Detroit (NHL)
Tidewater (AHL) | 19
41 | 2
5 | 3
7 | 5
12 | 0
4 | Did Not Attend Camp - Jumped to WHA | Stl 5/12/71 |
| | D | Brian Derksen | 5'10 | 190 | 11/27/51 | Greensboro (EHL) | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 65 | Released from Training Camp | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| | LW | * Frank Grace | 5'11 | 175 | 8/22/47 | York University | | 18 | 22 | 40 | | Released from Training Camp | Free Agent 1972 |
| | D | * Ross Woodley | 5'11 | 186 | 8/1/49 | Denver University (NCAA) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 27 | | Ft Worth (CHL)/Port Huron (IHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| | C | * Terry McKnight | 5'9 | 165 | 10/11/49 | Vienna | | 20 | 15 | 35 | | Released from Camp | Free Agent 1972 |
| | D | Brian Skinner | 5'11 | 190 | 2/2/49 | University of Michigan (NCAA) | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | Virginia (AHL)/Port Huron (CHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| | LW | Dan McPherson | 6' | 195 | 6/13/48 | Brandon College | | | | | | Fort Worth (CHL) | Camp Tryout 1972 |
| | C | Al Genovy | 5'10 | 175 | 4/13/47 | Fort Worth (CHL)
Port Huron (IHL) | 14
47 | 1
15 | 3
26 | 4
41 | 9
43 | Port Huron (IHL)/Fort Worth (CHL)/Virginia (AHL) | Free Agent 1970 |
* - Amateur Player.
