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Ron Ward's 1971-1972 season

Points
6
NHL#247
Goals
2
NHL#217
Assists
4
NHL#243
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#194
Games
71
91%
91% of 78

Centre Ron Ward was 27 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 71 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points, 0.08 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972
  1. Season opener

    Ron Ward plays the 1971-1972 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Ron was 27 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2VAN
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3VAN
      L
      game 2/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3VAN
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN9–6CGS
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–1VAN
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–1STL
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–7MNS
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–0VAN
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3VAN
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–0TOR
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3PHI
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–4VAN
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6VAN
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      PIT2–4VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1VAN
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3PIT
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2TOR
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3CHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      1
      points
      NHL#221
      0
      goals
      NHL#201
      1
      assists
      NHL#203
      VAN
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–5BOS
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2VAN
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1VAN
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5VAN
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4VAN
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      VAN0–7MTL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–2VAN
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3VAN
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–2VAN
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5BUF
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3DET
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–6VAN
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      L
      game 35/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      L
      game 36/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6MTL
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–1MNS
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2VAN
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      2
      points
      NHL#251
      0
      goals
      NHL#248
      2
      assists
      NHL#229
      VAN
      10-24-0W-L-OT25Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–5CGS
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–1PIT
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–1BUF
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–4CHI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5VAN
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      VAN5–1CGS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–2VAN
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1VAN
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–9BOS
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5STL
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ron Ward scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · February 13

    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5LAK
      L
      game 57/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–2DET
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7856 of 59 played
      4
      points
      NHL#246
      1
      goals
      NHL#233
      3
      assists
      NHL#235
      VAN
      16-38-0W-L-OT37Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–3CHI
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–8DET
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      VAN3–7BOS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–5VAN
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–4VAN
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–2BUF
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–3VAN
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET7–5VAN
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5VAN
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4PHI
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2STL
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4LAK
      L
      game 76/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4VAN
      game 77/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      MNS1–4VAN
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ron Ward closes the 1971-1972 season with 6 points

    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    6
    NHL#247
    Games
    71of 78
    91%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#217
    Assists
    4
    NHL#243
    P/GP
    0.08
    NHL#254
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#194
    Events
    6
    career best in points
    2
    career best in goals
    4
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal