21-47 (.338)
Head Coach
General Manager
Team Owner
Arena
Attendance
12,496 per game
1982 Draft Picks
Round
Pick
Player
3
44
Carmine Vani F
RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
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