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
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