1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Hockey League. The team made the playoffs for the second time in franchise history, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first-round.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	46	17	15	256	166	+90	107
2	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	29	12	212	191	+21	86
3	St. Louis Blues	78	28	39	11	208	247	−39	67
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	26	38	14	220	258	−38	66
5	Philadelphia Flyers	78	26	38	14	200	236	−36	66
6	California Golden Seals	78	21	39	18	216	288	−72	60
7	Los Angeles Kings	78	20	49	9	206	305	−99	49

Schedule and results

1971–72 Game log^[2]

October: 5–5–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–3–1)

November: 3–9–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 1–6–0)

December: 3–7–4 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)

January: 1–8–3 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 0–4–1)

February: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–4–0)

March: 6–3–4 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 1–1–4)

April: 1–0–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–1)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

1972 Playoffs

Round one vs Chicago: 0–4 (Home: 0–2 ; Road: 0–2)

Legend: = Win = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	72	15	44	59	18	78
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	68	30	23	53	15	12
Polis, GregGreg Polis	76	30	19	49	-4 !–4	38
Schock, RonRon Schock	77	17	29	46	-10 !–10	22
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	74	15	30	45	-10 !–10	8
Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.	78	20	24	44	-26 !–26	126
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	77	10	23	33	-12 !–12	52
Leiter, BobbyBobby Leiter	78	14	17	31	-25 !–25	18
Harbaruk, NickNick Harbaruk	78	12	17	29	-13 !–13	46
Rupp, DuaneDuane Rupp	34	4	18	22	0	32
Watson, BryanBryan Watson	75	3	17	20	5	212
Fonteyne, ValVal Fonteyne	68	6	13	19	-1 !–1	0
Robert, ReneRene Robert^‡	49	7	11	18	-11 !–11	42
McDonough, AlAl McDonough^†	37	7	11	18	-6 !–6	8
Cardwell, SteveSteve Cardwell	28	7	8	15	0	18
Shack, EddieEddie Shack^†	18	5	9	14	5	12
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	77	2	10	12	-7 !–7	48
Horton, TimTim Horton	44	2	9	11	5	40
Stewart, JohnJohn Stewart	25	2	8	10	-6 !–6	23
McCreary, KeithKeith McCreary	33	4	4	8	-10 !–10	22
Noris, JoeJoe Noris	35	2	5	7	-8 !–8	20
Kannegiesser, SheldonSheldon Kannegiesser	54	2	4	6	-14 !–14	47
Woytowich, BobBob Woytowich^‡	31	1	4	5	-19 !–19	8
McKenzie, BrianBrian McKenzie	6	1	1	2	-2 !–2	4
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	12	2	0	2	-6 !–6	6
Boyer, WallyWally Boyer	1	0	1	1	-1 !–1	0
Kessell, RickRick Kessell	3	0	1	1	-1 !–1	0
Burns, RobinRobin Burns	5	0	0	0	-4 !–4	8
Total		220	360	580	—	950

Playoffs^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Leiter, BobbyBobby Leiter	4	3	0	3	0	0
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	4	0	2	2	0	0
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	4	1	1	2	0	0
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	3	2	0	2	0	0
Polis, GregGreg Polis	4	0	2	2	0	0
Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.	4	0	2	2	0	9
Shack, EddieEddie Shack	4	0	1	1	0	15
Harbaruk, NickNick Harbaruk	4	0	1	1	0	0
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	4	1	0	1	0	2
McDonough, AlAl McDonough	4	0	1	1	0	0
Schock, RonRon Schock	4	1	0	1	0	6
Horton, TimTim Horton	4	0	1	1	0	2
Cardwell, SteveSteve Cardwell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	4	0	0	0	0	4
McCreary, KeithKeith McCreary	1	0	0	0	0	2
Fonteyne, ValVal Fonteyne	4	0	0	0	0	2
Watson, BryanBryan Watson	4	0	0	0	0	21
Rupp, DuaneDuane Rupp	4	0	0	0	0	6
Total		8	11	19	—	71

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford	40	17	15	5	116	1
Binkley, LesLes Binkley	31	7	15	5	98	0
Edwards, RoyRoy Edwards	15	2	8	4	36	0
Total		26	38	14	250	1

Playoffs^[6]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford	4	0	4	0	14	0
Total		0	4	0	14	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1971–72 season:^[7]

Trades

September 4, 1971	To California Golden Seals cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Hicke
October 3, 1971	To Vancouver Canucks Bob Blackburn	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
October 6, 1971	To Minnesota North Stars Dean Prentice	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
November 22, 1971	To Detroit Red Wings Bill Hicke	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
January 11, 1972	To Los Angeles Kings Bob Woytowich	To Pittsburgh Penguins Al McDonough
March 4, 1972	To Buffalo Sabres Rene Robert	To Pittsburgh Penguins Eddie Shack

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Bob Woytowich	September 2, 1971	Re-signed
Tim Horton	September 2, 1971	Re-signed
Wally Boyer	September 2, 1971	Re-signed
Jean Pronovost	September 3, 1971	Signed
Dave Burrows	September 8, 1971	Re-signed
Rene Robert	September 8, 1971	Re-signed
Roy Edwards	September 8, 1971	Re-signed
Cam Newton	May 25, 1972	1-year contract
Jim Rutherford	June 1, 1972	Re-signed
Bryan Hextall Jr.	June 7, 1972	Re-signed

Other

Player	Date	Details
Andy Bathgate	July 1, 1971	Retired
Roy Edwards	December 30, 1971	Retired
Red Kelly	January 29, 1972	Resigned as GM (remained as head coach)
Jack Riley	January 29, 1972	Hired as GM (in addition to president)
Tim Horton	June 5, 1972	Lost to Buffalo Sabres in intra-league draft
Bobby Leiter	June 6, 1972	Lost to Atlanta Flames in expansion draft
John Stewart	June 6, 1972	Lost to Atlanta Flames in expansion draft
Keith McCreary	June 6, 1972	Lost to Atlanta Flames in expansion draft

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	CAN !	Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	4.0 !C	R	24	1964	Toronto, Ontario
30	CAN !	Binkley, LesLes Binkley	1.0 !G	R	37	Undrafted	Owen Sound, Ontario
18	CAN !	Boyer, WallyWally Boyer	4.0 !C	L	34	Undrafted	Cowan, Manitoba
25	CAN !	Burns, RobinRobin Burns	6.0 !LW	L	25	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
4	CAN !	Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	2.0 !D	L	23	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
20	CAN !	Cardwell, SteveSteve Cardwell	6.0 !LW	L	21	1970	Toronto, Ontario
25	CAN !	Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	2.0 !D	L	26	Undrafted	Strathroy, Ontario
1	CAN !	Edwards, RoyRoy Edwards	1.0 !G	R	35	Undrafted	Seneca Township, Ontario
8	CAN !	Fonteyne, ValVal Fonteyne	6.0 !LW	L	38	Undrafted	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
11	POL !	Harbaruk, NickNick Harbaruk	7.0 !RW	R	28	Undrafted	Drohiczyn, Poland
7	CAN !	Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.	4.0 !C	L	30	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
9	CAN !	Hicke, BillBill Hicke	7.0 !RW	L	34	Undrafted	Regina, Saskatchewan
3	CAN !	Horton, TimTim Horton	2.0 !D	R	42	Undrafted	Cochrane, Ontario
16/6	CAN !	Kannegiesser, SheldonSheldon Kannegiesser	2.0 !D	L	24	Undrafted	North Bay, Ontario
15	CAN !	Kessell, RickRick Kessell	4.0 !C	L	22	1969	Toronto, Ontario
23	CAN !	Leiter, BobbyBobby Leiter	4.0 !C	L	31	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
10	CAN !	McCreary, KeithKeith McCreary	7.0 !RW	L	31	Undrafted	Sundridge, Ontario
9	CAN !	McDonough, AlAl McDonough	7.0 !RW	R	21	1970	Hamilton, Ontario
15	CAN !	McKenzie, BrianBrian McKenzie	6.0 !LW	L	21	1971	St. Catharines, Ontario
27	USA !	Noris, JoeJoe Noris	4.0 !C	R	20	1971	Denver, Colorado
22	CAN !	Polis, GregGreg Polis	7.0 !RW	L	21	1970	Westlock, Alberta
19	CAN !	Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	7.0 !RW	R	26	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
2	CAN !	Rupp, DuaneDuane Rupp	2.0 !D	L	34	Undrafted	MacNutt, Saskatchewan
29	CAN !	Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford	1.0 !G	L	23	1969	Beeton, Ontario
12	CAN !	Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	7.0 !RW	R	39	Undrafted	Jansen, Saskatchewan
17	CAN !	Schock, RonRon Schock	4.0 !C	L	28	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
24	CAN !	Shack, EddieEddie Shack	6.0 !LW	L	35	Undrafted	Sudbury, Ontario
20	CAN !	Stewart, JohnJohn Stewart	6.0 !LW	L	21	1970	Eriksdale, Manitoba
5	CAN !	Watson, BryanBryan Watson	2.0 !D	R	29	Undrafted	Bancroft, Ontario

Draft picks

Main article: 1971 NHL Amateur Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1971 NHL Entry Draft.^[8]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	18	Brian McKenzie	Left Wing	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
3	32	Joe Noris	Center	United States	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4	46	Gerry Methe	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
5	60	Dave Murphy	Goaltender	Canada	University of North Dakota (NCAA)
6	74	Ian Williams	Right Wing	Canada	Notre Dame (NCAA)
7	88	Doug Elliott	Defense	Canada	Harvard University (NCAA)

Draft notes^[9]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a June 6, 1968, trade that sent Ron Schock, Craig Cameron and a 1972 second round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Lou Angotti and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 10, 1970, trade that had Vancouver promise to not take certain players in expansion draft for this pick.

References

↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins Results and Schedule". hockeyDB.
↑ "1971–1972 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1971–1972 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1971–1972 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1971–1972 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
↑ "1971 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Team captain: Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas

Main facilities: Civic Arena; PPG Paints Arena

Training facilities: Brantford Civic Centre; Rostraver Ice Garden; Island Sports Center; IceoPlex at Southpointe; UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

General managers

Head coaches

Media

Networks

TV	Root Sports Pittsburgh

Radio	WXDX WBGG

Broadcasters

TV	Paul Steigerwald Bob Errey

Radio	Mike Lange Phil Bourque

Culture and lore

1971–72 NHL season

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Final

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