1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 5th West
1968–69 record 20–45–11
Goals for 189
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Jack Riley
Coach George "Red" Sullivan
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Lou Angotti
Noel Price
Ken Schinkel
Bob Woytowich
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance 6,008
Team leaders
Goals Keith McCreary (25)
Assists Charlie Burns (38)
Points Ken Schinkel (52)
Penalties in minutes Dunc McCallum (81)
Wins Les Binkley, Joe Daley (10)
Goals against average Marv Edwards (3.00)

The 1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's second season in the National Hockey League.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1St. Louis Blues76372514204157+4788
2Oakland Seals76293611219251−3269
3Philadelphia Flyers76203521174225−5161
4Los Angeles Kings76244210185260−7558
5Pittsburgh Penguins76204511189252−6351
6Minnesota North Stars76184315189270−8151

Record vs. opponents

1968-69 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–2–13–2–35–14–0–24–2–23–3–23–1–24–25–12–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–5–1—3–4–15–15–0–11–74–3–11–53–0–34–23–2–13–4–1
Detroit 2–3–34–3–1—4–24–22–5–14–3–13–2–13–1–24–20–4–23–4–1
Los Angeles 1–51–52–4—1–4–30–4–23–34–2–23–4–15–2–11–6–13–3
Minnesota 0–4–20–5–12–44–1–3—0–5–11–53–4–12–3–33–52–4–21–3–2
Montreal 2–4–27–15–2–14–0–25–0–1—3–4–12–3–15–14–1–15–0–14–3–1
New York 3–3–23–4–13–4–13–35–14–3–1—5–13–1–25–13–1–24–4
Oakland 1–3–25–12–3–12–4–24–3–13–2–11–5—4–2–24–2–21–72–4
Philadelphia 2–40–3–31–3–24–3–13–2–31–51–3–22–4–2—4–1–31–6–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 1–52–42–42–5–15–31–4–11–52–4–21–4–3—3–4–10–3–3
St. Louis 2–2–22–3–14–0–26–1–14–2–20–5–11–3–27–16–1–14–3–1—1–4–1
Toronto 2–4–24–3–14–3–13–33–1–23–4–14–44–21–1–43–0–34–1–1—

Schedule and results

1968–69 Schedule
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins were unable to make the playoffs for the second straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[3]
Player GP W L T GA SO
Les Binkley50103181580
Thomas Daley2910133872
Marv Edwards101030
Total2045112482

†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.

Awards and records

  • Leo Boivin became the first to play 100 games for the Penguins during a 1–2 loss to Los Angeles on December 14th. He played 100 of Pittsburgh's first 101 games.
  • Ken Schinkel established a new franchise record for lowest plus-minus with –39. He topped the previous record of –23 held by Val Fonteyne.
  • Jean Pronovost established a rookie record for the Penguins in terms of assists (25) and points (41).

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season:

Trades

July 4, 1968 To Oakland Seals

George Konik

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

cash

September 1, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers

loan of Bob Rivard

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

cash

October 1, 1968 To Minnesota North Stars

1972 1st round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Bob Woytowich

October 1, 1968 To Detroit Red Wings

cash

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Doug Barrie

November 22, 1968 To Montreal Canadiens

Larry Hillman

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Jean-Guy Lagace
cash

November 29, 1968 To Oakland Seals

Bob Dillabough

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Billy Harris

January 24, 1969 To Minnesota North Stars

Leo Boivin

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Duane Rupp

January 30, 1969 To Oakland Seals

Earl Ingarfield Sr.
Dick Mattiussi
Gene Ubriaco

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Tracy Pratt
George Swarbrick
Bryan Watson

May 30, 1969 To Toronto Maple Leafs

cash

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Forbes Kennedy

June 6, 1969 To St. Louis Blues

Lou Angotti
1971 1st round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Craig Cameron
Ron Schock
1972 2nd round pick

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Charlie BurnsOakland SealsIntra-League Draft (1968–06–12)
Larry HillmanMinnesota North Starswaivers (1968–11–22)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
22 Canada Paul Andrea RW L 27 Undrafted North Sydney, Nova Scotia
7 Canada Lou Angotti (A) C R 31 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
3 Canada John Arbour D L 23 Undrafted Niagara Falls, Ontario
23 Canada Doug Barrie D R 22 Undrafted Edmonton, Alberta
30 Canada Les Binkley G R 34 Undrafted Owen Sound, Ontario
18 Canada Wally Boyer C L 31 Undrafted Cowan, Manitoba
9 United States Charlie Burns C L 33 Undrafted Detroit, Michigan
1 Canada Thomas Daley G L 26 Undrafted Winnipeg, Manitoba
14 Canada Billy Dea LW L 36 Undrafted Edmonton, Alberta
30 Canada Marv Edwards G L 33 Undrafted St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Canada Val Fonteyne LW L 35 Undrafted Wetaskiwin, Alberta
15 Canada Billy Harris C L 33 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
23 Canada Jean-Guy Lagace D R 24 Undrafted L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
17 Canada Bill Lecaine LW R 29 Undrafted Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
6 Canada Dunc McCallum D R 29 Undrafted Flin Flon, Manitoba
21 Canada Keith McCreary RW L 28 Undrafted Sundridge, Ontario
11 United States Tracy Pratt D L 26 Undrafted New York City, New York
4 Canada Noel Price (A) D L 33 Undrafted Brockville, Ontario
19 Canada Jean Pronovost RW 0 23 Undrafted Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
2 Canada Duane Rupp D L 31 Undrafted MacNutt, Saskatchewan
12 Canada Ken Schinkel (A) RW R 36 Undrafted Jansen, Saskatchewan
16 Canada Ron Snell RW R 20 1968 Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Canada Bill Speer D L 27 Undrafted Lindsay, Ontario
24 Canada Garry Swain C L 21 1968 Welland, Ontario
10 Canada George Swarbrick RW R 27 Undrafted Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
5 Canada Bryan Watson D R 26 Undrafted Bancroft, Ontario
20 Canada Bob Woytowich (A) D R 27 Undrafted Winnipeg, Manitoba

Draft picks

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Garry Swain Center  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
2 14 Ron Snell Right Wing  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
3 21 Dave Simpson Defense  Canada Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL)

References

  1. ↑ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "1968–1969 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1968–1969 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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