1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	4th West
1971–72 record	26–38–14
Goals for	220
Goals against	250
Team information
General Manager	Red Kelly (Oct–Jan) ; Jack Riley (Jan–Apr)
Coach	Red Kelly
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Keith McCreary; Ken Schinkel; Bryan Watson; Bob Woytowich (Oct-Jan)
Team leaders
Goals	Greg Polis, Jean Pronovost (30)
Assists	Syl Apps (44)
Points	Syl Apps (59)
Penalties in minutes	Bryan Watson (212)
Wins	Jim Rutherford (17)
Goals against average	Roy Edwards (2.55)

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
Syl Apps Jr.	72	15	44	59	18	78
Jean Pronovost	68	30	23	53	15	12
Greg Polis	76	30	19	49	–4	38
Ron Schock	77	17	29	46	–10	22
Ken Schinkel	74	15	30	45	–10	8
Bryan Hextall Jr.	78	20	24	44	–26	126
Darryl Edestrand	77	10	23	33	–12	52
Bob Leiter	78	14	17	31	–25	18
Nick Harbaruk	78	12	17	29	–13	46
Duane Rupp	34	4	18	22	0	32
Bryan Watson	75	3	17	20	5	212
Val Fonteyne	68	6	13	19	–1	0
René Robert^‡	49	7	11	18	–11	42
Al McDonough^†	37	7	11	18	–6	8
Steve Cardwell	28	7	8	15	0	18
Eddie Shack^†	18	5	9	14	5	12
Dave Burrows	77	2	10	12	–7	48
Tim Horton	44	2	9	11	5	40
John Stewart	25	2	8	10	–6	23
Keith McCreary	33	4	4	8	–10	22
Joe Noris	35	2	5	7	–8	20
Sheldon Kannegiesser	54	2	4	6	–14	47
Bob Woytowich^‡	31	1	4	5	–19	8
Brian McKenzie	6	1	1	2	–2	4
Bill Hicke	12	2	0	2	–6	6
Wally Boyer	1	0	1	1	–1	0
Rick Kessell	3	0	1	1	–1	0
Robin Burns	5	0	0	0	–4	8
Total		220	360	580	—	950

Playoffs^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Bob Leiter	4	3	0	3	0	0
Darryl Edestrand	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jean Pronovost	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ken Schinkel	3	2	0	2	0	0
Greg Polis	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bryan Hextall Jr.	4	0	2	2	0	9
Eddie Shack	4	0	1	1	0	15
Nick Harbaruk	4	0	1	1	0	0
Syl Apps Jr.	4	1	0	1	0	2
Al McDonough	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Schock	4	1	0	1	0	6
Tim Horton	4	0	1	1	0	2
Steve Cardwell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Burrows	4	0	0	0	0	4
Keith McCreary	1	0	0	0	0	2
Val Fonteyne	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bryan Watson	4	0	0	0	0	21
Duane Rupp	4	0	0	0	0	6
Total		8	11	19	—	71

Goaltenders

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

Playoffs^[6]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
James 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.

Awards and records

Val Fonteyne became the first player to play 300 games for the Penguins. He did so in a 1–5 loss to Minnesota on November 16th.
Ken Schinkel became the first player to score 200 points for the Penguins. He did so by recording an assist in a 2–4 loss to Chicago on January 29th.
Bryan Watson became the first player to earn 500 penalty minutes for the Penguins. He did so by receiving 4 PIMs in a 4–2 win over Toronto on February 16th.
Bryan Watson became the first player to earn 200 penalty minutes in one season for the Penguins. He did so by receiving 2 PIMs in a 7–4 win over Vancouver on March 14th.
Jean Pronovost became the first player to score 30 goals in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–4 win over California on March 29th.
Syl Apps Jr. established a new franchise record for highest plus-minus in a season (+18). He broke the previous high of +10 set by Wally Boyer in 1971.
Val Fonteyne established a career franchise record for games (349). He had led the category since 1969.
Bob Woytowich set the Penguins career defenseman scoring mark at 93 points. He held the record since 1970.

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

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
7001260000000000000♠26	Syl Apps Jr.	C	R	24	1964	Toronto, Ontario
7001300000000000000♠30	Les Binkley	G	R	37	Undrafted	Owen Sound, Ontario
7001180000000000000♠18	Wally Boyer	C	L	34	Undrafted	Cowan, Manitoba
7001250000000000000♠25	Robin Burns	LW	L	25	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
7000400000000000000♠4	David Burrows	D	L	23	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
7001200000000000000♠20	Steve Cardwell	LW	L	21	1970	Toronto, Ontario
7001250000000000000♠25	Darryl Edestrand	D	L	26	Undrafted	Strathroy, Ontario
7000100000000000000♠1	Roy Edwards	G	R	35	Undrafted	Seneca Township, Ontario
7000800000000000000♠8	Val Fonteyne	LW	L	38	Undrafted	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
7001110000000000000♠11	Nick Harbaruk	RW	R	28	Undrafted	Drohiczyn, Poland
7000700000000000000♠7	Bryan Hextall Jr.	C	L	30	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7000900000000000000♠9	Bill Hicke	RW	L	34	Undrafted	Regina, Saskatchewan
7000300000000000000♠3	Tim Horton	D	R	42	Undrafted	Cochrane, Ontario
7000000000000000000♠¹⁶⁄₆	Sheldon Kannegiesser	D	L	24	Undrafted	North Bay, Ontario
7001150000000000000♠15	Rick Kessell	C	L	22	1969	Toronto, Ontario
7001230000000000000♠23	Bobby Leiter	C	L	31	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7001100000000000000♠10	Keith McCreary (A)	RW	L	31	Undrafted	Sundridge, Ontario
7000900000000000000♠9	Al McDonough	RW	R	21	1970	Hamilton, Ontario
7001150000000000000♠15	Brian McKenzie	LW	L	21	1971	St. Catharines, Ontario
7001270000000000000♠27	Joe Noris	C	R	20	1971	Denver, Colorado
7001220000000000000♠22	Greg Polis	RW	L	21	1970	Westlock, Alberta
7001190000000000000♠19	Jean Pronovost	RW	R	26	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
7000200000000000000♠2	Duane Rupp	D	L	34	Undrafted	MacNutt, Saskatchewan
7001290000000000000♠29	James Rutherford	G	L	23	1969	Beeton, Ontario
7001120000000000000♠12	Ken Schinkel (A)	RW	R	39	Undrafted	Jansen, Saskatchewan
7001170000000000000♠17	Ron Schock	C	L	28	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
7001240000000000000♠24	Eddie Shack	LW	L	35	Undrafted	Sudbury, Ontario
7001200000000000000♠20	John Stewart	LW	L	21	1970	Eriksdale, Manitoba
7000500000000000000♠5	Bryan Watson (A)	D	R	29	Undrafted	Bancroft, Ontario

Draft picks

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, 1969, 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.

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[standings-div-1] "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

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[3] "1971–1972 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[4] "1971–1972 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[5] "1971–1972 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[6] "1971–1972 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[7] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions.

[8] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

[9] "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 2017–18 2018–19
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1971–72 NHL season
East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal New York Toronto Vancouver
West	California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Final