1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th West
1972–73 record	32–37–9
Goals for	257
Goals against	260
Team information
General Manager	Jack Riley
Coach	Red Kelly
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Syl Apps; Bryan Hextall; Ken Schinkel
Team leaders
Goals	Al McDonough (35)
Assists	Syl Apps (56)
Points	Syl Apps (85)
Penalties in minutes	Bryan Watson (179)
Wins	Jim Rutherford (20)
Goals against average	Jim Rutherford (2.91)

The 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's sixth season in the National Hockey League.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	+59	93
2	Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	+40	85
3	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	+24	85
4	St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	−18	76
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	−8	73
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	−13	73
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	−48	65
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	−110	48

Schedule and results

1972–73 Game log^[2]

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

November: 7–5–2 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)

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

January: 6–9–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–6–0)

February: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–5–0)

March: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–4–1)

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

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the 1973 playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Syl Apps Jr.	77	29	56	85	25	18
Al McDonough	78	35	41	76	20	26
Lowell MacDonald	78	34	41	75	37	8
Bryan Hextall Jr.	78	21	33	54	–23	113
Ron Schock	78	13	36	49	–12	23
Greg Polis	78	26	23	49	–32	36
Eddie Shack	74	25	20	45	–10	84
Jean Pronovost	66	21	22	43	–15	16
Darryl Edestrand	78	15	24	39	3	88
Dave Burrows	78	3	24	27	–4	42
Nick Harbaruk	78	10	15	25	–11	47
Ken Schinkel	42	11	10	21	–10	16
Duane Rupp	78	7	13	20	–3	62
Jack Lynch	47	1	18	19	–21	40
Bryan Watson	69	1	17	18	18	179
Rick Kessell	67	1	13	14	–9	0
Jean-Guy Lagace	31	1	5	6	–8	32
Steve Cardwell	20	2	2	4	–2	2
Jim Shires	18	1	2	3	–8	2
Robin Burns	26	0	2	2	–6	20
Jim Wiley	4	0	1	1	1	0
Sheldon Kannegiesser^‡	3	0	0	0	–1	0
Ron Lalonde	9	0	0	0	0	2
Total		257	418	675	—	856

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
James Rutherford	49	20	22	5	129	3
Denis Herron	18	6	7	2	55	2
Andy Brown^†	9	3	4	2	41	0
Cam Newton	11	3	4	0	35	0
Total		32	37	9	260	5

^†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

Jean Pronovost became the first player to score 100 goals for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie against Buffalo on February 17th.
Syl Apps Jr. became the first player to record 50 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over California on March 21st.
Syl Apps Jr. established a new franchise record for points in a season with 85, besting the previous high of 59 held by both himself and Andy Bathgate.
Ken Schinkel established a career franchise record for games (371), assists (143) and points (236). He had led in two categories since 1969 and bested the previous high in games set by Val Fonteyne in 1972 (349).
Darryl Edestrand established a new franchise record for goals (15) and points (39) in a season by a defenseman. He topped the previous high of 10 goals (held by himself) and 33 points (held by Noel Price, Bob Woytowich, Duane Rupp and himself).
Lowell MacDonald established a new franchise record for highest plus-minus in a season (+36). He broke the previous high of +18 set by Syl Apps Jr. in 1972.
Duane Rupp became the first Penguins defenseman to score 100 points. His final total of 104 bested the previous total of 93 held by Bob Woytowich

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:

Trades

October 1, 1972	To Atlanta Flames John McKenzie	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
October 6, 1972	To Detroit Red Wings Roy Edwards	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash 1973 3rd round pick 1974 2nd round pick
October 30, 1972	To Atlanta Flames Brian McKenzie	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
January 8, 1973	To St. Louis Blues Joe Noris	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jim Shires
February 25, 1973	To Detroit Red Wings 1973 3rd round pick cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andy Brown
March 2, 1973	To New York Rangers Sheldon Kannegiesser	To Pittsburgh Penguins player to be named (Steve Andrascik)

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Jim Wiley	Lake Superior State Lakers	free agency (1972–06–25)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Les Binkley	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Wally Boyer	Winnipeg Jets (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Val Fonteyne	Alberta Oilers (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Dunc McCallum	Houston Aeros (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Tim Horton	Buffalo Sabres	Intra-League Draft (1972–06–05)
Bob Leiter	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Keith McCreary	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
John Stewart	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)

Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
7001260000000000000♠26	Syl Apps Jr. (A)	C	R	25	1964	Toronto, Ontario
6999000000000000000♠²⁹⁄₃₀	Andy Brown	G	L	29	Undrafted	Hamilton, Ontario
7001100000000000000♠10	Robin Burns	LW	L	26	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
7000400000000000000♠4	David Burrows	D	L	24	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
7001200000000000000♠20	Steve Cardwell	LW	L	22	1970	Toronto, Ontario
7001250000000000000♠25	Darryl Edestrand	D	L	27	Undrafted	Strathroy, Ontario
7001110000000000000♠11	Nick Harbaruk	RW	R	29	Undrafted	Drohiczyn, Poland
7000100000000000000♠1	Denis Herron	G	L	20	1972	Chambly, Quebec
7000700000000000000♠7	Bryan Hextall Jr. (A)	C	L	31	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
6999000000000000000♠¹⁴⁄₁₅	Rick Kessell	C	L	23	1969	Toronto, Ontario
7001240000000000000♠24	Jean-Guy Lagace	D	R	28	Undrafted	L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
7001160000000000000♠16	Robert Lalonde	C	L	20	1972	Toronto, Ontario
7000300000000000000♠3	Jack Lynch	D	R	20	1972	Toronto, Ontario
7001180000000000000♠18	Lowell MacDonald	LW	R	31	Undrafted	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
7000900000000000000♠9	Al McDonough	RW	R	22	1970	Hamilton, Ontario
6998000000000000000♠¹⁄₃₀	Cam Newton	G	L	23	1970	Peterborough, Ontario
7001220000000000000♠22	Greg Polis	RW	L	22	1970	Westlock, Alberta
7001190000000000000♠19	Jean Pronovost	RW	R	27	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
7000200000000000000♠2	Duane Rupp	D	L	35	Undrafted	MacNutt, Saskatchewan
7001290000000000000♠29	James Rutherford	G	L	24	1969	Beeton, Ontario
7001120000000000000♠12	Ken Schinkel (A)	RW	R	40	Undrafted	Jansen, Saskatchewan
7001170000000000000♠17	Ron Schock	C	L	29	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
7001230000000000000♠23	Eddie Shack	LW	L	36	Undrafted	Sudbury, Ontario
7001270000000000000♠27	Jim Shires	LW	L	27	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
7000500000000000000♠5	Bryan Watson	D	R	30	Undrafted	Bancroft, Ontario
7000800000000000000♠8	Thomas Wiley	C	L	23	Undrafted	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1972 NHL Entry Draft.^[5]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	24^[a]	Jack Lynch	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2	30	Bernie Lukowich	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3	40	Denis Herron	Goaltender	Canada	Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)
4	56	Ron Lalonde	Center	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
5	72	Brian Walker	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6	88	Jeff Ablett	Left Wing	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7	104	D'Arcy Keating	Defense	Canada	Notre Dame (NCAA)
8	120	Yves Bergeron	Right Wing	Canada	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
9	136	Jay Babcock	Left Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
10	149	Don Atchison	Goaltender	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Draft notes^[6]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a June 10, 1968, trade that sent Bob Woytowich to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
^a The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick (originally from the Montreal Canadiens) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 6, 1969, trade that sent Lou Angotti and a 1971 first-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Ron Schock, Craig Cameron and this pick.

References

↑ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins Results and Schedule". hockeyDB.
↑ "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
↑ "1972 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

Player stats at Hockey Database
Game log on NHL Database
"1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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[standings-div-1] "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins Results and Schedule". hockeyDB.

[3] "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[4] "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

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

[6] "1972 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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See also	Amateur Draft Expansion Draft Summit Series All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals