1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th West
1973–74 record	28–41–9
Goals for	242
Goals against	271
Team information
General Manager	Jack Riley (Oct–Jan) ; Jack Button (Jan–Apr)
Coach	Ken Schinkel; Marc Boileau
Captain	Ron Schock
Alternate captains	Syl Apps; Dave Burrows; Ron Lalonde
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Lowell MacDonald (43)
Assists	Syl Apps (61)
Points	Syl Apps (85)
Penalties in minutes	Steve Durbano (138)
Wins	Andy Brown (13)
Goals against average	Gary Inness (3.26

The 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's seventh season in the National Hockey League. The 'Century Line' of Syl Apps Jr., Lowell MacDonald and Jean Pronovost was established this season. The trio took their name as a result of combining for more than 100 goals over the course of the year.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Schedule and results

1973–74 Schedule

October: 4–4–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 9 Points

November: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0), 8 Points

December: 2–10–2 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 1–6–1), 6 Points

January: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–5–0 ; Road: 2–3–0), 10 Points

February: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–0), 11 Points

March: 7–4–3 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 4–3–1), 17 Points

April: 2–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0), 4 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Syl Apps Jr.	75	24	61	85	21	37
Lowell MacDonald	78	43	39	82	17	14
Jean Pronovost	77	40	32	72	9	22
Ron Schock	77	14	29	43	–27	22
Al McDonough^‡	37	14	22	36	–3	12
Ron Lalonde	73	10	17	27	2	14
Greg Polis^‡	41	14	13	27	–18	32
Wayne Bianchin	69	12	13	25	–15	38
Ron Stackhouse^†	36	4	15	19	12	33
Bob McManama	47	5	14	19	–12	18
Ab Demarco Jr.^†	34	7	12	19	5	4
Bernie Lukowich	53	9	10	19	–4	32
Chuck Arnason^†	41	13	5	18	–2	4
Steve Durbano^†	33	4	14	18	17	138
David Burrows	71	3	14	17	–13	30
J. Bob Kelly^†	30	7	10	17	–5	78
Nick Beverley^†	67	2	14	16	–16	21
Ted Snell	55	4	12	16	–22	8
Blaine Stoughton	34	5	6	11	–12	8
Bryan Hextall Jr.^‡	37	2	7	9	–13	39
Bob Paradise^†	38	2	7	9	–3	39
Jean-Guy Lagace	31	2	6	8	–12	34
Jack Lynch^‡	17	0	7	7	–15	21
Bryan Watson^‡	38	1	4	5	–12	137
Yvon Labre	16	1	2	3	–7	13
Ron Jones	25	0	3	3	–14	15
Jim Wiley	22	0	3	3	–4	2
Larry Bignell	20	0	3	3	–3	2
Darryl Edestrand^‡	3	0	0	0	–2	0
Hank Nowak	13	0	0	0	–14	11
Total		242	394	636	—	878

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Andy Brown	36	13	16	4	115	1
Gary Inness	20	7	10	1	56	0
James Rutherford^‡	26	7	12	4	82	0
Denis Herron	5	1	3	0	18	0
Total		28	41	9	271	1

^†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 person to play 400 games for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–5 loss to Boston on January 13th.
Bryan Watson earned his 871st and final penalty minute for the Penguins on Jan 16th against Los Angeles, establishing a career high for the Penguins.
Lowell MacDonald became the first player to score 40 goals in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–4 loss to St. Louis on March 30th.
Syl Apps Jr. became the first player to record 60 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 4–2 win over Atlanta on March 31st.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season:

Trades

July 3, 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eddie Shack	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
October 4, 1973	To St. Louis Blues Nick Harbaruk	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Johnson
October 25, 1973	To Boston Bruins Darryl Edestrand	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Beverley
January 4, 1974	To Atlanta Flames Al McDonough	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chuck Arnason Bob Paradise
January 17, 1974	To St. Louis Blues Greg Polis Bryan Watson 1974 2nd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ab DeMarco Jr. Steve Durbano Bob Kelly
January 17, 1974	To Detroit Red Wings Jack Lynch Jim Rutherford	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Stackhouse

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Gary Inness	University of Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)	free agency (1973–06)
Ron Jones	Boston Bruins	Intra-league Draft (1973–06–12)
Bob McManama	Harvard Crimson (Ivy League)	free agency (1973–08)
Ted Snell	Hershey Bears (AHL)	free agency (1973–10)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Steve Cardwell	Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA)	free agency (1973)
Paul Hoganson	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	free agency (1973)
Cam Newton	Chicago Cougars (WHA)	free agency (1973–05)
Rick Kessell	California Golden Seals	Reverse Draft (1973–06–13)
Bryan Hextall	Atlanta Flames	waivers (1974–01–06)

Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
7001260000000000000♠26	Syl Apps Jr. (A)	C	R	26	1964	Toronto, Ontario
7000900000000000000♠9	Ernest Arnason	RW	R	22	1971	Dauphin, Manitoba
7001250000000000000♠25	Nick Beverley	D	R	27	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
7001140000000000000♠14	Wayne Bianchin	RW	L	20	1973	Nanaimo, British Columbia
7001230000000000000♠23	Larry Bignell	D	L	24	1970	Edmonton, Alberta
7001300000000000000♠30	Andy Brown	G	L	30	Undrafted	Hamilton, Ontario
7000400000000000000♠4	David Burrows (A)	D	L	25	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
7000500000000000000♠5	Ab Demarco Jr.	D	R	25	Undrafted	Cleveland, Ohio
7000700000000000000♠7	Steve Durbano	D	L	22	1971	Toronto, Ontario
7000100000000000000♠1	Denis Herron	G	L	21	1972	Chambly, Quebec
7001290000000000000♠29	Gary Inness	G	L	24	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
7000600000000000000♠6	Ron Jones	D	L	23	1971	Vermilion, Alberta
7001220000000000000♠22	John Kelly	RW	L	27	1967	Fort William, Ontario
7001200000000000000♠20	Yvon Labre	D	L	24	1969	Sudbury, Ontario
7001240000000000000♠24	Jean-Guy Lagace	D	R	29	Undrafted	L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
7001160000000000000♠16	Robert Lalonde (A)	C	L	21	1972	Toronto, Ontario
7001110000000000000♠11	Bernie Lukowich	RW	R	22	1972	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
7001180000000000000♠18	Lowell MacDonald	LW	R	32	Undrafted	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
7001150000000000000♠15	Bob McManama	C	L	22	Undrafted	Belmont, Massachusetts
7001270000000000000♠27	Hank Nowak	LW	L	23	1970	Oshawa, Ontario
7000200000000000000♠2	Robert Paradise	D	L	30	Undrafted	St. Paul, Minnesota
7001190000000000000♠19	Jean Pronovost	RW	R	28	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
7001170000000000000♠17	Ron Schock (C)	C	L	30	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
7001100000000000000♠10	Ted Snell	RW	R	27	Undrafted	Ottawa, Ontario
7000300000000000000♠3	Ronald Stackhouse	D	R	24	1969	Haliburton, Ontario
7001120000000000000♠12	Blaine Stoughton	LW	R	21	1973	Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
7000800000000000000♠8	Thomas Wiley	C	L	24	Undrafted	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	7	Blaine Stoughton	Left Wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	23	Wayne Bianchin	Right Wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	27^[a]	Colin Campbell	Defense	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4	55	Dennis Owchar	Defense	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5	71	Guido Tenesi	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
6	87	Don Seiling	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
7	103	Terry Ewasiuk	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
8	119	Fred Comrie	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
9	134	Gordon Lane	Defense	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
10	150	Randy Aimoe	Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11	164	Don McLeod	Center	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Draft notes^[5]

^a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 6, 1972, trade that sent Roy Edwards to the Red Wings in exchange for a 1974 second-round pick and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a February 25, 1973, trade that sent Andy Brown to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

References

↑ "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
↑ "1973 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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[standings-west-div-1] "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[3] "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

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

[5] "1973 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
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1973–74 NHL season
East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal NY Islanders NY Rangers Toronto Vancouver
West	Atlanta California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals