1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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

1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th West
1972–73 record32–37–9
Goals for257
Goals against260
Team information
General ManagerJack Riley
CoachRed Kelly (replaced 13/1/73 by Ken Schinkel)
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsSyl Apps
Bryan Hextall
Ken Schinkel
Team leaders
GoalsAl McDonough (35)
AssistsSyl Apps (56)
PointsSyl Apps (85)
Penalty minutesBryan Watson (179)
WinsJim Rutherford (20)
Goals against averageJim Rutherford (2.91)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7842279284225+5993
2Philadelphia Flyers78373011296256+4085
3Minnesota North Stars78373011254230+2485
4St. Louis Blues78323412233251−1876
5Pittsburgh Penguins7832379257265−873
6Los Angeles Kings78313611232245−1373
7Atlanta Flames78253815191239−4865
8California Golden Seals78164616213323−11048

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
Goaltenders
Regular Season[4]
Player GP W L T GA SO
James Rutherford49202251293
Denis Herron18672552
Andy Brown†9342410
Cam Newton11340350
Total323792605

†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 17.
  • 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 21.
  • 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 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
PlayerFormer teamVia
Jim WileyLake Superior State Lakersfree agency (1972–06–25)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Les BinkleyOttawa Nationals (WHA)free agency (1972)
Wally BoyerWinnipeg Jets (WHA)free agency (1972)
Val FonteyneAlberta Oilers (WHA)free agency (1972)
Dunc McCallumHouston Aeros (WHA)free agency (1972)
Tim HortonBuffalo SabresIntra-League Draft (1972–06–05)
Bob LeiterAtlanta FlamesExpansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Keith McCrearyAtlanta FlamesExpansion Draft (1972–06–06)
John StewartAtlanta FlamesExpansion Draft (1972–06–06)

Roster
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
26 Syl Apps Jr. (A) C R 25 1964 Toronto, Ontario
Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Andy Brown G L 29 Undrafted Hamilton, Ontario
10 Robin Burns LW L 26 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec
4 David Burrows D L 24 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
20 Steve Cardwell LW L 22 1970 Toronto, Ontario
25 Darryl Edestrand D L 27 Undrafted Strathroy, Ontario
11 Nick Harbaruk RW R 29 Undrafted Drohiczyn, Poland
1 Denis Herron G L 20 1972 Chambly, Quebec
7 Bryan Hextall Jr. (A) C L 31 Undrafted Winnipeg, Manitoba
Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Rick Kessell C L 23 1969 Toronto, Ontario
24 Jean-Guy Lagace D R 28 Undrafted L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
16 Robert Lalonde C L 20 1972 Toronto, Ontario
3 Jack Lynch D R 20 1972 Toronto, Ontario
18 Lowell MacDonald LW R 31 Undrafted New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
9 Al McDonough RW R 22 1970 Hamilton, Ontario
Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Cam Newton G L 23 1970 Peterborough, Ontario
22 Greg Polis RW L 22 1970 Westlock, Alberta
19 Jean Pronovost RW R 27 Undrafted Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
2 Duane Rupp D L 35 Undrafted MacNutt, Saskatchewan
29 James Rutherford G L 24 1969 Beeton, Ontario
12 Ken Schinkel (A) RW R 40 Undrafted Jansen, Saskatchewan
17 Ron Schock C L 29 Undrafted Chapleau, Ontario
23 Eddie Shack LW L 36 Undrafted Sudbury, Ontario
27 Jim Shires LW L 27 Undrafted Edmonton, Alberta
5 Bryan Watson D R 30 Undrafted Bancroft, Ontario
8 Thomas Wiley C L 23 Undrafted Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft

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
  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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