1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 5th West
1967–68 record 27–34–13
General Manager Jack Riley
Coach George Sullivan
Captain Ab McDonald
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals Ab McDonald (22)
Assists Andy Bathgate (39)
Points Andy Bathgate (59)
Penalties in minutes Leo Boivin (74)
Wins Les Binkley (20)
Goals against average Hank Bassen (2.86)

The 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team when the NHL doubled in size for the start of 1967–68.

After deciding on the "Penguin" nickname (which was inspired by the fact that the team was going to play in an "Igloo", the nickname of the Pittsburgh Civic Center)[1], a logo was chosen, that had a penguin in front of a triangle, which is thought to be in tribute to the "Golden Triangle."[2]

Contents

[edit] Draft

[edit] Amateur Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality Position
1 2 Steve Rexe Flag of Canada Canada Goaltender
1 11 Bob Smith Flag of Canada Canada Center

[edit] Expansion Draft

  • Pittsburgh Penguins selections
# Player Drafted From
1. Joe Daley G Detroit Red Wings
2. Roy Edwards (G) Chicago Black Hawks
3. Earl Ingarfield (C) New York Rangers
4. Al MacNeil (D) New York Rangers
5. Larry Jeffrey (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Ab McDonald (LW) Detroit Red Wings
7. Leo Boivin (D) Detroit Red Wings
8. Noel Price (D) Montreal Canadiens
9. Keith McCreary (RW) Montreal Canadiens
10. Ken Schinkel (RW) New York Rangers
11. Bob Dillabough (C) Boston Bruins
12. Art Stratton (C) Chicago Black Hawks
13. Val Fonteyne (LW) Detroit Red Wings
14. Jeannot Gilbert (C) Boston Bruins
15. Tom McCarthy (LW) Montreal Canadiens
16. Billy Dea (LW) Chicago Black Hawks
17. Bob Rivard (C) Montreal Canadiens
18. Mel Pearson (LW) Chicago Black Hawks
19. Andy Bathgate (RW) Detroit Red Wings
20. Les Hunt (D) New York Rangers

[edit] Regular season

The Penguins' first general manager was Jack Riley. His team (along with the other expansion teams) was hampered by restrictive rules that kept most major talent with the "Original Six." Beyond aging sniper Andy Bathgate and tough defenceman Leo Boivin, the first Penguins team was manned by a cast of former minor-leaguers. The club missed the playoffs, but were a mere six points out of 1st place in the close-fought West Division.

  • October 11, 1967 – Andy Bathgate of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores a goal in a 2–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. It was the first goal ever scored by a player for an expansion team.

[edit] Season standings

West Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 74 31 32 11 173 179 73
Los Angeles Kings 74 31 33 10 200 224 72
St. Louis Blues 74 27 31 16 177 191 70
Minnesota North Stars 74 27 32 15 191 226 69
Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 195 216 67
Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 153 219 47

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Wayne Hicks 15 4 7 11 2
Paul Andrea 65 11 21 32 2
Ken Schinkel 57 14 25 39 19
George Konik 52 7 8 15 26
Keith McCreary 70 14 12 26 44
Gene Ubriaco 65 18 15 33 16
Val Fonteyne 69 6 28 34 0
Ab McDonald 74 22 21 43 38
Mel Pearson 2 0 1 1 0
Bobby Rivard 27 5 12 17 4
Bob Dillabough 47 7 12 19 18
Billy Dea 73 16 12 28 6
Earl Ingarfield 50 15 22 37 12
Art Stratton 58 16 21 37 16
Andy Bathgate 74 20 39 59 55

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Ted Lanyon 5 0 0 0 4
Dunc McCallum 32 0 2 2 36
Dick Mattiussi 32 0 2 2 18
Al MacNeil 74 2 10 12 58
Bill Speer 68 3 13 16 44
Leo Boivin 73 9 13 22 74
Noel Price 70 6 27 33 48

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Hank Bassen 25 1299 7 10 3 1 2.86
Les Binkley 54 3141 20 24 10 6 2.88

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ LetsGoPens.com: Why the name Pittsburgh Penguins?
  2. ^ http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/history/history.php
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