1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 4th West
1971–72 record 26-38-14
Goals for 220
Goals against 250
Coach Leonard "Red" Kelly
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 franchie'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.

Contents

[edit] NHL draft

See also: 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Overall pick Player Nationality Position
2 18 Brian McKenzie Flag of Canada Canada Center
3 32 Joe Noris Flag of the United States United States Center
4 46 Gerry Methe Flag of Canada Canada Defenceman
5 60 Dave Murphy Flag of Canada Canada Goaltender
6 74 Ian Williams
7 88 Doug Elliott

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Chicago Black Hawks 78 46 17 15 256 166 107
Minnesota North Stars 78 37 29 12 212 191 86
St. Louis Blues 78 28 39 11 208 247 67
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 26 38 14 220 258 66
Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 200 236 66
California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 216 288 60
Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 206 305 49

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Bill Hicke 12 2 0 2 6
Al McDonough 37 7 11 18 8
Nick Harbaruk 78 12 17 29 46
Ken Schinkel 74 15 30 45 10
Jean Pronovost 68 30 23 53 12
Robin Burns 5 0 0 0 8
Keith McCreary 33 4 4 8 22
John Stewart 25 2 8 10 23
Steve Cardwell 28 7 8 15 18
Val Fonteyne 68 6 13 19 0
Greg Polis 76 30 19 49 38
Rick Kessell 3 0 1 1 0
Wally Boyer 1 0 1 1 0
Brian McKenzie 6 1 1 2 4
Joe Noris 35 2 5 7 20
Rene Robert 49 7 11 18 42
Bob Leiter 78 14 17 31 18
Ron Schock 77 17 29 46 22
Syl Apps 72 15 44 59 78
Eddie Shack 18 5 9 14 12
Bryan Hextall 78 20 24 44 126

[edit] Defencemen

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Bob Woytowich 31 1 4 5 8
Sheldon Kannegiesser 54 2 4 6 47
Tim Horton 44 2 9 11 40
Dave Burrows 77 2 10 12 48
Bryan Watson 75 3 17 20 212
Duane Rupp 34 4 18 22 32
Darryl Edestrand 77 10 23 33 52

[edit] Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Les Binkley 31 7 15 5 0 3.51
Roy Edwards 15 2 8 4 0 2.55
Jim Rutherford 40 17 15 5 1 3.22

[edit] Playoffs

  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red indicates loss.
1972 Playoffs
Round one vs Chicago: 0–4 (Home: 0–2 ; Road: 0–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 5 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 Chicago 0–1
2 April 6 Pittsburgh 2 – 3 Chicago 0–2
3 April 8 Chicago 2 – 0 Pittsburgh 0–3
4 April 9 Chicago 6 – 5 Pittsburgh 0–4

[edit] References

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Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008-09
Bold indicates Stanley Cup victory
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1971–72 NHL season by team
East
Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver
West
Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also