1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season
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1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 5th West |
1972–73 record | 32-37-9 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 260 |
Coach | Leonard "Red" Kelly |
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 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchie's sixth season in the National Hockey League.
Contents |
[edit] NHL draft
- See also: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | Overall pick | Player | Nationality | Position |
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2 | 24 | Jack Lynch | Canada | Defense |
2 | 30 | Bernie Lukowich | Canada | Forward |
3 | 40 | Denis Herron | Canada | Goaltender |
4 | 56 | Ron Lalonde | Canada | |
5 | 72 | Brian Walker | ||
6 | 88 | Jeff Ablett | ||
7 | 104 | D'Arcy Keating | ||
8 | 120 | Yves Bergeron | ||
9 | 136 | Jay Babcock | ||
10 | 149 | Don Atchison |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Standings
West Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 284 | 225 | 93 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 296 | 256 | 85 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 254 | 230 | 85 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 233 | 251 | 76 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 257 | 265 | 73 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 232 | 245 | 73 |
Atlanta Flames | 78 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 191 | 239 | 65 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 213 | 323 | 48 |
[edit] Player statistics
[edit] Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Ken Schinkel | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 |
Nick Harbaruk | 78 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 |
Jean Pronovost | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 16 |
Lowell MacDonald | 78 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8 |
Al McDonough | 78 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 26 |
Robin Burns | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Jim Shires | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Steve Cardwell | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Greg Polis | 78 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 36 |
Ron Lalonde | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eddie Shack | 74 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 84 |
Bryan Hextall | 78 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 113 |
Jim Wiley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rick Kessell | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
Ron Schock | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 23 |
Syl Apps | 77 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 18 |
[edit] Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Sheldon Kannegiesser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Guy Lagace | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
Bryan Watson | 69 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 179 |
Jack Lynch | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 40 |
Duane Rupp | 78 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 62 |
Dave Burrows | 78 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 42 |
Darryl Edestrand | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 88 |
[edit] Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rutherford | 49 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2.91 |
Denis Herron | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.41 |
Cam Newton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 |
Andy Brown | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.73 |
[edit] References
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