1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	6th West
1970–71 record	21–37–20
Goals for	221
Goals against	240
Team information
General Manager	Red Kelly
Coach	Red Kelly
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Keith McCreary Duane Rupp Ken Schinkel Bob Woytowich
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance	9,671
Team leaders
Goals	Jean Pronovost (21)
Assists	Bryan Hextall (32)
Points	Bryan Hextall (48)
Penalties in minutes	Bryan Hextall (133)
Wins	Les Binkley (11)
Goals against average	Les Binkley (2.85)

<1969–70	1971–72>

The 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Hockey League.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Game log
3 Player stats
4 Awards and records
5 Transactions
- 5.1 Trades
- 5.2 Additions and subtractions
6 Draft picks
7 References

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

West Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	PTS
Chicago Black Hawks	78	49	20	9	277	184	1280	107
St. Louis Blues	78	34	25	19	223	208	1092	87
Philadelphia Flyers	78	28	33	17	207	225	1060	73
Minnesota North Stars	78	28	34	16	191	223	898	72
Los Angeles Kings	78	25	40	13	239	303	775	63
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	21	37	20	221	240	1079	62
California Golden Seals	78	20	53	5	199	320	937	45

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Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 10, 1970	1–2	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	0–1–0
2	L	October 15, 1970	2–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	0–2–0
3	T	October 17, 1970	0–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	0–2–1
4	T	October 18, 1970	1–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	0–2–2
5	L	October 21, 1970	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	0–3–2
6	W	October 23, 1970	3–1	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	1–3–2
7	T	October 25, 1970	1–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	1–3–3
8	W	October 28, 1970	5–3	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	2–3–3
9	L	October 31, 1970	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	2–4–3
10	L	November 1, 1970	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	2–5–3
11	W	November 4, 1970	8–3	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	3–5–3
12	T	November 7, 1970	2–2	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	3–5–4
13	T	November 8, 1970	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	3–5–5
14	L	November 10, 1970	1–5	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	3–6–5
15	T	November 11, 1970	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	3–6–6
16	W	November 14, 1970	6–1	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	4–6–6
17	L	November 19, 1970	0–1	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	4–7–6
18	W	November 21, 1970	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	5–7–6
19	L	November 22, 1970	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	5–8–6
20	T	November 24, 1970	4–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	5–8–7
21	T	November 25, 1970	4–4	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	5–8–8
22	L	November 28, 1970	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	5–9–8
23	L	November 29, 1970	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	5–10–8
24	T	December 2, 1970	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	5–10–9
25	W	December 5, 1970	3–1	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	6–10–9
26	L	December 6, 1970	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	6–11–9
27	W	December 8, 1970	4–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	7–11–9
28	T	December 9, 1970	2–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	7–11–10
29	L	December 11, 1970	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	7–12–10
30	L	December 12, 1970	0–1	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	7–13–10
31	L	December 16, 1970	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	7–14–10
32	W	December 19, 1970	9–1	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	8–14–10
33	L	December 20, 1970	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	8–15–10
34	L	December 23, 1970	1–6	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	8–16–10
35	L	December 25, 1970	4–8	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	8–17–10
36	W	December 26, 1970	4–2	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	9–17–10
37	T	December 30, 1970	3–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	9–17–11
38	W	December 31, 1970	4–1	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	10–17–11
39	L	January 2, 1971	1–3	New York Rangers (1970–71)	10–18–11
40	L	January 6, 1971	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	10–19–11
41	L	January 9, 1971	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	10–20–11
42	W	January 13, 1971	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	11–20–11
43	T	January 14, 1971	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	11–20–12
44	W	January 16, 1971	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	12–20–12
45	W	January 20, 1971	4–2	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	13–20–12
46	L	January 21, 1971	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	13–21–12
47	W	January 23, 1971	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	14–21–12
48	W	January 27, 1971	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	15–21–12
49	L	January 28, 1971	1–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	15–22–12
50	W	January 30, 1971	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	16–22–12
51	W	February 3, 1971	6–1	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	17–22–12
52	T	February 5, 1971	2–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	17–22–13
53	L	February 7, 1971	0–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	17–23–13
54	L	February 9, 1971	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	17–24–13
55	W	February 10, 1971	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	18–24–13
56	W	February 13, 1971	5–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	19–24–13
57	L	February 14, 1971	4–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	19–25–13
58	L	February 17, 1971	3–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	19–26–13
59	T	February 18, 1971	6–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	19–26–14
60	L	February 20, 1971	0–2	New York Rangers (1970–71)	19–27–14
61	T	February 24, 1971	5–5	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	19–27–15
62	L	February 27, 1971	0–4	New York Rangers (1970–71)	19–28–15
63	L	February 28, 1971	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	19–29–15
64	W	March 3, 1971	4–0	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	20–29–15
65	L	March 6, 1971	3–6	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	20–30–15
66	T	March 7, 1971	3–3	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	20–30–16
67	T	March 10, 1971	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	20–30–17
68	T	March 13, 1971	0–0	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71)	20–30–18
69	L	March 14, 1971	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	20–31–18
70	L	March 17, 1971	2–5	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	20–32–18
71	L	March 19, 1971	4–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	20–33–18
72	L	March 20, 1971	4–8	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	20–34–18
73	W	March 24, 1971	8–2	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	21–34–18
74	L	March 28, 1971	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	21–35–18
75	L	March 31, 1971	4–6	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	21–36–18
76	T	April 1, 1971	3–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	21–36–19
77	L	April 3, 1971	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	21–37–19
78	T	April 4, 1971	1–1	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	21–37–20

Player stats

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Lowell MacDonald	10	0	1	1	0
Nick Harbaruk	78	13	12	25	108
Ken Schinkel	50	15	19	34	6
Jean Pronovost	78	21	24	45	35
Steve Cardwell	5	0	1	1	15
Robin Burns	10	0	3	3	4
John Stewart	15	2	1	3	9
Glen Sather	46	8	3	11	96
Val Fonteyne	70	4	9	13	0
Greg Polis	61	18	15	33	40
Keith McCreary	59	21	12	33	24
Dean Prentice	69	21	17	38	18
Rick Kessell	6	0	2	2	2
Rod Zaine	37	8	5	13	21
Syl Apps	31	9	16	25	21
Ron Schock	71	14	26	40	20
Wally Boyer	68	11	30	41	30
Andy Bathgate	76	15	29	44	34
Bryan Hextall	76	16	32	48	133

Defencemen

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

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Sheldon Kannegiesser	18	0	2	2	29
Yvon Labre	21	1	1	2	19
Bryan Watson	43	2	6	8	119
Bob Blackburn	64	4	5	9	54
Jim Morrison	73	0	10	10	32
Bob Woytowich	78	4	22	26	30
Dunc McCallum	77	9	20	29	95
Duane Rupp	59	5	28	33	34

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
Les Binkley	34	1870	11	11	10	2	2.86
Al Smith	46	2472	9	22	9	2	3.11
Cam Newton	5	281	1	3	1	0	3.42
Paul Hoganson	2	57	0	1	0	0	7.37

Awards and records

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season:

Trades

June 11, 1970	To Pittsburgh Penguins Terry Ball	To Philadelphia Flyers George Swarbrick
June 15, 1970	To Pittsburgh Penguins Darryl Edestrand	To Philadelphia Flyers cash
October 2, 1970	To Pittsburgh Penguins Robin Burns	To Montreal Canadiens cash
January 24, 1971	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jean-Guy Lagace	To Buffalo Sabres Terry Ball
January 26, 1971	To Pittsburgh Penguins Syl Apps Sheldon Kannegiesser	To New York Rangers Glen Sather

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Lowell MacDonald	Los Angeles Kings	Intra-League Draft (1970–06–09)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Joe Daley	Buffalo Sabres	waivers (1970–06–09)
Jean-Guy Lagace	Minnesota North Stars	Intra-League Draft (1970–06–09)
Doug Barrie	Buffalo Sabres	Expansion Draft (1970–06–10)
Mike McMahon	Buffalo Sabres	Expansion Draft (1970–06–10)
Tracy Pratt	Buffalo Sabres	Expansion Draft (1970–06–10)

Draft picks

Round	Overall pick	Player	Nationality	Position
1	7	Greg Polis	Canada	Left wing
2	21	John Stewart	Canada	Left wing
3	35	Larry Bignell	Canada	Defenceman
4	49	Connie Forey	Canada	Left wing
5	63	Steve Cardwell	Canada	Left wing
6	77	Bob Fitchner	Canada	Center
7	90	Jim Pearson	Canada	Defenceman
8	102	Cam Newton	Canada	Goaltender
9	110	Ron Lemieux	Canada	Defenceman

References

"1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1971_games.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
Player stats on Hockey Database
Game log on NHL Database

^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

1960s	1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Pittsburgh Penguins

The franchise	Seasons · Draft picks · General managers · Head coaches · Team MVPs · Owners · Players · Records

Arenas	Mellon Arena · Consol Energy Center Training Facilities: Rostraver Ice Garden · Island Sports Center · IceoPlex at Southpointe

Personnel	Mario Lemieux (Owner, Chairman and Governor) • Ron Burkle (Owner) • David Morehouse (President) • Ray Shero (General Manager) • Dan Bylsma (Head Coach) • Sidney Crosby (Team Captain)

Culture / Lore	1967 Expansion · Expansion Draft · 2008 NHL Winter Classic · 2011 NHL Winter Classic · Battle of Pennsylvania · Penguins–Islanders brawl · Bob Gessner · Iceburgh · Jeff Jimerson · Vince Lascheid · Penguin Pete · "The Save"

Affiliates	AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

Media	Root Sports Pittsburgh (Paul Steigerwald · Bob Errey · Jay Caufield · Dan Potash) · Radio Network WXDX-FM (Mike Lange · Phil Bourque) · Dave Molinari

1970–71 NHL season by team

East	Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto • Vancouver

West	California • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

See also	1970 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1971 Stanley Cup Finals