1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Hockey League. It was also the Penguins first season in the Norris division of the Prince of Wales Conference. The team qualified for the playoffs for the third time in franchise history, losing to the New York Islanders after gaining a 3–0 lead (in a best-of-seven series) in the quarter-final round.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	80	47	14	19	374	225	+149	113
2	Los Angeles Kings	80	42	17	21	269	185	+84	105
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	37	28	15	326	289	+37	89
4	Detroit Red Wings	80	23	45	12	259	335	-76 −76	58
5	Washington Capitals	80	8	67	5	181	446	-265 −265	21

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 9, 1974	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	1–0–0
2	W	October 12, 1974	7–2	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	2–0–0
3	L	October 19, 1974	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	2–1–0
4	L	October 20, 1974	1–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	2–2–0
5	T	October 23, 1974	5–5	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	2–2–1
6	L	October 26, 1974	4–5	New York Rangers (1974–75)	2–3–1
7	L	October 28, 1974	0–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	2–4–1
8	L	November 1, 1974	4–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	2–5–1
9	T	November 3, 1974	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	2–5–2
10	W	November 5, 1974	5–3	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	3–5–2
11	L	November 7, 1974	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	3–6–2
12	W	November 9, 1974	5–2	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	4–6–2
13	L	November 10, 1974	3–8	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	4–7–2
14	W	November 13, 1974	8–2	New York Islanders (1974–75)	5–7–2
15	W	November 16, 1974	8–1	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	6–7–2
16	W	November 17, 1974	6–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	7–7–2
17	L	November 19, 1974	3–4	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	7–8–2
18	W	November 20, 1974	8–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	8–8–2
19	T	November 23, 1974	0–0	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	8–8–3
20	L	November 24, 1974	5–7	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	8–9–3
21	L	November 27, 1974	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	8–10–3
22	T	November 30, 1974	5–5	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	8–10–4
23	L	December 1, 1974	3–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	8–11–4
24	W	December 4, 1974	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	9–11–4
25	L	December 7, 1974	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	9–12–4
26	L	December 8, 1974	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	9–13–4
27	T	December 12, 1974	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	9–13–5
28	W	December 14, 1974	6–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	10–13–5
29	W	December 15, 1974	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	11–13–5
30	L	December 18, 1974	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	11–14–5
31	T	December 19, 1974	4–4	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	11–14–6
32	L	December 21, 1974	7–8	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	11–15–6
33	L	December 22, 1974	0–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	11–16–6
34	T	December 26, 1974	2–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	11–16–7
35	T	December 28, 1974	3–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	11–16–8
36	W	December 30, 1974	7–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	12–16–8
37	W	January 2, 1975	6–3	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	13–16–8
38	W	January 4, 1975	4–3	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	14–16–8
39	L	January 8, 1975	5–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	14–17–8
40	T	January 10, 1975	3–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	14–17–9
41	W	January 11, 1975	6–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	15–17–9
42	W	January 15, 1975	5–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	16–17–9
43	T	January 18, 1975	4–4	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	16–17–10
44	W	January 19, 1975	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	17–17–10
45	W	January 22, 1975	7–5	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	18–17–10
46	W	January 25, 1975	5–2	New York Rangers (1974–75)	19–17–10
47	L	January 26, 1975	2–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	19–18–10
48	W	January 29, 1975	6–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	20–18–10
49	L	January 30, 1975	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	20–19–10
50	T	February 1, 1975	4–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	20–19–11
51	W	February 4, 1975	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	21–19–11
52	W	February 5, 1975	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	22–19–11
53	W	February 7, 1975	4–1	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	23–19–11
54	L	February 11, 1975	1–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	23–20–11
55	T	February 12, 1975	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	23–20–12
56	W	February 15, 1975	8–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	24–20–12
57	W	February 16, 1975	3–2	New York Islanders (1974–75)	25–20–12
58	T	February 19, 1975	2–2	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	25–20–13
59	W	February 22, 1975	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	26–20–13
60	L	February 23, 1975	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	26–21–13
61	L	February 25, 1975	4–6	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	26–22–13
62	W	February 26, 1975	3–1	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	27–22–13
63	W	March 1, 1975	7–3	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	28–22–13
64	W	March 2, 1975	8–6	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	29–22–13
65	T	March 5, 1975	4–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	29–22–14
66	W	March 8, 1975	8–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	30–22–14
67	L	March 9, 1975	4–8	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	30–23–14
68	W	March 12, 1975	5–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	31–23–14
69	L	March 13, 1975	0–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	31–24–14
70	W	March 15, 1975	12–1	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	32–24–14
71	W	March 16, 1975	6–3	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	33–24–14
72	L	March 18, 1975	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	33–25–14
73	T	March 19, 1975	3–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	33–25–15
74	L	March 22, 1975	0–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	33–26–15
75	W	March 26, 1975	6–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	34–26–15
76	W	March 29, 1975	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	35–26–15
77	W	March 30, 1975	4–1	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	36–26–15
78	L	April 2, 1975	0–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	36–27–15
79	W	April 5, 1975	7–1	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	37–27–15
80	L	April 6, 1975	4–8	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	37–28–15

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Player	#	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Yves Bergeron	20	2	0	0	0	0
Kelly Pratt	12	22	0	6	6	15
Lew Morrison	16	52	7	5	12	4
Chuck Arnason	9	78	26	32	58	32
Lowell MacDonald	18	71	27	33	60	24
Jean Pronovost	19	78	43	32	75	37
Wayne Bianchin	14	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Laframboise	27	35	5	13	18	8
Bob Kelly	22	69	27	24	51	120
Vic Hadfield	11	78	31	42	73	72
Ron Lalonde	16	24	0	3	3	0
Rick Kehoe	8	76	32	31	63	22
Pierre Larouche	10	79	31	37	68	52
Bob Stumpf	29	3	0	0	0	4
Steve Durbano	7	1	0	1	1	10
Mario Faubert	5	10	1	0	1	6
Ab DeMarco	5	8	2	1	3	4
Jean-Guy Lagace	24	27	1	8	9	39
Nelson DeBenedet	23	31	6	3	9	11
Dave Burrows	4	78	2	15	17	49
Dennis Owchar	25	46	6	11	17	67
Bob Paradise	2	78	3	15	18	109
Colin Campbell	6	59	4	15	19	172
Barry Wilkins	5	59	5	29	34	97
Ron Stackhouse	3	72	15	45	60	52
Harvey Bennett	28	7	0	0	0	0
Bob McManama	15	40	5	9	14	6
Syl Apps	26	79	24	55	79	43
Ron Schock	17	80	23	63	86	36

Goaltending

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

Player	#	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Gary Inness	30	57	24	18	10	2	3.09
Michel Plasse	31	20	9	5	4	0	4.00
Bob Johnson	1	12	3	4	1	0	5.04
Denis Herron	1	3	1	1	0	0	6.11

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season:

Trades

May 27, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nelson Debenedet	To Detroit Red Wings Hank Nowak 3rd round pick in 1974 Draft (Dan Mandryk)
May 27, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Vic Hadfield	To New York Rangers Nick Beverley
September 1, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rick Kehoe	To Toronto Maple Leafs Blaine Stoughton future considerations
November 4, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Barry Wilkins	To Vancouver Canucks Ab DeMarco
December 14, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Lew Morrison	To Washington Capitals Ron Lalonde
January 10, 1975	To Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Plasse	To Kansas City Scouts Denis Herron Jean-Guy Lagace
January 20, 1975	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Stumpf	To St. Louis Blues Bernie Lukowich
January 21, 1975	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pete Laframboise	To Washington Capitals Ron Jones

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Harvey Bennett	Des Moines Capitols (IHL)	free agency (1974–06–25)
Kelly Pratt	Jacksonville Barons (AHL)	free agency (1974–07–15)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Andy Brown	Indianapolis Racers (WHA)	free agency (1974)
Duane Rupp	Vancouver Blazers (WHA)	free agency (1974–06)
Jim Wiley	Vancouver Canucks	Intra-League Draft (1974–06–10)
Robin Burns	Kansas City Scouts	Expansion Draft (1974–06–12)
Yvon Labre	Washington Capitals	Expansion Draft (1974–06–12)
Ted Snell	Kansas City Scouts	Expansion Draft (1974–06–12)

Roster

1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins

Goaltenders

1 – Denis Herron
1 – Bob Johnson
30 – Gary Inness
31 – Michel Plasse

Defencemen

2 – Bob Paradise – A
3 – Ron Stackhouse
4 – Dave Burrows – A
5 – Ab DeMarco
5 – Barry Wilkins
6 – Colin Campbell
7 – Steve Durbano
23 – Jean-Guy Lagace
23 – Larry Bignell
24 – Mario Faubert
25 – Dennis Owchar

Wingers

8 – Rick Kehoe
9 – Chuck Arnason
11 – Vic Hadfield
12 – Kelly Pratt
14 – Wayne Bianchin
16 – Lew Morrison
18 – Lowell MacDonald
19 – Jean Pronovost
20 – Yves Bergeron
22 – Bob Kelly
23 – Nelson Debenedet
27 – Pete Laframboise
29 – Bob Stumpf

Centers

10 – Pierre Larouche
15 – Bob McManama
16 – Ron Lalonde
17 – Ron Schock – C
26 – Syl Apps – A
28 – Harvey Bennett

GM: Jack Button
Coach: Marc Boileau

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.^[2]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Pierre Larouche	C	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
2	27^[a]	Jacques Cossette	RW	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
4	62	Mario Faubert	D	Canada	St. Louis University (ACHA II)
5	80	Bruce Aberhart	G	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
6	98	William Schneider	LW	United States	University of Minnesota (NCAA)
7	116	Glenn Laird	LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
8	133	Larry Finck	D	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9	150	Jim Chicoyne	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10	166	Rick Uhrich	RW	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
11	181	Serge Gamelin	RW	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
12	195	Rich Perron	D	Canada	Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)
13	206	Rick Hindmarch			University of Calgary (CIAU)
14	216	Bill Davis	D	Canada	Colgate University (NCAA)
15	223	James Mathers	D	United States	Northeastern University (NCAA)

Draft notes^[3]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a January 17, 1974 trade that sent Steve Durbano, Ab DeMarco, and Bob Kelly to the Penguins in exchange for Bryan Watson, Greg Polis and this pick.

^a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 6, 1972 trade that sent Roy Edwards to the Red Wings in exchange for a 1973 second-round pick and this pick.

The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a June 27, 1974 trade that sent Nelson Debenedet to the Penguins in exchange for Hank Nowak and this pick.

References

"1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
Player stats at Hockey Database
Game log on NHL Database

↑ "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ "1974 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 29, 2013.

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 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
Head coach: Mike Johnston
Team captain: Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas

Main facilities: Civic Arena; Consol Energy Center

Training facilities: Brantford Civic Centre; Rostraver Ice Garden; Island Sports Center; IceoPlex at Southpointe

Rivalries

Flyers–Penguins rivalry

Affiliates

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

General managers

Head coaches

Media

Networks

TV	Root Sports Pittsburgh

Radio	WXDX WBGG

Broadcasters

TV	Paul Steigerwald Bob Errey

Radio	Mike Lange Phil Bourque

Culture and lore

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Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Kansas City Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Amateur Draft Expansion Draft Taro Tsujimoto All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals