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1971-1972 Pittsburgh Penguins: 26-38-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 18-15-6 (132 goals scored, 125 allowed) Road record: 8-23-8 (88 goals scored, 133 allowed) Head Coach: Red Kelly Power Play: 46/286 (16.1%) Penalty Killing: 191/246 (77.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 169-196 220 goals scored (6th of 14 teams), 258 goals allowed (9th), 978 PIM (7th) NHL Averages: 3.07 goals/game (239.1 goals/team), 953.5 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 26 Syl Apps 6'0 185 24 72 15 44 59 78 3 1 80 19 55 12 164 9.1 +18 RW 19 Jean Pronovost 6'0 185 26 68 30 23 53 12 3 1 75 18 51 9 214 14.0 +15 LW 22 Greg Polis 6'0 195 21 76 30 19 49 38 8 0 74 20 58 0 208 14.4 -4 C 17 Ron Schock 5'11 180 28 77 17 29 46 22 3 2 60 11 96 37 151 11.3 -10 RW 12 Ken Schinkel 5'10 172 39 74 15 30 45 10 1 0 65 15 63 3 154 9.7 -10 C 7 Bryan Hextall 5'11 185 30 78 20 24 44 126 5 0 60 14 72 0 145 13.8 -26 D 25 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 26 77 10 23 33 52 2 1 75 18 84 15 156 6.4 -12 C 23 Bob Leiter 5'9 175 30 78 14 17 31 18 5 0 42 15 54 2 147 9.5 -25 RW 11 Nick Harbaruk 6'0 195 28 78 12 17 29 46 3 0 43 7 72 23 140 8.6 -13 D 2 Duane Rupp 6'1 195 33 34 4 18 22 32 0 0 54 6 62 14 91 4.4 0 D 5 Bryan Watson 5'9 175 29 75 3 17 20 212 0 0 77 3 95 26 106 2.8 +5 LW 8 Val Fonteyne 5'10 160 38 68 6 13 19 0 1 0 35 5 50 19 35 17.1 -1 RW 9 Al McDonough 6'1 175 21 37 7 11 18 8 1 0 35 17 24 0 113 6.2 -6 RW 14 Rene Robert 5'10 184 22 49 7 11 18 42 3 0 28 12 29 2 71 9.9 -11 LW 20 Steve Cardwell 5'11 190 21 28 7 8 15 18 2 0 23 5 18 0 47 14.9 0 LW 24 Eddie Shack 6'1 200 34 18 5 9 14 12 4 0 24 11 8 0 47 10.6 +5 D 4 Dave Burrows 6'1 190 22 77 2 10 12 48 0 0 77 7 104 27 100 2.0 -7 D 24 Tim Horton 5'10 180 41 44 2 9 11 40 0 0 50 7 54 16 84 2.4 +5 LW 20 John Stewart 6'0 180 21 25 2 8 10 23 0 0 16 3 19 0 33 6.1 -6 RW 10 Keith McCreary 5'10 180 31 33 4 4 8 22 0 0 13 2 21 0 68 5.9 -10 C/D 27 Joe Noris 6'0 185 20 35 2 5 7 20 0 0 22 1 31 2 48 4.2 -8 D 6 Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0 198 24 54 2 4 6 47 0 0 30 0 49 5 49 4.1 -14 D 3 Bob Woytowich 6'0 185 30 31 1 4 5 8 1 0 19 7 38 7 36 2.8 -19 RW 9 Bill Hicke 5'8 164 33 12 2 0 2 6 1 0 3 1 8 0 19 10.5 -6 LW 15 Brian McKenzie 5'10 165 20 6 1 1 2 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 8 12.5 -2 C 18 Wally Boyer 5'8 165 34 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 --- -1 C 15 Rick Kessell 5'10 175 22 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0.0 -1 G 1 Roy Edwards 5'8 165 34 15 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 25 Robin Burns 6'0 195 25 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 -4 G 20 Les Binkley 6'0 175 35 31 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 29 Jim Rutherford 5'8 168 22 40 0 0 0 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Roy Edwards 34 15 847 36 2.55 2 8 4 389 .907 2 0 G 29 Jim Rutherford 22 40 2160 116 3.22 17 15 5 1091 .894 2 1 G 20 Les Binkley 35 31 1673 98 3.51 7 15 5 809 .879 4 0
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1971 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   18  LW   Brian McKenzie             6     87   St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   32  D    Joe Noris                 55    198   Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  4   46  LW   Gerry Methe                       5   Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  5   60  G    Dave Murphy                           University of North Dakota (NCAA)  
  6   74  RW   Ian Williams                          Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  7   88  D    Doug Elliott                          Harvard University (NCAA)          

Traded draft picks:

#1 to STL (Gene Carr)
#8 to VAN (Bob Murphy)

Transactions
06-07-1971claimed Roy Edwards on waivers from Red Wings
06-08-1971claimed Tim Horton from Rangers in intra-league draft
06-08-1971claimed Dave Burrows from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-08-1971Red Wings claimed Al Smith in intra-league draft
06-08-1971claimed Jim Rutherford from Red Wings in intra-league draft
06-08-1971Sabres claimed Rod Zaine in intra-league draft
06-08-1971claimed Rene Robert from Sabres in intra-league draft
07-1971Andy Bathgate retired
09-07-1971purchased Bill Hicke from Golden Seals
10-03-1971sold Bob Blackburn to Canucks
10-06-1971sold Dean Prentice to North Stars
12-30-1971Roy Edwards retired
01-11-1972traded Bob Woytowich to Kings for Al McDonough
03-04-1972traded Rene Robert to Sabres for Eddie Shack
06-05-1972Sabres claimed Tim Horton in intra-league draft
06-06-1972Flames selected Keith McCreary in expansion draft
06-06-1972Flames selected John Stewart in expansion draft
06-06-1972Flames selected Bob Leiter in expansion draft
06-25-1972signed Jim Wiley as a free agent
10-1972sold Brian McKenzie to Flames


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-3 
04/06/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3 
04/08/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-2 
04/09/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   5-6 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 23 Bob Leiter 5'9 175 30 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 RW 12 Ken Schinkel 5'10 172 39 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 D 25 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 26 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 C 7 Bryan Hextall 5'11 185 30 4 0 2 2 9 0 0 LW 22 Greg Polis 6'0 195 21 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 19 Jean Pronovost 6'0 185 26 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 C 26 Syl Apps 6'0 185 24 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 RW 11 Nick Harbaruk 6'0 195 28 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 24 Tim Horton 5'10 180 41 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 9 Al McDonough 6'1 175 21 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 17 Ron Schock 5'11 180 28 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 LW 24 Eddie Shack 6'1 200 34 4 0 1 1 15 0 0 RW 10 Keith McCreary 5'10 180 31 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 4 Dave Burrows 6'1 190 22 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 LW 20 Steve Cardwell 5'11 190 21 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 8 Val Fonteyne 5'10 160 38 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 2 Duane Rupp 6'1 195 33 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 D 5 Bryan Watson 5'9 175 29 4 0 0 0 21 0 0 G 20 Les Binkley 6'0 175 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 18 Wally Boyer 5'8 165 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Robin Burns 6'0 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Roy Edwards 5'8 165 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 9 Bill Hicke 5'8 164 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0 198 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 15 Rick Kessell 5'10 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 15 Brian McKenzie 5'10 165 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/D 27 Joe Noris 6'0 185 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 14 Rene Robert 5'10 184 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 29 Jim Rutherford 5'8 168 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 20 John Stewart 6'0 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Bob Woytowich 6'0 185 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Jim Rutherford 22 4 240 14 3.50 0 4 145 .903 0 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/09/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 1-0-0 10/10/1971 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 1-1-0 10/13/1971 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 2-1-0 10/16/1971 at Vancouver Canucks W 2-1 3-1-0 10/17/1971 at California Golden Seals W 4-2 4-1-0 10/20/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 5-1-0 10/23/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 5-2-0 10/24/1971 at New York Rangers T 1-1 5-2-1 10/27/1971 vs California Golden Seals L 4-6 5-3-1 10/28/1971 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-2 5-4-1 10/30/1971 vs New York Rangers T 1-1 5-4-2 10/31/1971 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-3 5-5-2 11/03/1971 at California Golden Seals L 3-5 5-6-2 11/05/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 5-7-2 11/07/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 5-8-2 11/09/1971 at St. Louis Blues W 4-1 6-8-2 11/10/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 7-8-2 11/13/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-4 8-8-2 11/16/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 8-9-2 11/18/1971 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 8-10-2 11/20/1971 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-4 8-11-2 11/21/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-7 8-12-2 11/24/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 8-13-2 11/27/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-3 8-14-2 12/01/1971 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 9-14-2 12/04/1971 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 10-14-2 12/05/1971 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 10-15-2 12/08/1971 vs California Golden Seals T 1-1 10-15-3 12/11/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 10-15-4 12/12/1971 at New York Rangers L 1-6 10-16-4 12/15/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 10-17-4 12/18/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 10-18-4 12/19/1971 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 10-18-5 12/22/1971 at New York Rangers L 2-4 10-19-5 12/25/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 11-19-5 12/26/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-6 11-20-5 12/28/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 11-21-5 12/31/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 11-21-6 01/05/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 11-21-7 01/08/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 11-22-7
Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-4 11-23-7 01/12/1972 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 11-23-8 01/13/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 11-24-8 01/15/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 12-24-8 01/19/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-6 12-25-8 01/22/1972 at St. Louis Blues L 0-1 12-26-8 01/23/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 12-26-9 01/26/1972 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-2 12-27-9 01/29/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 12-28-9 01/30/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-4 12-29-9 02/03/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 4-3 13-29-9 02/05/1972 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-8 13-30-9 02/09/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-1 14-30-9 02/10/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-1 15-30-9 02/12/1972 vs New York Rangers L 3-8 15-31-9 02/13/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 16-31-9 02/16/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 17-31-9 02/17/1972 at Buffalo Sabres W 2-0 18-31-9 02/19/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-6 18-32-9 02/20/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-2 18-33-9 02/23/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-2 18-34-9 02/26/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 19-34-9 02/27/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 19-35-9 03/02/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-4 20-35-9 03/04/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 21-35-9 03/05/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 21-36-9 03/08/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 21-37-9 03/11/1972 vs Boston Bruins W 6-4 22-37-9 03/12/1972 at Boston Bruins T 4-4 22-37-10 03/14/1972 at Vancouver Canucks W 7-4 23-37-10 03/18/1972 at Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 23-37-11 03/19/1972 at California Golden Seals T 3-3 23-37-12 03/22/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-4 23-38-12 03/25/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 24-38-12 03/26/1972 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 24-38-13 03/29/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 5-4 25-38-13 04/01/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 25-38-14 04/02/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-2 26-38-14

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