1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule

Primary Owners:
Peter Block, Elmore Keener & Peter Burchfield

General Manager:
Jack Riley

Head Coaches:
Red Kelley &
Ken Schinkel

Captain:
No Captain

Rookie of the Year:
No winner

Player's Player:
Lowell MacDonald

Most Valuable Player:
Dave Burrows

Leading Scorer:
Syl Apps

Unsung Hero:
Lowell MacDonald

February 25
Obtained Andy Brown from Detroit for a third round choice in the 1973 Amateur Draft and cash.

1972-73

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1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(32-37-9) Finished 5th in West Division

Front row: Jim Rutherford, Bryan Hextall, Duane Rupp, Jack Riley (General Manager), Ken Schinkel (Head Coach), Ron Schock, Syl Apps & Cam Newton

Middle row: Jack Button (Director of Player Personnel), Bryan Watson, Greg Polis, Dave Burrows, Eddie Shack, Jean Pronovost, Nick Harbaruk, Darryl Edestrand, & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Ken Carson (Trainer), Lowell MacDonald, Rick Kessel, Robin Burns, Sheldon Kannegiesser, Al McDonough, Jim Shires, Jean-Guy Legace & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Al McDonough records three hat tricks, October 11 (St. Louis), November 18 (Atlanta) and November 22 (St. Louis).

• Penguins set NHL record for the fastest five goals (2:07) and the fastest six goals (5:02) on November 22 vs. St. Louis.

• Syl Apps records six points (3+3) on December 13 vs. New York Islanders.

• Ken Schinkel is named the third Penguin coach on January 13, one day after retiring as a player.

• Greg Polis scores two goals in the All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden to win MVP honors.

• Penguins set club record with 73 points (32-37-9).

• Syl Apps sets club record with 85 points (29+56).

• Al McDonough sets club record with 35 goals.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON							PLAYOFFS
#	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM

26	Syl Apps	77	29	56	85	18	-	-	-	-	-
9	Al McDonough	78	35	41	76	26	-	-	-	-	-
18	Lowell MacDonald	78	34	41	75	8	-	-	-	-	-
7	Bryan Hextall	78	21	33	54	113	-	-	-	-	-
22	Greg Polis	78	26	23	49	36	-	-	-	-	-
17	Ron Schock	78	13	36	49	23	-	-	-	-	-
23	Eddie Shack	74	25	20	45	84	-	-	-	-	-
19	Jean Pronovost	66	21	22	43	16	-	-	-	-	-
25	Darryl Edestrand	78	15	24	39	88	-	-	-	-	-
4	Dave Burrows	78	3	24	27	42	-	-	-	-	-
11	Nick Harbaruk	78	10	15	25	47	-	-	-	-	-
12	Ken Schinkel	42	11	10	21	16	-	-	-	-	-
2	Duane Rupp	78	7	13	20	62	-	-	-	-	-
3	Jack Lynch	47	1	18	19	40	-	-	-	-	-
5	Bryan Watson	69	1	17	18	179	-	-	-	-	-
14, 15	Rick Kessell	66	1	13	14	0	-	-	-	-	-
24	Jean-Guy Lagace	31	1	5	6	32	-	-	-	-	-
20	Steve Cardwell	20	2	2	4	2	-	-	-	-	-
27	Jim Shires	18	1	2	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
10	Robin Burns	26	0	2	2	20	-	-	-	-	-
8	Jim Wiley	4	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
6	Sheldon Kannegiesser	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
22	Ron Lalonde	9	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	W	L	T	MIN	GA	GAA	SO	SV	PCT
29	Denis Herron	18	0	1	1	0	6	7	2	967	55	3.41	2	0	.000
30	Cam Newton	11	0	1	1	2	3	4	0	533	35	3.94	0	0	.000
30	Andy Brown	9	0	0	0	2	3	4	2	520	41	4.73	0	0	.000
1	Jim Rutherford	49	0	0	0	0	20	22	5	2660	129	2.91	0	0	.000

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