Primary Owners:
Peter Block, Elmore Keener & Peter Burchfield,
& NHL***

General Manager:
Jack Button

Head Coach:
Marc Boileau

Captain:
Ron Schock

Rookie of the Year:
Pierre Larouche
Player's Player:
Ron Schock

Most Valuable Players:
Ron Schock &
Ron Stackhouse

Booster Club:
Vic Hadfield

Leading Scorer:
Ron Schock

Unsung Hero:
Gary Inness

September 13
Obtained Rick Kehoe from Toronto for Blaine Stoughton and a first round choice in the 1977 Amateur Draft.

November 4
Obtained Barry Wilkins from Vancouver for Ab DeMarco.

December 14
Obtained Lew Morrison from Washington for Ron Lalonde.

January 10
Obtained Michel Plasse from Kansas City for Jean Guy Lagace and Denis Herron.

1974-75

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1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(37-28-15) Finished 3rd in Norris Division
Front row: Gary Inness, Bob Paradise, Lowell MacDonald, Jack Button (General Manager), Ron Schock, Marc Boileau (Head Coach), Dave Burrows, Syp Apps & Michel Plasse

Middle row: Jean Pronovost, Vic Hadfield, Pete Lafromboise, Ron Stackhouse, Bob Kelly, Mario Faubert, Rick Kehoe & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Ken Carson (Trainer), Barry Wilkins, Lew Morrison, Bob McManama, Chuck Arnason, Pierre Larouche, Colin Campbell & Bob DeMarco (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• The ice surface at the Civic Arena was reduced from 205 feet to 200 feet.

• Penguins select Pierre Larouche in first round of the 1974 Amateur Draft and William "Buzz" Schneider who later would win a Gold Medal for the 1980 USA Olympic Team.

• Penguins play in Norris Division, Prince of Wales Conference, following NHL realignment.

• Syl Apps is named MVP of All-Star Game at Montreal Forum. He is joined on the Prince of Wales squad by teammates Pierre Larouche and Jean Pronovost.

• Pens record the 200th franchise victory with a 6-1 victory win over Chicago on January 29 at the Civic Arena.

• Ron Stackhouse records six assists on March 8 vs. Philadelphia.

• Pierre Larouche leads all NHL rookie scorers with 68 points (31+37).

• Penguins set club record for wins (37) and points (89) in a season.

• Vic Hadfield wins the team's first Booster Club Award

• Penguins squander a 3-0 lead in playoffs to NY Islanders. It is only the second time in NHL history a team has rallied from a 3-0 deficit.

*** The NHL took ownership of the Penguins from June to July, before Al Savill, Otto Frenzel & Wren Blair took the team ownership.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
17
 Ron Schock
80
23
63
86
36
9
0
4
4
10
26
 Syl Apps
79
24
55
79
43
9
2
3
5
9
19
 Jean Pronovost
78
43
32
75
37
9
3
3
6
6
11
 Vic Hadfield
78
31
42
73
72
9
4
2
6
0
10
 Pierre Larouche
79
31
37
68
52
9
2
5
7
2
8
 Rick Kehoe
76
32
31
63
22
9
0
2
2
0
18
 Lowell MacDonald
71
27
33
60
24
9
4
2
6
4
3
 Ron Stackhouse
72
15
45
60
52
9
2
6
8
10
9
 Chuck Arnason
78
26
32
58
32
9
2
4
6
4
22
 J. Bob Kelly
69
27
24
51
120
9
5
3
8
17
5
 Barry Wilkins
59
5
29
34
97
3
0
0
0
0
6
 Colin Campbell
59
4
15
19
172
9
1
3
4
21
28
 Pete Laframboise
35
5
13
18
8
9
1
0
1
0
2
 Bob Paradise
78
3
15
18
109
6
0
1
1
17
4
 Dave Burrows
78
2
15
17
49
9
1
1
2
12
25
 Dennis Owchar
46
6
11
17
67
6
0
1
1
4
15
 Bob McManama
40
5
9
14
6
8
0
1
1
6
16
 Lew Morrison
52
7
5
12
4
9
0
0
0
0
23
 Nelson DeBenedet
31
6
3
9
11
-
-
-
-
-
24
 Jean-Guy Lagace
27
1
8
9
39
-
-
-
-
-
12
 Kelly Pratt
22
0
6
6
15
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Ab DeMarco
8
2
1
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
16
 Ron Lalonde
24
0
3
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
7
 Steve Durbano
1
0
1
1
10
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Mario Faubert
10
1
0
1
6
-
-
-
-
-
27
 Harvey Bennett
7
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Yves Bergeron
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
14
 Wayne Bianchin
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
24
 Larry Bignell
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
29
 Bob Stumpf
3
0
0
0
4
-
-
-
-
-
#
 Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
30
 Gary Inness
57
0
2
2
2
24
18
10
3122
161
3.09
2
0
.000
9
0
0
0
0
5
4
-
540
24
2.67
0
31
 Michel Plasse
20
0
1
1
6
9
5
4
1094
73
4.00
0
0
.000
1
 Bob Johnson
12