Primary Owners: Al Savill, Otto Frenzel & Wren Blair General Manager: Wren Blair Head Coaches: Marc Boileau & Ken Schinkel Captain: Ron Schock

Rookie of the Year: No winner Player's Player: Jean Pronovost Most Valuable Player: Pierre Larouche Booster Club: Dave Burrows Leading Scorer: Pierre Larouche Unsung Hero: Ron Stackhouse

December 16 Obtained Stan Gilbertson from Washington for Harvey Bennett. January 9 Obtained Ed Gilbert, Simon Nolet and a first round choice in the 1976 Amateur Draft from Kansas City for Steve Durbano, Chuck Arnason and a first round choice in the 1976 Amateur Draft. March 8 Obtained Ed Van Impe and Bob Taylor from Philadelphia for Gary Inness and future considerations.

1975-76

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1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule (35-33-12) Finished 3rd in Norris Division

Front row: Ken Carson (trainer), Gary Inness, Jean Pronovost, Ron Schock, Ken Schinkel (Head Coach), Dave Burrows, Syl Apps & Michel Plasse Middle row: Pierre Larrouche, Vic Hadfield, Stan Gilberton, Bob Kelly, Ron Stackhouse, Ed Gilbert, Rick Kehoe, Lowell MacDonald, Colin Campbell & Bob DeMarco (Equip. Manager) Back row: Barry Wilkins, Mario Faubert, Lew Morrison, Simon Nolet & Dennis Owchar

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Jean Pronovost records a point in 16 consecutive games from November 1 through December 3. • Penguins reel off an 11-game unbeaten streak (7-0-4) from February 7 through February 28. • Penguins set club records with 339 goals for and 303 goals against. • Ken Schinkel returns as the head coach on January 17. • On March 24 Jean Pronovost becomes the first Penguins' player to score 50 goals. • The first player to record 100 points, Pierre Larouche, finishes fifth in the league scoring race with 53 goals and 58 assists for 111 points, a Penguins single-season record. • Jean Pronovost finishes eighth (52-52-104) and Syl Apps finishes 10th (32-67-99) in league scoring, the first time three Penguins have finished in the top 10.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS # Player GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 10 Pierre Larouche 76 53 58 111 33 3 0 1 1 0 19 Jean Pronovost 80 52 52 104 24 3 0 0 0 2 26 Syl Apps 80 32 67 99 24 3 0 1 1 0 8 Rick Kehoe 71 29 47 76 6 3 0 0 0 0 18 Lowell MacDonald 69 30 43 73 12 3 1 0 1 0 3 Ron Stackhouse 80 11 60 71 76 3 0 0 0 0 11 Vic Hadfield 76 30 35 65 46 3 1 0 1 11 17 Ron Schock 80 18 44 62 28 3 0 1 1 0 22 J. Bob Kelly 77 25 30 55 149 3 0 0 0 2 4 Dave Burrows 80 7 22 29 51 3 0 0 0 0 5 Barry Wilkins 75 0 27 27 106 3 0 1 1 4 15 Stan Gilbertson 48 13 8 21 6 3 1 1 2 2 6 Colin Campbell 64 7 10 17 105 3 0 0 0 0 9 Simon Nolet 39 9 8 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 25 Dennis Owchar 54 5 12 17 19 2 0 0 0 2 9 Chuck Arnason 30 7 3 10 14 - - - - - 24 Mario Faubert 21 1 8 9 10 - - - - - 16 Lew Morrison 78 4 5 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 7 Steve Durbano 32 0 8 8 161 - - - - - 28 Harvey Bennett 25 3 3 6 53 - - - - - 14 Wayne Bianchin 14 1 5 6 4 - - - - - 2 Ed Van Impe 12 0 5 5 16 3 0 1 1 2 15 Bob McManama 12 1 2 3 4 - - - - - 27 Jacques Cossette 7 0 2 2 9 - - - - - 23 Ed Gilbert 38 1 1 2 0 - - - - - 2 Bob Paradise 9 0 0 0 4 - - - - -

# Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT 31 Michel Plasse 55 0 2 2 18 24 19 10 3096 178 3.45 2 1480 .893 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 180 8 2.67 1 30 Gary Inness 23 0 0 0 2 8 9 2 1212 82 4.06 0 223 .731 1, 30 Gord Laxton 8 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 414 31 4.49 0 172 .847 30 Bobby Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 78 7 5.38 0 0 .000

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