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 McNanama
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
 Gordie 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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