Primary Owner: Edward J. Debartolo General Manager: Baz Bastien Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Captain: Orest Kindrachuk

Rookies of the Year: Greg Millen & Rod Schutt Player's Player: Greg Malone Most Valuable Players: Orest Kindrachuk & Ron Stackhouse Booster Club: Randy Carlyle Leading Scorer: Greg Malone Unsung Hero: George Ferguson

June 13 Obtained Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson from Toronto for Dave Burrows. June 14 Obtained Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry from Philadelphia for a first round choice in the 1978 Amateur Draft. September 6 Obtained Rod Schutt from Montreal for a first round choice in the 1981 Amateur Draft. February 6 Obtained Gary McAdam from Buffalo for Dave Schultz.

1978-79

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1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule (25-37-18) Finished 4th in Norris Division

Front row: Denis Herron, Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk, Johnny Wilson (Head Coach), Paul Martha (President), Aldege “Baz" Bastien (General Manager), Pete Mahovlich, Rick Kehoe & Greg Millen Middle row: Randy Carlyle, Greg Malone, Dave Schultz, Russ Anderson, Ron Stackhouse, Tom Bladon, Dale Tallon, Bob Paradise, George Ferguson & Terry Schiffhauer (PR) Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Rod Schutt, Jacques Cossette, Wayne Bianchin, Blair Chapman, Peter Lee, Colin Campbell, Gregg Sheppard & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Montreal hands the Penguins a 12-0 loss on February 22 to set the franchise mark for the greatest margin of defeat. • Penguins reel off a seven-goal unbeaten streak (5-0-2) from March 13 through March 27. • Penguins set a season record with 34 road points (13 wins, 8 ties). • George Ferguson scores in overtime to eliminate Buffalo in the preliminary round of the playoffs, 2-1. • Boston sweeps Pittsburgh, 4-0, in the Quarterfinals.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS # Player GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 12 Greg Malone 80 35 30 65 52 7 0 1 1 10 26 Orest Kindrachuk 79 18 42 60 84 7 4 1 5 7 10 Peter Lee 80 32 26 58 24 7 0 3 3 0 20 Pete Mahovlich 60 14 39 53 39 2 0 1 1 0 11 George Ferguson 80 21 29 50 37 7 2 1 3 0 25 Randy Carlyle 70 13 34 47 78 7 0 0 0 12 18 Ross Lonsberry 80 24 22 46 38 7 0 2 2 9 17 Rick Kehoe 57 27 18 45 2 7 0 2 2 0 23 Rod Schutt 74 24 21 45 33 7 2 0 2 4 3 Ron Stackhouse 75 10 33 43 54 7 0 0 0 4 19 Gregg Sheppard 60 15 22 37 9 7 1 2 3 0 4, 19 Dale Tallon 63 5 24 29 35 - - - - - 2 Tom Bladon 78 4 23 27 64 7 0 4 4 2 6 Colin Campbell 65 2 18 20 137 7 1 4 5 30 9 Blair Chapman 71 10 8 18 18 7 1 0 1 2 7 Russ Anderson 72 3 13 16 93 2 0 0 0 0 16 Gary McAdam 28 5 9 14 2 7 2 1 3 0 8 Dave Schultz 47 4 9 13 157 - - - - - 14 Wayne Bianchin 40 7 4 11 20 - - - - - 27 Jacques Cossette 38 7 2 9 16 3 0 1 1 4 22 Kim Davis 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - - 24 Bob Paradise 14 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 23 Jim Hamilton 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 5 Lex Hudson 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8, 16 Mike Meeker 4 0 0 0 5 - - - - - 28 Tom Price 2 0 0 0 4 - - - - - 22 Brian Spencer 7 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

# Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT 1 Denis Herron 56 0 2 2 18 22 19 12 3208 180 3.37 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 2 5 - 421 24 3.42 29 Greg Millen 28 0 0 0 0 14 11 1 1532 86 3.37 2 0 .000 30 Gord Laxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60 8 8.00 0 0 .000

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