Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Baz Bastien

Head Coach:
Johnny Wilson

Captain:
Orest Kindrachuk

Rookie of the Year:
Paul Marshall

Player's Player:
Rick Kehoe

Most Valuable Player:
George Ferguson

Booster Club:
George Ferguson

Leading Scorer:
Rick Kehoe

Unsung Hero:
Russ Anderson

August 3
Obtained Nick Libett from Detroit for Pete Mahovlich.

August 30
Obtained Rob Holland and Pat Hughes from Montreal for Denis Herron and a second round choice in the 1982 Entry Draft.

November 13
Obtained Bob Stewart from St. Louis for Blair Chapman.

1979-80


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1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(30-37-13) Finished 3rd in Norris Division
Front row: Nick Ricci, Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk, Johnny Wilson (Head Coach), Greg Millen, Aldege “Baz” Bastien (General Manager), Rick Kehoe, Ron Stackhouse & Rob Holland

Middle row: Mike Corrigan (Asst. Coach), Mario Faubert, Dale Tallon, Russ Anderson, Bob Stewart, Tom Bladon, Randy Carlyle, George Ferguson, Greg Malone & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Gregg Sheppard, Mark Johnson, Kim Davis, Nick Libett, Paul Marshall, Gary McAdam, Pat Hughes, Rod Schutt, Peter Lee, Kim Clackson & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Greg Malone records six assists vs. Quebec on November 28.

• Penguins wear black and gold uniforms for the first time vs. St. Louis on January 30.

• Penguins defeat NY Islanders, 4-3, on January 3 to gain first place in the Norris Division for the first time in club history.

1980 USA Gold Medal Olympian Mark Johnson makes his Penguins debut on March 2 vs. NY Islanders and scores his first NHL Goal on March 23 vs. Winnipeg.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
17
Rick Kehoe
79
30
30
60
4
5
2
5
7
0
12
Greg Malone
51
19
32
51
46
-
-
-
-
-
11
George Ferguson
73
21
28
49
36
5
0
3
3
4
26
Orest Kindrachuk
52
17
29
46
63
-
-
-
-
-
10
Peter Lee
74
16
29
45
20
4
0
1
1
0
16
Gary McAdam
78
19
22
41
63
5
1
2
3
9
23
Rod Schutt
73
18
21
39
43
5
2
1
3
6
19
Gregg Sheppard
76
13
24
37
20
5
1
1
2
0
25
Randy Carlyle
67
8
28
36
45
5
1
0
1
4
18
Ross Lonsberry
76
15
18
33
36
5
2
1
3
2
3
Ron Stackhouse
78
6
27
33
36
5
1
0
1
18
24
Pat Hughes
76
18
14
32
78
5
0
0
0
21
7
Russ Anderson
76
5
22
27
150
5
0
2
2
14
14
Nick Libett
78
14
12
26
14
5
1
1
2
0
20
Paul Marshall
46
9
12
21
9
1
0
0
0
0
5
Mario Faubert
49
5
13
18
31
2
0
1
1
0
4
Dale Tallon
32
5
9
14
18
4
0
0
0
4
22
Kim Davis
24
3
7
10
43
4
0
0
0
0
8
Bob Stewart
65
3
7
10
52
5
1
1
2
2
2
Tom Bladon
57
2
6
8
35
1
0
1
1
0
9
Mark Johnson
17
3
5
8
4
5
2
2
4
0
6
Kim Clackson
45
0
3
3
166
3
0
0
0
37
28
Jim Hamilton
10
2
0
2
0
-
-
-
-
-
9
Blair Chapman
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
29
Greg Millen
44
0
3
3
14
18
18
7
2586
157
3.64
2
0
.000
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
-
300
21
4.20
1
Robert Holland
34
0
0
0
2
10
17
6
1974
126
3.83
1
0
.000
31
Nick Ricci
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
240
14
3.50
0
0
.000

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