1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	+59	93
2	Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	+40	85
3	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	+24	85
4	St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	−18	76
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	−8	73
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	−13	73
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	−106	65
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	−177	48

Schedule and results

1972–73 Game log^[2]

October: 5–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–4–0)

November: 7–5–2 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)

December: 3–6–4 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 0–4–3)

January: 6–9–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–6–0)

February: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–5–0)

March: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–4–1)

April: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the 1973 playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	77	29	56	85	25	18
McDonough, AlAl McDonough	78	35	41	76	20	26
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	78	34	41	75	37	8
Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.	78	21	33	54	-23 !–23	113
Schock, RonRon Schock	78	13	36	49	-12 !–12	23
Polis, GregGreg Polis	78	26	23	49	-32 !–32	36
Shack, EddieEddie Shack	74	25	20	45	-10 !–10	84
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	66	21	22	43	-15 !–15	16
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	78	15	24	39	3	88
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	78	3	24	27	-4 !–4	42
Harbaruk, NickNick Harbaruk	78	10	15	25	-11 !–11	47
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	42	11	10	21	-10 !–10	16
Rupp, DuaneDuane Rupp	78	7	13	20	-3 !–3	62
Lynch, JackJack Lynch	47	1	18	19	-21 !–21	40
Watson, BryanBryan Watson	69	1	17	18	18	179
Kessell, RickRick Kessell	67	1	13	14	-9 !–9	0
Lagace, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Lagace	31	1	5	6	-8 !–8	32
Cardwell, SteveSteve Cardwell	20	2	2	4	-2 !–2	2
Shires, JimJim Shires	18	1	2	3	-8 !–8	2
Burns, RobinRobin Burns	26	0	2	2	-6 !–6	20
Wiley, ThomasThomas Wiley	4	0	1	1	1	0
Kannegiesser, SheldonSheldon Kannegiesser^‡	3	0	0	0	-1 !–1	0
Lalonde, RobertRobert Lalonde	9	0	0	0	0	2
Total		257	418	675	—	856

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford	49	20	22	5	129	3
Herron, DenisDenis Herron	18	6	7	2	55	2
Brown, AndyAndy Brown^†	9	3	4	2	41	0
Newton, CamCam Newton	11	3	4	0	35	0
Total		32	37	9	260	5

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:

Trades

October 1, 1972	To Atlanta Flames John McKenzie	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
October 6, 1972	To Detroit Red Wings Roy Edwards	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash 1973 3rd round pick 1974 2nd round pick
October 30, 1972	To Atlanta Flames Brian McKenzie	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
January 8, 1973	To St. Louis Blues Joe Noris	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jim Shires
February 25, 1973	To Detroit Red Wings 1973 3rd round pick cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andy Brown
March 2, 1973	To New York Rangers Sheldon Kannegiesser	To Pittsburgh Penguins player to be named (Steve Andrascik)

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Jim Wiley	Lake Superior State Lakers	free agency (1972–06–25)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Les Binkley	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Wally Boyer	Winnipeg Jets (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Val Fonteyne	Alberta Oilers (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Dunc McCallum	Houston Aeros (WHA)	free agency (1972)
Tim Horton	Buffalo Sabres	Intra-League Draft (1972–06–05)
Bob Leiter	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
Keith McCreary	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)
John Stewart	Atlanta Flames	Expansion Draft (1972–06–06)

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	CAN !	Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	4.0 !C	R	25	1964	Toronto, Ontario
29/30	CAN !	Brown, AndyAndy Brown	1.0 !G	L	29	Undrafted	Hamilton, Ontario
10	CAN !	Burns, RobinRobin Burns	6.0 !LW	L	26	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
4	CAN !	Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	2.0 !D	L	24	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
20	CAN !	Cardwell, SteveSteve Cardwell	6.0 !LW	L	22	1970	Toronto, Ontario
25	CAN !	Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	2.0 !D	L	27	Undrafted	Strathroy, Ontario
11	POL !	Harbaruk, NickNick Harbaruk	7.0 !RW	R	29	Undrafted	Drohiczyn, Poland
1	CAN !	Herron, DenisDenis Herron	1.0 !G	L	20	1972	Chambly, Quebec
7	CAN !	Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.	4.0 !C	L	31	Undrafted	Winnipeg, Manitoba
14/15	CAN !	Kessell, RickRick Kessell	4.0 !C	L	23	1969	Toronto, Ontario
24	CAN !	Lagace, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Lagace	2.0 !D	R	28	Undrafted	L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
16	CAN !	Lalonde, RobertRobert Lalonde	4.0 !C	L	20	1972	Toronto, Ontario
3	CAN !	Lynch, JackJack Lynch	2.0 !D	R	20	1972	Toronto, Ontario
18	CAN !	MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	6.0 !LW	R	31	Undrafted	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
9	CAN !	McDonough, AlAl McDonough	7.0 !RW	R	22	1970	Hamilton, Ontario
1/30	CAN !	Newton, CamCam Newton	1.0 !G	L	23	1970	Peterborough, Ontario
22	CAN !	Polis, GregGreg Polis	7.0 !RW	L	22	1970	Westlock, Alberta
19	CAN !	Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	7.0 !RW	R	27	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
2	CAN !	Rupp, DuaneDuane Rupp	2.0 !D	L	35	Undrafted	MacNutt, Saskatchewan
29	CAN !	Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford	1.0 !G	L	24	1969	Beeton, Ontario
12	CAN !	Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	7.0 !RW	R	40	Undrafted	Jansen, Saskatchewan
17	CAN !	Schock, RonRon Schock	4.0 !C	L	29	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
23	CAN !	Shack, EddieEddie Shack	6.0 !LW	L	36	Undrafted	Sudbury, Ontario
27	CAN !	Shires, JimJim Shires	6.0 !LW	L	27	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
5	CAN !	Watson, BryanBryan Watson	2.0 !D	R	30	Undrafted	Bancroft, Ontario
8	CAN !	Wiley, ThomasThomas Wiley	4.0 !C	L	23	Undrafted	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Draft picks

Main article: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1972 NHL Entry Draft.^[5]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	24^[a]	Jack Lynch	Defence	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2	30	Bernie Lukowich	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3	40	Denis Herron	Goaltender	Canada	Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)
4	56	Robert Lalonde	Center	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
5	72	Brian Walker	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6	88	Jeff Ablett	Left Wing	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7	104	D'Arcy Keating	Defence	Canada	Notre Dame (NCAA)
8	120	Yves Bergeron	Right Wing	Canada	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
9	136	Jay Babcock	Left Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
10	149	Don Atchison	Goaltender	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Draft notes^[6]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a June 10, 1968, trade that sent Bob Woytowich to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
^a The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick (originally from the Montreal Canadiens) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 6, 1969, trade that sent Lou Angotti and a 1971 first-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Ron Schock, Craig Cameron and this pick.

References

↑ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Results and Schedule". hockeyDB.
↑ "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
↑ "1972 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

Player stats at Hockey Database
Game log on NHL Database
"1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Team captain: Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas

Main facilities: Civic Arena; PPG Paints Arena

Training facilities: Brantford Civic Centre; Rostraver Ice Garden; Island Sports Center; IceoPlex at Southpointe; UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

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Networks

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See also	Amateur Draft Expansion Draft Summit Series All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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