1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Schedule and results

1973–74 Schedule

October: 4–4–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 9 Points

November: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0), 8 Points

December: 2–10–2 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 1–6–1), 6 Points

January: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–5–0 ; Road: 2–3–0), 10 Points

February: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–0), 11 Points

March: 7–4–3 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 4–3–1), 17 Points

April: 2–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0), 4 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	75	24	61	85	21	37
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	78	43	39	82	17	14
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	77	40	32	72	9	22
Schock, RonRon Schock	77	14	29	43	-27 !–27	22
McDonough, AlAl McDonough^‡	37	14	22	36	-3 !–3	12
Lalonde, RobertRobert Lalonde	73	10	17	27	2	14
Polis, GregGreg Polis^‡	41	14	13	27	-18 !–18	32
Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin	69	12	13	25	-15 !–15	38
Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse^†	36	4	15	19	12	33
McManama, BobBob McManama	47	5	14	19	-12 !–12	18
Demarco Jr., AbAb Demarco Jr.^†	34	7	12	19	5	4
Lukowich, BernieBernie Lukowich	53	9	10	19	-4 !–4	32
Arnason, ErnestErnest Arnason^†	41	13	5	18	-2 !–2	4
Durbano, SteveSteve Durbano^†	33	4	14	18	17	138
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	71	3	14	17	-13 !–13	30
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly^†	30	7	10	17	-5 !–5	78
Beverley, NickNick Beverley^†	67	2	14	16	-16 !–16	21
Snell, TedTed Snell	55	4	12	16	-22 !–22	8
Stoughton, BlaineBlaine Stoughton	34	5	6	11	-12 !–12	8
Hextall Jr., BryanBryan Hextall Jr.^‡	37	2	7	9	-13 !–13	39
Paradise, RobertRobert Paradise^†	38	2	7	9	-3 !–3	39
Lagace, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Lagace	31	2	6	8	-12 !–12	34
Lynch, JackJack Lynch^‡	17	0	7	7	-15 !–15	21
Watson, BryanBryan Watson^‡	38	1	4	5	-12 !–12	137
Labre, YvonYvon Labre	16	1	2	3	-7 !–7	13
Jones, RonRon Jones	25	0	3	3	-14 !–14	15
Wiley, ThomasThomas Wiley	22	0	3	3	-4 !–4	2
Bignell, LarryLarry Bignell	20	0	3	3	-3 !–3	2
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand^‡	3	0	0	0	-2 !–2	0
Nowak, HankHank Nowak	13	0	0	0	-14 !–14	11
Total		242	394	636	—	878

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Brown, AndyAndy Brown	36	13	16	4	115	1
Inness, GaryGary Inness	20	7	10	1	56	0
Rutherford, JamesJames Rutherford^‡	26	7	12	4	82	0
Herron, DenisDenis Herron	5	1	3	0	18	0
Total		28	41	9	271	1

^†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 1973–74 season:

Trades

July 3, 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eddie Shack	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash
October 4, 1973	To St. Louis Blues Nick Harbaruk	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Johnson
October 25, 1973	To Boston Bruins Darryl Edestrand	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Beverley
January 4, 1974	To Atlanta Flames Al McDonough	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chuck Arnason Bob Paradise
January 17, 1974	To St. Louis Blues Greg Polis Bryan Watson 1974 2nd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ab DeMarco Jr. Steve Durbano Bob Kelly
January 17, 1974	To Detroit Red Wings Jack Lynch Jim Rutherford	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Stackhouse

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Gary Inness	University of Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU)	free agency (1973–06)
Ron Jones	Boston Bruins	Intra-league Draft (1973–06–12)
Bob McManama	Harvard Crimson (Ivy League)	free agency (1973–08)
Ted Snell	Hershey Bears (AHL)	free agency (1973–10)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Steve Cardwell	Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA)	free agency (1973)
Paul Hoganson	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	free agency (1973)
Cam Newton	Chicago Cougars (WHA)	free agency (1973–05)
Rick Kessell	California Golden Seals	Reverse Draft (1973–06–13)
Bryan Hextall	Atlanta Flames	waivers (1974–01–06)

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	CAN !	Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	4.0 !C	R	26	1964	Toronto, Ontario
9	CAN !	Arnason, ErnestErnest Arnason	7.0 !RW	R	22	1971	Dauphin, Manitoba
25	CAN !	Beverley, NickNick Beverley	2.0 !D	R	27	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
14	CAN !	Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin	7.0 !RW	L	20	1973	Nanaimo, British Columbia
23	CAN !	Bignell, LarryLarry Bignell	2.0 !D	L	24	1970	Edmonton, Alberta
30	CAN !	Brown, AndyAndy Brown	1.0 !G	L	30	Undrafted	Hamilton, Ontario
4	CAN !	Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	2.0 !D	L	25	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
5	USA !	Demarco Jr., AbAb Demarco Jr.	2.0 !D	R	25	Undrafted	Cleveland, Ohio
7	CAN !	Durbano, SteveSteve Durbano	2.0 !D	L	22	1971	Toronto, Ontario
1	CAN !	Herron, DenisDenis Herron	1.0 !G	L	21	1972	Chambly, Quebec
29	CAN !	Inness, GaryGary Inness	1.0 !G	L	24	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
6	CAN !	Jones, RonRon Jones	2.0 !D	L	23	1971	Vermilion, Alberta
22	CAN !	Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly	7.0 !RW	L	27	1967	Fort William, Ontario
20	CAN !	Labre, YvonYvon Labre	2.0 !D	L	24	1969	Sudbury, Ontario
24	CAN !	Lagace, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Lagace	2.0 !D	R	29	Undrafted	L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec
16	CAN !	Lalonde, RobertRobert Lalonde	4.0 !C	L	21	1972	Toronto, Ontario
11	CAN !	Lukowich, BernieBernie Lukowich	7.0 !RW	R	22	1972	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
18	CAN !	MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	6.0 !LW	R	32	Undrafted	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
15	USA !	McManama, BobBob McManama	4.0 !C	L	22	Undrafted	Belmont, Massachusetts
27	CAN !	Nowak, HankHank Nowak	6.0 !LW	L	23	1970	Oshawa, Ontario
2	USA !	Paradise, RobertRobert Paradise	2.0 !D	L	30	Undrafted	St. Paul, Minnesota
19	CAN !	Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	7.0 !RW	R	28	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
17	CAN !	Schock, RonRon Schock	4.0 !C	L	30	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
10	CAN !	Snell, TedTed Snell	7.0 !RW	R	27	Undrafted	Ottawa, Ontario
3	CAN !	Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse	2.0 !D	R	24	1969	Haliburton, Ontario
12	CAN !	Stoughton, BlaineBlaine Stoughton	6.0 !LW	R	21	1973	Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
8	CAN !	Wiley, ThomasThomas Wiley	4.0 !C	L	24	Undrafted	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	7	Blaine Stoughton	Left Wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	23	Wayne Bianchin	Right Wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	27^[a]	Colin Campbell	Defense	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4	55	Dennis Owchar	Defense	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5	71	Guido Tenesi	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
6	87	Don Seiling	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
7	103	Terry Ewasiuk	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
8	119	Fred Comrie	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
9	134	Gordon Lane	Defense	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
10	150	Randy Aimoe	Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11	164	Don McLeod	Center	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

Draft notes^[5]

^a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 6, 1972 trade that sent Roy Edwards to the Red Wings in exchange for a 1974 second-round pick and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a February 25, 1973 trade that sent Andy Brown to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

References

↑ "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1973–1974 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
↑ "1973 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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