1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their ninth in the National Hockey League. They finished third in the Norris Division, as they had in 1974–75. Despite strong seasons by Pierre Larouche, who set new club records in goals scored in a season (53) and points in a season (111), Jean Pronovost and Syl Apps, Jr. (who set a new club record for assists in a season with 67) the Penguins powerful offense scored a meagre three goals in three games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the preliminary round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, ending their season.

Regular season

Division standings

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	58	11	11	337	174	127
Los Angeles Kings	80	38	33	9	263	265	85
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	35	33	12	339	303	82
Detroit Red Wings	80	26	44	10	226	300	62
Washington Capitals	80	11	59	10	224	394	32

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.^[2]

Schedule and results

1975–76 Schedule

October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0), 9 Points

November: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–1), 13 Points

December: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 2–7–1), 12 Points

January: 4–7–3 (Home: 4–2–2 ; Road: 0–5–1), 11 Points

February: 8–2–4 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–3), 20 Points

March: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–0), 15 Points

April: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 2 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. Toronto

Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4

Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 2

Pittsburgh 0 Toronto 4

Toronto Wins Series 2-1

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche	76	53	58	111	4	33
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	80	52	52	104	16	24
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	80	32	67	99	17	24
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	71	29	47	76	9	6
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	69	30	43	73	14	12
Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse	80	11	60	71	19	76
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	76	30	35	65	-3 !–3	46
Schock, RonRon Schock	80	18	44	62	2	28
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly	77	25	30	55	4	149
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	80	7	22	29	27	51
Wilkins, BarryBarry Wilkins	75	0	27	27	-1 !–1	106
Gilbertson, StanStan Gilbertson^†	48	13	8	21	-3 !–3	6
Owchar, DennisDennis Owchar	54	5	12	17	13	19
Campbell, ColinColin Campbell	64	7	10	17	-4 !–4	105
Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet^†	39	9	8	17	7	2
Arnason, ErnestErnest Arnason^‡	30	7	3	10	-4 !–4	14
Morrison, LewLew Morrison	78	4	5	9	7	8
Faubert, MarioMario Faubert	21	1	8	9	6	10
Durbano, SteveSteve Durbano^‡	32	0	8	8	9	161
Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin	14	1	5	6	-4 !–4	4
Bennett, HarveyHarvey Bennett^‡	25	3	3	6	4	53
Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe^†	12	0	5	5	4	16
McManama, BobBob McManama	12	1	2	3	0	4
Cossette, JacquesJacques Cossette	7	0	2	2	-2 !–2	9
Gilbert, EdEd Gilbert^†	38	1	1	2	-1 !–1	0
Paradise, RobertRobert Paradise^‡	9	0	0	0	-7 !–7	4
Total		339	565	904	—	970

Playoffs^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Gilbertson, StanStan Gilbertson	3	1	1	2	0	2
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	3	0	1	1	0	0
Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	3	0	1	1	0	2
Schock, RonRon Schock	3	0	1	1	0	0
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	3	1	0	1	0	0
Wilkins, BarryBarry Wilkins	3	0	1	1	0	4
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche	3	0	1	1	0	0
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	3	1	0	1	0	11
Campbell, ColinColin Campbell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse	3	0	0	0	0	0
Owchar, DennisDennis Owchar	2	0	0	0	0	2
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	2
Morrison, LewLew Morrison	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	3	0	0	0	0	0
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	3	0	0	0	0	0
Total		3	6	9	—	25

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Plasse, MichelMichel Plasse	55	24	19	10	178	2
Inness, GaryGary Inness^‡	23	8	9	2	82	0
Laxton, GordonGordon Laxton	8	3	4	0	31	0
Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor^†	2	0	1	0	7	0
Total		35	33	12	298	2

Playoffs^[6]
Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Plasse, MichelMichel Plasse	3	1	2	0	8	1
Total		1	2	0	8	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 1975–76 season:

Trades

November 26, 1975	To Washington Capitals Bob Paradise	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1976 2nd round pick
December 16, 1975	To Washington Capitals Harvey Bennett Jr.	To Pittsburgh Penguins Stan Gilbertson
January 9, 1976	To Kansas City Scouts Chuck Arnason Steve Durbano 1976 1st round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ed Gilbert Simon Nolet 1976 1st round pick
March 8, 1976	To Philadelphia Flyers Gary Inness 1977 9th round pick 1977 eleventh round pick 1977 tenth round pick 1977 twelfth round pick future considerations (1977 8th round pick)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Taylor Ed Van Impe

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
—	—	—

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Larry Bignell	Denver Spurs (WHA)	free agency
Bob Johnson	Denver Spurs (WHA)	free agency (1975-09)
Bob McManama	New England Whalers (WHA)	free agency

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	CAN !	Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr.	4.0 !C	R	28	1964	Toronto, Ontario
14	CAN !	Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin	7.0 !RW	L	22	1973	Nanaimo, British Columbia
4	CAN !	Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows	2.0 !D	L	27	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
6	CAN !	Campbell, ColinColin Campbell	2.0 !D	L	23	1973	Toronto, Ontario
27	CAN !	Cossette, JacquesJacques Cossette	7.0 !RW	R	21	1974	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
24	CAN !	Faubert, MarioMario Faubert	2.0 !D	R	21	1974	Valleyfield, Quebec
23	CAN !	Gilbert, EdEd Gilbert	4.0 !C	L	24	1972	Hamilton, Ontario
15	USA !	Gilbertson, StanStan Gilbertson	6.0 !LW	L	31	Undrafted	Duluth, Minnesota
11	CAN !	Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	6.0 !LW	L	35	Undrafted	Oakville, Ontario
8	CAN !	Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	7.0 !RW	R	24	1971	Windsor, Ontario
22	CAN !	Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly	7.0 !RW	L	29	1967	Fort William, Ontario
10	CAN !	Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche	4.0 !C	R	20	1974	Taschereau, Quebec
1	CAN !	Laxton, GordonGordon Laxton	1.0 !G	L	21	1975	Montreal, Quebec
18	CAN !	MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald	6.0 !LW	R	34	Undrafted	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
15	USA !	McManama, BobBob McManama	4.0 !C	L	24	Undrafted	Belmont, Massachusetts
16	CAN !	Morrison, LewLew Morrison	7.0 !RW	R	28	1968	Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
9	CAN !	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	7.0 !RW	R	34	Undrafted	St-Odilon, Quebec
25	CAN !	Owchar, DennisDennis Owchar	2.0 !D	R	23	1973	Dryden, Ontario
31	CAN !	Plasse, MichelMichel Plasse	1.0 !G	L	27	1968	Montreal, Quebec
19	CAN !	Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost	7.0 !RW	R	30	Undrafted	Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
17	CAN !	Schock, RonRon Schock	4.0 !C	L	32	Undrafted	Chapleau, Ontario
3	CAN !	Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse	2.0 !D	R	26	1969	Haliburton, Ontario
30	CAN !	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	1.0 !G	L	31	Undrafted	Calgary, Alberta
2	CAN !	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	2.0 !D	L	35	Undrafted	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
5	CAN !	Wilkins, BarryBarry Wilkins	2.0 !D	L	29	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec.^[7]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	13	Gordon Laxton	Goaltender	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2	31	Russell Anderson	Defense	United States	U. of Minnesota (NCAA)
3	49	Paul Baxter	Defense	Canada	Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)
4	67	Stu Younger	Left Wing		Michigan Tech (NCAA)
5	85	Kimbel Clackson	Defense	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6	103	Peter Morris	Forward		Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
7	121	Mike Will	Forward		Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
8	139	Tapio Levo	Defense	Finland	(Finland Jr. Nationals)
9	155	Byron Shutt	Left Wing	Canada	Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
10	170	Frank Salive	Goaltender		Peterborough Petes (OHA)
11	185	John Glynne	Defense		U. of Vermont (NCAA)
12	196	Alexander Hudson	Defense	Canada	U. of Denver (NCAA)
13	202	Dan Tsubouchi	Right Wing		St. Louis University (NCAA)
14	206	Bronisla Stankovsky	Forward		Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MJHL)
16	217	Kelly Secord	Forward		New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

References

Penguins on Hockey Database
"1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ Total Hockey, p.77, Total Sports, New York, ISBN 0-8362-7114-9
↑ "1975–1976 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1975–76 NHL season

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo California Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Kansas City Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Draft Super Series '76 All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

History

Personnel

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

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

General managers

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Media

Networks

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Radio	Mike Lange Phil Bourque

Culture and lore

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