1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 3rd Norris
Conference 5th Wales
1976–77 record 34–33–13
Goals for 240
Goals against 252
Team information
General Manager Wren Blair (Oct–Dec)
Baz Bastien (Dec–Apr)
Coach Ken Schinkel
Captain Ron Schock
Alternate captains None
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals Jean Pronovost (33)
Assists Syl Apps, Jr. (43)
Points Jean Pronovost (64)
Penalties in minutes Bob Kelly (115)
Wins Dunc Wilson (18)
Goals against average Denis Herron (2.94)
<1975–76 1977–78>

The 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their tenth in the National Hockey League. They finished third in the Norris Division for the third season in a row. In the playoffs, the Penguins were eliminated in the first round. Changes occurred in management and ownership. In December 1976, Baz Bastien replaced Wren Blair as the club's general manager. The club was sold to shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. in February 1977.

Regular season

Despite the fact that Pierre Larouche, Jean Pronovost and Syl Apps were unable to reproduce their franchise record-setting offensive output of the previous season the team finished with a similar regular season record on the strength of improved defensive prowess and the goaltending of Dunc Wilson and Denis Herron, who was re-acquired from the Kansas City Scouts in the off-season.

General Manager Wren Blair, who had been part of the ownership group which bought the club from the NHL in July 1975 until February 1976, was removed from his position December 3, 1976. Aldege 'Baz' Bastien, the man who had coached the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets to a Calder Cup championship in 1967, was named Blair's replacement.

Co-owners Al Savill and Otto Frenzel sold the club to shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. in February 1977, less than two years after having bought the team from the NHL.

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 60 8 12 387 171 132
Los Angeles Kings 80 34 31 15 271 241 83
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 33 13 240 252 81
Washington Capitals 80 24 42 14 221 307 62
Detroit Red Wings 80 16 55 9 183 309 41

[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.

Schedule and results

1976–77 Schedule
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins' opponent in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs was once again the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the Penguins' offensive output greatly improved to ten goals scored (compared to 1976's three goals), the Maple Leafs once again dispatched the Penguins in three games.

Toronto won series 2–1

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[2]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost 79 33 31 64 8 24
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche 65 29 34 63 –10 14
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr. 72 18 43 61 2 20
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe 80 30 27 57 –5 10
Schock, RonRon Schock 80 17 32 49 –6 10
Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse 80 7 34 41 11 72
Corrigan, MikeMike Corrigan 73 14 27 41 –13 36
Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone 66 18 19 37 3 43
Chapman, BlairBlair Chapman 80 14 23 37 –12 16
Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin 79 28 6 34 –1 28
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly 74 10 21 31 13 115
Owchar, DennisDennis Owchar 46 5 18 23 –7 37
Gilbertson, StanStan Gilbertson 67 6 9 15 –9 13
Faubert, MarioMario Faubert 47 2 11 13 –4 32
Awrey, DonDon Awrey 79 1 12 13 –2 40
Anderson, RussellRussell Anderson 66 2 11 13 5 81
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows 69 3 6 9 –15 29
Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe 10 0 3 3 –2 6
Morrison, LewLew Morrison 76 2 1 3 –6 0
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald 3 1 1 2 –1 0
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield 9 0 2 2 1 0
Price, ThomasThomas Price† 7 0 2 2 0 4
Gilbert, EdEd Gilbert 7 0 0 0 –3 0
Bergeron, YvesYves Bergeron 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lyon, SteveSteve Lyon 3 0 0 0 0 2
Total 240 373 613 — 632
Playoffs[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost 3 2 1 3 0 2
MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald 3 1 2 3 0 4
Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse 3 2 1 3 0 0
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche 3 0 3 3 0 0
Chapman, BlairBlair Chapman 3 1 1 2 0 7
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe 3 0 2 2 0 0
Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows 3 0 2 2 0 0
Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone 3 1 1 2 0 2
Awrey, DonDon Awrey 3 0 1 1 0 0
Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin 3 0 1 1 0 6
Anderson, RussellRussell Anderson 3 0 1 1 0 14
Faubert, MarioMario Faubert 3 1 0 1 0 2
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly 3 1 0 1 0 4
Schock, RonRon Schock 3 0 1 1 0 0
Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr. 3 1 0 1 0 12
Morrison, LewLew Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 0
Corrigan, MikeMike Corrigan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 17 27 — 53

Goaltenders
Regular Season[4]
Player GP W L T GA SO
Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson 45 18 19 8 129 5
Herron, DenisDenis Herron 34 15 11 5 94 1
Laxton, GordonGordon Laxton 6 1 3 0 26 0
Total 34 33 13 249 6
Playoffs[5]
Player GP W L T GA SO
Herron, DenisDenis Herron 3 1 2 0 11 0
Total 1 2 0 11 0

†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 1976–77 season:

Trades

August 11, 1976 To Montreal Canadiens

1978 3rd round pick
future considerations

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Don Awrey

October 8, 1976 To New York Rangers

1978 4th round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dunc Wilson

October 18, 1976 To Los Angeles Kings

1977 5th round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Mike Corrigan

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Denis Herron Kansas City Scouts free agency (1976-08-07)
Steve Lyon Minnesota North Stars free agency (1976–11)
Tom Price Cleveland Barons free agency (1977-02-28)
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Barry Wilkins Edmonton Oilers (WHA) free agency
Pete Laframboise Edmonton Oilers (WHA) free agency (1976-05)
Simon Nolet Colorado Rockies compensation for signing of Denis Herron (1976-08-07)
Michel Plasse Colorado Rockies compensation for signing of Denis Herron (1976-08-07)
Colin Campbell† Colorado Rockies compensation for signing of Denis Herron (1976-09-01)

†Colin Campbell was loaned to the Rockies for one season. He was returned to the Penguins in 1977.

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Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
7 United States Anderson, RussellRussell Anderson D L 22 1975 Minneapolis, Minnesota
26 Canada Apps Jr., SylSyl Apps Jr. C R 29 1964 Toronto, Ontario
24 Canada Awrey, DonDon Awrey D L 33 Undrafted Kitchener, Ontario
20 Canada Bergeron, YvesYves Bergeron RW R 25 1972 Malartic, Quebec
14 Canada Bianchin, WayneWayne Bianchin RW L 23 1973 Nanaimo, British Columbia
4 Canada Burrows, DavidDavid Burrows D L 28 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
9 Canada Chapman, BlairBlair Chapman RW R 20 1976 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
27 Canada Corrigan, MikeMike Corrigan LW L 31 Undrafted Ottawa, Ontario
5 Canada Faubert, MarioMario Faubert D R 22 1974 Valleyfield, Quebec
23 Canada Gilbert, EdEd Gilbert C L 25 1972 Hamilton, Ontario
15 United States Gilbertson, StanStan Gilbertson LW L 32 Undrafted Duluth, Minnesota
11 Canada Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield LW L 36 Undrafted Oakville, Ontario
1 Canada Herron, DenisDenis Herron G L 24 1972 Chambly, Quebec
8 Canada Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe RW R 25 1971 Windsor, Ontario
22 Canada Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly RW L 30 1967 Fort William, Ontario
10 Canada Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche C R 21 1974 Taschereau, Quebec
30 Canada Laxton, GordonGordon Laxton G L 22 1975 Montreal, Quebec
5 Canada Lyon, SteveSteve Lyon D R 24 1972 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada MacDonald, LowellLowell MacDonald LW R 35 Undrafted New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
12 Canada Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone C L 21 1976 Fredericton, New Brunswick
16 Canada Morrison, LewLew Morrison RW R 29 1968 Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
25 Canada Owchar, DennisDennis Owchar D R 24 1973 Dryden, Ontario
6 Canada Price, ThomasThomas Price D — 22 1974 Toronto, Ontario
19 Canada Pronovost, JosephJoseph Pronovost RW R 31 Undrafted Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
17 Canada Schock, RonRon Schock C L 33 Undrafted Chapleau, Ontario
3 Canada Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse D R 27 1969 Haliburton, Ontario
2 Canada Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe D L 36 Undrafted Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
29 Canada Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson G L 29 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1976 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 1, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec.[6]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Blair Chapman Right Wing  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
2 19 William Malone Center  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2 29 Peter Marsh Right Wing  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
3 47 Morris Lukowich Left Wing  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
4 65 Greg Redquest Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
5 83 Brendan Lowe Defense Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
6 101 Vic Sirko Defense Oshawa Generals (OHA)

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1976–1977 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1976–1977 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  4. ↑ "1976–1977 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. ↑ "1976–1977 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.
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