Primary Owner:
Donald Parsons

General Manager:
Red Kelley

Head Coach:
Red Kelley

Captain:
No captain

Rookie of the Year:
Greg Polis

Player's Player:
Jean Pronovost

Most Valuable Player:
Ron Schock

Leading Scorer:
Bryan Hextall

Unsung Hero:
Bob Blackburn

January 26
Obtained Syl Apps and Sheldon Kannegieser from the New York Rangers for Glen Sather.

January 31
Obtained Jean Guy Legace from Buffalo for Terry Bell.

1970-71


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1970-71 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(21-37-20) Finished 6th in West Division
Front row: Al Smith, Duane Rupp. Ken Schinkel, Jack Riley (President), Red Kelley (Head Coach), Jack Button (General Manager), Keith McCreary, Bob Woytowich & Les Binkley

Middle row: Ken Carson (Trainer), Jean Pronovost, Bryan Watson, Jim Morrison, Ron Schock, Glen Sather, Bob Blackburn, Wally Boyer & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Val Fonteyne, Lowell MacDonald, Greg Polis, Dean Prentice, Nick Harbaruk, Dunc McCallum, Bryan Hextal, Andy Bathgate, Yvon Labre & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Penguins have an 18-game (0-11-7) road winless streak from October 25 through January 14.

• Pittsburgh's 9-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on December 19 is the largest margin of victory in team history.

• Penguins have a seven-game home winning streak from January 13 through February 13.

• Greg Polis is named to the Western Division All-Star Team.

• Les Binkley records his 11th career, and final, shutout on March 3.

• Jean Provonost scores five points (2+3) on March 24 vs. Detroit.

• Penguins set a home record with 18 wins.

• 20 ties is also a Penguins' team record.  
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
7
Bryan Hextall
76
16
32
48
133
-
-
-
-
-
19
Jean Pronovost
78
21
24
45
35
-
-
-
-
-
9
Andy Bathgate
76
15
29
44
34
-
-
-
-
-
18
Wally Boyer
68
11
30
41
30
-
-
-
-
-
17
Ron Schock
71
14
26
40
20
-
-
-
-
-
20
Dean Prentice
69
21
17
38
18
-
-
-
-
-
12
Ken Schinkel
50
15
19
34
6
-
-
-
-
-
10
Keith McCreary
59
21
12
33
24
-
-
-
-
-
22
Greg Polis
61
18
15
33
40
-
-
-
-
-
2
Duane Rupp
59
5
28
33
34
-
-
-
-
-
6
Dunc McCallum
77
9
20
29
95
-
-
-
-
-
3
Bob Woytowich
78
4
22
26
30
-
-
-
-
-
26
Syl Apps
31
9
16
25
21
-
-
-
-
-
11
Nick Harbaruk
78
13
12
25
108
-
-
-
-
-
8
Val Fonteyne
70
4
9
13
0
-
-
-
-
-
24
Rod Zaine
37
8
5
13
21
-
-
-
-
-
16
Glen Sather
46
8
3
11
96
-
-
-
-
-
27
Jim Morrison
73
0
10
10
32
-
-
-
-
-
4
Bob Blackburn
64
4
5
9
54
-
-
-
-
-
5
Bryan Watson
43
2
6
8
119
-
-
-
-
-
25
Robin Burns
10
0
3
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
23
John Stewart
15
2
1
3
9
-
-
-
-
-
16
Sheldon Kannegiesser
18
0
2
2
29
-
-
-
-
-
23
Rick Kessell
6
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
15
Yvon Labre
21
1
1
2
19
-
-
-
-
-
15
Steve Cardwell
5
0
1
1
15
-
-
-
-
-
14
Lowell MacDonald
10
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
29
Al Smith
46
0
0
0
41
9
22
9
2472
128
3.11
2
0
.000
30
Les Binkley
34
0
0
0
0
11
11
10
1870
89
2.86
2
0
.000
1
Cam Newton
5
0
0
0
4
1
3
1
281
16
3.42
0
0
.000
1
Paul Hoganson
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
57
7
7.37
0
0
.000

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