Primary Owners: Peter Block, Elmore Keener & Peter Burchfield General Managers: Red Kelly & Jack Riley Head Coach: Red Kelley Captain: No Captain

Rookie of the Year: Dave Burrows Player's Player: Jean Pronovost Most Valuable Player: Jean Pronovost Leading Scorer: Syl Apps Unsung Hero: Duane Rupp

June 8 Claimed Rene Robert from Toronto in NHL Inter-League Draft. January 11 Obtained Al McDonough from Los Angeles for Bob Woytowich. March 4 Obtained Eddie Shack from Buffalo for Rene Robert.

1971-72

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1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule (26-38-14) Finished 4th in West Division

Front row: Jim Rutherford, Keith McCreary, Jack Riley (General Manager), Red Kelley (Head Coach), Les Binkley, Tad Potter (Owner), Peter Block (Owner), Ken Schinkel & Roy Edwards Middle row: Jack Button (Director of Player Personnel), Bryan Watson, Greg Polis, Jean Pronovost, Nick Harbaruk, Dave Burrows, Syl Apps, Bryan Hextall, Ron Schock, Bob Woytowich & Terry Schiffhauer (PR) Back row: Ken Carson (Trainer), Val Fontyne, Darryl Edestrand, Joe Norris, Robin Burns, Sheldon Kannegiesser, Rene Robert, Bob Leiter, Bill Hicke & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Thayer R. "Tad" Potter becomes General Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the Penguins. • Red Kelly relinquishes general manager duties. Jack Riley is then named GM. • Jim Rutherford posts a seven-game unbeaten streak from March 14 though April 2. • Syl Apps leads the team in scoring with 15-44-59. • Jean Pronovost and Greg Polis each score a club record 30 goals. • Penguins qualify for the playoffs, but are swept by Chicago, 4-0.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS # Player GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 26 Syl Apps 72 15 44 59 78 4 1 0 1 2 19 Jean Pronovost 68 30 23 53 12 4 1 1 2 0 22 Greg Polis 76 30 19 49 38 4 0 2 2 0 17 Ron Schock 77 17 29 46 22 4 1 0 1 6 12 Ken Schinkel 74 15 30 45 10 3 2 0 2 0 7 Bryan Hextall 78 20 24 44 126 4 0 2 2 9 25 Darryl Edestrand 77 10 23 33 52 4 0 2 2 0 23 Bob Leiter 78 14 17 31 18 4 3 0 3 0 11 Nick Harbaruk 78 12 17 29 46 4 0 1 1 0 2 Duane Rupp 34 4 18 22 32 4 0 0 0 6 5 Bryan Watson 75 3 17 20 212 4 0 0 0 21 8 Val Fonteyne 68 6 13 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 Al McDonough 37 7 11 18 8 4 0 1 1 0 14 Rene Robert 49 7 11 18 42 - - - - - 20 Steve Cardwell 28 7 8 15 18 4 0 0 0 2 24 Eddie Shack 18 5 9 14 12 4 0 1 1 15 4 Dave Burrows 77 2 10 12 48 4 0 0 0 4 3, 24 Tim Horton 44 2 9 11 40 4 0 1 1 2 20 John Stewart 25 2 8 10 23 - - - - - 10 Keith McCreary 33 4 4 8 22 1 0 0 0 2 27 Joe Noris 35 2 5 7 20 - - - - - 16 Sheldon Kannegiesser 54 2 4 6 47 - - - - - 3 Bob Woytowich 31 1 4 5 8 - - - - - 9 Bill Hicke 12 2 0 2 6 - - - - - 15 Brian McKenzie 6 1 1 2 4 - - - - - 18 Wally Boyer 1 0 1 1 0 - - - - - 15 Rick Kessell 3 0 1 1 0 - - - - - 20 Robin Burns 5 0 0 0 8 - - - - -

# Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT 1 Roy Edwards 15 0 1 1 0 2 8 4 847 36 2.55 0 0 .000 1, 29 Jim Rutherford 40 0 0 0 16 17 15 5 2160 116 3.22 1 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 240 14 4.00 0 30 Les Binkley 31 0 0 0 2 7 15 5 1673 98 3.51 0 0 .000

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