1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
Division | 6th West |
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1970–71 record | 21–37–20 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 240 |
Team information | |
General manager | Red Kelly |
Coach | Red Kelly |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Keith McCreary Duane Rupp Ken Schinkel Bob Woytowich |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Average attendance | 9,671 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jean Pronovost (21) |
Assists | Bryan Hextall (32) |
Points | Bryan Hextall (48) |
Penalty minutes | Bryan Hextall (133) |
Wins | Les Binkley (11) |
Goals against average | Les Binkley (2.85) |
The 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 6th in the West Division and missed the playoffs.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 277 | 184 | 107 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 223 | 208 | 87 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 207 | 225 | 73 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 191 | 223 | 72 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 239 | 303 | 63 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 221 | 240 | 62 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 20 | 53 | 5 | 199 | 320 | 45 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 10, 1970 | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 15, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 0–2–0 |
3 | T | October 17, 1970 | 0–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 0–2–1 |
4 | T | October 18, 1970 | 1–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 0–2–2 |
5 | L | October 21, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 0–3–2 |
6 | W | October 23, 1970 | 3–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 1–3–2 |
7 | T | October 25, 1970 | 1–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 1–3–3 |
8 | W | October 28, 1970 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 2–3–3 |
9 | L | October 31, 1970 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 2–4–3 |
10 | L | November 1, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 2–5–3 |
11 | W | November 4, 1970 | 8–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 3–5–3 |
12 | T | November 7, 1970 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 3–5–4 |
13 | T | November 8, 1970 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 3–5–5 |
14 | L | November 10, 1970 | 1–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 3–6–5 |
15 | T | November 11, 1970 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 3–6–6 |
16 | W | November 14, 1970 | 6–1 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 4–6–6 |
17 | L | November 19, 1970 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 4–7–6 |
18 | W | November 21, 1970 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 5–7–6 |
19 | L | November 22, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 5–8–6 |
20 | T | November 24, 1970 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 5–8–7 |
21 | T | November 25, 1970 | 4–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 5–8–8 |
22 | L | November 28, 1970 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 5–9–8 |
23 | L | November 29, 1970 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 5–10–8 |
24 | T | December 2, 1970 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 5–10–9 |
25 | W | December 5, 1970 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 6–10–9 |
26 | L | December 6, 1970 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 6–11–9 |
27 | W | December 8, 1970 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 7–11–9 |
28 | T | December 9, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 7–11–10 |
29 | L | December 11, 1970 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 7–12–10 |
30 | L | December 12, 1970 | 0–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 7–13–10 |
31 | L | December 16, 1970 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 7–14–10 |
32 | W | December 19, 1970 | 9–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 8–14–10 |
33 | L | December 20, 1970 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 8–15–10 |
34 | L | December 23, 1970 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 8–16–10 |
35 | L | December 25, 1970 | 4–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 8–17–10 |
36 | W | December 26, 1970 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 9–17–10 |
37 | T | December 30, 1970 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 9–17–11 |
38 | W | December 31, 1970 | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 10–17–11 |
39 | L | January 2, 1971 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 10–18–11 |
40 | L | January 6, 1971 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 10–19–11 |
41 | L | January 9, 1971 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 10–20–11 |
42 | W | January 13, 1971 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 11–20–11 |
43 | T | January 14, 1971 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 11–20–12 |
44 | W | January 16, 1971 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 12–20–12 |
45 | W | January 20, 1971 | 4–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 13–20–12 |
46 | L | January 21, 1971 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 13–21–12 |
47 | W | January 23, 1971 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 14–21–12 |
48 | W | January 27, 1971 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 15–21–12 |
49 | L | January 28, 1971 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 15–22–12 |
50 | W | January 30, 1971 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 16–22–12 |
51 | W | February 3, 1971 | 6–1 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 17–22–12 |
52 | T | February 5, 1971 | 2–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 17–22–13 |
53 | L | February 7, 1971 | 0–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 17–23–13 |
54 | L | February 9, 1971 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 17–24–13 |
55 | W | February 10, 1971 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 18–24–13 |
56 | W | February 13, 1971 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 19–24–13 |
57 | L | February 14, 1971 | 4–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 19–25–13 |
58 | L | February 17, 1971 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 19–26–13 |
59 | T | February 18, 1971 | 6–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 19–26–14 |
60 | L | February 20, 1971 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 19–27–14 |
61 | T | February 24, 1971 | 5–5 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 19–27–15 |
62 | L | February 27, 1971 | 0–4 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 19–28–15 |
63 | L | February 28, 1971 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 19–29–15 |
64 | W | March 3, 1971 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 20–29–15 |
65 | L | March 6, 1971 | 3–6 | Boston Bruins (1970–71) | 20–30–15 |
66 | T | March 7, 1971 | 3–3 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 20–30–16 |
67 | T | March 10, 1971 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 20–30–17 |
68 | T | March 13, 1971 | 0–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 20–30–18 |
69 | L | March 14, 1971 | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 20–31–18 |
70 | L | March 17, 1971 | 2–5 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 20–32–18 |
71 | L | March 19, 1971 | 4–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 20–33–18 |
72 | L | March 20, 1971 | 4–8 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 20–34–18 |
73 | W | March 24, 1971 | 8–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 21–34–18 |
74 | L | March 28, 1971 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 21–35–18 |
75 | L | March 31, 1971 | 4–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 21–36–18 |
76 | T | April 1, 1971 | 3–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 21–36–19 |
77 | L | April 3, 1971 | 3–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 21–37–19 |
78 | T | April 4, 1971 | 1–1 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 21–37–20 |
Playoffs[]
- The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Forwards[]
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Bryan Hextall | 76 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 133 |
Jean Pronovost | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 |
Andy Bathgate | 76 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 34 |
Wally Boyer | 68 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 30 |
Ron Schock | 71 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 20 |
Dean Prentice | 69 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 18 |
Ken Schinkel | 50 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 6 |
Keith McCreary | 59 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 24 |
Greg Polis | 61 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 40 |
Nick Harbaruk | 78 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 108 |
Syl Apps | 31 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 21 |
Rod Zaine | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
Val Fonteyne | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Glen Sather | 46 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 96 |
John Stewart | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Robin Burns | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Rick Kessell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Steve Cardwell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Lowell MacDonald | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defencemen[]
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Duane Rupp | 59 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 34 |
Dunc McCallum | 77 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 95 |
Bob Woytowich | 78 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
Jim Morrison | 73 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
Bob Blackburn | 64 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 54 |
Bryan Watson | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 119 |
Yvon Labre | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Sheldon Kannegiesser | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Goaltending[]
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Les Binkley | 34 | 1870 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2.86 |
Al Smith | 46 | 2472 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3.11 |
Cam Newton | 5 | 281 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 |
Paul Hoganson | 2 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.37 |
Awards and Records[]
- The Penguins did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season:
Trades[]
June 11, 1970 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Terry Ball |
To Philadelphia Flyers George Swarbrick |
June 15, 1970 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Darryl Edestrand |
To Philadelphia Flyers cash |
October 2, 1970 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Robin Burns |
To Montreal Canadiens cash |
January 24, 1971 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jean-Guy Lagace |
To Buffalo Sabres Terry Ball |
January 26, 1971 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Syl Apps Sheldon Kannegiesser |
To New York Rangers Glen Sather |
Additions and Subtractions[]
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Draft Picks[]
- See also: 1970 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | Overall pick | Player | Nationality | Position |
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1 | 7 | Greg Polis | Canada | Left wing |
2 | 21 | John Stewart | Canada | Left wing |
3 | 35 | Larry Bignell | Canada | Defenceman |
4 | 49 | Connie Forey | Canada | Winger |
5 | 63 | Steve Cardwell | Canada | Winger |
6 | 77 | Bob Fitchner | Canada | Center |
7 | 90 | Jim Pearson | Canada | Defenceman |
8 | 102 | Cam Newton | Canada | Goaltender |
9 | 110 | Ron Lemieux | Canada | Defenceman |
Gallery[]
References[]
- 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
- Player stats on Hockey Database
- Game log on NHL Database
- ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). in Dave McCarthy et al: THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League, 150. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Team | Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Mellon Arena • PPG Paints Arena |
Coaches | Sullivan • Kelly • Schinkel • Boileau • Wilson • Johnston • Angotti • Berry • Creamer • Ubriaco • Patrick • Johnson • Bowman • Constantine • Brooks • Hlinka • Kehoe • Olczyk • Therrien |
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Affiliates | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
1970–71 NHL season by team | |
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East | Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto • Vancouver |
West | California • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis |
See also | 1970 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1971 Stanley Cup Finals |
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