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1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1969–70
year	1969
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	West
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	26–38–12
HomeRecord	17–13–8
RoadRecord	9–25–4
GoalsFor	182
GoalsAgainst	238
GeneralManager	Jack Riley
Coach	Red Kelly
Captain	Vacant
AltCaptain	Keith McCreary
Duane Rupp
Ken Schinkel
Bob Woytowich
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance	6,998
GoalsLeader	Dean Prentice (26)
AssistsLeader	Michel Briere (32)
PointsLeader	Dean Prentice (51)
PIMLeader	Bryan Watson (189)
WinsLeader	Al Smith (15)
GAALeader	Joe Daley (2.95)

Duane Rupp Ken Schinkel Bob Woytowich

The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first place St. Louis Blues.

Regular season

Tragedy struck the Penguins in 1970 when promising rookie center Michel Briere, who finished third in scoring on the team, was injured in a single-vehicle car crash in Quebec on May 15, 1970. His Mercury Cougar hit a frost bump and swerved off the road. It is not known if he was driving or not. Two friends who were in the vehicle with him suffered less serious injuries. After nearly spending a year in the hospital in a coma, Briere died of his head injuries. Given his junior league statistics, many hockey experts predicted that Briere would have been a star in the NHL.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 11 || Oakland Seals || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,230) || 0–0–1 || 1 |- | 2 || Oct 15 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (3,010) || 0–0–2 || 2 |- | 3 || Oct 18 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (5,572) || 0–0–3 || 3 |- | 4 || Oct 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–4 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden (14,831) || 0–1–3 || 3 |- | 5 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Oakland Seals || Oakland Coliseum Arena (2,812) || 0–2–3 || 3 |- | 6 || Oct 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum (5,558) || 0–3–3 || 3 |- | 7 || Oct 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center (14,877) || 1–3–3 || 5 |- | 8 || Oct 29 || New York Rangers || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (4,081) || 1–4–3 || 5

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| Legend:

Playoffs

The Penguins reached the playoffs for the first time in 1970, advancing to the semifinals where they lost to the St. Louis Blues. In the Pittsburgh-Oakland series, in game one, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2–1. In game two, Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1–0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3–1. Game three at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins as Pittsburgh won 5–2. Game four featured Oakland having 1–0 and 2–1 leads, but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation time. Overtime was necessary and Michel Briere scored the series winning goal at 8:28 of overtime for Pittsburgh. In the semifinals, the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

|- | 1 || April 8 || Oakland || 1–2 || Pittsburgh || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 9 || Oakland || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 11 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || Oakland || 3–0 |- | 4 || April 12 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 OT || Oakland || 4–0

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Player statistics

;Skaters

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	72	20	25	45		19
	76	12	32	44		20
	72	20	21	41		45
	68	8	25	33		49
	66	12	19	31		87
	76	8	21	29		40
	68	11	15	26		2
	60	18	8	26		67
	76	12	14	26		114
	72	11	12	23		34
	74	5	17	22		56
	59	5	15	20		40
	64	2	14	16		18
	65	5	7	12		124
	60	4	7	11		51
	61	1	9	10		189
†	12	1	3	4	2	19
	8	1	2	3	0	0
	3	0	1	1		0
	12	0	1	1	0	8
	14	0	0	0		16

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10	5	3	8	17
10	1	6	7	7
10	3	4	7	2
10	2	5	7	8
10	4	1	5	4
6	2	2	4	2
10	0	4	4	4
10	1	2	3	12
10	1	2	3	0
10	3	0	3	20
8	0	3	3	10
10	1	2	3	2
10	0	2	2	17
10	0	2	2	0
10	0	1	1	51
10	0	1	1	34
10	0	0	0	17
6	0	0	0	4

;Goaltenders

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46	15	20	8	129	2
27	10	13	1	79	3
9	1	5	3	26	0

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	7	5	2	0	15	0
	3	1	2	0	10	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.

Awards and records

Ken Schinkel became the first player to score 100 points for the Penguins. He did so by scoring a goal in a 2–3 loss to Chicago on November 23.
Keith McCreary became the first player to score 50 goals for the Penguins. He did so with the first of his two goals in a 4–4 tie with Toronto on January 28.
Bryan Watson became the first player to earn 100 penalty minutes in one season for the Penguins. He did so by receiving 26 PIMs in a 1–7 loss to Chicago on February 11.
Ken Schinkel became the first to play 200 games for the Penguins. He did so in a 0–2 loss to New York on March 18.
Michel Brière established a rookie record for the Penguins in terms of assists (32) and points (44).
Bob Woytowich tied Noel Price's team record for points in a season by a defenseman with 33.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:

Trades

October 28, 1969	To Detroit Red Wings	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions and subtractions

Al Smith	Detroit Red Wings	Intra-league draft (1969–06–11)

Bill Speer	Boston Bruins	Intra-league draft (1969–06–11)

Draft picks

Main article: 1969 NHL amateur draft

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1969 NHL entry draft.

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2	15	Rick Kessell	Center	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
3	26	Michel Briere	Center	Canada	Shawinigan
4	38	Yvon Labre	Defense	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5	50	Ed Patenaude	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6	62	Paul Hoganson	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

;Draft notes

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a May 21, 1968, trade that sent Jean Pronovost and John Arbour to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a June 12, 1969, trade that sent cash options to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 12, 1969, trade that sent cash options to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

References

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	65	5	7	12		124
	60	4	7	11		51
	61	1	9	10		189
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	60	4	7	11		51
	61	1	9	10		189
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