From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1973–74
year	1973
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	West
DivisionRank	5th
Record	28–41–9
HomeRecord	15–18–6
RoadRecord	13–23–3
GoalsFor	242
GoalsAgainst	271
GeneralManager	Jack Riley (Oct–Jan)
Jack Button (Jan–Apr)
Coach	Ken Schinkel
Marc Boileau
Captain	Ron Schock
AltCaptain	Syl Apps
Dave Burrows
Ron Lalonde
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
GoalsLeader	Lowell MacDonald (43)
AssistsLeader	Syl Apps (61)
PointsLeader	Syl Apps (85)
PIMLeader	Steve Durbano (138)
WinsLeader	Andy Brown (13)
GAALeader	Gary Inness (3.26

Jack Button (Jan–Apr) Marc Boileau Dave Burrows Ron Lalonde

The 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The 'Century Line' of Syl Apps Jr., Lowell MacDonald and Jean Pronovost was established this season. The trio took their name as a result of combining for more than 100 goals over the course of the year. The Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || Oct 13 || New York Rangers || 8–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || Oct 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || Oct 20 || California Golden Seals || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–8 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 3–2–0 || 6 |- | 6 || Oct 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–3–0 || 6 |- | 7 || Oct 27 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–0 || 6 |- | 8 || Oct 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 4–4–0 || 8 |- | 9 || Oct 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 4–4–1 || 9

-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
-
14
-
15
-
16
-
17
-
18
-
19
-
20
-
21
-
-
22
-
23
-
24
-
25
-
26
-
27
-
28
-
29
-
30
-
31
-
32
-
33
-
34
-
35
-
-
36
-
37
-
38
-
39
-
40
-
41
-
42
-
43
-
44
-
45
-
46
-
47
-
48
-
-
49
-
50
-
51
-
52
-
53
-
54
-
55
-
56
-
57
-
58
-
59
-
60
-
-
61
-
62
-
63
-
64
-
65
-
66
-
67
-
68
-
69
-
70
-
71
-
72
-
73
-
74
-
-
75
-
76
-
77
-
78
-
-

| Legend:

Player statistics

;Skaters

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Player	a	#4A5391	2px}}"
	75	24	61	85	21	37
	78	43	39	82	17	14
	77	40	32	72	9	22
	77	14	29	43		22
‡	37	14	22	36		12
	73	10	17	27	2	14
‡	41	14	13	27		32
	69	12	13	25		38
†	36	4	15	19	12	33
	47	5	14	19		18
†	34	7	12	19	5	4
	53	9	10	19		32
†	41	13	5	18		4
†	33	4	14	18	17	138
	71	3	14	17		30
†	30	7	10	17		78
†	67	2	14	16		21
	55	4	12	16		8
	34	5	6	11		8
‡	37	2	7	9		39
†	38	2	7	9		39
	31	2	6	8		34
‡	17	0	7	7		21
‡	38	1	4	5		137
	16	1	2	3		13
	25	0	3	3		15
	22	0	3	3		2
	20	0	3	3		2
‡	3	0	0	0		0
	13	0	0	0		11

;Goaltenders

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Player	a	#4A5391	2px}}"
	36	13	16	4	115	1
	20	7	10	1	56	0
‡	26	7	12	4	82	0
	5	1	3	0	18	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 1973–74 season:

Trades

January 17, 1974	To [Detroit Red Wings](1973-74-detroit-red-wings-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions and subtractions

Ted Snell	Hershey Bears (AHL)	free agency (1973–10)

Bryan Hextall	Atlanta Flames	waivers (1974–01–06)

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft.

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Round	a	#4A5391
1	7	Blaine Stoughton	Right wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	23	Wayne Bianchin	Left wing	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	27	Colin Campbell	Defense	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4	55	Dennis Owchar	Defense	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5	71	Guido Tenesi	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
6	87	Don Seiling	Left wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
7	103	Terry Ewasiuk	Left wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
8	119	Fred Comrie	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
9	134	Gordon Lane	Defense	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
10	150	Randy Aimoe	Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
11	164	Don McLeod	Center	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

;Draft notes

The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 6, 1972, trade that sent Roy Edwards to the Red Wings in exchange for a 1974 second-round pick and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a February 25, 1973, trade that sent Andy Brown to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

pittsburgh-penguins-seasons 1973–74-nhl-season-by-team 1973-in-sports-in-pennsylvania 1974-in-sports-in-pennsylvania 1973-in-pittsburgh 1974-in-pittsburgh

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Player	a	#4A5391	2px}}"
	75	24	61	85	21	37
	78	43	39	82	17	14
	77	40	32	72	9	22
	77	14	29	43		22
‡	37	14	22	36		12
	73	10	17	27	2	14
‡	41	14	13	27		32
	69	12	13	25		38
†	36	4	15	19	12	33
	47	5	14	19		18
†	34	7	12	19	5	4
	53	9	10	19		32
†	41	13	5	18		4
†	33	4	14	18	17	138
	71	3	14	17		30
†	30	7	10	17		78
†	67	2	14	16		21
	55	4	12	16		8
	34	5	6	11		8
‡	37	2	7	9		39
†	38	2	7	9		39
	31	2	6	8		34
‡	17	0	7	7		21
‡	38	1	4	5		137
	16	1	2	3		13
	25	0	3	3		15
	22	0	3	3		2
	20	0	3	3		2
‡	3	0	0	0		0
	13	0	0	0		11

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Player	a	#4A5391	2px}}"
	75	24	61	85	21	37
	78	43	39	82	17	14
	77	40	32	72	9	22
	77	14	29	43		22
‡	37	14	22	36		12
	73	10	17	27	2	14
‡	41	14	13	27		32
	69	12	13	25		38
†	36	4	15	19	12	33
	47	5	14	19		18
†	34	7	12	19	5	4
	53	9	10	19		32
†	41	13	5	18		4
†	33	4	14	18	17	138
	71	3	14	17		30
†	30	7	10	17		78
†	67	2	14	16		21
	55	4	12	16		8
	34	5	6	11		8
‡	37	2	7	9		39
†	38	2	7	9		39
	31	2	6	8		34
‡	17	0	7	7		21
‡	38	1	4	5		137
	16	1	2	3		13
	25	0	3	3		15
	22	0	3	3		2
	20	0	3	3		2
‡	3	0	0	0		0
	13	0	0	0		11

a	#4A5391	2px}}"	Player	a	#4A5391	2px}}"
	75	24	61	85	21	37
	78	43	39	82	17	14
	77	40	32	72	9	22
	77	14	29	43		22
‡	37	14	22	36		12
	73	10	17	27	2	14
‡	41	14	13	27		32
	69	12	13	25		38
†	36	4	15	19	12	33
	47	5	14	19		18
†	34	7	12	19	5	4
	53	9	10	19		32
†	41	13	5	18		4
†	33	4	14	18	17	138
	71	3	14	17		30
†	30	7	10	17		78
†	67	2	14	16		21
	55	4	12	16		8
	34	5	6	11		8
‡	37	2	7	9		39
†	38	2	7	9		39
	31	2	6	8		34
‡	17	0	7	7		21
‡	38	1	4	5		137
	16	1	2	3		13
	25	0	3	3		15
	22	0	3	3		2
	20	0	3	3		2
‡	3	0	0	0		0
	13	0	0	0		11