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1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1974–75
year	1974
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	37–28–15
HomeRecord	25–5–10
RoadRecord	12–23–5
GoalsFor	326
GoalsAgainst	289
GeneralManager	Jack Button
Coach	Marc Boileau
Captain	Ron Schock
AltCaptain	Syl Apps
Dave Burrows
Bob Paradise
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
GoalsLeader	Jean Pronovost (43)
AssistsLeader	Ron Schock (63)
PointsLeader	Ron Schock (86)
PIMLeader	Colin Campbell (172)
WinsLeader	Gary Inness (24)
GAALeader	Gary Inness (3.09)

Dave Burrows Bob Paradise The 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was also the Penguins first season in the Norris division of the Prince of Wales Conference. The team qualified for the playoffs for the third time in franchise history, losing to the New York Islanders after gaining a 3–0 lead (in a best-of-seven series) in the quarter-final round.

Offseason

In early 1975, newspapers reported that the California Golden Seals and Penguins were to be relocated to Denver and Seattle respectively, in an arrangement that would have seen the two teams sold to groups in those cities that had already been awarded "conditional" franchises for the 1976–77 season. After staunchly rejecting previous franchise relocation attempts, league president Clarence Campbell saw this as a method by which the NHL might extricate itself from two problem markets, while honoring the expansion commitments it had made. However Seattle Totems owner Vince Abbey missed an opportunity to acquire the Penguins when they were sold in a bankruptcy auction for $4.4 million in June 1975. The Penguins ended up staying in Pittsburgh and ultimately, over time, made Pittsburgh one of the NHL's stronger markets.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || Oct 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || Oct 19 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || Oct 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum || 2–2–0 || 4 |- | 5 || Oct 23 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–2–1 || 5 |- | 6 || Oct 26 || New York Rangers || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–3–1 || 5 |- | 7 || Oct 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 2–4–1 || 5

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| Legend:

Playoffs

Preliminary round vs. St. Louis Blues

|1–1–1 = |1–1–2 = |1–2–1 = |1–2–2 = |1–3–1 = |1–3–2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

|2–1–1 = |2–1–2 = |2–2–1 = |2–2–2 = |2–3–1 = |2–3–2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders

|1–1–1 = |1–1–2 = |1–2–1 = |1–2–2 = |1–3–1 = |1–3–2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

|2–1–1 = |2–1–2 = |2–2–1 = |2–2–2 = |2–3–1 = |2–3–2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

|3–1–1 = |3–1–2 = |3–2–1 = |3–2–2 = |3–3–1 = |3–3–2 = |goalie3-1 = |goalie3-2 =

|4–1–1 = |4–1–2 = |4–2–1 = |4–2–2 = |4–3–1 = |4–3–2 = |goalie4-1 = |goalie4-2 =

|5–1–1 = |5–1–2 = |5–2–1 = |5–2–2 = |5–3–1 = |5–3–2 = |goalie5-1 = |goalie5-2 =

|6–1–1 = |6–1–2 = |6–2–1 = |6–2–2 = |6–3–1 = |6–3–2 = |goalie6-1 = |goalie6-2 =

|7–1–1 = |7–1–2 = |7–2–1 = |7–2–2 = |7–3–1 = |7–3–2 = |goalie7-1 = |goalie7-2 =

Player statistics

;Skaters

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	80	23	63	86	22	36
	79	24	55	79	8	43
	78	43	32	75	13	37
	78	31	42	73	5	72
	79	31	37	68	2	52
	76	32	31	63	18	22
	71	27	33	60	16	24
	72	15	45	60	13	52
	78	26	32	58	0	32
	69	27	24	51	6	120
†	59	5	29	34	29	97
	59	4	15	19	28	172
	78	3	15	18		109
†	35	5	13	18	3	8
	78	2	15	17	3	49
	46	6	11	17	12	67
	40	5	9	14	6	6
†	52	7	5	12		4
‡	27	1	8	9	5	39
	31	6	3	9		11
	22	0	6	6	1	15
‡	24	0	3	3	1	0
‡	8	2	1	3		4
	10	1	0	1		6
	1	0	1	1	0	10
	2	0	0	0		0
	7	0	0	0		0
†	3	0	0	0		4
	2	0	0	0		0

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9	2	6	8	10
9	5	3	8	17
9	2	5	7	2
9	2	4	6	4
9	4	2	6	0
9	4	2	6	4
9	3	3	6	6
9	2	3	5	9
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	3	4	21
9	1	1	2	12
9	0	2	2	0
6	0	1	1	4
8	0	1	1	6
9	1	0	1	0
6	0	1	1	17
3	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	0

;Goaltenders

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	57	24	18	10	161	2
†	20	9	5	4	73	0
	12	3	4	1	40	0
‡	3	1	1	0	11	0

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	9	5	4	0	24	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

Jean Pronovost became the first player to score 300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–5 tie with Boston on October 23.
Syl Apps Jr. became the first player to record 200 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–5 win over Toronto on December 30.
Jean Pronovost became the first person to play 500 games for the Penguins. He did so in an 8–6 win over New York on March 2.
Pierre Larouche established a rookie record for the Penguins in terms of goals (31) assists (37) and points (68).
Ron Schock established a new franchise record for assists in a season with 63, besting the previous high of 61 held by Syl Apps Jr.
Ron Schock established a new franchise record for points in a season with 86, besting the previous high of 85 held by Syl Apps Jr.
Ron Stackhouse established a new franchise defenseman record for assists (45) and points (60) in a season. He topped the previous highs held by Duane Rupp (28 assists) and Darryl Edestrand (39 points). He also tied Edstrand for the team record with 15 goals.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season:

Trades

January 21, 1975	To [Washington Capitals](1974-75-washington-capitals-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions and subtractions

Kelly Pratt	Jacksonville Barons (AHL)	free agency (1974–07–15)

Ted Snell	Kansas City Scouts	Expansion draft (1974–06–12)

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft.

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1	8	Pierre Larouche	C	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
2	27	Jacques Cossette	RW	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
4	62	Mario Faubert	D	Canada	St. Louis University (NCAA)
5	80	Bruce Aberhart	G	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
6	98	William Schneider	LW	United States	University of Minnesota (NCAA)
7	116	Rob Laird	LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
8	133	Larry Finck	D	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9	150	Jim Chicoyne	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10	166	Rick Uhrich	RW	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
11	181	Serge Gamelin	RW	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
12	195	Rich Perron	D	Canada	Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)
13	206	Rick Hindmarch	RW	Canada	University of Calgary (CIAU)
14	216	Bill Davis	D	Canada	Colgate University (NCAA)
15	223	James Mathers	D	United States	Northeastern University (NCAA)

;Draft notes

The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a January 17, 1974, trade that sent Steve Durbano, Ab DeMarco, and Bob Kelly to the Penguins in exchange for Bryan Watson, Greg Polis and this pick.
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 1973 second-round pick and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a June 27, 1974, trade that sent Nelson Debenedet to the Penguins in exchange for Hank Nowak and this pick.

References

(June 30, 1975). "Seattle group bids today for Penguins". The Seattle Times.
Anderson, Shelly. (2007-11-07). "Penguins Notebook: In this case, No. 20 ranking is huge". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
Collier, Gene. (2008-05-25). "This is Hockeytown?". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
"1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
"1974–1975 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1974–1975 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1974–1975 – Regular season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1974–1975 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.
"1974 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions.

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	78	43	32	75	13	37
	78	31	42	73	5	72
	79	31	37	68	2	52
	76	32	31	63	18	22
	71	27	33	60	16	24
	72	15	45	60	13	52
	78	26	32	58	0	32
	69	27	24	51	6	120
†	59	5	29	34	29	97
	59	4	15	19	28	172
	78	3	15	18		109
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	78	2	15	17	3	49
	46	6	11	17	12	67
	40	5	9	14	6	6
†	52	7	5	12		4
‡	27	1	8	9	5	39
	31	6	3	9		11
	22	0	6	6	1	15
‡	24	0	3	3	1	0
‡	8	2	1	3		4
	10	1	0	1		6
	1	0	1	1	0	10
	2	0	0	0		0
	7	0	0	0		0
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	2	0	0	0		0

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9	3	3	6	6
9	2	3	5	9
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	3	4	21
9	1	1	2	12
9	0	2	2	0
6	0	1	1	4
8	0	1	1	6
9	1	0	1	0
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3	0	0	0	0
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	79	24	55	79	8	43
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	78	31	42	73	5	72
	79	31	37	68	2	52
	76	32	31	63	18	22
	71	27	33	60	16	24
	72	15	45	60	13	52
	78	26	32	58	0	32
	69	27	24	51	6	120
†	59	5	29	34	29	97
	59	4	15	19	28	172
	78	3	15	18		109
†	35	5	13	18	3	8
	78	2	15	17	3	49
	46	6	11	17	12	67
	40	5	9	14	6	6
†	52	7	5	12		4
‡	27	1	8	9	5	39
	31	6	3	9		11
	22	0	6	6	1	15
‡	24	0	3	3	1	0
‡	8	2	1	3		4
	10	1	0	1		6
	1	0	1	1	0	10
	2	0	0	0		0
	7	0	0	0		0
†	3	0	0	0		4
	2	0	0	0		0

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9	5	3	8	17
9	2	5	7	2
9	2	4	6	4
9	4	2	6	0
9	4	2	6	4
9	3	3	6	6
9	2	3	5	9
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	3	4	21
9	1	1	2	12
9	0	2	2	0
6	0	1	1	4
8	0	1	1	6
9	1	0	1	0
6	0	1	1	17
3	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	0

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	79	24	55	79	8	43
	78	43	32	75	13	37
	78	31	42	73	5	72
	79	31	37	68	2	52
	76	32	31	63	18	22
	71	27	33	60	16	24
	72	15	45	60	13	52
	78	26	32	58	0	32
	69	27	24	51	6	120
†	59	5	29	34	29	97
	59	4	15	19	28	172
	78	3	15	18		109
†	35	5	13	18	3	8
	78	2	15	17	3	49
	46	6	11	17	12	67
	40	5	9	14	6	6
†	52	7	5	12		4
‡	27	1	8	9	5	39
	31	6	3	9		11
	22	0	6	6	1	15
‡	24	0	3	3	1	0
‡	8	2	1	3		4
	10	1	0	1		6
	1	0	1	1	0	10
	2	0	0	0		0
	7	0	0	0		0
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9	4	2	6	0
9	4	2	6	4
9	3	3	6	6
9	2	3	5	9
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	3	4	21
9	1	1	2	12
9	0	2	2	0
6	0	1	1	4
8	0	1	1	6
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6	0	1	1	17
3	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	2
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