1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 3rd Norris
Conference 6th Wales
1975–76 record 35-33-12
Goals for 339
Goals against 303
Team information
General Manager Wren Blair
Coach Marc Boileau (Oct-Jan)
Ken Schinkel (Jan-Apr)
Captain Ron Schock
Alternate captains None
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals Pierre Larouche (53)
Assists Syl Apps, Jr. (67)
Points Pierre Larouche (111)
Penalties in minutes Steve Durbano (161)
Wins Michel Plasse (24)
Goals against average Michel Plasse (3.45)
<1974–75 1976–77>

The 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their ninth in the National Hockey League. They finished third in the Norris Division, as they had in 1974–75. Despite strong seasons by Pierre Larouche, who set new club records in goals scored in a season (53) and points in a season (111), Jean Pronovost and Syl Apps, Jr. (who set a new club record for assists in a season with 67) the Penguins powerful offense scored a meagre three goals in three games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the preliminary round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, ending their season.

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Regular season

Division standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 58 11 11 337 174 127
Los Angeles Kings 80 38 33 9 263 265 85
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 35 33 12 339 303 82
Detroit Red Wings 80 26 44 10 226 300 62
Washington Capitals 80 11 59 10 224 394 32

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.[2]

Schedule and results

1975–76 Schedule
October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0), 9 Points
November: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–1), 13 Points
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 2–7–1), 12 Points
January: 4–7–3 (Home: 4–2–2 ; Road: 0–5–1), 11 Points
February: 8–2–4 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–3), 20 Points
March: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–0), 15 Points
April: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 2 Points
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. Toronto

Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4

Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 2

Pittsburgh 0 Toronto 4

Toronto Wins Series 2-1

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP W L T GA SO
Michel Plasse 55 24 19 10 178 2
Gary Inness‡ 23 8 9 2 82 0
Gordon Laxton 8 3 4 0 31 0
Bobby Taylor† 2 0 1 0 7 0
Playoffs[6]
Player GP W L T GA SO
Michel Plasse 3 1 2 0 8 1

†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 1975–76 season:

Trades

November 26, 1975 To Washington Capitals

Bob Paradise

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

1976 2nd round pick
December 16, 1975 To Washington Capitals

Harvey Bennett Jr.

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Stan Gilbertson
January 9, 1976 To Kansas City Scouts

Chuck Arnason
Steve Durbano
1976 1st round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ed Gilbert
Simon Nolet
1976 1st round pick
March 8, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers

Gary Inness
1977 9th round pick
1977 eleventh round pick
1977 tenth round pick
1977 twelfth round pick
future considerations (1977 8th round pick)

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Bobby Taylor
Ed Van Impe

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
— — —
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Larry Bignell Denver Spurs (WHA) free agency
Bob Johnson Denver Spurs (WHA) free agency (1975-09)
Bob McManama New England Whalers (WHA) free agency
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Awards and honors

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Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
26 Canada Syl Apps Jr. C R 28 1964 Toronto, Ontario
14 Canada Wayne Bianchin RW L 22 1973 Nanaimo, British Columbia
4 Canada David Burrows D L 27 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
6 Canada Colin Campbell D L 23 1973 Toronto, Ontario
27 Canada Jacques Cossette RW R 21 1974 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
24 Canada Mario Faubert D R 21 1974 Valleyfield, Quebec
23 Canada Ed Gilbert C L 24 1972 Hamilton, Ontario
15 United States Stan Gilbertson LW L 31 Undrafted Duluth, Minnesota
11 Canada Vic Hadfield LW L 35 Undrafted Oakville, Ontario
8 Canada Rick Kehoe RW R 24 1971 Windsor, Ontario
22 Canada John Kelly RW L 29 1967 Fort William, Ontario
10 Canada Pierre Larouche C R 20 1974 Taschereau, Quebec
1 Canada Gordon Laxton G L 21 1975 Montreal, Quebec
18 Canada Lowell MacDonald LW R 34 Undrafted New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
15 United States Bob McManama C L 24 Undrafted Belmont, Massachusetts
16 Canada Lew Morrison RW R 28 1968 Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
9 Canada Simon Nolet RW R 34 Undrafted St-Odilon, Quebec
25 Canada Dennis Owchar D R 23 1973 Dryden, Ontario
31 Canada Michel Plasse G L 27 1968 Montreal, Quebec
19 Canada Joseph Pronovost RW R 30 Undrafted Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
17 Canada Ron Schock C L 32 Undrafted Chapleau, Ontario
3 Canada Ronald Stackhouse D R 26 1969 Haliburton, Ontario
30 Canada Bobby Taylor G L 31 Undrafted Calgary, Alberta
2 Canada Ed Van Impe D L 35 Undrafted Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
5 Canada Barry Wilkins D L 29 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec.[7]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 13 Gordon Laxton Goaltender  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2 31 Russell Anderson Defense  United States U. of Minnesota (NCAA)
3 49 Paul Baxter Defense  Canada Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)
4 67 Stu Younger Left Wing Michigan Tech (NCAA)
5 85 Kimbel Clackson Defense  Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6 103 Peter Morris Forward Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
7 121 Mike Will Forward Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
8 139 Tapio Levo Defense  Finland (Finland Jr. Nationals)
9 155 Byron Shutt Left Wing  Canada Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
10 170 Frank Salive Goaltender Peterborough Petes (OHA)
11 185 John Glynne Defense U. of Vermont (NCAA)
12 196 Alexander Hudson Defense  Canada U. of Denver (NCAA)
13 202 Dan Tsubouchi Right Wing St. Louis University (NCAA)
14 206 Bronisla Stankovsky Forward Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MJHL)
16 217 Kelly Secord Forward New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

References

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