Primary Owners: Peter Block, Elmore Keener & Peter Burchfield General Managers: Jack Riley & Jack Button Head Coaches: Ken Schinkel & Marc Boileau Captain: Ron Schock

Rookie of the Year: Ron Lalonde Player's Player: Jean Pronovost Most Valuable Players: Dave Burrows, Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost & Lowell MacDonald Leading Scorer: Syl Apps Unsung Hero: Ron Schock

October 25 Obtained Nick Beverley from Boston for Darryl Edestrand. January 4 Obtained Chuck Arnason and Bob Paradise from Atlanta for Al McDonough. January 17 Obtained Ron Stackhouse from Detroit for Jim Rutherford and Jack Lynch. Obtained Bob Kelly, Ab DeMarco and Steve Durbano from the St. Louis Blues for Greg Polis, Bryan Watson and a second round choice in the 1974 Amateur Draft.

1973-74

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1973-74 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule (28-41-9) Finished 5th in West Division

Front row: Gary Innes, Jean Pronovost, Lowell MacDonald, Jack Button (General Manager), Ron Schock, Marc Boileau (Head Coach), Dave Burrows, Syp Apps & Dave Burrows Middle row: Bob McManama, Ab DeMarco, Nick Beverly, Ron Stackhouse, Bob Kelly, Steve Durbano, Bob Paradise, Ron Lalonde & Terry Schiffhauer (PR) Back row: Ken Carson (Trainer), Blaine Stoughton, Jean Guy Legace, Bernie Lukowich, Chuck Arnason, Wayne Bianchin, Ted Snell & Bob DeMarco (Equip. Manager)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• The Penguins name Ron Schock the team captain, the first since their second season. • Marc Boileau replaces Ken Schinkel as head coach on February 6, compiling a 14-10-4 record. • Jean Pronovost scores a goal in seven consecutive games from February 27 though March 10. • The "Century Line" of Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost and Lowell MacDonald combine for 107 goals - the second highest in the NHL. • Apps finishes seventh in the league scoring with 24 goals and 61 assists for 85 points. • MacDonald finishes ninth in the league scoring with 82 points (43+39). • MacDonald's 43 goals sets a Penguins record. • The Penguins name four players as Most Valubale Player. (Dave Burrows, Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost & Lowell MacDonald). • On April 7, 1974 Andy Brown surrendered six goals in a loss to the Flames in Atlanta. It was the last time a goaltender played an NHL game without a mask.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS # Player GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 26 Syl Apps 75 24 61 85 37 - - - - - 18 Lowell MacDonald 78 43 39 82 14 - - - - - 19 Jean Pronovost 77 40 32 72 22 - - - - - 17 Ron Schock 77 14 29 43 22 - - - - - 9 Al McDonough 37 14 22 36 12 - - - - - 16 Ron Lalonde 73 10 17 27 14 - - - - - 22 Greg Polis 41 14 13 27 32 - - - - - 14 Wayne Bianchin 69 12 13 25 38 - - - - - 5 Ab DeMarco 34 7 12 19 4 - - - - - 11 Bernie Lukowich 53 9 10 19 32 - - - - - 3 Ron Stackhouse 36 4 15 19 33 - - - - - 15 Bob McManama 47 5 14 19 18 - - - - - 9 Chuck Arnason 41 13 5 18 4 - - - - - 7 Steve Durbano 33 4 14 18 138 - - - - - 4 Dave Burrows 71 3 14 17 30 - - - - - 22 J. Bob Kelly 30 7 10 17 78 - - - - - 25 Nick Beverley 67 2 14 16 21 - - - - - 10 Ted Snell 55 4 12 16 8 - - - - - 12 Blaine Stoughton 34 5 6 11 8 - - - - - 7 Bryan Hextall 37 2 7 9 39 - - - - - 2 Bob Paradise 38 2 7 9 39 - - - - - 24 Jean-Guy Lagace 31 2 6 8 34 - - - - - 3 Jack Lynch 17 0 7 7 21 - - - - - 5 Bryan Watson 38 1 4 5 137 - - - - - 23 Larry Bignell 20 0 3 3 2 - - - - - 6 Ron Jones 25 0 3 3 15 - - - - - 20 Yvon Labre 16 1 2 3 13 - - - - - 8 Jim Wiley 22 0 3 3 2 - - - - - 27 Darryl Edestrand 13 0 0 0 11 - - - - - 25 Hank Nowak 3 0 0 0 0

# Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT 1 Jim Rutherford 26 0 1 1 2 7 12 4 1432 82 3.44 0 0 .000 29 Andy Brown 36 0 0 0 60 13 16 4 1956 115 3.53 1 0 .000 30 Gary Inness 20 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 1032 56 3.26 0 0 .000 1 Denis Herron 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 260 18 4.15 0 0 .000

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