Primary Owner: Edward J. Debartolo General Manager: Baz Bastien Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Captain: Orest Kindrachuk

Rookie of the Year: Paul Marshall Player's Player: Rick Kehoe Most Valuable Player: George Ferguson Booster Club: George Ferguson Leading Scorer: Rick Kehoe Unsung Hero: Russ Anderson

August 3 Obtained Nick Libett from Detroit for Pete Mahovlich. August 30 Obtained Rob Holland and Pat Hughes from Montreal for Denis Herron and a second round choice in the 1982 Entry Draft. November 13 Obtained Bob Stewart from St. Louis for Blair Chapman.

1979-80

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1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule (30-37-13) Finished 3rd in Norris Division

Front row: Nick Ricci, Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk, Johnny Wilson (Head Coach), Greg Millen, Aldege “Baz” Bastien (General Manager), Rick Kehoe, Ron Stackhouse & Rob Holland Middle row: Mike Corrigan (Asst. Coach), Mario Faubert, Dale Tallon, Russ Anderson, Bob Stewart, Tom Bladon, Randy Carlyle, George Ferguson, Greg Malone & Terry Schiffhauer (PR) Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Gregg Sheppard, Mark Johnson, Kim Davis, Nick Libett, Paul Marshall, Gary McAdam, Pat Hughes, Rod Schutt, Peter Lee, Kim Clackson & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Greg Malone recorded six assists against the Quebec Nordiques on November 28. • Penguins wore black and gold uniforms for the first time vs. St. Louis on January 30. • Penguins defeated the New York Islanders, 4-3, on January 3 to gain first place in the Norris Division for the first time in club history. • 1980 USA Gold Medal Olympian Mark Johnson made his Penguins debut on March 2 vs. New York Islanders and scored his first NHL Goal on March 23 vs. Winnipeg.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS # Player GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 17 Rick Kehoe 79 30 30 60 4 5 2 5 7 0 12 Greg Malone 51 19 32 51 46 - - - - - 11 George Ferguson 73 21 28 49 36 5 0 3 3 4 26 Orest Kindrachuk 52 17 29 46 63 - - - - - 10 Peter Lee 74 16 29 45 20 4 0 1 1 0 16 Gary McAdam 78 19 22 41 63 5 1 2 3 9 23 Rod Schutt 73 18 21 39 43 5 2 1 3 6 19 Gregg Sheppard 76 13 24 37 20 5 1 1 2 0 25 Randy Carlyle 67 8 28 36 45 5 1 0 1 4 18 Ross Lonsberry 76 15 18 33 36 5 2 1 3 2 3 Ron Stackhouse 78 6 27 33 36 5 1 0 1 18 24 Pat Hughes 76 18 14 32 78 5 0 0 0 21 7 Russ Anderson 76 5 22 27 150 5 0 2 2 14 14 Nick Libett 78 14 12 26 14 5 1 1 2 0 20 Paul Marshall 46 9 12 21 9 1 0 0 0 0 5 Mario Faubert 49 5 13 18 31 2 0 1 1 0 4 Dale Tallon 32 5 9 14 18 4 0 0 0 4 22 Kim Davis 24 3 7 10 43 4 0 0 0 0 8 Bob Stewart 65 3 7 10 52 5 1 1 2 2 2 Tom Bladon 57 2 6 8 35 1 0 1 1 0 9 Mark Johnson 17 3 5 8 4 5 2 2 4 0 6 Kim Clackson 45 0 3 3 166 3 0 0 0 37 28 Jim Hamilton 10 2 0 2 0 - - - - - 9 Blair Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

# Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT 29 Greg Millen 44 0 3 3 14 18 18 7 2586 157 3.64 2 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 300 21 4.20 1 Robbie Holland 34 0 0 0 2 10 17 6 1974 126 3.83 1 0 .000 31 Nick Ricci 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 240 14 3.50 0 0 .000

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