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==Awards and Records==
 
==Awards and Records==
 
*The Penguins did not win any awards this season.
 
*The Penguins did not win any awards this season.

Revision as of 22:03, 30 May 2020

68-69PitPen
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division West 5th
1968–69 record 20-45-11
Goals for 189
Goals against 248
Team information
General manager Jack Riley
Coach George "Red" Sullivan
Alternate captains Lou Angotti
Noel Price
Ken Schinkel
Bob Woytowich
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance 6,008
Team leaders
Goals Keith McCreary (25)
Assists Charlie Burns (38)
Points Ken Schinkel (52)
Penalty minutes Dunc McCallum (81)
Wins Les Binkley
Joe Daley (10)
Goals against average Marv Edwards (3.00)

The 1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's second season in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 5th in the West Division and missed the playoffs.

Off-season

Regular Season

Final Standings

West Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues 76 37 25 14 204 157 88
Oakland Seals 76 29 36 11 219 251 69
Philadelphia Flyers 76 20 35 21 174 225 61
Los Angeles Kings 76 24 42 10 185 260 58
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 20 45 11 189 252 51
Minnesota North Stars 76 18 43 15 189 270 51

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Game Log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T October 12, 1968 1–1 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 0–0–1
2 T October 16, 1968 2–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 0–0–2
3 L October 17, 1968 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 0–1–2
4 L October 19, 1968 1–5 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 0–2–2
5 L October 23, 1968 5–8 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 0–3–2
6 W October 26, 1968 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 1–3–2
7 L October 30, 1968 3–7 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 1–4–2
8 L November 2, 1968 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 1–5–2
9 W November 3, 1968 3–1 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 2–5–2
10 L November 6, 1968 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 2–6–2
11 L November 7, 1968 4–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 2–7–2
12 L November 9, 1968 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 2–8–2
13 L November 13, 1968 5–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 2–9–2
14 L November 14, 1968 4–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 2–10–2
15 L November 16, 1968 1–2 New York Rangers (1968–69) 2–11–2
16 L November 20, 1968 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 2–12–2
17 W November 21, 1968 3–1 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 3–12–2
18 T November 23, 1968 2–2 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 3–12–3
19 T November 27, 1968 3–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 3–12–4
20 W November 28, 1968 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 4–12–4
21 W November 30, 1968 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 5–12–4
22 T December 1, 1968 4–4 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 5–12–5
23 L December 4, 1968 2–7 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 5–13–5
24 T December 7, 1968 1–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 5–13–6
25 L December 8, 1968 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 5–14–6
26 W December 11, 1968 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 6–14–6
27 L December 14, 1968 1–2 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 6–15–6
28 L December 15, 1968 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 6–16–6
29 L December 17, 1968 2–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 6–17–6
30 L December 21, 1968 1–3 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 6–18–6
31 L December 22, 1968 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 6–19–6
32 W December 25, 1968 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 7–19–6
33 L December 26, 1968 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 7–20–6
34 L December 28, 1968 3–4 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 7–21–6
35 L December 31, 1968 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 7–22–6
36 W January 2, 1969 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 8–22–6
37 T January 4, 1969 1–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 8–22–7
38 L January 5, 1969 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 8–23–7
39 W January 9, 1969 7–2 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 9–23–7
40 L January 11, 1969 2–4 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 9–24–7
41 L January 12, 1969 4–8 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 9–25–7
42 W January 15, 1969 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 10–25–7
43 L January 16, 1969 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 10–26–7
44 L January 18, 1969 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 10–27–7
45 L January 19, 1969 3–6 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 10–28–7
46 L January 23, 1969 1–3 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 10–29–7
47 L January 25, 1969 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 10–30–7
48 L January 26, 1969 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 10–31–7
49 L January 29, 1969 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 10–32–7
50 T February 1, 1969 2–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 10–32–8
51 L February 2, 1969 3–7 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 10–33–8
52 W February 5, 1969 3–2 New York Rangers (1968–69) 11–33–8
53 L February 8, 1969 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 11–34–8
54 L February 9, 1969 1–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 11–35–8
55 L February 12, 1969 0–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 11–36–8
56 T February 15, 1969 4–4 Oakland Seals (1968–69) 11–36–9
57 L February 16, 1969 0–4 Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 11–37–9
58 W February 19, 1969 3–0 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 12–37–9
59 L February 20, 1969 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 12–38–9
60 W February 22, 1969 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1968–69) 13–38–9
61 W February 27, 1969 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69) 14–38–9
62 T March 1, 1969 3–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69) 14–38–10
63 L March 2, 1969 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1968–69) 14–39–10
64 W March 5, 1969 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 15–39–10
65 L March 8, 1969 3–5 New York Rangers (1968–69) 15–40–10
66 L March 12, 1969 3–4 @ New York Rangers (1968–69) 15–41–10
67 L March 15, 1969 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 15–42–10
68 L March 16, 1969 2–7 @ Oakland Seals (1968–69) 15–43–10
69 L March 19, 1969 2–3 Boston Bruins (1968–69) 15–44–10
70 L March 20, 1969 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69) 15–45–10
71 W March 22, 1969 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1968–69) 16–45–10
72 W March 23, 1969 5–0 Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 17–45–10
73 W March 25, 1969 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1968–69) 18–45–10
74 W March 26, 1969 8–4 Los Angeles Kings (1968–69) 19–45–10
75 T March 29, 1969 3–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 19–45–11
76 W March 30, 1969 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69) 20–45–11

Playoffs

  • The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Ron Snell 4 3 1 4 6
George Swarbrick 19 1 6 7 28
Paul Andrea 25 7 6 13 2
Lou Angotti 71 17 20 37 36
Jean Pronovost 76 16 25 41 41
Ken Schinkel 76 18 34 52 18
Bill LeCaine 4 0 0 0 0
Gene Ubriaco 49 15 11 26 14
Val Fonteyne 74 12 17 29 2
Keith McCreary 70 25 23 48 42
Bob Dillabough 14 0 0 0 2
Garry Swain 9 1 1 2 0
Billy Dea 66 10 8 18 4
Billy Harris 54 7 13 20 8
Earl Ingarfield 40 8 15 23 4
Wally Boyer 62 10 19 29 17
Charlie Burns 76 13 38 51 22

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Jean-Guy Lagace 17 0 1 1 14
John Arbour 17 0 2 2 35
Dick Mattiussi 12 0 2 2 14
Doug Barrie 8 1 1 2 8
Bryan Watson 18 0 4 4 35
Tracy Pratt 18 0 5 5 34
Bill Speer 34 1 4 5 27
Duane Rupp 30 3 10 13 24
Dunc McCallum 62 5 13 18 81
Leo Boivin 41 5 13 18 26
Noel Price 73 2 18 20 61
Bob Woytowich 71 9 20 29 62

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Les Binkley 50 10 31 8 0 3.29
Joe Daley 29 10 13 3 2 3.23
Marv Edwards 1 0 1 0 0 3.00

Awards and Records

  • The Penguins did not win any awards this season.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season:

Trades

May 21, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
John Arbour
Jean Pronovost
To Boston Bruins
cash
June 11, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Lou Angotti
To St. Louis Blues
Ab McDonald
June 12, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wally Boyer
To Montreal Canadiens
Al MacNeil
October, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
future considerations
To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
loan of Andy Bathgate
October, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Doug Barrie
To Detroit Red Wings
cash
October 1, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Woytowich
To Minnesota North Stars
1st round pick in 1972 Draft (traded to Montreal CanadiensDave Gardner)
November 24, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jean-Guy Lagace
To Montreal Canadiens
Larry Hillman
November 29, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Billy Harris
To Oakland Seals
Bob Dillabough
January 24, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Duane Rupp
To Minnesota North Stars
Leo Boivin
January 30, 1968 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tracy Pratt
George Swarbrick
Bryan Watson
To Oakland Seals
Earl Ingarfield
Dick Mattiussi
Gene Ubriaco

Additions and Subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Charlie Burns Oakland Seals Intra-League Draft (1968–06–12)
Larry Hillman Minnesota North Stars waivers (1968–11–22)
Subtractions
Player New team Via

Roster

Draft Picks

See also: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality Position
1 4 Garry Swain Flag of Canada Canada Center
2 14 Ron Snell Flag of Canada Canada Right wing
3 21 Dave Simpson Flag of Canada Canada Defense

Gallery

References

  1. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

External Links

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