1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-37-9 - 73 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Red Kelly (17-19-6)
Coach: Ken Schinkel (15-18-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Results

The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 32 wins and 37 losses and 9 ties for 73 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's West Division.

The Penguins netted 257 goals and yielded 265. Al McDonough scored 35 goals for Pittsburgh, and Lowell MacDonald tallied 30 or more also. Syl Apps recorded 56 assists. Jim Rutherford topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Red Kelly and Ken Schinkel coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Syl AppsCAugust 1, 19476'0"185RToronto, ON Canada
Andy BrownGFebruary 15, 19446'0"185LHamilton, ON Canada
Robin BurnsLAugust 27, 19466'0"195LMontreal, QC Canada
Dave BurrowsDJanuary 11, 19496'1"190LToronto, ON Canada
Steve CardwellLAugust 13, 19505'11"190LToronto, ON Canada
Darryl EdestrandDNovember 6, 19455'11"180LStrathroy, ON Canada
Nick HarbarukRAugust 16, 19436'0"195RDrohiczyn, Poland
Denis HerronGJune 18, 19525'11"165LChambly, QC Canada
Bryan HextallCMay 23, 19415'11"185LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Sheldon KannegiesserDAugust 15, 19476'0"198LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Rick KessellCJuly 27, 19495'10"175LToronto, ON Canada
Jean-Guy LagaceDFebruary 5, 19455'10"185RL'Abord Plouffe, QC Canada
Ron LalondeCOctober 30, 19525'10"170LToronto, ON Canada
Jack LynchDMay 28, 19526'2"180RToronto, ON Canada
Lowell MacDonaldLAugust 30, 19415'11"185RNew Glasgow, NS Canada
Al McDonoughRJune 6, 19506'1"175RSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Cam NewtonGFebruary 25, 19505'11"170LPeterborough, ON Canada
Greg PolisLAugust 8, 19506'0"195LWestlock, AB Canada
Jean PronovostRDecember 18, 19456'0"185RShawinigan Falls, QC Canada
Duane RuppDMarch 29, 19386'1"195LMcNutt, SK Canada
Jim RutherfordGFebruary 17, 19495'8"168LBeeton, ON Canada
Ken SchinkelRNovember 27, 19325'10"172RJansen, SK Canada
Ron SchockCDecember 19, 19435'11"180LChapleau, ON Canada
Eddie ShackLFebruary 11, 19376'1"200LSudbury, ON Canada
Jim ShiresLNovember 15, 19456'0"180LEdmonton, AB Canada
Bryan WatsonDNovember 14, 19425'9"175RBancroft, ON Canada
Jim WileyCApril 28, 19506'2"200LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada