1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster
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 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 |
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Syl Apps | C | August 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Andy Brown | G | February 15, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Hamilton, ON Canada |
Robin Burns | L | August 27, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Dave Burrows | D | January 11, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Steve Cardwell | L | August 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Darryl Edestrand | D | November 6, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Strathroy, ON Canada |
Nick Harbaruk | R | August 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | R | Drohiczyn, Poland |
Denis Herron | G | June 18, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Chambly, QC Canada |
Bryan Hextall | C | May 23, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Sheldon Kannegiesser | D | August 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 198 | L | North Bay, ON Canada |
Rick Kessell | C | July 27, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Jean-Guy Lagace | D | February 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 185 | R | L'Abord Plouffe, QC Canada |
Ron Lalonde | C | October 30, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Jack Lynch | D | May 28, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Lowell MacDonald | L | August 30, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | R | New Glasgow, NS Canada |
Al McDonough | R | June 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | R | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
Cam Newton | G | February 25, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | L | Peterborough, ON Canada |
Greg Polis | L | August 8, 1950 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Westlock, AB Canada |
Jean Pronovost | R | December 18, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Shawinigan Falls, QC Canada |
Duane Rupp | D | March 29, 1938 | 6'1" | 195 | L | McNutt, SK Canada |
Jim Rutherford | G | February 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 168 | L | Beeton, ON Canada |
Ken Schinkel | R | November 27, 1932 | 5'10" | 172 | R | Jansen, SK Canada |
Ron Schock | C | December 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Chapleau, ON Canada |
Eddie Shack | L | February 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
Jim Shires | L | November 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
Bryan Watson | D | November 14, 1942 | 5'9" | 175 | R | Bancroft, ON Canada |
Jim Wiley | C | April 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |