Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1967/1968 Season

Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1967/1968 season
Division	West; 5th place
Statistics	27-13-34
Home meetings	15-12-10
Away meetings	12–22–3
Abandoned washers	195
Missed Washers	216
	Team Information
General manager	Jack riley
Main coach
Captain
Assistant captain	; ;
Arena	Civic Arena
Average attendance	7.405 (59.2%)
	Player Achievements
Abandoned washers	Abe MacDonald (22)
Assists	39]
Points earned	Andy Batgate (59)
Penalty minutes	Leo Boven (74)
Victory	(20)
Average number; missed washers; per match
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The 1967/68 season is the first in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins . Pittsburgh was one of six U.S. cities to gain a place in the NHL as a result of the NHL Expansion in 1967. The 51st season of the NHL began on October 11, 1967 and ended on May 11, 1968.

Offseason

On February 8, 1966, the NHL awarded the franchise to Pittsburgh.
Senator owner of the new club, and his friend and business partner Peter Block hired as general manager, who immediately began searching for players in the lower hockey leagues. The first players to sign a contract with the new club were: , , and .
The name of the new team was chosen following the results of the competition in the local newspaper: on February 10, 1967, the new team became known as the Penguins.
In the NHL expansion draft in 1967, Riley is betting on experienced players, mostly who previously played in the New York Rangers . By the way, head coach Red Sullivan was also previously the head coach of the Rangers. But, the main acquisition in the offseason was the 34-year-old Andy Baygate.

Expansion Draft

In the draft, Pittsburgh chose 20 hockey players.

Round number	Player	Amplois	Former club	Notes
one		Goalkeeper	Detroit Red Wings
2		Goalkeeper	Chicago Black Hawks	exchange September 7, 1967
3		Center forward	New york rangers
four		Defender	New york rangers
five		Left hitter	Toronto Maple Leafs	exchange June 6, 1967
6		Left hitter	Detroit Red Wings
7		Defender	Detroit Red Wings
eight		Defender	Montreal Canadiens
9		Right hitter	Montreal Canadiens
ten		Right hitter	New york rangers
eleven		Center forward	Boston bruins
12		Center forward	Chicago Black Hawks
13		Left hitter	Detroit Red Wings
14		Center forward	Boston bruins	exchange in October 1967
15	Tom McCarthy	Left hitter	Montreal Canadiens
sixteen		Left hitter	Chicago Black Hawks
17		Center forward	Montreal Canadiens
18		Left hitter	Chicago Black Hawks
nineteen		Right hitter	Detroit Red Wings
20		Defender	New york rangers

Amateur Draft

Round number	No. general	Player	Amplois	Former club	Notes
one	2		Goalkeeper	Belleville Mohawks	did not play in the NHL
2	eleven		Centre	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOJHL)	did not play in the NHL

After the draft, Jack Riley offered Steve Rexie an annual contract of $ 7,500 plus a bonus of the same amount. However, Steve preferred to play in the Canadian national team on the international stage. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, Steve did not play a single game, giving way to goalkeepers Ken Broderick and Wayne Stevenson. Let me remind you, then the Canadian team won bronze medals.

Off-season

To Pittsburgh Penguins Franc francis	June 6, 1967	To New York Rangers
To Pittsburgh Penguins	September 7, 1967	To Detroit Red Wings

List

N	Player	P	Growth	Weight	HC	DR	WHO	WITH	Place of Birth
one		AT	178	82	Hh	12/06/1932	35	eight	Calgary , Alberta
2	( A )	3	173	83	Hh	08/02/1932	35	sixteen	Prescott , Ontario
3	( A )	3	178	83	Hh	09/27/1935	32	ten	Sydney , Nova Scotia
four		3	183	86	Hh	12/09/1935	32	7	Brockville , Ontario
five		3	178	84	Hh	05/01/1938	29th	0	, Ontario
five		3	180	79	HRP	06/11/1939	28	0	Winnipeg , Manitoba
6		3	185	88	HRP	03/29/1940	27	one	Flynn-Flon , Manitoba
7		CF	180	77	Hh	10/08/1935	32	3	Winnipeg, Manitoba
eight		Lf	178	73	Hh	12/02/1933	34	eight	, Alberta
9		PF	183	82	HRP	08/28/1932	35	15	Winnipeg, Manitoba
ten	( A )	CF	180	84	Hh	10/25/1934	33	9	Lethbridge , Alberta
eleven		CF	173	71	Hh	12/26/1937	thirty	0	Sault Ste Marie , Ontario
12		PF	178	78	HRP	11/27/1932	35	6	Jansen , Saskatchewan
14		Lf	173	79	Hh	04/03/1933	34	3	Edmonton , Alberta
15		CF	178	82	Hh	04/27/1941	26	four	Belleville , Ontario
sixteen		PF	180	84	HRP	04/09/1937	thirty	3	Aberdeen , Washington
17		3	180	93	Hh	03/20/1942	25	0	Lindsay , Ontario
18		3	180	86	Hh	05/04/1937	thirty	0	Flynn-Flon, Manitoba
nineteen		CF	173	70	Hh	08/01/1939	28	0	Sherbrooke , Quebec
20		Lf	190	87	Hh	02/18/1936	31	9	Winnipeg, Manitoba
21		Lf	178	82	Hh	06/19/1940	27	one	, Ontario
22		PF	178	79	Hh	07/31/1941	26	one	, Nova Scotia
23		Lf	178	79	Hh	04/29/1938	29th	four	Flynn-Flon, Manitoba
thirty		AT	183	79	HRP	06/06/1934	33	0	Owen Sound , Ontario

Regular Championship

Abbreviations: # = final place in the regular season, B = number of wins, N = number of games ending in a draw, П = number of losses, ZH - goals scored, PS - goals conceded

#	Team	Games	AT	N	P	ZH	PSh	Glasses
Western division
one	Philadelphia Flyers ♦	74	31	eleven	32	173	179	73
2	Los Angeles Kings ♦	74	31	ten	33	200	224	72
3	St. Louis Blues ♦	74	27	sixteen	31	177	191	70
four	Minnesota North Stars ♦	74	27	15	32	191	226	69
five	Pittsburgh penguins	74	27	13	34	195	216	67
6	Auckland Sils	74	15	17	42	153	219	47

♦ - participation in the Stanley Cup

The first game Pittsburgh played on October 11, 1967 at the Civic Arena home stadium, in the presence of 9,307 spectators, against the Montreal Canadiens . This game was the first in the regular season 1967-68 season. In the same match, Jean Beliveau scored his 400th puck in his career.
The first goal in the history of Pittsburgh scored by in the debut game against Montreal at Washon's goal, with the filing of Price and McDonald.
The first victory, with a score of 3: 1, in its history, Pittsburgh scored away on October 13, 1967 in a match against St. Louis.
Pittsburgh won its first home victory on October 21, 1967 in a match against Chicago, with a score of 4: 2. Pittsburgh was the first of the NHL rookies to defeat the Original Six team.
On November 4, 1967, in a game against Auckland, the Pittsburgh goalkeeper records the first dry match (shutout) in Pittsburgh's history. Pittsburgh won 1-0.
was Pittsburgh's first ever club representative at the NHL All-Star Game on January 16, 1968.
The maximum capacity of the Civic Arena was 12,580 seats. The most expensive ticket cost $ 5.00.

Exchanges during the regular season

To Pittsburgh Penguins	October 1967	At Hershey Bears
To Pittsburgh Penguins cash	February 27, 1968	The Philadelphia Flyers

Player Stats

Field players

Abbreviations: I = games played in the regular season, W = goals scored, P = assists made, O = points scored on the “goal + pass” system, +/- = indicator reflecting the difference between goals and goals conceded by the team at that time, when the player was on ice, NW = penalty time (min.)

Player	AND	W	P	ABOUT	+/-	BW
	74	20	39	59	-eleven	55
	74	22	21	43	-four	38
	57	14	25	39	-ten	nineteen
↓	58	sixteen	21	37	-6	sixteen
	50	15	22	37	-7	12
	69	6	28	34	-23	0
↑	65	18	15	33	-13	sixteen
	70	6	27	33	-7	48
	65	eleven	21	33	-2	2
	73	sixteen	12	28	-15	6
	70	14	12	26	-3	44
	73	9	13	22	-15	74
	47	7	12	nineteen	-7	18
	27	five	12	17	0	four
	68	3	13	sixteen	-14	44
	52	7	eight	15	-9	26
	74	2	ten	12	-6	58
	15	four	7	eleven	2	2
	32	0	2	2	-9	18
	32	0	2	2	-2	36
	2	0	one	one	-one	0
	five	0	0	0	one	four

Note to table:
↓ - player statistics before exchange from Pittsburgh Penguins
↑ - player statistics after exchange in Pittsburgh Penguins

Goalkeepers

Abbreviations: I = games played in the regular season, Beat = win, Por = loss, N = draw, PS = goals conceded, PS / I - an indicator reflecting the average number of goals conceded per game, CM = number of games played, where the goalkeeper throughout the game successfully reflects all the attacks of the opponent's team and does not miss a single goal into their own net

Player	AND	Pob	Por	N	PSh	PSH / I	CM
	54	20	24	ten	151	2.88	6
	25	7	ten	3	62	2.86	one