1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th West
1968–69 record	20–45–11
Goals for	189
Goals against	248
Team information
General manager	Jack Riley
Coach	George "Red" Sullivan
Captain	Vacant
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.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	St. Louis Blues	76	37	25	14	204	157	+47	88
2	Oakland Seals	76	29	36	11	219	251	−32	69
3	Philadelphia Flyers	76	20	35	21	174	225	−51	61
4	Los Angeles Kings	76	24	42	10	185	260	−75	58
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	20	45	11	189	252	−63	51
6	Minnesota North Stars	76	18	43	15	189	270	−81	51

Schedule and results

1968–69 Game log
October: 1–4–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 1 October 12 Montreal 1–1 Pittsburgh 10,701 0–0–1 1 2 October 16 Pittsburgh 2–2 Toronto 16,321 0–0–2 2 3 October 17 Pittsburgh 0–3 Philadelphia 9,862 0–1–2 2 4 October 19 Boston 5–1 Pittsburgh 8,071 0–2–2 2 5 October 23 Chicago 8–5 Pittsburgh 5,889 0–3–2 2 6 October 26 St. Louis 2–4 Pittsburgh 7,026 1–3–2 4 7 October 30 Pittsburgh 3–7 NY Rangers 13,111 1–4–2 4
November: 4–8–2 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 8 November 2 Pittsburgh 2–3 Los Angeles 6,602 1–5–2 4 9 November 3 Pittsburgh 3–1 Oakland 2,166 2–5–2 6 10 November 6 St. Louis 3–1 Pittsburgh 8,526 2–6–2 6 11 November 7 Pittsburgh 4–5 Montreal 16,704 2–7–2 6 12 November 9 Philadelphia 3–0 Pittsburgh 7,284 2–8–2 6 13 November 13 Pittsburgh 5–6 Chicago 16,666 2–9–2 6 14 November 14 Chicago 6–4 Pittsburgh 5,386 2–10–2 6 15 November 16 NY Rangers 2–1 Pittsburgh 7,062 2–11–2 6 16 November 20 Pittsburgh 2–5 Toronto 16,356 2–12–2 6 17 November 21 Oakland 1–3 Pittsburgh 3,506 3–12–2 8 18 November 23 Los Angeles 2–2 Pittsburgh 6,242 3–12–3 9 19 November 27 Toronto 3–3 Pittsburgh 7,107 3–12–4 10 20 November 28 Pittsburgh 3–2 Chicago 16,666 4–12–4 12 21 November 30 Pittsburgh 4–2 Los Angeles 7,243 5–12–4 14
December: 2–10–2 (Home: 1–6–0; Road: 1–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 22 December 1 Pittsburgh 4–4 Oakland 2,676 5–12–5 15 23 December 4 Detroit 7–2 Pittsburgh 4,451 5–13–5 15 24 December 7 Pittsburgh 1–1 St. Louis 15,057 5–13–6 16 25 December 8 Toronto 4–1 Pittsburgh 5,167 5–14–6 16 26 December 11 Pittsburgh 4–2 Minnesota 10,068 6–14–6 18 27 December 14 Los Angeles 2–1 Pittsburgh 6,346 6–15–6 18 28 December 15 Pittsburgh 3–5 Boston 14,436 6–16–6 18 29 December 17 Pittsburgh 2–8 Philadelphia 6,986 6–17–6 18 30 December 21 Minnesota 3–1 Pittsburgh 5,307 6–18–6 18 31 December 22 Pittsburgh 1–3 Chicago 16,666 6–19–6 18 32 December 25 Detroit 3–6 Pittsburgh 2,420 7–19–6 20 33 December 26 Pittsburgh 2–3 St. Louis 15,056 7–20–6 20 34 December 28 Oakland 4–3 Pittsburgh 8,196 7–21–6 20 35 December 31 Montreal 4–3 Pittsburgh 3,979 7–22–6 20
January: 3–10–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 36 January 2 Pittsburgh 5–2 Montreal 16,104 8–22–6 22 37 January 4 Philadelphia 1–1 Pittsburgh 6,329 8–22–7 23 38 January 5 Pittsburgh 2–1 Detroit 10,973 8–23–7 23 39 January 9 Minnesota 2–7 Pittsburgh 4,017 9–23–7 25 40 January 11 Oakland 4–2 Pittsburgh 7,101 9–24–7 25 41 January 12 Pittsburgh 4–8 Boston 14,659 9–25–7 25 42 January 15 Pittsburgh 3–1 Minnesota 10,355 10–25–7 27 43 January 16 Pittsburgh 2–3 Detroit 10,623 10–26–7 27 44 January 18 Pittsburgh 0–4 Los Angeles 9,172 10–27–7 27 45 January 19 Pittsburgh 3–6 Oakland 3,436 10–28–7 27 46 January 23 Minnesota 1–3 Pittsburgh 3,806 10–29–7 27 47 January 25 Toronto 2–0 Pittsburgh 10,109 10–30–7 27 48 January 26 Pittsburgh 3–5 Philadelphia 10,987 10–31–7 27 49 January 29 St. Louis 2–1 Pittsburgh 3,185 10–32–7 27
February: 4–6–2 (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 50 February 1 Philadelphia 2–2 Pittsburgh 5,866 10–32–8 28 51 February 2 Pittsburgh 3–7 NY Rangers 17,250 10–33–8 28 52 February 5 NY Rangers 2–3 Pittsburgh 4,024 11–33–8 30 53 February 8 Los Angeles 4–2 Pittsburgh 5,933 11–34–8 30 54 February 9 Pittsburgh 1–3 Minnesota 12,342 11–35–8 30 55 February 12 Pittsburgh 0–2 St. Louis 13,235 11–36–8 30 56 February 15 Oakland 4–4 Pittsburgh 5,277 11–36–9 31 57 February 16 Montreal 4–0 Pittsburgh 5,882 11–37–9 31 58 February 19 Boston 0–3 Pittsburgh 3,189 12–37–9 33 59 February 20 Pittsburgh 0–3 Detroit 12,331 12–38–9 33 60 February 22 Detroit 2–3 Pittsburgh 8,785 13–38–9 35 61 February 27 Chicago 3–4 Pittsburgh 6,271 14–38–9 37
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points 62 March 1 Pittsburgh 3–3 Toronto 16,485 14–38–10 38 63 March 2 Pittsburgh 0–4 Boston 14,659 14–39–10 38 64 March 5 St. Louis 2–4 Pittsburgh 4,310 15–39–10 40 65 March 8 NY Rangers 3–5 Pittsburgh 10,016 15–40–10 40 66 March 12 Pittsburgh 3–4 NY Rangers 17,250 15–41–10 40 67 March 15 Pittsburgh 1–3 Los Angeles 8,218 15–42–10 40 68 March 16 Pittsburgh 2–7 Oakland 3,608 15–43–10 40 69 March 19 Boston 3–2 Pittsburgh 3,942 15–44–10 40 70 March 20 Pittsburgh 3–5 Montreal 16,827 15–45–10 40 71 March 22 Pittsburgh 2–1 St. Louis 15,157 16–45–10 42 72 March 23 Minnesota 0–5 Pittsburgh 3,739 17–45–10 44 73 March 25 Pittsburgh 3–1 Minnesota 11,572 18–45–10 46 74 March 26 Los Angeles 4–8 Pittsburgh 8,156 19–45–10 48 75 March 29 Pittsburgh 3–3 Philadelphia 11,039 19–45–11 49 76 March 30 Philadelphia 1–2 Pittsburgh 5,783 20–45–11 51
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins were unable to make the playoffs for the second straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Ken Schinkel	76	18	34	52	−39	18
Charlie Burns	76	13	38	51	−9	22
Keith McCreary	70	25	23	48	−23	42
Jean Pronovost	76	16	25	41	−4	41
Lou Angotti	71	17	20	37	−21	36
Val Fonteyne	74	12	17	29	−25	2
Wally Boyer	62	10	19	29	−21	17
Bob Woytowich	71	9	20	29	−26	62
Gene Ubriaco‡	49	15	11	26	0	14
Earl Ingarfield‡	40	8	15	23	−17	4
Billy Harris‡	54	7	13	20	−18	8
Noel Price	73	2	18	20	−30	61
Billy Dea	66	10	8	18	−32	4
Leo Boivin†	41	5	13	18	−6	26
Dunc McCallum	62	5	13	18	−35	81
Paul Andrea	25	7	6	13	−10	2
Duane Rupp†	30	3	10	13	−13	24
George Swarbrick‡	19	1	6	7	−4	28
Bill Speer	34	1	4	5	−16	27
Tracy Pratt	18	0	5	5	6	34
Ron Snell	4	3	1	4	4	6
Bryan Watson†	18	0	4	4	−11	35
Doug Barrie	8	1	1	2	−2	8
Garry Swain	9	1	1	2	−1	0
John Arbour	17	0	2	2	−14	35
Dick Mattiussi‡	12	0	2	2	−2	14
Jean-Guy Lagace	17	0	1	1	−8	14
Bob Dillabough‡	14	0	0	0	−6	2
Bill Lecaine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		189	330	519	−383	669

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	G	A	PIM
Les Binkley	50	2885	10	31	8	158	3.29	0	0	0	0
Joe Daley	29	1615	10	13	3	87	3.23	2	0	0	2
Marv Edwards	1	60	0	1	0	3	3.00	0	0	0	0
Totals		4560	20	45	11	248	3.26	2	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Team. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

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 Canadiens—Dave 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

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Draft picks

See also: 1968 NHL Amateur Draft

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Garry Swain	Center	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
2	14	Ron Snell	Right Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
3	21	Dave Simpson	Defense	Canada

External links

• Player statistics on Hockey Database
• Game log on NHL Database