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1979-1980 Pittsburgh Penguins: 30-37-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-13-7 (145 goals scored, 134 allowed) Road record: 10-24-6 (106 goals scored, 169 allowed) Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Power Play: 52/262 (19.8%) Penalty Killing: 183/247 (74.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 193-235 251 goals scored (17th of 21 teams), 303 goals allowed (13th), 1038 PIM (16th) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 17 Rick Kehoe 5'11 180 28 79 30 30 60 4 7 0 86 23 66 0 239 12.6 -3 C 12 Greg Malone 6'0 190 23 51 19 32 51 46 5 0 71 16 65 14 103 18.4 +4 C 11 George Ferguson 6'0 195 27 73 21 28 49 36 1 3 62 6 93 37 176 11.9 0 C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 29 52 17 29 46 63 2 2 58 14 56 16 94 18.1 +4 RW 10 Peter Lee 5'9 180 23 74 16 29 45 20 4 0 64 19 58 0 161 9.9 -13 LW 16 Gary McAdam 5'11 175 24 78 19 22 41 63 3 0 61 11 69 2 195 9.7 -17 LW 23 Rod Schutt 5'10 185 23 73 18 21 39 43 3 0 60 14 54 0 170 10.6 -8 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 30 76 13 24 37 20 3 0 67 17 97 25 136 9.6 -22 D 25 Randy Carlyle 5'10 200 23 67 8 28 36 45 3 0 89 28 99 15 123 6.5 -23 LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 32 76 15 18 33 36 2 0 71 10 81 16 135 11.1 -4 D 3 Ron Stackhouse 6'3 210 30 78 6 27 33 36 2 0 116 17 123 40 166 3.6 +16 RW 24 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 24 76 18 14 32 78 5 0 45 12 72 1 159 11.3 -38 D 7 Russ Anderson 6'3 210 24 76 5 22 27 150 0 0 93 3 107 28 78 6.4 +11 LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 34 78 14 12 26 14 1 1 44 3 72 12 118 11.9 -19 LW 20 Paul Marshall 6'2 180 19 46 9 12 21 9 1 0 35 13 24 0 68 13.2 -2 D 5 Mario Faubert 6'1 175 25 49 5 13 18 31 4 0 49 17 55 4 83 6.0 -19 D 4 Dale Tallon 6'1 195 29 32 5 9 14 18 4 0 25 12 24 7 46 10.9 -4 C 22 Kim Davis 5'11 170 22 24 3 7 10 43 0 0 12 2 17 0 25 12.0 -7 D 8 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 29 65 3 7 10 52 0 0 57 3 99 18 53 5.7 -27 C 9 Mark Johnson 5'9 170 22 17 3 5 8 4 1 0 12 6 10 0 32 9.4 -4 D 2 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 27 57 2 6 8 35 1 0 48 11 79 17 69 2.9 -25 G 29 Greg Millen 5'9 175 22 44 0 3 3 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 6 Kim Clackson 5'11 195 24 45 0 3 3 166 0 0 13 1 20 0 12 0.0 -8 RW 13 Jim Hamilton 6'0 180 22 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 12 16.7 -6 RW 9 Blair Chapman 6'1 190 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 G 31 Nick Ricci 5'10 160 20 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 1 Rob Holland 6'1 180 22 34 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   31  Nick Ricci           20    4   240   14  3.50   2   2   0  137   .898   0   0
G   29  Greg Millen          22   44  2586  157  3.64  18  18   7 1317   .881   2   2
G    1  Rob Holland          22   34  1974  126  3.83  10  17   6  928   .864   4   1
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   31  LW   Paul Marshall             95          Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
  3   52  D    Bennett Wolf              30          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  4   73  D    Brian Cross                           Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
  5   94  G    Nick Ricci                19          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  6  115  D    Marc Chorney             210          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MIN via WAS  (Tom McCarthy)

Transactions
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Morris Lukowich prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Paul Baxter prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979Nordiques claimed Paul Baxter as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979Jets claimed Morris Lukowich as an expansion draft priority selection
06-13-1979Jets selected Peter Marsh in expansion draft
06-13-1979Oilers selected Wayne Bianchin in expansion draft
06-13-1979Oilers selected Tom Edur in expansion draft
06-13-1979Oilers selected Colin Campbell in expansion draft
08-03-1979traded Pete Mahovlich to Red Wings for Nick Libett
08-30-1979traded Denis Herron and Pittsburgh's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Canadiens for Pat Hughes and Rob Holland
11-13-1979traded Blair Chapman to Blues for Bob Stewart
08-07-1980signed Paul Baxter as a free agent
08-07-1980assigned Kim Clackson to Nordiques as compensation for signing Paul Baxter as a free agent
09-26-1980traded Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Canadiens for Gilles Lupien and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1983 draft


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1980 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 04/10/1980 at Boston Bruins L 1-4 04/12/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 4-1 04/13/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 3-8 04/14/1980 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 17 Rick Kehoe 5'11 180 28 5 2 5 7 0 2 0 C 9 Mark Johnson 5'9 170 22 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 C 11 George Ferguson 6'0 195 27 5 0 3 3 4 0 0 LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 32 5 2 1 3 2 0 0 LW 16 Gary McAdam 5'11 175 24 5 1 2 3 9 0 0 LW 23 Rod Schutt 5'10 185 23 5 2 1 3 6 0 0 D 7 Russ Anderson 6'3 210 24 5 0 2 2 14 0 0 LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 34 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 30 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 D 8 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 29 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 2 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 27 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 5 Mario Faubert 6'1 175 25 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 10 Peter Lee 5'9 180 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 25 Randy Carlyle 5'10 200 23 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 3 Ron Stackhouse 6'3 210 30 5 1 0 1 18 1 0 LW 20 Paul Marshall 6'2 180 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Kim Clackson 5'11 195 24 3 0 0 0 37 0 0 C 22 Kim Davis 5'11 170 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 Dale Tallon 6'1 195 29 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 24 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 24 5 0 0 0 21 0 0 G 29 Greg Millen 5'9 175 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 9 Blair Chapman 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 13 Jim Hamilton 6'0 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Rob Holland 6'1 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Greg Malone 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Nick Ricci 5'10 160 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Greg Millen 22 5 300 21 4.20 2 3 159 .868 0 0
Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   4-2     1-0-0
10/13/1979   vs Hartford Whalers          T   3-3     1-0-1
10/14/1979   at Boston Bruins             W   4-1     2-0-1
10/17/1979   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   4-5     2-1-1
10/20/1979   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-1     3-1-1
10/21/1979   at New York Rangers          L   3-6     3-2-1
10/24/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-7     3-3-1
10/25/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        L   5-8     3-4-1
10/31/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-2     4-4-1
11/03/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            T   3-3     4-4-2
11/07/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     4-4-3
11/10/1979   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-6     4-5-3
11/11/1979   at New York Rangers          W   4-1     5-5-3
11/15/1979   at Los Angeles Kings         T   3-3     5-5-4
11/16/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-5     5-6-4
11/18/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2     6-6-4
11/21/1979   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-2     7-6-4
11/23/1979   at Atlanta Flames            L   1-4     7-7-4
11/24/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   5-3     8-7-4
11/28/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   7-2     9-7-4
11/30/1979   at Hartford Whalers          L   5-7     9-8-4
12/01/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   5-4     10-8-4
12/05/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   3-3     10-8-5
12/07/1979   at Washington Capitals       W   5-3     11-8-5
12/08/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     11-8-6
12/11/1979   at St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     11-8-7
12/12/1979   vs New York Islanders        T   3-3     11-8-8
12/15/1979   at New York Islanders        T   3-3     11-8-9
12/16/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-4     11-9-9
12/19/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   0-0     11-9-10
12/20/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       T   1-1     11-9-11
12/22/1979   vs New York Rangers          L   3-4     11-10-11
12/26/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   6-4     12-10-11
12/28/1979   at Atlanta Flames            W   4-2     13-10-11
12/29/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            W   3-2     14-10-11
12/31/1979   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-4     14-11-11
01/02/1980   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-3     15-11-11
01/03/1980   at New York Islanders        W   4-3     16-11-11
01/05/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   4-5     16-12-11
01/07/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   5-9     16-13-11
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/09/1980   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-2     17-13-11
01/12/1980   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3     17-14-11
01/16/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-4     18-14-11
01/17/1980   at Hartford Whalers          L   1-7     18-15-11
01/19/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   2-5     18-16-11
01/23/1980   at Edmonton Oilers           L   3-4     18-17-11
01/24/1980   at Colorado Rockies          L   1-4     18-18-11
01/26/1980   vs Boston Bruins             L   4-6     18-19-11
01/27/1980   at Boston Bruins             W   5-3     19-19-11
01/30/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           L   3-4     19-20-11
01/31/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-4     19-21-11
02/02/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4     19-22-11
02/07/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-9     19-23-11
02/09/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     19-24-11
02/10/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3     19-25-11
02/13/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-2     20-25-11
02/16/1980   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-8     20-26-11
02/17/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   5-6     20-27-11
02/20/1980   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-5     21-27-11
02/23/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   2-1     22-27-11
02/24/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          L   0-2     22-28-11
02/27/1980   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   3-2     23-28-11
03/02/1980   vs New York Islanders        T   0-0     23-28-12
03/03/1980   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-5     23-29-12
03/05/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     23-30-12
03/08/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   5-4     24-30-12
03/09/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         L   2-6     24-31-12
03/11/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     24-32-12
03/12/1980   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     25-32-12
03/15/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-2     26-32-12
03/18/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-4     26-33-12
03/21/1980   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-9     26-34-12
03/23/1980   at Winnipeg Jets             W   4-2     27-34-12
03/25/1980   at Vancouver Canucks         W   4-2     28-34-12
03/27/1980   at Los Angeles Kings         T   2-2     28-34-13
03/28/1980   at Colorado Rockies          L   0-5     28-35-13
03/30/1980   vs Washington Capitals       W   4-0     29-35-13
04/01/1980   at Washington Capitals       L   2-6     29-36-13
04/02/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          W   6-4     30-36-13
04/05/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-9     30-37-13

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