1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1967–68
Team=Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=West
DivisionRank=5th
Record=27–34–13
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RoadRecord=
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GeneralManager=Jack Riley
Coach=George Sullivan
Captain=Ab McDonald
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Arena=Pittsburgh Civic Arena
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GoalsLeader=Ab McDonald (22)
AssistsLeader=Andy Bathgate (39)
PointsLeader=Andy Bathgate (59)
PIMLeader=Leo Boivin (74)
WinsLeader=Les Binkley (20)
GAALeader=Hank Bassen (2.86)

The 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team when the NHL doubled in size for the start of 1967–68.

After deciding on the "Penguin" nickname (which was inspired by the fact that the team was going to play in an "Igloo", the nickname of the Pittsburgh Civic Center) [ [http://www.letsgopens.com/pensname.php LetsGoPens.com: Why the name Pittsburgh Penguins? ] ] , a logo was chosen, that had a penguin in front of a triangle, which is thought to be in tribute to the "Golden Triangle." [http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/history/history.php]

Draft

=Amateur Draft=

Defencemen

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

Awards and records

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000501968.html Player stats on Hockey Database]
* [http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=PIT&yr=1967 Game log on NHL Reference]

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