1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1979–80 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins Wales 7th Norris 3rd 30–37–13 20–13–7 10–24–6 251 303 Baz Bastien Johnny Wilson Orest Kindrachuk None Pittsburgh Civic Arena Rick Kehoe (30) Greg Malone (32) Rick Kehoe (60) Kim Clackson (166) Greg Millen (18) Nick Ricci (3.50) The 1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 13th in the National Hockey League (NHL). 2 Regular season The Penguins changed their team colors from two-tone blue to Black and Gold in January. This move was done in part to honor the other two professional teams in Pittsburgh (the Steelers and Pirates) both of whom won their respective championships in 1979. The Boston Bruins initially challenged the change in colors as the new scheme closely matched their own. However, as the original NHL franchise in Pittsburgh, the Pirates, had nearly the same colors from their inception while the Bruins wore brown and yellow sweaters, NHL president John Ziegler Jr. eventually denied the Bruins claim. The new Pittsburgh jerseys were debuted on January 30 against the visiting St. Louis Blues.A history of Penguins and 'Pittsburgh gold,' together since 1980 http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/news/penguins-uniform-history-black-gold-bruins-pittsburgh-lemeiux-crosby/1xl9sl3wvy4fs1pc08qkrrmfhx The Sporting News June 7, 2016 May 27, 2018 Division standings PIT PIT Record vs. opponents PIT Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1979–80 regular season1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1980_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#4A5391 2px solid; border-bottom:#80A0FF 2px solid; October: 4–4–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–3–0), 9 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 1 || Oct 10 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,752) || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || Oct 13 || Hartford Whalers || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,623) || 1–0–1 || 3 |- | 3 || Oct 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden (9,494) || 2–0–1 || 5 |- | 4 || Oct 17 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (4,815) || 2–1–1 || 5 |- | 5 || Oct 20 || Washington Capitals || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (7,629) || 3–1–1 || 7 |- | 6 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (17,425) || 3–2–1 || 7 |- | 7 || Oct 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (16,433) || 3–3–1 || 7 |- | 8 || Oct 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum (15,969) || 3–4–1 || 7 |- | 9 || Oct 31 || Colorado Rockies || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (4,173) || 4–4–1 || 9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#4A5391 2px solid; border-bottom:#80A0FF 2px solid; November: 5–4–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–3–1), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 10 || Nov 3 || Atlanta Flames || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,543) || 4–4–2 || 10 |- | 11 || Nov 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (9,064) || 4–4–3 || 11 |- | 12 || Nov 10 || Boston Bruins || 6–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12,208) || 4–5–3 || 11 |- | 13 || Nov 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (17,419) || 5–5–3 || 13 |- | 14 || Nov 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum (7,698) || 5–5–4 || 14 |- | 15 || Nov 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum (15,127) || 5–6–4 || 14 |- | 16 || Nov 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena (12,668) || 6–6–4 || 16 |- | 17 || Nov 21 || St. Louis Blues || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (11,547) || 7–6–4 || 18 |- | 18 || Nov 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum (13,081) || 7–7–4 || 18 |- | 19 || Nov 24 || New York Rangers || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (11,629) || 8–7–4 || 20 |- | 20 || Nov 28 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,396) || 9–7–4 || 22 |- | 21 || Nov 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–7 || Hartford Whalers || Springfield Civic Center (7,627) || 9–8–4 || 22 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#4A5391 2px solid; border-bottom:#80A0FF 2px solid; December: 5–3–7 (home: 3–1–3; road: 2–2–4), 17 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 22 || Dec 1 || Colorado Rockies || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12,051) || 10–8–4 || 24 |- | 23 || Dec 5 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (7,511) || 10–8–5 || 25 |- | 24 || Dec 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre (7,652) || 11–8–5 || 27 |- | 25 || Dec 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (10,284) || 11–8–6 || 28 |- | 26 || Dec 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome (8,605) || 11–8–7 || 29 |- | 27 || Dec 12 || New York Islanders || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,036) || 11–8–8 || 30 |- | 28 || Dec 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,995) || 11–8–9 || 31 |- | 29 || Dec 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum (10,279) || 11–9–9 || 31 |- | 30 || Dec 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–0 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium (8,215) || 11–9–10 || 32 |- | 31 || Dec 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum (17,077) || 11–9–11 || 33 |- | 32 || Dec 22 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (11,587) || 11–10–11 || 33 |- | 33 || Dec 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (11,243) || 12–10–11 || 35 |- | 34 || Dec 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum (9,133) || 13–10–11 || 37 |- | 35 || Dec 29 || Atlanta Flames || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (10,416) || 14–10–11 || 39 |- | 36 || Dec 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center (11,475) || 14–11–11 || 39 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January: 5–10–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–5–0), 10 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 37 || Jan 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (13,309) || 15–11–11 || 41 |- | 38 || Jan 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,580) || 16–11–11 || 43 |- | 39 || Jan 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (15,583) || 16–12–11 || 43 |- | 40 || Jan 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens (16,485) || 16–13–11 || 43 |- | 41 || Jan 9 || Vancouver Canucks || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,784) || 17–13–11 || 45 |- | 42 || Jan 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (13,825) || 17–14–11 || 45 |- | 43 || Jan 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (9,002) || 18–14–11 || 47 |- | 44 || Jan 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || Hartford Whalers || Springfield Civic Center (7,627) || 18–15–11 || 47 |- | 45 || Jan 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12,896) || 18–16–11 || 47 |- | 46 || Jan 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum (15,423) || 18–17–11 || 47 |- | 47 || Jan 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena (7,615) || 18–18–11 || 47 |- | 48 || Jan 26 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (16,033) || 18–19–11 || 47 |- | 49 || Jan 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden (13,131) || 19–19–11 || 49 |- | 50 || Jan 30 || St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12,345) || 19–20–11 || 49 |- | 51 || Jan 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (14,432) || 19–21–11 || 49 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February: 4–7–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–0), 8 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 52 || Feb 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (16,033) || 19–22–11 || 49 |- | 53 || Feb 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–9 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (16,433) || 19–23–11 || 49 |- | 54 || Feb 9 || Minnesota North Stars || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (13,011) || 19–24–11 || 49 |- | 55 || Feb 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium (12,272) || 19–25–11 || 49 |- | 56 || Feb 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens (16,485) || 20–25–11 || 51 |- | 57 || Feb 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–8 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum (17,075) || 20–26–11 || 51 |- | 58 || Feb 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum (17,077) || 20–27–11 || 51 |- | 59 || Feb 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,077) || 21–27–11 || 53 |- | 60 || Feb 23 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (14,116) || 22–27–11 || 55 |- | 61 || Feb 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum (10,227) || 22–28–11 || 55 |- | 62 || Feb 27 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,977) || 23–28–11 || 57 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 2–5–1), 14 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 63 || Mar 2 || New York Islanders || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (14,879) || 23–28–12 || 58 |- | 64 || Mar 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome (12,752) || 23–29–12 || 58 |- | 65 || Mar 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (8,925) || 23–30–12 || 58 |- | 66 || Mar 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (10,660) || 24–30–12 || 60 |- | 67 || Mar 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (12,819) || 24–31–12 || 60 |- | 68 || Mar 11 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (9,972) || 24–32–12 || 60 |- | 69 || Mar 12 || Los Angeles Kings || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (9,294) || 25–32–12 || 62 |- | 70 || Mar 15 || Minnesota North Stars || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (10,426) || 26–32–12 || 64 |- | 71 || Mar 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center (10,797) || 26–33–12 || 64 |- | 72 || Mar 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–9 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum (15,423) || 26–34–12 || 64 |- | 73 || Mar 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena (12,377) || 27–34–12 || 66 |- | 74 || Mar 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum (12,998) || 28–34–12 || 68 |- | 75 || Mar 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum (9,781) || 28–34–13 || 69 |- | 76 || Mar 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena (11,610) || 28–35–13 || 69 |- | 77 || Mar 30 || Washington Capitals || 0–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (9,638) || 29–35–13 || 71 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April: 1–2–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–1–0), 2 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location (Attendance) Record Points |- | 78 || Apr 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre (15,821) || 29–36–13 || 71 |- | 79 || Apr 2 || Hartford Whalers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (11,491) || 30–36–13 || 73 |- | 80 || Apr 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 9–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12,397) || 30–37–13 || 73 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Preliminary round vs. Boston Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Civic Arena Boston Garden April 8 4–2 1 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19800004 No Scoring No Scoring Mark Johnson (1) – pp – 08:25Gary McAdam (1) – 14:47 No Scoring Mark Johnson (2) – 03:10Gregg Sheppard (1) – en – 19:24 13:44 – pp – Terry O'Reilly (1)18:47 – Craig MacTavish (1) Greg Millen 36 saves / 38 shots Gerry Cheevers 18 saves / 22 shots April 10 1–4 2 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19800016 No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 01:42 – Rick Middleton (1)10:38 – Don Marcotte (1)11:41 – Brad Park (1) Rod Schutt (1) – 12:16 11:15 – Wayne Cashman (1) Greg Millen 38 saves / 42 shots Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 17 shots April 12 1–4 1 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19800025 13:28 – Ross Lonsberry (1) No Scoring 01:17 – Ross Lonsberry (2)16:37 – Randy Carlyle (1) No Scoring 13:51 – Rod Schutt (2) Rick Middleton (2) – 03:48 Greg Millen 19 saves / 20 shots Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 28 shots April 13 8–3 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19800028 2 No Scoring Peter McNab (1) – 05:13Rick Middleton (3) – 06:42Ray Bourque (1) – 13:26Peter McNab (2) – pp – 16:00Craig MacTavish (2) – 18:09 No Scoring Bob Miller (1) – sh – 06:31Dwight Foster (1) – sh – 10:08 06:43 – pp – Rick Kehoe (1)14:40 – pp – Ron Stackhouse (1)14:47 – pp – Rick Kehoe (2) Dwight Foster 2 – 16:45 Greg Millen 21 saves / 29 shots Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 26 shots April 14 2–6 2 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19800029 No Scoring 03:49 – Peter McNab (3)04:57 – Bob Miller (2) No Scoring 05:22 – Dwight Foster (3)10:20 – pp – Wayne Cashman (2) Bob Stewart (1) – 03:18Nick Libett (1) – pp – 16:10 06:25 – pp – Terry O'Reilly (2)14:22 – Brad Park (2) Greg Millen 24 saves / 30 shots Gerry Cheevers 22 saves / 24 shots Boston won series 3–2 Player statistics Skaters + Regular season1979–1980 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19791980&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002023059/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19791980&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Rick Kehoe 79 30 30 60 -3 –3 4 Greg Malone Greg Malone (ice hockey) 51 19 32 51 4 46 George Ferguson George Ferguson (ice hockey) 73 21 28 49 0 36 Orest Kindrachuk 52 17 29 46 4 63 Peter Lee Peter Lee (ice hockey) 74 16 29 45 -13 –13 20 Gary McAdam 78 19 22 41 -17 –17 63 Rod Schutt 73 18 21 39 -8 –8 43 Gregg Sheppard 76 13 24 37 -22 –22 20 Randy Carlyle 67 8 28 36 -23 –23 45 Ross Lonsberry 76 15 18 33 -4 –4 36 Ron Stackhouse 78 6 27 33 16 36 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes (ice hockey) 76 18 14 32 -38 –38 78 Russ Anderson 76 5 22 27 11 150 Nick Libett 78 14 12 26 -19 –19 14 Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (ice hockey, born 1960) 46 9 12 21 -2 –2 9 Mario Faubert 49 5 13 18 -19 –19 31 Dale Tallon 32 5 9 14 -4 –4 18 Kim Davis Kim Davis (ice hockey) 24 3 7 10 -7 –7 43 Bob Stewart Bob Stewart (ice hockey)† 65 3 7 10 -27 –27 52 Tom Bladon 57 2 6 8 -25 –25 35 Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (ice hockey) 17 3 5 8 -4 –4 4 Kim Clackson 45 0 3 3 -8 –8 166 Jim Hamilton Jim Hamilton (ice hockey) 10 2 0 2 -6 –6 0 Blair Chapman‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 251 398 649 – 1,012 + Playoffs1979–1980 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19791980&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002020725/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19791980&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Rick Kehoe 5 2 5 7 0 0 Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (ice hockey) 5 2 2 4 0 0 Ross Lonsberry 5 2 1 3 0 2 George Ferguson George Ferguson (ice hockey) 5 0 3 3 0 4 Gary McAdam 5 1 2 3 0 9 Rod Schutt 5 2 1 3 0 6 Bob Stewart Bob Stewart (ice hockey) 5 1 1 2 0 2 Russ Anderson 5 0 2 2 0 14 Nick Libett 5 1 1 2 0 0 Gregg Sheppard 5 1 1 2 0 0 Peter Lee Peter Lee (ice hockey) 4 0 1 1 0 0 Tom Bladon 1 0 1 1 0 0 Ron Stackhouse 5 1 0 1 0 18 Mario Faubert 2 0 1 1 0 0 Randy Carlyle 5 1 0 1 0 4 Dale Tallon 4 0 0 0 0 4 Kim Clackson 3 0 0 0 0 37 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes (ice hockey) 5 0 0 0 0 21 Kim Davis Kim Davis (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (ice hockey, born 1960) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14 22 36 – 121 Goaltenders + Regular Season1979–1980 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19791980&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL Player GP Games played W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against SO Shutouts Gregory Millen Greg Millen 44 18 18 7 157 2 Robert Holland Robert Holland (ice hockey) 34 10 17 6 126 1 Nick Ricci 4 2 2 0 14 0 Total 30 37 13 297 3 + Playoffs1979–1980 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19791980&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G https://web.archive.org/web/20161002013814/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19791980&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against SO Shutouts Gregory Millen Greg Millen 5 2 3 0 21 0 Total 2 3 0 21 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Transactions The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season: Trades August 30, 1979 To Montreal Canadiens Denis Herron1982 2nd round pick (Jocelyn Gauvreau) To Pittsburgh Penguins Rob HollandPat Hughes November 13, 1979 To St. Louis Blues Blair Chapman To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Stewart Additions and subtractions Additions Player Former team Via Subtractions Player New team Via Wayne Bianchin Edmonton Oilers Expansion Draft (1979-06-13) Colin Campbell Edmonton Oilers Expansion Draft (1979-06-13) John Flesch Colorado Rockies free agency (1980-01-30) April 2009 Draft picks List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks The 1979 NHL entry draft was held on August 9, 1979, in Montreal.NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1979&team=PIT&position=&round= https://web.archive.org/web/20200828080942/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1979&team=PIT&position=&round= dead August 28, 2020 NHL Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 2 31 Paul Marshall Left wing Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA) 3 52 Bennett Wolf Defense Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA) 4 73 Brian Cross Defense Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA) 5 94 Nick Ricci Goaltender Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 6 115 Marc Chorney Defense Canada U. of North Dakota (NCAA) References Penguins on Hockey Database Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Category:1970s in Pittsburgh Category:1980 in Pittsburgh