Ken Schinkel Kenneth Calvin " Whitey " Schinkel ( born November 27 , 1932 in Jansen , Saskatchewan ) is a retired professional right wing and coach , most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League . Playing career . After a junior career ending with the St . Catharines TeePees of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1953 , Schinkel signed with the Springfield Indians . He spent the next six years in the minors with the Indians organization , garnering a reputation as a skilled two - way forward and penalty killer . In 1959 he led the AHL in goals with 43 and scored 85 points , earning a place on the league ' s Second All - Star Team , and his rights were dealt to the New York Rangers of the NHL . He played the 1960 season with the Rangers and split the 1961 season between New York and Springfield - returning to the AHL just in time to be part of the Indians ' second consecutive Calder Cup championship - before playing as a third - liner with the Rangers in 1962 and 1963 . By 1964 he was back in the minors , however , and spent the next four years starring for the Rangers ' farm team , the AHL Baltimore Clippers . Despite playing with future Hall of Famers such as Jean Ratelle and Doug Harvey , Schinkel led the Clippers in scoring two of those seasons . Expansion changed all that , as Schinkel was drafted in 1967 by the Pittsburgh Penguins . Named an assistant captain by the club , he was an immediate impact player and noted penalty killer for the offensively - thin Penguins , finishing first or second in team scoring the franchise ' s first three seasons and being named to play in the NHL All - Star Game in 1968 and 1969 ; he was named again in 1971 , but did not play due to a broken arm . He played six seasons in all before retiring to become the team ' s coach . Schinkel retired as the Penguins ' career leader in games and points ( both since surpassed ) , and with 127 goals and 198 assists for 325 points in 636 games . Coaching career . His playing career abruptly ended on Jan . 13 , 1973 when he was named to replace Red Kelly as coach of the Penguins . The Penguins did not make the playoffs that season , and were 14 - 31 - 5 on Feb . 6 , 1974 , when Schinkel was replaced by Marc Boileau , who had been coaching in the Penguins ' minor league system . Schinkel was reassigned to a front office position , where he remained until Jan . 17 , 1976 , when he was tabbed to replace Boileau . The team had been 15 - 23 - 5 under Boileau , but rallied for a 20 - 10 - 7 record with Schinkel coaching and made the playoffs . The Penguins were eliminated in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs . Schinkel led the Penguins to a 34 - 33 - 13 record in 1976 - 77 , his only full season as coach . The Penguins qualified for the playoffs but were again defeated in the first round by Toronto . Schinkel was replaced by Johnny Wilson and returned to the front office for good . He held a variety of positions , including assistant general manager and scouting director in overseeing the drafting of Mario Lemieux in 1984 . He stayed with the Penguins through 1989 , then followed Eddie Johnston to the Hartford Whalers , where he remained in the front office for the rest of his hockey career . Schinkel coached the Penguins for 203 games , with a record of 83 - 92 - 28 for a winning percentage of . 478 . Schinkel is now retired and lives in Florida , although he has made appearances for Penguins ' alumni affairs .