1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 6th Patrick
Conference 11th Prince of Wales
1984–85 record 24–51–5
Goals for 276
Goals against 385
Coach Bob Berry
Captain Mike Bullard
Team leaders
Goals Mario Lemieux (43)
Assists Mario Lemieux (57)
Points Mario Lemieux (100)
Penalties in minutes Gary Rissling (209)
Goals against average Roberto Romano (4.42)

The Pittsburgh Penguins season was Mario Lemieux’s Rookie Season. Lemieux debuted on October 11, 1984 against the Boston Bruins and scored a goal with his very first NHL shot, on his first shift.[1] Later that season, Lemieux played in the NHL All-Star Game and became the first rookie to be named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player. Despite missing seven games during the season, Lemieux scored 100 points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1984 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 1 Mario Lemieux (C) Flag of Canada Canada Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
2 22 Greg Smyth (D) Flag of Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)
4 64 Mark Teevens (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 85 Arto Javanainen (RW) Flag of Finland Finland Ässät (Finland)
7 127 Tom Ryan (D) Flag of the United States United States Newton North High School (Massachusetts)
9 169 John Del Col (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
10 189 Steve Hurt (RW) Flag of the United States United States Hill-Murray High School (Minnesota)
11 210 Jim Steen (C) Flag of the United States United States Moorhead Senior School (Minnesota)
12 230 Mark Ziliotto (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Streetsville Jr. B (Ontario)

Before the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Lemieux announced he wanted to play for whomever drafted him.[2] He and his agent were deadlocked with the Penguins and could not negotiate a contract. Because of this, when the Penguins called his name as the first overall draft pick, he did not shake general manager Eddie Johnston's hand or don the Penguins jersey, as is NHL tradition. He claimed he was upset about the contract negotiation, and said that "Pittsburgh doesn't want [him] bad enough."[3] Even though the draft was held in Montreal, over 3,000 fans viewed a broadcast in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena — a typical Penguins game drew less than 7,000 fans at the time.[4] Lemieux's actions upset many fans and led to accusations of arrogance and aloofness.[5] After the draft, Johnston signed Lemieux to a two-year contract for $600,000, plus a $150,000 bonus for signing.[6] Although Lemieux wore the jersey #27 during his time with the Laval Voisins, he wanted to adopt Wayne Gretzky's #99 when he entered the NHL. However, his agent advised him to create his own identity; thus, Lemieux turned #99 upside down and landed on #66, which stuck with him throughout his career.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 80 53 20 7 348 241 113
Washington Capitals 80 46 25 9 322 240 101
New York Islanders 80 40 34 6 345 312 86
New York Rangers 80 26 44 10 295 345 62
New Jersey Devils 80 22 48 10 264 346 54
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 24 51 5 276 385 53

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Wayne Babych 65 20 34 54 35
Bob Errey 16 0 2 2 7
Jim Hamilton 11 2 1 3 0
Dave Hannan 30 6 7 13 43
Troy Loney 46 10 8 18 59
Gary Rissling 56 10 9 19 209
Andy Brickley 45 7 15 22 10
Tom O'Regan 1 0 0 0 0
Steve Gatzos 6 0 2 2 2
Rick Kehoe 6 0 2 2 0
Ron Flockhart 12 0 5 5 4
Arto Javanainen 14 4 1 5 2
Bruce Crowder 26 4 7 11 23
Mark Taylor 47 7 10 17 19
Mike Bullard 68 32 31 63 75
Warren Young 80 40 32 72 174
Mario Lemieux 73 43 57 100 54
Rob Geale 1 0 0 0 2
Jim McGeough 14 0 4 4 4
Pat Boutette 14 1 3 4 24
Roger Belanger 44 3 5 8 32
Mitch Lamoureux 62 10 8 18 53
John Chabot 67 8 45 53 12
Doug Shedden 80 35 32 67 30
Joe McDonnell 40 2 9 11 20

[edit] Defencemen

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Marty McSorley 15 0 0 0 15
Petteri Lehto 6 0 0 0 4
Mike Rowe 6 0 0 0 7
Greg Hotham 11 0 2 2 4
Wally Weir 14 0 3 3 34
Greg Fox 26 2 5 7 26
Bryan Maxwell 44 0 8 8 57
Todd Charlesworth 67 1 8 9 31
Rod Buskas 69 2 7 9 191
Kevin McCarthy 64 9 10 17 30
Randy Hillier 45 2 19 21 56
Doug Bodger 65 5 26 31 67
Moe Mantha 71 11 40 51 54

[edit] Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Roberto Romano 31 9 17 2 1 4.42
Denis Herron 42 10 22 3 1 4.65
Michel Dion 10 3 6 0 0 4.67
Brian Ford 8 2 6 0 0 6.30

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Mario Lemieux Retires. TSN. Retrieved on 2007–09–21.
  2. ^ Christopher, Matt [2002]. On the Ice With... Mario Lemieux. Little, Brown and Company, 3. ISBN 0–316–13799–5. Retrieved on 2007–09–21. 
  3. ^ Christopher, 23.
  4. ^ Christopher, 21.
  5. ^ Deacon, James (1996–04–08). "Lemieux, Mario (profile)". Maclean's Magazine. 
  6. ^ Christopher, 23.
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1984–85 NHL season by team
Patrick
New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec
Norris
Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto
Smythe
Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver
See also
1984 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1985 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions