1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
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Northeast Division Champions | ||
Division | 1st Northeast | |
Conference | 2nd Eastern | |
1993–94 record | 44–27–13 | |
Home record | 25–9–8 | |
Road record | 19–18–5 | |
Goals for | 299 | |
Goals against | 285 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Craig Patrick | |
Coach | Eddie Johnston | |
Captain | Mario Lemieux | |
Alternate captains | Ron Francis Kevin Stevens Bryan Trottier | |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Kevin Stevens (41) | |
Assists | Jaromir Jagr (67) | |
Points | Jaromir Jagr (99) | |
Penalties in minutes | Ulf Samuelsson (199) | |
Wins | Tom Barrasso (22) | |
Goals against average | Roberto Romano (1.44) | |
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The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' twenty-seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Regular season
The Penguins moved into the newly formed Northeast Division (competing against the teams that made up the old Adams Division) and won their third division crown in four seasons. This season marked the return to the Penguins and to the bench of head coach Eddie Johnston. Under EJ's guidance the Pens racked up a 101 point season, their second straight 100 point season and second in franchise history. The Northeast Division title earned them a #2 seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in 6 games, which to date is the only series victory that the Capitals have earned over the rival Penguins.
Of note from the season:
The Penguins were not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games.
Injuries limited Mario Lemieux to only 22 regular season games.
Rookie Markus Naslund made his NHL debut. Other rookies debuting for the Penguins were Chris Tamer, Greg Andrusak, Ed Patterson, Pat Neaton, Rob Dopson, Justin Duberman, and Ladislav Karabin.
Each team during the 1993-1994 season played two neutral site games. The Penguins played, and won, in Sacramento vs Buffalo and in Cleveland vs. Boston on Easter Sunday.
An offseason trade landed the Penguins Marty McSorely in exchange for Shawn McEachern. On February 16, the Pens and Kings made another trade, ironically with McSorely and McEachern again involved: the Pens traded McSorely and Jim Paek to LA for Tomas Sandstrom and McEachern.
Other trades: Paul Stanton to Boston for 3rd round pick 1994; Jeff Daniels to Florida for Greg Hawgood; Mike Needham to Dallas for Jim McKenzie
RW Martin Straka had his first ever 30 goal season.
C Brian Trottier unretired for one season and acted in a player/coach role, playing 41 games for the team as officially part of their coaching staff.
G Roberto Romano made his return to the Penguins (and to the NHL) after toiling in Italy since the 1987-1988 season. Romano went 1-0-1 in his two appearances for the Penguins, his last games in the NHL.
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Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 299 | 285 | 101 |
2 | 4 | Boston Bruins | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 289 | 252 | 97 |
3 | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 283 | 248 | 96 |
4 | 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 282 | 218 | 95 |
5 | 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 292 | 76 |
6 | 13 | Hartford Whalers | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 227 | 288 | 63 |
7 | 14 | Ottawa Senators | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 397 | 37 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Final standings |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader
Schedule and results
1993–94 Schedule | ||||||||
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October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
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November: 2–3–5 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
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December: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
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January: 6–3–3 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
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February: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
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March: 9–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
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April: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie |
Playoffs
Lost to the Washington Capitals in 6 games
Player statistics
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso | 44 | 2,481:59 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 3.36 | 1,304 | 0.893 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
Wregget, KenKen Wregget | 42 | 2,455:53 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 3.37 | 1,291 | 0.893 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano | 2 | 125:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.44 | 56 | 0.946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dopson, RobRob Dopson | 2 | 45:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 23 | 0.870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5,108:17 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 283 | 3.32 | 2,674 | 0.894 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso | 6 | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
†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 Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and records
Awards
Player | Award |
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Tom Barrasso | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
Ron Francis | Most Valuable Player Award Player's Player Award Booster Club Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award NHL Second team All-Star |
Jaromir Jagr | Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award |
Joe Mullen | Molson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award Unsung Hero Award |
Kevin Stevens | Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee |
Ken Wregget | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[7]
Trades
August 27, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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October 8, 1993 | To Boston Bruins:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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February 15, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Shawn McEachern |
March 19, 1994 | To Florida Panthers:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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March 21, 1994 | To Dallas Stars:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
Jim McKenzie |
Free agents
Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date |
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Steve Bancroft | Florida Panthers | August 2, 1993 | |
Todd Hawkins | Toronto Maple Leafs | August 20, 1993 | |
Dave Tippett | Philadelphia Flyers | August 30, 1993 | |
Doug Brown | New Jersey Devils | September 28, 1993 | |
Roberto Romano | Boston Bruins | October 7, 1993 |
Waivers
Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
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Mike Stapleton | Edmonton Oilers | February 19, 1994 | |
Larry DePalma | New York Islanders | March 9, 1994 |
Signings
Player | Date |
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Greg Brown | September 29, 1993 |
Ladislav Karabin | October 10, 1993 |
Draft picks
The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[8]
Round | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 26 | Stefan Bergqvist | Defense | Sweden | Leksands IF (SEL) |
2 | 52 | Domenic Pittis | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
3 | 62[a] | Dave Roche | Left Wing | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
4 | 104 | Jonas Andersson-Junkka | Defense | Sweden | Kiruna (Sweden) |
5 | 130 | Chris Kelleher | Defense | United States | Saint Sebastian's (Mass. H.S.) |
6 | 156 | Patrick Lalime | Goaltender | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
7 | 182 | Sean Selmser | Left Wing | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | 208 | Larry Mcmorran | Center | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
9 | 234 | Timothy Harberts | Center | United States | Wayzata H.S. (Minn) |
10 | 260 | Leonid Toropchenko | Center | Russia | Springfield Indians (AHL) |
11 | 286 | Hans Jonsson | Defense | Sweden | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) |
- Draft notes[9]
- a The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick (from the Winnipeg Jets) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 19, 1992 trade that sent Mark Recchi, Brian Benning and a 1992 first-round pick to the Flyers in exchange for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a March 22, 1993 trade that sent Peter Taglianetti to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
Farm teams
The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 31-36-14 record.
The Louisville Icehawks of the East Coast Hockey League finished fifth in the West Division with a 16-44-8 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They upset the Brabham Cup champion Knoxville Cherokees in the first round before being swept by the Birmingham Bulls in the second round.
References
- ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1994_games.html
- ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ↑ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ↑ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ↑ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ↑ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
- ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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