1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 33rd in the National Hockey League. It was the first season under ownership led by former superstar Mario Lemieux.

Off-season

In June 1999, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge granted former player Mario Lemieux ownership of the Penguins franchise, who were in danger of either relocating to Portland, Oregon, or folding. Lemieux received final approval of team ownership by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on September 3, 1999.

Regular season

On April 7, 2000, Jaromir Jagr scored just 13 seconds into the overtime period to give the Penguins a 2–1 road win over the Buffalo Sabres.^[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1999–2000 regular season.^[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	1233	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	1313	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	1221	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	916	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	1376	58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	Y- Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	Y- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	X- Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	28	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

1999–2000 Schedule

October: 2–3–1–3 (Home: 0–1–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1–1), 8 Points

November: 6–5–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–2–0), 14 Points

December: 8–4–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2–0), 18 Points

January: 5–8–0–1 (Home: 4–3–0–1 ; Road: 1–5–0–0), 11 Points

February: 5–3–1–4 (Home: 4–0–0–4 ; Road: 1–3–1–0), 15 Points

March: 8–6–0–0 (Home: 4–2–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–0–0), 16 Points

April: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 1–1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0–0), 6 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT Loss = Tie

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–1)

Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3 ; Road: 2–1)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	63	42	54	96	25	50
Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev	82	26	40	66	−3	94
Lang, RobertRobert Lang	78	23	42	65	−9	14
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	71	20	39	59	24	26
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina	70	13	33	46	13	43
Titov, GermanGerman Titov^‡	63	17	25	42	−3	34
Morozov, AlexeiAlexei Morozov	68	12	19	31	12	14
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr	74	11	20	31	20	82
Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby	64	12	12	24	3	197
Brown, RobRob Brown	50	10	13	23	−13	10
Wright, TylerTyler Wright	50	12	10	22	4	45
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	75	4	17	21	11	48
Miller, KipKip Miller^‡	44	4	15	19	−1	10
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis	73	3	12	15	−12	146
Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson	68	3	11	14	−5	12
Falloon, PatPat Falloon^†	30	4	9	13	−2	10
Moran, IanIan Moran	73	4	8	12	−10	28
Werenka, BradBrad Werenka^†	61	3	8	11	15	69
Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek^†	13	4	4	8	−6	18
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen^†	11	1	7	8	3	12
Dome, RobertRobert Dome	22	2	5	7	1	0
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference	30	2	4	6	3	20
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic	54	1	5	6	−8	30
Chorske, TomTom Chorske	33	1	5	6	−2	2
Leach, StephenStephen Leach	56	2	3	5	−11	24
Slaney, JohnJohn Slaney	29	1	4	5	−10	10
Sonnenberg, MartinMartin Sonnenberg	14	1	2	3	0	0
Boughner, BobBob Boughner^†	11	1	0	1	2	69
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet^†	4	1	0	1	−4	0
Trebil, DanDan Trebil	3	1	0	1	2	0
Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie	28	0	0	0	−2	80
Butenschon, SvenSven Butenschon	3	0	0	0	3	0

Playoffs^[5]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	11	8	8	16	5	6
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina	9	4	8	12	9	2
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	11	3	9	12	5	10
Lang, RobertRobert Lang	11	3	3	6	−1	0
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen	11	2	4	6	6	10
Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev	11	1	5	6	−1	10
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr	10	2	3	5	5	19
Wright, TylerTyler Wright	11	3	1	4	0	17
Brown, RobRob Brown	11	1	2	3	1	0
Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek	11	0	3	3	2	4
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis	11	1	1	2	−3	10
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet	7	1	1	2	−2	9
Boughner, BobBob Boughner	11	0	2	2	6	15
Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby	11	0	2	2	−1	29
Falloon, PatPat Falloon	10	1	0	1	0	2
Slaney, JohnJohn Slaney	2	1	0	1	0	2
Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson	11	0	1	1	2	6
Moran, IanIan Moran	11	0	1	1	0	2
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic	10	0	0	0	−2	10
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	2	0	0	0	0	4
Morozov, AlexeiAlexei Morozov	5	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[6]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin	51	48	2,788:50	23	21	3	5	120	2.58	1392	0.914	2	1	2
Skudra, PeterisPeteris Skudra	20	12	922:16	5	7	3	0	48	3.12	374	0.872	1	0	0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso^‡	18	16	869:34	5	7	2	1	46	3.17	386	0.881	1	0	6
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt^†	7	6	374:19	4	2	0	0	15	2.40	197	0.924	0	0	0

Playoffs^[7]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt	11	11	746:03	6	5	2	22	1.77	398	0.945	2	0	0	2
Skudra, PeterisPeteris Skudra	1	0	20:00	0	0	0	1	3.00	11	0.909	0	0	0	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 Team only.
– Denotes league leader.

Awards and records

Awards

Player	Award
Jean-Sébastien Aubin	Booster Club Award
Matthew Barnaby	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Rob Brown	Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Jaromir Jagr	Leading Point Scorer Award Most Valuable Player Award Art Ross Memorial Trophy Lester B. Pearson Award First team NHL All-Star
Darius Kasparaitis	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ian Moran	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Jiri Slegr	Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Martin Straka	Player's Player Award

In addition, Owner Mario Lemieux and General Manager Craig Patrick were recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. ^[8]

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season:^[9]

Trades

November 25, 1998	To New York Rangers: Kevin Hatcher	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Peter Popovic
January 29, 2000	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Kip Miller	To Pittsburgh Penguins: 2000 ninth-round pick (#273–Roman Simicek)
March 13, 2000	To Nashville Predators: Pavel Skrbek	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Bob Boughner
March 14, 2000	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: 2000 fifth-round pick (#153–Bill Cass)	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Dan Trebil
March 14, 2000	To Edmonton Oilers: German Titov	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Josef Beranek
March 14, 2000	To Calgary Flames: Brad Werenka	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Rene Corbet Tyler Moss
March 14, 2000	To Ottawa Senators: Tom Barrasso	To Pittsburgh Penguins: Ron Tugnutt Janne Laukkanen

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Date
Tom Chorske	Calgary Flames	September 2, 1999
Dennis Bonvie	Philadelphia Flyers	September 20, 1999
Steve Leach	Phoenix Coyotes	October 19, 1999

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Date
Greg Andrusak	Toronto Maple Leafs	July 9, 1999
Brent Peterson	Nashville Predators	July 24, 1999
Brian Bonin	Vancouver Canucks	August 25, 1999
Dan Kesa	Tampa Bay Lightning	September 6, 1999
Ryan Savoia	HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss)	February 21, 2000

Claimed via waivers

Date	Player	Previous team
February 4, 2000	Pat Falloon	Edmonton Oilers

Expansion Draft

Date	Player	New team
June 23, 2000	Jonas Junkka	Columbus Blue Jackets
June 23, 2000	Tyler Wright	Columbus Blue Jackets

Player signings

Player	Date
Jiri Slegr	August 2, 1999
Alexei Kovalev	August 10, 1999
Robert Lang	August 10, 1999
Ian Moran	August 12, 1999
Matthew Barnaby	August 12, 1999
Martin Straka	August 13, 1999
Tyler Wright	September 3, 1999
Jan Hrdina	September 6, 1999
Darius Kasparaitis	September 29, 1999
John Slaney	September 30, 1999
Milan Kraft	October 8, 1999
Tom Kostopoulos	October 8, 1999

Other

Name	Date	Notes
Ken Sawyer	Swptember 7, 1999	Hired as CFO
Tom Rooney	Swptember 7, 1999	Hired as COO
Kevin Constantine	December 9, 1999	Fired as head coach
Eddie Johnston	December 9, 1999	Hired as assistant coach
Herb Brooks	December 9, 1999	Hired as head coach
Rick Kehoe	December 9, 1999	Hired as assistant coach
Ivan Hlinka	February 7, 2000	Hired as assistant coach
Herb Brooks	May 9, 2000	Replaced as head coach
Ivan Hlinka	June 21, 2000	Promoted to head coach
Joe Mullen	June 21, 2000	Hired as assistant coach
Rick Kehoe	June 21, 2000	Re-signed as assistant coach

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.^[10]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Konstantin Koltsov	Left Wing	Belarus	Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
2	51	Matt Murley	Left Wing	United States	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
2	57^[a]	Jeremy Van Hoof	Defense	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	86	Sebastien Caron	Goaltender	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4	115	Ryan Malone	Left Wing	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5	144	Tomas Skvaridlo	Center	Slovakia	HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
5	157^[b]	Vladimir Malenkykh	Defense	Russia	Lada Togliatti (RSL)
6	176	Doug Meyer	Defense	Russia	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7	204	Tom Kostopoulos	Right Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
8	233	Darcy Robinson	Defense	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9	261	Andrew McPherson	Left Wing	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)

Draft notes^[11]

^a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Francis.
^b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Fredrik Olausson.

Farm teams

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, previously known as the Cornwall Aces, debuted in the AHL as the top minor league affiliate for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing in the Empire State Division, they finished last overall in the Western Conference with a record of 23-43-9-5. WBRE, the NBC station in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, received a James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding television coverage. Marketing executives Brian Magness and Rich Hixon won the Ken McKenzie Award as the league's outstanding marketing executives.

The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League finished the season in fifth place in the Northwest Division with a record of 25-40-5.

References

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↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000_games.html
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↑ "1999–2000 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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↑ "1999–2000 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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"1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
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Team captain: Sidney Crosby
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Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh

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See also	Entry Draft Expansion Draft All-Star Game Playoffs 2000 Stanley Cup Finals

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