1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins
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)

The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th 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 second seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in six 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

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

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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.

Eastern Conference
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers * 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins * 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71
13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

1993–94 Schedule
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

Round 1 vs. Washington

Washington won series 4–2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 80 32 67 99 15 61
Francis, RonRon Francis 82 27 66 93 –3 62
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 83 41 47 88 –24 155
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy 84 17 56 73 10 44
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen 84 38 32 70 9 41
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 84 30 34 64 24 24
Brown, DouglasDouglas Brown 77 18 37 55 19 18
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet 51 14 26 40 –15 134
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 22 17 20 37 –2 32
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson 80 5 24 29 23 199
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern† 27 12 9 21 13 10
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley‡ 47 3 18 21 –9 139
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom† 27 6 11 17 5 24
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier 41 4 11 15 –12 36
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti 60 2 12 14 5 142
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson 59 5 8 13 18 118
Brown, GregGreg Brown 36 3 8 11 1 28
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton‡ 58 7 4 11 –4 18
Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund 71 4 7 11 –3 27
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels‡ 63 3 5 8 –1 20
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings 61 2 4 6 –10 126
Paek, JimJim Paek‡ 41 0 4 4 –7 8
Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey 65 2 2 4 –4 22
Patterson, EdEd Patterson 27 3 1 4 –5 10
Hawgood, GregGreg Hawgood† 12 1 2 3 –1 8
Neaton, PatPat Neaton 9 1 1 2 3 12
DePalma, LarryLarry DePalma 7 1 0 1 1 5
Needham, MichaelMichael Needham‡ 25 1 0 1 0 2
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie† 11 0 0 0 –5 16
Karabin, LadislavLadislav Karabin 9 0 0 0 0 2
Andrusak, GregGreg Andrusak 3 0 0 0 –1 2
Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer 12 0 0 0 3 9
Duberman, JustinJustin Duberman 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total 299 516 815 — 1,554
Playoffs[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 6 4 3 7 –4 2
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 6 2 4 6 –3 16
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy 6 0 5 5 –6 0
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet 6 2 3 5 –2 20
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti 5 0 2 2 2 16
Francis, RonRon Francis 6 0 2 2 –2 6
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 6 1 1 2 –5 10
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 6 1 0 1 –3 2
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson 6 0 1 1 –3 18
Brown, GregGreg Brown 6 0 1 1 –2 4
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen 6 1 0 1 –1 2
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern 6 1 0 1 –2 2
Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer 5 0 0 0 1 2
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson 6 0 0 0 0 26
Hawgood, GregGreg Hawgood 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier 2 0 0 0 0 0
Brown, DouglasDouglas Brown 6 0 0 0 0 2
DePalma, LarryLarry DePalma 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings 3 0 0 0 –1 2
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom 6 0 0 0 –4 4
Total 12 22 34 — 134

Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 44 2481:59 22 15 5 139 3.36 1304 0.893 2 0 1 42
Wregget, KenKen Wregget 42 2455:53 21 12 7 138 3.37 1291 0.893 1 0 1 8
Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano 2 125:00 1 0 1 3 1.44 56 0.946 0 0 0 0
Dopson, RobertRobert Dopson 2 45:25 0 0 0 3 3.96 23 0.870 0 0 0 0
Total 5108:17 44 27 13 283 3.32 2674 0.894 3 0 2 50
Playoffs[6]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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 Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

Player Award
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:

Shawn McEachern

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Marty McSorley

October 8, 1993 To Boston Bruins:

Paul Stanton

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

1994 third round pick (#73–Greg Crozier)

February 15, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings:

Marty McSorley
Jim Paek

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Shawn McEachern
Tomas Sandstrom

March 19, 1994 To Florida Panthers:

Jeff Daniels

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Greg Hawgood

March 21, 1994 To Dallas Stars:

Mike Needham

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jim McKenzie

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date
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
Mike Stapleton Edmonton Oilers February 19, 1994
Larry DePalma New York Islanders March 9, 1994

Signings

Player Date
Greg Brown September 29, 1993
Ladislav Karabin October 10, 1993

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
4 Canada Andrusak, GregGreg Andrusak D R 24 1988 Cranbrook, British Columbia
35 United States Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso G R 29 1983 Boston, Massachusetts
24 United States Brown, DouglasDouglas Brown RW R 30 Undrafted Southborough, Massachusetts
34 United States Brown, GregGreg Brown D R 26 1986 Hartford, Connecticut
12 United States DePalma, LarryLarry DePalma C L 28 Undrafted Trenton, Michigan
1 Canada Dopson, RobertRobert Dopson G L 26 Undrafted Smith Falls, Ontario
37 United States Duberman, JustinJustin Duberman RW R 24 1989 New Haven, Connecticut
10 Canada Francis, RonRon Francis (A) C L 31 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4 Canada Hawgood, GregGreg Hawgood D L 25 1986 Edmonton, Alberta
68 Czech Republic Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW L 22 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
3 Canada Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings D L 29 Undrafted Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
14 Slovakia Karabin, LadislavLadislav Karabin LW L 24 1990 Bratislava, Slovakia
66 Canada Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux (C) C R 28 1984 Montreal, Quebec
15 United States McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern LW L 25 1987 Waltham, Massachusetts
33 Canada McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie LW L 24 1989 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
7 United States Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen RW R 37 Undrafted New York City, New York
55 Canada Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy D R 33 1980 Scarborough, Ontario
29 Sweden Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund LW L 20 1991 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
36 United States Neaton, PatPat Neaton D L 23 1990 Redford, Michigan
44 Canada Patterson, EdEd Patterson RW R 21 1991 Delta, British Columbia
6 United States Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey D L 33 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota
30 Canada Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano G R 31 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec
28 Sweden Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson D R 35 1984 Tyngsryd, Sweden
5 Sweden Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson D L 30 1982 Fagerstad, Sweden
17 Sweden Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom RW L 29 1982 Jakobstad, Finland
25 United States Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens (A) LW L 29 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Straka, MartinMartin Straka C L 21 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
32 United States Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti D L 30 1983 Framingham, Massachusetts
2 United States Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer D L 23 1990 Dearborn, Michigan
22 Canada Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet RW R 30 1983 Scarborough, Ontario
19 Canada Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier (A) C L 37 1974 Val Marie, Saskatchewan
31 Canada Wregget, KenKen Wregget G L 30 1982 Brandon, Manitoba

Draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
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 St. 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]

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

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1994_games.html
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  4. ↑ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. ↑ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ↑ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  8. ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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