1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	23	4	335	241	110
Washington Capitals	80	50	23	7	315	272	107
New York Islanders	80	39	29	12	327	284	90
New York Rangers	80	36	38	6	280	276	78
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	8	313	305	76
New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	3	300	374	59

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1985–86 Schedule

October: 3–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1), 8 Points

November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–1), 11 Points

December: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 5–3–0), 17 Points

January: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 3–4–0), 16 Points

February: 7–4–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1), 15 Points

March: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–6–0), 7 Points

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

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs again for the fourth straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	79	48	93	141	-6 !–6	43
Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	77	41	42	83	-16 !–16	69
Mantha, MauriceMaurice Mantha	78	15	52	67	-4 !–4	102
Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden^‡	67	32	34	66	-7 !–7	32
Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski	73	26	37	63	10	162
Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	75	15	30	45	12	74
Chabot, JohnJohn Chabot	77	14	31	45	-1 !–1	6
Bodger, DougDoug Bodger	79	4	33	37	3	63
Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	75	17	18	35	-4 !–4	91
Lindstrom, WillyWilly Lindstrom	71	14	17	31	0	30
Schmidt, NormNorm Schmidt	66	15	14	29	7	57
Blaisdell, MikeMike Blaisdell	66	15	14	29	15	36
Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	80	3	26	29	12	115
Simpson, CraigCraig Simpson	76	11	17	28	1	49
Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley	69	10	11	21	-19 !–19	174
Errey, BobBob Errey	37	11	6	17	1	8
Duguay, RonRon Duguay^†	13	6	7	13	-14 !–14	6
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	47	3	9	12	-8 !–8	95
Siren, VilleVille Siren	60	4	8	12	-8 !–8	32
Buskas, RodRod Buskas	72	2	7	9	-9 !–9	159
McGeough, JamesJames McGeough	17	3	2	5	-4 !–4	8
O'Regan, ThomasThomas O'Regan	9	1	2	3	1	2
Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	5	1	2	3	1	2
Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	28	0	3	3	-3 !–3	53
Nolan, TheodoreTheodore Nolan	18	1	1	2	-1 !–1	34
Mathiasen, DwightDwight Mathiasen	4	1	0	1	-4 !–4	2
Charlesworth, ToddTodd Charlesworth	2	0	1	1	-1 !–1	0
McDonnell, JoeJoe McDonnell	3	0	0	0	-3 !–3	2
Roulston, ThomasThomas Roulston	5	0	0	0	-2 !–2	2
Babych, WayneWayne Babych^‡	2	0	0	0	-1 !–1	0
Rowe, MikeMike Rowe	3	0	0	0	-1 !–1	4
Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	4	0	0	0	-2 !–2	2
Total		313	517	830	—	1,514

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	46	2684:00	21	20	3	159	3.55	1394	0.886	2
Meloche, GillesGilles Meloche	34	1989:00	13	15	5	119	3.59	1003	0.881	0
Herron, DenisDenis Herron	3	180:00	0	3	0	14	4.67	92	0.848	0
Total		4853:00	34	38	8	292	3.61	2489	0.883	2

^†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.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season:

Trades

September 10, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Tim Hrynewich Marty McSorley future considerations (Craig Muni)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Meloche
September 10, 1985	To New York Islanders future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Simpson
September 16, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ted Nolan
October 4, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Pat Price	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes
October 4, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres Pat Hughes	To Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Cunneyworth Mike Moller
October 20, 1985	To Quebec Nordiques Wayne Babych	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
March 11, 1986	To Detroit Red Wings Doug Shedden	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Duguay

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Chris Dahlquist	Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)	free agency (1985-05-07)
Jim Johnson	University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)	free agency (1985-06-09)
Terry Ruskowski	Los Angeles Kings	free agency (1985-10-03)
Willy Lindstrom	Edmonton Oilers	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dan Frawley	Chicago Black Hawks	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Mike Blaisdell	New York Rangers	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dwight Mathiasen	University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA)	free agency (1986-03-31)
Steve Guenette	Guelph Platers (OHL)	free agency (1986-04-06)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Warren Young	Detroit Red Wings	free agency (1985-07-10)
Tim Tookey	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1985-07-11)
Kevin McCarthy	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1985-07-19)
Arto Javanainen	Assat Pori (SM-liiga)	free agency
Petteri Lehto	TPS Turku (SM-liiga)	free agency
Rod Schutt	Toronto Maple Leafs	free agency (1985-10-03)
Tony Feltrin	New York Rangers	free agency (1985-10-08)

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	CAN !	Blaisdell, MikeMike Blaisdell	7.0 !RW	R	26	1980	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3	CAN !	Bodger, DougDoug Bodger	2.0 !D	L	19	1984	Chemainus, British Columbia
4	USA !	Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	6.0 !LW	L	23	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22	CAN !	Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	4.0 !C	L	25	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
7	CAN !	Buskas, RodRod Buskas	2.0 !D	R	25	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9	CAN !	Chabot, JohnJohn Chabot	4.0 !C	L	24	1980	Summerside, Price Edward Island
2	CAN !	Charlesworth, ToddTodd Charlesworth	2.0 !D	R	21	1983	Calgary, Alberta
15	CAN !	Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	6.0 !LW	L	25	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
2	USA !	Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	2.0 !D	L	23	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
35	CAN !	Duguay, RonRon Duguay	4.0 !C	R	28	1977	Sudbury, Ontario
10	CAN !	Errey, BobBob Errey	6.0 !LW	L	21	1983	Montreal, Quebec
28	CAN !	Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley	7.0 !RW	R	23	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
32	CAN !	Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	4.0 !C	L	24	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1	CAN !	Herron, DenisDenis Herron	1.0 !G	L	33	1972	Chambly, Quebec
23	CAN !	Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	2.0 !D	L	26	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6	USA !	Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	2.0 !D	L	23	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
66	CAN !	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	4.0 !C	R	20	1984	Montreal, Quebec
19	SWE !	Lindstrom, WillyWilly Lindstrom	7.0 !RW	R	35	Undrafted	Grums, Sweden
11	CAN !	Loney, TroyTroy Loney	6.0 !LW	L	22	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
20	USA !	Mantha, MauriceMaurice Mantha	2.0 !D	R	25	1980	Lakewood, Ohio
24	CAN !	Mathiasen, DwightDwight Mathiasen	7.0 !RW	R	22	Undrafted	Brandon, Manitoba
2	CAN !	McDonnell, JoeJoe McDonnell	2.0 !D	R	25	Undrafted	Kitchener, Ontario
16	CAN !	McGeough, JamesJames McGeough	4.0 !C	R	23	1981	Regina, Saskatchewan
27	CAN !	Meloche, GillesGilles Meloche	1.0 !G	R	35	1970	Montreal, Quebec
34	CAN !	Nolan, TheodoreTheodore Nolan	7.0 !RW	L	28	1978	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
12	USA !	O'Regan, ThomasThomas O'Regan	4.0 !C	R	24	Undrafted	Cambridge, Massachusetts
30	CAN !	Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	1.0 !G	R	23	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
12	CAN !	Roulston, ThomasThomas Roulston	4.0 !C	R	28	1977	Winnipeg, Manitoba
33	CAN !	Rowe, MikeMike Rowe	2.0 !D	R	21	1983	Kingston, Ontario
8	CAN !	Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski	4.0 !C	R	31	1974	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25	CAN !	Schmidt, NormNorm Schmidt	2.0 !D	R	23	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
18	CAN !	Simpson, CraigCraig Simpson	6.0 !LW	R	19	1985	London, Ontario
5	FIN !	Siren, VilleVille Siren	2.0 !D	L	22	1983	Tampere, Finland

Draft picks

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	Craig Simpson	Left Wing	Canada	Michigan State University (NCAA)
2	23	Lee Giffin	Right Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	58	Bruce Racine	Goaltender	Canada	Northeastern University (NCAA)
5	86	Steve Gotaas	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	107	Kevin Clemens	Left Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
6	114	Stewart Marston	Defense		Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
7	128	Steve Titus	Goaltender		Cornwall Royals (OHL)
8	149	Paul Stanton	Defense	United States	Catholic Memorial H.S. (Massachusetts)
9	170	Jim Paek	Defense	South Korea	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10	191	Steve Shaunessy	Defense		Reading H.S. (Massachusetts)
11	212	Doug Greschuk	Defense		St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12	233	Gregory Choules	Left Wing		Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

References

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

"1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Team captain: Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas

Main facilities: Civic Arena; PPG Paints Arena

Training facilities: Brantford Civic Centre; Rostraver Ice Garden; Island Sports Center; IceoPlex at Southpointe; UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

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Culture and lore

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1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Transactions

Trades

Additions and subtractions

Roster

Draft picks

See also

References

External links