1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins
Presidents' Trophy Winners
Patrick Division Champions
Division 1st Patrick
Conference 1st Wales
1992–93 record 56–21–7
Home record 32–6–4
Road record 24–15–3
Goals for 367
Goals against 268
Team information
General Manager Craig Patrick
Coach Scotty Bowman
Captain Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains Larry Murphy
Kevin Stevens
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance 16,105
Team leaders
Goals Mario Lemieux (69)
Assists Mario Lemieux (91)
Points Mario Lemieux (160)
Penalties in minutes Rick Tocchet (252)
Plus/minus (+): Mario Lemieux (+55)
(–): Mike Stapleton (–8)
Wins Tom Barrasso (43)
Goals against average Tom Barrasso (3.01)
<1991–92 1993–94>

The Pittsburgh Penguins were the best team in the NHL during the 1992–93 regular season. Their 56 wins and 119 points earned them the Presidents' Trophy's as the League's top team. Four players reached the 100-point plateau and, for the second consecutive season, five reached the 30-goal plateau. Despite missing over a quarter of the regular season, Mario Lemieux returned later in the year to help the Penguins put together a 17-game winning streak, an NHL record still standing today.

Offseason

Regular season

Pittsburgh allowed the most short-handed goals (19) during the regular season of all 24 teams.[1] In addition to tying the Buffalo Sabres for most hat-tricks during the regular season, with ten, the Penguins finished second in shooting percentage, scoring 367 goals on 2,725 shots (13.5%).[2]

Mario Lemieux

It was announced during the regular season that Mario Lemieux had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. Despite missing 24 regular season games and the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal on February 6, 1993, Lemieux led the League in plus-minus with +55 and led in scoring with 160 points (a total for which he would win the Art Ross Trophy). At the pace he was scoring goals (1.15 per game) and earning up assists (1.52 per game), he could have scored 97 goals and tallied 128 assists for 225 points had he played all 84 games. Had he achieved these totals, he would have broken Wayne Gretzky's all-time records for most goals in a season (92) and most points in a season (215). In recognition of his dedication and his achievements, Lemieux was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's MVP during the regular season.

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 304 308 79

[3]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.

Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1992–93 Schedule
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

Patrick Division Semi-Finals

Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

The Devils had been a struggling team prior to the 1992–93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.

Pittsburgh Penguins Win Series (4-1)

Patrick Division Finals

Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

The Isles' improbable upset of the Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7.

New York Islanders Win Series (4-3)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[5]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 60 69 91 160 55 38
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 72 55 56 111 17 177
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet 80 48 61 109 28 252
Francis, RonRon Francis 84 24 76 100 6 68
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 81 34 60 94 30 61
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy 83 22 63 85 45 73
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen 72 33 37 70 19 14
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern 84 28 33 61 21 46
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson 77 3 26 29 36 249
Tippett, DaveDave Tippett 74 6 19 25 5 56
Loney, TroyTroy Loney 82 5 16 21 1 99
Paek, JimJim Paek 77 3 15 18 13 64
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton 77 4 12 16 7 97
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 42 3 13 16 2 29
Errey, BobBob Errey‡ 54 8 6 14 –2 76
Needham, MichaelMichael Needham 56 8 5 13 –1 14
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton 78 4 9 13 –8 10
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson 63 3 6 9 25 106
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels 58 5 4 9 –5 14
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings 58 0 5 5 6 65
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti† 11 1 4 5 4 34
Fogarty, BryanBryan Fogarty 12 0 4 4 –3 4
Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey† 12 1 2 3 13 8
Ahola, PeterPeter Ahola†‡ 22 0 1 1 –2 14
Leach, JamieJamie Leach‡ 5 0 0 0 –2 2
Chychrun, JeffJeff Chychrun‡ 1 0 0 0 1 2
Caufield, JayJay Caufield 26 0 0 0 –1 60
Total 367 624 991 — 1,732
Playoffs[6]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 11 8 10 18 2 10
Francis, RonRon Francis 12 6 11 17 5 19
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 12 5 11 16 2 22
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet 12 7 6 13 2 24
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy 12 2 11 13 2 10
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 12 5 4 9 3 23
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson 12 1 5 6 5 24
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen 12 4 2 6 4 6
Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey 12 0 6 6 10 4
Tippett, DaveDave Tippett 12 1 4 5 –3 14
Loney, TroyTroy Loney 10 1 4 5 3 0
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels 12 3 2 5 1 0
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern 12 3 2 5 0 10
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson 12 0 3 3 4 2
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 11 2 1 3 2 2
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti 11 1 2 3 2 16
Needham, MichaelMichael Needham 9 1 0 1 1 2
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton 1 0 1 1 0 0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings 12 0 0 0 1 8
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton 4 0 0 0 1 0
Total 50 85 135 — 196

Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 63 3701:46 43 14 5 186 3.01 1885 0.901 4 0 8 24
Wregget, KenKen Wregget 25 1367:43 13 7 2 78 3.42 692 0.887 0 0 1 6
Total 5069:29 56 21 7 264 3.12 2577 0.898 4 0 9 30
Playoffs[8]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 12 721:41 7 5 0 35 2.91 370 0.905 2 0 3 4
Total 721:41 7 5 0 35 2.91 370 0.905 2 0 3 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 NHL Second All-Star Team
Ron Francis Unsung Hero Award
Mario Lemieux Foodland Leading Point Scorer Award
Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Player's Player Award
Booster Club Award
Hart Memorial Trophy
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
Lester B. Pearson Award
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
NHL First All-Star Team
NHL Plus/Minus Award
ESPY Award for NHL Player of the Year
Shawn McEachern Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Larry Murphy NHL Second All-Star Team
Jim Paek Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Kevin Stevens Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" Award
NHL Second All-Star Team

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season:[9]

Trades

November 6, 1992 To Los Angeles Kings

Jeff Chychrun

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Peter Ahola

February 26, 1993 To San Jose Sharks

Peter Ahola

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

future considerations

March 22, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning

1993 3rd round pick

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Peter Taglianetti

March 22, 1993 To Buffalo Sabres

Bob Errey

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Mike Ramsey

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Glenn Mulvenna Philadelphia Flyers July 11, 1992
Gordie Roberts Boston Bruins July 23, 1992
Dave Tippett Washington Capitals August 24, 1992
Phil Bourque New York Rangers August 30, 1992
Gord Dineen Ottawa Senators August 31, 1992

Waivers

Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Jamie Leach Hartford Whalers November 21, 1992

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Tom Barrasso September 3, 1992 5-year contract
Joe Mullen September 27, 1992 Re-signed
Mike Stapleton September 30, 1992 Signed
Mario Lemieux October 5, 1992 Re-signed to a 7-year/$42 million contract
Justin Duberman November 2, 1992 Signed
Troy Loney May 25, 1993 Re-signed to a multi-year contract
Bryan Trottier June 22, 1993 Signed

Other

Name Date Details
Scotty Bowman May 28, 1993 Replaced as head coach
Jack Kelley June 15, 1993 Hired as president
Bryan Trottier June 22, 1993 Hired as assistant coach
Eddie Johnston June 22, 1993 Hired as head coach
Paul Laus June 24, 1993 Lost in expansion draft to Florida Panthers
Troy Loney June 24, 1993 Lost in expansion draft to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
35 United States Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso G R 28 1983 Boston, Massachusetts
16 United States Caufield, JayJay Caufield RW R 32 Undrafted Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
43 Canada Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels LW L 24 1986 Oshawa, Ontario
33 Canada Fogarty, BryanBryan Fogarty D L 23 1987 Brantford, Ontario
10 Canada Francis, RonRon Francis C L 30 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
68 Czech Republic Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW L 21 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
3 Canada Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings D L 28 Undrafted Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
66 Canada Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux C R 27 1984 Montreal, Quebec
24 Canada Loney, TroyTroy Loney LW L 29 1982 Bow Island, Alberta
15 United States McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern LW L 24 1987 Waltham, Massachusetts
7 United States Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen RW R 36 Undrafted New York City, New York
55 Canada Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy D R 32 1980 Scarborough, Ontario
45 Canada Needham, MichaelMichael Needham RW R 23 1989 Calgary, Alberta
2 South Korea Paek, JimJim Paek D L 26 1985 Seoul, South Korea
6 United States Ramsey, MichaelMichael Ramsey D L 32 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota
28 Sweden Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson D R 34 1984 Tyngsryd, Sweden
5 Sweden Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson D L 29 1982 Fagerstad, Sweden
23 United States Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton D R 25 1985 Boston, Massachusetts
26 Canada Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton C R 27 1984 Sarnia, Ontario
25 United States Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens LW L 28 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Straka, MartinMartin Straka C L 20 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
32 United States Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti D L 29 1983 Framingham, Massachusetts
14 Canada Tippett, DaveDave Tippett LW L 31 Undrafted Moosomin, Saskatchewan
22 Canada Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet RW R 29 1983 Scarborough, Ontario
31 Canada Wregget, KenKen Wregget G L 29 1982 Brandon, Manitoba

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 19 Martin Straka Center  Czech Republic Skoda Plzen (Czech.)
2 43 Marc Hussey Defense  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3 67 Travis Thiessen Defense  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4 91 Todd Klassen Defense  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 115 Philippe De Rouville Goaltender  Canada Verdun College-Francais (QMJHL)
6 139 Artem Kopot Defense  Russia Chelyabinsk Traktor (Russia)
7 163 Jan Alinc Left Wing  Czech Republic Litvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
8 187 Fran Bussey Center  United States Duluth East H.S. (Minn.)
9 211 Brian Bonin Center  United States White Bear Lake H.S. (Minn.)
10 235 Brian Callahan Center  United States Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.)
Draft notes[11]

Farm teams

The Cleveland Lumberjacks relocated from Muskegon for the 1992–93 season. They finished second in the International Hockey League (IHL)'s Atlantic Division which earned them a playoff spot. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual Turner Cup champion Fort Wayne Komets.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1993.html
  3. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ↑ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "1992–1993 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ↑ "1992–1993 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. ↑ "1992–1993 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  8. ↑ "1992–1993 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  9. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  10. ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
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