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1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1992–93 record56–21–7
Home record32–6–4
Road record24–15–3
Goals for367
Goals against268
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsLarry Murphy
Kevin Stevens
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance16,105
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (69)
AssistsMario Lemieux (91)
PointsMario Lemieux (160)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (252)
Plus/minus(+): Mario Lemieux (+55)
(–): Mike Stapleton (–8)
WinsTom Barrasso (43)
Goals against averageTom Barrasso (3.01)

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 due to Hodgkin's Disease, Mario Lemieux returned later in the year to help the Penguins put together a 17-game winning streak, an NHL record still standing today.

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

[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
October: 8–1–2 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–1), 18 Points
November: 9–5–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 4–4–0), 19 Points
December: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 5–2–0), 19 Points
January: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–1), 17 Points
February: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 11 Points
March: 11–2–0 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–2), 22 Points
April: 6–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1), 13 Points
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.


April 18 New Jersey Devils 3-6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
April 20 New Jersey Devils 0-7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
April 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 1-4 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 26 New Jersey Devils 3-5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
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.


May 2 New York Islanders 3-2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
May 4 New York Islanders 0-3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 10 New York Islanders 3-6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
May 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-7 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 14 New York Islanders 4-3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
New York Islanders Win Series (4-3)


Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 63 3701:46 43 14 5 186 3.01 1885 0.901 4 0 8 24
Ken 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
Tom 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

  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1100 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–4 win over Philadelphia on December 17th.
  • Troy Loney set a franchise record for penalty minutes (980). He broke the previous high of 959 set by Rod Buskas is 1990.

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 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 Tom Barrasso G R 28 1983 Boston, Massachusetts
16 United States Jay Caufield RW R 32 Undrafted Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
43 Canada Jeff Daniels LW L 24 1986 Oshawa, Ontario
33 Canada Bryan Fogarty D L 23 1987 Brantford, Ontario
10 Canada Ron Francis C L 30 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
68 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr RW L 21 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
3 Canada Grant Jennings D L 28 Undrafted Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
66 Canada Mario Lemieux (C) C R 27 1984 Montreal, Quebec
24 Canada Troy Loney LW L 29 1982 Bow Island, Alberta
15 United States Shawn McEachern LW L 24 1987 Waltham, Massachusetts
7 United States Joe Mullen RW R 36 Undrafted New York City, New York
55 Canada Larry Murphy (A) D R 32 1980 Scarborough, Ontario
45 Canada Michael Needham RW R 23 1989 Calgary, Alberta
2 South Korea Jim Paek D L 26 1985 Seoul, South Korea
6 United States Michael Ramsey D L 32 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota
28 Sweden Kjell Samuelsson D R 34 1984 Tyngsryd, Sweden
5 Sweden Ulf Samuelsson D L 29 1982 Fagerstad, Sweden
23 United States Paul Stanton D R 25 1985 Boston, Massachusetts
26 Canada Mike Stapleton C R 27 1984 Sarnia, Ontario
25 United States Kevin Stevens (A) LW L 28 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka C L 20 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
32 United States Peter Taglianetti D L 29 1983 Framingham, Massachusetts
14 Canada Dave Tippett LW L 31 Undrafted Moosomin, Saskatchewan
22 Canada Rick Tocchet RW R 29 1983 Scarborough, Ontario
31 Canada Ken Wregget G L 29 1982 Brandon, Manitoba

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins 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]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' 11th-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of an October 2, 1990, trade that sent Gordie Roberts to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html
  2. ^ https://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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  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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