1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	9th Wales
1986–87 record	30–38–12
Goals for	297
Goals against	290
Team information
General manager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Bullard (Oct-Nov) Terry Ruskowski (Nov-Apr)
Alternate captains	Mario Lemieux (Nov-Apr) Moe Mantha Terry Ruskowski (Oct-Nov)
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (54)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (53)
Points	Mario Lemieux (107)
Penalty minutes	Dan Frawley (218)
Wins	Gilles Meloche (13)
Goals against average	Pat Riggin (3.34)

The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 20th 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	46	26	8	310	245	100
Washington Capitals	80	38	32	10	285	278	86
New York Islanders	80	35	33	12	279	281	82
New York Rangers	80	34	38	8	307	323	76
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	38	12	297	290	72
New Jersey Devils	80	29	45	6	293	368	64

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.

Playoffs

Despite a strong start at the beginning of the season, the Penguins managed to find themselves unqualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	63	54	53	107	13	57
Dan Quinn†	64	28	43	71	14	40
Randy Cunneyworth	79	26	27	53	14	142
Craig Simpson	72	26	25	51	11	57
Terry Ruskowski	70	14	37	51	8	145
Doug Bodger	76	11	38	49	6	52
Moe Mantha Jr.	62	9	31	40	–6	44
John Chabot	72	14	22	36	–7	8
Bob Errey	72	16	18	34	–5	46
Jim Johnson	80	5	25	30	–6	116
Kevin LaVallee	33	8	20	28	–2	4
Dan Frawley	78	14	14	28	–10	218
Dave Hannan	58	10	15	25	–2	56
Willy Lindström	60	10	13	23	9	6
Ville Sirén	69	5	17	22	8	50
Warren Young	50	8	13	21	–5	103
Rod Buskas	68	3	15	18	2	123
Ron Duguay‡	40	5	13	18	–8	30
Chris Kontos	31	8	9	17	–6	6
Troy Loney	23	8	7	15	0	22
Randy Hillier	55	4	8	12	12	97
Mike Bullard‡	14	2	10	12	–5	17
Dwight Schofield	25	1	6	7	4	59
Norm Schmidt	20	1	5	6	–8	4
Jim McGeough	11	1	4	5	–5	8
Phil Bourque	22	2	3	5	–2	32
Mitch Wilson	17	2	1	3	–3	83
Mike Blaisdell	10	1	1	2	2	2
Lee Giffin	8	1	1	2	2	0
Chris Dahlquist	19	0	1	1	–2	20
Dwight Mathiasen	6	0	1	1	–1	2
Neil Belland	3	0	1	1	0	0
Alain Lemieux	1	0	0	0	–1	0
Todd Charlesworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Rowe	2	0	0	0	–2	0
Carl Mokosak	3	0	0	0	–4	4
Total		297	497	794	—	1,653

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Gilles Meloche	43	2343:00	13	19	7	134	3.43	1123	0.881	0
Roberto Romano‡	25	1438:00	9	11	2	87	3.63	713	0.878	0
Patrick Riggin†	17	988:00	8	6	3	55	3.34	465	0.882	0
Steve Guenette	2	113:00	0	2	0	8	4.25	54	0.852	0
Total		4882:00	30	38	12	284	3.49	2355	0.879	0

^†Denotes player acquired mid-season. 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 established a new franchise record for goals in a season with 54, besting the previous high of 53 held by Pierre Larouche (1976).

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season:

Trades

October 3, 1986	To Buffalo Sabres cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Muni
October 8, 1986	To Washington Capitals cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dwight Schofield
October 9, 1986	To Detroit Red Wings cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Warren Young
November 12, 1986	To Calgary Flames Mike Bullard	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Quinn
January 21, 1987	To New York Rangers Ron Duguay	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kontos
February 6, 1987	To Boston Bruins Roberto Romano	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Riggin
May 29, 1987	To Detroit Red Wings Warren Young	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash

Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Carl Mokosak Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1986-07-23) Mitch Wilson New Jersey Devils free agency (1986-07-24) Kevin LaVallee St. Louis Blues free agency (1986-09-13) Neil Belland Vancouver Canucks free agency (1986-09-29) Alain Lemieux Quebec Nordiques free agency (1986-12)

Subtractions Player New team Via Tom Roulston EC Salzburg (Austria) free agency Mitch Lamoureux Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1986-06-30) Andy Brickley New Jersey Devils free agency (1986-07-08) Tom O'Regan Detroit Red Wings free agency (1986-09-29)

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
22		Neil Belland	D	R	26	Undrafted	Parry Sound, Ontario
26		Mike Blaisdell	RW	R	27	1980	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3		Doug Bodger	D	L	20	1984	Chemainus, British Columbia
29		Phil Bourque	LW	L	24	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
7		Rod Buskas	D	R	26	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9		John Chabot	C	L	25	1980	Summerside, Price Edward Island
34		Todd Charlesworth	D	R	22	1983	Calgary, Alberta
15		Randy Cunneyworth	LW	L	26	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
2		Christopher Dahlquist	D	L	24	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
12		Bob Errey	LW	L	22	1983	Montreal, Quebec
28		William Frawley	RW	R	24	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
11		Lee Giffin	RW	R	20	1985	Comrose, Saskatchewan
1		Steve Guenette	G	L	21	Undrafted	Gloucester, Ontario
32		David Hannan	C	L	25	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
23		Randy Hillier	D	L	27	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6		James Johnson	D	L	24	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
14		Chris Kontos	C	L	23	1982	Toronto, Ontario
16		Kevin LaVallee	LW	R	25	1980	Sudbury, Ontario
11		Alain Lemieux	C	R	26	1980	Montreal, Quebec
66		Mario Lemieux (A)	C	R	21	1984	Montreal, Quebec
19		Willy Lindstrom	RW	R	36	Undrafted	Grums, Sweden
24		Troy Loney	LW	L	23	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
20		Maurice Mantha (A)	D	R	26	1980	Lakewood, Ohio
11		Dwight Mathiasen	RW	R	23	Undrafted	Brandon, Manitoba
22		James McGeough	C	R	24	1981	Regina, Saskatchewan
27		Gilles Meloche	G	R	36	1970	Montreal, Quebec
31		Carl Mokosak	LW	R	24	Undrafted	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
		Dan Quinn	C	L	21	1983	Ottawa, Ontario
1		Patrick Riggin	G	R	28	1979	Kincardine, Ontario
33		Mike Rowe	D	R	22	1983	Kingston, Ontario
8		Terry Ruskowski (C)	C	R	32	1974	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25		Norm Schmidt	D	R	24	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4		Dwight Schofield	D	R	31	1976	Waltham, Massachusetts
18		Craig Simpson	LW	R	20	1985	London, Ontario
5		Ville Siren	D	L	23	1983	Tampere, Finland
33		Mitch Wilson	RW	R	27	Undrafted	Calgary, Alberta
35		Warren Young	C	R	31	1976	Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Zarley Zalapski	Defense	Canada	Canadian National Team (Intl)
2	25	Dave Capuano	Left Wing	United States	Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.)
3	46	Brad Aitken	Left Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	67	Robert Brown	Right Wing	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5	88	Sandy Smith	Right Wing	United States	Brainerd H.S. (Minn.)
6	109	Jeff Daniels	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	130	Doug Hobson	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8	151	Steve Rohlik	Left Wing	United States	Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
9	172	Dave McLlwain	Center	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
10	193	Kelly Cain	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
11	214	Stan Drulia	Right Wing	United States	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
12	235	Robert Wilson	Defense	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
S	17	Jeff Lamb	Forward	United States	University of Denver (WCHA)
S	18	Randy Taylor	Defense	Canada	Harvard University (ECAC)

See also

• 1986–87 NHL season

References

• "1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.