1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 18th in the National Hockey League. It marked the debut of Mario Lemieux for the Penguins. Lemieux debuted on October 11, 1984, against the Boston Bruins and scored a goal with his very first NHL shot, on his first shift.[1] Later that season, Lemieux played in the NHL All-Star Game and became the first rookie to be named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player. Despite missing seven games during the season, Lemieux scored 100 points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year.

1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division6th Patrick
Conference11th Wales
1984–85 record24–51–5
Goals for276
Goals against385
Team information
General managerEddie Johnston
CoachBob Berry
CaptainMike Bullard
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance10,018
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (43)
AssistsMario Lemieux (57)
PointsMario Lemieux (100)
Penalty minutesGary Rissling (209)
WinsDenis Herron (10)
Goals against averageRoberto Romano (4.42)

Offseason

Before the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Lemieux announced he wanted to play for whoever drafted him.[2] He and his agent were deadlocked with the Penguins and could not negotiate a contract. Because of this, when the Penguins called his name as the first overall draft pick, he did not shake general manager Eddie Johnston's hand or don the Penguins jersey, as is NHL tradition. He claimed he was upset about the contract negotiation, and said that "Pittsburgh doesn't want [him] bad enough."[3] Even though the draft was held in Montreal, over 3,000 fans viewed a broadcast in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena a typical Penguins game drew less than 7,000 fans at the time.[4] Lemieux's actions upset many fans and led to accusations of arrogance and aloofness.[5] After the draft, Johnston signed Lemieux to a two-year contract for $600,000, plus a $150,000 bonus for signing.[3] Although Lemieux wore the jersey #27 during his time with the Laval Voisins, he wanted to adopt Wayne Gretzky's #99 when he entered the NHL. However, his agent advised him to create his own identity; thus, Lemieux turned #99 upside down and landed on #66, which stuck with him throughout his career.

Regular season

Season standings

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers8053207348241113
Washington Capitals8046259322240101
New York Islanders804034634531286
New York Rangers8026441029534562
New Jersey Devils8022481026434654
Pittsburgh Penguins802451527638553

[6]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

1984–85 Schedule
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year, and finished in last again as well.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[8]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Denis Herron422193:00102231704.6513620.8751
Roberto Romano311629:0091721204.429740.8771
Michel Dion10553:00360434.673160.8640
Brian Ford8457:00260486.302920.8360
Total4832:00245153814.7329440.8712

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

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season:

Trades

October 15, 1984 To Boston Bruins

1985 4th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Randy Hillier

November 9, 1984 To Montreal Canadiens

Ron Flockhart

To Pittsburgh Penguins

John Chabot

November 16, 1984 To Hartford Whalers

Pat Boutette

To Pittsburgh Penguins

rights to Ville Siren

December 6, 1984 To Quebec Nordiques

Tom Thornbury

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Brian Ford

March 12, 1985 To Washington Capitals

Mark Taylor

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Jim McGeough

Additions and subtractions

Additions
PlayerFormer teamVia
Petteri LehtoTPS Turku (SM-liiga)free agency (1984-07)
Wayne BabychSt. Louis BluesWaiver Draft (1984-10-09)
Bruce CrowderBoston BruinsWaiver Draft (1984-10-09)
Joe McDonnellEdmonton Oilersfree agency (1984-12-30)
Wally WeirHartford Whalerswaivers (1985-03-01)
Subtractions
PlayerNew teamVia
Paul GardnerWashington Capitalsfree agency (1984-07-17)
Darren LoweWEV Wien (Austria)free agency
Vincent TremblayBuffalo Sabresfree agency (1985-03-07)
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Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
26 Wayne Babych RW R 26 1978 Edmonton, Alberta
24 Roger Belanger Jr. C R 19 1984 St. Catharines, Ontario
33 Doug Bodger D L 18 1984 Chemainus, British Columbia
23 Andy Brickley LW L 23 1980 Melrose, Massachusetts
22 Michael Bullard (C) C L 24 1980 Ottawa, Ontario
7 Rod Buskas D R 24 1981 Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9 John Chabot C L 23 1980 Summerside, Price Edward Island
27 Todd Charlesworth D R 20 1983 Calgary, Alberta
28 Bruce Crowder RW R 28 1977 Essex, Ontario
29 Michel Dion G R 31 Undrafted Granby, Quebec
10 Bob Errey LW L 20 1983 Montreal, Quebec
31 Brian Ford G R 23 Undrafted Edmonton, Alberta
2 Gregory Fox D R 31 1973 Port McNeill, British Columbia
28 Steve Gatzos RW R 23 1981 Toronto, Ontario
28 Robert Geale C R 23 1980 Edmonton, Alberta
13 James Hamilton RW L 28 1977 Barrie, Ontario
32 David Hannan C L 23 1981 Sudbury, Ontario
1 Denis Herron G L 32 1972 Chambly, Quebec
34 Randy Hillier D L 25 1980 Toronto, Ontario
6 Gregory Hotham D R 29 1976 London, Ontario
19 Arto Javanainen RW R 26 1984 Pori, Finland
17 Rick Kehoe RW R 33 1971 Windsor, Ontario
12 Mitch Lamoureux C R 22 1981 Ottawa, Ontario
8 Petteri Lehto D R 24 Undrafted Turku, Finland
66 Mario Lemieux C R 19 1984 Montreal, Quebec
11 Troy Loney LW L 21 1982 Bow Island, Alberta
20 Maurice Mantha D R 24 1980 Lakewood, Ohio
5 Bryan Maxwell D R 29 1975 North Bay, Ontario
25 Kevin McCarthy D R 27 1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba
2 Joe McDonnell D R 24 Undrafted Kitchener, Ontario
16 James McGeough C R 22 1981 Regina, Saskatchewan
4 Marty McSorley D R 22 Undrafted Cayuga, Ontario
8 Thomas O'Regan C R 23 Undrafted Cambridge, Massachusetts
15 Gary Rissling LW R 28 Undrafted Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
30 Roberto Romano G R 22 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec
5 Mike Rowe D R 20 1983 Kingston, Ontario
14 Douglas Shedden C R 24 1980 Wallaceburg, Ontario
23 Edward Weir RW R 30 Undrafted Verdun, Quebec
35 Warren Young C R 29 1976 Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1984 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 9, 1984, in Montreal, Quebec.[9]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Mario Lemieux Center  Canada Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
1 9 Doug Bodger Defense  Canada Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
1 16 Roger Belanger Jr. Center  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
4 64 Mark Teevens Right Wing  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 85 Arto Javanainen Right Wing  Finland Assat Pori (FNL)
7 127 Tom Ryan Defense  United States Newton North H.S. (Massachusetts)
9 169 John Del Col Left Wing  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
10 189 Steve Hurt Right Wing  United States Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
11 210 Jim Steen Center  United States Moorhead H.S. (Minn.)
12 230 Mark Ziliotto Left Wing  Canada Streetsville Jr. B (OHA)

References

Notes

  1. "Mario Lemieux Retires". TSN. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  2. Christopher, Matt (2002-12-01) [2002]. On the Ice With... Mario Lemieux. Little, Brown and Company. p. 3. ISBN 0-316-13799-5. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  3. Christopher, 23.
  4. Christopher, 21.
  5. Deacon, James (1996-04-08). "Lemieux, Mario (profile)". Maclean's Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  6. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  7. "1984–1985 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  8. "1984–1985 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  9. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.
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