1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1993–94 record44–27–13
Home record25–9–8
Road record19–18–5
Goals for299
Goals against285
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Johnston
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsRon Francis
Kevin Stevens
Bryan Trottier
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Stevens (41)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (67)
PointsJaromir Jagr (99)
Penalty minutesUlf Samuelsson (199)
WinsTom Barrasso (22)
Goals against averageRoberto Romano (1.44)

Regular season

The Penguins moved into the newly formed Northeast Division (competing against the teams that made up the old Adams Division) and won their third division crown in four seasons. This season marked the return to the Penguins and to the bench of head coach Eddie Johnston. Under EJ's guidance the Pens racked up a 101-point season, their second straight 100 point season and second in franchise history. The Northeast Division title earned them a second seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in six games, which until 2018 was the only series victory that the Capitals had earned over the rival Penguins.

Of note from the season:
The Penguins were not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games.
Injuries limited Mario Lemieux to only 22 regular season games.
Rookie Markus Naslund made his NHL debut. Other rookies debuting for the Penguins were Chris Tamer, Greg Andrusak, Ed Patterson, Pat Neaton, Rob Dopson, Justin Duberman, and Ladislav Karabin.
Each team during the 1993-1994 season played two neutral site games. The Penguins played, and won, in Sacramento vs Buffalo and in Cleveland vs. Boston on Easter Sunday.
An offseason trade landed the Penguins Marty McSorely in exchange for Shawn McEachern. On February 16, the Pens and Kings made another trade, with McSorely and McEachern again involved: the Pens traded McSorely and Jim Paek to LA for Tomas Sandstrom and McEachern.
Other trades: Paul Stanton to Boston for 3rd round pick 1994; Jeff Daniels to Florida for Greg Hawgood; Mike Needham to Dallas for Jim McKenzie
RW Martin Straka had his first ever 30 goal season.
C Brian Trottier unretired for one season and acted in a player/coach role, playing 41 games for the team as officially part of their coaching staff.
G Roberto Romano made his return to the Penguins (and to the NHL) after toiling in Italy since the 1987-1988 season. Romano went 1-0-1 in his two appearances for the Penguins, his last games in the NHL.
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Season standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Pittsburgh Penguins84442713299285101
24Boston Bruins8442291328925297
35Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
46Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
511Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
613Hartford Whalers842748922728863
714Ottawa Senators841461920139737

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers *8452248299231112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins *84442713299285101
3 New Jersey Devils84472512306220106
4 Boston Bruins8442291328925297
5 Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
6 Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
7 Washington Capitals8439351027726388
8 New York Islanders8436361228226484
9 Florida Panthers8433341723323383
10 Philadelphia Flyers8435391029431480
11 Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
12 Tampa Bay Lightning8430431122425171
13 Hartford Whalers842748922728863
14 Ottawa Senators841461920139737
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results
1993–94 Schedule
October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
November: 2–3–5 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
December: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
January: 6–3–3 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
February: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
March: 9–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
April: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

Round 1 vs. Washington
Washington won series 4–2

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso442481:59221551393.3613040.89320142
Ken Wregget422455:53211271383.3712910.8931018
Roberto Romano2125:0010131.44560.9460000
Rob Dopson245:2500033.96230.8700000
Total5108:174427132833.3226740.89430250
Playoffs[6]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso6356:22240172.861620.8950004
Total356:22240172.861620.8950004

†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 700 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie with San Jose on November 2.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1200 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–5 loss to Calgary on March 26.

Awards
PlayerAward
Tom BarrassoEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Ron FrancisMost Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
Booster Club Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
NHL Second team All-Star
Jaromir JagrBowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award
Joe MullenMolson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Unsung Hero Award
Kevin StevensPittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ken WreggetEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[7]

Trades
August 27, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings:

Shawn McEachern

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Marty McSorley

October 8, 1993 To Boston Bruins:

Paul Stanton

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

1994 third round pick (#73–Greg Crozier)

February 15, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings:

Marty McSorley
Jim Paek

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Shawn McEachern
Tomas Sandstrom

March 19, 1994 To Florida Panthers:

Jeff Daniels

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Greg Hawgood

March 21, 1994 To Dallas Stars:

Mike Needham

 To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jim McKenzie

Free agents
Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Steve BancroftFlorida PanthersAugust 2, 1993
Todd HawkinsToronto Maple LeafsAugust 20, 1993
Dave TippettPhiladelphia FlyersAugust 30, 1993
Doug BrownNew Jersey DevilsSeptember 28, 1993
Roberto RomanoBoston BruinsOctober 7, 1993

Waivers
Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Mike StapletonEdmonton OilersFebruary 19, 1994
Larry DePalmaNew York IslandersMarch 9, 1994

Signings
Player Date
Greg BrownSeptember 29, 1993
Ladislav KarabinOctober 10, 1993

Roster
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
4 Greg Andrusak D R 24 1988 Cranbrook, British Columbia
35 Tom Barrasso G R 29 1983 Boston, Massachusetts
24 Douglas Brown RW R 30 Undrafted Southborough, Massachusetts
34 Greg Brown D R 26 1986 Hartford, Connecticut
12 Larry DePalma C L 28 Undrafted Trenton, Michigan
1 Robert Dopson G L 26 Undrafted Smith Falls, Ontario
37 Justin Duberman RW R 24 1989 New Haven, Connecticut
10 Ron Francis (A) C L 31 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4 Greg Hawgood D L 25 1986 Edmonton, Alberta
68 Jaromir Jagr RW L 22 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
3 Grant Jennings D L 29 Undrafted Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
14 Ladislav Karabin LW L 24 1990 Bratislava, Slovakia
66 Mario Lemieux (C) C R 28 1984 Montreal, Quebec
15 Shawn McEachern LW L 25 1987 Waltham, Massachusetts
33 Jim McKenzie LW L 24 1989 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
7 Joe Mullen RW R 37 Undrafted New York City, New York
55 Larry Murphy D R 33 1980 Scarborough, Ontario
29 Markus Naslund LW L 20 1991 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
36 Pat Neaton D L 23 1990 Redford, Michigan
44 Ed Patterson RW R 21 1991 Delta, British Columbia
6 Michael Ramsey D L 33 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota
30 Roberto Romano G R 31 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec
28 Kjell Samuelsson D R 35 1984 Tyngsryd, Sweden
5 Ulf Samuelsson D L 30 1982 Fagerstad, Sweden
17 Tomas Sandstrom RW L 29 1982 Jakobstad, Finland
25 Kevin Stevens (A) LW L 29 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Martin Straka C L 21 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
32 Peter Taglianetti D L 30 1983 Framingham, Massachusetts
2 Chris Tamer D L 23 1990 Dearborn, Michigan
22 Rick Tocchet RW R 30 1983 Scarborough, Ontario
19 Bryan Trottier (A) C L 37 1974 Val Marie, Saskatchewan
31 Ken Wregget G L 30 1982 Brandon, Manitoba

Draft picks
See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 26 Stefan Bergqvist Defense  Sweden Leksands IF (SEL)
2 52 Domenic Pittis Center  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3 62[a] Dave Roche Left Wing  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 104 Jonas Andersson-Junkka Defense  Sweden Kiruna (Sweden)
5 130 Chris Kelleher Defense  United States St. Sebastian's (Mass. H.S.)
6 156 Patrick Lalime Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 182 Sean Selmser Left Wing  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 208 Larry McMorran Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9 234 Timothy Harberts Center  United States Wayzata H.S. (Minn.)
10 260 Leonid Toropchenko Center  Russia Springfield Indians (AHL)
11 286 Hans Jonsson Defense  Sweden Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL)
Draft notes[9]

Farm teams

The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 31-36-14 record.

The Louisville Icehawks of the East Coast Hockey League finished fifth in the West Division with a 16-44-8 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They upset the Brabham Cup champion Knoxville Cherokees in the first round before being swept by the Birmingham Bulls in the second round.

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1994_games.html
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  4. "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  8. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  9. "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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