1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	9th Wales
1989–90 record	32–40–8
Home record	22–15–3
Road record	10–25–5
Goals for	318
Goals against	359
Team information
General Manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Gene Ubriaco ; Craig Patrick
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Paul Coffey ; John Cullen
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (45)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (78)
Points	Mario Lemieux (123)
Penalties in minutes	Kevin Stevens (171)
Wins	Wendell Young (16)
Goals against average	Wendell Young (4.17)

The 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the Penguins finish fifth in the Patrick Division and not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

The Penguins allowed the most short-handed goals during the regular season, with 21.^[1]

All-Star Game

The 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on January 21, 1990. The game saw the team of all-stars from the Wales conference defeat the Campbell conference all-stars 12–7. Mario Lemieux was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Rangers	80	36	31	13	279	267	85
New Jersey Devils	80	37	34	9	295	288	83
Washington Capitals	80	36	38	6	284	275	78
New York Islanders	80	31	38	11	281	288	73
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	32	40	8	318	359	72
Philadelphia Flyers	80	30	39	11	290	297	71

^[2]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^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	ADM	80	46	25	9	289	232	101
2	Buffalo Sabres	ADM	80	45	27	8	286	248	98
3	Montreal Canadiens	ADM	80	41	28	11	288	234	93
4	Hartford Whalers	ADM	80	38	33	9	275	268	85
5	New York Rangers	PTK	80	36	31	13	279	267	85
6	New Jersey Devils	PTK	80	37	34	9	295	288	83
7	Washington Capitals	PTK	80	36	38	6	284	275	78
8	New York Islanders	PTK	80	31	38	11	281	288	73
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	PTK	80	32	40	8	318	359	72
10	Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	80	30	39	11	290	297	71
11	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	80	12	61	7	240	407	31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

1989–90 Schedule

October: 3–7–2 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 0–3–2), 8 Points

November: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 Points

December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1), 15 Points

January: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 13 Points

February: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–1), 17 Points

March: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 0–7–1), 7 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins missed the playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	59	45	78	123	–18	78
Paul Coffey	80	29	74	103	–25	95
John Cullen	72	32	60	92	–13	138
Rob Brown	80	33	47	80	–10	102
Kevin Stevens	76	29	41	70	–13	171
Mark Recchi	74	30	37	67	6	44
Phil Bourque	76	22	17	39	–7	108
Bob Errey	78	20	19	39	3	109
Tony Tanti^†	37	14	18	32	–11	22
Zarley Zalapski	51	6	25	31	–14	37
Dan Quinn^‡	41	9	20	29	–15	22
Troy Loney	67	11	16	27	–9	168
Barry Pederson^†	38	4	18	22	–10	29
Jim Johnson	75	3	13	16	–20	154
Randy Gilhen	61	5	11	16	–8	54
Randy Hillier	61	3	12	15	11	71
Chris Dahlquist	62	4	10	14	–2	56
Andrew McBain^‡	41	5	9	14	–8	51
Jock Callander	30	4	7	11	0	49
Gilbert Delorme	54	3	7	10	3	44
Gord Dineen	69	1	8	9	6	125
Richard Zemlak	19	1	5	6	–6	43
Jim Kyte	56	3	1	4	–10	125
Jay Caufield	37	1	2	3	0	123
Jamie Leach	10	0	3	3	3	0
Doug Smith^†	10	1	1	2	–2	25
Mark Kachowski	14	0	1	1	1	40
Dave Capuano^‡	6	0	0	0	0	2
Rod Buskas^†	6	0	0	0	–4	13
Total		318	560	878	—	2,098

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Wendell Young	43	2318:16	16	20	3	161	4.17	1263	0.873	1	4	8
Frank Pietrangelo	21	1066:26	8	6	2	77	4.33	580	0.867	0	0	2
Tom Barrasso	24	1294:19	7	12	3	101	4.68	746	0.865	0	0	8
Alain Chevrier^†	3	166:06	1	2	0	14	5.06	89	0.843	0	1	2
Total		4845:07	32	40	8	353	4.37	2678	0.868	1	5	20

^†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.

Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
7001350000000000000♠35	Tom Barrasso	G	R	25	1983	Boston, Massachusetts
7001290000000000000♠29	Phil Bourque	LW	L	27	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
7001440000000000000♠44	Robert Brown	RW	L	22	1986	Kingston, Ontario
7000700000000000000♠7	Rod Buskas	D	R	29	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
7001140000000000000♠14	Jock Callander	RW	R	29	Undrafted	Regina, Saskatchewan
7001160000000000000♠16	Jay Caufield	RW	R	29	Undrafted	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7001300000000000000♠30	Alain Chevrier	G	R	29	Undrafted	Cornwall, Ontario
7001770000000000000♠77	Paul Coffey (A)	D	L	28	1980	Weston, Ontario
7001110000000000000♠11	John Cullen (A)	C	R	25	1986	Puslinch, Ontario
7000400000000000000♠4	Christopher Dahlquist	D	L	27	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
7001270000000000000♠27	Gilbert Delorme	D	R	27	1981	Boucherville, Quebec
7000500000000000000♠5	Gordon Dineen	D	R	27	1981	Quebec City, Quebec
7001120000000000000♠12	Bob Errey	LW	L	25	1983	Montreal, Quebec
7001190000000000000♠19	Randy Gilhen	C	L	26	1982	Zweibrücken, Germany
7001230000000000000♠23	Randy Hillier	D	L	30	1980	Toronto, Ontario
7000600000000000000♠6	James Johnson	D	L	27	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
7001260000000000000♠26	Mark Kachowski	LW	L	25	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
7000300000000000000♠3	James Kyte	D	L	26	1982	Ottawa, Ontario
7001200000000000000♠20	Jamie Leach	RW	R	20	1987	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7001660000000000000♠66	Mario Lemieux (C)	C	R	24	1984	Montreal, Quebec
7001240000000000000♠24	Troy Loney	LW	L	26	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
7001100000000000000♠10	Barry Pederson	C	R	29	1980	Big River, Saskatchewan
7001400000000000000♠40	Frank Pietrangelo	G	L	25	1983	Niagara Falls, Ontario
7000800000000000000♠8	Mark Recchi	RW	L	22	1988	Kamloops, British Columbia
7001150000000000000♠15	Douglas Smith	C	R	27	1981	Ottawa, Ontario
7001250000000000000♠25	Kevin Stevens	LW	L	25	1983	Brockton, Massachusetts
7000900000000000000♠9	Tony Tanti	RW	L	26	1981	Toronto, Ontario
7000100000000000000♠1	Wendell Young	G	L	26	1981	Halifax, Nova Scotia
7001330000000000000♠33	Zarley Zalapski	D	L	22	1986	Edmonton, Alberta
7001180000000000000♠18	Richard Zemlak	C	R	27	1981	Wynyard, Saskatchewan

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux, All-Star Game MVP ^[6]
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 800 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 4–3 win over Vancouver on January 4th.
Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for goals (345). He broke the previous records of 316 held by Jean Pronovost.
Paul Coffey established a franchise record for goals (74) by a defenseman. He broke the previous records of 66 held by both Ron Stackhouse and Randy Carlyle.
Rod Buskas set a franchise record for penalty minutes (959). He had led the category since the previous season.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season:^[7]

Trades

September 14, 1989	To New York Rangers Lee Giffin	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
October 24, 1989	To Vancouver Canucks Rod Buskas	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1990 6th round pick
January 8, 1990	To Vancouver Canucks Dave Capuano Andrew McBain Dan Quinn	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rod Buskas Barry Pederson Tony Tanti
February 26, 1990	To Vancouver Canucks cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Doug Smith
March 6, 1990	To Edmonton Oilers future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Wilks
March 6, 1990	To Chicago Blackhawks future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alain Chevrier

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date
Gilbert Delorme	Detroit Red Wings		June 28, 1989
Tim Tookey		Philadelphia Flyers	June 30, 1989
Chris Clifford	Chicago Blackhawks		September 6, 1989
Steve Dykstra		Hartford Whalers	October 9, 1989
Bryan Erickson		Winnipeg Jets	March 2, 1990

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Gord Dineen	June 27, 1989	Multi-year contract
Phil Bourque	June 27, 1989	Multi-year contract
Troy Loney	June 27, 1989	Multi-year contract
Wendell Young	June 30, 1989	Multi-year contract
Mario Lemieux	August 1, 1989	5 year/$10 million
Rob Brown	September 14, 1989	2 years
Mike Needham	June 5, 1990	Multi-year contract
Paul Laus	June 5, 1990	Multi-year contract

Other

Name	Date	Details
John Welday	July 29, 1989	Hired as strength and conditioning coach
Gene Ubriaco	December 5, 1989	Fired as head coach
Tony Esposito	December 5, 1989	Fired as GM
Craig Patrick	December 5, 1989	Hired as head coach/GM
Gilles Meloche	January 24, 1990	Hired as goaltending coach
Craig Patrick	June 12, 1990	Replaced as head coach (remained as GM)
Bob Johnson	June 12, 1990	Hired as head coach
Scotty Bowman	June 12, 1990	Hired as Director of development and recruitment
Joe Dragon	June 15, 1990	Supplemental draft pick
Savo Mitrovic	June 15, 1990	Supplemental draft pick

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.^[8]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	16	Jamie Heward	D	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
2	37	Paul Laus	D	Canada	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
3	58	John Brill	R	United States	Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)
4	79	Todd Nelson	D	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5	100	Tom Nevers	C	United States	Edina H.S. (Minn.)
6	121	Michael Markovich	D	United States	U. of Denver (NCAA)
6	126^[a]	Michael Needham	R	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	142	Patrick Schafhauser	D	United States	Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
8	163	David Shute	C	United States	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
9	184	Andrew Wolf	D	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
10	205	Greg Hagen	R	United States	Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
11	226	Scott Farrell	D	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
12	247	Jason Smart	C	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
S	21	John DePourcq	C	Canada	Ferris State University (CCHA)

Draft notes^[9]

^a The Calgary Flames' sixth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a January 9, 1989, trade that sent Steve Guenette to the Flames in exchange for this pick.

References

Penguins on Hockey Database

↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
↑ "1989–1990 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1989–1990 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 219, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com.
↑ "1989 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions.

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[1] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html

[nhl-gd-standings-2] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[3] "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

[4] "1989–1990 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[5] "1989–1990 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[6] National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 219, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

[7] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.

[8] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com.

[9] "1989 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions.

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Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
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2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
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1989–90 NHL season by team
Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto
Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	1989 NHL Entry Draft All-Star Game 1990 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions