1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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.

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)
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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 Penguins8456217119367268
Washington Capitals844334793325286
New York Islanders844037787335297
New Jersey Devils844037787308299
Philadelphia Flyers8436371183319319
New York Rangers8434391179304308

[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
1p – Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

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.

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.

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 Barrasso633701:46431451863.0118850.90140824
Ken Wregget251367:431372783.426920.8870016
Total5069:29562172643.1225770.89840930
Playoffs[8]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso12721:41750352.913700.9052034
Total721:41750352.913700.9052034

†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 17.
  • Troy Loney set a franchise record for penalty minutes (980). He broke the previous high of 959 set by Rod Buskas is 1990.

Awards
PlayerAward
Tom BarrassoNHL Second All-Star Team
Ron FrancisUnsung Hero Award
Mario LemieuxFoodland 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 McEachernEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Larry MurphyNHL Second All-Star Team
Jim PaekEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Kevin StevensBaz 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 MulvennaPhiladelphia FlyersJuly 11, 1992
Gordie RobertsBoston BruinsJuly 23, 1992
Dave TippettWashington CapitalsAugust 24, 1992
Phil BourqueNew York RangersAugust 30, 1992
Gord DineenOttawa SenatorsAugust 31, 1992

Waivers
Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Jamie LeachHartford WhalersNovember 21, 1992

Signings
Player Date Contract terms
Tom BarrassoSeptember 3, 19925-year contract
Joe MullenSeptember 27, 1992Re-signed
Mike StapletonSeptember 30, 1992Signed
Mario LemieuxOctober 5, 1992Re-signed to a 7-year/$42 million contract
Justin DubermanNovember 2, 1992Signed
Troy LoneyMay 25, 1993Re-signed to a multi-year contract
Bryan TrottierJune 22, 1993Signed

Other
Name Date Details
Scotty BowmanMay 28, 1993Replaced as head coach
Jack KelleyJune 15, 1993Hired as president
Bryan TrottierJune 22, 1993Hired as assistant coach
Eddie JohnstonJune 22, 1993Hired as head coach
Paul LausJune 24, 1993Lost in expansion draft to Florida Panthers
Troy LoneyJune 24, 1993Lost in expansion draft to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

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

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.
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  9. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
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  11. "1992 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
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