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. Six players reached the 85-point plateau and eight reached the 22-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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New logo

The Penguins began a process of rebranding the team under previous owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., culminating in a new logo and uniforms for the 1992–93 season. The Pittsburgh design firm Vance Wright Adams was hired to create the new look, and went through many design variations which included options of changing the Penguins' shade of gold to a metallic gold, a color that would eventually be adopted by the team as Vegas gold in 2000.

The final logo featured the bust of a left-facing penguin, drawn in a stylized but more realistic style compared to the cartoony skating penguin of the previous logo. The penguin's wing is stylized into the shape of a striped triangle, and the body and wing are part of a triangle that is completed by a Pittsburgh gold field to the left of the chest, tying the new logo back to the original and its reference to Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle. Fans would come to refer to the new logo as either the "robo-penguin" (or "robopen" for short) or the "pigeon".

The new uniform designs came down to two sets of finalists - one set featuring the new logo on the front, with pointed yellow shoulders, and the other featuring the logo on the shoulders and diagonal text across the front, recalling the "PITTSBURGH" that appeared across the Penguins' inaugural uniforms, with "PENGUINS" on the white home jersey and "PITTSBURGH" on the black road jersey. The waist and sleeve striping would end up being identical on the final versions of both sets, with the black jerseys' waist stripes being identical to the outgoing jersey's design of a thick white stripe over a thick gold stripe with a thin black stripe in between; the white jerseys featured matching stripes that reversed the black and white stripes. The sleeve stripes were arranged diagonally, pointing downward from the sleeve numbers to the cuff.

The Penguins sought permission to use both sets of jerseys, but were denied by the NHL, so the team opted to split the difference, adopting the white home jersey featuring the logo on front and the black road jersey featuring the diagonal "PITTSBURGH" text. Three decades later, when Adidas and the NHL introduced the Reverse Retro jersey program, the Penguins' retro jerseys would recall the unused prototypes from this redesign, with their 2020–21 uniforms resembling the unused white jersey with some changes, while the 2022–23 uniforms being a straight recreation of the unused black jersey, adapted to the Adizero jersey template.

Regular season

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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] The Penguins also achieved a feat of 3 goals in 29 seconds during a home game on January 26, 1993.

Mario Lemieux

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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). 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

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Patrick Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 119 367 268
Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 93 325 286
New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 87 335 297
New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 87 308 299
Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 83 319 319
New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 79 304 308

[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
1 p – Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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1992–93 Schedule
October: 8–1–2 (home: 5–0–1; road: 3–1–1), 18 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points
1 6 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0–1 1
2 8 New York Islanders 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–1 3
3 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Montreal Canadiens 1–0–2 4
4 13 Buffalo Sabres 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–2 6
5 15 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0–2 8
6 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 Hartford Whalers 4–0–2 10
7 20 Vancouver Canucks 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0–2 12
8 22 Detroit Red Wings 6–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0–2 14
9 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New Jersey Devils 7–0–2 16
10 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 Ottawa Senators 8–0–2 18
11 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 St. Louis Blues 8–1–2 18
November: 9–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–4–0), 19 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points
12 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 9–1–2 20
13 3 New York Islanders 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–1–2 22
14 5 St. Louis Blues 4–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–1–2 24
15 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 11–2–2 24
16 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Chicago Blackhawks 11–3–2 24
17 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Minnesota North Stars 12–3–2 26
18 12 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–3–3 27
19 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–8 Detroit Red Wings 12–4–3 27
20 17 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–4–3 29
21 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils 14–4–3 31
22 21 New Jersey Devils 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–4–3 33
23 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers 16–4–3 35
24 25 New York Rangers 11–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–5–3 35
25 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Washington Capitals 16–6–3 35
26 28 Washington Capitals 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–6–3 37
December: 9–3–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–2–0), 19 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points
27 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 New York Islanders 18–6–3 39
28 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings 18–7–3 39
29 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–4 San Jose Sharks 19–7–3 41
30 8 Winnipeg Jets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–7–3 43
31 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New Jersey Devils 20–8–3 43
32 12 New Jersey Devils 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–8–3 45
33 15 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–8–3 47
34 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 23–8–3 49
35 19 New York Islanders 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–9–3 49
36 21 Quebec Nordiques 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–9–3 51
37 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers 25–9–3 53
38 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Buffalo Sabres 26–9–3 55
39 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 26–9–4 56
January: 8–5–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 2–3–1), 17 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points
40 2 New York Rangers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–9–4 58
41 5 Boston Bruins 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–9–4 60
42 7 Minnesota North Stars 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–10–4 60
43 9 Calgary Flames 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–10–4 62
44 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Winnipeg Jets 29–11–4 62
45 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 Boston Bruins 29–12–4 62
46 16 Ottawa Senators 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–12–4 64
47 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Vancouver Canucks 31–12–4 66
48 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Edmonton Oilers 31–13–4 66
49 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Calgary Flames 32–13–4 68
50 26 Washington Capitals 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–13–4 70
51 28 New York Islanders 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–14–4 70
52 30 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–14–4 72
53 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT Washington Capitals 34–14–5 73
February: 5–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–3–0), 11 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points
54 8 Boston Bruins 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–14–5 75
55 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 New York Rangers 36–14–5 77
56 13 Chicago Blackhawks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–14–5 79
57 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Buffalo Sabres 37–15–5 79
58 18 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–16–5 79
59 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 New York Islanders 37–17–5 79
60 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Hartford Whalers 38–17–5 81
61 23 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 38–18–5 81
62 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Ottawa Senators 38–19–5 81
63 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 38–19–6 82
64 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Washington Capitals 39–19–6 84
March: 11–2–0 (home: 7–0–0; road: 4–2–0), 22 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points
65 02 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers 39–20–6 84
66 05 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New York Rangers 39–21–6 84
67 09 Boston Bruins 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–21–6 86
68 11 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 41–21–6 88
69 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Islanders 42–21–6 90
70 18 Washington Capitals 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 43–21–6 92
71 20 Philadelphia Flyers 3–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 44–21–6 94
72 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Edmonton Oilers 45–21–6 96
73 23 San Jose Sharks 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 46–21–6 98
74 25 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 47–21–6 100
75 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Boston Bruins 48–21–6 102
76 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Washington Capitals 49–21–6 104
77 30 Ottawa Senators 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 50–21–6 106
April: 6–0–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–0–1), 13 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points
78 1 Hartford Whalers 2–10 Pittsburgh Penguins 51–21–6 108
79 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Quebec Nordiques 52–21–6 110
80 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New Jersey Devils 53–21–6 112
81 7 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 54–21–6 114
82 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–4 New York Rangers 55–21–6 116
83 Apr 10 New York Rangers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 56–21–6 118
84 Apr 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 OT New Jersey Devils 56–21–7 119
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

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Patrick Division Semifinals

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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.


April 18 New Jersey Devils 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Dave Barr (1) – 06:24 First period 01:40 – ppRick Tocchet (1)
09:33 – Mario Lemieux (1)
No scoring Second period 04:11 – pp – Mario Lemieux (2)
12:57 – Ron Francis (1)
17:13 – Dave Tippett (1)
Scott Stevens (1) – pp – 11:48
Scott Stevens (2) – 18:56
Third period 08:35 – ppJaromir Jagr (1)
Chris Terreri 27 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 32 saves / 35 shots
April 20 New Jersey Devils 0–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 15:09 – Shawn McEachern (1)
17:41 – shMario Lemieux (3)
No scoring Second period 03:48 – Rick Tocchet (2)
12:39 – Jaromir Jagr (2)
15:43 – ppKevin Stevens (1)
16:56 – Shawn McEachern (2)
No scoring Third period 17:42 – Joe Mullen (1)
Chris Terreri 17 saves / 23 shots
Craig Billington 3 saves / 4 shots
Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 36 saves / 36 shots
April 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap  
Shawn McEachern (3) – 09:36 First period 01:03 – Bill Guerin (1)
No scoring Second period 16:32 – Bobby Holik (1)
Mario Lemieux (4) – 01:07
Peter Taglianetti (1) – 07:05
Larry Murphy (1) – pp – 09:31
Third period 09:44 – Alexander Semak (1)
Tom Barrasso 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Craig Billington 31 saves / 35 shots
April 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:22 – ppStephane Richer (1)
No scoring Second period 19:50 – ppTommy Albelin (1)
Kevin Stevens (2) – 03:28 Third period 01:52 – ppClaude Lemieux (1)
19:42 – Claude Lemieux (2)
Tom Barrasso 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Chris Terreri 30 saves / 31 shots
April 26 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:04 – ppMario Lemieux (5)
18:23 – Rick Tocchet (3)
Stephane Richer (2) – 01:35
Bruce Driver (1) – sh – 09:22
Tommy Albelin (2) – 13:58
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 07:07 – ppRon Francis (2)
07:28 – Jeff Daniels (1)
18:59 – Jeff Daniels (2)
Chris Terreri 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 19 saves / 22 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–1


Patrick Division Finals

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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.


May 2 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Vladimir Malakhov (2) – 12:20
Ray Ferraro (9) – sh – 17:09
First period 08:19 – Mike Needham (1)
Benoit Hogue (3) – sh – 05:02 Second period 15:10 – Jeff Daniels (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Glenn Healy 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 28 saves / 31 shots
May 4 New York Islanders 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 04:37 – Joe Mullen (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:38 – Rick Tocchet (4)
06:40 – Ron Francis (3)
Glenn Healy 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 26 shots
May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
Ron Francis (4) – 13:08
Jaromir Jagr (3) – 15:45
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:18 – ppRay Ferraro (10)
Joe Mullen (3) – 19:22 Third period No scoring
Tom Barrasso 36 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Glenn Healy 26 saves / 28 shots
May 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jaromir Jagr (4) – 13:12 Second period 15:44 – ppRay Ferraro (11)
19:43 – shTom Fitzgerald (1)
Troy Loney (1) – 02:32
Rick Tocchet (5) – 02:53
Kevin Stevens (3) – pp – 06:24
Ron Francis (5) – 10:50
Third period 00:25 – sh – Tom Fitzgerald (2)
03:31 – Derek King (1)
09:11 – Vladimir Malakhov (3)
12:11 – Derek King (2)
Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Glenn Healy 23 saves / 28 shots
May 10 New York Islanders 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 00:19 – Mario Lemieux (6)
00:54 – Rick Tocchet (6)
01:48 – ppLarry Murphy (2)
Jeff Norton (1) – pp – 00:31
Brian Mullen (2) – 17:23
Second period 00:45 – pp – Mario Lemieux (7)
Travis Green (3) – 13:45 Third period 01:39 – shJoe Mullen (4)
05:30 – Jaromir Jagr (5)
Glenn Healy 11 saves / 16 shots
Mark Fitzpatrick 1 save / 2 shots
Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 37 shots
May 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–7 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
Martin Straka (1) – 06:47 First period 00:25 – Brad Dalgarno (2)
07:19 – Derek King (3)
Mario Lemieux (8) – 01:16
Martin Straka (2) – 12:22
Kevin Stevens (4) – pp – 14:31
Second period 07:22 – ppRay Ferraro (12)
11:20 – ppSteve Thomas (4)
Kevin Stevens (5) – pp – 17:28 Third period 05:42 – Brian Mullen (3)
10:32 – Steve Thomas (5)
19:42 – Uwe Krupp (1)
Tom Barrasso 22 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Glenn Healy 31 saves / 36 shots
May 14 New York Islanders 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Steve Thomas (6) – 18:28 Second period 07:59 – Ulf Samuelsson (1)
David Volek (1) – 06:10
Benoit Hogue (4) – 09:09
Third period 16:13 – Ron Francis (6)
19:00 – Rick Tocchet (7)
David Volek (2) – 05:16 First overtime period No scoring
Glenn Healy 42 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 20 shots
New York won series 4–3


Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 63 3701:46 43 14 5 186 3.01 1885 0.901 4 0 8 24
Ken Wregget 25 1367:43 13 7 2 78 3.42 692 0.887 0 0 1 6
Total 5069:29 56 21 7 264 3.12 2577 0.898 4 0 9 30
Playoffs[8]
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 12 721:41 7 5 35 2.91 370 0.905 2 0 3 4
Total 721:41 7 5 35 2.91 370 0.905 2 0 3 4

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

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  • 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 the franchise record for penalty minutes (980). He broke the previous high of 959 set by Rod Buskas in 1990.

Awards

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Player Award
Tom Barrasso NHL Second All-Star Team
Ron Francis Unsung Hero Award
Mario Lemieux Foodland 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 McEachern Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Larry Murphy NHL Second All-Star Team
Jim Paek Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Kevin Stevens Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" Award
NHL Second All-Star Team

Transactions

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The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season:[9]

Trades

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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

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Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Glenn Mulvenna Philadelphia Flyers July 11, 1992
Gordie Roberts Boston Bruins July 23, 1992
Dave Tippett Washington Capitals August 24, 1992
Phil Bourque New York Rangers August 30, 1992
Gord Dineen Ottawa Senators August 31, 1992

Waivers

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Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Jamie Leach Hartford Whalers November 21, 1992

Signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Tom Barrasso September 3, 1992 5-year contract
Joe Mullen September 27, 1992 Re-signed
Mike Stapleton September 30, 1992 Signed
Mario Lemieux October 5, 1992 Re-signed to a 7-year/$42 million contract
Justin Duberman November 2, 1992 Signed
Troy Loney May 25, 1993 Re-signed to a multi-year contract
Bryan Trottier June 22, 1993 Signed

Other

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Name Date Details
Scotty Bowman May 28, 1993 Replaced as head coach
Jack Kelley June 15, 1993 Hired as president
Bryan Trottier June 22, 1993 Hired as assistant coach
Eddie Johnston June 22, 1993 Hired as head coach
Paul Laus June 24, 1993 Lost in expansion draft to Florida Panthers
Troy Loney June 24, 1993 Lost in expansion draft to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Draft picks

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Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Martin Straka Center   Czechoslovakia 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   Czechoslovakia 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

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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

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  1. ^ "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster and Statistics".
  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.
  7. ^ "1992–1993 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  8. ^ "1992–1993 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  9. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  10. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  11. ^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 15, 2012.