1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	59	45	78	123	-18 !–18	78
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	80	29	74	103	-25 !–25	95
Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen	72	32	60	92	-13 !–13	138
Brown, RobertRobert Brown	80	33	47	80	-10 !–10	102
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	76	29	41	70	-13 !–13	171
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	74	30	37	67	6	44
Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	76	22	17	39	-7 !–7	108
Errey, BobBob Errey	78	20	19	39	3	109
Tanti, TonyTony Tanti^†	37	14	18	32	-11 !–11	22
Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski	51	6	25	31	-14 !–14	37
Quinn, DanDan Quinn^‡	41	9	20	29	-15 !–15	22
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	67	11	16	27	-9 !–9	168
Pederson, BarryBarry Pederson^†	38	4	18	22	-10 !–10	29
Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	75	3	13	16	-20 !–20	154
Gilhen, RandyRandy Gilhen	61	5	11	16	-8 !–8	54
Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	61	3	12	15	11	71
Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	62	4	10	14	-2 !–2	56
McBain, AndrewAndrew McBain^‡	41	5	9	14	-8 !–8	51
Callander, JockJock Callander	30	4	7	11	0	49
Delorme, GilbertGilbert Delorme	54	3	7	10	3	44
Dineen, GordonGordon Dineen	69	1	8	9	6	125
Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak	19	1	5	6	-6 !–6	43
Kyte, JamesJames Kyte	56	3	1	4	-10 !–10	125
Caufield, JayJay Caufield	37	1	2	3	0	123
Leach, JamieJamie Leach	10	0	3	3	3	0
Smith, DouglasDouglas Smith^†	10	1	1	2	-2 !–2	25
Kachowski, MarkMark Kachowski	14	0	1	1	1	40
Capuano, DaveDave Capuano^‡	6	0	0	0	0	2
Buskas, RodRod Buskas^†	6	0	0	0	-4 !–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
Young, WendellWendell Young	43	2318:16	16	20	3	161	4.17	1263	0.873	1	4	8
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	21	1066:26	8	6	2	77	4.33	580	0.867	0	0	2
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	24	1294:19	7	12	3	101	4.68	746	0.865	0	0	8
Chevrier, AlainAlain 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

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
35	USA !	Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	1.0 !G	R	25	1983	Boston, Massachusetts
29	USA !	Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	6.0 !LW	L	27	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
44	CAN !	Brown, RobertRobert Brown	7.0 !RW	L	22	1986	Kingston, Ontario
7	CAN !	Buskas, RodRod Buskas	2.0 !D	R	29	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
14	CAN !	Callander, JockJock Callander	7.0 !RW	R	29	Undrafted	Regina, Saskatchewan
16	USA !	Caufield, JayJay Caufield	7.0 !RW	R	29	Undrafted	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30	CAN !	Chevrier, AlainAlain Chevrier	1.0 !G	R	29	Undrafted	Cornwall, Ontario
77	CAN !	Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	2.0 !D	L	28	1980	Weston, Ontario
11	CAN !	Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen	4.0 !C	R	25	1986	Puslinch, Ontario
4	USA !	Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	2.0 !D	L	27	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
27	CAN !	Delorme, GilbertGilbert Delorme	2.0 !D	R	27	1981	Boucherville, Quebec
5	CAN !	Dineen, GordonGordon Dineen	2.0 !D	R	27	1981	Quebec City, Quebec
12	CAN !	Errey, BobBob Errey	6.0 !LW	L	25	1983	Montreal, Quebec
19	DEU !	Gilhen, RandyRandy Gilhen	4.0 !C	L	26	1982	Zweibrücken, Germany
23	CAN !	Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	2.0 !D	L	30	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6	USA !	Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	2.0 !D	L	27	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
26	CAN !	Kachowski, MarkMark Kachowski	6.0 !LW	L	25	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
3	CAN !	Kyte, JamesJames Kyte	2.0 !D	L	26	1982	Ottawa, Ontario
20	USA !	Leach, JamieJamie Leach	7.0 !RW	R	20	1987	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
66	CAN !	Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	4.0 !C	R	24	1984	Montreal, Quebec
24	CAN !	Loney, TroyTroy Loney	6.0 !LW	L	26	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
10	CAN !	Pederson, BarryBarry Pederson	4.0 !C	R	29	1980	Big River, Saskatchewan
40	CAN !	Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	1.0 !G	L	25	1983	Niagara Falls, Ontario
8	CAN !	Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	7.0 !RW	L	22	1988	Kamloops, British Columbia
15	CAN !	Smith, DouglasDouglas Smith	4.0 !C	R	27	1981	Ottawa, Ontario
25	USA !	Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	6.0 !LW	L	25	1983	Brockton, Massachusetts
9	CAN !	Tanti, TonyTony Tanti	7.0 !RW	L	26	1981	Toronto, Ontario
1	CAN !	Young, WendellWendell Young	1.0 !G	L	26	1981	Halifax, Nova Scotia
33	CAN !	Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski	2.0 !D	L	22	1986	Edmonton, Alberta
18	CAN !	Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak	4.0 !C	R	27	1981	Wynyard, Saskatchewan

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux, All-Star Game MVP ^[6]

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)

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

↑ http://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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Founded in 1967
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Ronald Burkle; Mario Lemieux
General manager: Jim Rutherford
Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Team captain: Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas

Main facilities: Civic Arena; PPG Paints Arena

Training facilities: Brantford Civic Centre; Rostraver Ice Garden; Island Sports Center; IceoPlex at Southpointe; UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

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AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers

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Culture and lore

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

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Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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

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