1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Patrick
Conference9th Wales
1989–90 record32–40–8
Home record22–15–3
Road record10–25–5
Goals for318
Goals against359
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachGene Ubriaco
Craig Patrick
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsPaul Coffey
John Cullen
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (45)
AssistsMario Lemieux (78)
PointsMario Lemieux (123)
Penalty minutesKevin Stevens (171)
WinsWendell Young (16)
Goals against averageWendell Young (4.17)

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

The last remaining active member of the 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins was Mark Recchi, who retired after the 2010–11 season, right after winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins.

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 Rangers8036311327926785
New Jersey Devils803734929528883
Washington Capitals803638628427578
New York Islanders8031381128128873
Pittsburgh Penguins803240831835972
Philadelphia Flyers8030391129029771

[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
1p – Boston BruinsADM8046259289232101
2Buffalo SabresADM804527828624898
3Montreal CanadiensADM8041281128823493
4Hartford WhalersADM803833927526885
5New York RangersPTK8036311327926785
6New Jersey DevilsPTK803734929528883
7Washington CapitalsPTK803638628427578
8New York IslandersPTK8031381128128873
9Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK803240831835972
10Philadelphia FlyersPTK8030391129029771
11Quebec NordiquesADM801261724040731

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
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
1Oct 5Pittsburgh Penguins4–5Boston Bruins0–1–00
2Oct 7Pittsburgh Penguins4–4New Jersey Devils0–1–11
3Oct 10Winnipeg Jets1–5Pittsburgh Penguins1–1–13
4Oct 14Montreal Canadiens1–2Pittsburgh Penguins2–1–15
5Oct 15Pittsburgh Penguins2–4New York Rangers2–2–15
6Oct 17Toronto Maple Leafs5–7Pittsburgh Penguins3–2–17
7Oct 18St. Louis Blues9–3Pittsburgh Penguins3–3–17
8Oct 21Buffalo Sabres4–2Pittsburgh Penguins3–4–17
9Oct 25Toronto Maple Leafs8–6Pittsburgh Penguins3–5–17
10Oct 26Pittsburgh Penguins3–3Detroit Red Wings3–5–28
11Oct 28Pittsburgh Penguins1–5Montreal Canadiens3–6–28
12Oct 31Los Angeles Kings8–4Pittsburgh Penguins3–7–28
November: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 Points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
13Nov 2New York Islanders2–5Pittsburgh Penguins4–7–210
14Nov 4Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Edmonton Oilers5–7–212
15Nov 5Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Vancouver Canucks5–8–212
16Nov 9Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Chicago Blackhawks5–9–212
17Nov 11Pittsburgh Penguins3–8St. Louis Blues5–10–212
18Nov 14New York Rangers0–6Pittsburgh Penguins6–10–214
19Nov 16Quebec Nordiques2–8Pittsburgh Penguins7–10–216
20Nov 18New York Islanders3–5Pittsburgh Penguins8–10–218
21Nov 22New Jersey Devils6–3Pittsburgh Penguins8–11–218
22Nov 24Pittsburgh Penguins7–4Washington Capitals9–11–220
23Nov 25Washington Capitals4–1Pittsburgh Penguins9–12–220
24Nov 28Philadelphia Flyers6–3Pittsburgh Penguins9–13–220
25Nov 30Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Philadelphia Flyers9–14–220
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1), 15 Points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
26Dec 2Pittsburgh Penguins7–4Quebec Nordiques10–14–222
27Dec 6Washington Capitals3–5Pittsburgh Penguins11–14–224
28Dec 8Pittsburgh Penguins3–2New Jersey Devils12–14–226
29Dec 9Chicago Blackhawks6–4Pittsburgh Penguins12–15–226
30Dec 12Boston Bruins5–7Pittsburgh Penguins13–15–228
31Dec 14Pittsburgh Penguins4–4Minnesota North Stars13–15–329
32Dec 16Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Calgary Flames13–16–329
33Dec 19Hartford Whalers8–4Pittsburgh Penguins13–17–329
34Dec 21Washington Capitals2–5Pittsburgh Penguins14–17–331
35Dec 23Pittsburgh Penguins6–8New York Islanders14–18–331
36Dec 26Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Washington Capitals14–19–331
37Dec 27New York Rangers4–7Pittsburgh Penguins15–19–333
38Dec 31Pittsburgh Penguins5–4New York Rangers16–19–335
January: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 13 Points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
39Jan 2Boston Bruins5–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–20–335
40Jan 4Vancouver Canucks3–4Pittsburgh Penguins17–20–337
41Jan 6Winnipeg Jets3–5Pittsburgh Penguins18–20–339
42Jan 8Pittsburgh Penguins7–5New York Rangers19–20–341
43Jan 10Pittsburgh Penguins3–6New Jersey Devils19–21–341
44Jan 12Pittsburgh Penguins6–4Washington Capitals20–21–343
45Jan 16Philadelphia Flyers3–4Pittsburgh Penguins21–21–345
46Jan 18New York Rangers3–3Pittsburgh Penguins21–21–446
47Jan 23New Jersey Devils4–2Pittsburgh Penguins21–22–446
48Jan 25Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Detroit Red Wings22–22–448
49Jan 27Pittsburgh Penguins3–9New York Islanders22–23–448
50Jan 28Pittsburgh Penguins2–7Buffalo Sabres22–24–448
51Jan 30Philadelphia Flyers6–3Pittsburgh Penguins22–25–448
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–1), 17 Points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
52Feb 2Edmonton Oilers3–6Pittsburgh Penguins23–25–450
53Feb 3Pittsburgh Penguins4–8Toronto Maple Leafs23–26–450
54Feb 6New York Islanders8–7 OTPittsburgh Penguins23–27–450
55Feb 8Washington Capitals5–7Pittsburgh Penguins24–27–452
56Feb 10Los Angeles Kings6–7Pittsburgh Penguins25–27–454
57Feb 11Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Philadelphia Flyers26–27–456
58Feb 14Pittsburgh Penguins4–3New York Rangers27–27–458
59Feb 16Pittsburgh Penguins3–3Winnipeg Jets27–27–559
60Feb 18Pittsburgh Penguins4–6Chicago Blackhawks27–28–559
61Feb 20Philadelphia Flyers4–6Pittsburgh Penguins28–28–561
62Feb 22New York Islanders3–4Pittsburgh Penguins29–28–563
63Feb 24Pittsburgh Penguins1–11Montreal Canadiens29–29–563
64Feb 26Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Quebec Nordiques29–30–563
65Feb 28New Jersey Devils1–2Pittsburgh Penguins30–30–565
March: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 0–7–1), 7 Points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
66Mar 2Pittsburgh Penguins5–6New Jersey Devils30–31–565
67Mar 4Minnesota North Stars6–8Pittsburgh Penguins31–31–567
68Mar 6Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTEdmonton Oilers31–32–567
69Mar 7Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Calgary Flames31–33–567
70Mar 10Pittsburgh Penguins2–8Los Angeles Kings31–34–567
71Mar 11Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Vancouver Canucks31–35–567
72Mar 15Detroit Red Wings1–6Pittsburgh Penguins32–35–569
73Mar 17Minnesota North Stars6–2Pittsburgh Penguins32–36–569
74Mar 18Pittsburgh Penguins2–2New York Islanders32–36–670
75Mar 22Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Philadelphia Flyers32–37–670
76Mar 24Calgary Flames3–3Pittsburgh Penguins32–37–771
77Mar 25Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Hartford Whalers32–38–771
78Mar 27Hartford Whalers3–3Pittsburgh Penguins32–38–872
79Mar 29Pittsburgh Penguins4–5St. Louis Blues32–39–872
80Mar 31Buffalo Sabres3–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins32–40–872
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

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

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Wendell Young432318:16162031614.1712630.8731048
Frank Pietrangelo211066:26862774.335800.8670002
Tom Barrasso241294:1971231014.687460.8650008
Alain Chevrier†3166:06120145.06890.8430012
Total4845:07324083534.3726780.86810520

†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, 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 4.
  • 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 DelormeDetroit Red WingsJune 28, 1989
Tim TookeyPhiladelphia FlyersJune 30, 1989
Chris CliffordChicago BlackhawksSeptember 6, 1989
Steve DykstraHartford WhalersOctober 9, 1989
Bryan EricksonWinnipeg JetsMarch 2, 1990

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Gord DineenJune 27, 1989Multi-year contract
Phil BourqueJune 27, 1989Multi-year contract
Troy LoneyJune 27, 1989Multi-year contract
Wendell YoungJune 30, 1989Multi-year contract
Mario LemieuxAugust 1, 19895 year/$10 million
Rob BrownSeptember 14, 19892 years
Mike NeedhamJune 5, 1990Multi-year contract
Paul LausJune 5, 1990Multi-year contract

Other

Name Date Details
John WeldayJuly 29, 1989Hired as strength and conditioning coach
Gene UbriacoDecember 5, 1989Fired as head coach
Tony EspositoDecember 5, 1989Fired as GM
Craig PatrickDecember 5, 1989Hired as head coach/GM
Gilles MelocheJanuary 24, 1990Hired as goaltending coach
Craig PatrickJune 12, 1990Replaced as head coach (remained as GM)
Bob JohnsonJune 12, 1990Hired as head coach
Scotty BowmanJune 12, 1990Hired as Director of development and recruitment
Joe DragonJune 15, 1990Supplemental draft pick
Savo MitrovicJune 15, 1990Supplemental draft pick

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
116Jamie HewardD CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
237Paul LausD CanadaNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
358John BrillR United StatesGrand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)
479Todd NelsonD CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5100Tom NeversC United StatesEdina H.S. (Minn.)
6121Michael MarkovichD United StatesU. of Denver (NCAA)
6126[a]Michael NeedhamR CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7142Patrick SchafhauserD United StatesHill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
8163David ShuteC United StatesVictoria Cougars (WHL)
9184Andrew WolfD CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
10205Greg HagenR United StatesHill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
11226Scott FarrellD CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
12247Jason SmartC CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
S21John DePourcqC CanadaFerris 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

  1. ↑ "1989-90 NHL Summary".
  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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