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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 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)
Penalty minutes Kevin Stevens (171)
Wins Wendell Young (16)
Goals against average Wendell Young (4.17)
←  1988–89
1990–91 →

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 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
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
1 Oct 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Boston Bruins 0–1–0 0
2 Oct 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 New Jersey Devils 0–1–1 1
3 Oct 10 Winnipeg Jets 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–1 3
4 Oct 14 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–1 5
5 Oct 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 New York Rangers 2–2–1 5
6 Oct 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2–1 7
7 Oct 18 St. Louis Blues 9–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3–1 7
8 Oct 21 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4–1 7
9 Oct 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5–1 7
10 Oct 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Detroit Red Wings 3–5–2 8
11 Oct 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens 3–6–2 8
12 Oct 31 Los Angeles Kings 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7–2 8
November: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
13 Nov 2 New York Islanders 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7–2 10
14 Nov 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Edmonton Oilers 5–7–2 12
15 Nov 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Vancouver Canucks 5–8–2 12
16 Nov 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks 5–9–2 12
17 Nov 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–8 St. Louis Blues 5–10–2 12
18 Nov 14 New York Rangers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–10–2 14
19 Nov 16 Quebec Nordiques 2–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–10–2 16
20 Nov 18 New York Islanders 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–10–2 18
21 Nov 22 New Jersey Devils 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–11–2 18
22 Nov 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Washington Capitals 9–11–2 20
23 Nov 25 Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–12–2 20
24 Nov 28 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–13–2 20
25 Nov 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers 9–14–2 20
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1), 15 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
26 Dec 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Quebec Nordiques 10–14–2 22
27 Dec 6 Washington Capitals 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–14–2 24
28 Dec 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New Jersey Devils 12–14–2 26
29 Dec 9 Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–15–2 26
30 Dec 12 Boston Bruins 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–15–2 28
31 Dec 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Minnesota North Stars 13–15–3 29
32 Dec 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Calgary Flames 13–16–3 29
33 Dec 19 Hartford Whalers 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–17–3 29
34 Dec 21 Washington Capitals 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–17–3 31
35 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–8 New York Islanders 14–18–3 31
36 Dec 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Washington Capitals 14–19–3 31
37 Dec 27 New York Rangers 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–19–3 33
38 Dec 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 New York Rangers 16–19–3 35
January: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–0), 13 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
39 Jan 2 Boston Bruins 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–20–3 35
40 Jan 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–20–3 37
41 Jan 6 Winnipeg Jets 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–20–3 39
42 Jan 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Rangers 19–20–3 41
43 Jan 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New Jersey Devils 19–21–3 41
44 Jan 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Washington Capitals 20–21–3 43
45 Jan 16 Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–21–3 45
46 Jan 18 New York Rangers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–21–4 46
47 Jan 23 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–22–4 46
48 Jan 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Detroit Red Wings 22–22–4 48
49 Jan 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–9 New York Islanders 22–23–4 48
50 Jan 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Buffalo Sabres 22–24–4 48
51 Jan 30 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–25–4 48
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–1), 17 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
52 Feb 2 Edmonton Oilers 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–25–4 50
53 Feb 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–8 Toronto Maple Leafs 23–26–4 50
54 Feb 6 New York Islanders 8–7 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 23–27–4 50
55 Feb 8 Washington Capitals 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–27–4 52
56 Feb 10 Los Angeles Kings 6–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–27–4 54
57 Feb 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers 26–27–4 56
58 Feb 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New York Rangers 27–27–4 58
59 Feb 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Winnipeg Jets 27–27–5 59
60 Feb 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Chicago Blackhawks 27–28–5 59
61 Feb 20 Philadelphia Flyers 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–28–5 61
62 Feb 22 New York Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–28–5 63
63 Feb 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–11 Montreal Canadiens 29–29–5 63
64 Feb 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 29–30–5 63
65 Feb 28 New Jersey Devils 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–30–5 65
March: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 0–7–1), 7 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points
66 Mar 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 New Jersey Devils 30–31–5 65
67 Mar 4 Minnesota North Stars 6–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–31–5 67
68 Mar 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers 31–32–5 67
69 Mar 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Calgary Flames 31–33–5 67
70 Mar 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Los Angeles Kings 31–34–5 67
71 Mar 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Vancouver Canucks 31–35–5 67
72 Mar 15 Detroit Red Wings 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–35–5 69
73 Mar 17 Minnesota North Stars 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–36–5 69
74 Mar 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 New York Islanders 32–36–6 70
75 Mar 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers 32–37–6 70
76 Mar 24 Calgary Flames 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–37–7 71
77 Mar 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Hartford Whalers 32–38–7 71
78 Mar 27 Hartford Whalers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–38–8 72
79 Mar 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 St. Louis Blues 32–39–8 72
80 Mar 31 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 32–40–8 72
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 Young 43 2318:16 16 20 3 161 4.17 1263 0.873 1 0 4 8
Frank Pietrangelo 21 1066:26 8 6 2 77 4.33 580 0.867 0 0 0 2
Tom Barrasso 24 1294:19 7 12 3 101 4.68 746 0.865 0 0 0 8
Alain Chevrier† 3 166:06 1 2 0 14 5.06 89 0.843 0 0 1 2
Total 4845:07 32 40 8 353 4.37 2678 0.868 1 0 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.

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 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

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins 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

  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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