1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	3rd Wales
1990–91 record	41–33–6
Home record	25–12–3
Road record	16–21–3
Goals for	342 (2nd)
Goals against	305 (18th)
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Bob Johnson
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Paul Coffey Bob Errey Randy Hillier
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance	15,927
Team leaders
Goals	Mark Recchi Kevin Stevens (40)
Assists	Mark Recchi (73)
Points	Mark Recchi (113)
Penalty minutes	Kevin Stevens (133)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (27)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso (3.59)

The 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins 24th season in the NHL. The Penguins finished 1st in the Patrick Division and defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 2.

Off-season

In the off-season, General Manager Craig Patrick, who finished the previous season coaching the club, named Bob Johnson as the new head coach of the Penguins. Patrick also named Scotty Bowman as his director of player development and recruitment. Johnson had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1982–87. The team also acquired veteran Bryan Trottier, who helped lead the New York Islanders to 4 straight Stanley Cups from 1980–83, to help out with his leadership abilities.

Regular Season

The Penguins began the season without Mario Lemieux, as he missed the first half of the season recovering from a back injury that he suffered in a game against the New York Rangers on February 14, 1990, which caused him to miss the rest of the 1989–90 season.

Pittsburgh began the season slow, and in their opening 31 games, the team had a 12–16–3, good for 27 points, and 9 points out of a playoff spot. As the season progressed, the team began playing better, had Mario Lemieux return to the lineup, and Patrick made some trades, acquiring defenceman Larry Murphy from the Minnesota North Stars and Scott Young from the Hartford Whalers. The Penguins eventually came into playoff contention, and on March 4, when the team had a 32–30–4 record, sitting in 3rd place in the division, the club pulled off a blockbuster deal with the Whalers, trading John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski, and Jeff Parker to Hartford for Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson, and Grant Jennings. The deal helped the Penguins finish the season off 9–3–2, and win their first ever Division championship, finishing 3 points ahead of the 2nd place New York Rangers.

With Mario Lemieux missing the majority of the season due to his back injury, Mark Recchi stepped up, and had a breakout season, scoring a team high 40 goals and 73 assists for 113 points. Kevin Stevens would tie Recchi for the team lead in goals with 40, and add 46 assists for 86 points. Rookie Jaromír Jágr had a solid season, scoring 27 goals and earning 57 points, while Lemieux recorded 19 goals and 45 points in only 26 games. Paul Coffey led the defense with 93 points in 76 games. The 342 goals the Penguins scored was the 2nd highest toal in the league, only 2 goals less than the Calgary Flames

In goal, Tom Barrasso had the majority of playing time, winning a team high 27 games and posting a 3.59 GAA, along with a shutout. Frank Pietrangelo appeared in 25 games, finishing with a 10–11–1 record and a 3.94 GAA.

Final Standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	41	33	6	342	305	88
New York Rangers	80	36	31	13	297	265	85
Washington Capitals	80	37	36	7	258	258	81
New Jersey Devils	80	32	33	15	272	264	79
Philadelphia Flyers	80	33	37	10	252	267	76
New York Islanders	80	25	45	10	223	290	60

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

See also 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins: Head-to-Head Results

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–4	Washington Capitals	1–0–0	2
2	October 7	New Jersey Devils	4–7	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–0–0	4
3	October 9	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	St. Louis Blues	2–1–0	4
4	October 11	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–4	Chicago Blackhawks	2–2–0	4
5	October 13	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–4	New York Islanders	3–2–0	6
6	October 16	Philadelphia Flyers	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3–0	6
7	October 19	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–4	Buffalo Sabres	3–3–1	7
8	October 20	New York Rangers	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4–1	7
9	October 23	Montreal Canadiens	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–5–1	7
10	October 25	Quebec Nordiques	3–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–5–1	9
11	October 27	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–7	New Jersey Devils	4–6–1	9
12	October 28	New York Islanders	3–8	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–6–1	11
13	October 30	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–2	Philadelphia Flyers	6–6–1	13
14	November 3	New York Rangers	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–6–1	15
15	November 6	Calgary Flames	5–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	8–6–1	17
16	November 8	St. Louis Blues	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	8–7–1	17
17	November 10	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3	Boston Bruins	8–7–2	18
18	November 13	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–1	Minnesota North Stars	9–7–2	20
19	November 14	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–4	Winnipeg Jets	10–7–2	22
20	November 17	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–2	Los Angeles Kings	10–8–2	22
21	November 21	Philadelphia Flyers	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	10–9–2	22
22	November 23	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–7	Washington Capitals	10–10–2	22
23	November 24	Washington Capitals	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	11–10–2	24
24	November 27	Edmonton Oilers	7–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	11–11–2	24
25	November 29	Hartford Whalers	6–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	11–12–2	24
26	December 1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–6	Minnesota North Stars	11–13–2	24
27	December 3	Pittsburgh Penguins	9–4	New York Rangers	12–13–2	26
28	December 5	Washington Capitals	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	12–14–2	26
29	December 7	Vancouver Canucks	2–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	12–14–3	27
30	December 8	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–3	Hartford Whalers	12–15–3	27
31	December 11	Chicago Blackhawks	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	12–16–3	27
32	December 13	New Jersey Devils	5–9	Pittsburgh Penguins	13–16–3	29
33	December 14	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	Buffalo Sabres	14–16–3	31
34	December 16	Detroit Red Wings	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	15–16–3	33
35	December 18	Winnipeg Jets	2–9	Pittsburgh Penguins	16–16–3	35
36	December 20	Minnesota North Stars	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	17–16–3	37
37	December 22	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	New York Islanders	18–16–3	39
38	December 23	New York Islanders	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	18–17–3	39
39	December 26	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–3	Washington Capitals	19–17–3	41
40	December 28	Detroit Red Wings	0–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	20–17–3	43
41	December 29	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–6	Toronto Maple Leafs	20–18–3	43
42	December 31	St. Louis Blues	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	21–18–3	45
43	January 3	New York Rangers	7–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	21–19–3	45
44	January 5	New Jersey Devils	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	22–19–3	47
45	January 6	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–6	Montreal Canadiens	22–20–3	47
46	January 8	Edmonton Oilers	1–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	23–20–3	49
47	January 10	Calgary Flames	1–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	24–20–3	51
48	January 15	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–5	Philadelphia Flyers	24–21–3	51
49	January 17	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–5	Toronto Maple Leafs	25–21–3	53
50	January 22	New Jersey Devils	3–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	26–21–3	55
51	January 26	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–5	Quebec Nordiques	27–21–3	57
52	January 29	Washington Capitals	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	28–21–3	59
53	January 31	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers	28–22–3	59
54	February 2	Boston Bruins	2–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	29–22–3	61
55	February 3	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–6	Boston Bruins	29–23–3	61
56	February 8	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–6	Winnipeg Jets	29–24–3	61
57	February 11	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–7	Edmonton Oilers	29–25–3	61
58	February 14	New York Islanders	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	30–25–3	63
59	February 16	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	New York Islanders	30–26–3	63
60	February 19	Buffalo Sabres	3–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	31–26–3	65
61	February 21	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	32–26–3	67
62	February 22	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–5	New Jersey Devils	32–27–3	67
63	February 24	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–5	Washington Capitals	32–27–4	68
64	February 26	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–8	Los Angeles Kings	32–28–4	68
65	February 27	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	Vancouver Canucks	32–29–4	68
66	March 1	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–6	Calgary Flames	32–30–4	68
67	March 5	Vancouver Canucks	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	33–30–4	70
68	March 7	Los Angeles Kings	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	34–30–4	72
69	March 9	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–2	Hartford Whalers	35–30–4	74
70	March 10	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	New York Islanders	36–30–4	76
71	March 12	Montreal Canadiens	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	36–30–5	77
72	March 16	Quebec Nordiques	3–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	37–30–5	79
73	March 17	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	New York Rangers	38–30–5	81
74	March 19	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–5	New Jersey Devils	38–31–5	81
75	March 21	New York Rangers	4–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	39–31–5	83
76	March 23	Chicago Blackhawks	7–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	39–32–5	83
77	March 26	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers	40–32–5	85
78	March 27	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–4	Detroit Red Wings	41–32–5	87
79	March 30	Philadelphia Flyers	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	41–32–6	88
80	March 31	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–6	New York Rangers	41–33–6	88

Playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New Jersey Devils 3

In the playoffs, the Penguins would open up against the New Jersey Devils, who finished the year in 4th place in the division, 9 points behind Pittsburgh. The teams split the opening 2 games in Pittsburgh, and then split the 2 games in New Jersey, before the Devils won game 5 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena to take a 3–2 series lead back home. The Penguins responded with a hard fought 4–3 victory in game 6 to bring it back home for game 7, where Pittsburgh completed the comeback with a 4–0 shutout to win the series.

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitals 1

Up next was the Washington Capitals, and Washington would surprise the Penguins with a 4–2 victory in the opening game, however, Pittsburgh tied the series up in game 2 with a 7–6 overtime victory. The Pens would go into Washington for games 3 and 4, and post back-to-back 3–1 wins to go up 3–1 in the series, and finish off Washington in the 5th game to clinch the series and advance to the Conference Finals for the 1st time in team history.

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 2

The Penguins next opponent was the Boston Bruins, the defending Wales Conference champions, and the Bruins, who finished with 100 points, had home ice for the series. Boston would take control of the series early by winning the opening 2 games in Boston, however, the Penguins responded by winning the next 2 in Pittsburgh to even up the series. Pittsburgh would return to Boston for the 5th game, and surprise the Bruins with a 7–2 victory, going up 3–2 in the series and returning home for the 6th game. The Penguins finished off Boston in the 6th game, winning the Prince of Wales Trophy and going to the Stanley Cup finals for the 1st time in team history.

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Minnesota North Stars 2

Pittsburgh faced the surprising Minnesota North Stars in the Stanley Cup finals. While the North Stars had a 27–39–14 record during the regular season, they had been red hot in the playoffs, defeating the President's Trophy winners Chicago Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues and the defending Stanley Cup champions Edmonton Oilers to reach the finals. Minnesota would continue their hot streak with a 5–4 victory in game 1, however, the Penguins tied the series up in game 2 as the series shifted from Pittsburgh to Minnesota. The North Stars won game 3 with solid goaltending, but the Penguins rebounded in game 4 to tie it back up as they returned to Pittsburgh. Game 5 was a close, hard fought game, with the Penguins winning 6–4 to take a 3–2 series lead, and in game 6, the Pittsburgh Penguins would pummel the North Stars 8–0 to win the series, and the first-ever Stanley Cup in club history. Mario Lemieux, recording 44 points in 23 games, won the Conn Smythe Trophy.

• Green background indicates win
• Red indicates loss.

1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Series 1 April 3 New Jersey 3 – 1 Pittsburgh 0–1 2 April 5 New Jersey 4 – 5 (OT) Pittsburgh 1–1 3 April 7 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 New Jersey 2–1 4 April 9 Pittsburgh 1 – 4 New Jersey 2–2 5 April 11 New Jersey 2 – 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 6 April 13 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 New Jersey 3–3 7 April 15 New Jersey 0 – 4 Pittsburgh 4–3 Conference Semi-finals vs Washington: 4–1 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Series 1 April 17 Washington 4 – 2 Pittsburgh 0–1 2 April 19 Washington 6 – 7 (OT) Pittsburgh 1–1 3 April 21 Pittsburgh 3 – 1 Washington 2–1 4 April 23 Pittsburgh 3 – 1 Washington 3–1 5 April 25 Washington 1 – 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Conference Finals vs Boston: 4–2 (Home: 3–1 ; Road: 1–2) 1 May 1 Pittsburgh 3 – 6 Boston 0–1 2 May 3 Pittsburgh 4 – 5 (OT) Boston 0–2 3 May 5 Boston 1 – 4 Pittsburgh 1–2 4 May 7 Boston 1 – 4 Pittsburgh 2–2 5 May 9 Pittsburgh 7 – 2 Boston 3–2 6 May 11 Boston 3 – 5 Pittsburgh 4–2 Stanley Cup Finals vs Minnesota: 4–2 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 2–1) 1 May 15 Minnesota 5 – 4 Pittsburgh 0–1 2 May 17 Minnesota 1 – 4 Pittsburgh 1–1 3 May 19 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 Minnesota 1–2 4 May 21 Pittsburgh 5 – 3 Minnesota 2–2 5 May 23 Minnesota 4 – 6 Pittsburgh 3–2 6 May 25 Pittsburgh 8 – 0 Minnesota 4–2

Player Stats

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	RW	78	40	73	113	48	0	12	0	9
Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen	C	65	31	63	94	83	0	10	0	2
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	D	76	24	69	93	128	-18	8	0	3
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	LW	80	40	46	86	133	-1	18	0	6
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	RW	80	27	30	57	42	-4	7	0	4
Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski	D	66	12	36	48	59	15	5	1	1
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	26	19	26	45	30	8	6	1	2
Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	79	20	22	42	115	11	0	1	2
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen	RW	47	17	22	39	6	9	8	0	2
Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	LW	78	20	14	34	106	7	1	4	0
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	C	52	9	19	28	24	5	0	1	0
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	44	5	23	28	30	2	2	0	0
Young, ScottScott Young	RW	43	11	16	27	33	3	3	1	3
Gilhen, RandyRandy Gilhen	C	72	15	10	25	51	3	1	2	1
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton	D	75	5	18	23	40	11	1	0	1
Hrdina, JiriJiri Hrdina	C	37	6	14	20	13	-2	1	1	0
Tanti, TonyTony Tanti	RW	46	6	12	18	44	1	3	0	0
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	44	7	9	16	85	10	0	0	2
Brown, RobRob Brown	RW	25	6	10	16	31	0	2	0	0
Roberts, GordieGordie Roberts	D	61	3	12	15	70	18	0	0	0
Pederson, BarryBarry Pederson	C	46	6	8	14	21	2	1	0	1
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti	D	39	3	8	11	93	16	0	0	0
Francis, RonRon Francis	C	14	2	9	11	21	0	0	0	1
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson	D	14	1	4	5	37	4	0	0	0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	48	0	5	5	40	0	0	0	0
Johnson, JimJim Johnson	D	24	0	5	5	23	-3	0	0	0
Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	D	31	2	2	4	32	-3	0	0	0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings	D	13	1	3	4	26	2	0	0	0
Dahlquist, ChrisChris Dahlquist	D	22	1	2	3	30	0	0	0	0
Leach, JamieJamie Leach	RW	7	2	0	2	0	-1	0	0	0
Caufield, JayJay Caufield	RW	23	1	1	2	71	-2	0	0	1
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels	LW	11	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Priestlay, KenKen Priestlay	C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aitken, BradBrad Aitken	LW	6	0	1	1	25	-2	0	0	0
Young, WendellWendell Young	G	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	G	25	0	1	1	24	0	0	0	0
Kyte, JimJim Kyte	D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Paek, JimJim Paek	D	3	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0
Dineen, GordGord Dineen	D	9	0	0	0	6	-4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	2754	48	27	16	3	165	3.59	1	1579	1414	.896
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	1311	25	10	11	1	86	3.94	0	714	628	.880
Young, WendellWendell Young	773	18	4	6	2	52	4.04	0	428	376	.879
Team:	4838	80	41	33	6	303	3.76	1	2721	2418	.889

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	23	16	28	44	16	6	2	0
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	RW	24	10	24	34	33	5	0	2
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	LW	24	17	16	33	53	7	0	4
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	23	5	18	23	44	4	0	0
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen	RW	22	8	9	17	4	1	0	1
Francis, RonRon Francis	C	24	7	10	17	24	0	0	4
Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	LW	24	6	7	13	16	0	0	0
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	RW	24	3	10	13	6	1	0	1
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	D	12	2	9	11	6	0	0	0
Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	24	5	2	7	29	0	1	0
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	C	23	3	4	7	49	0	0	2
Young, ScottScott Young	RW	17	1	6	7	2	1	0	0
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson	D	20	3	2	5	34	1	0	1
Hrdina, JiriJiri Hrdina	C	14	2	2	4	6	0	0	1
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	24	2	2	4	41	0	0	0
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton	D	22	1	2	3	24	0	0	0
Roberts, GordieGordie Roberts	D	24	1	2	3	63	0	0	0
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti	D	19	0	3	3	49	0	0	0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings	D	13	1	1	2	16	0	0	0
Paek, JimJim Paek	D	8	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Gilhen, RandyRandy Gilhen	C	16	1	0	1	14	0	0	0
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	G	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	20	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	D	8	0	0	0	24	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	1175	20	12	7	51	2.60	1	629	578	.919
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	288	5	4	1	15	3.12	1	148	133	.899
Team:	1463	24	16	8	66	2.71	2	777	711	.915

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage

Awards and Records

Player	Award
Phil Bourque	Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Randy Gilhen	Unsung Hero Award
Jaromir Jagr	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award NHL All-Rookie Team
Mario Lemieux	Donadeo Sullivan Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee Conn Smythe Trophy
Mark Recchi	Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award Murray Hill Jewelers Player's Player Award Booster Club Award Foodland Most Valuable Player Award
Kevin Stevens	Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Paul Coffey	Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

Draft Picks

Pittsburgh's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	5	Jaromir Jagr	Czechoslovakia	HC Kladno (Czech.)
3	61	Joe Dziedzic	United States	Edison High School (USHS)
4	68	Chris Tamer	United States	Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
5	89	Brian Farrell	United States	Avon Old Farms (USHS)
6	107	Ian Moran	United States	Belmont High School (USHS)
6	110	Denis Casey	Canada	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
7	130	Mika Valila	Finland	Tappara (Finland)
7	131	Ken Plaquin	Canada	Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
7	145	Patrick Neaton	United States	Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
8	152	Petteri Koskimaki	Finland	Boston University Terriers (NCAA)
9	173	Ladislav Karabin	Czechoslovakia	HC Slovan Bratislava (Czech.)
10	194	Tim Fingerhut	United States	Canterbury School (USHS)
11	215	Michael Thompson	Canada	Michigan State Spartans (NCAA)
12	236	Brian Bruininks	United States	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)

Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Stanley Cup Champions

Roster

  Centers

• 66 Mario Lemieux (Captain)
• 9 Ron Francis
• 10 Barry Pederson
• 15 Randy Gilhen
• 19 Bryan Trottier
• 38 Jiri Hrdina
• 18 Ken Priestlay†

  Wingers

• 7 Joe Mullen
• 8 Mark Recchi
• 12 Bob Errey (A. Capt.) (also played center)
• 16 Jay Caufield#
• 24 Troy Loney
• 25 Kevin Stevens
• 29 Phil Bourque
• 34 Scott Young (also played center)
• 68 Jaromir Jagr
• 18 Jeff Daniels†
• 20 Jamie Leach†

  Defensemen

• 2 Jim Paek
• 3 Grant Jennings
• 5 Ulf Samuelsson
• 22 Paul Stanton
• 23 Randy Hillier (A. Capt.)
• 28 Gordie Roberts
• 32 Peter Taglianetti
• 55 Larry Murphy
• 77 Paul Coffey (A. Capt.)
• 5 Gord Dineen†

  Goaltenders

• 1 Wendell Young
• 30 Bruce Racine†† (dressed for 4 playoff games, did not play)
• 35 Tom Barrasso
• 40 Frank Pietrangelo

• †† Goalie Wendell Young missed the first three rounds with an injury. Tom Barrasso also missed the last two games of Round 1 and first two games of Round 2 while injured. Bruce Racine was called up from the minors to serve as back-up to Frank Pietrangelo. Racine's name was left off the Stanley Cup because he had not played in the NHL – in fact, Racine never played for Pittsburgh. His only NHL experience came in 1995–96 for the St. Louis Blues. Racine was included in the team picture, and does have a 1991 Stanley Cup ring.
• † 4 more players were included on the 1991 Stanley Cup picture, but were not engraved on the Cup. They did not play in the playoffs or qualify to be on the Cup.

  Non-players

• Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (Chairman/Owner)
• Marie Denise DeBartolo York (President/Owner)
• Paul Martha (Vice President), Craig Patrick (Vice President/General Manager)
• Scotty Bowman (Director of Player Development-Recruitment), Bob Johnson (Head Coach)
• Rick Kehoe, Rick Paterson, Barry Smith (Assistant Coaches)
• Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach/Scout)
• Steve Latin (Equipment Manager), Skip Thayer (Trainer)
• John Welday (Strength-Conditioning Coach), Greg Malone (Head Scout)

Stanley Cup Engraving

• Bob Johnson became the second American-born head coach to win the Stanley Cup. Bill Stewart was the first in 1938 with the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Jay Caufield spent the whole 1990–91 season with Pittsburgh. He played only 23 regular season games and did not dress in the playoffs. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup due to the team's petition, even though he did not qualify.

Farm Teams

The IHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks finished in fourth place in the East Division with a record of 38-40-5. They lost to the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the playoffs 4-1.

The East Coast Hockey League's Knoxville Cherokees won the Henry Brabham Cup as the team with the league's most outstanding record (46-13-5). They were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Louisville Icehawks. Don Jackson was named coach of the year, Stan Drulia was named league MVP and was leading scorer, and Daniel Gauthier was the league rookie of the year.

References

• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

External Links

• Player stats at Hockey Database
• Game log at NHL Reference