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90-91PitPen
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

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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

Transactions[]

Draft Picks[]

Pittsburgh's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Stanley Cup Champions[]

Roster

  Wingers
  Goaltenders


  • †† 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

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[]

  1. 1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

External Links[]

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