Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Baz Bastien

Head Coach:
Ed Johnston

Captain:
Randy Carlyle

Rookie of the Year:
Mike Bullard
Player's Player:
Mike Bullard

Most Valuable Player:
Michel Dion

Booster Club:
Michel Dion

June 29
Obtained Pat Boutette and Kevin McClelland from Hartford as compensation for Hartford's signing of free agent Greg Millen.

June 30
Signed Michel Dion as a free agent.

September 11
Obtained Paul Harrison from Toronto for future considerations.

December 29
Obtained Rick MacLeish from Hartford for Russ Anderson.

February 14
Obtained Gary Edwards from St. Louis for an eighth round choice in the 1984 Entry Draft.

1981-82

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1981-82 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(31-36-13) Finished 4th in Patrick Division
Front row: Michel Dion, Randy Carlyle, Ed Johnston (Head Coach), Paul Martha (Vice President), Aldege “Baz” Bastien (General Manager), Rick Kehoe, Greg Malone & Paul Harrison

Middle row: Mike Corrigan (Asst. Coach), Paul Baxter, Marc Chorney, Mario Faubert, Russ Anderson, Paul Mulvey, Ron Stackhouse, Pat Price, George Ferguson, Doug Shedden, Gregg Sheppard & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Pat Boutette, Rod Schutt, Mike Bullard, Paul Gardner, Peter Lee, Mark Johnson, Gary Rissling & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Michel Dion is named starting goalie in NHL All-Star Game.

• Penguins break the NY Islanders' 15-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on February 21.

• Penguins score 99 power-play goals to lead NHL.

• Mike Bullard's 37 goals are the most ever by a Penguins rookie.

• Paul Baxter sets a franchise record with 409 penalty minutes.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
17
 Rick Kehoe
71
33
52
85
8
5
2
3
5
2
25
 Randy Carlyle
73
11
64
75
131
5
1
3
4
16
15
 Pat Boutette
80
23
51
74
230
5
3
1
4
8
20
 Paul Gardner
59
36
33
69
28
5
1
5
6
2
22
 Mike Bullard
75
36
27
63
91
5
1
1
2
4
11
 George Ferguson
71
22
31
53
45
5
0
1
1
0
4
 Paul Baxter
76
9
34
43
409
5
0
0
0
14
12
 Greg Malone
78
15
24
39
125
3
0
0
0
4
2
 Pat Price
77
7
31
38
322
5
0
0
0
28
10
 Peter Lee
74
18
16
34
98
3
0
0
0
0
7
 Rick MacLeish
40
13
12
25
28
5
1
1
2
0
14
 Doug Shedden
38
10
15
25
12
-
-
-
-
-
9
 Mark Johnson
46
10
11
21
30
-
-
-
-
-
27
 Rod Schutt
35
9
12
21
42
5
1
2
3
0
19
 Gregg Sheppard
58
11
10
21
35
-
-
-
-
-
3
 Ron Stackhouse
76
2
19
21
102
1
0
0
0
0
28
 Bobby Simpson
26
9
9
18
4
2
0
0
0
0
26
 Steve Gatzos
16
6
8
14
14
1
0
0
0
0
24
 Pat Graham
42
6
8
14
55
4
0
0
0
2
34
 Andre St. Laurent
18
8
5
13
4
5
2
1
3
8
5
 Mario Faubert
14
4
8
12
14
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Greg Hotham
25
4
6
10
16
5
0
3
3
6
28
 Jim Hamilton
11
5
3
8
2
-
-
-
-
-
26
 Paul Mulvey
27
1
7
8
76
-
-
-
-
-
16
 Marc Chorney
60
1
6
7
63
5
0
0
0
0
18
 Kevin McClelland
10
1
4
5
4
5
1
1
2
5
8
 Randy Boyd
23
0
2
2
49
3
0
0
0
11
7
 Russ Anderson
31
0
1
1
98
-
-
-
-
-
33
 Tony Feltrin
4
0
0
0
4
-
-
-
-
-
32
 Dave Hannan
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
23
 Gary Rissling
16
0
0
0
55
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Bennett Wolf
1
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
#
 Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
29
 Michel Dion
62
0
1
1
4
25
24
12
3580
226
3.79
0
0
.000
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
-
304
22
4.34
0