Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Baz Bastien

Head Coach:
Ed Johnston

Captain:
Randy Carlyle

Rookie of the Year:
Dave Hannan

Player's Player:
Pat Boutette

Most Valuable Player:
Doug Shedden

Booster Club:
Michel Dion

Masterton Nominee:
Greg Malone

September 15
Obtained Denis Herron from Montreal for a third round choice in the 1985 Entry Draft.

October 28
Obtained Ron Meighan and Anders Hakansson from Minnesota for George Ferguson and a first round choice in the 1983 Entry Draft.

November 8
Obtained Stan Jonathan from Boston for future considerations.

1982-83


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1982-83 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(18-53-9) Finished 6th in Patrick Division
Front row: Nick Ricci, Randy Carlyle, Paul Martha (Vice President), Michel Dion, Ed Johnston (Head Coach), Rick Kehoe, Greg Malone & Denis Herron

Middle row: Mike Corrigan (Asst. Coach), Paul Baxter, Marc Chorney, Doug Shedden, Anders Hakansson, Ron Meighan, Tony Feltrin, Mike Bullard, Peter Lee, Pat Boutette & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Andre St. Laurent, Dave Hannan, Steve Gatzos, Kevin McClelland, Randy Boyd, Paul Gardner, Greg Hotham, Gary Rissling & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Pat Boutette records hat tricks on October 12 vs. Vancouver and October 27 vs. Washington.

• Denis Herron records his fourth shutout with the Penguins on December 4 in a 0-0 tie with Philadelphia.

• Rick Kehoe is named to the Prince of Wales Conference All-Star Team.

• Penguins lose 11 in a row from January 22 through February 10 and are winless in 18 games (0-17-1) from January 2 through February 10.

• Penguins allow a franchise record 394 goals against.

• General Manager Baz Bastien is killed in an automobile accident on March 15, 1983.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
14
Doug Shedden
80
24
43
67
54
-
-
-
-
-
17
Rick Kehoe
75
29
36
65
12
-
-
-
-
-
12
Greg Malone
80
17
44
61
82
-
-
-
-
-
15
Pat Boutette
80
27
29
56
152
-
-
-
-
-
25
Randy Carlyle
61
15
41
56
110
-
-
-
-
-
20
Paul Gardner
70
28
27
55
12
-
-
-
-
-
22
Mike Bullard
57
22
22
44
60
-
-
-
-
-
32
Dave Hannan
74
11
22
33
127
-
-
-
-
-
4
Paul Baxter
75
11
21
32
238
-
-
-
-
-
6
Greg Hotham
58
2
30
32
39
-
-
-
-
-
10
Peter Lee
63
13
13
26
10
-
-
-
-
-
34
Andre St. Laurent
70
13
9
22
105
-
-
-
-
-
11
Anders Hakansson
62
9
12
21
26
-
-
-
-
-
8
Randy Boyd
56
4
14
18
71
-
-
-
-
-
26
Steve Gatzos
44
6
7
13
52
-
-
-
-
-
2
Pat Price
38
1
11
12
104
-
-
-
-
-
18
Kevin McClelland
38
5
4
9
73
-
-
-
-
-
23
Gary Rissling
40
5
4
9
128
-
-
-
-
-
16
Marc Chorney
67
3
5
8
66
-
-
-
-
-
5
Ron Meighan
41
2
6
8
16
-
-
-
-
-
33
Tony Feltrin
32
3
3
6
40
-
-
-
-
-
24
Pat Graham
20
1
5
6
16
-
-
-
-
-
28
Tim Hrynewich
30
2
3
5
48
-
-
-
-
-
23
Doug Lecuyer
12
1
4
5
12
-
-
-
-
-
19
Rick MacLeish
6
0
5
5
2
-
-
-
-
-
7
Rod Buskas
41
2
2
4
102
-
-
-
-
-
9
Stan Jonathan
19
0
3
3
13
-
-
-
-
-
28
Jim Hamilton
5
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
28
Bobby Simpson
4
1
0
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
11
George Ferguson
7
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
24
Rob Garner
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
2
Brian Lundberg
1
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
27
Rod Schutt
5
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
9
Rich Sutter
4
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
7
Ian Turnbull
6
0
0
0
4
-
-
-
-
-
3
Bennett Wolf
5
0
0