Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Ed Johnston

Head Coach:
Bob Berry

Captain:
Mike Bullard

Rookie of the Year:
Jim Johnson

Player's Player:
Terry Ruskowski

Most Valuable Player:
Mario Lemieux

Booster Club:
Mario Lemieux

Masterton Nominee:
Terry Ruskowski

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Terry Ruskowski

September 10
Obtained Gilles Meloche from Edmonton for Tim Hrynewich and Marty McSorley.

October 4
Obtained Randy Cunneyworth and Mike Moller from Buffalo for Pat Hughes.

October 20
Obtained future considerations from Quebec for Wayne Babych.

March 11
Obtained Ron Duguay from Detroit for Doug Shedden.

1985-86


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1985-86 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(34-38-8) Finished 5th in Patrick Division
Front row: Gilles Meloche, Moe Mantha, Paul Martha (Vice President), Ed Johnston (General Manager), Mike Bullard, Bob Berry (Head Coach), Jim Roberts (Asst. Coach), Terry Ruskowski, Roberto Romano & Denis Herron

Middle row: Cindy Himes (PR), Doug Kinney (Strength Coach), Willy Lindsrom, Randy Cunneyworth, Jim Johnson, Ville Siren, Mario Lemieux, Doug Shedden, Doug Bodger, John Chabot, Dave Hannan, Ric Kehoe (Scout) & Terry Schiffhauer (Team Services)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Jim McGeough, Ted Nolan, Mike Blaisdell, Mike Rowe, Randy Hillier, Craig Simpson, Rod Buskas, Norm Schmidt, Dan Frawley, Bob Errey & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Mario Lemieux records his first hat trick on December 31 at St. Louis with four goals.

• Lemieux has points in 28 consecutive games from January 11 through March 15, scoring 59 points (21+38) in that span.

• Penguins tie Russian Dynamo, 3-3, on January 4 at the Civic Arena before a sellout crowd.

• On February 15 against Vancouver, Lemieux records his 100th point to become the first Penguin to record consecutive 100-point seasons.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
66
Mario Lemieux
79
48
93
141
43
-
-
-
-
-
22
Mike Bullard
77
41
42
83
69
-
-
-
-
-
20
Moe Mantha
78
15
52
67
102
-
-
-
-
-
14
Doug Shedden
67
32
34
66
32
-
-
-
-
-
8
Terry Ruskowski
73
26
37
63
162
-
-
-
-
-
9
John Chabot
77
14
31
45
6
-
-
-
-
-
15
Randy Cunneyworth
75
15
30
45
74
-
-
-
-
-
3
Doug Bodger
79
4
33
37
63
-
-
-
-
-
32
Dave Hannan
75
17
18
35
91
-
-
-
-
-
19
Willy Lindstrom
71
14
17
31
30
-
-
-
-
-
26
Mike Blaisdell
66
15
14
29
36
-
-
-
-
-
6
Jim Johnson
80
3
26
29
115
-
-
-
-
-
25
Norm Schmidt
66
15
14
29
57
-
-
-
-
-
18
Craig Simpson
76
11
17
28
49
-
-
-
-
-
28
Dan Frawley
69
10
11
21
174
-
-
-
-
-
10
Bob Errey
37
11
6
17
8
-
-
-
-
-
35
Ron Duguay
13
6
7
13
6
-
-
-
-
-
11
Troy Loney
47
3
9
12
95
-
-
-
-
-
5
Ville Siren
60
4
8
12
32
-
-
-
-
-
7
Rod Buskas
72
2
7
9
159
-
-
-
-
-
16
Jim McGeough
17
3
2
5
8
-
-
-
-
-
2
Chris Dahlquist
5
1
2
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
23
Randy Hillier
28
0
3
3
53
-
-
-
-
-
12
Tom O'Regan
9
1
2
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
34
Ted Nolan
18
1
1
2
34
-
-
-
-
-
2
Todd Charlesworth
2
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
24
Dwight Mathiasen
4
1
0
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Joe McDonnell
3
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
26
Wayne Babych
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
4
Phil Bourque
4
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
12
Tom Roulston
5
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
33
Mike Rowe
3
0
0
0
4
-
-
-
-
-
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
27
Gilles Meloche
34
0
1
1
2
13
15
5
1989
119
3.59
0
0
.000
30
Roberto Romano
46
0
1
1
4
21
30
3
2684
159