Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Managers:
Tony Esposito &
Craig Patrick

Head Coaches:
Gene Ubriaco &
Craig Patrick

Captain:
Mario Lemieux

Rookie of the Year:
Mark Recchi

Player's Player:
Randy Hillier

Most Valuable Player:
Mario Lemieux

Booster Club:
Mario Lemieux

Masterton Nominee:
Mario Lemieux

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Troy Loney

June 17
Obtained Randy Gilhen, Andrew McBain and Jim Kyte from Winnipeg for Randy Cunneyworth, Rick Tabaracci and Dave McLlwain.

January 8
Obtained Rod Buskas, Tony Tanti and Barry Pederson from Vancouver for Dan Quinn, Andrew McBain and Dave Capuano.

1989-90


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1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(32-40-8) Finished 5th in Patrick Division
Front row: Wendell Young, John Cullen, Rick Patterson (Asst. Coach), Paul Martha (Vice President), Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick (General Manager/Head Coach), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Paul Coffey & Tom Barrasso

Middle row: Mark Recchi, Bob Errey, Barry Pederson, Randy Hillier, Kevin Stevens, Zarley Zalapski, Jim Johnson, Rob Brown, Tony Tanti & John Welday (Conditioning Coach)

Back row: Skip Thayer (Trainer), Gilbert Delorme, Gord Dineen, Rod Buskas, Troy Loney, Jim Kyte, Jay Caufield, Chris Dahlquist, Phil Bourque, Randy Gilhen & Steve Latin (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Wendell Young records the first Penguins' shutout in two seasons with a 6-0 blanking of the NY Rangers on November 14.

• Craig Patrick is named general manager and head coach on December 5, replacing Tony Esposito and Gene Ubriaco.

• Pittsburgh's Civic Arena plays host to the NHL All-Star Game for the first time on January 21 and Penguins center Mario Lemieux scores four goals on his way to his third All-Star MVP Award.

• Buffalo beats the Penguins in the final game of the regular season to knock the Penguins out of the playoffs.

• Mario Lemieux records a 46-game scoring streak (39-64-103), second longest in NHL history, from October 31 through February 11. The streak is halted when Lemieux leaves the Penguins-Rangers game with a back injury.

• Penguins record seven home wins in a row from February 8 through March 17.

• Penguins draft Czechoslovian right wing Jaromir Jagr with the fifth pick in the first round of the 1990 Entry Draft.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
66
Mario Lemieux
59
45
78
123
78
-
-
-
-
-
77
Paul Coffey
80
29
74
103
95
-
-
-
-
-
11
John Cullen
72
32
60
92
138
-
-
-
-
-
44
Rob Brown
80
33
47
80
102
-
-
-
-
-
25
Kevin Stevens
76
29
41
70
171
-
-
-
-
-
8
Mark Recchi
74
30
37
67
44
-
-
-
-
-
29
Phil Bourque
76
22
17
39
108
-
-
-
-
-
12
Bob Errey
78
20
19
39
109
-
-
-
-
-
9
Tony Tanti
37
14
18
32
22
-
-
-
-
-
33
Zarley Zalapski
51
6
25
31
37
-
-
-
-
-
10
Dan Quinn
41
9
20
29
22
-
-
-
-
-
24
Troy Loney
67
11
16
27
168
-
-
-
-
-
10
Barry Pederson
38
4
18
22
29
-
-
-
-
-
19
Randy Gilhen
61
5
11
16
54
-
-
-
-
-
6
Jim Johnson
75
3
13
16
154
-
-
-
-
-
23
Randy Hillier
61
3
12
15
71
-
-
-
-
-
4
Chris Dahlquist
62
4
10
14
56
-
-
-
-
-
9
Andrew McBain
41
5
9
14
51
-
-
-
-
-
14
Jock Callander
30
4
7
11
49
-
-
-
-
-
27
Gilbert Delorme
54
3
7
10
44
-
-
-
-
-
5
Gord Dineen
69
1
8
9
125
-
-
-
-
-
18
Richard Zemlak
19
1
5
6
43
-
-
-
-
-
3
Jim Kyte
56
3
1
4
125
-
-
-
-
-
16
Jay Caufield
37
1
2
3
123
-
-
-
-
-
20
Jamie Leach
10
0
3
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
15
Doug Smith
10
1
1
2
25
-
-
-
-
-
26
Mark Kachowski
14
0
1
1
40
-
-
-
-
-
7
Rod Buskas
6
0
0
0
13
-
-
-
-
-
15
Dave Capuano
6
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
1
Wendell Young
43
0
4
4
8
16
20
3
2318
161
4.17
1
1106
.873
30
Alain Chevrier
3
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
166
14
5.06
0
75
.843
35
Tom Barrasso
24
0
0
0
8
7
12
3
1294
101
4.68
2
647
.865
40
Frank Pietrangelo
21
0
0
0
2
8
6
2
1066
77
4.33
0
503
.867