Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Ed Johnston

Head Coach:
Lou Angotti

Captains:
Randy Carlyle & Mike Bullard

Rookie of the Year:
Roberto Romano

Player's Player:
Pat Boutette

Most Valuable Player:
Doug Shedden

Booster Club:
Michel Dion

Masterton Nominee:
Denis Herron

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Gary Rissling

October 23
Obtained Andy Brickley, Ron Flockhart, Mark Taylor and a first round choice in the 1984 Entry Draft from Philadelphia for Rich Sutter and second and third round choices in the 1984 Entry Draft.

December 5
Obtained Tom Roulston from Edmonton for Kevin McClelland and a sixth round choice in the 1984 Entry Draft.

January 26
Obtained Kevin McCarthy from Vancouver for a third round choice in the 1984 Entry Draft.

March 5
Obtained Moe Mantha and a first round choice in the 1984 Entry Draft from Winnipeg for Randy Carlyle.

1983-84


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1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(16-58-6) Finished 6th in Patrick Division
Front row: Michel Dion, Rick Kehoe, Ken Schinkel (Scout), Ed Johnston (General Manager), Paul Martha (Vice President), Lou Angotti (Head Coach), Mike Corrigan (Asst. Coach), Randy Carlyle & Denis Herron

Middle row: Rusty Jones (Strength Coach), Pat Bouttete, Mike Bullard, Doug Shedden, Rod Buskas, Marty McSorley, Bryan Maxwell, Greg Tebutt, Paul Gardner, Rod Schutt & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Andy Brickley, Ron Flockhart, Bob Gladney, Jim Hamilton, Ted Bulley, Kevin McClelland, Greg Hotham, Mark Taylor, Dave Hannan, Bob Errey & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Ed Johnston becomes the General Manager on May 27, 1983.

• Lou Angotti is named head coach on July 20, 1983.

• On February 29, Darren Lowe becomes the first African American to play for the Penguins.

• Penguins finish 16-58-6 for 38 points, their worst ever and worst overall record in the NHL.

• Mike Bullard becomes the fourth player in Penguins' history to score 51 goals.

• Jim Hamilton becomes the first Penguins player to wear #13.

UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
#
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
22
Mike Bullard
76
51
41
92
57
-
-
-
-
-
14
Doug Shedden
67
22
35
57
20
-
-
-
-
-
16
Mark Taylor
59
24
31
55
24
-
-
-
-
-
9
Ron Flockhart
68
27
18
45
40
-
-
-
-
-
17
Rick Kehoe
57
18
27
45
8
-
-
-
-
-
15
Pat Boutette
73
14
26
40
142
-
-
-
-
-
23
Andy Brickley
50
18
20
38
9
-
-
-
-
-
6
Greg Hotham
76
5
25
30
59
-
-
-
-
-
18
Tom Roulston
53
11
17
28
8
-
-
-
-
-
25
Randy Carlyle
50
3
23
26
82
-
-
-
-
-
10
Bob Errey
65
9
13
22
29
-
-
-
-
-
24
Kevin McCarthy
31
4
16
20
52
-
-
-
-
-
3
Norm Schmidt
34
6
12
18
12
-
-
-
-
-
20
Gary Rissling
47
4
13
17
297
-
-
-
-
-
5
Bryan Maxwell
45
3
12
15
84
-
-
-
-
-
8
Tom O'Regan
51
4
10
14
8
-
-
-
-
-
28
Tim Hrynewich
25
4
5
9
34
-
-
-
-
-
4
Marty McSorley
72
2
7
9
224
-
-
-
-
-
34
Tom Thornbury
14
1
8
9
16
-
-
-
-
-
35
Warren Young
15
1
7
8
19
-
-
-
-
-
2
Greg Fox
49
2
5
7
66
-
-
-
-
-
7
Rod Buskas
47
2
4
6
60
-
-
-
-
-
26
Steve Gatzos
23
3
3
6
15
-
-
-
-
-
33
Bob Gladney
13
1
5
6
2
-
-
-
-
-
18
Kevin McClelland
24
2
4
6
62
-
-
-
-
-
24
Ted Bulley
26
3
2
5
12
-
-
-
-
-
20
Paul Gardner
16
0
5
5
6
-
-
-
-
-
32
Dave Hannan
24
2
3
5
33
-
-
-
-
-
13
Jim Hamilton
11
2
2
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
11, 33
Rocky Saganiuk
29
1
3
4
37
-
-
-
-
-
27
Rod Schutt
11
1
3
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
35
Darren Lowe
8
1
2
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
12
Dean Defazio
22
0
2
2
28
-
-
-
-
-
12
Mitch Lamoureux
8
1
1
2
6
-
-
-
-
-
34
Andre St. Laurent
8
2
0
2
21
-
-
-
-
-
34
Greg Tebbutt
24
0
2
2
31
-
-
-
-
-
11
Tim Tookey
8
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Phil Bourque
5
0
1
1
12
-
-
-
-
-
8
Randy Boyd
5
0
1
1
6
-
-
-
-
-
16
Marc Chorney
4
0
1
1
8
-
-
-
-
-
27
Todd Charlesworth
10
0
0
0
8
-
-
-
-
-
11
Troy Loney
13
0
0
0
9
-
-
-
-
-
19
Grant Sasser
3
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
23
Rich Sutter
5
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
#
Goalie GP G A PTS PIM W L T MIN GA GAA SO SV PCT
29
Michel Dion
30
0
1
1
2
2
19
4
1553
138
5.33
0
0
.000
1
Denis Herron
38
0
0
0
21
8
24
2
2028
138
4.08
1
0
.000
30
Roberto Romano
18
0
0
0
0
6
11
0
1020
78
4.59
1
0
.000
31
Vincent Tremblay
4
0
0
0
2
0
4
0
240
24
6.00
0
0
.000

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