1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

(32-40-8) Finished 5th in Patrick Division

• Wendell Young recorded the first Penguins’ shutout in two seasons with a 6-0 blanking of the NY Rangers on November 14.

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

• Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena played host to the NHL All-Star Game on January 21 and Penguins center Mario Lemieux scored four goals on his way to his third All-Star MVP Award.

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

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

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

• Penguins drafted Czechoslovian right wing Jaromir Jagr with the fifth pick in the first round of the 1990 Entry Draft.

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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)
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