(41-33-6) Finished 1st in Patrick Division, Won Stanley Cup

TRANSACTIONS

December 11 - Obtained Larry Murphy and Peter Taglianetti from Minnesota for Jim Johnson and Chris Dahlquist.

December 13 - Obtained Jiri Hrdina from Calgary for Jim Kyte.

December 21 - Obtained Scott Young from Hartford for Rob Brown.

March 4 - Obtained Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson and Grant Jennings from Hartford for John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski and Jeff Parker.

June 16 - Obtained Joe Mullen from Calgary for a second round choice in the 1990 Entry Draft.

October 27 - Obtained Gord Roberts from St. Louis for future considerations.

• Bob Johnson was hired as head coach and Scotty Bowman named director of player development and recruitment on June 12, 1990.

• Mario Lemieux returned to the Penguins lineup on January 26 at Quebec after missing 50 games with a back injury.

• Penguins won their first-ever division title, capturing the Patrick Division crown with a 7-4 win at Detroit.

• The Penguins won their first-ever Patrick Division Playoff Championship by beating the Washington Capitals.

• The Penguins earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup, beating the Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2, to capture their first Wales Conference Championship.

• With an 8-0 victory over Minnesota, the Penguins became Stanley Cup Champions, defeating the North Stars four games to two.

• Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

• Jaromir Jagr was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.

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Front row: Mark Recchi, Joe Mullen, Randy Hillier, Paul Coffey, Wendell Young, Tom Barrasso, Frank Pietrangelo, Bruce Racine, Mario Lemieux, Troy Loney, Bryan Trottier & Bob Errey

Middle row: John Welday (Conditioning Coach), Jiri Hrdina, Ron Francis, Kevin Stevens, Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach), Rick Patterson (Asst. Coach), Bob Johnson (Head Coach), Paul Martha (Vice President), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Scott Bowman (Director of Player Personell), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Barry Smith (Asst. Coach), Phil Bourque, Paul Stanton & Barry Pederson

Back row: Skip Thayer (Trainer), Gilbert Delorme, Jamie Leach, Jim Paek, Larry Murphy, Ulf Samuelsson, Jaromir Jagr, Jay Caufield, Grant Jennings, Peter Taglianetti, Scott Young, Gord Roberts, Randy Gilhen, Gord Dineen, Ken Priestly & Steve Latin (Equip. Manager)

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LEADERSHIP

Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Craig Patrick

Head Coach:
Bob Johnson

Captain:
Mario Lemieux

 

AWARDS

Rookie of the Year:
Jaromir Jagr

Player’s Player:
Mark Recchi

Most Valuable Player:
Mark Recchi

Booster Club:
Mark Recchi

Masterton Nominee:
Mario Lemieux

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Phil Bourque

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