(37-37-8-6) Finished 3rd in Atlantic Division

TRANSACTIONS

March 13 - Obtained Bob Boughner from Nashville for Pavel Skrbek.

March 14 - Obtained Ron Tugnutt and Janne Laukkanen from Ottawa for Tom Barrasso; acquired Rene Corbet and Tyler Moss from Calagry for Brad Werenka; obtained Josef Beranek from Edmonton for German Titov.

• Mario Lemieux and the Lemieux Group LP became owners of the team.

• Jaromir Jagr opened the season with a 15-game point streak from October 1 – November 13 (14+19=33).

• Alexsey Morozov scored his first hat trick in a 7-5 win at New Jersey on October 7.

• Jagr set an NHL record by recording a point on 15-consecutive goals from October 16 – November 4 (7+8=15).

• Jagr netted his fifth hat trick and his 900th point on Novemebr 26, against the Ottawa Senators.

• Herb Brooks replaced Kevin Constantine as head coach on December 9.

• Alexei Kovelav appeared in his 500th NHL game on December 29.

• Jagr recorded a career-best seven points (3+4) on December 30.

• Jagr appeared in his 700th NHL game on January 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

• Martin Straka tied the team record for two fastest goals by one player (four seconds) on February 11 against the Edmonton Oilers.

• Straka appeared in his 500th NHL career game on February 22.

• Steve Leach appeared in his 700th career game April 5.

• Jagr captured his third consecutive Art Ross Trophy.

• The Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers play the third-longest game in NHL history in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Goaltender Ron Tugnutt makes 70 saves in the five overtime, 2-1 loss.

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Front row: Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager), Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Darius Kasparaitus, Rob Brown, Jiri Slegr, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, Matthew Barnaby, Alexei Kovalev, Ron Tugnutt, Peter Skudra & Steve Latin (Equip. Manager)

Middle row: Frank Sciulli, Scott Johnson (Trainer), Paul DeFazio, Josef Beranek, Robert Lang, Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Ed Johnston (Asst. General Manager/ Asst. Coach), Herb Brooks (Head Coach), Ivan Hlinka (Associate Head Coach), Mario Lemieux (Owner/CEO), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Ken Sawyer (Chief Financial Officer), Tom Rooney (COO), Tom Chorske, Bob Boughner, Mark Mortland (Trainer), A.T. Caggiano & John Welday (Conditioning Coach)

Back row: Rene Corbet, Tyler Wright, Janne Laukkanen, Michal Rozsival, Aleksey Morozov, Peter Popovic, Dan Trebil, Hans Jonsson, Jan Hrdina, Ian Moran, Stephen Leach & Pat Falloon

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LEADERSHIP

Primary Owner:
Mario Lemieux
(Lemieux Group LP) 

General Manager:
Craig Patrick

Head Coach:
Kevin Constantine & Herb Brooks

Captain:
Jaromir Jagr

 

AWARDS

Rookie of the Year:
Jean Sebastien Aubin

Player’s Player:
Martin Straka

Most Valuable Player:
Jaromir Jagr

Booster Club:
Jean Sebastien Aubin

Masterton Nominee:
Darius Kasparaitis

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Rob Brown

Edward J. Debartolo:
Matthew Barnaby & Ian Moran

Bob Johnson Memorial:
Jiri Slegr

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