(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)ÂÂ
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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