1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

(36-38-8) Finished 2nd in Eastern Conference

• Joey Mullen became the first U.S.-born player to score 500 goals, on March 14 against the Colorado Avalanche. Mullen was the second Penguins’ player to score 500 (Mario Lemieux)

• Mario Lemieux scored his 600th career goal on February 4, against the Vancouver Canucks.

• Ron Francis scored his 400th career goal March 29, against the Los Angeles Kings.

• Lemieux scored four goals in one period, tying the NHL record for most goals in a period, on January 26 against the Montreal Canadiens.

• Lemieux became the ninth player in NHL History to record 1,400 points, on November 30 against the Boston Bruins.

• Jaomir Jagr notched his 600th career point January 4 vs the Tampa Bay Lighntning.

• Patrick Lalime set the NHL record for longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goaltender at the start of his career by going 14-0-2.

• Lemieux won his sixth Art Ross Trophy, leading the league in scoring with 122 points.

• Craig Patrick replaced Ed Johnston as head coach on March 3, 1997.

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Front row: Darius Kasparaitus, Ed Olczyk, Patrick Lalime, Ken Wregget, Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tom Barrasso, Joe Mullen, Petr Nedved & Stu Barnes

Middle row: Garry Valk, Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager), Skip Thayer (Trainer), John Welday (Conditioning Coach), Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach), Jack Kelley (President), Ed Johnston (Head Coach), Morris Belzberg (Co-Owner), Howard Baldwin (Co-Owner), Thomas Ruta (Co-Owner), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Donn Patton (Finance), Bryan Trottier (Asst. Coach), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Steve Latin (Equip. Manager) & Alex Hicks

Back row: Ian Moran, Greg Johnson, Fredrik Olausson, Chris Tamer, Neil Wilkinson, Roman Okisuta, Francois Leroux, Kvin Hatcher, Joe Dziedzic, Josef Beranek, Craig Muni, Jason Wooley & Alek Stojanov

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