(40-24-18) Finished 2nd in Eastern Division

TRANSACTIONS

October 1 - Signed Rob Brown as free agent.

October 22 - Obtained Tuomas Gronman from Chicago for Greg Johnson.

March 24 – Obtained Sean Pronger from Anaheim for rights to Patrick Lalime.

• Tom Barrasso recorded his 300th career victory at Florida on October 19.

• Jaromir Jagr recorded his 400th assist on January 12 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

• Nine Penguins represented their counties at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, with seven players capturing medals.

• Ken Wregget earned his 200th career victory on March 7 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

• Ron Francis posted his 1,000th career assist March 21 vs. Philadelphia.

• Jagr scored his 300th career goal on April 15 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

• Penguins clinched their third Northeast Division title with a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on April 15.

• Jagr captured his second scoring title (Art Ross Trophy) with 102 points.

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Front row: Jiri Slegr, Stu Barnes, Darius Kasparaitus, Kevin Hatcher, Ron Francis, Ken Wregget, Tom Barrasso, Peter Skudra Jaromir Jagr, Ed Olczyk, Fredrik Olausson, Rob Brown & Martin Straka

Middle row: Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager), Skip Thayer (Trainer), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Mike Eaves (Asst. Coach), Ed Johnston (Asst. General Manager), Donn Patton (CFO), Roger Marino (Co-Owner), Howard Baldwin (Co-Owner), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Kevin Constantine (Head Coach), Don Jackson (Asst. Coach), Troy Ward (Asst. Coach) Howard Baldwin Jr., Steve Latin (Equip. Manager) & John Welday (Conditioning Coach)

Back row: Chris Ferraro, Ian Moran, Alex Hicks, Garry Valk, Aleksey Morozov, Sven Butenschon, Neil Wilkinson, Chris Tamer, Andreas Johansson, Robert Lang, Brad Werenka & Peter Ferraro

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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owner:
Howard Baldwin, Moris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta & Roger Marino

General Manager:
Craig Patrick

Head Coach:
Kevin Constantine

Captain:
Ron Francis

 

AWARDS
Rookie of the Year:
Peter Skudra

Player’s Player:
Ron Francis

Most Valuable Players:
Ron Francis & Jaromir Jagr

Masterton Nominee:
Rob Brown

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Ron Francis

Edward J. Debartolo:
Chris Tamer & Tyler Wright

Bob Johnson Memorial:
Ron Francis

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