1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1995–96
Year:	1995
Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conferencerank:	2nd
Divisionrank:	1st
Divisionwin:	yes
Record:	49–29–4
Homerecord:	32–9–0
Roadrecord:	17–20–4
Goalsfor:	362
Goalsagainst:	284
Attendance:	16,238
Goalsleader:	Mario Lemieux (69)
Assistsleader:	Mario Lemieux (92)
Pointsleader:	Mario Lemieux (161)
Pimleader:	Francois Leroux (161)
Plusminusleader:	Petr Nedved (+37)
Winsleader:	Tom Barrasso (29)
Gaaleader:	Ken Wregget (3.24)

The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the return of Mario Lemieux after missing an entire season due to injuries. The Penguins improved to first in the Northeast Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. In the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins progressed to the Conference Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers.

Regular season

Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL after missing the entire 1994–95 season energized the Penguins and re-instituted the team's finesse game for the 1995–96 season. The Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, leading all League teams in goals (362), even-strength goals (235), power-play goals (109), power-play percentage (25.95%) and shooting percentage while scoring 362 goals on just 2,645 shots (13.7%).^[1] Despite missing 12 regular-season games, Lemieux led the NHL in goals (69), assists (92), points (161) power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (8). Czech superstar Jaromir Jagr had a career year, scoring 62 goals (second in the League), 87 assists (third in the League) and 149 points (second in the League). The third 100-point scorer on the team was Ron Francis, who tallied 27 goals and 92 assists (tied for first in the NHL with Lemieux) for 119 points. Petr Nedved scored 45 goals and had 54 assists for 99 points in 80 games—he finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage, with 22.1%.^[1] Despite missing over a quarter of the season, Tomas Sandstrom also had a strong year, scoring 35 goals and picking up 35 assists for 70 points in 58 games.

Lemieux scored three goals or more in a game six times, and four goals or more in a game twice. On March 26, 1996, he scored five goals in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. Lemieux tallied two even-strength goals, two power-play goals and one short-handed goal in the game, which the Penguins won 8–4.

Season standings

Playoffs

In the 1996 Playoffs, the Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the heavily favored Penguins were upset in seven games by the defense-oriented Florida Panthers.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || Oct 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 2 || Oct 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–6 OT || Colorado Avalanche || 1–0–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || Oct 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1–1–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || Oct 14 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 5 || Oct 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 OT || Hartford Whalers || 2–1–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || Oct 21 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || Oct 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || New York Islanders || 3–2–2 || 8 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || Oct 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2–2 || 10 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || Nov 1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 0–10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2–2 || 12 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 10 || Nov 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT || Buffalo Sabres || 5–2–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 11 || Nov 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2–3 || 15 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || Nov 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–1 || Ottawa Senators || 7–2–3 || 17 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || Nov 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–1 || San Jose Sharks || 8–2–3 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 14 || Nov 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Los Angeles Kings || 8–3–3 || 19 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || Nov 14 || Dallas Stars || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–3–3 || 21 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || Nov 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Washington Capitals || 10–3–3 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || Nov 18 || Washington Capitals || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–3–3 || 25 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 18 || Nov 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–9 || New York Rangers || 11–4–3 || 25 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || Nov 22 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–5–3 || 25 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || Nov 25 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–5–3 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || Nov 28 || Ottawa Senators || 2–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 13–5–3 || 29 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || Nov 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–6 || Boston Bruins || 14–5–3 || 31 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || Dec 1 || Florida Panthers || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 15–5–3 || 33 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || Dec 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 16–5–3 || 35 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || Dec 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Islanders || 17–5–3 || 37 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || Dec 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 18–5–3 || 39 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || Dec 9 || Hartford Whalers || 0–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–5–3 || 41 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 28 || Dec 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 19–6–3 || 41 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || Dec 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–1 || Dallas Stars || 20–6–3 || 43 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 30 || Dec 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 20–7–3 || 43 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || Dec 19 || Calgary Flames || 1–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–7–3 || 45 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 32 || Dec 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–8–3 || 45 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 33 || Dec 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || Montreal Canadiens || 21–9–3 || 45 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || Dec 26 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 22–9–3 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || Dec 28 || Hartford Whalers || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 23–9–3 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || Dec 30 || Florida Panthers || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–9–3 || 51 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 37 || Jan 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || 24–10–3 || 51 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || Jan 3 || Ottawa Senators || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 25–10–3 || 53 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || Jan 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–10–3 || 55 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 40 || Jan 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || St. Louis Blues || 26–11–3 || 55 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || Jan 8 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–11–3 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || Jan 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–12–3 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || Jan 13 || San Jose Sharks || 10–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–13–3 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 44 || Jan 16 || Colorado Avalanche || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–14–3 || 57 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || Jan 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Buffalo Sabres || 28–14–3 || 59 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || Jan 22 || Boston Bruins || 6–7 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–14–3 || 61 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || Jan 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Ottawa Senators || 30–14–3 || 63 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || Jan 27 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 31–14–3 || 65 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 49 || Jan 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Florida Panthers || 31–15–3 || 65 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 50 || Jan 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 31–16–3 || 65 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 51 || Feb 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 31–17–3 || 65 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || Feb 6 || Boston Bruins || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–17–3 || 67 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 53 || Feb 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 OT || New Jersey Devils || 32–17–4 || 68 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || Feb 10 || Chicago Blackhawks || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 33–17–4 || 70 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || Feb 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 33–18–4 || 70 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || Feb 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Winnipeg Jets || 34–18–4 || 72 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || Feb 18 || New York Rangers || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 35–18–4 || 74 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 58 || Feb 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Buffalo Sabres || 35–19–4 || 74 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || Feb 23 || Hartford Whalers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–19–4 || 76 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 60 || Feb 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Montreal Canadiens || 36–20–4 || 76 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || Feb 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || Vancouver Canucks || 37–20–4 || 78 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 62 || Feb 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Calgary Flames || 37–21–4 || 78 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || Mar 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 38–21–4 || 80 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || Mar 5 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 39–21–4 || 82 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || Mar 7 || Ottawa Senators || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 40–21–4 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 66 || Mar 9 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 40–22–4 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 67 || Mar 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Hartford Whalers || 40–23–4 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || Mar 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Boston Bruins || 40–24–4 || 84 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || Mar 16 || New York Islanders || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 41–24–4 || 86 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || Mar 21 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 42–24–4 || 88 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 71 || Mar 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 42–25–4 || 88 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || Mar 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–2 || New York Rangers || 43–25–4 || 90 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || Mar 26 || St. Louis Blues || 4–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 44–25–4 || 92 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 74 || Mar 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Florida Panthers || 45–25–4 || 94 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || Mar 30 || New Jersey Devils || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 46–25–4 || 96 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 76 || Mar 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 46–26–4 || 96 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || Apr 4 || Washington Capitals || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 47–26–4 || 98 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || Apr 6 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 48–26–4 || 100 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 79 || Apr 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Hartford Whalers || 48–27–4 || 100 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 80 || Apr 10 || New York Islanders || 6–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 48–28–4 || 100 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || Apr 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Ottawa Senators || 49–28–4 || 102 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 82 || Apr 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6 || Boston Bruins || 49–29–4 || 102 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || Apr 17 || Washington Capitals || 6–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 16,238 || 0–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || Apr 19 || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 0–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || Apr 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Washington Capitals || 18,130 || 1–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || Apr 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 4OT || Washington Capitals || 18,130 || 2–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || Apr 26 || Washington Capitals || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,215 || 3–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || Apr 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Washington Capitals || 17,256 || 4–2 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 3 || New York Rangers || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 1–0 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || May 5 || New York Rangers || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 0–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || New York Rangers || 18,200 || 2–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || New York Rangers || 18,200 || 3–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 11 || New York Rangers || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 4–1 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || May 18 || Florida Panthers || 5–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 0–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || May 20 || Florida Panthers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 1–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || May 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 1–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 2–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 28 || Florida Panthers || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 3–2 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || May 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 3–3 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 7 || Jun 1 || Florida Panthers || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 3–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss

Suspensions

Player	Length	Date	Reason
	2 games	February 27, 1996	Checking from behind

Injuries

Player	Injury	Date
	Pulled Groin (DTD)	December 7, 1995
	Shoulder injury (Out Indefinitely)	February 5, 1996
		February 21, 1996

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player
	70	69	92	161	10	54
	82	62	87	149	31	96
	77	27	92	119	25	56
	80	45	54	99	37	68
	58	35	35	70	4	69
	64	11	55	66	28	22
	81	24	40	64	6	69
^‡	66	19	33	52	17	36
	72	3	31	34	19	88
	69	14	15	29	4	57
^‡	32	2	21	23	12	32
	70	5	14	19	6	71
	71	7	7	14		130
	70	4	10	14	20	153
^†	41	2	10	12	12	87
	66	2	9	11	2	161
^†	13	6	5	11	4	4
	56	4	6	10	3	36
	69	5	5	10		68
^†	13	3	3	6	0	23
^†	18	2	4	6		4
	21	4	1	5		6
	11	2	2	4		2
	54	2	2	4		59
	21	1	2	3	7	12
	35	0	2	2		38
	51	1	1	2		47
^†	10	1	0	1		7
	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	2
	8	0	0	0	2	8
	5	0	0	0		18
	3	0	0	0	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0
Total		362	638	1000	—	1,585

Playoffs^[3]
Player
	18	11	16	27	3	33
	18	11	12	23	7	18
	18	10	10	20	3	16
	18	1	14	15	9	26
	17	1	9	10	4	36
	11	3	6	9	3	4
	16	2	7	9	1	26
	18	5	4	9		10
	18	2	6	8	2	10
	18	0	7	7	0	24
	18	4	2	6		30
	18	3	2	5		8
	16	1	2	3	1	19
	18	1	1	2	2	20
	12	1	1	2	0	4
	15	1	0	1	1	8
	15	0	1	1		14
	15	0	1	1		10
	3	0	0	0		4
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	0	0
	9	0	0	0	0	19
	4	0	0	0		2
Total		57	101	158	—	341

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]
Player
	49	2799:01	29	16	2	160	3.43	1626	0.902	2	3	18
	37	2132:15	20	13	2	115	3.24	1205	0.905	3	2	8
Total		4931:16	49	29	4	275	3.35	2831	0.903	5	5	26

Playoffs^[5]
Player
	9	598:47	7	2	23	2.30	328	0.93	0	1	0
	10	557:30	4	5	26	2.80	337	0.923	1	0	8
Total		1156:17	11	7	49	2.54	665	0.926	1	1	8

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 500 goals for the Penguins. He did so with a hat-trick in a 7–5 win over New York on October 3.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 800 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 8–4 win over St. Louis on March 26.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Detroit on January 5.
Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most assists in a season by a winger (87). He broke the previous record of 83 set by Mike Bossy in 1982.
Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points in a season by a winger (149). He broke the previous record of 147 set by Mike Bossy in 1982.
Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points by a player born outside of North America (149). He broke the previous record of 139 set by Peter Stastny in 1982.

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Art Ross Trophy	Mario Lemieux	^[6]
	Hart Memorial Trophy	Mario Lemieux	^[7]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Mario Lemieux	^[8]
	NHL First All-Star team	Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing)	^[9]
	NHL First All-Star team	Mario Lemieux (Center)	^[9]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ron Francis	^[10]
Jaromir Jagr
Eddie Johnston (coach)
Mario Lemieux
Team	A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Mario Lemieux	^[11]
	Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Petr Nedved	^[12]
	Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Jaromir Jagr
	Leading Scorer Award	Mario Lemieux
	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	No winner	^[13]
	Most Valuable Player Award	Mario Lemieux	^[14]
	Players' Player Award	Ron Francis
	The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Dave Roche

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Joe Dziedzic	October 7, 1995	^[15]
	Dave Roche	October 7, 1995
	Chris Wells	October 21, 1995
	Peter Allen	November 25, 1995
	Stefan Bergqvist	February 16, 1996

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season:^[16]

Trades

July 8, 1995	To Toronto Maple Leafs----Larry Murphy	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Dmitri Mironov 1996 2nd round pick
August 1, 1995	To Boston Bruins----Kevin Stevens Shawn McEachern	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Glen Murray Bryan Smolinski 1996 3rd round pick
August 31, 1995	To New York Rangers----Luc Robitaille Ulf Samuelsson	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Petr Nedved Sergei Zubov
December 28, 1995	To Winnipeg Jets----Norm MacIver	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Neil Wilkinson
March 1, 1996	To Ottawa Senators----1996 8th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Dave McLlwain
March 20, 1996	To Vancouver Canucks----Markus Naslund	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Alek Stojanov
March 20, 1996	To St. Louis Blues----1996 6th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Jean-Jacques Daigneault
March 20, 1996	To San Jose Sharks----1996 5th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Kevin Miller

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date
			August 7, 1995
			August 7, 1995
			August 9, 1995
			August 10, 1995
			August 28, 1995
			September 8, 1995
			September 11, 1995
			September 20, 1995

Signings

Player	Date
	August 10, 1995
	August 10, 1995
	August 10, 1995
	September 8, 1995

Other

Name	Date	Details
	September 25, 1995	Released
	October 15, 1995	Retired

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks. Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.^[17]

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
align=center	1	align=center	24	Aleksey Morozov	Right Wing	Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
align=center	3	align=center	76	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	Goaltender	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
align=center	4	align=center	102	Oleg Belov	Center	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
align=center	5	align=center	128	Jan Hrdina	Center	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
align=center	6	align=center	154	Alexei Kolkunov	Center	Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
align=center	7	align=center	180	Derrick Pyke	Right Wing	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
align=center	8	align=center	206	Sergei Voronov	Defense	Moscow Dynamo (Russia)
align=center	9	align=center	232	Frank Ivankovic	Goaltender	Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Draft notes^[18]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a July 29, 1994, trade that sent Luc Robitaille to the Penguins in exchange for Rick Tocchet and this pick.

Farm teams

The Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League finished in fifth place in the East Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Richmond Renegades.

The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) finished in third place in the Central Division, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Michigan K-Wings.

References

Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . August 9, 2023.
Web site: 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . August 9, 2023.

Notes and References

Web site: 1995-96 NHL Summary.
Web site: 1995–1996 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1995–1996 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1995–1996 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1995–1996 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: Art Ross Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 27, 2023.
Web site: Hart Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 27, 2023.
Web site: Ted Lindsay Award . records.nhl.com . August 27, 2023.
Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . NHL.com . August 27, 2023.
Web site: 1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.313
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.312
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.311
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.314
Web site: 1995-96 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 6, 2024.
Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results. ProSportsTransactions. September 10, 2012.
Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. July 14, 2012.
Web site: 1995 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. July 14, 2012.