1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1998–99
Year:	1998
Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Record:	38–30–14
Homerecord:	21–10–10
Roadrecord:	17–20–4
Conferencerank:	8th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Goalsfor:	242
Goalsagainst:	225
Attendance:	14,824
Goalsleader:	Jaromir Jagr (44)
Assistsleader:	Jaromir Jagr (83)
Pointsleader:	Jaromir Jagr (127)
Pimleader:	Brad Werenka (93)
Plusminusleader:	German Titov (+18)
Winsleader:	Tom Barrasso (19)
Gaaleader:	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.22)
Next Season:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.^[1]

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New York Islanders || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || October 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || New Jersey Devils || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 3 || October 17 || New York Rangers || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || October 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || October 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2–1 || 7 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Calgary Flames || 4–2–1 || 9 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 8 || October 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–2–2 || 10 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 9 || October 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–3–2 || 10 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 10 || November 3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 11 || November 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Ottawa Senators || 5–3–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 12 || November 7 || Boston Bruins || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3–4 || 14 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || November 10 || New York Islanders || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 14 || November 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New Jersey Devils || 6–4–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || November 14 || Florida Panthers || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4–4 || 18 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 16 || November 17 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5–4 || 18 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || November 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 8–5–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || November 21 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–5–4 || 22 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || November 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Washington Capitals || 9–6–4 || 22 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 20 || November 27 || New York Rangers || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–6–5 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || November 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 10–6–5 || 25 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 22 || December 1 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 10–6–6 || 26 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 23 || December 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 10–6–7 || 27 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 24 || December 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || 10–7–7 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || December 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || St. Louis Blues || 11–7–7 || 29 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 15 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–7–7 || 31 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 27 || December 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Florida Panthers || 12–8–7 || 31 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 19 || Washington Capitals || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 13–8–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 29 || December 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 13–9–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 30 || December 22 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 13–10–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || December 26 || Ottawa Senators || 1–1 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 14–10–7 || 35 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 30 || Florida Panthers || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 15–10–7 || 37 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || January 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Florida Panthers || 16–10–7 || 39 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || January 5 || Calgary Flames || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17–10–7 || 41 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || January 7 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 18–10–7 || 43 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || January 9 || St. Louis Blues || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–10–7 || 45 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 37 || January 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Phoenix Coyotes || 19–11–7 || 45 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 38 || January 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || San Jose Sharks || 19–12–7 || 45 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || January 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–1 || Los Angeles Kings || 20–12–7 || 47 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 40 || January 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 20–13–7 || 47 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 41 || January 21 || New York Islanders || 5–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 20–14–7 || 47 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || January 26 || Carolina Hurricanes || 5–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 20–15–7 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || January 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–15–7 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 30 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 22–15–7 || 51 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || January 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 23–15–7 || 53 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || February 2 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–15–7 || 55 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || February 5 || Florida Panthers || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 25–15–7 || 57 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || February 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–15–7 || 59 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || February 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–15–7 || 61 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || February 11 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–5 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 28–15–7 || 63 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Nashville Predators || 29–15–7 || 65 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 15 || Washington Capitals || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 30–15–7 || 67 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || February 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New York Islanders || 30–16–7 || 67 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 54 || February 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–6 || New York Rangers || 30–17–7 || 67 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || February 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 30–18–7 || 67 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 22 || Phoenix Coyotes || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 31–18–7 || 69 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || February 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Colorado Avalanche || 32–18–7 || 71 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 58 || February 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Dallas Stars || 32–19–7 || 71 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 59 || February 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Washington Capitals || 32–20–7 || 71 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 60 || March 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–20–8 || 72 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 61 || March 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–20–9 || 73 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 62 || March 7 || Colorado Avalanche || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–21–9 || 73 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 63 || March 9 || New Jersey Devils || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–22–9 || 73 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || March 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Carolina Hurricanes || 33–22–9 || 75 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || March 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 34–22–9 || 77 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 66 || March 16 || Dallas Stars || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 34–22–10 || 78 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || March 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 35–22–10 || 80 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 68 || March 20 || Nashville Predators || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 35–22–11 || 81 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 69 || March 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || New York Rangers || 35–22–12 || 82 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || March 23 || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–22–12 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 71 || March 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || New Jersey Devils || 36–23–12 || 84 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 72 || March 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–23–13 || 85 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 73 || March 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Buffalo Sabres || 36–24–13 || 85 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 74 || March 30 || Ottawa Senators || 6–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–25–13 || 85 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 75 || April 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Ottawa Senators || 36–25–14 || 86 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 76 || April 3 || New Jersey Devils || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–26–14 || 86 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 77 || April 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 36–27–14 || 86 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 78 || April 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 36–28–14 || 86 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || April 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || Detroit Red Wings || 37–28–14 || 88 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 80 || April 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Boston Bruins || 37–29–14 || 88 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 81 || April 17 || New York Islanders || 7–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 37–30–14 || 88 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || April 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || New York Rangers || 38–30–14 || 90 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || 0–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || New Jersey Devils || 1–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || April 25 || New Jersey Devils || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || April 27 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || April 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || May 2 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || |- style="background:#cff;"| 7 || May 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || May 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || May 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || May 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–3 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || May 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	81	44	83	127	17	66
	80	35	48	83	12	26
	72	11	45	56	18	34
^†	63	20	26	46	8	37
	72	21	23	44	-10	24
	77	19	23	42	1	22
	82	13	29	42	-2	40
	66	11	27	38	11	24
^‡	64	20	12	32	-12	20
	58	13	11	24	-15	16
	81	6	18	24	17	93
	63	3	20	23	13	86
	67	9	10	19	5	14
	70	2	8	10	-3	60
	67	2	8	10	-9	27
	62	4	5	9	1	37
	51	4	3	7	-8	14
	26	0	6	6	-4	16
	48	1	4	5	12	70
^†	18	2	2	4	-10	34
	44	1	1	2	-2	19
	8	1	0	1	-2	2
	7	0	1	1	4	4
	11	0	1	1	-3	6
	24	0	0	0	-2	22
	11	0	0	0	-2	32
	61	0	0	0	-2	90
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	-2	0
	17	0	0	0	-7	6
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	2	2
Total		242	414	656	—	943

Playoffs^[3]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	13	6	9	15	0	6
	9	5	7	12	1	16
	10	5	7	12	0	14
	13	2	7	9	-1	19
	11	3	5	8	4	4
	13	2	5	7	-2	8
	13	4	1	5	-1	12
	13	2	3	5	1	4
	13	1	3	4	1	12
	13	1	1	2	0	6
	10	1	1	2	1	0
	12	0	2	2	-3	0
	13	0	2	2	-3	8
	13	1	0	1	-4	6
	12	1	0	1	-1	6
	13	1	0	1	-2	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	13	0	0	0	-2	19
	13	0	0	0	-2	35
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	2
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	7	0	0	0	-2	0
Total		35	53	88	—	177

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]
Player
	43	43	2306:15	19	16	3	98	2.55	993	0.901	4	3	20
	37	28	1914:12	15	11	5	89	2.79	822	0.892	3	0	2
	17	11	756:15	4	3	6	28	2.22	304	0.908	2	0	0
Total		82	4976:42	38	30	14	215	2.59	2119	0.899	9	3	22

Playoffs^[5]
Player
	13	13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.900	1	0	0	4
Total		13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.900	1	0	0	4

^†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

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Art Ross Trophy	Jaromir Jagr	^[6]
	Hart Memorial Trophy	Jaromir Jagr	^[7]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Jaromir Jagr	^[8]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing)	^[9]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jaromir Jagr	^[10]
Martin Straka	NHL All-Star Game selection		^[10]
NHL Player of the Month	Jaromir Jagr (March)	^[11]
NHL Player of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (February 1)	^[12]
NHL Rookie of the Month	Jan Hrdina (January)	^[13]
Team	A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Jaromir Jagr	^[14]
	Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Jiri Slegr	^[15]
	Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Martin Straka
	Leading Scorer Award	Jaromir Jagr
	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	Jan Hrdina	^[16]
	Most Valuable Player Award	Jaromir Jagr	^[17]
	Players' Player Award	Jaromir Jagr
	Players' Player Award	Martin Straka
	The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Rob Brown
	The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Tyler Wright

Milestones

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:^[19]

Trades

style='width:22%;'	November 25, 1998	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To New York Rangers----Petr Nedved Sean Pronger Chris Tamer	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Alexei Kovalev Harry York future considerations
style='width:22%;'	February 10, 1999	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Philadelphia Flyers----Sean O`Brien	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Pittsburgh Penguins----future considerations
style='width:22%;'	March 11, 1999	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Buffalo Sabres----Stu Barnes	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Matthew Barnaby
style='width:22%;'	March 18, 1999	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Tampa Bay Lightning----future considerations (cash)	style='width:39%;' valign='top'	To Pittsburgh Penguins----Brent Peterson

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Date
		August 20, 1998

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Date
		July 13, 1998
	Leksands IF (Sweden)	July 14, 1998
		August 10, 1998
		August 13, 1998
		August 26, 1998
		August 27, 1998
		August 28, 1998
		September 29, 1998
	Atlanta Thrashers (Expansion Draft)	June 25, 1999

Claimed via waivers

Date	Player	Previous team
October 5, 1998		New York Islanders
October 5, 1998		New York Rangers

Lost via waivers

Date	Player	New team
December 8, 1998		Vancouver Canucks

Player signings

Player	Date
	August 10, 1998
	August 11, 1998
	August 11, 1998
	August 11, 1998
	September 22, 1998
	October 9, 1998
	October 12, 1998
	October 18, 1998
	March 19, 1999
	June 21, 1999

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks. Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.^[20]

Round		Player	Pos	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	23		Center	Keramika Plzeň (Czech)
2	54		Right Wing	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
3	80	David Cameron	Center	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	110	Scott Myers	Goaltender	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5	134		Defense	Boston College (Hockey East)
6	169		Center	Slavia Praha (Czech)
7	196		Center	London Knights (OHL)
8	224		Goaltender	Assat (SM-liiga)
9	244		Center	Colorado College (WCHA)
9	254		Center	Avon Old Farms (USHS-CN)

Draft notes^[21]

The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 28, 1997, trade that sent Francois Leroux to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of an August 12, 1997, trade that sent Jiri Slegr to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 24, 1997, trade that sent Jason Woolley to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a March 18, 1997, trade that sent Josef Beranek to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Craig Muni.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.

References

Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 12, 2023.
Web site: 1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . June 12, 2023.
Book: Dinger . Ralph . 2011 . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 . Dan Diamond & Associates . 978-1-894801-22-5 . Toronto.

Notes and References

Web site: 1998-99 NHL Summary.
Web site: 1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: 1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
Web site: Art Ross Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 26, 2023.
Web site: Hart Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 27, 2023.
Web site: Ted Lindsay Award . records.nhl.com . June 26, 2023.
Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . June 26, 2023.
Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999 . NHL.com . June 26, 2023.
Web site: Jagr Named Player of the Month . NHL.com . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991013220958/http://www.nhl.com/news/apr/040199jagr.htm . October 13, 1999 . April 1, 1999.
Web site: Pittsburgh's Jagr is Player of the Week . NHL.com . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991005070513/http://www.nhl.com/news/feb/020199jagr.htm . October 5, 1999 . February 1, 1999.
Web site: Hrdina Named Best Rookie in January . NHL.com . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991005185002/http://www.nhl.com/news/feb/020299hrdina.htm . October 5, 1999 . February 2, 1999.
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: Ducks Skate By Pens 5-3 - CBS News . www.cbsnews.com . June 27, 2023 . January 19, 1999 . Pittsburgh defenseman Kevin Hatcher played in his 1,000th NHL game.
Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results. ProSportsTransactions. September 14, 2012.
Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. July 14, 2012.
Web site: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. July 14, 2012.