League: | NHL |
Season: | 1999–2000 |
Year: | 1999 |
Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Record: | 37–31–8–6 |
Homerecord: | 23–11–7–0 |
Roadrecord: | 14–20–1–6 |
Conferencerank: | 7th |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Goalsfor: | 241 |
Goalsagainst: | 236 |
Attendance: | 15,443 |
Goalsleader: | Jaromir Jagr (42) |
Assistsleader: | Jaromir Jagr (54) |
Pointsleader: | Jaromir Jagr (96) |
Pimleader: | Matthew Barnaby (197) |
Plusminusleader: | Jaromir Jagr (+25) |
Winsleader: | Jean-Sebastien Aubin (23) |
Gaaleader: | Ron Tugnutt (2.41) |
The 1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 33rd in the National Hockey League. It was the first season under ownership led by former superstar Mario Lemieux.
In June 1999, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge granted former player Mario Lemieux ownership of the Penguins franchise, who were in danger of either relocating to Portland, Oregon, or folding. Lemieux received final approval of team ownership by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on September 3, 1999.
On April 7, 2000, Jaromir Jagr scored just 13 seconds into the overtime period to give the Penguins a 2–1 road win over the Buffalo Sabres.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1999–2000 regular season.[2]
|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || October 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Dallas Stars || 0–1–0–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || October 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || New Jersey Devils || 1–1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 3 || October 8 || Colorado Avalanche || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1–0–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || October 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || New York Rangers || 2–1–0–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 5 || October 16 || Chicago Blackhawks || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1–0–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || October 23 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2–0–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 7 || October 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 OT || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 2–2–1–2 || 7 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 8 || October 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Los Angeles Kings || 2–3–1–2 || 7 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 9 || October 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || San Jose Sharks || 2–3–1–3 || 8 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 10 || November 2 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4–1–3 || 8 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 11 || November 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Ottawa Senators || 2–5–1–3 || 8 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 12 || November 6 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6–1–3 || 8 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || November 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6–1–3 || 10 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 14 || November 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 OT || Detroit Red Wings || 3–6–2–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || November 13 || Nashville Predators || 2–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6–2–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6–2–3 || 15 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 17 || November 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–7–2–3 || 15 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 18 || November 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 OT || Florida Panthers || 5–7–3–3 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 19 || November 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–7–3–3 || 18 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 26 || Ottawa Senators || 0–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–7–3–3 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 21 || November 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Carolina Hurricanes || 7–8–3–3 || 20 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || November 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Buffalo Sabres || 8–8–3–3 || 22 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 23 || December 2 || San Jose Sharks || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–9–3–3 || 22 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 24 || December 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 OT || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–9–4–3 || 23 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 25 || December 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || New Jersey Devils || 8–10–4–3 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 9 || Washington Capitals || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–10–4–3 || 25 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 11 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 10–10–4–3 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 14 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–10–4–3 || 29 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 12–10–4–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 30 || December 18 || Florida Panthers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–11–4–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 31 || December 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Montreal Canadiens || 12–12–4–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–0 || New York Islanders || 13–12–4–3 || 33 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || December 23 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 14–12–4–3 || 35 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Chicago Blackhawks || 15–12–4–3 || 37 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 35 || December 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 OT || Washington Capitals || 15–12–5–3 || 38 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || December 30 || New York Islanders || 3–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 16–12–5–3 || 40 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || January 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17–12–5–3 || 42 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 38 || January 5 || New Jersey Devils || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17–13–5–3 || 42 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || January 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 18–13–5–3 || 44 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 40 || January 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 18–14–5–3 || 44 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 41 || January 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Phoenix Coyotes || 18–15–5–3 || 44 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || January 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Colorado Avalanche || 18–16–5–3 || 44 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || January 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Nashville Predators || 18–17–5–3 || 44 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 19 || St. Louis Blues || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–17–5–3 || 46 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 45 || January 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 19–18–5–3 || 46 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 46 || January 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–18–5–4 || 47 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 47 || January 25 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–19–5–4 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || January 27 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 20–19–5–4 || 49 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 49 || January 29 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 7–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 20–20–5–4 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || January 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || Atlanta Thrashers || 21–20–5–4 || 51 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 1 || Washington Capitals || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 22–20–5–4 || 53 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 3 || New York Islanders || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 23–20–5–4 || 55 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || February 9 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–20–5–4 || 57 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 54 || February 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–20–5–5 || 58 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || February 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || New York Islanders || 24–21–5–5 || 58 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 14 || Vancouver Canucks || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 25–21–5–5 || 60 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 57 || February 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 25–21–5–6 || 61 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || February 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Florida Panthers || 26–21–5–6 || 63 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 59 || February 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 26–22–5–6 || 63 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 60 || February 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New York Rangers || 26–23–5–6 || 63 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 61 || February 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || 26–23–6–6 || 64 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 62 || February 26 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–23–6–7 || 65 || |- style="background:#fff;"| 63 || February 28 || Ottawa Senators || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–23–6–8 || 66 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 64 || March 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–8 || Calgary Flames || 26–24–6–8 || 66 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || March 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Edmonton Oilers || 27–24–6–8 || 68 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 66 || March 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–25–6–8 || 68 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 67 || March 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–7 || Ottawa Senators || 27–26–6–8 || 68 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 || March 11 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 28–26–6–8 || 70 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 69 || March 13 || New Jersey Devils || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 28–27–6–8 || 70 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || March 16 || Florida Panthers || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–27–6–8 || 72 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 71 || March 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || 29–28–6–8 || 72 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || March 19 || New York Rangers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 30–28–6–8 || 74 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || March 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–2 || New York Islanders || 31–28–6–8 || 76 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 74 || March 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Atlanta Thrashers || 32–28–6–8 || 78 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 75 || March 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 32–29–6–8 || 78 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || March 28 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 33–29–6–8 || 80 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || March 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 OT || Washington Capitals || 34–29–6–8 || 82 || |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 78 || April 1 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 34–30–6–8 || 82 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || April 3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 35–30–6–8 || 84 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || April 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 36–30–6–8 || 86 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || April 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || Buffalo Sabres || 37–30–6–8 || 88 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 82 || April 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Boston Bruins || 37–31–6–8 || 88 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT Loss = Tie
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–0 || Washington Capitals || 1–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 15 || Washington Capitals || 1–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || April 17 || Washington Capitals || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || April 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || |- style="background:#cff;"| 5 || April 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || May 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || May 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || May 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–3 || |- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || May 9 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 25 | 50 | ||
82 | 26 | 40 | 66 | -3 | 94 | ||
78 | 23 | 42 | 65 | -9 | 14 | ||
71 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 24 | 26 | ||
70 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 13 | 43 | ||
‡ | 63 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -3 | 34 | |
68 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 14 | ||
74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 82 | ||
64 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 197 | ||
50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -13 | 10 | ||
50 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 45 | ||
75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 48 | ||
‡ | 44 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 10 | |
73 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -12 | 146 | ||
68 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 12 | ||
† | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 10 | |
73 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 28 | ||
‡ | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 69 | |
† | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 18 | |
† | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | ||
33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 2 | ||
54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 30 | ||
56 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 24 | ||
29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 10 | ||
14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
† | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 69 | |
† | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 80 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 241 | 426 | 667 | — | 1,197 |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 6 | ||
9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ||
11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | ||
11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | ||
11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 | ||
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | ||
11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | ||
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 9 | ||
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10 | ||
11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | ||
11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 29 | ||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Total | 31 | 54 | 85 | — | 167 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 48 | 2788:50 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 120 | 2.58 | 1392 | 0.914 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
‡ | 18 | 16 | 869:34 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 3.17 | 386 | 0.881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
20 | 12 | 922:16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 3.12 | 374 | 0.872 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
† | 7 | 6 | 374:19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2.40 | 197 | 0.924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 4954:59 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 229 | 2.77 | 2349 | 0.903 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 11 | 746:03 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1.77 | 398 | 0.945 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 11 | 0.909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 766:03 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1.80 | 409 | 0.944 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (annual) | Art Ross Trophy | Jaromir Jagr | [7] |
Lester B. Pearson Award | Jaromir Jagr | [8] | |
Lester Patrick Trophy | Mario Lemieux | [9] | |
Craig Patrick | |||
NHL First All-Star Team | Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing) | [10] | |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jaromir Jagr | [11] |
NHL Player of the Month | Jaromir Jagr (November) | [12] | |
NHL Player of the Week | Jaromir Jagr (November 15) | [13] | |
Jean-Sebastien Aubin (February 21) | [14] | ||
Team | A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award | Jean-Sebastien Aubin | [15] |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award | Rob Brown | [16] | |
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award | Jiri Slegr | ||
Leading Scorer Award | Jaromir Jagr | ||
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy | Jean-Sebastien Aubin | [17] | |
Most Valuable Player Award | Jaromir Jagr | [18] | |
Players' Player Award | Martin Straka | ||
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award | Matthew Barnaby | ||
Ian Moran |
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season:[19]
September 30, 1999 | To New York Rangers----Kevin Hatcher | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Peter Popovic | |
January 29, 2000 | To Anaheim Ducks----Kip Miller | To Pittsburgh Penguins----2000 9th round pick | |
March 13, 2000 | To Nashville Predators----Pavel Skrbek | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Bob Boughner | |
March 14, 2000 | To Edmonton Oilers----German Titov | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Josef Beranek | |
March 14, 2000 | To Anaheim Ducks----2000 5th round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Dan Trebil | |
March 14, 2000 | To Calgary Flames----Brad Werenka | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Rene Corbet Tyler Moss | |
March 14, 2000 | To Ottawa Senators----Tom Barrasso | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Janne Laukkanen Ron Tugnutt |
Player | Former team | Date | |
September 2, 1999 | |||
September 20, 1999 | |||
October 19, 1999 |
Player | New team | Date | |
July 9, 1999 | |||
July 24, 1999 | |||
August 25, 1999 | |||
September 6, 1999 | |||
HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss) | February 21, 2000 |
Date | Player | Previous team | |
February 4, 2000 | Edmonton Oilers |
Player | Date | |
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August 2, 1999 | ||
August 10, 1999 | ||
August 10, 1999 | ||
August 12, 1999 | ||
August 12, 1999 | ||
August 13, 1999 | ||
September 3, 1999 | ||
September 6, 1999 | ||
September 29, 1999 | ||
September 30, 1999 | ||
October 8, 1999 | ||
October 8, 1999 |
Name | Date | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Ken Sawyer | September 7, 1999 | Hired as CFO | |
Tom Rooney | September 7, 1999 | Hired as COO | |
December 9, 1999 | Fired as head coach | ||
December 9, 1999 | Hired as assistant coach | ||
December 9, 1999 | Hired as head coach | ||
December 9, 1999 | Hired as assistant coach | ||
February 7, 2000 | Hired as assistant coach | ||
May 9, 2000 | Replaced as head coach |
See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks. Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[20]
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | Left Wing | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) | |||
2 | 51 | Left Wing | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) | |||
2 | 57 | Jeremy Van Hoof | Defense | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | ||
3 | 86 | Goaltender | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | |||
4 | 115 | Left Wing | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | |||
5 | 144 | Center | HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia) | |||
5 | 157 | Defense | Lada Togliatti (RSL) | |||
6 | 176 | Doug Meyer | Defense | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
7 | 204 | Right Wing | London Knights (OHL) | |||
8 | 233 | Defense | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |||
9 | 261 | Andrew McPherson | Left Wing | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, previously known as the Cornwall Aces, debuted in the AHL as the top minor league affiliate for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing in the Empire State Division, they finished last overall in the Western Conference with a record of 23-43-9-5. WBRE, the NBC station in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, received a James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding television coverage. Marketing executives Brian Magness and Rich Hixon won the Ken McKenzie Award as the league's outstanding marketing executives.
The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League finished the season in fifth place in the Northwest Division with a record of 25-40-5.