1992–93 NHL season

1992–93 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 6, 1992 – June 9, 1993
Number of games 84
Number of teams 24
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Pittsburgh Penguins
Season MVP Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh)
Top scorer Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Montreal Canadiens
  Eastern runners-up New York Islanders
Western champions Los Angeles Kings
  Western runners-up Toronto Maple Leafs
Playoffs Playoffs MVP Patrick Roy, (Montreal)
Stanley Cup
Champions Montreal Canadiens
  Runners-up Los Angeles Kings

The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the 1992–93 regular season and playoffs to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Stanley Cup. It proved, at the time, to be the highest-scoring regular season in NHL history, as a total of 7,311 goals were scored over 1,008 games for an average of 7.25 per game.[1] Twenty of the twenty-four teams scored three goals or more per game, and only two teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, allowed fewer than three goals per game. Only 68 shutouts were recorded during the regular season.[2] Twenty-one players reached the 100-point plateau and fourteen reached the 50-goal plateau.[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one. As of 2016, this is the last time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.

League business

Commemorative patch celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup

This was the final season of the Wales and Campbell Conferences, and the Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe divisions. Both the conferences and the divisions would be renamed to reflect geography rather than the league's history for the following season. This was also the last year (until the 2013 realignment) in which the playoff structure bracketed and seeded teams by division; they would be bracketed and seeded by conference (as in the NBA) for 1993–94.

This season saw two new clubs join the league: the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Senators were the second Ottawa-based NHL franchise (see Ottawa Senators (original)) and brought professional hockey back to Canada's capital, while the Tampa Bay franchise (headed by Hockey Hall of Fame brothers Phil and Tony Esposito) strengthened the NHL's presence in the U.S. Sun Belt, which had first started with the birth of the Los Angeles Kings in 1967.

This was also the final season of play for the Minnesota North Stars, before relocating to Dallas, Texas, the following season.

All teams wore a commemorative patch this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.

On February 1, 1993, Gary Bettman became the first NHL Commissioner. Prior to this the title of the NHL's chief executive was "President".

Rule changes

Regular season

Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets shattered the rookie scoring record by scoring 76 goals and 56 assists for 132 points this season. He was named the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year, and his goals and points marks remain the NHL rookie records as of 2016.

The New York Rangers missed the playoffs. This marked the first time since the President's Trophy had been introduced that the previous season's top team missed the next year's playoffs.

For the first time in his NHL career, Wayne Gretzky did not finish in the top three in scoring. A back injury limited Gretzky to 45 games in which he scored 65 points.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

[4]

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 304 308 79

[4]

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230
Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280
Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241
St. Louis Blues 84 37 36 11 85 282 278
Minnesota North Stars 84 36 38 10 82 272 293
Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 53 245 332

[4]

Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414

[4]

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
A1  Boston 0  
A4  Buffalo 4  
  A4  Buffalo 0  
  A3  Montreal 4  
A2  Quebec 2
A3  Montreal 4  
  A3  Montreal 4  
Prince of Wales Conference
  P3  NY Islanders 1  
P1  Pittsburgh 4  
P4  New Jersey 1  
  P1  Pittsburgh 3
  P3  NY Islanders 4  
P2  Washington 2
P3  NY Islanders 4  
  A3  Montreal 4
  S3  Los Angeles 1
N1  Chicago 0  
N4  St. Louis 4  
  N4  St. Louis 3
  N3  Toronto 4  
N2  Detroit 3
N3  Toronto 4  
  N3  Toronto 3
Clarence Campbell Conference
  S3  Los Angeles 4  
S1  Vancouver 4  
S4  Winnipeg 2  
  S1  Vancouver 2
  S3  Los Angeles 4  
S2  Calgary 2
S3  Los Angeles 4  

Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal won series 4–1
1992–93 NHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings
Presidents' Trophy
(Best regular-season record)
Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy
(Eastern Conference champion)
Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Western Conference champion)
Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
Art Ross Trophy
(Player with most points)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) N/A
Calder Memorial Trophy
(Best first-year player)
Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg Jets) Joe Juneau (Boston Bruins)
Felix Potvin (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg Jets)
Conn Smythe Trophy
(Most valuable player, playoffs)
Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens) N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy
(Defensive forward)
Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs) Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Joel Otto (Calgary Flames)
Dave Poulin (Boston Bruins)
Hart Memorial Trophy
(Most valuable player, regular season)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Jack Adams Award
(Best coach)
Pat Burns (Toronto Maple Leafs) Pat Burns (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Pierre Pagé (Quebec Nordiques)
Brian Sutter (Boston Bruins)
James Norris Memorial Trophy
(Best defenseman)
Chris Chelios (Chicago Blackhawks) Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins)
Chris Chelios (Chicago Blackhawks)
Larry Murphy (Pittsburgh Penguins)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)
Dave Poulin (Boston Bruins) N/A
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
(Sportsmanship and excellence)
Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders) Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Adam Oates (Boston Bruins)
Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders)
Lester B. Pearson Award
(Outstanding player)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) N/A
NHL Plus/Minus Award
(Leadership and community activities)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Larry Murphy (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Vezina Trophy
(Best goaltender)
Ed Belfour (Chicago Blackhawks) Tom Barrasso (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Ed Belfour (Chicago Blackhawks)
Curtis Joseph (St. Louis Blues)
William M. Jennings Trophy
(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)
Ed Belfour
(Chicago Blackhawks)
Grant Fuhr and Felix Potvin (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Lester Patrick Trophy
(Service to ice hockey in U.S.)
Frank Boucher, Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein N/A

All-Star teams

  Position   First Team Second Team Position All-Rookie
G Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins G Felix Potvin, Toronto Maple Leafs
D Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins D Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders
D Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals D Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils
C Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres F Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
RW Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres F Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
LW Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins F Joe Juneau, Boston Bruins

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A PTS
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 60 69 91 160
Pat LaFontaine Buffalo 84 53 95 148
Adam Oates Boston 84 45 97 142
Steve Yzerman Detroit 84 58 79 137
Teemu Selanne Winnipeg 84 76 56 132
Pierre Turgeon NY Islanders 83 58 74 132
Alexander Mogilny Buffalo 77 76 51 127
Doug Gilmour Toronto 83 32 95 127
Luc Robitaille Los Angeles 84 63 62 125
Mark Recchi Philadelphia 84 53 70 123

[4]

Leading goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN GA SO GAA
Felix Potvin Toronto 48 2781 116 2 2.50
Ed Belfour Chicago 71 4106 177 7 2.59
Tom Barrasso Pittsburgh 63 3702 186 4 3.01
Curtis Joseph St. Louis 68 3890 196 1 3.02
Kay Whitmore Vancouver 31 1817 94 1 3.10
Dominik Hasek Buffalo 28 1429 75 0 3.15
Andy Moog Boston 55 3194 168 3 3.16
Jeff Reese Calgary 26 1311 70 1 3.20
Patrick Roy Montreal 62 3595 192 2 3.20
Daren Puppa Buffalo/Toronto 32 1785 96 2 3.23

Neutral-site games

As a part of the 1992 strike settlement, the NHL and Bruce McNall's Multivision Marketing and Public Relations Co. organized 24 regular season games in cities without a franchise as a litmus test for future expansion. Several of the cities chosen—Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and Miami—were eventually the sites of expansion or relocations, and although neither Cleveland nor Cincinnati received NHL franchises, there would be one placed in Columbus, located halfway between the two cities.

Two arenas that hosted neutral-site games had hosted NHL teams before: Atlanta's The Omni (Atlanta Flames) and Cleveland's Richfield Coliseum(Cleveland Barons).

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score OT City State/Province Arena Attendance
October 13, 1992 Calgary 4 Minnesota 3 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 8,783
October 20, 1992 Toronto 5 Ottawa 3 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 7,186
November 3, 1992 Washington 4 Chicago 1 Indianapolis IN Market Square Arena 8,792
November 17, 1992 Quebec 3 Toronto 1 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 17,026*
November 18, 1992 New Jersey 3 Buffalo 2 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 6,972
December 1, 1992 Los Angeles 6 Chicago 3 Milwaukee WI Bradley Center 16,292
December 8, 1992 Montreal 5 Los Angeles 5 Phoenix AZ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,276
December 9, 1992 NY Rangers 6 Tampa Bay 5 Miami FL Miami Arena 12,842
December 13, 1992 NY Islanders 4 Edmonton 1 Oklahoma City OK Myriad Convention Center 11,110
December 15, 1992 St. Louis 3 NY Islanders 4 Dallas TX Reunion Arena 11,251
January 4, 1993 Montréal 4 San Jose 1 Sacramento CA ARCO Arena 11,814
January 18, 1993 Winnipeg 8 Hartford 7 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 7,756
February 8, 1993 Pittsburgh 4 Boston 0 Atlanta GA The Omni 12,572
February 8, 1993 St. Louis 3 Hartford 1 Peoria IL Carver Arena 9,013
February 16, 1993 Calgary 4 Philadelphia 4 (OT) Cincinnati OH Riverfront Coliseum 7,973
February 20, 1993 Quebec 5 Tampa Bay 2 Halifax NS Halifax Metro Centre 9,584
February 22, 1993 Detroit 5 Philadelphia 5 (OT) Cleveland OH Richfield Coliseum 13,382
February 22, 1993 NY Rangers 4 San Jose 0 Sacramento CA ARCO Arena 13,633
February 23, 1993 Winnipeg 8 Ottawa 2 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 7,245[5]
March 1, 1993 Vancouver 5 Buffalo 2 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 17,098*
March 11, 1993 Minnesota 4 Vancouver 3 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 12,006*
March 16, 1993 Washington 4 Detroit 2 Milwaukee WI Bradley Center 9,836
March 16, 1993 Boston 3 New Jersey 1 Providence RI Providence Civic Center 10,864
March 21, 1993 Pittsburgh 6 Edmonton 4 Cleveland OH Richfield Coliseum 18,782*

The Hartford-St. Louis game was originally scheduled to be played on December 29, 1992 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Events and milestones

Major transactions

Records broken/tied

Regular season

Team
Individual

Playoffs

Team
Individual

* Equalled existing record

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1992–93 (listed with their first team):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1992–93 (listed with their last team):

Trading deadline

Trading deadline: March 22, 1993.[6]

Head coaches

Head coaches of the Prince of Wales Conference

Team Coach Comments
Boston Bruins Brian Sutter
Buffalo Sabres John Muckler
Hartford Whalers Paul Holmgren
Montreal Canadiens Jacques Demers
New Jersey Devils Herb Brooks
New York Islanders Al Arbour
New York Rangers Roger Neilson Replaced midseason by Ron Smith
Ottawa Senators Rick Bowness
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Dineen
Pittsburgh Penguins Scotty Bowman
Quebec Nordiques Pierre Page
Washington Capitals Terry Murray

Head coaches of the Clarence Campbell Conference

Team Coach Comments
Calgary Flames Dave King
Chicago Blackhawks Darryl Sutter
Detroit Red Wings Bryan Murray
Edmonton Oilers Ted Green
Los Angeles Kings Barry Melrose
Minnesota North Stars Bob Gainey
St. Louis Blues Bob Plager Replaced early in the season by Bob Berry
San Jose Sharks George Kingston
Tampa Bay Lightning Terry Crisp
Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Burns
Vancouver Canucks Pat Quinn
Winnipeg Jets John Paddock

See also

References

Notes
  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html
  2. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993_goalies.html
  3. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993_leaders.html
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. MacKinnon, John (February 24, 1993). "Jets take off on Senators". Ottawa Citizen. p. D1.
  6. NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out

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