1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1999–2000 record37–31–8–6
Goals for241
Goals against236
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachKevin Constantine
Herb Brooks
CaptainJaromir Jagr
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev
Jiri Slegr
Martin Straka
ArenaMellon Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJaromir Jagr (42)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (54)
PointsJaromir Jagr (96)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (197)
WinsJean-Sebastien Aubin (23)
Goals against averageRon 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.

Off-season[]

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.

Regular season[]

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]

Final standings[]

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
1 1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 1233 105
2 4 New Jersey Devils 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 1313 103
3 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 1221 88
4 11 New York Rangers 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 916 73
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 1376 58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 Y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 Y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 X – New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 X – Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 X – Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 X– Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 X – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 28 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[]

1999–2000 Schedule
October: 2–3–1–3 (Home: 0–1–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1–1), 8 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points
1 October 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Dallas Stars 0–1–0–0 0
2 October 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New Jersey Devils 1–1–0–0 2
3 October 8 Colorado Avalanche 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–0–1 3
4 October 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers 2–1–0–1 5
5 October 16 Chicago Blackhawks 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0–2 6
6 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–0–2 6
7 October 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–2–1–2 7
8 October 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings 2–3–1–2 7
9 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 San Jose Sharks 2–3–1–3 8
November: 6–5–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–2–0), 14 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points
10 2 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4–1–3 8
11 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Ottawa Senators 2–5–1–3 8
12 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6–1–3 8
13 10 Montreal Canadiens 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6–1–3 10
14 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings 3–6–2–3 11
15 13 Nashville Predators 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6–2–3 13
16 16 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6–2–3 15
17 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–7–2–3 15
18 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Florida Panthers 5–7–3–3 16
19 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–7–3–3 18
20 26 Ottawa Senators 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–7–3–3 20
21 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes 7–8–3–3 20
22 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres 8–8–3–3 22
December: 8–4–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2–0), 18 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points
23 2 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–9–3–3 22
24 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 8–9–4–3 23
25 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New Jersey Devils 8–10–4–3 23
26 9 Washington Capitals 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–10–4–3 25
27 11 Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–10–4–3 27
28 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–10–4–3 29
29 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Carolina Hurricanes 12–10–4–3 31
30 18 Florida Panthers 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–11–4–3 31
31 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens 12–12–4–3 31
32 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 New York Islanders 13–12–4–3 33
33 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–12–4–3 35
34 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks 15–12–4–3 37
35 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Washington Capitals 15–12–5–3 38
36 30 New York Islanders 3–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–12–5–3 40
January: 5–8–0–1 (Home: 4–3–0–1 ; Road: 1–5–0–0), 11 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points
37 2 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–12–5–3 42
38 5 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–13–5–3 42
39 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–13–5–3 44
40 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers 18–14–5–3 44
41 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes 18–15–5–3 44
42 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Colorado Avalanche 18–16–5–3 44
43 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Nashville Predators 18–17–5–3 44
44 19 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–17–5–3 46
45 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 19–18–5–3 46
46 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–18–5–4 47
47 25 New York Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–19–5–4 47
48 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–19–5–4 49
49 29 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–20–5–4 49
50 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers 21–20–5–4 51
February: 5–3–1–4 (Home: 4–0–0–4 ; Road: 1–3–1–0), 15 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points
51 1 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–20–5–4 53
52 3 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–20–5–4 55
53 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–4 57
54 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–5 58
55 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New York Islanders 24–21–5–5 58
56 14 Vancouver Canucks 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–5 60
57 16 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–6 61
58 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 26–21–5–6 63
59 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 26–22–5–6 63
60 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Rangers 26–23–5–6 63
61 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 26–23–6–6 64
62 26 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–7 65
63 28 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–8 66
March: 8–6–0–0 (Home: 4–2–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–0–0), 16 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points
64 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Calgary Flames 26–24–6–8 66
65 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 27–24–6–8 68
66 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–25–6–8 68
67 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 Ottawa Senators 27–26–6–8 68
68 11 New York Rangers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–26–6–8 70
69 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–27–6–8 70
70 16 Florida Panthers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–27–6–8 72
71 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Boston Bruins 29–28–6–8 72
72 19 New York Rangers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–28–6–8 74
73 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Islanders 31–28–6–8 76
74 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers 32–28–6–8 78
75 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers 32–29–6–8 78
76 28 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–29–6–8 80
77 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Washington Capitals 34–29–6–8 82
April: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 1–1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0–0), 6 Points
# Visitor Score Home Record Points
78 1 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–30–6–8 82
79 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–30–6–8 84
80 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 36–30–6–8 86
81 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres 37–30–6–8 88
82 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins 37–31–6–8 88
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs[]

2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 Apr 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 Washington Capitals 1–0
2 Apr 15 Washington Capitals 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0
3 Apr 17 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0
4 Apr 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals 3–1
5 Apr 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Washington Capitals 4–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3 ; Road: 2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 Apr 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0
2 Apr 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers 2–0
3 May 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1
4 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2
5 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3
6 May 9 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics[]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 51 48 2788:50 23 21 3 120 2.58 1392 0.914 2 0 1 2
Tom Barrasso‡ 18 16 869:34 5 7 2 46 3.17 386 0.881 1 0 0 6
Peter Skudra 20 12 922:16 5 7 3 48 3.12 374 0.872 1 0 0 0
Ron Tugnutt† 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
Playoffs[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ron Tugnutt 11 11 746:03 6 5 0 22 1.77 398 0.945 2 0 0 2
Peter Skudra 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

†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[]

Player Award
Jean-Sebastien Aubin Booster Club Award
Matthew Barnaby Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Rob Brown Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Jaromir Jagr Leading Point Scorer Award
Most Valuable Player Award
Art Ross Trophy
Lester B. Pearson Award
First team NHL All-Star
Darius Kasparaitis Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ian Moran Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Jiri Slegr Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Martin Straka Player's Player Award

In addition, Owner Mario Lemieux and General Manager Craig Patrick were recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. [8]

Transactions[]

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season:[9]

Trades[]

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

Roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
30 Canada Jean-Sebastien Aubin G R 22 1995 Montreal, Quebec
36 Canada Matthew Barnaby RW L 27 1992 Ottawa, Ontario
18 Czech Republic Josef Beranek LW L 30 1989 Litvinov, Czech Republic
16 Canada Dennis Bonvie RW R 26 Undrafted Antigonish, Nova Scotia
6 Canada Bob Boughner D R 29 1989 Windsor, Ontario
44 Canada Robert Brown RW L 32 1986 Kingston, Ontario
22 Germany Sven Butenschon D L 24 1994 Itzehoe, Germany
17 United States Tom Chorske RW R 33 1985 Minneapolis, Minnesota
9 Canada Rene Corbet LW L 26 1991 Victoriaville, Quebec
59 Slovakia Robert Dome LW L 21 1997 Senica, Slovakia
14 Canada Pat Falloon RW R 27 1991 Foxwarren, Manitoba
7 Canada Andrew Ference D L 21 1997 Edmonton, Alberta
38 Czech Republic Jan Hrdina C R 24 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic
68 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr (C) RW L 28 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
8 Sweden Hans Jonsson D L 26 1993 Jarved, Sweden
11 Russia Darius Kasparaitis D L 27 1992 Elektrenai, Lithuania
27 Russia Alex Kovalev RW L 27 1991 Togliatti, Russia
20 Czech Republic Robert Lang C R 29 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic
5 Finland Janne Laukkanen D L 30 1991 Lahti, Finland
23 United States Stephen Leach RW R 34 1984 Cambridge, Massachusetts
24 United States Ian Moran D R 27 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Russia Aleksey Morozov RW L 23 1995 Moscow, Russia
34 Sweden Peter Popovic D L 32 1988 Köping, Sweden
28 Czech Republic Michal Rozsival D R 21 1996 Vlasim, Czech Republic
1 Latvia Peter Skudra G L 27 Undrafted Riga, Latvia
32 Canada John Slaney D L 28 1990 St. John's, Newfoundland
71 Czech Republic Jiri Slegr (A) D L 29 1990 Jihlava, Czech Republic
12 Canada Martin Sonnenberg LW L 22 Undrafted Wetaskiwin, Alberta
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka (A) C L 27 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
3 United States Daniel Trebil D R 26 1992 Edina, Minnesota
31 Canada Ron Tugnutt G L 32 1986 Scarborough, Ontario
29 Canada Tyler Wright C R 27 1991 Kamsac, Saskatchewan

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 18 Konstantin Koltsov Left Wing  Belarus Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
2 51 Matt Murley Left Wing  United States Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
2 57[a] Jeremy Van Hoof Defense  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 86 Sebastien Caron Goaltender  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4 115 Ryan Malone Left Wing  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5 144 Tomas Skvaridlo Center  Slovakia HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
5 157[b] Vladimir Malenkykh Defense  Russia Lada Togliatti (RSL)
6 176 Doug Meyer Defense  Russia University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7 204 Tom Kostopoulos Right Wing  Canada London Knights (OHL)
8 233 Darcy Robinson Defense  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9 261 Andrew McPherson Left Wing  Canada Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
Draft notes[11]
  • a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Francis.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Fredrik Olausson.

Farm teams[]

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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-08/sports/25590724_1_regulation-tie-playoff-berth-overtime
  2. ^ "1999-00 NHL Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. ^ "1999–2000 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ^ "1999–2000 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. ^ "1999–2000 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  8. ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  9. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

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