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b Head coaches with multiple terms are counted once; figures are career totals. For a specific order of the coaches see the Footnotes section. c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season. d Gene Ubriaco served as the Penguins' head coach to begin the 1989–90 season; the team began with a 10–14–2 record. [39]
The 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the Penguins finish fifth in the Patrick Division and not qualify for the playoffs. The last remaining active member of the 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins was Mark Recchi , who retired after the 2010–11 season , right after winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins .
Pittsburgh head coach Lou Angotti later admitted that a conscious decision was made to finish the season as the team with the worst record, saying in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that a mid-season lunch prompted the plan, because there was a high chance of the franchise folding if Lemieux was not drafted. [17]
The 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the Penguins finish in second place in the Patrick Division with a record of 40 wins, 33 losses, and 7 ties for 87 points. They swept the New York Rangers in the Division Semi-finals before losing the Division Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers .
Pages in category "Pittsburgh Penguins coaches" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
e Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime. [12] f The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout. [13] g Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a franchise in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded as part of the league's expansion prior to the 1967–68 season. The franchise has had 11 general managers in its history, with Jack Riley serving two terms. Eight games in March and April 1983 went without a general ...
The 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins 24th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a disappointing 1989–90 season, having finished one point behind the New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division, failing to qualify for post-season play for the seventh time in eight seasons.