1992

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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. Twenty-four teams played 84 games each. It proved, at the time, to be the highest-scoring regular season in NHL history, as a total of 7,311 goals were scored. 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 63 shutouts were recorded during the regular season. The Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one. As of the end of the 2007–08 season, this is the last time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.

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League Business

This was the final season that the league's two conferences were known as the Wales and Campbell Conferences, and that the four divisions bore the names Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe. 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 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 a revival of a previous NHL team of the same name 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.

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."

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 easily 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 to this day.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
x - Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
x - Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
x - Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
x - Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395
Patrick Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
z - Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 119 367 268
x - Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 93 325 286
x - New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 87 335 297
x - New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 87 308 299
Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 83 319 319
New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 79 304 308

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
x - Chicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230
x - Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280
x - Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241
x - 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
Smythe Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
x - Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
x - Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
x - Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
x - 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

Note: x = clinched playoff berth, z = won Presidents' Trophy

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 Pagé
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

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
Mats Sundin Quebec 80 47 67 114

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

Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame
The Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame

The 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs started on April 18, and ended on June 9. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Pittsburgh Penguins, who had won the cup the two previous years, were the favourite to "three-peat".

Bracket

  Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
1  Boston 0  
4  Buffalo 4  
  3  Montreal 4  
 
  4  Buffalo 0  
2  Quebec 2
3  Montreal 4  
  A3  Montreal 4  
Prince of Wales Conference
  P3  NY Islanders 1  
1  Pittsburgh 4  
4  New Jersey 1  
  1  Pittsburgh 3
 
  3  NY Islanders 4  
2  Washington 2
3  NY Islanders 4  
  A3  Montreal 4
  S3  Los Angeles 1
1  Chicago 0  
4  St. Louis 4  
  3  Toronto 4
 
  4  St. Louis 3  
2  Detroit 3
3  Toronto 4  
  N3  Toronto 3
Clarence Campbell Conference
  S3  Los Angeles 4  
1  Vancouver 4  
4  Winnipeg 2  
  1  Vancouver 2
 
  3  Los Angeles 4  
2  Calgary 2
3  Los Angeles 4  

Division Semifinals

Boston vs. Buffalo

Buffalo's four-game upset sweep of the heavily-favored Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by Brad May at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres' play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call.

Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Quebec vs. Montreal

Montreal coach Jacques Demers held himself to a promise he made to goaltender Patrick Roy earlier in the season and kept him as the starting goalie despite a couple of weak goals allowed in the first two games of the series against the Nordiques. With the Canadiens staring a potential 3–0 series deficit to the rival Nords in the face, overtime in Game 3 was marked by two disputed goals that were reviewed by the video goal judge. The first review ruled that Stephan Lebeau had knocked the puck in with a high stick, but the second upheld the Habs' winning goal, as it was directed in by the skate of Quebec defenceman Alexei Gusarov, and not that of a Montreal player.

As it turned out, this was the final playoff series between the provincial rivals.

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

The Devils had been a struggling team prior to the 1992–93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4–1

Washington vs. New York Islanders

Game 6 of this series was marred by a vicious check on the Islanders' leading scorer, Pierre Turgeon, by the Capitals' Dale Hunter, moments after Turgeon scored a third-period goal to put the game and the series out of reach for Washington. Hunter received a 21-game suspension for the hit, the longest in NHL history up to that time, which carried over into the 1993–94 season.

  • April 18 - New York Islanders 1 Washington 3
  • April 20 - New York Islanders 5 Washington 4 (2OT)
  • April 22 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (OT)
  • April 24 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (2OT)
  • April 26 - New York Islanders 4 Washington 6
  • April 28 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 5

NYI win best-of-seven series 4–2

Chicago vs. St. Louis

The Blackhawks, on an overtime goal in Game 4, became the second division champion to be swept in the first round of the playoffs. Chicago goaltender Ed Belfour claimed he had been interfered with by St. Louis star Brett Hull on the play, but to no avail as the tally stood as the game- and series-winner. Belfour famously went on a rampage after the game, breaking a hot tub, coffee maker, and television in the visitors' locker room at the St. Louis Arena. In 1999, Hawk fans would be left to contemplate the irony of the situation when Belfour and Hull were teammates on that year's championship team, the Dallas Stars, who in 1993 were known as the Minnesota North Stars. The previous season, Chicago had won 11 straight playoff games, setting an NHL record, to reach the Stanley Cup Final. Pittsburgh, who had won seven in a row, swept the Hawks to equal the record. After being swept by the Blues, the Hawks had turned an 11-game playoff winning streak into an eight-game playoff losing streak.

St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Detroit vs. Toronto

In a revival of the heated Original Six rivalry, Nikolai Borschevsky's Game 7 overtime goal gave Toronto the series and made them the sixth club to eliminate a team with a better regular season record in the first round of the playoffs. This was also Toronto's first playoff win over Detroit since the Leafs beat the Wings in the full seven games back in the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals.

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Quotes of the series
“ Eluding Anderson but then he lost it to Gilmour. He made a good move going in on the defense and then centered it...SCORES!!! Anderson from Gilmour, and the Leafs take a 1-0 lead... - Bob Cole calling the first goal of game seven ”
“ Fedorov, he's up over the line with Primeau behind him. Pass...SCORES!!! - Bob Cole calling the second goal of game seven, scored by Paul Ysebaert ”
“ Now it's Howe. He passed it back. Yzerman shot it...blocked. Scramble! Yzerman...and down goes Potvin to somehow keep it out. - Bob Cole calling one of the scrambles in front of Potvin during game seven ”
“ Eastwood shot, another shot...Cheveldae down and he hangs onto it. - Bob Cole calling one of Tim Cheveldae's saves in game seven ”
“ Right in front...THEY SCORE!!! Shawn Burr knocked one in and the Red Wings take a 2-1 lead! - Bob Cole calling the third goal of game seven ”
“ Clark knocked the high pass down. Gilmour back of the net and it's centered...SCORES!!! Shot from the blue line, coming in was 3, Bob Rouse. - Bob Cole calling the fourth goal of game seven. ”
“ Here's Clark coming in. He shoots. REBOUND...scramble for it. Borschevsky...Clark...nobody can hit him! - Bob Cole on one of the scrambles in front of Tim Cheveldae in game seven. ”
“ It's Kennedy missing it. Racine shot...loose puck...SCORES!!! Drake gives Detroit the lead again! - Bob Cole on the fifth goal of game seven. ”
“ And it's centered...SCORES!!! The Leafs have tied the game! Gilmour has scored with 2:43 left. - Bob Cole on Doug Gilmour's game tying goal in game seven. ”
“ Rouse hammers one back in for Toronto. Clark...shoving it to the corner. Out front again, Rouse...SCORES!!! SCORES!!! THE LEAFS WIN IT! The Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings in overtime-two minutes, thirty-five seconds in! This has been an unbelievable turn of events! The Leafs march on, and the Red Wings have been eliminated. - Bob Cole on Nikolai Borschevsky's overtime series-clinching goal in game seven. ”

Vancouver vs. Winnipeg

The Smythe Division champions from Vancouver managed to shut down the Jets in six games.

Vancouver wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Calgary vs. Los Angeles

The Kings upset the Flames in a high-scoring six-game series.

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Division Finals

Montreal vs. Buffalo

The long-awaited series between Patrick Roy and Grant Fuhr had finally arrived. However the Canadiens swept the series, winning every game by a score of 4–3.

  • May 2 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4
  • May 4 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4 (OT)
  • May 6 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)
  • May 8 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

The Isles' improbable upset of the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins, who finished far ahead of New York in the regular season, was capped off by David Volek's overtime goal in Game 7.

  • May 2 - New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 2
  • May 4 - New York Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 3
  • May 6 - Pittsburgh 3 New York Islanders 1
  • May 8 - Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 6
  • May 10 - New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 6
  • May 12 - Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 7
  • May 14 - New York Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

New York Islanders win best-of-seven series 4–3

Quotes of the series
“ Samuelsson pass off a skate. Volek turns...with Ferraro. Here they come, 2 on 1; Volek shoots, SCORES!!! David Volek, Islanders! And there’ll be a new Stanley Cup Champion in 1993! - Chris Cuthbert calling David Volek's series-clinching overtime goal in game 7. ”

Toronto vs. St. Louis

The Maple Leafs defeated the Blues in seven games, despite Blues' goaltender Curtis Joseph's efforts. The Blues were heavily outshot throughout the series.

  • May 3 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 2 (2OT)
  • May 5 - St. Louis 2 Toronto 1 (2OT)
  • May 7 - Toronto 3 St. Louis 4
  • May 9 - Toronto 4 St. Louis 1
  • May 11 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 5
  • May 13 - Toronto 1 St. Louis 2
  • May 15 - St. Louis 0 Toronto 6

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Vancouver vs. Los Angeles

Despite Vancouver's huge win in Game 4, Game 5 in Vancouver saw a stoppage of play as Kings center Gary Shuchuk got hurt and was sent into the dressing room. Many thought he was out of the playoffs, but he later came back in the game and ended up winning Game 5 in double overtime for the Kings. The Canucks could not recover and thus the Kings advanced to the Conference Finals.

  • May 2 - Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 5
  • May 5 - Los Angeles 6 Vancouver 3
  • May 7 - Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 7
  • May 9 - Vancouver 7 Los Angeles 2
  • May 11 - Los Angeles 4 Vancouver 3 (2OT)
  • May 13 - Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 5

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Conference Finals

Montreal vs. New York Islanders

All teams in the Conference Finals were seeded third in their division.

Montreal's win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by Pittsburgh and Chicago.

  • May 16 - New York Islanders 1 Montreal 4
  • May 18 - New York Islanders 3 Montreal 4 (2OT)
  • May 20 - Montreal 2 New York Islanders 1 (OT)
  • May 22 - Montreal 1 New York Islanders 4
  • May 24 - New York Islanders 2 Montreal 5

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1

Toronto vs. Los Angeles

The Toronto Maple Leafs iced a competitive team for the first time in many years and were hoping to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since their championship in 1967. The Los Angeles Kings, led by captain Wayne Gretzky, also had high ambitions. During Game 1, Los Angeles blue-liner Marty McSorley delivered a serious open ice hit on Toronto's Doug Gilmour. Leafs captain Wendel Clark took exception to the hit and went after McSorley for striking their star player. Toronto coach Pat Burns tried scaling the bench to get at Los Angeles coach Barry Melrose because he thought he ordered the hit on Gilmour (McSorley later remarked in interviews that he received dozens of death threat messages on his hotel phone from angry fans). Toronto would take a 3–2 series lead after five games. Game 6 was also not without controversy. With the game tied at 4 in overtime, Wayne Gretzky accidentally clipped Doug Gilmour in the face with the blade of his stick. Many thought that referee Kerry Fraser should have called a penalty on the play, but Gretzky was not penalized, and he went on to score the overtime goal moments later, evening the series at 3–3. He would score three goals in the deciding game to give Los Angeles a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. Gretzky has been quoted as saying that his performance in Game 7 was the best NHL game of his career. [1]

  • May 17 - Los Angeles 1 Toronto 4
  • May 19 - Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2
  • May 21 - Toronto 2 Los Angeles 4
  • May 23 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 2
  • May 25 - Los Angeles 2 Toronto 3 (OT)
  • May 27 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 5 (OT)
  • May 29 - Los Angeles 5 Toronto 4

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Quotes of the series
“ Donnelly is very fast. He's going in...GREAT SAVE BY POTVIN!!! - Bob Cole calling Felix Potvin's poke-check save on Mike Donnelly. ”
“ And he has room now to move in with a shot. And that missed but, rebound...cleared away from the net. Here's another drive by Blake...Millen took a shot, Potvin is in...another stop by Potvin! - Bob Cole calling Potvin's multiple saves against the Kings. ”
“ Here's a break for Clark. Clark coming in...HE SCORES!!! - Bob Cole calling one of Wendel Clark's three goals in game six. ”
“ Robitaille, got rid of it. Sandstrom, out front...SCORES!!! - Bob Cole calling Jari Kurri's goal in game six. ”
“ Gilmour centered. Clark...SCORES!!! - Bob Cole calling Wendel Clark's third goal in game six. ”

Finals

Main article: 1993 Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal vs. Los Angeles

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
June 1 Los Angeles 4 Montreal 1
June 3 Los Angeles 2 Montreal 3 (OT)
June 5 Montreal 4 Los Angeles 3 (OT)
June 7 Montreal 3 Los Angeles 2 (OT)
June 9 Los Angeles 1 Montreal 4

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1. Patrick Roy (Montreal) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Notable Events

  • Manon Rheaume became the first female to play for a major sports league in North America as she tended goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition game on September 23, 1992 versus the St. Louis Blues,
  • Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning added, bringing the league to 24 teams. Both teams would win their opening games and briefly sit atop their respective Divisions, which led to Harry Neale jokingly proclaiming before the end of Ottawa's first win that both the Senators and Lightning would reach the Stanley Cup finals in May.
  • October 1992: Gil Stein named NHL President.
  • February 1993: Gary Bettman named NHL Commissioner.
  • Record set for most 100-point scorers and most 50-goal scorers in one season.
  • The 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs marked the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.
  • As a part of the strike settlement, the NHL and Bruce McNall's Multivision Marketing and Public Relations Co. organized 24 regular season games in cities without a franchise. These games were seen as a litmus test for future expansion, and several of the cities chosen - Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and Miami - were eventually indeed the sites of expansion or relocations.

Complete List of Neutral-Site Games

Date Score City Arena Attendance
October 13, 1992 Calgary Flames 4, Minnesota North Stars 3 Saskatoon, Sask. SaskPlace 8,783
October 20, 1992 Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Ottawa Senators 3 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum 7,186
November 3, 1992 Washington Capitals 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Indianapolis, IN Market Square Arena 8,792
November 17, 1992 Quebec Nordiques 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum 17,026*
November 18, 1992 New Jersey Devils 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum 6,972
December 1, 1992 Los Angeles Kings 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center -
December 8, 1992 Montréal Canadiens 5, Los Angeles Kings 5 (OT) Phoenix, AZ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,276
December 9, 1992 New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Miami, FL Miami Arena 12,842
December 13, 1992 New York Islanders 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 Oklahoma City, OK Myriad Convention Center 11,110
December 15, 1992 St. Louis Blues 4, New York Islanders 3 Dallas, TX Reunion Arena -
January 4, 1993 Montréal Canadiens 2, San Jose Sharks 1 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 11,814
January 18, 1993 Winnipeg Jets 8, Hartford Whalers 7 Saskatoon, Sask. SaskPlace 7,756
February 8, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 0 Atlanta, GA The Omni 12,572
February 9, 1993 St. Louis Blues 3, Hartford Whalers 1 Peoria, IL Carver Arena 9,013 original date Dec. 29th in Birmingham, AL
February 16, 1993 Calgary Flames 4, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT) Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Coliseum -
February 19, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Halifax, N.S. Halifax Metro Centre 9,584
February 22, 1993 Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 5 (OT) Cleveland, OH Richfield Coliseum 13,382
February 22, 1993 New York Rangers 4, San Jose Sharks 0 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 13,633
February 23, 1993 Winnipeg Jets 8, Ottawa Senators 2 Saskatoon, Sask. SaskPlace -
March 1, 1993 Vancouver Canucks 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 Hamilton, Ont. Copps Coliseum 17,098*
March 11, 1993 Minnesota North Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 Saskatoon, Sask. SaskPlace 12,006*
March 16, 1993 Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center -
March 16, 1993 Boston Bruins 3, New Jersey Devils 1 Providence, RI Providence Civic Center -
March 21, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Edmonton Oilers 4 Cleveland, OH Richfield Coliseum 18,782*

Records broken/equalled

Regular season

Team
  • Most Losses, One Season: San Jose Sharks (71)
  • Fewest Ties, One Season: San Jose Sharks (2)
  • Most Home Losses, One Season: San Jose Sharks (32)
  • Most Road Losses, One Season: Ottawa Senators (40)
  • Fewest Road Wins, One Season: Ottawa Senators (1)*
  • Longest Winning Streak: Pittsburgh Penguins (17)
  • Longest Losing Streak: San Jose Sharks (17)*
  • Longest Road Losing Streak: Ottawa Senators (38)
  • Longest Road Winless Streak: Ottawa Senators (38)
  • Most 100-or-more Point Scorers, One Season: Pittsburgh Penguins (4)
  • Fastest Three Goals from the Start of Period, One Team: Calgary Flames (0:53, February 10, 1993)

Individual
  • Most Goals, Including Playoffs: Wayne Gretzky (875)
  • Most 30-Goal Seasons: Mike Gartner (14)*
  • Most Consecutive 30-Goal Seasons: Mike Gartner (14)
  • Most Goals, One Season, by a Left Winger: Luc Robitaille (63)
  • Most Goals, One Season, by a Rookie: Teemu Selanne (76)
  • Most Assists, One Season, by a Left Winger: Joe Juneau (70)
  • Most Assists, One Season, by a Rookie: Joe Juneau (70)* (Note: Wayne Gretzky scored 86 assists in his first year, but he was not considered a rookie)
  • Most Points, One Season, by a Left Winger: Luc Robitaille (125)
  • Most Points, One Season, by a Rookie: Teemu Selanne (132) (Note: Wayne Gretzky scored 137 points in his first year, but he was not considered a rookie)
  • Most Assists, One Game, by a Goaltender: Jeff Reese (3, February 10, 1993)
  • Most Games Missed While Winning Art Ross Trophy: Mario Lemieux (24)

Playoffs

Team
  • Most Overtime Games, One Playoff Year: 28
  • Most Overtime Wins, One Playoff Year: Montreal Canadiens (10)
  • Most Consecutive Overtime Wins, One Playoff Year: Montreal Canadiens (10)
  • Most Consecutive Wins, One Playoff Year: Montreal Canadiens (11)*

Individual
  • Most Consecutive Wins, One Playoff Year: Patrick Roy (11)*
  • Most Goals by a Defenceman, One Game: Eric Desjardins (3, June 3, 1993)*
  • Most Power-Play Goals, One Game: Dino Ciccarelli (3, April 29, 1993)*
  • Most Shorthanded Goals, One Game: Tom Fitzgerald (2, May 8, 1993)*
  • Most Assists, One Period: Adam Oates (3, April 24, 1993)*

* Equalled existing record

Rule Changes

  • Schedule length changed to 84 games. Two games in each team's schedule to be played in non-NHL cities.
  • Instigating a fight results in a game misconduct penalty.
  • Substitutions disallowed for coincidental minor penalties when teams are at full strength.
  • Minor penalty for diving introduced.
  • Wearing of a helmet made optional.

Major Transactions

NHL Awards

Presidents' Trophy: Pittsburgh Penguins
Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Los Angeles Kings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Calder Memorial Trophy: Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
Conn Smythe Trophy: Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Doug Gilmour, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams Award: Pat Burns, Toronto Maple Leafs
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Dave Poulin, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Pierre Turgeon, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson Award: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vezina Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
William M. Jennings Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Lester Patrick Trophy: Frank Boucher, Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks G Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks D Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins D Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins C Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres
Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets RW Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings LW Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins

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 that played their last game in the NHL in 1992–93 (listed with their last team):


1993 Trading Deadline

  • Trading Deadline: MARCH 22, 1993 [1]
  • March 22, 1993: Mark Hardy and Ottawa's 5th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft (previously acquired from Ottawa) traded from NY Rangers to Los Angeles for John McIntyre.
  • March 22, 1993: Jim Hrivnak and future considerations traded from Washington to Winnipeg for Rick Tabaracci.
  • March 22, 1993: Peter Taglianetti traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh for Pittsburgh's 3rd round choice in 1993 Entry Draft.
  • March 22, 1993: Steve Konroyd traded from Hartford to Detroit for Detroit's 6th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft.
  • March 22, 1993: Vancouver's 9th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft traded from Vancouver to Winnipeg for Dan Ratushny.
  • March 22, 1993: Mike Hartman traded from Tampa Bay to New York Rangers for Randy Gilhen.
  • March 22, 1993: Murray Craven and Vancouver's 5th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft (previously acquired from Vancouver) traded from Hartford to Vancouver for Robert Kron, Vancouver's 3rd round choice in 1993 Entry Draft and future considerations.
  • March 22, 1993: Mike Ramsey traded from Buffalo to Pittsburgh for Bob Errey.
  • March 22, 1993: Craig Muni traded from Edmonton to Chicago for Mike Hudson.

See also

References

  1. ^ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out
  • Hockey Database
  • [2]
  • (1993) NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1993–94. Toronto, ON: NHL Publishing. ISBN 0–920445–30–6. 
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