1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	4th Wales
1988–89 record	40–33–7
Home record	24–13–3
Road record	16–20–4
Goals for	347
Goals against	349
Team information
General Manager	Tony Esposito
Coach	Gene Ubriaco
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Paul Coffey Randy Cunneyworth
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (85)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (114)
Points	Mario Lemieux (199)
Penalties in minutes	Jay Caufield (285)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (18)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso and Frank Pietrangelo (4.04)
<1987–88 1989–90>

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.

Regular season

This was Mario Lemieux's best season offensively. He led the league in goals (85), assists (114, tied with Wayne Gretzky), points (199), power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (13).

The Penguins finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities against, with 482, the most power-play opportunities, with 491, and the most power-play goals scored, with 119.^[1]

Highlights

• December 31, 1988 – Mario Lemieux scores five goals in an 8–6 win over the New Jersey Devils. Lemieux scores the five goals in five different ways: even strength, shorthanded, power play, penalty shot, and empty net.

Season standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Washington Capitals	80	41	29	10	305	259	92
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	40	33	7	347	349	87
New York Rangers	80	37	35	8	310	307	82
Philadelphia Flyers	80	36	36	8	307	285	80
New Jersey Devils	80	27	41	12	281	325	66
New York Islanders	80	28	47	5	265	325	61

^[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

On January 4, 1989 the Penguins defeated the Red Army team 4-2 at the Civic Arena in an exhibition.

1988–89 Schedule
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 14 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 1 Oct 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 1–0–0 2 2 Oct 11 Washington Capitals 7–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 2–0–0 4 3 Oct 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–8 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 2–1–0 4 4 Oct 15 St. Louis Blues 2–9 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–1–0 6 5 Oct 18 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 4–1–0 8 6 Oct 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 4–2–0 8 7 Oct 22 Chicago Blackhawks 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 5–2–0 10 8 Oct 25 Calgary Flames 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 6–2–0 12 9 Oct 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena 6–3–0 12 10 Oct 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 7–3–0 14 11 Oct 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–9 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 7–4–0 14
November: 7–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 14 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 12 Nov 1 Vancouver Canucks 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–4–0 16 13 Nov 3 Quebec Nordiques 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–5–0 16 14 Nov 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 8–6–0 16 15 Nov 8 Edmonton Oilers 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–7–0 16 16 Nov 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–7–0 18 17 Nov 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 9–8–0 18 18 Nov 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 10–8–0 20 19 Nov 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–8 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 10–9–0 20 20 Nov 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–10–0 20 21 Nov 23 New York Rangers 2–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–10–0 22 22 Nov 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 12–10–0 24 23 Nov 26 Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–10–0 26 24 Nov 30 Washington Capitals 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–10–0 28
December: 9–2–3 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–2), 21 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 25 Dec 3 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–10–0 30 26 Dec 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden 15–10–1 31 27 Dec 6 Chicago Blackhawks 6–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 16–10–1 33 28 Dec 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 16–11–1 33 29 Dec 10 New Jersey Devils 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 16–11–2 34 30 Dec 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–11–2 36 31 Dec 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18–11–2 38 32 Dec 17 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 19–11–2 40 33 Dec 20 New York Islanders 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 20–11–2 42 34 Dec 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 21–11–2 44 35 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 21–11–3 45 36 Dec 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center 22–11–3 47 37 Dec 29 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 22–12–3 47 38 Dec 31 New Jersey Devils 6–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–12–3 49
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–0), 11 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 39 Jan 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–8 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 23–13–3 49 40 Jan 7 Vancouver Canucks 7–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–14–3 49 41 Jan 10 New York Islanders 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 24–14–3 51 42 Jan 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–2 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 25–14–3 53 43 Jan 14 New York Rangers 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 25–14–4 54 44 Jan 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 25–15–4 54 45 Jan 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25–16–4 54 46 Jan 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 25–17–4 54 47 Jan 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 26–17–4 56 48 Jan 25 Winnipeg Jets 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 27–17–4 58 49 Jan 28 Detroit Red Wings 5–10 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–17–4 60 50 Jan 31 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–18–4 60
February: 4–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–2), 11 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 51 Feb 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 29–18–4 62 52 Feb 3 St. Louis Blues 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 29–18–5 63 53 Feb 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 30–18–5 65 54 Feb 9 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–18–5 67 55 Feb 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–8 Quebec Nordiques Colisée de Québec 31–19–5 67 56 Feb 12 Calgary Flames 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–20–5 67 57 Feb 14 Buffalo Sabres 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 32–20–5 69 58 Feb 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 32–21–5 69 59 Feb 18 New York Rangers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 32–22–5 69 60 Feb 21 Minnesota North Stars 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 32–23–5 69 61 Feb 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 32–23–6 70 62 Feb 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–5 OT New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–23–7 71 63 Feb 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–8 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center 32–24–7 71
March: 6–9–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 4–4–0), 12 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 64 Mar 1 New Jersey Devils 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 33–24–7 73 65 Mar 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 33–25–7 73 66 Mar 5 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 33–26–7 73 67 Mar 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum 33–27–7 73 68 Mar 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–10 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome 33–28–7 73 69 Mar 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 34–28–7 75 70 Mar 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium 35–28–7 77 71 Mar 14 Boston Bruins 8–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 35–29–7 77 72 Mar 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 36–29–7 79 73 Mar 18 Montreal Canadiens 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 36–30–7 79 74 Mar 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 36–31–7 79 75 Mar 22 Washington Capitals 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 36–32–7 79 76 Mar 25 New Jersey Devils 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 37–32–7 81 77 Mar 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 38–32–7 83 78 Mar 30 Hartford Whalers 9–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 38–33–7 83
April: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 79 Apr 1 New York Rangers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 39–33–7 85 80 Apr 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 40–33–7 87
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

After six frustrating and disappointing seasons, the Penguins finally managed to get into the playoffs for the first time since the 1981-82 season. They swept New York Rangers in the Semifinals, but lost to their rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games.

Playoff log

1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Patrick Division semi-finals vs No. 3 New York Rangers: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals NYR goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 5 N.Y. Rangers 1–3 Pittsburgh Coffey (2), Quinn Sandstrom Barrasso (1–0) 16,025 1–0 2 April 6 N.Y. Rangers 4–7 Pittsburgh Stevens, Brown, Callander, Bourque, Cunneyworth, Zalapski, Lemieux (en) Lafleur, Leetch, Ogrodnick, Wilson Barrasso (2–0) 16,025 2–0 3 April 8 Pittsburgh 5–3 N.Y. Rangers Lemeiux, Cullen, Stevens, Quinn (2) Granato, Ogrodnick, Sandstrom Barrasso (3–0) 17,498 3–0 4 April 9 Pittsburgh 4–3 N.Y. Rangers Lemieux, Bourque, Brown Sandstrom, Leetch (2) Barrasso (4–0) 17,403 4–0
Patrick Division finals vs No. 4 Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals PHI goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 17 Philadelphia 3–4 Pittsburgh Lemieux, Quinn, Cullen, Brown Poulin, Kerr, Propp Barrasso (5–0) 16,025 1–0 2 April 19 Philadelphia 4–2 Pittsburgh Quinn, Lemieux Kerr (3), Propp Barrasso (5–1) 16,025 1–1 3 April 21 Pittsburgh 4–3 Philadelphia 12:08 Lemieux, Quinn, Callander, Bourque Poulin, Acton, Propp Barrasso (6–1) 17,423 2–1 4 April 23 Pittsburgh 1–4 Philadelphia Cullen Poulin, Kerr (2), Carkner Barrasso (6–2) 17,423 2–2 5 April 25 Philadelphia 7–10 Pittsburgh Lemieux (3), Errey, Lemieux, Loney, Stevens, Brown (2), Lemieux (en) Bullard, Eklund, Propp, Smith, Kerr, Eklund, Kerr Barrasso (7–2) 16,025 3–2 6 April 27 Pittsburgh 2–6 Philadelphia Cunneyworth (2) Kerr (2), Smith, Sutter, Smith, Propp Barrasso (7–3) 17,423 3–3 7 April 29 Philadelphia 4–1 Pittsburgh Lemieux Propp, Poulin, Bullard, Mellanby (en) Barrasso (7–4) 16,025 3–4
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[3] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 76 85 114 199 41 100 Brown, RobertRobert Brown 68 49 66 115 27 118 Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey 75 30 83 113 –10 195 Quinn, DanDan Quinn 79 34 60 94 –37 102 Errey, BobBob Errey 76 26 32 58 40 124 Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen 79 12 37 49 –25 112 Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski 58 12 33 45 9 57 Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth 70 25 19 44 –22 156 Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque 80 17 26 43 –22 97 Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan 72 10 20 30 –12 157 Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier 68 1 23 24 –4 141 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson 76 2 14 16 7 163 Loney, TroyTroy Loney 69 10 6 16 –5 165 Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 24 12 3 15 –8 19 Callander, JockJock Callander 30 6 5 11 –3 20 Dykstra, SteveSteve Dykstra 65 1 6 7 –12 126 Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley 46 3 4 7 –1 66 Buskas, RodRod Buskas 52 1 5 6 –2 105 Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist 43 1 5 6 –8 42 Caufield, JayJay Caufield 58 1 4 5 –4 285 Bodger, DougDoug Bodger‡ 10 1 4 5 6 7 Dineen, GordonGordon Dineen† 38 1 2 3 –5 44 Bjugstad, BarryBarry Bjugstad 24 3 0 3 –12 4 McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain 24 1 2 3 –11 4 Recchi, MarkMark Recchi 15 1 1 2 –2 0 Kachowski, MarkMark Kachowski 12 1 1 2 1 43 Siren, VilleVille Siren‡ 12 1 0 1 0 14 Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak† 31 0 0 0 –4 135 Ganchar, PerryPerry Ganchar 3 0 0 0 –3 0

Playoffs[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 11 12 7 19 –1 16 Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey 11 2 13 15 –7 31 Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 11 3 7 10 –1 16 Quinn, DanDan Quinn 11 6 3 9 –6 10 Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen 11 3 6 9 4 28 Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski 11 1 8 9 –2 13 Brown, RobertRobert Brown 11 5 3 8 –2 22 Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth 11 3 5 8 –1 26 Callander, JockJock Callander 10 2 5 7 6 10 Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque 11 4 1 5 2 66 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson 11 0 5 5 7 44 Loney, TroyTroy Loney 11 1 3 4 3 24 Errey, BobBob Errey 11 1 2 3 1 12 Dineen, GordonGordon Dineen 11 0 2 2 8 8 Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier 9 0 1 1 –1 49 Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan 8 0 1 1 0 4 McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain 3 0 1 1 0 0 Buskas, RodRod Buskas 10 0 0 0 –1 23 Caufield, JayJay Caufield 9 0 0 0 –2 28 Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dykstra, SteveSteve Dykstra 1 0 0 0 0 2 Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak 1 0 0 0 0 10

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso†	44	2406:21	18	15	7	162	4.04	1441	0.888	0	0	5	49
Young, WendellWendell Young	22	1150:18	12	9	0	92	4.80	673	0.863	0	0	2	4
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	15	669:20	5	3	0	45	4.03	408	0.890	0	0	0	2
Guenette, SteveSteve Guenette	11	573:53	5	6	0	41	4.29	308	0.867	0	0	1	0
Tabaracci, RichardRichard Tabaracci	1	33:05	0	0	0	4	7.25	21	0.810	0	0	0	2

Playoffs^[6]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	11	631:10	7	4	0	40	3.80	388	0.897	0	0	1	8
Young, WendellWendell Young	1	38:38	0	0	0	1	1.55	11	0.909	0	0	0	0

^†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

• Paul Coffey, Defence, NHL First All-Star Team
• Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team
• Mario Lemieux, Art Ross Trophy
• Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team
• Mario Lemieux, Club Record, Most Assists in One Season (114)
• Mario Lemieux, Club Record, Most Points in One Season (199)
• Mario Lemieux, NHL Record, Most Shorthanded Goals, One Season (13) ^[7]

Transactions

Trades

September 1, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers 1990 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Wendell Young 1990 7th round pick
October 3, 1988	To Buffalo Sabres Wayne Van Dorp	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1990 7th round pick
November 1, 1988	To Minnesota North Stars rights to Rob Gaudreau	To Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Zemlak
November 12, 1988	To Buffalo Sabres Doug Bodger Darrin Shannon	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Barrasso 1990 3rd round pick
December 17, 1988	To Minnesota North Stars Steve Gotaas Ville Siren	To Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Bjugstad Gord Dineen
January 9, 1989	To Calgary Flames Steve Guenette	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 6th round pick
March 6, 1989	To Los Angeles Kings Pat Mayer	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Tookey

Free agents lost Date Player New team October 4, 1988 Carl Mokosak Boston Bruins

Waiver Draft Date Player Former team October 3, 1988 Jay Caufield Minnesota North Stars October 3, 1988 Steve Dykstra Dave Hannan Edmonton Oilers

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
John Cullen	June 21, 1988	Unknown
Mark Recchi	August 17, 1988	Multi-year contract
Steve Guenette	August 29, 1988	Multi-year contract
Darrin Shannon	September 7, 1988	Multi-year contract
Bruce Racine	September 21, 1988	Multi-year contract
Mario Lemieux	November 1, 1988	1 year/$1.6 million
Dan Quinn	November 5, 1988	Multi-year contract
Jamie Leach	March 22, 1989	Multi-year contract
Dave Michayluk	May 24, 1989	Unknown

Other

Player	Date	Details
Pierre Creamer	June 14, 1988	Replaced as head coach
Gene Ubriaco	June 28, 1988	Hired as head coach
Dave Hunter	October 3, 1988	Sent to Oilers as compensation for claiming Dave Hannan in waiver draft

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
35		Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	R	24	1983	Boston, Massachusetts
27		Bjugstad, BarryBarry Bjugstad	LW	L	27	1981	St. Paul, Minnesota
29		Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	LW	L	26	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
44		Brown, RobertRobert Brown	RW	L	21	1986	Kingston, Ontario
7		Buskas, RodRod Buskas	D	R	28	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
14		Callander, JockJock Callander	RW	R	28	Undrafted	Regina, Saskatchewan
16		Caufield, JayJay Caufield	RW	R	28	Undrafted	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
77		Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	D	L	27	1980	Weston, Ontario
11		Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen	C	R	24	1986	Puslinch, Ontario
15		Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	LW	L	28	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
4		Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	D	L	26	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
5		Dineen, GordonGordon Dineen	D	R	26	1981	Quebec City, Quebec
22		Dykstra, SteveSteve Dykstra	LW	R	26	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
12		Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	L	24	1983	Montreal, Quebec
28		Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley	RW	R	26	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
20		Ganchar, PerryPerry Ganchar	RW	R	25	1982	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
30		Guenette, SteveSteve Guenette	G	L	23	Undrafted	Gloucester, Ontario
32		Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	C	L	27	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
23		Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	D	L	29	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6		Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	D	L	26	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
26		Kachowski, MarkMark Kachowski	LW	L	24	Undrafted	Edmonton, Alberta
66		Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	R	23	1984	Montreal, Quebec
24		Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	L	25	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
19		McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain	C	L	21	1986	Seaforth, Ontario
40		Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo	G	L	24	1983	Niagara Falls, Ontario
10		Quinn, DanDan Quinn	C	L	23	1983	Ottawa, Ontario
8		Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	RW	L	21	1988	Kamloops, British Columbia
25		Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	LW	L	24	1983	Brockton, Massachusetts
31		Tabaracci, RichardRichard Tabaracci	G	L	20	1987	Toronto, Ontario
1		Young, WendellWendell Young	G	L	25	1981	Halifax, Nova Scotia
33		Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski	D	L	21	1986	Edmonton, Alberta
18		Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak	C	R	26	1981	Wynyard, Saskatchewan

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.^[8]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Darrin Shannon	L	Canada	Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
2	25	Mark Major	L	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3	62^[a]	Daniel Gauthier	L	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4	67	Mark Recchi	R	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5	88	Greg Andrusak	D	Canada	U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
7	130	Troy Mick	L	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8	151	Jeffrey Blaeser	L	United States	St. John's Prep (Mass H.S.)
9	172	Robert Gaudreau	C	United States	Bishop Hendricken H.S. (RI)
10	193	Donald Pancoe	L	Canada	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
11	214	Cory Laylin	L	United States	St. Cloud Apollo H.S. (Minn.)
12	235	Darren Stolk	D	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)

Draft notes^[9]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a December 17, 1987 trade that sent Perry Ganchar and future considerations (1988 third-round pick (#62-Daniel Gauthier)) to the Penguins in exchange for a future considerations (this pick).
• ^a The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a December 17, 1987 trade that sent future considerations (1988 third-round pick (#46-Neil Carnes)) to the Candiens in exchange for Perry Ganchar and future considerations (this pick).
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a February 4, 1988 trade that sent Bryan Erickson to the Penguins in exchange for Chris Kontos and future considerations (this pick).

References

• Penguins on Hockey Database

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