1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
1995–96 record	49–29–4
Home record	32–9–0
Road record	17–20–4
Goals for	362
Goals against	284
Team information
General Manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Eddie Johnston
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Ron Francis Jaromir Jagr
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (69)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (92)
Points	Mario Lemieux (161)
Penalties in minutes	Francois Leroux (161)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (29)
Goals against average	Ken Wregget (3.24)
<1994–95 1996–97>

The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the return of Mario Lemieux after missing an entire season due to injuries. The Penguins improved to first in the Northeast Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. In the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins progressed to the Conference Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers.

Regular season

Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL after missing the entire 1994–95 season energized the Penguins and re-instituted the team's finesse game for the 1995–96 season. The Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, leading all League teams in goals (362), even-strength goals (235), power-play goals (109), power-play percentage (25.95%) and shooting percentage while scoring 362 goals on just 2,645 shots (13.7%).^[1][2] Despite missing 12 regular-season games, Lemieux led the NHL in goals (69), assists (92), points (161) power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (8). Czech superstar Jaromir Jagr had a career year, scoring 62 goals (second in the League), 87 assists (third in the League) and 149 points (second in the League). The third 100-point scorer on the team was Ron Francis, who tallied 27 goals and 92 assists (tied for first in the NHL with Lemieux) for 119 points. Petr Nedved scored 45 goals and had 54 assists for 99 points in 80 games—he finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage, with 22.1%.^[3] Despite missing over a quarter of the season, Tomas Sandstrom also had a strong year, scoring 35 goals and picking up 35 assists for 70 points in 58 games.

Lemieux scored three goals or more in a game six times, and four goals or more in a game twice. On March 26, 1996, he scored five goals in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. Lemieux tallied two even-strength goals, two power-play goals and one short-handed goal in the game, which the Penguins won 8–4.

Season standings

Northeast Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	49	29	4	362	284	102
2	Boston Bruins	82	40	31	11	282	269	91
3	Montreal Canadiens	82	40	32	10	265	248	90
4	Hartford Whalers	82	34	39	9	237	259	77
5	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	42	7	247	262	72
6	Ottawa Senators	82	18	59	5	191	291	41

Eastern Conference^[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	49	29	4	362	284	102
3	New York Rangers	ATL	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
4	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
5	Boston Bruins	NE	82	40	31	11	282	269	91
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	40	32	10	265	248	90
7	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
8	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	38	32	12	238	248	88
9	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
10	Hartford Whalers	NE	82	34	39	9	237	259	77
11	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	33	42	7	247	262	73
12	New York Islanders	ATL	82	22	50	10	229	315	54
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	18	59	5	191	291	41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1995–96 Schedule
October: 4–2–2 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–2), 10 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 1 Oct 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 2 2 Oct 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 OT Colorado Avalanche 1–0–1 3 3 Oct 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks 1–1–1 3 4 Oct 14 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–1 5 5 Oct 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT Hartford Whalers 2–1–2 6 6 Oct 21 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–2 6 7 Oct 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Islanders 3–2–2 8 8 Oct 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 New Jersey Devils 4–2–2 10
November: 10–3–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 4–2–1), 21 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 9 Nov 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–10 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2–2 12 10 Nov 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres 5–2–3 13 11 Nov 4 Philadelphia Flyers 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2–3 15 12 Nov 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Ottawa Senators 7–2–3 17 13 Nov 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–1 San Jose Sharks 8–2–3 19 14 Nov 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Los Angeles Kings 8–3–3 19 15 Nov 14 Dallas Stars 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–3–3 21 16 Nov 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Washington Capitals 10–3–3 23 17 Nov 18 Washington Capitals 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–3–3 25 18 Nov 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–9 New York Rangers 11–4–3 25 19 Nov 22 New York Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–5–3 25 20 Nov 25 Buffalo Sabres 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–5–3 27 21 Nov 28 Ottawa Senators 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–5–3 29 22 Nov 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–6 Boston Bruins 14–5–3 31
December: 10–4–0 (Home: 7–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 20 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 23 Dec 1 Florida Panthers 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–5–3 33 24 Dec 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 16–5–3 35 25 Dec 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 New York Islanders 17–5–3 37 26 Dec 7 Montreal Canadiens 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–5–3 39 27 Dec 9 Hartford Whalers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–5–3 41 28 Dec 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 19–6–3 41 29 Dec 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Dallas Stars 20–6–3 43 30 Dec 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Philadelphia Flyers 20–7–3 43 31 Dec 19 Calgary Flames 1–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–7–3 45 32 Dec 22 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–8–3 45 33 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 21–9–3 45 34 Dec 26 Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–9–3 47 35 Dec 28 Hartford Whalers 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–9–3 49 36 Dec 30 Florida Panthers 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–9–3 51
January: 7–7–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 14 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 37 Jan 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Washington Capitals 24–10–3 51 38 Jan 3 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–10–3 53 39 Jan 5 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–10–3 55 40 Jan 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 St. Louis Blues 26–11–3 55 41 Jan 8 Vancouver Canucks 5–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–11–3 57 42 Jan 12 Montreal Canadiens 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–12–3 57 43 Jan 13 San Jose Sharks 10–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–13–3 57 44 Jan 16 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–14–3 57 45 Jan 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Buffalo Sabres 28–14–3 59 46 Jan 22 Boston Bruins 6–7 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 29–14–3 61 47 Jan 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Ottawa Senators 30–14–3 63 48 Jan 27 Philadelphia Flyers 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–14–3 65 49 Jan 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Florida Panthers 31–15–3 65 50 Jan 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 31–16–3 65
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–5–1), 13 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 51 Feb 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Detroit Red Wings 31–17–3 65 52 Feb 6 Boston Bruins 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–17–3 67 53 Feb 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 OT New Jersey Devils 32–17–4 68 54 Feb 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–17–4 70 55 Feb 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 33–18–4 70 56 Feb 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Winnipeg Jets 34–18–4 72 57 Feb 18 New York Rangers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 35–18–4 74 58 Feb 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Buffalo Sabres 35–19–4 74 59 Feb 23 Hartford Whalers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–19–4 76 60 Feb 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Montreal Canadiens 36–20–4 76 61 Feb 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Vancouver Canucks 37–20–4 78 62 Feb 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Calgary Flames 37–21–4 78
March: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 18 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 63 Mar 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Edmonton Oilers 38–21–4 80 64 Mar 5 Winnipeg Jets 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 39–21–4 82 65 Mar 7 Ottawa Senators 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–21–4 84 66 Mar 9 New Jersey Devils 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 40–22–4 84 67 Mar 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Hartford Whalers 40–23–4 84 68 Mar 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Boston Bruins 40–24–4 84 69 Mar 16 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 41–24–4 86 70 Mar 21 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 42–24–4 88 71 Mar 23 Buffalo Sabres 7–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 42–25–4 88 72 Mar 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Rangers 43–25–4 90 73 Mar 26 St. Louis Blues 4–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 44–25–4 92 74 Mar 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Florida Panthers 45–25–4 94 75 Mar 30 New Jersey Devils 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 46–25–4 96 76 Mar 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers 46–26–4 96
April: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0), 6 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 77 Apr 4 Washington Capitals 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 47–26–4 98 78 Apr 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 48–26–4 100 79 Apr 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Hartford Whalers 48–27–4 100 80 Apr 10 New York Islanders 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 48–28–4 100 81 Apr 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Ottawa Senators 49–28–4 102 82 Apr 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Boston Bruins 49–29–4 102
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

In the 1996 Playoffs, the Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the heavily favored Penguins were upset in seven games by the defense-oriented Florida Panthers.

1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4–2 (Home: 1–2 ; Road: 3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 Apr 17 Washington Capitals 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 2 Apr 19 Washington Capitals 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 3 Apr 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Washington Capitals 1–2 4 Apr 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 4OT Washington Capitals 2–2 5 Apr 26 Washington Capitals 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 6 Apr 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Washington Capitals 4–2
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 May 3 New York Rangers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 2 May 5 New York Rangers 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 3 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Rangers 2–1 4 May 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New York Rangers 3–1 5 May 11 New York Rangers 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 May 18 Florida Panthers 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 2 May 20 Florida Panthers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 3 May 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Florida Panthers 1–2 4 May 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 2–2 5 May 28 Florida Panthers 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 6 May 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Florida Panthers 3–3 7 Jun 1 Florida Panthers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Suspensions

Player	Length	Date	Reason
Ron Francis	2 games	February 27, 1996	Checking from behind

Injuries

Player	Injury	Date
Tom Barrasso	Pulled Groin (DTD)	December 7, 1995
Tom Barrasso	Shoulder injury (Out Indefinitely)	February 5, 1996
Stefan Bergkvist	Appendectomy	February 21, 1996

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 70 69 92 161 10 54 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 82 62 87 149 31 96 Francis, RonRon Francis 77 27 92 119 25 56 Nedved, PetrPetr Nedved 80 45 54 99 37 68 Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom 58 35 35 70 4 69 Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov 64 11 55 66 28 22 Smolinski, BryanBryan Smolinski 81 24 40 64 6 69 Naslund, MarkusMarkus Naslund‡ 66 19 33 52 17 36 Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov 72 3 31 34 19 88 Murray, GlenGlen Murray 69 14 15 29 4 57 MacIver, NormNorm MacIver‡ 32 2 21 23 12 32 Joseph, ChrisChris Joseph 70 5 14 19 6 71 Roche, DaveDave Roche 71 7 7 14 –5 130 Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer 70 4 10 14 20 153 Wilkinson, NeilNeil Wilkinson† 41 2 10 12 12 87 Leroux, FrancoisFrancois Leroux 66 2 9 11 2 161 Miller, KevinKevin Miller† 13 6 5 11 4 4 Dziedzic, JoeJoe Dziedzic 69 5 5 10 –5 68 Park, RichardRichard Park 56 4 6 10 3 36 McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain† 18 2 4 6 –5 4 Daigneault, J. J.J. J. Daigneault† 13 3 3 6 0 23 Lauer, BradBrad Lauer 21 4 1 5 –5 6 Wells, ChrisChris Wells 54 2 2 4 –6 59 Foster, CoreyCorey Foster 11 2 2 4 –2 2 Fitzgerald, RustyRusty Fitzgerald 21 1 2 3 7 12 Moran, IanIan Moran 51 1 1 2 –1 47 Patterson, EdEd Patterson 35 0 2 2 –5 38 Stojanov, AlekAlek Stojanov† 10 1 0 1 –1 7 Allen, PeterPeter Allen 8 0 0 0 2 8 Barrie, LenLen Barrie 5 0 0 0 –1 18 Christian, JeffreyJeffrey Christian 3 0 0 0 0 2 Andrusak, GregGreg Andrusak 2 0 0 0 –1 0 Bergqvist, StefanStefan Bergqvist 2 0 0 0 0 2 Berehowsky, DrakeDrake Berehowsky 1 0 0 0 1 0

Playoffs[6] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 18 11 16 27 3 33 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 18 11 12 23 7 18 Nedved, PetrPetr Nedved 18 10 10 20 3 16 Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov 18 1 14 15 9 26 Daigneault, J. J.J. J. Daigneault 17 1 9 10 4 36 Smolinski, BryanBryan Smolinski 18 5 4 9 –4 10 Roche, DaveDave Roche 16 2 7 9 1 26 Francis, RonRon Francis 11 3 6 9 3 4 Murray, GlenGlen Murray 18 2 6 8 2 10 Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer 18 0 7 7 0 24 Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom 18 4 2 6 –6 30 Miller, KevinKevin Miller 18 3 2 5 –6 8 Dziedzic, JoeJoe Dziedzic 16 1 2 3 1 19 Leroux, FrancoisFrancois Leroux 18 1 1 2 2 20 Lauer, BradBrad Lauer 12 1 1 2 0 4 Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov 15 0 1 1 –6 10 Joseph, ChrisChris Joseph 15 1 0 1 1 8 Wilkinson, NeilNeil Wilkinson 15 0 1 1 –2 14 Stojanov, AlekAlek Stojanov 9 0 0 0 0 19 McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain 6 0 0 0 0 0 Bergqvist, StefanStefan Bergqvist 4 0 0 0 –1 2 Foster, CoreyCorey Foster 3 0 0 0 –2 4 Park, RichardRichard Park 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[7]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	49	2799:01	29	16	2	160	3.43	1626	0.902	2	0	3	18
Wregget, KenKen Wregget	37	2132:15	20	13	2	115	3.24	1205	0.905	3	0	2	8

Playoffs^[8]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Wregget, KenKen Wregget	9	598:47	7	2	0	23	2.30	328	0.930	0	0	1	0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	10	557:30	4	5	0	26	2.80	337	0.923	1	0	0	8

^†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 Team only.

Awards and records

Awards

Player	Award
Ron Francis	Player's Player Award Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Jaromir Jagr	Bob Johnson Memorial Award NHL First All-Star Team
Mario Lemieux	Most Valuable Player Award Booster Club Award Leading Point Scorer Award Hart Memorial Trophy Art Ross Memorial Trophy Lester B. Pearson Award NHL First All-Star Team
Petr Nedved	Unsung Hero Award Disaster Specialists "Baz" Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Dave Roche	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season:^[9]

Trades

July 8, 1995	To Toronto Maple Leafs Larry Murphy	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dmitri Mironov 1996 2nd round pick
August 1, 1995	To Boston Bruins Kevin Stevens Shawn McEachern	To Pittsburgh Penguins Glen Murray Bryan Smolinski 1996 3rd round pick
August 31, 1995	To New York Rangers Luc Robitaille Ulf Samuelsson	To Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Nedved Sergei Zubov
December 28, 1995	To Winnipeg Jets Norm MacIver	To Pittsburgh Penguins Neil Wilkinson
March 1, 1996	To Ottawa Senators 1996 8th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave McLlwain
March 20, 1996	To Vancouver Canucks Markus Naslund	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alek Stojanov
March 20, 1996	To St. Louis Blues 1996 6th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jean-Jacques Daigneault
March 20, 1996	To San Jose Sharks 1996 5th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Miller

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date
Troy Murray		Colorado Avalanche	August 7, 1995
Corey Foster	Ottawa Senators		August 7, 1995
Peter Taglianetti		Boston Bruins	August 9, 1995
Peter Allen	Boston Bruins		August 10, 1995
Mike Hudson		Toronto Maple Leafs	August 28, 1995
Joe Mullen		Boston Bruins	September 8, 1995
John Cullen		Tampa Bay Lightning	September 11, 1995
Ladislav Karabin		Buffalo Sabres	September 20, 1995

Signings

Player	Date
Brad Lauer	August 10, 1995
Evgeny Davydov	August 10, 1995
Troy Crowder	August 10, 1995
Glen Murray	September 8, 1995

Other

Name	Date	Details
Evgeny Davydov	September 25, 1995	Released
Perry Ganchar	October 15, 1995	Retired

Personnel

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
38		Allen, PeterPeter Allen	D	R	26	1991	Calgary, Alberta
28		Andrusak, GregGreg Andrusak	D	R	26	1988	Cranbrook, British Columbia
35		Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	R	31	1983	Boston, Massachusetts
9		Barrie, LenLen Barrie	C	L	27	1988	Kimberley, British Columbia
55		Berehowsky, DrakeDrake Berehowsky	D	R	24	1990	Toronto, Ontario
33		Bergqvist, StefanStefan Bergqvist	D	L	21	1993	Leksand, Sweden
28		Christian, JeffreyJeffrey Christian	LW	L	25	1988	Burlington, Ontario
36		Daigneault, J. J.J. J. Daigneault	D	L	30	1984	Montreal, Quebec
16		Dziedzic, JoeJoe Dziedzic	LW	L	24	1990	Minneapolis, Minnesota
52		Fitzgerald, RustyRusty Fitzgerald	C	L	23	1991	Minneapolis, Minnesota
4		Foster, CoreyCorey Foster	D	L	26	1988	Ottawa, Ontario
10		Francis, RonRon Francis	C	L	33	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
68		Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	RW	L	24	1990	Kladno, Czech Republic
23		Joseph, ChrisChris Joseph	D	R	26	1987	Burnaby, British Columbia
14		Lauer, BradBrad Lauer	RW	L	29	1985	Humboldt, Saskatchewan
66		Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	R	30	1984	Montreal, Quebec
18		Leroux, FrancoisFrancois Leroux	D	L	26	1988	Ste-Adele, Quebec
26		McLlwain, DaveDave McLlwain	C	L	29	1986	Seaforth, Ontario
8		Miller, KevinKevin Miller	C	R	30	1984	Lansing, Michigan
15		Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov	D	R	30	1991	Moscow, Russia
24		Moran, IanIan Moran	D	R	23	1990	Cleveland, Ohio
27		Murray, GlenGlen Murray	RW	R	23	1991	Halifax, Nova Scotia
93		Nedved, PetrPetr Nedved	C	L	24	1990	Liberec, Czech Republic
76		Park, RichardRichard Park	RW	R	20	1994	Seoul, South Korea
44		Patterson, EdEd Patterson	RW	R	23	1991	Delta, British Columbia
51		Roche, DaveDave Roche	LW	L	20	1993	Lindsay, Ontario
17		Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	L	31	1982	Jakobstad, Finland
20		Smolinski, BryanBryan Smolinski	C	R	24	1990	Toledo, Ohio
11		Stojanov, AlekAlek Stojanov	RW	L	23	1991	Windsor, Ontario
2		Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer	D	L	25	1990	Dearborn, Michigan
12		Wells, ChrisChris Wells	C	L	20	1994	Calgary, Alberta
6		Wilkinson, NeilNeil Wilkinson	D	R	28	1986	Selkirk, Manitoba
31		Wregget, KenKen Wregget	G	L	32	1982	Brandon, Manitoba
56		Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov	D	R	25	1990	Moscow, Russia

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.^[10]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	24	Aleksey Morozov	Right Wing	Russia	Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
3	76	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	Goaltender	Canada	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
4	102	Oleg Belov	Center	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5	128	Jan Hrdina	Center	Czech Republic	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	154	Alexei Kolkunov	Center	Russia	Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
7	180	Derrick Pyke	Right Wing	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8	206	Sergei Voronov	Defense	Russia	Moscow Dynamo (Russia)
9	232	Frank Ivankovic	Goaltender	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Draft notes^[11]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a July 29, 1994 trade that sent Luc Robitaille to the Penguins in exchange for Rick Tocchet and this pick.

Farm teams

The Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League finished in fifth place in the East Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Richmond Renegades.

The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) finished in third place in the Central Division, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Michigan K-Wings.

References

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