1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 3rd Atlantic
Conference 7th Eastern
1999–2000 record 37–31–8
Goals for 241
Goals against 236
Team information
General Manager Craig Patrick
Coach Kevin Constantine
Herb Brooks
Captain Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains Jiri Slegr
Martin Straka
Arena Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals Jaromir Jagr (42)
Assists Jaromir Jagr (54)
Points Jaromir Jagr (96)
Penalties in minutes Matthew Barnaby (197)
Wins Jean-Sebastien Aubin (23)
Goals against average Ron Tugnutt (2.41)
<1998–99 2000–01>

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
11 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 1233 105
24 New Jersey Devils 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 1313 103
37 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 1221 88
411 New York Rangers 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 916 73
513 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
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 63 42 54 96 25 50
Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev 82 26 40 66 –3 94
Lang, RobertRobert Lang 78 23 42 65 –9 14
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 71 20 39 59 24 26
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina 70 13 33 46 13 43
Titov, GermanGerman Titov 63 17 25 42 –3 34
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr 74 11 20 31 20 82
Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 68 12 19 31 12 14
Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby 64 12 12 24 3 197
Brown, RobertRobert Brown 50 10 13 23 –13 10
Wright, TylerTyler Wright 50 12 10 22 4 45
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 75 4 17 21 11 48
Miller, KipKip Miller 44 4 15 19 –1 10
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis 73 3 12 15 –12 146
Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 68 3 11 14 –5 12
Falloon, PatPat Falloon 30 4 9 13 –2 10
Moran, IanIan Moran 73 4 8 12 –10 28
Werenka, BradBrad Werenka 61 3 8 11 15 69
Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek 13 4 4 8 –6 18
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen 11 1 7 8 3 12
Dome, RobertRobert Dome 22 2 5 7 1 0
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic 54 1 5 6 –8 30
Chorske, TomTom Chorske 33 1 5 6 –2 2
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 30 2 4 6 3 20
Leach, StephenStephen Leach 56 2 3 5 –11 24
Slaney, JohnJohn Slaney 29 1 4 5 –10 10
Sonnenberg, MartinMartin Sonnenberg 14 1 2 3 0 0
Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner 11 1 0 1 2 69
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet 4 1 0 1 –4 0
Trebil, DanielDaniel Trebil 3 1 0 1 2 0
Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie 28 0 0 0 –2 80
Butenschon, SvenSven Butenschon 3 0 0 0 3 0

Playoffs[5]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 11 8 8 16 5 6
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 11 3 9 12 5 10
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina 9 4 8 12 9 2
Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev 11 1 5 6 –1 10
Lang, RobertRobert Lang 11 3 3 6 –1 0
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen 11 2 4 6 6 10
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr 10 2 3 5 5 19
Wright, TylerTyler Wright 11 3 1 4 0 17
Brown, RobertRobert Brown 11 1 2 3 1 0
Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek 11 0 3 3 2 4
Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby 11 0 2 2 –1 29
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis 11 1 1 2 –3 10
Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner 11 0 2 2 6 15
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet 7 1 1 2 –2 9
Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 11 0 1 1 2 6
Moran, IanIan Moran 11 0 1 1 0 2
Falloon, PatPat Falloon 10 1 0 1 0 2
Slaney, JohnJohn Slaney 2 1 0 1 0 2
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic 10 0 0 0 –2 10
Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 5 0 0 0 –1 0
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 2 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin 51 48 2788:50 23 21 3 120 2.58 1392 0.914 2 0 1 2
Skudra, PeterPeter Skudra 20 12 922:16 5 7 3 48 3.12 374 0.872 1 0 0 0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 18 16 869:34 5 7 2 46 3.17 386 0.881 1 0 0 6
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt 7 6 374:19 4 2 0 15 2.40 197 0.924 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt 11 11 746:03 6 5 0 22 1.77 398 0.945 2 0 0 2
Skudra, PeterPeter Skudra 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 1 3.00 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 Team only.

Awards and records

Awards

Player Award
Jean-Sébastien 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 Memorial 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

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Date
Tom Chorske Calgary Flames September 2, 1999
Dennis Bonvie Philadelphia Flyers September 20, 1999
Steve Leach Phoenix Coyotes October 19, 1999

Free agents lost

Player New team Date
Greg Andrusak Toronto Maple Leafs July 9, 1999
Brent Peterson Nashville Predators July 24, 1999
Brian Bonin Vancouver Canucks August 25, 1999
Dan Kesa Tampa Bay Lightning September 6, 1999
Ryan Savoia HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss) February 21, 2000

Claimed via waivers

Date Player Previous team
February 4, 2000 Pat Falloon Edmonton Oilers

Expansion Draft

Date Player New team
June 23, 2000 Jonas Junkka Columbus Blue Jackets
June 23, 2000 Tyler Wright Columbus Blue Jackets

Player signings

Player Date
Jiri Slegr August 2, 1999
Alexei Kovalev August 10, 1999
Robert Lang August 10, 1999
Ian Moran August 12, 1999
Matthew Barnaby August 12, 1999
Martin Straka August 13, 1999
Tyler Wright September 3, 1999
Jan Hrdina September 6, 1999
Darius Kasparaitis September 29, 1999
John Slaney September 30, 1999
Milan Kraft October 8, 1999
Tom Kostopoulos October 8, 1999

Other

Name Date Notes
Ken Sawyer Swptember 7, 1999 Hired as CFO
Tom Rooney Swptember 7, 1999 Hired as COO
Kevin Constantine December 9, 1999 Fired as head coach
Eddie Johnston December 9, 1999 Hired as assistant coach
Herb Brooks December 9, 1999 Hired as head coach
Rick Kehoe December 9, 1999 Hired as assistant coach
Ivan Hlinka February 7, 2000 Hired as assistant coach
Herb Brooks May 9, 2000 Replaced as head coach
Ivan Hlinka June 21, 2000 Promoted to head coach
Joe Mullen June 21, 2000 Hired as assistant coach
Rick Kehoe June 21, 2000 Re-signed as assistant coach

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
30 Canada Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin G R 22 1995 Montreal, Quebec
36 Canada Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby RW L 27 1992 Ottawa, Ontario
18 Czech Republic Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek LW L 30 1989 Litvinov, Czech Republic
16 Canada Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie RW R 26 Undrafted Antigonish, Nova Scotia
6 Canada Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner D R 29 1989 Windsor, Ontario
44 Canada Brown, RobertRobert Brown RW L 32 1986 Kingston, Ontario
22 Germany Butenschon, SvenSven Butenschon D L 24 1994 Itzehoe, Germany
17 United States Chorske, TomTom Chorske RW R 33 1985 Minneapolis, Minnesota
9 Canada Corbet, ReneRene Corbet LW L 26 1991 Victoriaville, Quebec
59 Slovakia Dome, RobertRobert Dome LW L 21 1997 Senica, Slovakia
14 Canada Falloon, PatPat Falloon RW R 27 1991 Foxwarren, Manitoba
7 Canada Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference D L 21 1997 Edmonton, Alberta
38 Czech Republic Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina C R 24 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic
68 Czech Republic Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW L 28 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
8 Sweden Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson D L 26 1993 Jarved, Sweden
11 Russia Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D L 27 1992 Elektrenai, Lithuania
27 Russia Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev RW L 27 1991 Togliatti, Russia
20 Czech Republic Lang, RobertRobert Lang C R 29 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic
5 Finland Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen D L 30 1991 Lahti, Finland
23 United States Leach, StephenStephen Leach RW R 34 1984 Cambridge, Massachusetts
24 United States Moran, IanIan Moran D R 27 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Russia Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov RW L 23 1995 Moscow, Russia
34 Sweden Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic D L 32 1988 Köping, Sweden
28 Czech Republic Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival D R 21 1996 Vlasim, Czech Republic
1 Latvia Skudra, PeterPeter Skudra G L 27 Undrafted Riga, Latvia
32 Canada Slaney, JohnJohn Slaney D L 28 1990 St. John's, Newfoundland
71 Czech Republic Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D L 29 1990 Jihlava, Czech Republic
12 Canada Sonnenberg, MartinMartin Sonnenberg LW L 22 Undrafted Wetaskiwin, Alberta
82 Czech Republic Straka, MartinMartin Straka C L 27 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
3 United States Trebil, DanielDaniel Trebil D R 26 1992 Edina, Minnesota
31 Canada Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt G L 32 1986 Scarborough, Ontario
29 Canada Wright, TylerTyler Wright C R 27 1991 Kamsac, Saskatchewan

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]

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

External links

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