2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins Regular Season Media Guide

Page 172

pittsburghpenguins.com

HISTORY t 172

TRIB TOTAL MEDIA ALL-TIME TEAM MARIO LEMIEUX t 66 Center, 1984-97, 2000-06 Where do we start? … Won six NHL scoring titles, three league MVP awards, two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP and captained two Stanley Cup champions as a player … All-time team leader in goals (690), assists (1,033), points (1,723), power-play goals (236), shorthanded goals (49), shots (3,633), overtime goals (11) and games played (915) … Set club single-season records of 85 goals, 114 assists, 199 points and 31 power-play goals in 1988-89 … Scored at least 160 points four times and at least 69 goals four times … Only player in NHL history to score a goal five different ways in the same game — even strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot and empty net (Dec. 31, 1988 vs. New Jersey) … Recorded 40 career hat tricks, including nine in 1988-89 season alone … Scored five goals in a game three times and eight points twice … Set team playoff records with five goals, eight points vs. Philadelphia on April 25, 1989 … Three-time MVP of NHL All-Star Game … Led ownership group that bought team out of bankruptcy in September, 1999 and won Stanley Cup as an owner in 2009.

RON FRANCIS t 10 Center, 1991-98 Outstanding two-way center helped Penguins to back-to-back Cups … Ranks third on all-time team list in assists (449) and fourth in points (613) … Scored at least 90 points in a season four times and at least 100 points twice. … Scored career-high 119 points in 1995-96 (27G-92A) … Only Penguins player other than Mario Lemieux to record more than 90 assists in a season … Won NHL’s Selke Trophy as best defensive forward and 1995 and won Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in 1995 and ‘98 .. Team captain in 1994-95 and 1997-98.

JAROMIR JAGR t 68 Right Wing, 1990-2001 Won five NHL scoring titles and one league MVP award as a member of the Penguins … Was named First-Team NHL All-Star six times … Ranks second on all-time Penguins lists in goals (439), assists (640), points (1,079), power-play goals (110) and games played (806) … All-time team leader in game-winning goals (78) … Only Penguins player other than Mario Lemieux to score more than 60 goals in a season (62 in 1995-96) … Recorded career-high 149 points (62G-87A) in 1995-96. … Member of 1991 and 1992 Cup champions.

RICK KEHOE t 17 Right Wing, 1974-85 Ranks third on all-time team list in points (636), fourth in goals (312) and games played (722) … His 55 goals in 1980-81 set new team record at the time and stood until Mario Lemieux broke it in 1987-88 … Won NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in 1981 … Later served as scout, assistant coach and head coach.

KEVEN STEVENS t 25 Left Wing, 1987-95, 2001 Dominating power forward topped 40 goals four times and 50 goals twice … Ranks fifth all-time in goals (260), sixth in points (555) and eighth in assists (295) … Key member of back-to-back Cup champs and set team record with 17 playoff goals in 1991. … Set club records for points by a left wing with 123 in 1991-92 and goals by a left wing with 55 in 1992-93 … Had 106 points in 103 playoff games … Now serves as a scout.


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.