1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	6th Patrick
Conference	11th Wales
1983–84 record	16–58–6
Goals for	254
Goals against	390
Team information
General Manager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Lou Angotti
Captain	Randy Carlyle
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Bullard (51)
Assists	Mike Bullard (41)
Points	Mike Bullard (92)
Penalties in minutes	Gary Rissling (297)
Wins	Denis Herron (8)
Goals against average	Denis Herron (4.08)
<1982–83	1984–85>

The 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the club's 17th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins placed sixth in their division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Eddie Johnston, who had been the interim general manager, was awarded the GM title in June. He named Lou Angotti to take over the coaching duties.

A controversy surrounding the end of the 1983-84 season was the apparent throwing of games by the Pittsburgh Penguins in order to secure Mario Lemieux as a draft pick. Angotti later admitted this, though Johnston has not.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	50	26	4	357	269	104
Washington Capitals	80	48	27	5	308	226	101
Philadelphia Flyers	80	44	26	10	350	290	98
New York Rangers	80	42	29	9	314	304	93
New Jersey Devils	80	17	56	7	231	350	41
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	16	58	6	254	390	38

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.

Playoffs

The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year, finishing in last place again.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Michael Bullard	76	51	41	92	–33	57
Douglas Shedden	67	22	35	57	–38	20
Mark Taylor†	59	24	31	55	–20	24
Ron Flockhart†	68	27	18	45	–19	40
Rick Kehoe	57	18	27	45	–20	8
Patrick Boutette	73	14	26	40	–58	142
Andy Brickley	50	18	20	38	–7	9
Gregory Hotham	76	5	25	30	–25	59
Thomas Roulston†	53	11	17	28	–31	8
Randy Carlyle‡	50	3	23	26	–25	82
Bob Errey	65	9	13	22	–20	29
Kevin McCarthy†	31	4	16	20	–32	52
Norm Schmidt	34	6	12	18	–1	12
Gary Rissling	47	4	13	17	–9	297
Bryan Maxwell†	45	3	12	15	2	84
Thomas O'Regan	51	4	10	14	–22	8
Marty McSorley	72	2	7	9	–39	224
Tim Hrynewich	25	4	5	9	–10	34
Thomas Thornbury	14	1	8	9	–19	16
Warren Young	15	1	7	8	–2	19
Gregory Fox†	49	2	5	7	–42	66
Rod Buskas	47	2	4	6	–18	60
Kevin McClelland‡	24	2	4	6	–7	62
Steve Gatzos	23	3	3	6	–9	15
Robert Gladney	13	1	5	6	–1	2
Edward Bulley	26	3	2	5	–14	12
David Hannan	24	2	3	5	–2	33
Paul Gardner	16	0	5	5	–4	6
Rocky Saganiuk	29	1	3	4	–12	37
James Hamilton	11	2	2	4	2	4
Rodney Schutt	11	1	3	4	0	4
Darrin Lowe	8	1	2	3	–5	0
Gregory Tebbutt	24	0	2	2	–26	31
Dean Defazio	22	0	2	2	–11	28
Mitch Lamoureux	8	1	1	2	–6	6
Andre St. Laurent‡	8	2	0	2	—	21
Timothy Tookey	8	0	2	2	–2	2
Phil Bourque	5	0	1	1	–2	12
Randy Boyd‡	5	0	1	1	–2	6
Marc Chorney‡	4	0	1	1	–4	8
Troy Loney	13	0	0	0	–7	9
Todd Charlesworth	10	0	0	0	–7	8
Richard Sutter‡	5	0	0	0	–2	0
Grant Sasser	3	0	0	0	–2	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Denis Herron	38	2028:00	8	24	2	138	4.08	1200	0.885	1	0	0	0
Roberto Romano	18	1020:00	6	11	0	78	4.59	629	0.876	1	0	0	0
Michel Dion	30	1553:00	2	19	4	138	5.33	937	0.853	0	0	0	0
Vincent Tremblay	4	240:00	0	4	0	24	6.00	142	0.831	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.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season:

Trades

August 15, 1983	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Graham Nick Ricci	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rocky Saganiuk Vincent Tremblay
September 9, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Anders Hakansson	To Pittsburgh Penguins rights to Kevin Stevens
September 30, 1983	To Hartford Whalers Greg Malone	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1985 3rd round pick
October 15, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Marc Chorney	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1985 6th round pick
October 23, 1983	To Philadelphia Flyers Rich Sutter 1984 2nd round pick 1984 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andy Brickley Ron Flockhart Mark Taylor 1984 1st round pick 1984 3rd round pick
October 24, 1983	To Detroit Red Wings Andre St. Laurent	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
December 5, 1983	To Edmonton Oilers Kevin McClelland 1984 6th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Roulston
December 6, 1983	To Chicago Blackhawks Randy Boyd	To Pittsburgh Penguins Greg Fox
January 26, 1984	To Vancouver Canucks 1984 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin McCarthy
March 5, 1984	To Winnipeg Jets Randy Carlyle	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1984 1st round pick future considerations (Moe Mantha)

Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Greg Tebbutt Quebec Nordiques free agency (1983-07-22) Warren Young Minnesota North Stars free agency (1983-08-12) Tom O'Regan Boston University Terriers (ECAC) free agency (1983-09-04) Bob Gladney Los Angeles Kings free agency (1983-09-12) Tim Tookey Quebec Nordiques free agency (1983-09-12) Ted Bulley Washington Capitals free agency (1983-09-30) Bryan Maxwell Winnipeg Jets waivers (1983-10-13)

Subtractions Player New team Via Peter Lee Düsseldorfer EG free agency Paul Baxter Calgary Flames free agency (1983-09-29) Rick MacLeish Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1983-10-06)

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
2		Phil Bourque	LW	L	21	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
15		Patrick Boutette	LW	R	32	1972	Windsor, Ontario
23		Andy Brickley	LW	L	22	1980	Melrose, Massachusetts
22		Michael Bullard	C	L	23	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
24		Edward Bulley	LW	R	29	1975	Windsor, Ontario
7		Rod Buskas	D	R	23	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
27		Todd Charlesworth	D	R	19	1983	Calgary, Alberta
12		Dean DeFazio	LW	R	21	1981	Ottawa, Ontario
29		Michel Dion	G	R	30	Undrafted	Granby, Quebec
10		Bob Errey	LW	L	19	1983	Montreal, Quebec
9		Ron Flockhart	C	R	23	Undrafted	Smithers, British Columbia
2		Gregory Fox	D	R	30	1973	Port McNeill, British Columbia
20		Paul Gardner	C	L	28	1976	Fort Erie, Ontario
26		Steve Gatzos	RW	R	22	1981	Toronto, Ontario
33		Robert Gladney	D	R	26	1977	Come-By-Chance, Newfoundland
13		James Hamilton	RW	L	27	1977	Barrie, Ontario
32		David Hannan	C	L	22	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1		Denis Herron	G	L	31	1972	Chambly, Quebec
6		Gregory Hotham	D	R	28	1976	London, Ontario
28		Tim Hrynewich	LW	R	20	1982	Leamington, Ontario
17		Rick Kehoe	RW	R	32	1971	Windsor, Ontario
12		Mitch Lamoureux	C	R	21	1981	Ottawa, Ontario
11		Troy Loney	LW	L	20	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
35		Darrin Lowe	RW	R	23	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
5		Bryan Maxwell	D	R	28	1975	North Bay, Ontario
24		Kevin McCarthy	D	R	26	1977	Winnipeg, Manitoba
4/33		Marty McSorley	D	R	21	Undrafted	Cayuga, Ontario
8		Thomas O'Regan	C	R	22	Undrafted	Cambridge, Massachusetts
20		Gary Rissling	LW	R	27	Undrafted	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
30		Roberto Romano	G	R	21	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
18		Thomas Roulston	C	R	26	1977	Winnipeg, Manitoba
11/33		Rocky Saganiuk	RW	R	26	1977	Myrnam, Alberta
19		Grant Sasser	C	R	20	1982	Portland, Oregon
3		Norm Schmidt	D	R	21	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
27		Rodney Schutt	LW	L	27	1976	Bancroft, Ontario
14		Douglas Shedden	C	R	23	1980	Wallaceburg, Ontario
16		Mark Taylor	C	R	25	1978	Vancouver, British Columbia
34		Gregory Tebbutt	D	R	27	1977	North Vancouver, British Columbia
34		Thomas Thornbury	RW	R	21	1981	Lindsay, Ontario
11		Timothy Tookey	C	L	23	1979	Edmonton, Alberta
31		Vincent Tremblay	G	R	23	1979	Quebec City, Quebec
35		Warren Young	C	R	28	1976	Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 8, 1983 in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	15	Bob Errey	Left Wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2	22	Todd Charlesworth	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	58	Mike Rowe	Defense	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
4	63	Frank Pietrangelo	Goaltender	Canada	U. of Minnesota (NCAA)
6	103	Patrick Emond	Center	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
7	123	Paul Ames	Defense	United States	Billerica H.S. (Mass.)
9	163	Marty Ketola	Right Wing	United States	Cloquet H.S. (Minn.)
10	183	Alec Haidy	Right Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
11	203	Garth Hildebrand	Left Wing	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
12	223	Dave Goertz	Defense	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)

See also

• 1983–84 NHL season