1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 5th Patrick
Conference 10th Wales
1985–86 record 34–38–8
Goals for 313
Goals against 305
Team information
General Manager Eddie Johnston
Coach Bob Berry
Captain Mike Bullard
Alternate captains Moe Mantha
Terry Ruskowski
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals Mario Lemieux (48)
Assists Mario Lemieux (93)
Points Mario Lemieux (141)
Penalties in minutes Dan Frawley (174)
Wins Roberto Romano (21)
Goals against average Roberto Romano (3.55)
<1984–85 1986–87>

The 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

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Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 53 23 4 335 241 110
Washington Capitals 80 50 23 7 315 272 107
New York Islanders 80 39 29 12 327 284 90
New York Rangers 80 36 38 6 280 276 78
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 313 305 76
New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 300 374 59

[1]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

1985–86 Schedule
October: 3–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1), 8 Points
November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–1), 11 Points
December: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 5–3–0), 17 Points
January: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 3–4–0), 16 Points
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1), 15 Points
March: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–6–0), 7 Points
April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 2 Points
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs again for the fourth straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Roberto Romano 46 2684:00 21 20 3 159 3.55 1394 0.886 2 0 0 0
Gilles Meloche 34 1989:00 13 15 5 119 3.59 1003 0.881 0 0 0 0
Denis Herron 3 180:00 0 3 0 14 4.67 92 0.848 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.
     = Denotes league leader.

Awards and records

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Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season:

Trades

September 10, 1985 To Edmonton Oilers

Tim Hrynewich
Marty McSorley
future considerations (Craig Muni)

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Gilles Meloche
September 10, 1985 To New York Islanders

future considerations

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dave Simpson
September 16, 1985 To Buffalo Sabres

cash

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ted Nolan
October 4, 1985 To Edmonton Oilers

Pat Price

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Pat Hughes
October 4, 1985 To Buffalo Sabres

Pat Hughes

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Randy Cunneyworth
Mike Moller
October 20, 1985 To Quebec Nordiques

Wayne Babych

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

future considerations
March 11, 1986 To Detroit Red Wings

Doug Shedden

 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ron Duguay

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Chris Dahlquist Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA) free agency (1985-05-07)
Jim Johnson University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA) free agency (1985-06-09)
Terry Ruskowski Los Angeles Kings free agency (1985-10-03)
Willy Lindstrom Edmonton Oilers Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dan Frawley Chicago Black Hawks Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Mike Blaisdell New York Rangers Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dwight Mathiasen University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA) free agency (1986-03-31)
Steve Guenette Guelph Platers (OHL) free agency (1986-04-06)
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Warren Young Detroit Red Wings free agency (1985-07-10)
Tim Tookey Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1985-07-11)
Kevin McCarthy Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1985-07-19)
Arto Javanainen Assat Pori (SM-liiga) free agency
Petteri Lehto TPS Turku (SM-liiga) free agency
Rod Schutt Toronto Maple Leafs free agency (1985-10-03)
Tony Feltrin New York Rangers free agency (1985-10-08)
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Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
26 Canada Mike Blaisdell RW R 26 1980 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3 Canada Doug Bodger D L 19 1984 Chemainus, British Columbia
4 United States Phil Bourque LW L 23 Undrafted Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22 Canada Michael Bullard C L 25 1980 Ottawa, Ontario
7 Canada Rod Buskas D R 25 1981 Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9 Canada John Chabot C L 24 1980 Summerside, Price Edward Island
2 Canada Todd Charlesworth D R 21 1983 Calgary, Alberta
15 Canada Randy Cunneyworth LW L 25 1980 Etobicoke, Ontario
2 United States Christopher Dahlquist D L 23 Undrafted Fridley, Minnesota
35 Canada Ron Duguay C R 28 1977 Sudbury, Ontario
10 Canada Bob Errey LW L 21 1983 Montreal, Quebec
28 Canada William Frawley RW R 23 1980 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
32 Canada David Hannan C L 24 1981 Sudbury, Ontario
1 Canada Denis Herron G L 33 1972 Chambly, Quebec
23 Canada Randy Hillier D L 26 1980 Toronto, Ontario
6 United States James Johnson D L 23 Undrafted New Hope, Minnesota
66 Canada Mario Lemieux C R 20 1984 Montreal, Quebec
19 Sweden Willy Lindstrom RW R 35 Undrafted Grums, Sweden
11 Canada Troy Loney LW L 22 1982 Bow Island, Alberta
20 United States Maurice Mantha D R 25 1980 Lakewood, Ohio
24 Canada Dwight Mathiasen RW R 22 Undrafted Brandon, Manitoba
2 Canada Joe McDonnell D R 25 Undrafted Kitchener, Ontario
16 Canada James McGeough C R 23 1981 Regina, Saskatchewan
27 Canada Gilles Meloche G R 35 1970 Montreal, Quebec
34 Canada Theodore Nolan RW L 28 1978 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
12 United States Thomas O'Regan C R 24 Undrafted Cambridge, Massachusetts
30 Canada Roberto Romano G R 23 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec
12 Canada Thomas Roulston C R 28 1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba
33 Canada Mike Rowe D R 21 1983 Kingston, Ontario
8 Canada Terry Ruskowski C R 31 1974 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25 Canada Norm Schmidt D R 23 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
18 Canada Craig Simpson LW R 19 1985 London, Ontario
5 Finland Ville Siren D L 22 1983 Tampere, Finland

Draft picks

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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario.[4]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Craig Simpson Left Wing  Canada Michigan State University (NCAA)
2 23 Lee Giffin Right Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 58 Bruce Racine Goaltender  Canada Northeastern University (NCAA)
5 86 Steve Gotaas Center  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6 107 Kevin Clemens Left Wing  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
6 114 Stewart Marston Defense Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
7 128 Steve Titus Goaltender Cornwall Royals (OHL)
8 149 Paul Stanton Defense  United States Catholic Memorial H.S. (Mass.)
9 170 Jim Paek Defense  South Korea Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10 191 Steve Shaunessy Defense Reading H.S. (Mass.)
11 212 Doug Greschuk Defense St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12 233 Gregory Choules Left Wing Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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See also

References

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