Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Ed Johnston

Head Coach:
Bob Berry

Captain:
Mike Bullard

Rookie of the Year:
Mario Lemieux
Player's Player:
Warren Young

Most Valuable Player:
Mario Lemieux

Booster Club:
Mario Lemieux

Masterton Nominees:
Gary Rissling &
Warren Young

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Gary Rissling

October 11
Obtained Randy Hillier from Boston for a fourth round choice in the 1985 Entry Draft.

November 9
Obtained John Chabot from Montreal for Ron Flockhart.

November 16
Obtained Ville Siren from Hartford for Pat Boutette.

March 12
Obtained Jim McGeough from Washington for Mark Taylor.

1984-85

Click on Media Guide to see other seasons

1984-85 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(24-51-5) Finished 6th in Patrick Division
Front row: Michel Dion, Doug Shedden, Rick Kehoe, Ken Schinkel (Scout), Ed Johnston (General Manager), Paul Martha (Vice President), Bob Berry (Head Coach), Jim Roberts (Asst. Coach), Pat Boutette, Mike Bullard & Denis Herron

Middle row: Rusty Jones (Strength Coach), Mark Taylor, Moe Mantha, Rod Buskas, Greg Fox, Mario Lemieux, Warren Young, Marty McSorley, Bryan Maxwell, Ron Flockhart & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)

Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Roger Belanger, Tom O’Regan, Andy Brickley, Wayne Babych, Todd Charlesworth, Randy Hillier, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Hamilton, Doug Bodger, Bruce Crowder, Dave Hannan & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Bob Berry is named head coach on June 4, 1984.

• Penguins draft Mario Lemieux, Doug Bodger and Roger Belanger in the first round of the 1984 Entry Draft on June 9, marking the first time in club history that the Penguins selected more then one player in the first round. Lemieux is the first Penguins player to be drafted first overall.

• Penguins win five games in a row from December 5 through December 15.

• Lemieux scores two goals and one assist to win MVP honors at the 1985 All-Star Game in Calgary.

• Penguins place two represenitives on the All-Rookie team, Lemieux at center and Warren Young at left wing.

• Lemieux finishes with 100 points (43+57) becoming only the third rookie in NHL history to score 100 or more points in a season.

• Lemieux is the first Penguins player to be honored with the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year.

• Young and Lemieux each score over 40 goals, the first time two Penguins rookies topped the 40-goal mark in one season.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
66
 Mario Lemieux
73
43
57
100
54
-
-
-
-
-
35
 Warren Young
80
40
32
72
174
-
-
-
-
-
14
 Doug Shedden
80
35
32
67
30
-
-
-
-
-
22
 Mike Bullard
68
32
31
63
75
-
-
-
-
-
26
 Wayne Babych
65
20
34
54
35
-
-
-
-
-
9
 John Chabot
67
8
45
53
12
-
-
-
-
-
20
 Moe Mantha
71
11
40
51
54
-
-
-
-
-
33
 Doug Bodger
65
5
26
31
67
-
-
-
-
-
23
 Andy Brickley
45
7
15
22
10
-
-
-
-
-
34
 Randy Hillier
45
2
19
21
56
-
-
-
-
-
25
 Kevin McCarthy
64
9
10
19
30
-
-
-
-
-
15
 Gary Rissling
56
10
9
19
209
-
-
-
-
-
12
 Mitch Lamoureux
62
10
8
18
53
-
-
-
-
-
11
 Troy Loney
46
10
8
18
59
-
-
-
-
-
16
 Mark Taylor
47
7
10
17
19
-
-
-
-
-
32
 Dave Hannan
30
6
7
13
43
-
-
-
-
-
2
 Joe McDonnell
40
2
9
11
20
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Bruce Crowder
26
4
7
11
23
-
-
-
-
-
7
 Rod Buskas
69
2
7
9
191
-
-
-
-
-
27
 Todd Charlesworth
67
1
8
9
31
-
-
-
-
-
24
 Roger Belanger
44
3
5
8
32
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Bryan Maxwell
44
0
8
8
57
-
-
-
-
-
2
 Greg Fox
26
2
5
7
26
-
-
-
-
-
9
 Ron Flockhart
12
0
5
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
19
 Arto Javanainen
14
4
1
5
2
-
-
-
-
-
15
 Pat Boutette
14
1
3
4
24
-
-
-
-
-
16
 Jim McGeough
14
0
4
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
13
 Jim Hamilton
11
2
1
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
23
 Wally Weir
14
0
3
3
34
-
-
-
-
-
10
 Bob Errey
16
0
2
2
7
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Steve Gatzos
6
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
6
 Greg Hotham
11
0
2
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
17
 Rick Kehoe
6
0
2
2
0
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Rob Geale
1
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
8
 Petteri Lehto
6
0
0
0
4
-
-