Primary Owner:
Edward J. Debartolo

General Manager:
Craig Patrick

Head Coach:
Bob Johnson

Captain:
Mario Lemieux

Rookie of the Year:
Jaromir Jagr
Player's Player:
Mark Recchi

Most Valuable Player:
Mark Recchi

Booster Club:
Mark Recchi

Masterton Nominee:
Mario Lemieux

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Phil Bourque

December 11
Obtained Larry Murphy and Peter Taglianetti from Minnesota for Jim Johnson and Chris Dahlquist.

December 13
Obtained Jiri Hrdina from Calgary for Jim Kyte.

December 21
Obtained Scott Young from Hartford for Rob Brown.

March 4
Obtained Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson and Grant Jennings from Hartford for John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski and Jeff Parker.

June 16
Obtained Joe Mullen from Calgary for a second round choice in the 1990 Entry Draft.

October 27
Obtained Gord Roberts from St. Louis for future considerations.

1990-91

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1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(41-33-6) Finished 1st in Patrick Division, Won Stanley Cup
Front row: Mark Recchi, Joe Mullen, Randy Hillier, Paul Coffey, Wendell Young, Tom Barrasso, Frank Pietrangelo, Bruce Racine, Mario Lemieux, Troy Loney, Bryan Trottier & Bob Errey

Middle row: John Welday (Conditioning Coach), Jiri Hrdina, Ron Francis, Kevin Stevens, Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach), Rick Patterson (Asst. Coach), Bob Johnson (Head Coach), Paul Martha (Vice President), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Scott Bowman (Director of Player Personell), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Barry Smith (Asst. Coach), Phil Bourque, Paul Stanton & Barry Pederson

Back row: Skip Thayer (Trainer), Gilbert Delorme, Jamie Leach, Jim Paek, Larry Murphy, Ulf Samuelsson, Jaromir Jagr, Jay Caufield, Grant Jennings, Peter Taglianetti, Scott Young, Gord Roberts, Randy Gilhen, Gord Dineen, Ken Priestly & Steve Latin (Equip. Manager)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Bob Johnson is hired as head coach and Scotty Bowman is named director of player development and recruitment on June 12, 1990.

• Mario Lemieux returns to the Penguins lineup on January 26 at Quebec after missing 50 games with a back injury.

• Penguins win their first-ever division title, capturing the Patrick Division crown with a 7-4 win at Detroit.

• The Penguins win their first-ever Patrick Division Playoff Championship by beating the Washington Capitals.

• The Penguins earn the right to play for the Stanley Cup, beating the Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2, to capture their first Wales Conference Championship.

• With an 8-0 victory over Minnesota, the Penguins become Stanley Cup Champions, defeating the North Stars four games to two.

• Lemieux wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

• Jaromir Jagr is named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
8
 Mark Recchi
78
40
73
113
48
24
10
24
34
33
11
 John Cullen
65
31
63
94
83
-
-
-
-
-
77
 Paul Coffey
76
24
69
93
128
12
2
9
11
6
25
 Kevin Stevens
80
40
46
86
133
24
17
16
33
53
68
 Jaromir Jagr
80
27
30
57
42
24
3
10
13
6
33
 Zarley Zalapski
66
12
36
48
59
-
-
-
-
-
66
 Mario Lemieux
26
19
26
45
30
23
16
28
44
16
12
 Bob Errey
79
20
22
42
115
24
5
2
7
29
7
 Joe Mullen
47
17
22
39
6
22
8
9
17
4
29
 Phil Bourque
78
20
14
34
106
24
6
7
13
16
4, 55
 Larry Murphy
44
5
23
28
30
-
-
-
-
-
19
 Bryan Trottier
52
9
19
28
24
23
3
4
7
49
34
 Scott Young
43
11
16
27
33
17
1
6
7
2
15
 Randy Gilhen
72
15
10
25
51
16
1
0
1
14
22
 Paul Stanton
75
5
18
23
40
22
1
2
3
24
38
 Jiri Hrdina
37
6
14
20
13
14
2
2
4
6
9
 Tony Tanti
46
6
12
18
44
-
-
-
-
-
44
 Rob Brown
25
6
10
16
31
-
-
-
-
-
24
 Troy Loney
44
7
9
16
85
24
2
2
4
41
28
 Gordie Roberts
61
3
12
15
70
24
1
2
3
63
10
 Barry Pederson
46
6
8
14
21
-
-
-
-
-
9
 Ron Francis
14
2
9
11
21
24
7
10
17
24
32
 Peter Taglianetti
39
3
8
11
93
19
0
3
3
49
6
 Jim Johnson
24
0
5
5
23
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Ulf Samuelsson
14
1
4
5
37
20
3
2
5
34
23
 Randy Hillier
31
2
2
4
32
8
0
0
0
24
3
 Grant Jennings
13
1
3
4
26
13
1
1
2
16
4
 Chris Dahlquist
22
1
2
3
30
-
-
-
-
-
16
 Jay Caufield
23
1
1
2
71
-
-
-
-
-
18
 Jeff Daniels
11
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
20
 Jamie Leach
7
2
0
2
0
-
-
-
-
-
17
 Brad Aitken
6
0
1
1
25
-
-
-
-
-
18
 Ken Priestlay
2
0
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Gord Dineen
9
0
0
0
6
-
-
-
-
-
3
 Jim Kyte
1
0
0
0
2
-