The '1992-93 NHL season' was the 76th regular season of the
National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the 1992-93 regular season and playoffs to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the
Stanley Cup. Twenty-four teams played 84 games each. The
Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the
Los Angeles Kings four games to one. As of the end of the
2006-07 season, this is the last time that a Canadian team has won the
Stanley Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
'''Note:' x = clinched playoff berth, z = won Presidents' Trophy''
Scoring leaders
Leading Goaltenders
Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs started on April 18, and ended on June 9. The
Presidents' Trophy-winning
Pittsburgh Penguins, who had won the cup the two previous years, were the favourite to "three-peat".
Bracket
Division Semifinals
Boston vs. Buffalo
Buffalo's four-game sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by
Brad May at Buffalo's
Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres'
play-by-play announcer
Rick Jeanneret's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call.
★
April 18 - 'Buffalo 5' Boston 4 (OT)
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April 20 - 'Buffalo 4' Boston 0
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April 22 - Boston 3 'Buffalo 4' (OT)
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April 24 - Boston 5 'Buffalo 6' (OT)
''Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4-0''
Quebec vs. Montreal
Montreal coach
Jacques Demers held himself to a promise he made to goaltender
Patrick Roy earlier in the season and kept him as the starting goalie despite a couple of weak goals allowed in the first two games of the series against the Nordiques. With the Canadiens staring a potential 3-0 series deficit to the rival Nords (Roy's hometown team) in the face, overtime in Game 3 was marked by two disputed goals that were reviewed by the video
goal judge. The first review ruled that
Stephan Lebeau had knocked the puck in with a high stick, but the second upheld the Habs' winning goal, as it was directed in by the skate of Quebec defenceman
Alexei Gusarov, and not that of a Montreal player. As of the 2006-2007 season, this playoff series had been the last time the Montreal Canadiens faced another Canadian team during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
★
April 18 - Montreal 2 'Quebec 3' (OT)
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April 20 - Montreal 1 'Quebec 4'
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April 22 - Quebec 1 'Montreal 2' (OT)
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April 24 - Quebec 2 'Montreal 3'
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April 26 - 'Montreal 5' Quebec 4 (OT)
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April 28 - Quebec 2 'Montreal 6'
''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-2''
Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey
The Devils had chiefly been a struggling team prior to the 1992-93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from
Steeltown. New Jersey just could not seem to generate anything against the powerhouse Penguins, who were riding a wave of emotion after
team captain "Super Mario" Lemieux missed 24 of the season's 84 games due to
Hodgkin's disease and yet still came back to win the league scoring title.
The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff
winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.
★
April 18 - New Jersey 3 'Pittsburgh 6'
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April 20 - New Jersey 0 'Pittsburgh 7'
★
April 22 - 'Pittsburgh 4' New Jersey 3
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April 25 - Pittsburgh 1 'New Jersey 4'
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April 26 - New Jersey 2 'Pittsburgh 5'
''Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4-1''
Washington vs. New York Islanders
Game 6 of this series was marred by a vicious check on the Islanders' leading scorer,
Pierre Turgeon, by the Capitals'
Dale Hunter, moments after Turgeon scored a third-period goal to put the game and the series out of reach for Washington. Hunter received a 21-game suspension for the hit, which carried over into the
1993-94 season.
★
April 18 - New York Islanders 1 'Washington 3'
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April 20 - 'New York Islanders 5' Washington 4 (2OT)
★
April 22 - Washington 3 'New York Islanders 4' (OT)
★
April 24 - Washington 3 'New York Islanders 4' (2OT)
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April 26 - New York Islanders 4 'Washington 6'
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April 28 - Washington 3 'New York Islanders 5'
''NYI win best-of-seven series 4-2''
Chicago vs. St. Louis
The Blackhawks, on an overtime goal in Game 4, became the second division champion to be swept in the first round of the playoffs. Chicago goaltender
Eddie “The Eagle” Belfour claimed he had been interfered with by St. Louis star
“The Golden Brett” Hull on the play, but to no avail as the tally stood as the game- and series-winner. Belfour famously went on a rampage after the game, breaking a
hot tub,
coffee maker, and television in the visitors'
locker room at the
St. Louis Arena. In
1999,
Hawk fans would be left to contemplate the irony of the situation when Belfour and Hull were teammates on that year's championship team, the
Dallas Stars, who in 1993 were known as the
Minnesota North Stars. The previous season, Chicago had won 11 straight playoff games, setting an NHL record, to reach the Stanley Cup Final. Pittsburgh, who had won seven in a row, swept the Hawks to equal the record. After being swept by the Blues, the Hawks had turned an 11-game playoff winning streak into an eight-game playoff losing streak.
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April 18 - 'St. Louis 4' Chicago 3
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April 21 - 'St. Louis 2' Chicago 0
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April 23 - Chicago 0 'St. Louis 3'
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April 25 - Chicago 3 'St. Louis 4' (OT)
''St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4-0''
Detroit vs. Toronto
In a revival of the heated
Original Six rivalry,
Nikolai Borschevsky's Game 7 overtime goal gave Toronto the series and made them the sixth club to eliminate a team with a better regular season record in the first round of the playoffs. This was also Toronto's first win over Detroit since the Leafs beat the Wings in the full seven games back in the
1964 Stanley Cup Finals.
★
April 19 - Toronto 3 'Detroit 6'
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April 21 - Toronto 2 'Detroit 6'
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April 23 - Detroit 2 'Toronto 4'
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April 25 - Detroit 2 'Toronto 3'
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April 27 - 'Toronto 5' Detroit 4 (OT)
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April 29 - 'Detroit 7' Toronto 3
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May 1 - 'Toronto 4' Detroit 3 (OT)
''Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-3''
Vancouver vs. Winnipeg
The
Smythe Division champions from Vancouver managed to shoot down the Jets quite easily in six games.
★
April 19 - Winnipeg 2 'Vancouver 4'
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April 21 - Winnipeg 2 'Vancouver 3'
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April 23 - Vancouver 4 'Winnipeg 5'
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April 25 - 'Vancouver 3' Winnipeg 1
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April 27 - 'Winnipeg 4' Vancouver 3 (OT)
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April 29 - 'Vancouver 4' Winnipeg 3 (OT)
''Vancouver wins best-of-seven series 4-2''
Calgary vs. Los Angeles
“Royal” LA bench boss
Barry Melrose was not about to let Cowtown’s Fire melt his superstar forwards (
Wayne Gretzky and
Luc Robitaille).
★
April 18 - 'Los Angeles 6' Calgary 3
★
April 21 - Los Angeles 4 'Calgary 9'
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April 23 - 'Calgary 5' Los Angeles 2
★
April 25 - Calgary 1 'Los Angeles 3'
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April 27 - 'Los Angeles 9' Calgary 4
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April 29 - Calgary 6 'Los Angeles 9'
''Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-2''
Division Finals
Montreal vs. Buffalo
The long-awaited series between
Patrick Roy and
Grant Fuhr had finally arrived. Roy came out the winner with a 2.76
goals-against average, while Fuhr, his average never his strong suit, finished off the series with a 3.45 GAA. The battle had been a one-sided one, and “The King” definitely seemed “The Fury’s” better.
★
May 2 - Buffalo 3 'Montreal 4'
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May 4 - Buffalo 3 'Montreal 4' (OT)
★
May 6 - 'Montreal 4' Buffalo 3 (OT)
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May 8 - 'Montreal 4' Buffalo 3 (OT)
''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-0''
Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders
The Isles' improbable upset of the Penguins was capped off by
David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7. Neither Lemieux nor his young right-winger,
Jaromir Jagr, could really keep their offensive game.
★
May 2 - 'New York Islanders 3' Pittsburgh 2
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May 4 - New York Islanders 0 'Pittsburgh 3'
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May 6 - 'Pittsburgh 3' New York Islanders 1
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May 8 - Pittsburgh 5 'New York Islanders 6'
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May 10 - New York Islanders 3 'Pittsburgh 6'
★
May 12 - Pittsburgh 5 'New York Islanders 7'
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May 14 - 'New York Islanders 4' Pittsburgh 3 (OT)
''New York Islanders win best-of-seven series 4-3''
Toronto vs. St. Louis
Brett Hull did not manage to score as easy a goal on the Leafs' sharp young goaltender
Felix Potvin as he did on Ed Belfour in the first round. However, "The Eagle" eventually got the last laugh, as he received the nod for the
Vezina Trophy over "The Cat" at the end of the playoffs.
★
May 3 - St. Louis 1 'Toronto 2' (2OT)
★
May 5 - 'St. Louis 2' Toronto 1 (2OT)
★
May 7 - Toronto 3 'St. Louis 4'
★
May 9 - 'Toronto 4' St. Louis 1
★
May 11 - St. Louis 1 'Toronto 5'
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May 13 - Toronto 1 'St. Louis 2'
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May 15 - St. Louis 0 'Toronto 6'
''Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-3''
Vancouver vs. Los Angeles
Even with “The Great One” in their lineup, the Kings had not easily edged the Canucks in the 1992-93 regular season. Despite Vancouver's huge win in Game 4, Game 5 in Vancouver saw a stoppage of play as King center Gary Shuchuk got hurt and was sent into the
dressing room. Many thought he was out of the playoffs, but he later came back in the game and ended up winning Game 5 in double overtime for the Kings. The Canucks couldn't recover and thus the Kings advanced to the Conference Finals.
★
May 2 - Los Angeles 2 'Vancouver 5'
★
May 5 - 'Los Angeles 6' Vancouver 3
★
May 7 - Vancouver 4 'Los Angeles 7'
★
May 9 - 'Vancouver 7' Los Angeles 2
★
May 11 - 'Los Angeles 4' Vancouver 3 (2OT)
★
May 13 - Vancouver 3 'Los Angeles 5'
''Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-2''
Conference Finals
Montreal vs. New York Islanders
All teams in the Conference Finals were seeded third in their division.
Montreal's win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by
Pittsburgh and
Chicago.
★
May 16 - New York Islanders 1 'Montreal 4'
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May 18 - New York Islanders 3 'Montreal 4' (2OT)
★
May 20 - 'Montreal 2' New York Islanders 1 (OT)
★
May 22 - Montreal 1 'New York Islanders 4'
★
May 24 - New York Islanders 2 'Montreal 5'
''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-1''
Toronto vs. Los Angeles
This exciting and very heated seven-game series has long been remembered by hockey fans. The
Toronto Maple Leafs iced a highly competitive team for the first time in years and were hoping to break their 26-year Stanley Cup drought; they had not even been to the Final since their last Cup win in
1967. The
Los Angeles Kings, led by captain
Wayne Gretzky, also had high ambitions. During Game 1 (a dominating victory for the Leafs) Los Angeles blue-liner
Marty McSorley delivered a serious open ice hit on Toronto's
Doug Gilmour. Leafs captain
Wendel Clark took exception to the hit and went after McSorley for striking their star player. Toronto coach
Pat Burns tried scaling the bench to get at Los Angeles coach
Barry Melrose because he thought he ordered the hit on Gilmour (McSorley later remarked in interviews that he received dozens of
death threat messages on his hotel phone from angry fans). Toronto would take a 3-2 series lead after five games. Game 6 went back west to the
Great Western Forum in Los Angeles; it too was not without controversy and was also decided on an overtime goal. During the 1992-93 season, there was a league-wide crackdown on
high-sticking infractions, whether they were accidental or not. In Game 6, Gilmour was part of controversy once again. With the game tied at 4 in overtime, Wayne Gretzky accidentally clipped him in the face with the blade of his stick. Many thought that referee
Kerry Fraser should have called a penalty on the play, but Gretzky was not penalized, and he went on to score the overtime goal moments later, evening the series at 3-3. He would score three goals in the deciding game to give Los Angeles a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history and also the first time the Kings win a playoff series against an
Original Six team. Gretzky has been quoted as saying that his performance in Game 7 was the best NHL game of his career.
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★
May 17 - Los Angeles 1 'Toronto 4'
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May 19 - 'Los Angeles 3' Toronto 2
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May 21 - Toronto 2 'Los Angeles 4'
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May 23 - 'Toronto 4' Los Angeles 2
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May 25 - Los Angeles 2 'Toronto 3' (OT)
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May 27 - Toronto 4 'Los Angeles 5' (OT)
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May 29 - 'Los Angeles 5' Toronto 4
''Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-3''
Stanley Cup Final
Main articles: 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
Montreal vs. Los Angeles
★
June 1 - 'Los Angeles 4' at Montreal 1
★
June 3 - Los Angeles 2 at 'Montreal 3' (OT)
★
June 5 - 'Montreal 4' at Los Angeles 3 (OT)
★
June 7 - 'Montreal 3' at Los Angeles 2 (OT)
★
June 9 - Los Angeles 1 at 'Montreal 4'
''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-1.
Patrick Roy (
Montreal) wins
Conn Smythe Trophy''
Notable Events
★
Manon Rheaume became the first
female athlete in history to play for a major
sports league in
North America as she
tended goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in an
exhibition game on
September 23,
1992 versus the
St. Louis Blues,
★
Ottawa Senators reinstated and
Tampa Bay Lightning added, bringing the league to 24 teams,
★ October 1992:
Gil Stein named
NHL President,
★ February 1993:
Gary Bettman named NHL Commissioner,
★ record set for most 100-point scorers and most 50-goal scorers in one season,
★ the Los Angeles Kings played against Canadian teams all throughout the playoffs (Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens),
★ the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs marked the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup,
★ the Montreal Canadiens are the last Canadian team to have won the Stanley Cup, and the last Canadian team to have had home ice advantage in the finals.
Records broken/equalled
Regular season
Team
★ 'Most Losses, One Season:' San Jose Sharks (71)
★ 'Fewest Ties, One Season:' San Jose Sharks (2)
★ 'Most Home Losses, One Season:' San Jose Sharks (32)
★ 'Most Road Losses, One Season:' Ottawa Senators (40)
★ 'Fewest Road Wins, One Season:' Ottawa Senators (1)
★
★ 'Longest Winning Streak:' Pittsburgh Penguins (17)
★ 'Longest Losing Streak:' San Jose Sharks (17)
★
★ 'Longest Road Losing Streak:' Ottawa Senators (38)
★ 'Longest Road Winless Streak:' Ottawa Senators (38)
★ 'Most 100-or-more Point Scorers, One Season:' Pittsburgh Penguins (4)
★ 'Fastest Three Goals from the Start of Period, One Team:' Calgary Flames (0:53, February 10, 1993)
Individual
★ 'Most Goals, Including Playoffs:' Wayne Gretzky (875)
★ 'Most 30-Goal Seasons:'
Mike Gartner (14)
★
★ 'Most Consecutive 30-Goal Seasons:' Mike Gartner (14)
★ 'Most Goals, One Season, by a Left Winger:' Luc Robitaille (63)
★ 'Most Goals, One Season, by a Rookie:' Teemu Selanne (76)
★ 'Most Assists, One Season, by a Left Winger:'
Joe Juneau (70)
★ 'Most Assists, One Season, by a Rookie:' Joe Juneau (70)
★ (Note: Wayne Gretzky scored 86 assists in his first year, but he was not considered a rookie)
★ 'Most Points, One Season, by a Left Winger:' Luc Robitaille (125)
★ 'Most Points, One Season, by a Rookie:' Teemu Selanne (132) (Note: Wayne Gretzky scored 137 points in his first year, but he was not considered a rookie)
★ 'Most Assists, One Game, by a Goaltender:' Jeff Reese (3, February 10, 1993)
★ 'Most Games Missed While Winning Art Ross Trophy:' Mario Lemieux (24)
Playoffs
Team
★ 'Most Overtime Games, One Playoff Year:' 28
★ 'Most Overtime Wins, One Playoff Year:' Montreal Canadiens (10)
★ 'Most Consecutive Overtime Wins, One Playoff Year:' Montreal Canadiens (10)
★ 'Most Consecutive Wins, One Playoff Year:' Montreal Canadiens (11)
★
Individual
★ 'Most Consecutive Wins, One Playoff Year:' Patrick Roy (11)
★
★ 'Most Goals by a Defenceman, One Game:'
Eric Desjardins (3, June 3, 1993)
★
★ 'Most Power-Play Goals, One Game:'
Dino Ciccarelli (3, April 29, 1993)
★
★ 'Most Shorthanded Goals, One Game:'
Tom Fitzgerald (2, May 8, 1993)
★
★ 'Most Assists, One Period:' Adam Oates (3, April 24, 1993)
★
★ Equalled existing record
Rule Changes
★ Schedule length changed to 84 games. Two games in each team's schedule to be played in non-NHL cities.
★ Instigating a fight results in a game misconduct penalty.
★ Substitutions disallowed for coincidental minor penalties when teams are at full strength.
★ Minor penalty for diving introduced.
★ Wearing of a helmet made optional.
Major Transactions
★
June 30,
1992:
Eric Lindros traded from Quebec to Philadelphia for
Peter Forsberg,
Ron Hextall,
Mike Ricci,
Kerry Huffman,
Steve Duchesne, "future considerations" (eventually became enforcer
Chris Simon), two first-round
draft pick and US$15 million. One of the draft picks was used by the
Nordiques to select goaltender
Jocelyn Thibault, the other was traded twice and ultimately used by the
Washington Capitals to select
Nolan Baumgartner.
★
August 7,
1992:
Dominik Hasek traded from Chicago to Buffalo for
Stephane Beauregard and a 1993 fourth-round draft pick (
Eric Daze).
NHL Awards
| Presidents' Trophy: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Doug Gilmour, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Jack Adams Award: | Pat Burns, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Dave Poulin, Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Pierre Turgeon, New York Islanders |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Vezina Trophy: | Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Frank Boucher, Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
|---|
| Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks | G | Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks | D | Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins | D | Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals |
| Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins | C | Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres |
| Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets | RW | Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres |
| Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings | LW | Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins |
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1992-93 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★
Bryan Smolinski, Boston Bruins
★
Matthew Barnaby, Buffalo Sabres
★
Philippe Boucher, Buffalo Sabres
★
Michael Nylander, Hartford Whalers
★
Alexei Zhitnik, Los Angeles Kings
★
Robert Lang, Los Angeles Kings
★
Darius Kasparaitis, New York Islanders
★
Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders
★
Alexei Kovalev, New York Rangers
★
Sergei Zubov, New York Rangers
★
Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
★
Martin Straka, Pittsburgh Penguins
★
Sandis Ozolinsh, San Jose Sharks
★
Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay Lightning
★
Byron Dafoe, Washington Capitals
★
Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
★
Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1992-93 (listed with their last team):
★
Reggie Lemelin, Boston Bruins
★
Carey Wilson, Calgary Flames
★
Brent Ashton, Calgary Flames
★
John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings
★
Tim Kerr, Hartford Whalers
★
Bobby Smith, Minnesota North Stars
★
Brian Mullen, New York Islanders
★
Brad Marsh, Ottawa Senators
★
Laurie Boschman, Ottawa Senators
★
Brian Hayward, San Jose Sharks
★
Brian Lawton, San Jose Sharks
★
Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks
★
Steve Kasper, Tampa Bay Lightning
★
Ryan Walter, Vancouver Canucks
★
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
★
Randy Carlyle, Winnipeg Jets
See also
★
List of Stanley Cup champions
★
1992 NHL Entry Draft
★
1992 NHL Expansion Draft
★
1992 NHL Supplemental Draft
★
44th National Hockey League All-Star Game
★
National Hockey League All-Star Game
★
NHL All-Rookie Team
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1992 in sports
★
1993 in sports
References
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Hockey Database
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NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1993-94, , , , NHL Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-920445-30-6
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