The '1993-94 NHL season' was the 77th regular season of the
National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 84 games. The
New York Rangers won the
Stanley Cup four games to three over the
Vancouver Canucks. It was the Rangers' fourth championship. In addition, the final game started the
1994 Stanley Cup riots in
Downtown Vancouver.
This season was the first for two expansion teams, the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the
Florida Panthers. The
Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas, Texas to become the
Dallas Stars. It was the first franchise relocation for the NHL since the
Colorado Rockies became the
New Jersey Devils in
1982-83.
One major change this season drew the ire of some hockey
purists: the names of the conferences were changed from Campbell and Wales to Western and Eastern respectively, and the divisions' names from Adams, Patrick, Norris and Smythe to Northeast, Atlantic, Central and Pacific respectively. New league commissioner
Gary Bettman, who had previously worked in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), thought the old names could be confusing to non-traditional fans and believed that a change to geographically-named divisions, as used in the NBA and most other North American professional sports, would be more easily understandable to new fans.
In addition, the playoff format was slightly altered to resemble that of the NBA; where playoffs had previously been bracketed and seeded by division, the playoffs were now broken down only by conference: the division winners were seeded one-two by order of point finish, then the top six remaining teams were seeded three through eight. However, unlike the NBA, the NHL matches the highest seeded winners against the lowest seeded winners in the second round. In order to reduce the number of long trips to and from the West Coast, whenever a Central Division team played a Pacific Division team in the playoffs, the format was 2-3-2 rather than the traditional 2-2-1-1-1, a format which lasted only for the 1993-94 season.
This was also the first season that all 4 former WHA teams missed the playoffs since joining in 1979
Regular season
Final standings
'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
'''Note:' x = clinched playoff berth, y = clinched division title, z = won Presidents' Trophy''
Scoring leaders
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
'NY Rangers (1) vs. NY Islanders (8)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 17 | NY Islanders 0 | '6 NY Rangers' | | April 18 | NY Islanders 0 | '6 NY Rangers' | | April 21 | 'NY Rangers 5' | 1 NY Islanders | | April 24 | 'NY Rangers 5' | 2 NY Islanders | | '''NY Rangers wins series 4–0''' | | 'Pittsburgh (2) vs. Washington (7)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 17 | 'Washington 5' | 3 Pittsburgh | | April 19 | Washington 1 | '2 Pittsburgh' | | April 21 | Pittsburgh 0 | '2 Washington' | | April 23 | Pittsburgh 1 | '4 Washington' | | April 25 | Washington 2 | '3 Pittsburgh' | | April 27 | Pittsburgh 3 | '6 Washington' | | '''Washington wins series 4–2''' | |
'New Jersey (3) vs. Buffalo (6)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 17 | 'Buffalo 2' | 0 New Jersey | | April 19 | Buffalo 1 | '2 New Jersey' | | April 21 | 'New Jersey 2' | 1 Buffalo | | April 23 | New Jersey 3 | '5 Buffalo' | | April 25 | Buffalo 3 | '5 New Jersey' | | April 27 | New Jersey 0 | '1 Buffalo' | 4 OT | | April 29 | Buffalo 1 | '2 New Jersey' | | '''New Jersey wins series 4–3''' | | 'Boston (4) vs. Montreal (5)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 16 | Montreal 2 | '3 Boston' | | April 18 | 'Montreal 3' | 2 Boston | | April 21 | 'Boston 6' | 3 Montreal | | April 23 | Boston 2 | '5 Montreal' | | April 25 | 'Montreal 2' | 1 Boston | OT | | April 27 | 'Boston 3' | 2 Montreal | | April 29 | Montreal 3 | '5 Boston' | | '''Boston wins series 4–3''' | |
Western Conference
'Detroit (1) vs. San Jose (8)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 18 | 'San Jose 5' | 4 Detroit | | April 20 | San Jose 0 | '4 Detroit' | | April 22 | 'Detroit 3' | 2 San Jose | | April 23 | Detroit 3 | '4 San Jose' | | April 26 | Detroit 4 | '6 San Jose' | | April 28 | San Jose 1 | '7 Detroit' | | April 30 | 'San Jose 3' | 2 Detroit | | '''San Jose wins series 4–3''' | | 'Calgary (2) vs. Vancouver (7)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 18 | 'Vancouver 5' | 0 Calgary | | April 20 | Vancouver 5 | '7 Calgary' | | April 22 | 'Calgary 4' | 2 Vancouver | | April 24 | 'Calgary 3' | 2 Vancouver | | April 26 | 'Vancouver 2' | 1 Calgary | OT | | April 28 | Calgary 2 | '3 Vancouver' | OT | | April 30 | 'Vancouver 4' | 3 Calgary | 2 OT | | '''Vancouver wins series 4–3''' | |
'Toronto (3) vs. Chicago (6)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 18 | Chicago 1 | '5 Toronto' | | April 20 | Chicago 0 | '1 Toronto' | OT | | April 22 | Toronto 4 | '5 Chicago' | | April 24 | Toronto 3 | '4 Chicago' | OT | | April 26 | Chicago 0 | '1 Toronto' | | April 28 | 'Toronto 1' | 0 Chicago | | '''Toronto wins series 4–2''' | | 'Dallas (4) vs. St. Louis (5)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| April 17 | St. Louis 3 | '5 Dallas' | | April 20 | St. Louis 2 | '4 Dallas' | | April 22 | 'Dallas 5' | 4 St. Louis | OT | | April 24 | 'Dallas 2' | 1 St. Louis | | '''Dallas wins series 4–0''' | |
Conference Semifinals
'NY Rangers (1) vs. Washington (7)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| May 1 | Washington 3 | '6 NY Rangers' | | May 3 | Washington 2 | '5 NY Rangers' | | May 5 | 'NY Rangers 3' | 0 Washington | | May 7 | NY Rangers 2 | '4 Washington' | | May 9 | Washington 3 | '4 NY Rangers' | | '''NY Rangers win series 4–1''' | | 'New Jersey (3) vs. Boston (4)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| May 1 | 'Boston 2' | 1 New Jersey | | May 3 | 'Boston 6' | 5 New Jersey | OT | | May 5 | 'New Jersey 4' | 2 Boston | | May 7 | 'New Jersey 5' | 4 Boston | OT | | May 9 | Boston 0 | '2 New Jersey' | | May 11 | 'New Jersey 5' | 3 Boston | | '''New Jersey wins series 4–2''' | |
'Toronto (3) vs. San Jose (8)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| May 2 | 'San Jose 3' | 2 Toronto | | May 4 | San Jose 1 | '5 Toronto' | | May 6 | Toronto 2 | '5 San Jose' | | May 8 | 'Toronto 8' | 3 San Jose | | May 10 | Toronto 2 | '5 San Jose' | | May 12 | San Jose 2 | '3 Toronto' | OT | | May 14 | San Jose 2 | '4 Toronto' | | '''Toronto wins series 4–3''' | | 'Dallas (4) vs. Vancouver (7)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| May 2 | 'Vancouver 6' | 4 Dallas | | May 4 | 'Vancouver 3' | 0 Dallas | | May 6 | 'Dallas 4' | 3 Vancouver | | May 8 | Dallas 1 | '2 Vancouver' | OT | | May 10 | Dallas 2 | '4 Vancouver' | | '''Vancouver wins series 4–1''' | |
Conference Finals
Main articles: 1994 Eastern Conference Finals (NHL)
Main articles: 1994 Western Conference Finals (NHL)
'NY Rangers (1) vs. New Jersey (3)'| Date | Away | Home | OT |
|---|
| May 15 | 'New Jersey 4' | 3 NY Rangers | 2 OT | | May 17 | New Jersey 0 | '4 NY Rangers' | | May 19 | 'NY Rangers 3' | 2 New Jersey | 2 OT | | May 21 | NY Rangers 1 | '3 New Jersey' | | May 23 | 'New Jersey 4' | 1 NY Rangers | | May 25 | 'NY Rangers 4' | 2 New Jersey | | May 27 | New Jersey 1 | '2 NY Rangers' | 2 OT | '''NY Rangers wins series 4–3
and Prince of Wales Trophy''' | | |
Stanley Cup Finals
Main articles: 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
NHL Awards
The 'NHL Awards' presentation took place on
June 16,
1994.
| 1993-94 NHL Awards |
|---|
| Presidents' Trophy: | New York Rangers |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | New York Rangers |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Brian Leetch, New York Rangers |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| Jack Adams Award: | Jacques Lemaire, New Jersey Devils |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Adam Graves, New York Rangers |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils |
| Vezina Trophy: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Dominik Hasek and Grant Fuhr, Buffalo Sabres |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
|---|
| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres | G | John Vanbiesbrouck, Florida Panthers |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins | D | Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames |
| Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils | D | Brian Leetch, New York Rangers |
| Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings | C | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks | RW | Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
| Brendan Shanahan, St. Louis Blues | LW | Adam Graves, New York Rangers |
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1993-94 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★
Mariusz Czerkawski, Boston Bruins
★
Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
★
Darren McCarty, Detroit Red Wings
★
Greg Johnson, Detroit Red Wings
★
Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers
★
Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers
★
Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers
★
Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers
★
Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens
★
Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils
★
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
★
Ziggy Palffy, New York Islanders
★
Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers
★
Todd Marchant, New York Rangers
★
Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators
★
Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators
★
Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators
★
Mikael Renberg, Philadelphia Flyers
★
Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins
★
Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques
★
Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues
★
Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning
★
Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs
★
Mike Peca, Vancouver Canucks
★
Jason Allison, Washington Capitals
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1993-94 (listed with their last team):
★
Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins
★
Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks
★
Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks
★
Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers
★
Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers
★
Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
★
Mark Hardy, Los Angeles Kings
★
Keith Acton, New York Islanders
★
Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers
★
Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins
Trivia
Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals was the most-watched game in NHL history, whether it was on
ESPN in the United States,
MSG Network, or on the
CBC in Canada. (ESPN was blacked out in the New York City area and in the border cities).
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See also
★
List of Stanley Cup champions
★
1993 NHL Entry Draft
★
1993 NHL Expansion Draft
★
1993 NHL Supplemental Draft
★
45th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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National Hockey League All-Star Game
★
NHL All-Rookie Team
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Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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1993 in sports
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1994 in sports
References
★
Hockey Database
★ http://nhl.com/
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