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1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1995–96 record49–29–4
Home record32–9–0
Road record17–20–4
Goals for362
Goals against284
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Johnston
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsRon Francis
Jaromir Jagr
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Average attendance16,238
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Lumberjacks
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (69)
AssistsMario Lemieux (92)
PointsMario Lemieux (161)
Penalty minutesFrancois Leroux (161)
Plus/minusPetr Nedved (+37)
WinsTom Barrasso (29)
Goals against averageKen Wregget (3.24)
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The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the return of Mario Lemieux after missing an entire season due to injuries. The Penguins improved to first in the Northeast Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. In the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins progressed to the Conference Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers.

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Regular season

Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL after missing the entire 1994–95 season energized the Penguins and re-instituted the team's finesse game for the 1995–96 season. The Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, leading all League teams in goals (362), even-strength goals (235), power-play goals (109), power-play percentage (25.95%) and shooting percentage while scoring 362 goals on just 2,645 shots (13.7%). Despite missing 12 regular-season games, Lemieux led the NHL in goals (69), assists (92), points (161) power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (8). Czech superstar Jaromir Jagr had a career year, scoring 62 goals (second in the League), 87 assists (third in the League) and 149 points (second in the League). The third 100-point scorer on the team was Ron Francis, who tallied 27 goals and 92 assists (tied for first in the NHL with Lemieux) for 119 points. Petr Nedved scored 45 goals and had 54 assists for 99 points in 80 games—he finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage, with 22.1%. Despite missing over a quarter of the season, Tomas Sandstrom also had a strong year, scoring 35 goals and picking up 35 assists for 70 points in 58 games.

Lemieux scored three goals or more in a game six times, and four goals or more in a game twice. On March 26, 1996, he scored five goals in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. Lemieux tallied two even-strength goals, two power-play goals and one short-handed goal in the game, which the Penguins won 8–4.

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
2 Boston Bruins 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
4 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
5 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 247 262 72
6 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 191 291 41
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Playoffs

In the 1996 Playoffs, the Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the heavily favored Penguins were upset in seven games by the defense-oriented Florida Panthers.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season
October: 4–2–2 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–2), 10 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
1 Oct 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 Oct 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 OT Colorado Avalanche 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 Oct 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 Oct 14 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 Oct 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT Hartford Whalers 2–1–2 6 Recap
6 Oct 21 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–2 6 Recap
7 Oct 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Islanders 3–2–2 8 Recap
8 Oct 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 New Jersey Devils 4–2–2 10 Recap
November: 10–3–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 4–2–1), 21 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
9 Nov 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–10 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2–2 12 Recap
10 Nov 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres 5–2–3 13 Recap
11 Nov 4 Philadelphia Flyers 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2–3 15 Recap
12 Nov 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Ottawa Senators 7–2–3 17 Recap
13 Nov 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–1 San Jose Sharks 8–2–3 19 Recap
14 Nov 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Los Angeles Kings 8–3–3 19 Recap
15 Nov 14 Dallas Stars 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–3–3 21 Recap
16 Nov 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Washington Capitals 10–3–3 23 Recap
17 Nov 18 Washington Capitals 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–3–3 25 Recap
18 Nov 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–9 New York Rangers 11–4–3 25 Recap
19 Nov 22 New York Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–5–3 25 Recap
20 Nov 25 Buffalo Sabres 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–5–3 27 Recap
21 Nov 28 Ottawa Senators 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–5–3 29 Recap
22 Nov 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–6 Boston Bruins 14–5–3 31 Recap
December: 10–4–0 (home: 7–1–0; road: 3–3–0), 20 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
23 Dec 1 Florida Panthers 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–5–3 33 Recap
24 Dec 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 16–5–3 35 Recap
25 Dec 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 New York Islanders 17–5–3 37 Recap
26 Dec 7 Montreal Canadiens 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–5–3 39 Recap
27 Dec 9 Hartford Whalers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–5–3 41 Recap
28 Dec 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 19–6–3 41 Recap
29 Dec 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Dallas Stars 20–6–3 43 Recap
30 Dec 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Philadelphia Flyers 20–7–3 43 Recap
31 Dec 19 Calgary Flames 1–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–7–3 45 Recap
32 Dec 22 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–8–3 45 Recap
33 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 21–9–3 45 Recap
34 Dec 26 Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–9–3 47 Recap
35 Dec 28 Hartford Whalers 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–9–3 49 Recap
36 Dec 30 Florida Panthers 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–9–3 51 Recap
January: 7–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 2–4–0), 14 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
37 Jan 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Washington Capitals 24–10–3 51 Recap
38 Jan 3 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–10–3 53 Recap
39 Jan 5 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–10–3 55 Recap
40 Jan 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 St. Louis Blues 26–11–3 55 Recap
41 Jan 8 Vancouver Canucks 5–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–11–3 57 Recap
42 Jan 12 Montreal Canadiens 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–12–3 57 Recap
43 Jan 13 San Jose Sharks 10–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–13–3 57 Recap
44 Jan 16 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–14–3 57 Recap
45 Jan 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Buffalo Sabres 28–14–3 59 Recap
46 Jan 22 Boston Bruins 6–7 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 29–14–3 61 Recap
47 Jan 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Ottawa Senators 30–14–3 63 Recap
48 Jan 27 Philadelphia Flyers 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–14–3 65 Recap
49 Jan 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Florida Panthers 31–15–3 65 Recap
50 Jan 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 31–16–3 65 Recap
February: 6–5–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–5–1), 13 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
51 Feb 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Detroit Red Wings 31–17–3 65 Recap
52 Feb 6 Boston Bruins 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–17–3 67 Recap
53 Feb 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 OT New Jersey Devils 32–17–4 68 Recap
54 Feb 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–17–4 70 Recap
55 Feb 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 33–18–4 70 Recap
56 Feb 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Winnipeg Jets 34–18–4 72 Recap
57 Feb 18 New York Rangers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 35–18–4 74 Recap
58 Feb 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Buffalo Sabres 35–19–4 74 Recap
59 Feb 23 Hartford Whalers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–19–4 76 Recap
60 Feb 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Montreal Canadiens 36–20–4 76 Recap
61 Feb 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Vancouver Canucks 37–20–4 78 Recap
62 Feb 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Calgary Flames 37–21–4 78 Recap
March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0), 18 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
63 Mar 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Edmonton Oilers 38–21–4 80 Recap
64 Mar 5 Winnipeg Jets 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 39–21–4 82 Recap
65 Mar 7 Ottawa Senators 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–21–4 84 Recap
66 Mar 9 New Jersey Devils 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 40–22–4 84 Recap
67 Mar 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Hartford Whalers 40–23–4 84 Recap
68 Mar 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Boston Bruins 40–24–4 84 Recap
69 Mar 16 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 41–24–4 86 Recap
70 Mar 21 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 42–24–4 88 Recap
71 Mar 23 Buffalo Sabres 7–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 42–25–4 88 Recap
72 Mar 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Rangers 43–25–4 90 Recap
73 Mar 26 St. Louis Blues 4–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 44–25–4 92 Recap
74 Mar 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Florida Panthers 45–25–4 94 Recap
75 Mar 30 New Jersey Devils 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 46–25–4 96 Recap
76 Mar 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers 46–26–4 96 Recap
April: 3–3–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–0), 6 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
77 Apr 4 Washington Capitals 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 47–26–4 98 Recap
78 Apr 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 48–26–4 100 Recap
79 Apr 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Hartford Whalers 48–27–4 100 Recap
80 Apr 10 New York Islanders 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 48–28–4 100 Recap
81 Apr 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Ottawa Senators 49–28–4 102 Recap
82 Apr 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Boston Bruins 49–29–4 102 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Penguins win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap
1 Apr 17 Washington Capitals 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 16,238 0–1 Recap
2 Apr 19 Washington Capitals 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,181 0–2 Recap
3 Apr 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Washington Capitals 18,130 1–2 Recap
4 Apr 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 4OT Washington Capitals 18,130 2–2 Recap
5 Apr 26 Washington Capitals 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,215 3–2 Recap
6 Apr 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Washington Capitals 17,256 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) New York Rangers – Penguins win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap
1 May 3 New York Rangers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,181 1–0 Recap
2 May 5 New York Rangers 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,181 0–1 Recap
3 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Rangers 18,200 2–1 Recap
4 May 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New York Rangers 18,200 3–1 Recap
5 May 11 New York Rangers 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,355 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap
1 May 18 Florida Panthers 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,355 0–1 Recap
2 May 20 Florida Panthers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,181 1–1 Recap
3 May 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Florida Panthers 14,703 1–2 Recap
4 May 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 14,703 2–2 Recap
5 May 28 Florida Panthers 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,355 3–2 Recap
6 May 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Florida Panthers 14,703 3–3 Recap
7 Jun 1 Florida Panthers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,355 3–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Suspensions

Player Length Date Reason
Ron Francis 2 games February 27, 1996 Checking from behind

Injuries

Player Injury Date
Tom Barrasso Pulled Groin (DTD) December 7, 1995
Tom Barrasso Shoulder injury (Out Indefinitely) February 5, 1996
Stefan Bergkvist Appendectomy February 21, 1996

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mario Lemieux 70 69 92 161 10 54
Jaromir Jagr 82 62 87 149 31 96
Ron Francis 77 27 92 119 25 56
Petr Nedved 80 45 54 99 37 68
Tomas Sandstrom 58 35 35 70 4 69
Sergei Zubov 64 11 55 66 28 22
Bryan Smolinski 81 24 40 64 6 69
Markus Naslund 66 19 33 52 17 36
Dmitri Mironov 72 3 31 34 19 88
Glen Murray 69 14 15 29 4 57
Norm MacIver 32 2 21 23 12 32
Chris Joseph 70 5 14 19 6 71
Dave Roche 71 7 7 14 –5 130
Chris Tamer 70 4 10 14 20 153
Neil Wilkinson 41 2 10 12 12 87
Francois Leroux 66 2 9 11 2 161
Kevin Miller 13 6 5 11 4 4
Richard Park 56 4 6 10 3 36
Joe Dziedzic 69 5 5 10 –5 68
Jean-Jacques Daigneault 13 3 3 6 0 23
Dave McLlwain 18 2 4 6 –5 4
Brad Lauer 21 4 1 5 –5 6
Corey Foster 11 2 2 4 –2 2
Chris Wells 54 2 2 4 –6 59
Rusty Fitzgerald 21 1 2 3 7 12
Ed Patterson 35 0 2 2 –5 38
Ian Moran 51 1 1 2 –1 47
Alek Stojanov 10 1 0 1 –1 7
Drake Berehowsky 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stefan Bergqvist 2 0 0 0 0 2
Peter Allen 8 0 0 0 2 8
Len Barrie 5 0 0 0 –1 18
Jeff Christian 3 0 0 0 0 2
Greg Andrusak 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Total 362 638 1000 — 1,585
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mario Lemieux 18 11 16 27 3 33
Jaromir Jagr 18 11 12 23 7 18
Petr Nedved 18 10 10 20 3 16
Sergei Zubov 18 1 14 15 9 26
Jean-Jacques Daigneault 17 1 9 10 4 36
Ron Francis 11 3 6 9 3 4
Dave Roche 16 2 7 9 1 26
Bryan Smolinski 18 5 4 9 –4 10
Glen Murray 18 2 6 8 2 10
Chris Tamer 18 0 7 7 0 24
Tomas Sandstrom 18 4 2 6 –6 30
Kevin Miller 18 3 2 5 –6 8
Joe Dziedzic 16 1 2 3 1 19
Francois Leroux 18 1 1 2 2 20
Brad Lauer 12 1 1 2 0 4
Chris Joseph 15 1 0 1 1 8
Neil Wilkinson 15 0 1 1 –2 14
Dmitri Mironov 15 0 1 1 –6 10
Corey Foster 3 0 0 0 –2 4
Richard Park 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dave McLlwain 6 0 0 0 0 0
Alek Stojanov 9 0 0 0 0 19
Stefan Bergqvist 4 0 0 0 –1 2
Total 57 101 158 — 341

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 49 2799:01 29 16 2 160 3.43 1626 0.902 2 0 3 18
Ken Wregget 37 2132:15 20 13 2 115 3.24 1205 0.905 3 0 2 8
Total 4931:16 49 29 4 275 3.35 2831 0.903 5 0 5 26
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ken Wregget 9 598:47 7 2 0 23 2.30 328 0.93 0 0 1 0
Tom Barrasso 10 557:30 4 5 0 26 2.80 337 0.923 1 0 0 8
Total 1156:17 11 7 0 49 2.54 665 0.926 1 0 1 8

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.

Awards and records

  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 500 goals for the Penguins. He did so with a hat-trick in a 7–5 win over New York on October 3.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 800 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 8–4 win over St. Louis on March 26.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Detroit on January 5.
  • Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most assists in a season by a winger (87). He broke the previous record of 83 set by Mike Bossy in 1982.
  • Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points in a season by a winger (149). He broke the previous record of 147 set by Mike Bossy in 1982.
  • Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points by a player born outside of North America (149). He broke the previous record of 139 set by Peter Stastny in 1982.

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Art Ross Trophy Mario Lemieux
Hart Memorial Trophy Mario Lemieux
Lester B. Pearson Award Mario Lemieux
NHL First All-Star team Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing)
Mario Lemieux (Center)
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ron Francis
Jaromir Jagr
Eddie Johnston (coach)
Mario Lemieux
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Mario Lemieux
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Petr Nedved
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Jaromir Jagr
Leading Scorer Award Mario Lemieux
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy No winner
Most Valuable Player Award Mario Lemieux
Players' Player Award Ron Francis
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Dave Roche

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Joe Dziedzic October 7, 1995
Dave Roche
Chris Wells October 21, 1995
Peter Allen November 25, 1995
Stefan Bergqvist February 16, 1996

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season:

Trades

July 8, 1995 To Toronto Maple Leafs

Larry Murphy

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dmitri Mironov
1996 2nd round pick

August 1, 1995 To Boston Bruins

Kevin Stevens
Shawn McEachern

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Glen Murray
Bryan Smolinski
1996 3rd round pick

August 31, 1995 To New York Rangers

Luc Robitaille
Ulf Samuelsson

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Petr Nedved
Sergei Zubov

December 28, 1995 To Winnipeg Jets

Norm MacIver

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Neil Wilkinson

March 1, 1996 To Ottawa Senators

1996 8th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dave McLlwain

March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks

Markus Naslund

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Alek Stojanov

March 20, 1996 To St. Louis Blues

1996 6th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Jean-Jacques Daigneault

March 20, 1996 To San Jose Sharks

1996 5th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Kevin Miller

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Troy Murray Colorado Avalanche August 7, 1995
Corey Foster Ottawa Senators August 7, 1995
Peter Taglianetti Boston Bruins August 9, 1995
Peter Allen Boston Bruins August 10, 1995
Mike Hudson Toronto Maple Leafs August 28, 1995
Joe Mullen Boston Bruins September 8, 1995
John Cullen Tampa Bay Lightning September 11, 1995
Ladislav Karabin Buffalo Sabres September 20, 1995

Signings

Player Date
Brad Lauer August 10, 1995
Evgeny Davydov August 10, 1995
Troy Crowder August 10, 1995
Glen Murray September 8, 1995

Other

Name Date Details
Evgeny Davydov September 25, 1995 Released
Perry Ganchar October 15, 1995 Retired

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 24 Aleksey Morozov Right Wing  Russia Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
3 76 Jean-Sebastien Aubin Goaltender  Canada Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
4 102 Oleg Belov Center  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5 128 Jan Hrdina Center  Czech Republic Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 154 Alexei Kolkunov Center  Russia Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
7 180 Derrick Pyke Right Wing  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8 206 Sergei Voronov Defense  Russia Moscow Dynamo (Russia)
9 232 Frank Ivankovic Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Draft notes

Farm teams

The Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League finished in fifth place in the East Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Richmond Renegades.

The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) finished in third place in the Central Division, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Michigan K-Wings.

Notes

  1. ^ Jagr and Lemieux were voted to the starting lineup.

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