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1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1984–85
year	1984
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	11th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	6th
Record	24–51–5
HomeRecord	17–20–3
RoadRecord	7–31–2
GoalsFor	276
GoalsAgainst	385
GeneralManager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Bullard
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance	10,018
GoalsLeader	Mario Lemieux (43)
AssistsLeader	Mario Lemieux (57)
PointsLeader	Mario Lemieux (100)
PIMLeader	Gary Rissling (209)
WinsLeader	Denis Herron (10)
GAALeader	Roberto Romano (4.42)

The 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's eighteenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). It marked the debut of Mario Lemieux for the Penguins. The Penguins failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year, and finished last in the Prince of Wales Conference with 53 points, the second-worst in the NHL.

Background

Lemieux debuted with the Penguins on October 11, 1984, in a game against the Boston Bruins; he scored a goal with his very first NHL shot during his first shift. Later that season, Lemieux played in the NHL All-Star Game and became the first rookie to be named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player.

Despite missing seven games during the season, Lemieux scored one hundred points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year.

Offseason

Before the 1984 NHL entry draft, Lemieux announced he wanted to play for whoever drafted him. He and his agent were deadlocked with the Penguins and could not negotiate a contract. Because of this, when the Penguins called his name as the first overall draft pick, he did not shake general manager Eddie Johnston's hand or don the Penguins jersey, as is NHL tradition. He claimed he was upset about the contract negotiation, and said that "Pittsburgh doesn't want [him] bad enough."

Even though the draft was held in Montreal, more than three thousand fans viewed the broadcast in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. In contrast, a typical Penguins game drew fewer than seven thousand fans. Lemieux's actions upset many fans and led to accusations of arrogance and aloofness.

After the draft, Johnston signed Lemieux to a two-year contract for $600,000, plus a $150,000 bonus for signing. Although Lemieux wore the jersey #27 during his time with the Laval Voisins, he wanted to adopt Wayne Gretzky's #99 when he entered the NHL; however, his agent advised him to create his own identity. In response, Lemieux turned #99 upside down and landed on #66, which stayed with him throughout his career.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || Oct 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 0–2–0 || 0 |- | 3 || Oct 17 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–2–0 || 2 |- | 4 || Oct 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–2–0 || 4 |- | 5 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 2–3–0 || 4 |- | 6 || Oct 24 || New Jersey Devils || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–4–0 || 4 |- | 7 || Oct 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–0 || 6 |- | 8 || Oct 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–4–0 || 8 |- | 9 || Oct 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–6 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 5–4–0 || 10

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Player statistics

;Skaters

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	73	43	57	100		54
	80	40	32	72		174
	80	35	32	67		30
	68	32	31	63		75
	65	20	34	54		35
†	67	8	45	53		12
	71	11	40	51		54
	65	5	26	31		67
	45	7	15	22		10
	45	2	19	21		56
	64	9	10	19		30
	56	10	9	19		209
	46	10	8	18		59
	62	10	8	18		53
‡	47	7	10	17		19
	30	6	7	13		43
	26	4	7	11		23
	40	2	9	11		20
	67	1	8	9		31
	69	2	7	9		191
	44	3	5	8		32
	44	0	8	8		57
	26	2	5	7		26
‡	12	0	5	5	4	4
	14	4	1	5	1	2
†	14	0	4	4		4
‡	14	1	3	4		24
	11	2	1	3		0
†	14	0	3	3	1	34
	16	0	2	2		7
	6	0	2	2	0	0
	6	0	2	2		2
	11	0	2	2		4
	6	0	0	0		4
	1	0	0	0		2
	15	0	0	0		15
	6	0	0	0		7
	1	0	0	0		0

;Goaltenders

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42	2193:00	10	22	3	170	4.65	1362	0.875	1
31	1629:00	9	17	2	120	4.42	974	0.877	1
10	553:00	3	6	0	43	4.67	316	0.864	0
8	457:00	2	6	0	48	6.30	292	0.836	0

†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 established a new franchise rookie record for goals (43), assists (57) and points (100). He topped the previous highs held by Pierre Larouche (37 assists, 68 points) and Mike Bullard (36 goals).
Rick Kehoe established a career franchise record for points (636). He had led the category since 1984.
Mario Lemieux, Calder Memorial Trophy
Mario Lemieux, NHL All-Rookie Team
Warren Young, NHL All-Rookie Team

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season:

Trades

March 12, 1985	To [Washington Capitals](1984-85-washington-capitals-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions and subtractions

Wally Weir	Hartford Whalers	waivers (1985-03-01)

Vincent Tremblay	Buffalo Sabres	free agency (1985-03-07)

Draft picks

The 1984 NHL entry draft was held on June 9, 1984, in Montreal.

a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Round	a	#FCB514
1	1	Mario Lemieux	Center	Canada	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
1	9	Doug Bodger	Defense	Canada	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
1	16	Roger Belanger Jr.	Center	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
4	64	Mark Teevens	Right wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5	85	Arto Javanainen	Right wing	Finland	Assat Pori (FNL)
7	127	Tom Ryan	Defense	United States	Newton North H.S. (Massachusetts)
9	169	John Del Col	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
10	189	Steve Hurt	Right wing	United States	Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
11	210	Jim Steen	Center	United States	Moorhead H.S. (Minn.)
12	230	Mark Ziliotto	Left wing	Canada	Streetsville Jr. B (OHA)

References

Notes

References

"Mario Lemieux Retires". TSN.
Christopher, Matt. (2002-12-01). "On the Ice With... Mario Lemieux". [[Little, Brown and Company]].
Christopher, 23.
Christopher, 21.
Deacon, James. (1996-04-08). "Lemieux, Mario (profile)". [[Maclean's Magazine]].
"1984-85 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
"1984–1985 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1984–1985 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

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	73	43	57	100		54
	80	40	32	72		174
	80	35	32	67		30
	68	32	31	63		75
	65	20	34	54		35
†	67	8	45	53		12
	71	11	40	51		54
	65	5	26	31		67
	45	7	15	22		10
	45	2	19	21		56
	64	9	10	19		30
	56	10	9	19		209
	46	10	8	18		59
	62	10	8	18		53
‡	47	7	10	17		19
	30	6	7	13		43
	26	4	7	11		23
	40	2	9	11		20
	67	1	8	9		31
	69	2	7	9		191
	44	3	5	8		32
	44	0	8	8		57
	26	2	5	7		26
‡	12	0	5	5	4	4
	14	4	1	5	1	2
†	14	0	4	4		4
‡	14	1	3	4		24
	11	2	1	3		0
†	14	0	3	3	1	34
	16	0	2	2		7
	6	0	2	2	0	0
	6	0	2	2		2
	11	0	2	2		4
	6	0	0	0		4
	1	0	0	0		2
	15	0	0	0		15
	6	0	0	0		7
	1	0	0	0		0

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	80	40	32	72		174
	80	35	32	67		30
	68	32	31	63		75
	65	20	34	54		35
†	67	8	45	53		12
	71	11	40	51		54
	65	5	26	31		67
	45	7	15	22		10
	45	2	19	21		56
	64	9	10	19		30
	56	10	9	19		209
	46	10	8	18		59
	62	10	8	18		53
‡	47	7	10	17		19
	30	6	7	13		43
	26	4	7	11		23
	40	2	9	11		20
	67	1	8	9		31
	69	2	7	9		191
	44	3	5	8		32
	44	0	8	8		57
	26	2	5	7		26
‡	12	0	5	5	4	4
	14	4	1	5	1	2
†	14	0	4	4		4
‡	14	1	3	4		24
	11	2	1	3		0
†	14	0	3	3	1	34
	16	0	2	2		7
	6	0	2	2	0	0
	6	0	2	2		2
	11	0	2	2		4
	6	0	0	0		4
	1	0	0	0		2
	15	0	0	0		15
	6	0	0	0		7
	1	0	0	0		0

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	80	40	32	72		174
	80	35	32	67		30
	68	32	31	63		75
	65	20	34	54		35
†	67	8	45	53		12
	71	11	40	51		54
	65	5	26	31		67
	45	7	15	22		10
	45	2	19	21		56
	64	9	10	19		30
	56	10	9	19		209
	46	10	8	18		59
	62	10	8	18		53
‡	47	7	10	17		19
	30	6	7	13		43
	26	4	7	11		23
	40	2	9	11		20
	67	1	8	9		31
	69	2	7	9		191
	44	3	5	8		32
	44	0	8	8		57
	26	2	5	7		26
‡	12	0	5	5	4	4
	14	4	1	5	1	2
†	14	0	4	4		4
‡	14	1	3	4		24
	11	2	1	3		0
†	14	0	3	3	1	34
	16	0	2	2		7
	6	0	2	2	0	0
	6	0	2	2		2
	11	0	2	2		4
	6	0	0	0		4
	1	0	0	0		2
	15	0	0	0		15
	6	0	0	0		7
	1	0	0	0		0