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CaptainCrunch · 06-09-2024, 04:59 PM

1992-93

The 1992-93 season represented a year of turmoil and upheaval. A new commissioner took over, new teams, Pittsburgh despite two cups in a row having franchise uncertainty as well as the Islanders, and on top of that a slew of playoff upsets.

The NHL underwent massive changes to its administration, Gary Bettman came over from the NBA and became the leagues first Commissioner. Almost immediately Bettman reorganized the league office and beefed it up, and then he changed the Conference and Division names. The NHL would now have an East and West Conference, and a Pacific, Central, Northeast and Atlantic Division.

Two new teams debuted as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators would take to the ice, two more teams were announced for 1993-94, The Florida Panthers and the eventual Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

Goofy things were happening as well. Prior to the season Quebec agreed to traded holdout uber prospect Eric Lindros to the Flyers and also agreed to trade him to the Rangers. After considerable study the league decided that Lindros belonged to the Flyers. The problem, Ranger-wise was that several New York players learned that they had been involved in the trade that never was, and this caused dissension in the locker room. Once considered Stanley Cup contenders, the Rangers fell apart.

Pittsburgh was favoured to win the cup, but the Pens endured a emotional roller coaster of a year. Mario Lemieux got off to a fast start, but in January he was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease. Mario missed 24 games yet showed incredible resilience, he came back to lead the NHL in scoring with 69 goals and 160 points.

With Lemiex back in the lineup, the Pens looked unbeatable, they won a NHL record 17 straight games, and brushed aside the Devils in round one. However the roller coaster ride took another dip as the Pens were upset by the Islanders in the division finals by the Islanders who scored in overtime of game 7 to dethrone the Champions.

Meanwhile playoff upsets were happening all over the place. divisional champions Chicago and Boston were both swept aside in the first round. The Other first place teams, Pittsburgh and Vancouver were gone in round 2. Quebec and Detroit the 4th and 5th best teams in the NHL were also eliminated in the first round.

Of the 7 teams that had hit the 100 point mark, only one, the Montreal Canadians made it to the Conference finals. The Canadians run was an adventure, The Habs played 11 overtime games in the playoffs and they won 10 of them. Three of the overtime wins happened in the finals against Wayne Gretzky's Kings. John LeClair scored the overtime winners in game 3 and 4 as Montreal clinched the Cup in game 5 becoming the last team from Canada to win the Stanley Cup.

Trivia

The NHL goes from 22 to 24 teams as Tampa Bay and Ottawa hit the ice, the league schedule is expanded to 84 games.
Helmet wearing is made optional in the NHL, but the league invokes stricter penalties for fighting and high sticking.
Tamp Bay selects first in the draft picking up Roman Hamrlik, Ottawa dfarts Russian star Alexei Yashin.
NHL Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_NHL_Entry_Draft
Expansion Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_NHL_Expansion_Draft
The Hall of Fame inducts 7 including players Marcel Dionne, Woody Dumart, Bob Gainey and Lanny McDonald.
After a 1 year holdout Eric Lindros is traded to both the Rangers and Flyers simultaneously requiring third party arbitration.
On June 30th arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi rules that Philadelphia and Quebec have a binding agreement. Eric Lindros goes to the Flyers for Ron Hextall, Mike Rici, Steve Duchene and three other players, two no 1 picks and $15 million dollars.
On Aug 8 NHL brawler John Kordic dies of heart failure while in police custody following a violent arrest in Quebec. The pathologist claims that a combination of cocaine, steroids and alcohol caused his death.
On Sept 17, the Kings announce that Wayne Gretzky will miss at least half the season with a herniated disk in his back.
On September 30th the 15 year tenure of NHL President John Ziegler ends, The Leagues former Council General Gil Stein takes over on a interim basis.
On October 5th, Mario Lemieux signs a 7 year $42 million dollar contract with the Pens.
On Dec 4th Eric Lindros is charged with common assault after Marie Lynn Nunnery alleges he elbowed and spat beer on his in a Whitney, Ont bar.
For the first time in 4 years since his 1989 drug bust, Bob Probert of Detroit is allowed to travel across the Canadian border without the fear of deportation.
On Feb 1, the NHL announces that former NBA vice President will take over as the NHL's new Commissioner.
On Dec 13, Goalie Manon Rheaume of the Atlanta Knights of the IHL becomes the first woman to play a professional regular season game.
On Jan 8th, while disabled by back pain, Mario Lemieux is diagnosed with Hodhkin's disease.
On Jan 21, after nine shoulder operations, hernia surgery, a broken leg, three knee surgeries and the death of his wife, 4 time 50 goal scorer Tim Kerr retires.
On Feb 22, Toronto's Glenn Anderson records his 1,000 point.
On Feb 24, Detroit's Steve Yzerman records his 1,000 point.
On March 2 after missing 2 months battling Hodgkin's disease Mario Lemieux returns.
On March 10th, after promising not to move the team, North Stars owner Norm Green announces the team will move to Dallas in 1993-94.
On March 19th, 5 games after returning from a serious neck injury Ranger's defenseman breaks his right ankle while stepping out of a cab.
On April 10th, the Pens beat the Rangers 4-2 to set an NHL record with 17 straight wins.
The Pens finish first with a 56-21-7 record. Mario leads the league with 69 nice goals and 160 points in 60 games.
The Rangers miss the playoffs despite Mike Gartner's 45 goals.
Boston takes first place in the Adam's division with a 51-26-7 record.
Ottawa finishes their first season with a 10-70-4 record.
Chicago goes 47-25-12 to finish first in the Norris as Jeremy Roenick scores 50 goals.
The Maple Leafs finish in 3rd as they set a franchise record with 99 points, as Doug Gilmour scores 127 points
Tampa Bay wins 23 games in their first season and finish out of the playoffs.
Vancouver takes first in the Smythe with a 46-29-9 record as Pavel Bure totals 60 goals and 110 points.
The Flames rebound from missing the playoffs to finish in 2nd place in the Smythe. Theo Fleury leads the way with 100 points.
Edmonton undergoes major personal changes as they start to rebuild. San Jose wins 11 games, and generally accomplish nothing.
Mario leads the league with 160 points.
Teemu Selanne scores 76 goals and ties with Alexander Mogilny.
In the Adams division, Buffalo shocks the Bruins in 4, while Montreal beats Quebec in 6. Montreal beats the Sabers in a sweep as the Sabres are missing Pat Lafontaine and Alexander Mogilny.
In the Patrick, The Isles upset the Caps in 6. In game 6 Washington's Dale Hunter cheap shots Pierre Turgeon after a goal knocking him out of the lineup. Hunter incurs a 21 game suspension in 1993-94.
Pittsburgh crushes the Devils in 5 games. The Islanders then upset the Pens in game 7 overtime to win the Patrick.
In the Norris, The Blues sweep Chicago, Toronto beats Detroit with a game 7 ot win. The Leafs then sneak by the Blues in 7.
In the Smythe the Jets upset the Canucks in 6, LA upsets Calgary in 6. Then the Kings beat the Jets in 6.
The Islanders are outmatched in the Whales Conference finals losing to the Habs in 5.
LA gets past the Leafs in 7 as Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri of the Kings each score their 100th career playoff goal. In game 6, Gretzky tallies his 8th playoff hat trick setting a new NHL mark.
The finals open in Montreal as the Kings beat Montreal 4-1.
Montreal's Eric Desjardin scores all three goals for Montreal including the OT winner to beat the Kings 3-2.
Montreal wins both games in Montreal 4-2 and 3-2 in overtime. Montreal has now won 10 playoff OT games in a row.
Back in Montreal the Habs hammer the Kings 4-1 to claim their 23rd Stanley Cup.
Patrick Roy wins the Conn Smythe posting a 2.13 playoff gaa.
Mario Lemieux wins the Hart, Lester B. Pearson and Masterton Trophy.
Ed Belfour of Chicago wins the Vezina.
Chris Chelios of Chicago wins his second Norris Trophy.
Teemu Selanne wins the Calder Trophy.
Pierre Turgeon wins the Lady Byng.
Boston's Dave Poulin wins the King Clancy Trophy.
Doug Gilmour takes home the Frank Selke.
Toronto's Pat Burn grumps his way to the Jack Adams award.
Pat Peake of the Detroit Jr Red Wings wins the CMH player of the year.
Sault St Marie wins the Memorial Cup.
The University of Maine wins the NCAA title over Lake Superior State. Paul Kariya of Maine wins the Hobey Baker Award.

First game

Byron Dafoe, Washington Capitals

Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay Lightning
Darius Kasparaitis, New York Islanders
Steve Konowalchuk, Washington Capitals
Alexei Kovalev, New York Rangers
Robert Lang, Los Angeles Kings
Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders
Michael Nylander, Hartford Whalers
Sandis Ozolinsh, San Jose Sharks
Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
Bryan Smolinski, Boston Bruins
Martin Straka, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
Sergei Zubov, New York Rangers

Last game

Reggie Lemelin, Boston Bruins
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
Rick Wamsley, Toronto Maple Leafs
Steve Kasper, Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Walter, Vancouver Canucks
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
Randy Carlyle, Winnipeg Jets

06-09-2024, 04:59 PM	#209
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	1992-93 The 1992-93 season represented a year of turmoil and upheaval. A new commissioner took over, new teams, Pittsburgh despite two cups in a row having franchise uncertainty as well as the Islanders, and on top of that a slew of playoff upsets. The NHL underwent massive changes to its administration, Gary Bettman came over from the NBA and became the leagues first Commissioner. Almost immediately Bettman reorganized the league office and beefed it up, and then he changed the Conference and Division names. The NHL would now have an East and West Conference, and a Pacific, Central, Northeast and Atlantic Division. Two new teams debuted as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators would take to the ice, two more teams were announced for 1993-94, The Florida Panthers and the eventual Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Goofy things were happening as well. Prior to the season Quebec agreed to traded holdout uber prospect Eric Lindros to the Flyers and also agreed to trade him to the Rangers. After considerable study the league decided that Lindros belonged to the Flyers. The problem, Ranger-wise was that several New York players learned that they had been involved in the trade that never was, and this caused dissension in the locker room. Once considered Stanley Cup contenders, the Rangers fell apart. Pittsburgh was favoured to win the cup, but the Pens endured a emotional roller coaster of a year. Mario Lemieux got off to a fast start, but in January he was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease. Mario missed 24 games yet showed incredible resilience, he came back to lead the NHL in scoring with 69 goals and 160 points. With Lemiex back in the lineup, the Pens looked unbeatable, they won a NHL record 17 straight games, and brushed aside the Devils in round one. However the roller coaster ride took another dip as the Pens were upset by the Islanders in the division finals by the Islanders who scored in overtime of game 7 to dethrone the Champions. Meanwhile playoff upsets were happening all over the place. divisional champions Chicago and Boston were both swept aside in the first round. The Other first place teams, Pittsburgh and Vancouver were gone in round 2. Quebec and Detroit the 4th and 5th best teams in the NHL were also eliminated in the first round. Of the 7 teams that had hit the 100 point mark, only one, the Montreal Canadians made it to the Conference finals. The Canadians run was an adventure, The Habs played 11 overtime games in the playoffs and they won 10 of them. Three of the overtime wins happened in the finals against Wayne Gretzky's Kings. John LeClair scored the overtime winners in game 3 and 4 as Montreal clinched the Cup in game 5 becoming the last team from Canada to win the Stanley Cup. Trivia The NHL goes from 22 to 24 teams as Tampa Bay and Ottawa hit the ice, the league schedule is expanded to 84 games. Helmet wearing is made optional in the NHL, but the league invokes stricter penalties for fighting and high sticking. Tamp Bay selects first in the draft picking up Roman Hamrlik, Ottawa dfarts Russian star Alexei Yashin. NHL Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_NHL_Entry_Draft Expansion Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_NHL_Expansion_Draft The Hall of Fame inducts 7 including players Marcel Dionne, Woody Dumart, Bob Gainey and Lanny McDonald. After a 1 year holdout Eric Lindros is traded to both the Rangers and Flyers simultaneously requiring third party arbitration. On June 30th arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi rules that Philadelphia and Quebec have a binding agreement. Eric Lindros goes to the Flyers for Ron Hextall, Mike Rici, Steve Duchene and three other players, two no 1 picks and $15 million dollars. On Aug 8 NHL brawler John Kordic dies of heart failure while in police custody following a violent arrest in Quebec. The pathologist claims that a combination of cocaine, steroids and alcohol caused his death. On Sept 17, the Kings announce that Wayne Gretzky will miss at least half the season with a herniated disk in his back. On September 30th the 15 year tenure of NHL President John Ziegler ends, The Leagues former Council General Gil Stein takes over on a interim basis. On October 5th, Mario Lemieux signs a 7 year $42 million dollar contract with the Pens. On Dec 4th Eric Lindros is charged with common assault after Marie Lynn Nunnery alleges he elbowed and spat beer on his in a Whitney, Ont bar. For the first time in 4 years since his 1989 drug bust, Bob Probert of Detroit is allowed to travel across the Canadian border without the fear of deportation. On Feb 1, the NHL announces that former NBA vice President will take over as the NHL's new Commissioner. On Dec 13, Goalie Manon Rheaume of the Atlanta Knights of the IHL becomes the first woman to play a professional regular season game. On Jan 8th, while disabled by back pain, Mario Lemieux is diagnosed with Hodhkin's disease. On Jan 21, after nine shoulder operations, hernia surgery, a broken leg, three knee surgeries and the death of his wife, 4 time 50 goal scorer Tim Kerr retires. On Feb 22, Toronto's Glenn Anderson records his 1,000 point. On Feb 24, Detroit's Steve Yzerman records his 1,000 point. On March 2 after missing 2 months battling Hodgkin's disease Mario Lemieux returns. On March 10th, after promising not to move the team, North Stars owner Norm Green announces the team will move to Dallas in 1993-94. On March 19th, 5 games after returning from a serious neck injury Ranger's defenseman breaks his right ankle while stepping out of a cab. On April 10th, the Pens beat the Rangers 4-2 to set an NHL record with 17 straight wins. The Pens finish first with a 56-21-7 record. Mario leads the league with 69 nice goals and 160 points in 60 games. The Rangers miss the playoffs despite Mike Gartner's 45 goals. Boston takes first place in the Adam's division with a 51-26-7 record. Ottawa finishes their first season with a 10-70-4 record. Chicago goes 47-25-12 to finish first in the Norris as Jeremy Roenick scores 50 goals. The Maple Leafs finish in 3rd as they set a franchise record with 99 points, as Doug Gilmour scores 127 points Tampa Bay wins 23 games in their first season and finish out of the playoffs. Vancouver takes first in the Smythe with a 46-29-9 record as Pavel Bure totals 60 goals and 110 points. The Flames rebound from missing the playoffs to finish in 2nd place in the Smythe. Theo Fleury leads the way with 100 points. Edmonton undergoes major personal changes as they start to rebuild. San Jose wins 11 games, and generally accomplish nothing. Mario leads the league with 160 points. Teemu Selanne scores 76 goals and ties with Alexander Mogilny. In the Adams division, Buffalo shocks the Bruins in 4, while Montreal beats Quebec in 6. Montreal beats the Sabers in a sweep as the Sabres are missing Pat Lafontaine and Alexander Mogilny. In the Patrick, The Isles upset the Caps in 6. In game 6 Washington's Dale Hunter cheap shots Pierre Turgeon after a goal knocking him out of the lineup. Hunter incurs a 21 game suspension in 1993-94. Pittsburgh crushes the Devils in 5 games. The Islanders then upset the Pens in game 7 overtime to win the Patrick. In the Norris, The Blues sweep Chicago, Toronto beats Detroit with a game 7 ot win. The Leafs then sneak by the Blues in 7. In the Smythe the Jets upset the Canucks in 6, LA upsets Calgary in 6. Then the Kings beat the Jets in 6. The Islanders are outmatched in the Whales Conference finals losing to the Habs in 5. LA gets past the Leafs in 7 as Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri of the Kings each score their 100th career playoff goal. In game 6, Gretzky tallies his 8th playoff hat trick setting a new NHL mark. The finals open in Montreal as the Kings beat Montreal 4-1. Montreal's Eric Desjardin scores all three goals for Montreal including the OT winner to beat the Kings 3-2. Montreal wins both games in Montreal 4-2 and 3-2 in overtime. Montreal has now won 10 playoff OT games in a row. Back in Montreal the Habs hammer the Kings 4-1 to claim their 23rd Stanley Cup. Patrick Roy wins the Conn Smythe posting a 2.13 playoff gaa. Mario Lemieux wins the Hart, Lester B. Pearson and Masterton Trophy. Ed Belfour of Chicago wins the Vezina. Chris Chelios of Chicago wins his second Norris Trophy. Teemu Selanne wins the Calder Trophy. Pierre Turgeon wins the Lady Byng. Boston's Dave Poulin wins the King Clancy Trophy. Doug Gilmour takes home the Frank Selke. Toronto's Pat Burn grumps his way to the Jack Adams award. Pat Peake of the Detroit Jr Red Wings wins the CMH player of the year. Sault St Marie wins the Memorial Cup. The University of Maine wins the NCAA title over Lake Superior State. Paul Kariya of Maine wins the Hobey Baker Award. First game Byron Dafoe, Washington Capitals Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay Lightning Darius Kasparaitis, New York Islanders Steve Konowalchuk, Washington Capitals Alexei Kovalev, New York Rangers Robert Lang, Los Angeles Kings Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders Michael Nylander, Hartford Whalers Sandis Ozolinsh, San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets Bryan Smolinski, Boston Bruins Martin Straka, Pittsburgh Penguins Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets Sergei Zubov, New York Rangers Last game Reggie Lemelin, Boston Bruins 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 Rick Wamsley, Toronto Maple Leafs Steve Kasper, Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Walter, Vancouver Canucks Rod Langway, Washington Capitals Randy Carlyle, Winnipeg Jets YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!