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1992–93 NHL season
Commemorative patch celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 6, 1992 – June 9, 1993
Number of games84
Number of teams24
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada)
ESPN, ABC, NBC[a] (United States)
Draft
Top draft pickRoman Hamrlik
Picked byTampa Bay Lightning
Regular season
Presidents' TrophyPittsburgh Penguins
Season MVPMario Lemieux (Penguins)
Top scorerMario Lemieux (Penguins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPPatrick Roy (Canadiens)
Stanley Cup
ChampionsMontreal Canadiens
  Runners-upLos Angeles Kings
NHL seasons

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 season to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. The league expanded to 24 teams with the addition of the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Under the new labour agreement signed following the 1992 NHL strike, each team began playing 84 games per season, including two games at neutral sites.

The Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one. This remains the last time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.

It proved, at the time, to be the highest-scoring regular season in NHL history, as a total of 7,311 goals were scored over 1,008 games for an average of 7.25 per game.[1] Twenty of the twenty-four teams scored three goals or more per game, and only two teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, allowed fewer than three goals per game. Only 68 shutouts were recorded during the regular season.[2] A record twenty-one players reached the 100-point plateau, while a record fourteen players reached the 50-goal plateau—both records still stand through the 2022–23 season.

Through the halfway point in this season Mario Lemieux was in the process of putting together one of the most historic seasons in NHL history; being on pace to challenge both the 92 goal and 215 point records of Wayne Gretzky when he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.[3] Lemieux still went on to win the Art Ross and Hart Trophies, despite every other player in the top five in league scoring playing a complete 84 game season to his 60 games. He also finished with the third highest point per game average in a season in league history.[4]

League business

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Expansion

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This season saw two new clubs join the league: the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Senators were the second Ottawa-based NHL franchise (see Ottawa Senators (original)) and brought professional hockey back to Canada's capital, while the Tampa Bay franchise (headed by Hockey Hall of Fame brothers Phil and Tony Esposito) strengthened the NHL's presence in the American Sun Belt, which had first started with the birth of the Los Angeles Kings in 1967. The 1992 NHL expansion draft was held on June 18 to fill the rosters of the Senators and the Lightning.

This was the final season of the Wales and Campbell Conferences, and the Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe divisions. Both the conferences and the divisions would be renamed to reflect geography rather than the league's history for the following season. This was also the last year (until the 2013 realignment) in which the playoff structure bracketed and seeded teams by division; they would be bracketed and seeded by conference (as in the NBA) for 1993–94.

Entry draft

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The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. Roman Hamrlik was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bettman named first NHL Commissioner

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In the summer of 1992, NHL owners replaced NHL President John Ziegler with Gil Stein on an interim basis. Ziegler had held the position for 15 years, but owners became unhappy following the 1992 NHL strike. On February 1, 1993, Gary Bettman became the first NHL Commissioner, with the office originally created as senior to Stein's position as NHL President. Working towards labour peace was among the tasks handed to Bettman when the owners hired him.[5] After Stein's tenure expired on July 1, 1993, the President's office was merged into the Commissioner's.

Centennial celebration of the Stanley Cup

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All teams wore a commemorative patch this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.

Rule changes

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  • Instigating a fight results in a game misconduct penalty.
  • Substitutions disallowed for coincidental minor penalties when teams are at full strength, reversing a rule passed for the 1985–86 season.
  • Minor penalty for diving introduced.

Arena changes

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Teams

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1992-93 National Hockey League
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Adams Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,448
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325
Hartford Whalers Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 15,635
Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum 17,959
Ottawa Senators * Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 10,500
Quebec Nordiques Quebec City, Quebec Colisée de Québec 15,399
Patrick
New Jersey Devils East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040
New York Islanders Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297
New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 18,200
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,380
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 16,164
Washington Capitals Landover, Maryland Capital Centre 18,130
Campbell Conference
Norris Chicago Blackhawks Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 17,317
Detroit Red Wings Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 19,875
Minnesota North Stars Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center 15,000
St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 17,188
Tampa Bay Lightning * Tampa, Florida Expo Hall 10,425
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 15,720
Smythe
Calgary Flames Calgary, Alberta Olympic Saddledome 20,240
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton, Alberta Northlands Coliseum 17,503
Los Angeles Kings Inglewood, California Great Western Forum 16,005
San Jose Sharks Daly City, California Cow Palace 11,089
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 16,150
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 15,565
First season in the NHL *

Map of teams

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Adams Division Patrick Division Norris Division Smythe Division

Regular season

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Neutral site games

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As a part of the 1992 strike settlement, the regular season was expanded from 82 to 84 games per team. The NHL and Bruce McNall's Multivision Marketing and Public Relations Co. organized the additional 24 regular season games in 15 cities that did not have a franchise, providing as a litmus test for future expansion. Four of the cities chosen – Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and Miami – were eventually the sites of expansion or relocations, and although neither Cleveland nor Cincinnati received NHL franchises, there would be one placed in Columbus, located halfway between the two cities. Two arenas that hosted neutral-site games had hosted NHL teams before: Atlanta's The Omni (Atlanta Flames) and Cleveland's Richfield Coliseum (Cleveland Barons).

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score OT City State/Province Arena Attendance
October 13, 1992 Calgary 4 Minnesota 3 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 8,783
October 20, 1992 Toronto 5 Ottawa 3 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 7,186
November 3, 1992 Washington 4 Chicago 1 Indianapolis IN Market Square Arena 8,792
November 17, 1992 Quebec 3 Toronto 1 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 17,026*
November 18, 1992 New Jersey 3 Buffalo 2 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 6,972
December 1, 1992 Los Angeles 6 Chicago 3 Milwaukee WI Bradley Center 16,292
December 8, 1992 Montreal 5 Los Angeles 5 (OT) Phoenix AZ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,276
December 9, 1992 NY Rangers 6 Tampa Bay 5 Miami FL Miami Arena 12,842
December 13, 1992 NY Islanders 4 Edmonton 1 Oklahoma City OK Myriad Convention Center 11,110
December 15, 1992 NY Islanders 4 St. Louis 3 (OT) Dallas TX Reunion Arena 11,251
January 4, 1993 Montréal 4 San Jose 1 Sacramento CA ARCO Arena 11,814
January 18, 1993 Winnipeg 8 Hartford 7 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 7,756
February 8, 1993 Pittsburgh 4 Boston 0 Atlanta GA The Omni 12,572
February 8, 1993 St. Louis 3 Hartford 1 Peoria IL Carver Arena 9,013
February 16, 1993 Calgary 4 Philadelphia 4 (OT) Cincinnati OH Riverfront Coliseum 7,973
February 20, 1993 Quebec 5 Tampa Bay 2 Halifax NS Halifax Metro Centre 9,584
February 22, 1993 Detroit 5 Philadelphia 5 (OT) Cleveland OH Richfield Coliseum 13,382
February 22, 1993 NY Rangers 4 San Jose 0 Sacramento CA ARCO Arena 13,633
February 23, 1993 Winnipeg 8 Ottawa 2 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 7,245[6]
March 1, 1993 Vancouver 5 Buffalo 2 Hamilton ON Copps Coliseum 17,098*
March 11, 1993 Minnesota 4 Vancouver 3 Saskatoon SK SaskPlace 12,006*
March 16, 1993 Washington 4 Detroit 2 Milwaukee WI Bradley Center 9,836
March 16, 1993 Boston 3 New Jersey 1 Providence RI Providence Civic Center 10,864
March 21, 1993 Pittsburgh 6 Edmonton 4 Cleveland OH Richfield Coliseum 18,782*

The Hartford-St. Louis game was originally scheduled to be played on December 29, 1992, in Birmingham, Alabama.

All-Star Game

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The All-Star Game was held on February 6, 1993, at the Montreal Forum, the home of the Montreal Canadiens.

Highlights

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Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets shattered the rookie scoring record by scoring 76 goals and 56 assists for 132 points this season. He was named the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year, and his goals and points marks remain the NHL rookie records as of 2023.

The New York Rangers missed the playoffs. This marked the first time since the President's Trophy had been introduced that the previous season's top team missed the next year's playoffs.

For the first time in his NHL career, Wayne Gretzky did not finish in the top three in scoring. A back injury limited Gretzky to 45 games in which he scored 65 points.

The Pittsburgh Penguins set a new NHL record, winning 17 consecutive games. The streak ending with the regular season.

Final standings

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Prince of Wales Conference

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Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395

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Patrick Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 119 367 268
Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 93 325 286
New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 87 335 297
New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 87 308 299
Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 83 319 319
New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 79 304 308

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Clarence Campbell Conference

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Norris Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Chicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230
Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280
Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241
St. Louis Blues 84 37 36 11 85 282 278
Minnesota North Stars 84 36 38 10 82 272 293
Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 53 245 332

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Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414

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Playoffs

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Main article: 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

Bracket

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The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Boston 0
A4 Buffalo 4
A4 Buffalo 0
A3 Montreal 4
A2 Quebec 2
A3 Montreal 4
A3 Montreal 4
Prince of Wales Conference
P3 NY Islanders 1
P1 Pittsburgh 4
P4 New Jersey 1
P1 Pittsburgh 3
P3 NY Islanders 4
P2 Washington 2
P3 NY Islanders 4
A3 Montreal 4
S3 Los Angeles 1
N1 Chicago 0
N4 St. Louis 4
N4 St. Louis 3
N3 Toronto 4
N2 Detroit 3
N3 Toronto 4
N3 Toronto 3
Clarence Campbell Conference
S3 Los Angeles 4
S1 Vancouver 4
S4 Winnipeg 2
S1 Vancouver 2
S3 Los Angeles 4
S2 Calgary 2
S3 Los Angeles 4

NHL awards

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1992–93 NHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings
Presidents' Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy
(Wales Conference playoff champion)		 Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Campbell Conference playoff champion)		 Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
Alka-Seltzer Plus-Minus Award
(Best plus-minus statistic)		 Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Larry Murphy (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Art Ross Trophy
(Player with most points)		 Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)		 Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) N/A
Calder Memorial Trophy
(Best first-year player)		 Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg Jets) Joe Juneau (Boston Bruins)
Felix Potvin (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Conn Smythe Trophy
(Most valuable player, playoffs)		 Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens) N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy
(Best defensive forward)		 Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs) Joel Otto (Calgary Flames)
Dave Poulin (Boston Bruins)
Hart Memorial Trophy
(Most valuable player, regular season)		 Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Jack Adams Award
(Best coach)		 Pat Burns (Toronto Maple Leafs) Pierre Pagé (Quebec Nordiques)
Brian Sutter (Boston Bruins)
James Norris Memorial Trophy
(Best defenceman)		 Chris Chelios (Chicago Blackhawks) Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins)
Larry Murphy (Pittsburgh Penguins)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)		 Dave Poulin (Boston Bruins) N/A
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
(Sportsmanship and excellence)		 Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders) Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres)
Adam Oates (Boston Bruins)
Lester B. Pearson Award
(Outstanding player)		 Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) N/A
Vezina Trophy
(Best goaltender)		 Ed Belfour (Chicago Blackhawks) Tom Barrasso (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Curtis Joseph (St. Louis Blues)
William M. Jennings Trophy
(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)		 Ed Belfour
(Chicago Blackhawks)		 Grant Fuhr and Felix Potvin (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Player statistics

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During the 1992-93 season, a record twenty-one players reached the 100-point plateau, while a record fourteen players reached the 50-goal plateau. As of the 2023-24 season, both records still continue stand after three decades. This was also the last season that a NHL player scored 70 or more goals in a single regular season.

Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A PTS +/– PIM
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 60 69 91 160 +55 38
Pat LaFontaine Buffalo 84 53 95 148 +11 63
Adam Oates Boston 84 45 97 142 +15 32
Steve Yzerman Detroit 84 58 79 137 +33 44
Teemu Selanne Winnipeg 84 76 56 132 +8 45
Pierre Turgeon NY Islanders 83 58 74 132 -1 26
Alexander Mogilny Buffalo 77 76 51 127 +7 40
Doug Gilmour Toronto 83 32 95 127 +32 100
Luc Robitaille Los Angeles 84 63 62 125 +18 100
Mark Recchi Philadelphia 84 53 70 123 +1 95

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Leading goaltenders

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Player Team GP MIN GA SO GAA SV%
Felix Potvin Toronto 48 2781 116 2 2.50 .910
Ed Belfour Chicago 71 4106 177 7 2.59 .906
Tom Barrasso Pittsburgh 63 3702 186 4 3.01 .901
Curtis Joseph St. Louis 68 3890 196 1 3.02 .911
Kay Whitmore Vancouver 31 1817 94 1 3.10 .890
Dominik Hasek Buffalo 28 1429 75 0 3.15 .896
Andy Moog Boston 55 3194 168 3 3.16 .876
Jeff Reese Calgary 26 1311 70 1 3.20 .872
Patrick Roy Montreal 62 3595 192 2 3.20 .894
Daren Puppa Buffalo/Toronto 32 1785 96 2 3.23 .898

All-Star teams

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  Position   First Team Second Team Position All-Rookie
G Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins G Felix Potvin, Toronto Maple Leafs
D Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins D Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders
D Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals D Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils
C Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres F Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
RW Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres F Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
LW Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins F Joe Juneau, Boston Bruins

Events and milestones

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  • Manon Rhéaume became the first woman 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, against the St. Louis Blues.
  • The Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning were two new teams to be added to the league, bringing the league to 24 teams, one-third of which were Canadian teams, as they comprised eight of the twenty-four teams. Both teams would win their opening games and briefly sit atop their respective Divisions, which led to Harry Neale jokingly proclaiming before the end of Ottawa's first win that both the Senators and Lightning would reach the Stanley Cup finals in May.
  • 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.
  • February 10, 1993: In a 13–1 drubbing of the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames goaltender Jeff Reese set NHL records for most points and most assists by a goaltender in one game, with three.
  • The 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs marked the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.
  • Pittsburgh Penguins set the NHL record for longest win streak at 17 games. Conversely, the San Jose Sharks tied the NHL record for longest losing streak at 17 games.

Major transactions

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Records broken/tied

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Regular season

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Team
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  • 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) (All time NHL record)
  • 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
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  • 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

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Team
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  • 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
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  • 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

Debuts

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The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1992–93 (listed with their first team):

Last games

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The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1992–93 (listed with their last team):

Four of the five remaining helmetless players in the league played their final games: Carlyle, Marsh, Langway, and Wilson. The only remaining helmetless player was Craig McTavish who retired following the 1996–97 season.

Coaches

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Prince of Wales Conference

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Team Coach Comments
Boston Bruins Brian Sutter
Buffalo Sabres John Muckler
Hartford Whalers Paul Holmgren
Montreal Canadiens Jacques Demers
New Jersey Devils Herb Brooks
New York Islanders Al Arbour
New York Rangers Roger Neilson Replaced on January 5 by Ron Smith
Ottawa Senators Rick Bowness
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Dineen
Pittsburgh Penguins Scotty Bowman
Quebec Nordiques Pierre Page
Washington Capitals Terry Murray

Clarence Campbell Conference

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Team Coach Comments
Calgary Flames Dave King
Chicago Blackhawks Darryl Sutter
Detroit Red Wings Bryan Murray
Edmonton Oilers Ted Green
Los Angeles Kings Barry Melrose
Minnesota North Stars Bob Gainey
St. Louis Blues Bob Plager Replaced on October 30 by Bob Berry
San Jose Sharks George Kingston
Tampa Bay Lightning Terry Crisp
Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Burns
Vancouver Canucks Pat Quinn
Winnipeg Jets John Paddock

Broadcasting

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Canada

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This was the fifth season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with TSN and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Saturday night regular season games continued to air on CBC, while TSN televised selected weeknight games. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs was primarily on CBC, with TSN airing first round all-U.S. series.

United States

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ESPN signed an agreement for U.S. national broadcast rights, replacing SportsChannel America.[12][13] However, SportsChannel America contended that its contract with the NHL gave them the right to match third-party offers for television rights for the 1992–93 season. Thus the network accused the NHL of violating a nonbinding clause, arguing that it had been deprived of its contractual right of first refusal for the 1992–93 season. Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court justice Shirley Fingerwood would deny SportsChannel America's request for an injunction against the NHL. Upholding that opinion, the appellate court found the agreement on which SportsChannel based its argument to be "too imprecise and ambiguous" and ruled that SportsChannel failed to show irreparable harm.[14][15]

ESPN's weekly regular season games were generally broadcast on Wednesdays and Fridays. ESPN also had Sunday games between the NFL and baseball seasons.[16]

ESPN's deal did not include the All-Star Game; NBC instead televised it for the fourth consecutive season.

Through a brokered deal, sister broadcast network ABC televised five weekly playoff telecasts on Sunday afternoons starting on April 18 and ending on May 16. The first three weeks were regional coverage of various first and second round games, while the fourth and fifth games were nationally televised second round and Conference final contests, respectively.[17][18][19][20][21][22] This marked the first time that playoff National Hockey League games were broadcast on American network television[23] since 1975.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] ESPN then televised selected first and second round games, the rest of the Conference finals, and the Stanley Cup Finals.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ NBC only televised the All-Star Game.

References

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  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
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  3. ^ "Mario Lemieux's Greatest (on ice) Performance". Sean Griffin of The Hockey Writers. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Skater Records Highest Points Per Game, Season (Minimum: 50 Points)". Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Lapointe, Joe (February 2, 1993). "Opening day for N.H.L.'s first Commissioner". New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  6. ^ MacKinnon, John (February 24, 1993). "Jets take off on Senators". Ottawa Citizen. p. D1.
  7. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  8. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  9. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
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  11. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  12. ^ Clark, Cammy (September 3, 1992). "NHL okays ESPN deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "NHL strikes TV deal with ESPN". UPI. September 2, 1992. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  14. ^ Sarni, Jim (September 4, 1992). "SPORTSCHANNEL SUES OVER NHL DEAL". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  15. ^ Tilsner, Julie (October 11, 1992). "The Puck Stops Here For Espn". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  16. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 22, 2005). "Picture Is Fuzzy for N.H.L. on Networks". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Hull, Christopher (April 10, 1993). "Stanley Cup playoffs debut on ABC, ESPN". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  18. ^ "NHL governors "ecstatic' over reported TV package". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. August 27, 1992. p. E2.
  19. ^ Swift, E. M. (June 20, 1994). "Hot Not". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "ABC to televise five Sunday NHL playoff games". Tampa Bay Times. March 4, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  21. ^ "NHL returns to U.S. network TV for playoffs - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  22. ^ "HOCKEY; N.H.L. Playoffs In Deal With ABC". New York Times. March 4, 1993. p. B17. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  23. ^ Gatehouse, Jonathon (October 2012). The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever. Triumph Books. p. 159. ISBN 9781623686567.
  24. ^ Heistand, Michael (March 4, 1993). "Weighty ESPY awards get lighthearted touch". USA Today. p. 3C.
  25. ^ Milan, Jorge (May 22, 1993). "NBC Wins With Lottery, East Finals". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  26. ^ Covitz, Randy (March 6, 1993). "ABC to help showcase NHL with 5 playoff games". Kansas City Star. p. D6.
  27. ^ Kiley, Mike (March 28, 1993). "He's Muni-ficent: Oilers coach lavishes praise on new Hawk". Chicago Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  28. ^ LaPointe, Joe (April 11, 1993). "N.H.L. Is About to Showcase Lemieux and the Prime-Time Penguins". New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  29. ^ Kiley, Mike (April 12, 1993). "HAWKS MUST WIN NORRIS TO MAKE ABC TELECAST". Chicago Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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