# 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season

The Penguins moved into the newly formed Northeast Division (competing against the teams that made up the old Adams Division) and won their third division crown in four seasons. This season marked the return to the Penguins and to the bench of head coach Eddie Johnston. Under EJ's guidance the Pens racked up a 101-point season, their second straight 100 point season and second in franchise history. The Northeast Division title earned them a second seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in six games, which until 2018 was the only series victory that the Capitals had earned over the rival Penguins.
Of note from the season:
* The Penguins were not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games.
* Injuries limited Mario Lemieux to only 22 regular season games.
* Rookie Markus Naslund made his NHL debut. Other rookies debuting for the Penguins were Chris Tamer, Greg Andrusak, Ed Patterson, Pat Neaton, Rob Dopson, Justin Duberman, and Ladislav Karabin.
* Each team during the 1993-1994 season played two neutral site games. The Penguins played, and won, in Sacramento vs Buffalo and in Cleveland vs. Boston on Easter Sunday.
* An offseason trade landed the Penguins Marty McSorely in exchange for Shawn McEachern. On February 16, the Pens and Kings made another trade, with McSorely and McEachern again involved: the Pens
* traded McSorely and Jim Paek to LA for Tomas Sandstrom and McEachern.
* Other trades: Paul Stanton to Boston for 3rd round pick 1994; Jeff Daniels to Florida for Greg Hawgood; Mike Needham to Dallas for Jim McKenzie
* RW Martin Straka had his first ever 30 goal season.
* Center Bryan Trottier unretired for one season and acted in a player/coach role, playing 41 games for the team as officially part of their coaching staff.
* Goaltender Roberto Romano made his return to the Penguins (and to the NHL) after toiling in Italy since the 1987-1988 season. Romano went 1-0-1 in his two appearances for the Penguins, his last games in the NHL.
* On November 16, 1993, the Penguins defeated the Flyers, 11-5. This would be the last time the Penguins scored 11 goals in a game for 29 years.

### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 299 | 285 | 101 |
| 2 | 4 | Boston Bruins | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 289 | 252 | 97 |
| 3 | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 283 | 248 | 96 |
| 4 | 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 282 | 218 | 95 |
| 5 | 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 292 | 76 |
| 6 | 13 | Hartford Whalers | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 227 | 288 | 63 |
| 7 | 14 | Ottawa Senators | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 397 | 37 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p-New York Rangers * | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 299 | 231 | 112 |
| 2 | x-Pittsburgh Penguins * | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 299 | 285 | 101 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 306 | 220 | 106 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 289 | 252 | 97 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 283 | 248 | 96 |
| 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 282 | 218 | 95 |
| 7 | Washington Capitals | 84 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 277 | 263 | 88 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | 84 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 282 | 264 | 84 |
| 9 | Florida Panthers | 84 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 233 | 233 | 83 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Flyers | 84 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 294 | 314 | 80 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 292 | 76 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 84 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 251 | 71 |
| 13 | Hartford Whalers | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 227 | 288 | 63 |
| 14 | Ottawa Senators | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 397 | 37 |
* Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1993–94 regular season :
October: 7–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
#OctVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
15Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Philadelphia Flyers0–1–00Recap
27Montreal Canadiens1–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins1–1–02Recap
39New York Rangers2–3Pittsburgh Penguins2–1–04Recap
410Pittsburgh Penguins4–7Quebec Nordiques2–2–04Recap
512Pittsburgh Penguins2–1Florida Panthers3–2–06Recap
614Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Tampa Bay Lightning3–3–06Recap
716Hartford Whalers3–5Pittsburgh Penguins4–3–08Recap
819Pittsburgh Penguins3–2New York Islanders5–3–010Recap
922Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Buffalo Sabres6–3–012Recap
1023St. Louis Blues3–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins6–3–113Recap
1128Quebec Nordiques7–3Pittsburgh Penguins6–4–113Recap
1230Chicago Blackhawks3–4Pittsburgh Penguins7–4–115Recap :
November: 2–3–5 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
#NovVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
132Pittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTSan Jose Sharks7–4–216Recap
143Pittsburgh Penguins6–2Buffalo Sabres8–4–218Recap
156Pittsburgh Penguins3–8Los Angeles Kings8–5–218Recap
167Pittsburgh Penguins5–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–5–220Recap
179Pittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTSt. Louis Blues9–5–321Recap
1811Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Chicago Blackhawks9–6–321Recap
1913Detroit Red Wings7–3Pittsburgh Penguins9–7–321Recap
2016Philadelphia Flyers5–11Pittsburgh Penguins10–7–323Recap
2118Washington Capitals2–3Pittsburgh Penguins11–7–325Recap
2220Pittsburgh Penguins2–2 OTMontreal Canadiens11–7–426Recap
2324Boston Bruins3–7Pittsburgh Penguins12–7–428Recap
2426Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OTWashington Capitals12–7–529Recap
2527Ottawa Senators2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins12–7–630Recap :
December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
#DecVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
262New Jersey Devils2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins12–7–731Recap
274Pittsburgh Penguins7–6 OTHartford Whalers13–7–733Recap
288Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Dallas Stars13–8–733Recap
2911Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Tampa Bay Lightning14–8–735Recap
3014Los Angeles Kings2–4Pittsburgh Penguins15–8–737Recap
3116Buffalo Sabres1–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–8–739Recap
3219New York Islanders6–3Pittsburgh Penguins16–9–739Recap
3321Tampa Bay Lightning3–8Pittsburgh Penguins17–9–741Recap
3423Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Boston Bruins18–9–743Recap
3526Pittsburgh Penguins3–7Washington Capitals18–10–743Recap
3628Philadelphia Flyers4–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins18–10–844Recap
3731Quebec Nordiques5–4Pittsburgh Penguins18–11–844Recap :
January: 6–3–3 (home: 4–0–2; road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
#JanVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
382Pittsburgh Penguins2–7Hartford Whalers18–12–844Recap
393Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Ottawa Senators19–12–846Recap
407Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTBuffalo Sabres20–12–848Recap
418Calgary Flames2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins20–12–949Recap
4211Boston Bruins4–5 OTPittsburgh Penguins21–12–951Recap
4313Florida Panthers2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins21–12–1052Recap
4415Edmonton Oilers3–4Pittsburgh Penguins22–12–1054Recap
4518Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Quebec Nordiques22–13–1054Recap
4625Ottawa Senators2–4Pittsburgh Penguins23–13–1056Recap
4727Quebec Nordiques0–3Pittsburgh Penguins24–13–1058Recap
4829Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs24–13–1159Recap
4931Pittsburgh Penguins3–5New York Rangers24–14–1159Recap :
February: 7–6–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
#FebVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
501Florida Panthers1–2Pittsburgh Penguins25–14–1161Recap
514Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Detroit Red Wings26–14–1163Recap
525Pittsburgh Penguins3–7New Jersey Devils26–15–1163Recap
537Montreal Canadiens4–1Pittsburgh Penguins26–16–1163Recap
5410New York Islanders5–3Pittsburgh Penguins26–17–1163Recap
5512Dallas Stars9–3Pittsburgh Penguins26–18–1163Recap
5613Pittsburgh Penguins3–0Philadelphia Flyers27–18–1165Recap
5715Winnipeg Jets3–5Pittsburgh Penguins28–18–1167Recap
5817Hartford Whalers4–6Pittsburgh Penguins29–18–1169Recap
5919Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Montreal Canadiens29–19–1169Recap
6021Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTNew York Rangers29–20–1169Recap
6124Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins29–20–1270Recap
6226Buffalo Sabres3–4Pittsburgh Penguins30–20–1272Recap
6328Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Florida Panthers31–20–1274Recap :
March: 9–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
#MarVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
644Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Buffalo Sabres31–21–1274Recap
656Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Winnipeg Jets32–21–1276Recap
668Boston Bruins3–7Pittsburgh Penguins33–21–1278Recap
6710Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Pittsburgh Penguins33–22–1278Recap
6812New York Rangers2–6Pittsburgh Penguins34–22–1280Recap
6913Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Hartford Whalers35–22–1282Recap
7015Washington Capitals5–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins35–23–1282Recap
7117Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Boston Bruins36–23–1284Recap
7219Vancouver Canucks4–5Pittsburgh Penguins37–23–1286Recap
7320Pittsburgh Penguins2–1New York Islanders38–23–1288Recap
7422San Jose Sharks2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins38–23–1389Recap
7524Ottawa Senators1–5Pittsburgh Penguins39–23–1391Recap
7626Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Calgary Flames39–24–1391Recap
7727Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Edmonton Oilers39–25–1391Recap
7830Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Vancouver Canucks40–25–1393Recap :
April: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
#AprVisitorScoreHomeRecordPointsRecap
793Boston Bruins2–6Pittsburgh Penguins41–25–1395Recap
804Tampa Bay Lightning1–2Pittsburgh Penguins42–25–1397Recap
816New Jersey Devils1–3Pittsburgh Penguins43–25–1399Recap
828Pittsburgh Penguins2–7New Jersey Devils43–26–1399Recap
839Pittsburgh Penguins1–9Montreal Canadiens43–27–1399Recap
8411Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Ottawa Senators44–27–13101Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeSeriesRecap
1April 17Washington Capitals3–5Pittsburgh Penguins0–1Recap
2April 19Washington Capitals2–1Pittsburgh Penguins1–1Recap
3April 21Pittsburgh Penguins0–2Washington Capitals1–2Recap
4April 23Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Washington Capitals1–3Recap
5April 25Washington Capitals3–2Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Recap
6April 27Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Washington Capitals2–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jaromir Jagr | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 15 | 61 |
| Ron Francis | 82 | 27 | 66 | 93 | –3 | 62 |
| Kevin Stevens | 83 | 41 | 47 | 88 | –24 | 155 |
| Larry Murphy | 84 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 10 | 44 |
| Joe Mullen | 84 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 9 | 41 |
| Martin Straka | 84 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 24 | 24 |
| Doug Brown | 77 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 19 | 18 |
| Rick Tocchet | 51 | 14 | 26 | 40 | –15 | 134 |
| Mario Lemieux | 22 | 17 | 20 | 37 | –2 | 32 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 80 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 199 |
| Shawn McEachern$^†$ | 27 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 10 |
| Marty McSorley$^‡$ | 47 | 3 | 18 | 21 | –9 | 139 |
| Tomas Sandström$^†$ | 27 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 24 |
| Bryan Trottier | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | –12 | 36 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 60 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 142 |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 59 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 118 |
| Greg Brown | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| Mike Stapleton$^‡$ | 58 | 7 | 4 | 11 | –4 | 18 |
| Markus Näslund | 71 | 4 | 7 | 11 | –3 | 27 |
| Jeff Daniels$^‡$ | 63 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –1 | 20 |
| Grant Jennings | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –10 | 126 |
| Jim Paek$^‡$ | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –7 | 8 |
| Mike Ramsey | 65 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –4 | 22 |
| Ed Patterson | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –5 | 10 |
| Greg Hawgood$^†$ | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 8 |
| Patrick Neaton | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Larry DePalma | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Needham$^‡$ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McKenzie$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5 | 16 |
| Ladislav Karabin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Andrusak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 |
| Chris Tamer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Justin Duberman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 299 | 516 | 815 | — | 1,554 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mario Lemieux | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –3 | 16 |
| Larry Murphy | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | –6 | 0 |
| Rick Tocchet | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 20 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Ron Francis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 6 |
| Kevin Stevens | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –5 | 10 |
| Martin Straka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –3 | 2 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 18 |
| Greg Brown | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 4 |
| Joe Mullen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 2 |
| Shawn McEachern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2 | 2 |
| Chris Tamer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Greg Hawgood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry DePalma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jennings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 |
| Tomas Sandström | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 22 | 34 | — | 134 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tom Barrasso | 44 | 2481:59 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 139 | 3.36 | 1304 | 0.893 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Ken Wregget | 42 | 2455:53 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 138 | 3.37 | 1291 | 0.893 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Roberto Romano | 2 | 125:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.44 | 56 | 0.946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Dopson | 2 | 45:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 23 | 0.870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5108:17 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 283 | 3.32 | 2674 | 0.894 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tom Barrasso | 6 | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
$^†$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 700 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie with San Jose on November 2.
* Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1200 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–5 loss to Calgary on March 26.

### Awards

| Player | Award |
| Tom Barrasso | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
| Ron Francis | Most Valuable Player Award Player's Player Award Booster Club Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award NHL Second team All-Star |
| Jaromir Jagr | Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award |
| Joe Mullen | Molson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award Unsung Hero Award |
| Kevin Stevens | Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee |
| Ken Wregget | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |

## Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:

### Trades

| August 27, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings: Shawn McEachern | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Marty McSorley |
| October 8, 1993 | To Boston Bruins: Paul Stanton | To Pittsburgh Penguins: 1994 third round pick (#73–Greg Crozier) |
| February 15, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings: Marty McSorley Jim Paek | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Shawn McEachern Tomas Sandstrom |
| March 19, 1994 | To Florida Panthers: Jeff Daniels | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Greg Hawgood |
| March 21, 1994 | To Dallas Stars: Mike Needham | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Jim McKenzie |

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date |
| Steve Bancroft | Florida Panthers | | August 2, 1993 |
| Todd Hawkins | Toronto Maple Leafs | | August 20, 1993 |
| Dave Tippett | | Philadelphia Flyers | August 30, 1993 |
| Doug Brown | New Jersey Devils | | September 28, 1993 |
| Roberto Romano | Boston Bruins | | October 7, 1993 |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Mike Stapleton | | Edmonton Oilers | February 19, 1994 |
| Larry DePalma | New York Islanders | | March 9, 1994 |

### Signings

| Player | Date |
| Greg Brown | September 29, 1993 |
| Ladislav Karabin | October 10, 1993 |

## Draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL entry draft.
| Round | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 26 | Stefan Bergqvist | Defense | Sweden | Leksands IF (SEL) |
| 2 | 52 | Domenic Pittis | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 3 | 62 | Dave Roche | Left wing | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | 104 | Jonas Andersson-Junkka | Defense | Sweden | Kiruna (Sweden) |
| 5 | 130 | Chris Kelleher | Defense | United States | St. Sebastian's (Mass. H.S.) |
| 6 | 156 | Patrick Lalime | Goaltender | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 182 | Sean Selmser | Left wing | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 8 | 208 | Larry McMorran | Center | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 9 | 234 | Timothy Harberts | Center | United States | Wayzata H.S. (Minn.) |
| 10 | 260 | Leonid Toropchenko | Center | Russia | Springfield Indians (AHL) |
| 11 | 286 | Hans Jonsson | Defense | Sweden | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick (from the Winnipeg Jets) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 19, 1992, trade that sent Mark Recchi, Brian Benning and a 1992 first-round pick to the Flyers in exchange for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a March 22, 1993, trade that sent Peter Taglianetti to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

## Farm teams

The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 31-36-14 record.
The Louisville Icehawks of the East Coast Hockey League finished fifth in the West Division with a 16-44-8 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They upset the Brabham Cup champion Knoxville Cherokees in the first round before being swept by the Birmingham Bulls in the second round.