1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 18th in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 6th in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
	= NHL All-Star			= Hall of Famer
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	1 	Mario Lemieux (C) 	 	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
1 	9 	Doug Bodger (D) 	 	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
1 	16 	Roger Belanger (C) 	 	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
4 	64 	Mark Teevens (RW) 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 	85 	Arto Javanainen (RW)	 	Ässät (Finland)
7 	127 	Tom Ryan (D) 	 	Newton North High School (Massachusetts)
9 	169 	John Del Col (LW) 	 	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
10 	189 	Steve Hurt (RW) 	 	Hill-Murray High School (Minnesota)
11 	210 	Jim Steen (C) 	 	Moorhead Senior School (Minnesota)
12 	230 	Mark Ziliotto (LW) 	 	Streetsville Jr. B (Ontario)
Before the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Lemieux announced he wanted to play for whomever 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."Christopher, 23. Even though the draft was held in Montreal, over 3,000 fans viewed a broadcast in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena — a typical Penguins game drew less than 7,000 fans at the time.Christopher, 21. 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; thus, Lemieux turned #99 upside down and landed on #66, which stuck with him throughout his career.
==Regular Season==
Mario Lemieux debuted on October 11, 1984 against the Boston Bruins and scored a goal with his very first NHL shot, on 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 100 points and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
6 	L 	October 24, 1984 	2–5 	New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	2–4–0
7 	W 	October 27, 1984 	6–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 	3–4–0
8 	W 	October 30, 1984 	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 	4–4–0
9 	W 	October 31, 1984 	7–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	5–4–0
10 	L 	November 3, 1984 	5–7 	New York Rangers (1984–85) 	5–5–0
11 	T 	November 6, 1984 	3–3 OT 	Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 	5–5–1
12 	L 	November 8, 1984 	2–6 	St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 	5–6–1
13 	L 	November 10, 1984 	4–5 	@ New York Islanders (1984–85) 	5–7–1
14 	W 	November 14, 1984 	4–3 OT 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 	6–7–1
15 	L 	November 16, 1984 	6–7 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 	6–8–1
16 	L 	November 17, 1984 	3–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 	6–9–1
17 	T 	November 21, 1984 	3–3 OT 	Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	6–9–2
18 	L 	November 22, 1984 	3–9 	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 	6–10–2
19 	L 	November 24, 1984 	3–5 	New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	6–11–2
20 	T 	November 27, 1984 	2–2 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 	6–11–3
21 	L 	November 29, 1984 	3–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 	6–12–3
22 	L 	December 1, 1984 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 	6–13–3
23 	L 	December 2, 1984 	1–9 	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	6–14–3
24 	W 	December 5, 1984 	7–4 	St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 	7–14–3
25 	W 	December 7, 1984 	4–3 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1984–85) 	8–14–3
26 	W 	December 8, 1984 	6–4 	Calgary Flames (1984–85) 	9–14–3
27 	W 	December 12, 1984 	4–3 	New York Islanders (1984–85) 	10–14–3
28 	W 	December 15, 1984 	5–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 	11–14–3
29 	L 	December 19, 1984 	2–3 	New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	11–15–3
30 	W 	December 21, 1984 	4–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 	12–15–3
31 	L 	December 22, 1984 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (1984–85) 	12–16–3
32 	W 	December 26, 1984 	6–5 	New York Islanders (1984–85) 	13–16–3
33 	W 	December 28, 1984 	4–0 	Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 	14–16–3
34 	L 	December 29, 1984 	2–10 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 	14–17–3
35 	T 	December 31, 1984 	4–4 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 	14–17–4
36 	W 	January 2, 1985 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 	15–17–4
37 	L 	January 4, 1985 	2–7 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 	15–18–4
38 	L 	January 5, 1985 	3–8 	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 	15–19–4
39 	W 	January 9, 1985 	7–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 	16–19–4
40 	W 	January 12, 1985 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 	17–19–4
41 	L 	January 16, 1985 	4–5 	Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	17–20–4
42 	L 	January 17, 1985 	2–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	17–21–4
43 	W 	January 19, 1985 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 	18–21–4
44 	L 	January 21, 1985 	6–7 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 	18–22–4
45 	L 	January 23, 1985 	3–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)	18–23–4
46 	T 	January 25, 1985 	6–6 OT 	@ Calgary Flames (1984–85) 	18–23–5
47 	L 	January 26, 1985 	3–6 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 	18–24–5
48 	L 	January 30, 1985 	5–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 	18–25–5
49 	L 	February 2, 1985 	0–4 	New York Islanders (1984–85) 	18–26–5
50 	L 	February 7, 1985 	3–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	18–27–5
51 	L 	February 9, 1985 	1–4 	@ New York Islanders (1984–85) 	18–28–5
52 	L 	February 10, 1985 	3–4 	Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 	18–29–5
53 	L 	February 14, 1985 	4–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 	18–30–5
54 	L 	February 16, 1985 	1–8 	Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 	18–31–5
55 	L 	February 18, 1985 	2–8 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 	18–32–5
56 	W 	February 20, 1985 	6–3 	Calgary Flames (1984–85) 	19–32–5
57 	L 	February 22, 1985 	3–8 	New York Rangers (1984–85) 	19–33–5
58 	W 	February 23, 1985 	3–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)	20–33–5
59 	L 	February 25, 1985 	4–5 	Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) 	20–34–5
60 	L 	February 27, 1985 	4–6 	Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 	20–35–5
61 	W 	March 2, 1985 	5–4 	New York Rangers (1984–85) 	21–35–5
62 	L 	March 3, 1985 	3–7 	@ New York Rangers (1984–85) 	21–36–5
63 	L 	March 5, 1985 	0–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 	21–37–5
64 	L 	March 7, 1985 	1–5 	@ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 	21–38–5
65 	W 	March 9, 1985 	6–5 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 	22–38–5
66 	L 	March 10, 1985 	4–11 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 	22–39–5
67 	L 	March 13, 1985 	3–7 	Boston Bruins (1984–85) 	22–40–5
68 	W 	March 16, 1985 	5–0 	New York Rangers (1984–85) 	23–40–5
69 	L 	March 17, 1985 	3–4 	@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 	23–41–5
70 	L 	March 19, 1985 	3–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 	23–42–5
71 	L 	March 22, 1985 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 	23–43–5
72 	L 	March 24, 1985 	3–7 	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	23–44–5
73 	L 	March 26, 1985 	4–5 	@ New York Rangers (1984–85) 	23–45–5
74 	W 	March 27, 1985 	4–3 	New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	24–45–5
75 	L 	March 30, 1985 	4–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 	24–46–5
76 	L 	March 31, 1985 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 	24–47–5
77 	L 	April 2, 1985 	3–4 	@ New York Islanders (1984–85) 	24–48–5
78 	L 	April 3, 1985 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 	24–49–5
79 	L 	April 6, 1985 	4–7 	Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	24–50–5
80 	L 	April 7, 1985 	3–7 	@ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 	24–51–5
==Playoffs==
*The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Mario Lemieux 	73	43	57 	100	54
Warren Young 	80	40	32 	72 	174
Doug Shedden 	80	35	32 	67 	30
Mike Bullard 	68	32	31 	63 	75
Wayne Babych 	65	20	34 	54 	35
John Chabot 	67	8 	45 	53 	12
Andy Brickley 	45	7 	15 	22 	10
Gary Rissling 	56	10	9 	19 	209
Troy Loney 	46	10	8 	18 	59
Mitch Lamoureux	62	10	8 	18 	53
Mark Taylor 	47	7 	10 	17 	19
Dave Hannan 	30	6 	7 	13 	43
Bruce Crowder 	26	4 	7 	11 	23
Joe McDonnell 	40	2 	9 	11 	20
Roger Belanger 	44	3 	5 	8 	32
Arto Javanainen	14	4 	1 	5 	2
Ron Flockhart 	12	0 	5 	5 	4
Pat Boutette 	14	1 	3 	4 	24
Jim McGeough 	14	0 	4 	4 	4
Jim Hamilton 	11	2 	1 	3 	0
Steve Gatzos 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2
Rick Kehoe 	6 	0 	2 	2 	0
Bob Errey 	16	0 	2 	2 	7
Rob Geale 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
Tom O'Regan 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Moe Mantha, Jr. 	71	11	40 	51 	54
Doug Bodger 	65	5 	26 	31 	67
Randy Hillier 	45	2 	19 	21 	56
Kevin McCarthy 	64	9 	10 	17 	30
Rod Buskas 	69	2 	7 	9 	191
Todd Charlesworth	67	1 	8 	9 	31
Bryan Maxwell 	44	0 	8 	8 	57
Greg Fox 	26	2 	5 	7 	26
Wally Weir 	14	0 	3 	3 	34
Greg Hotham 	11	0 	2 	2 	4
Petteri Lehto 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
Mike Rowe 	6 	0 	0 	0 	7
Marty McSorley 	15	0 	0 	0 	15
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Roberto Romano	31	9 	17	2	1 	4.42
Denis Herron 	42	10	22	3	1 	4.65
Michel Dion 	10	3 	6 	0	0 	4.67
Brian Ford 	8 	2 	6 	0	0 	6.30
==Awards and Records==
*Calder Trophy: Mario Lemieux
*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===
October 15, 1984 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRandy Hillier 	To Boston Bruins4th round pick in 1985 Draft (traded to Quebec Nordiques;Nordiques selected Peter Massey)
November 9, 1984 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJohn Chabot 	To Montreal CanadiensRon Flockhart
November 16, 1984	To Pittsburgh Penguinsrights to Ville Siren	To Hartford WhalersPat Boutette
December 6, 1984 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsBrian Ford 	To Quebec NordiquesTom Thornbury
March 12, 1985 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJim McGeough 	To Washington CapitalsMark Taylor
===Additions and Subtractions===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"	Additions 	Additions 	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions
Player 	Former team 	Via 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Petteri Lehto	TPS Turku (SM-liiga)	free agency (1984-07) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wayne Babych 	St. Louis Blues 	Waiver Draft (1984-10-09)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bruce Crowder	Boston Bruins) 	Waiver Draft (1984-10-09)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe McDonnell	Edmonton Oilers 	free agency (1984-12-30) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wally Weir 	Hartford Whalers 	waivers (1985-03-01) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
* Player stats on Hockey Database
* Game log on NHL Reference
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