1993–94 NHL season
The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 84 games. The New York Rangers were the Stanley Cup champions. It was the Rangers' fourth championship. In addition, the final game started the 1994 Stanley Cup riots in Downtown Vancouver.
| 1993–94 NHL season | |
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| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 5, 1993 – June 14, 1994 |
| Number of games | 84 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada) ESPN, ABC, NBC[lower-alpha 1] (United States) |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Alexandre Daigle |
| Picked by | Ottawa Senators |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | New York Rangers |
| Season MVP | Sergei Fedorov (Red Wings) |
| Top scorer | Wayne Gretzky (Kings) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Brian Leetch (Rangers) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | New York Rangers |
| Runners-up | Vancouver Canucks |
The play of Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres brought in a new era of goaltending dominance in the NHL. Only three teams reached the 300-goal plateau, and only one team, the Detroit Red Wings, averaged more than four goals scored per game. Goaltenders combined for 99 shutouts during the regular season.
Regular season
This was the first and only season (as of the 2007-08 season) that all 4 former WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg) missed the playoffs since joining in 1979.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
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Note: x = clinched playoff berth, y = clinched division title, z = won Presidents' Trophy
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
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| Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles | 81 | 38 | 92 | 130 |
| Sergei Fedorov | Detroit | 82 | 56 | 64 | 120 |
| Adam Oates | Boston | 77 | 32 | 80 | 112 |
| Doug Gilmour | Toronto | 83 | 27 | 84 | 111 |
| Jeremy Roenick | Chicago | 84 | 46 | 61 | 107 |
| Pavel Bure | Vancouver | 74 | 60 | 47 | 107 |
| Mark Recchi | Philadelphia | 84 | 40 | 67 | 107 |
| Brendan Shanahan | St. Louis | 81 | 52 | 50 | 102 |
| Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 |
| Dave Andreychuk | Toronto | 83 | 53 | 46 | 99 |
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Playoff bracket
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| 1 | New York Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New York Islanders | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Washington Capitals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Washington Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Flames | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas Stars | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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NHL Awards
The NHL Awards presentation took place on June 16, 1994.
| 1993–94 NHL Awards | |
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| Presidents' Trophy: | New York Rangers |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | New York Rangers |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Brian Leetch, New York Rangers |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| Jack Adams Award: | Jacques Lemaire, New Jersey Devils |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Adam Graves, New York Rangers |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils |
| Vezina Trophy: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Dominik Hasek and Grant Fuhr, Buffalo Sabres |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
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| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres | G | John Vanbiesbrouck, Florida Panthers |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins | D | Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames |
| Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils | D | Brian Leetch, New York Rangers |
| Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings | C | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks | RW | Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
| Brendan Shanahan, St. Louis Blues | LW | Adam Graves, New York Rangers |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1993–94 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Mariusz Czerkawski, Boston Bruins
- Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
- Darren McCarty, Detroit Red Wings
- Greg Johnson, Detroit Red Wings
- Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers
- Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers
- Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers
- Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers
- Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens
- Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils
- Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
- Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders
- Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers
- Todd Marchant, New York Rangers
- Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators
- Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators
- Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators
- Mikael Renberg, Philadelphia Flyers
- Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques
- Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues
- Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mike Peca, Vancouver Canucks
- Jason Allison, Washington Capitals
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1993–94 (listed with their last team):
- Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins
- Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks
- Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks
- Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers
- Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers
- Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
- Mark Hardy, Los Angeles Kings
- Keith Acton, New York Islanders
- Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers
- Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins
1994 Trading Deadline
- Trading Deadline: MARCH 21, 1994 [1]
- March 19, 1994: Donald Dufresne traded from Tampa Bay to Los Angeles for Los Angeles's 6th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
- March 19, 1994: Jeff Daniels traded from Pittsburgh to Florida for Greg Hawgood.
- March 19, 1994: Doug Zmolek and Mike Lalor traded from San Jose to Dallas for Ulf Dahlen.
- March 21, 1994: Joe Juneau traded from Boston to Washington for Al Iafrate.
- March 21, 1994: Craig Janney traded from Vancouver to St. Louis for Jeff Brown, Bret Hedican and Nathan Lafayette.
- March 21, 1994: Jim Johnson traded from Dallas to Washington for Alan May and Washington's 7th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Joe Reekie traded from Tampa Bay to Washington for Enrico Ciccone and Washington's 3rd round pick in 1994 Entry Draft and a conditional draft pick.
- March 21, 1994: Steve Konroyd traded from Detroit to Ottawa for Daniel Berthiaume.
- March 21, 1994: Phil Bourque traded from NY Rangers to Ottawa for future considerations.
- March 21, 1994: Tony Amonte and the rights to Matt Oates traded from NY Rangers to Chicago for Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
- March 21, 1994: Peter Andersson traded from NY Rangers to Florida for future considerations.
- March 21, 1994: Robert Dirk traded from Vancouver to Chicago for Chicago's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Mike Gartner traded from NY Rangers to Toronto for Glenn Anderson, the rights to Scott Malone and Toronto's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Craig MacTavish traded from Edmonton to NY Rangers for Todd Marchant.
- March 21, 1994: Paul Ysebaert traded from Winnipeg to Chicago for Chicago's 3rd round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Alexei Kasatonov traded from Anaheim to St. Louis for Maxim Bets and St. Louis's 6th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Mike Needham traded from Pittsburgh to Dallas for Jim McKenzie.
- March 21, 1994: Kevin Todd traded from Chicago to Los Angeles for Los Angeles's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994: Pelle Eklund traded from Philadelphia to Dallas for future considerations.
- March 21, 1994: Roy Mitchell and Reid Simpson traded from Dallas to New Jersey for future considerations.
- March 21, 1994: Steve Passmore traded from Quebec to Edmonton for Brad Werenka.
Complete List of Neutral-Site Games
| Date | Score | City | Arena | Attendance | |
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| October 21, 1993 | St. Louis Blues 5, San Jose Sharks 2 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena | 7,144 | |
| October 30, 1993 | New York Rangers 4, New Jersey Devils 1 | Halifax, N.S. | Halifax Metro Centre | 8,200 | |
| November 3, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Buffalo Sabres 2 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena | 10,117 | |
| November 9, 1993 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4, Dallas Stars 2 | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 8,143 | |
| November 18, 1993 | New York Islanders 5, Montréal Canadiens 1 | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum | 17,008 | |
| December 9, 1993 | Dallas Stars 6, Ottawa Senators 1 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 14,058 | |
| December 23, 1993 | Vancouver Canucks 4, Calgary Flames 3 | Saskatoon, Sask. | SaskPlace | 11,429* | |
| December 31, 1993 | Philadelphia Flyers 4, Boston Bruins 3 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 10,855 | |
| January 4, 1994 | Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum | 17,526* | |
| January 5, 1994 | Montréal Canadiens 2, Québec Nordiques 0 | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 11,393 | |
| January 6, 1994 | St. Louis Blues 2, Hartford Whalers 1 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | 6,956 | |
| January 16, 1994 | Detroit Red Wings 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 8,764 | |
| January 23, 1994 | Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT) | Saskatoon, Sask. | SaskPlace | - | |
| January 24, 1994 | Los Angeles Kings 3, Calgary Flames 3 (OT) | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 14,864 | |
| February 2, 1994 | Washington Capitals 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | 8,312 | |
| February 8, 1994 | San Jose Sharks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena | 14,182* | |
| February 22, 1994 | Florida Panthers 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum | 6,291 | |
| February 24, 1994 | Detroit Red Wings 3, Hartford Whalers 0 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | 11,621 | |
| March 4, 1994 | Winnipeg Jets 6, Ottawa Senators 1 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 6,388 | |
| March 8, 1994 | Chicago Blackhawks 3, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0 | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 13,847 | |
| March 9, 1994 | New York Rangers 7, Washington Capitals 5 | Halifax, N.S. | Halifax Metro Centre | 9,200* | |
| March 18, 1994 | New York Islanders 2, Buffalo Sabres 2 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 8,016 | |
| March 23, 1994 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Florida Panthers 1 (OT) | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum | 17,096* | |
| March 27, 1994 | New Jersey Devils 5, Quebec Nordiques 2 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 6,222 | |
| April 3, 1994 | Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Boston Bruins 2 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | 17,224 | |
| April 3, 1994 | Los Angeles Kings 6, Edmonton Oilers 1 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena | 10,363 |
Notes
- NBC only televised the All-Star Game.
References
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