The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular

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of the

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. The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion

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. A ten-day players' strike was called in April, delaying the final weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, and pushing the Stanley Cup Finals into June for the first time. The

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repeated as

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, winning the best of seven series four games to none against the

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League business

Expansion

This was the first season for the

, the first

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in the NHL since

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. The birth of the Sharks returned NHL hockey to the

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after the

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had relocated to

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in 1976 to become the Cleveland Barons. The Sharks were the result of a compromise between the league and George and Gordon Gund, the owners of the

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. The two brothers had previously owned the Seals/Barons before the team merged with the North Stars. In 1990, as a result of slipping attendance, the Gunds petitioned the NHL for permission to relocate the North Stars to the San Francisco Bay Area. Instead, the league granted the brothers a new expansion team, and the Gunds sold the North Stars. The 1991 NHL dispersal and expansion drafts were then held on May 30, 1991. The Sharks first selected 16 players from a pool of North Stars players. Then the Sharks and North Stars took turns selecting ten players each from a pool of players from the other NHL teams.

Entry draft

The 1991 NHL entry draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in

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was selected first overall by the

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. However, Lindros immediately refused to sign a contract with the Nordiques, eventually leading to one of the biggest trades in NHL history on June 30, 1992, sending him to the

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Rule changes

A new rule was added in which the final minute of every period is measured in tenths of a second, unlike whole seconds as in past seasons. This timekeeping procedure had previously been added to IIHF rules in 1990 (although the scoreboard at St. Louis Arena was not capable of measuring the final minute in tenths of a second until the following season).

75th season celebration

To celebrate the 75th anniversary season for the NHL, all players wore a special anniversary patch on their uniforms during this season. Taking cues from

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's "Turn Back The Clock" uniform program, throwback uniforms were worn by Original Six teams for select games, and throwbacks were also worn for the

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. The uniform styles that were worn include: *

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– c. 1933 *

– c. 1940 *

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– c. 1928 *

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– c. 1926 *

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

– c. 1940 *

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– c. 1940 * Wales All-Stars – white All-Star jersey c. 1952 * Campbell All-Stars – red All-Star jersey c. 1952 The throwback uniforms would influence future seasons in the NHL, as several teams adopted throwbacks as alternate jerseys. The

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and

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would follow the NHL's lead, with teams wearing throwbacks to celebrate their leagues' 75th and 50th anniversaries, respectively. Also, each team had an honorary celebrity captain to help celebrate the 75th anniversary. The celebrity captains were: * Jim Kelly -

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* Ian Tyson -

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* Jim Belushi -

* Dave Coulier -

* Kurt Browning -

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* Susan Saint James -

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* John Candy -

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* Ralph Macchio -

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- St. Louis Blues *

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* Rick Hansen -

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* Burton Cummings -

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Arena changes

The expansion

moved into the Cow Palace in

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Regular season

All-Star Game

The

was held at The Spectrum in

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on 18 January, 1992, the home of the

Players strike

On April 1, 1992, the

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(NHLPA) called the first

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in NHL history. Issues between the players and league included how free agency worked, the

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process, playoff bonuses and pensions. The issue of how to share

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revenue was considered to be one of the greatest stumbling blocks the two sides faced. By calling the strike so close to the end of the regular season, the players felt they had the advantage, as the majority of owners profits were realized in the playoffs. Playoff bonuses for players ranged from between

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3,000 for players on teams who lost in the first round, up to $25,000 for players on the

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championship team. The owners, meanwhile, stood to earn $500,000 per playoff game played. The strike ended on April 10 after the two sides reached an agreement, retroactive to the beginning of the season, allowing the final 30 games of the regular season and the playoffs to go on. This pushed the Stanley Cup Finals into June for the first time. As part of the deal, the following seasons were expanded from 80 to 84 games, and the players received a large increase in playoff bonuses and changes to free agency and arbitration.Pincus, 2006, 170 The two sides agreed to have each team play two games in neutral site locations, partly as a means of gauging interest in future expansion. The strike fundamentally altered the relationship between the league and its players. As a result, NHL owners replaced John Ziegler as NHL President following the season, naming Gil Stein as interim president. On February 1st, 1993,

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became the first Commissioner of the NHL. Working towards labour peace was among the tasks handed to Bettman when the owners hired him. More labour disputes would however occur under Bettman's watch: 1994–95, 2004–05, and 2012–13.

Highlights

player Brian Leetch became the fifth defenceman, and last until , to score 100 points in a season. He finished the season with 102 points and captured the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenceman. The Rangers ended the season with 105 points, winning the

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as the top regular-season team in the NHL; it was the first time the Rangers had topped the league since the . For the first time, the NHL finished play in the month of June. A primary reason for this was the 10-day NHL strike, the first work stoppage in league history, that started on April 1. The games that were supposed to be played during the strike were not canceled, but rescheduled and made up when play resumed on April 12. For the first time in his NHL career,

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failed to finish in the top two in scoring.

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won his third

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with 131 points in just 64 games, while his

teammate Kevin Stevens became only the third person in NHL history to outscore Gretzky in the regular season (

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tied Gretzky in Wayne's rookie year but scored more goals, and Lemieux previously won the

over Gretzky in and ). This was also the first NHL season since where the scoring title was decided by a margin of less than 10 points between first and second place.

Final standings

''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against''

Wales Conference

Campbell Conference

Playoffs

Bracket

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.

Awards

All-Star teams

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points''

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Coaches

Patrick Division

*New Jersey Devils: Tom McVie *New York Islanders: Al Arbour *New York Rangers:

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*Philadelphia Flyers: Paul Holmgren and Bill Dineen *Pittsburgh Penguins:

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*Washington Capitals: Terry Murray

Adams Division

*Boston Bruins: Rick Bowness *Buffalo Sabres: John Muckler *Hartford Whalers: Jim Roberts *Montreal Canadiens: Pat Burns *Quebec Nordiques: Pierre Page

Norris Division

*Chicago Blackhawks:

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*Detroit Red Wings: Bryan Murray *Minnesota North Stars:

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*St. Louis Blues: Brian Sutter *Toronto Maple Leafs: Tom Watt

Smythe Division

*Calgary Flames: Doug Risebrough and Guy Charron *Edmonton Oilers: Ted Green *Los Angeles Kings: Tom Webster *San Jose Sharks: George Kingston *Vancouver Canucks: Pat Quinn *Winnipeg Jets: John Paddock

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1991–92 (listed with their first team): * Stu Barnes, Winnipeg Jets *

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, New Jersey Devils * Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks * Keith Carney, Buffalo Sabres * Evgeny Davydov, Winnipeg Jets * Ted Donato, Boston Bruins * Pat Falloon, San Jose Sharks * Adam Foote, Quebec Nordiques *

Bill Guerin William Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current general manager of the Minnesota Wild. He previously was the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manag ...

, New Jersey Devils * Derian Hatcher, Minnesota North Stars * Bret Hedican, St. Louis Blues * Arturs Irbe, San Jose Sharks * Trevor Kidd, Calgary Flames * Igor Kravchuk, Chicago Blackhawks * Ray Whitney, San Jose Sharks * Joe Juneau, Boston Bruins * Valeri Kamensky, Quebec Nordiques * Vladimir Konstantinov, Detroit Red Wings * Vyacheslav Kozlov, Detroit Red Wings *

Martin Lapointe Martin T. Lapointe (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators. He won the Stanle ...

, Detroit Red Wings * Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings * Shawn McEachern, Pittsburgh Penguins *

Marty McInnis Martin Edward McInnis (born June 2, 1970) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Boston Bruins. An eighth round selecti ...

, New York Islanders * Glen Murray, Boston Bruins * Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils * Felix Potvin, Toronto Maple Leafs * Jozef Stumpel, Boston Bruins * Darryl Sydor, Los Angeles Kings *

Keith Tkachuk Keith Matthew Tkachuk (; born March 28, 1972) is an Americans, American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in an 18-year career with the Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996), Winnipeg Jets, Arizona Coyotes ...

, Winnipeg Jets * Rob Zamuner, New York Rangers

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1991–92 (listed with their last team): * Barry Pederson, Boston Bruins * Rick Vaive, Buffalo Sabres * Tony Tanti, Buffalo Sabres * Clint Malarchuk, Buffalo Sabres * Greg Millen, Detroit Red Wings * Ilkka Sinisalo, Los Angeles Kings * Larry Robinson, Los Angeles Kings * Chris Nilan, Montreal Canadiens * Patrik Sundstrom, New Jersey Devils * Rick Green, New York Islanders * Jiri Hrdina, Pittsburgh Penguins * John Tonelli, Quebec Nordiques *

Mark Pavelich Mark Thomas Pavelich (February 28, 1958 – March 4, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward who played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North St ...

, San Jose Sharks * Ken Linseman, Toronto Maple Leafs * Mike Bullard, Toronto Maple Leafs * Randy Gregg, Vancouver Canucks *

Mike Liut Michael Dennis Liut (born January 7, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Liut played for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1977–78 WHA season, 1977 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979 and ...

, Washington Capitals *

Mario Marois Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Biography As a youth, Marois played in the 1968, 1969 and 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from L'Ancienne-Lorett ...

, Winnipeg Jets *

Lucien DeBlois Joseph Lucien Jean Gonzague DeBlois (born June 21, 1957) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right wing / Centre (ice hockey), centre. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers ...

, Winnipeg Jets * Aaron Broten, Winnipeg Jets

Broadcasting

This was the fourth season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with TSN and ''

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'' on

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. 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. SportsChannel America signed a one-year extension to its U.S. national broadcast rights deal after its original three-year deal expired. Meanwhile, NBC televised the All-Star Game for the third consecutive season. After the season, the league signed a new deal with

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, replacing SportsChannel America.

Notes

References

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External links

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