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1993–94 NHL season

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1993–94 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 5, 1993 – June 14, 1994
Number of games84
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada)
ESPN, ABC, NBC[a] (United States)
Draft
Top draft pickAlexandre Daigle
Picked byOttawa Senators
Regular season
Presidents' TrophyNew York Rangers
Season MVPSergei Fedorov (Red Wings)
Top scorerWayne Gretzky (Kings)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPBrian Leetch (Rangers)
Stanley Cup
ChampionsNew York Rangers
  Runners-upVancouver Canucks
NHL seasons

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.

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

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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

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

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Northeast Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
y - Pittsburgh Penguins84442713101299285
x - Boston Bruins8442291397289252
x - Montreal Canadiens8441291496283248
x - Buffalo Sabres844332995282218
Quebec Nordiques843442876277292
Hartford Whalers842748963227288
Ottawa Senators841461937201397
Atlantic Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
z - New York Rangers8452248112299231
x - New Jersey Devils84472512106306220
x - Washington Capitals8439351088277263
x - New York Islanders8436361284282264
Florida Panthers8433341783233233
Philadelphia Flyers8435391080294314
Tampa Bay Lightning8430431171224251

Western Conference

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Central Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
y - Detroit Red Wings8446308100356275
x - Toronto Maple Leafs8443291298280243
x - Dallas Stars8442291397286265
x - St. Louis Blues8440331191270283
x - Chicago Blackhawks843936987254240
Winnipeg Jets842451957245344
Pacific Division
Team GP W L T Pts GF GA
y - Calgary Flames8442291397302256
x - Vancouver Canucks844140385279276
x - San Jose Sharks8433351682252265
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346571229251
Los Angeles Kings8427451266294322
Edmonton Oilers8425451464261305

Note: x = clinched playoff berth, y = clinched division title, z = won Presidents' Trophy

Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A PTS
Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles813892130
Sergei FedorovDetroit825664120
Adam OatesBoston773280112
Doug GilmourToronto832784111
Jeremy RoenickChicago844661107
Pavel BureVancouver746047107
Mark RecchiPhiladelphia844067107
Brendan ShanahanSt. Louis815250102
Jaromir JagrPittsburgh80326799
Dave AndreychukToronto83534699

Stanley Cup Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
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  
Eastern Conference
  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
Western Conference
  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  
The Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame

Conference Quarterfinals

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Eastern Conference

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NY Rangers (1) vs. NY Islanders (8)
Date Away Home OT
April 17NY Islanders 06 NY Rangers
April 18NY Islanders 06 NY Rangers
April 21NY Rangers 51 NY Islanders
April 24NY Rangers 52 NY Islanders
NY Rangers wins series 4–0
Pittsburgh (2) vs. Washington (7)
Date Away Home OT
April 17Washington 53 Pittsburgh
April 19Washington 12 Pittsburgh
April 21Pittsburgh 02 Washington
April 23Pittsburgh 14 Washington
April 25Washington 23 Pittsburgh
April 27Pittsburgh 36 Washington
Washington wins series 4–2
New Jersey (3) vs. Buffalo (6)
Date Away Home OT
April 17Buffalo 20 New Jersey
April 19Buffalo 12 New Jersey
April 21New Jersey 21 Buffalo
April 23New Jersey 35 Buffalo
April 25Buffalo 35 New Jersey
April 27New Jersey 01 Buffalo4 OT
April 29Buffalo 12 New Jersey
New Jersey wins series 4–3
Boston (4) vs. Montreal (5)
Date Away Home OT
April 16Montreal 23 Boston
April 18Montreal 32 Boston
April 21Boston 63 Montreal
April 23Boston 25 Montreal
April 25Montreal 21 BostonOT
April 27Boston 32 Montreal
April 29Montreal 35 Boston
Boston wins series 4–3

Western Conference

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Detroit (1) vs. San Jose (8)
Date Away Home OT
April 18San Jose 54 Detroit
April 20San Jose 04 Detroit
April 22Detroit 32 San Jose
April 23Detroit 34 San Jose
April 26Detroit 46 San Jose
April 28San Jose 17 Detroit
April 30San Jose 32 Detroit
San Jose wins series 4–3
Calgary (2) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date Away Home OT
April 18Vancouver 50 Calgary
April 20Vancouver 57 Calgary
April 22Calgary 42 Vancouver
April 24Calgary 32 Vancouver
April 26Vancouver 21 CalgaryOT
April 28Calgary 23 VancouverOT
April 30Vancouver 43 Calgary2 OT
Vancouver wins series 4–3
Toronto (3) vs. Chicago (6)
Date Away Home OT
April 18Chicago 15 Toronto
April 20Chicago 01 TorontoOT
April 22Toronto 45 Chicago
April 24Toronto 34 ChicagoOT
April 26Chicago 01 Toronto
April 28Toronto 10 Chicago
Toronto wins series 4–2
Dallas (4) vs. St. Louis (5)
Date Away Home OT
April 17St. Louis 35 Dallas
April 20St. Louis 24 Dallas
April 22Dallas 54 St. LouisOT
April 24Dallas 21 St. Louis
Dallas wins series 4–0

Conference Semifinals

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NY Rangers (1) vs. Washington (7)
Date Away Home OT
May 1Washington 36 NY Rangers
May 3Washington 25 NY Rangers
May 5NY Rangers 30 Washington
May 7NY Rangers 24 Washington
May 9Washington 34 NY Rangers
NY Rangers win series 4–1
New Jersey (3) vs. Boston (4)
Date Away Home OT
May 1Boston 21 New Jersey
May 3Boston 65 New JerseyOT
May 5New Jersey 42 Boston
May 7New Jersey 54 BostonOT
May 9Boston 02 New Jersey
May 11New Jersey 53 Boston
New Jersey wins series 4–2
Toronto (3) vs. San Jose (8)
Date Away Home OT
May 2San Jose 32 Toronto
May 4San Jose 15 Toronto
May 6Toronto 25 San Jose
May 8Toronto 83 San Jose
May 10Toronto 25 San Jose
May 12San Jose 23 TorontoOT
May 14San Jose 24 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3
Dallas (4) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date Away Home OT
May 2Vancouver 64 Dallas
May 4Vancouver 30 Dallas
May 6Dallas 43 Vancouver
May 8Dallas 12 VancouverOT
May 10Dallas 24 Vancouver
Vancouver wins series 4–1

Conference Finals

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NY Rangers (1) vs. New Jersey (3)
Date Away Home OT
May 15New Jersey 43 NY Rangers2 OT
May 17New Jersey 04 NY Rangers
May 19NY Rangers 32 New Jersey2 OT
May 21NY Rangers 13 New Jersey
May 23New Jersey 41 NY Rangers
May 25NY Rangers 42 New Jersey
May 27New Jersey 12 NY Rangers2 OT
NY Rangers wins series 4–3
and Prince of Wales Trophy
Toronto (3) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date Away Home OT
May 16Vancouver 23 TorontoOT
May 18Vancouver 43 Toronto
May 20Toronto 04 Vancouver
May 22Toronto 02 Vancouver
May 24Toronto 34 Vancouver2OT
Vancouver wins series 4–1 and
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Finals

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NY Rangers (1) vs. Vancouver (7)
Date Away Score Home Score OT
May 31Vancouver3New York2OT
June 2Vancouver1New York3
June 4New York5Vancouver1
June 7New York4Vancouver2
June 9Vancouver6New York3
June 11New York1Vancouver4
June 14Vancouver2New York3
New York Rangers wins series 4–3
and Stanley Cup
Brian Leetch (NY Rangers)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy

NHL Awards

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The NHL Awards presentation took place on June 16, 1994.

1993–94 NHL Awards
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

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First Team  Position  Second Team
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

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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):

Last games

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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):

1994 Trading Deadline

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  • 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

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DateScoreCityArenaAttendance
October 21, 1993St. Louis Blues 5, San Jose Sharks 2Sacramento, CAARCO Arena7,144
October 30, 1993New York Rangers 4, New Jersey Devils 1Halifax, N.S.Halifax Metro Centre8,200
November 3, 1993Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Buffalo Sabres 2Sacramento, CAARCO Arena10,117
November 9, 1993Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4, Dallas Stars 2Phoenix, AZAmerica West Arena8,143
November 18, 1993New York Islanders 5, Montréal Canadiens 1Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum17,008
December 9, 1993Dallas Stars 6, Ottawa Senators 1Minneapolis, MNTarget Center14,058
December 23, 1993Vancouver Canucks 4, Calgary Flames 3Saskatoon, Sask.SaskPlace11,429*
December 31, 1993Philadelphia Flyers 4, Boston Bruins 3Minneapolis, MNTarget Center10,855
January 4, 1994Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum17,526*
January 5, 1994Montréal Canadiens 2, Québec Nordiques 0Phoenix, AZAmerica West Arena11,393
January 6, 1994St. Louis Blues 2, Hartford Whalers 1Cleveland, OHRichfield Coliseum6,956
January 16, 1994Detroit Red Wings 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3Minneapolis, MNTarget Center8,764
January 23, 1994Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT)Saskatoon, Sask.SaskPlace-
January 24, 1994Los Angeles Kings 3, Calgary Flames 3 (OT)Phoenix, AZAmerica West Arena14,864
February 2, 1994Washington Capitals 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2Cleveland, OHRichfield Coliseum8,312
February 8, 1994San Jose Sharks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3Sacramento, CAARCO Arena14,182*
February 22, 1994Florida Panthers 3, Winnipeg Jets 2Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum6,291
February 24, 1994Detroit Red Wings 3, Hartford Whalers 0Cleveland, OHRichfield Coliseum11,621
March 4, 1994Winnipeg Jets 6, Ottawa Senators 1Minneapolis, MNTarget Center6,388
March 8, 1994Chicago Blackhawks 3, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0Phoenix, AZAmerica West Arena13,847
March 9, 1994New York Rangers 7, Washington Capitals 5Halifax, N.S.Halifax Metro Centre9,200*
March 18, 1994New York Islanders 2, Buffalo Sabres 2Minneapolis, MNTarget Center8,016
March 23, 1994Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Florida Panthers 1 (OT)Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum17,096*
March 27, 1994New Jersey Devils 5, Quebec Nordiques 2Minneapolis, MNTarget Center6,222
April 3, 1994Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Boston Bruins 2Cleveland, OHRichfield Coliseum17,224
April 3, 1994Los Angeles Kings 6, Edmonton Oilers 1Sacramento, CAARCO Arena10,363

Notes

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

References

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Other websites

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