1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1997–98 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–24–18 21–10–10 19–14–8 Eastern 2nd Northeast 1st yes 228 188 Craig Patrick Kevin Constantine Ron Francis Kevin HatcherJaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Civic Arena 15,070 Syracuse CrunchJohnstown Chiefs Jaromir Jagr (35) Jaromir Jagr (67) Jaromir Jagr (102) Chris Tamer (181) Jaromir Jagr (+17) Tom Barrasso (31) Peter Skudra (1.83) The 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was their first season under Head Coach Kevin Constantine and first after the initial retirement of Mario Lemieux. Offseason Following the 1996–97 season which saw their Hall of Fame star Mario Lemieux retire, the Penguins attempted to continue keeping their recent success. Over the previous nine seasons, no NHL team had been more successful than Pittsburgh in terms of regular season points, although the team had not won a Stanley Cup since 1992 (part of the reason why Head Coach Eddie Johnston was asked to resign down following the 1996–97 season). Former San Jose Sharks Head Coach Kevin Constantine was hired as Johnston's successor, promising to replace his predecessor's free-form style of play with a more disciplined approach. Additionally, Ron Francis was named captain in Lemieux's absence, and the team acquired center Martin Straka via free agency to add offense. The team also acquired the rights to defensive-defenseman Jiri Slegr, who had spent the 1996–97 season playing for Sodertalje SK in Sweden. Regular season The Penguins tied the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers and New York Islanders for most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html 1997-98 NHL Summary Final standings PIT PIT Schedule and results Regular season background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1997–98 regular season1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1998_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 2, 2023 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October: 7–5–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 6–3–1), 16 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 1 || October 1 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–0–1 || 1 || 1997020001 T |- | 2 || October 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–0–1 || 3 || 1997020012 W |- | 3 || October 4 || Florida Panthers || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1–1 || 3 || 1997020022 L |- | 4 || October 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2–1 || 3 || 1997020038 L |- | 5 || October 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–3–1 || 3 || 1997020045 L |- | 6 || October 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3–1 || 5 || 1997020055 W |- | 7 || October 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || New York Rangers || 3–3–1 || 7 || 1997020072 W |- | 8 || October 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3–2 || 8 || 1997020077 T |- | 9 || October 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–3–2 || 10 || 1997020088 W |- | 10 || October 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Florida Panthers || 5–3–2 || 12 || 1997020101 W |- | 11 || October 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || San Jose Sharks || 6–3–2 || 14 || 1997020120 W |- | 12 || October 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 6–4–2 || 14 || 1997020132 L |- | 13 || October 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Vancouver Canucks || 7–4–2 || 16 || 1997020140 W |- | 14 || October 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Calgary Flames || 7–5–2 || 16 || 1997020153 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November: 7–4–3 (home: 5–2–2; road: 2–2–1), 17 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 15 || November 1 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–7 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–5–2 || 18 || 1997020172 W |- | 16 || November 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Chicago Blackhawks || 8–6–2 || 18 || 1997020182 L |- | 17 || November 5 || Dallas Stars || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–7–2 || 18 || 1997020192 L |- | 18 || November 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Detroit Red Wings || 8–7–3 || 19 || 1997020206 T |- | 19 || November 8 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–7–4 || 20 || 1997020210 T |- | 20 || November 12 || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–8–4 || 20 || 1997020233 L |- | 21 || November 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New York Rangers || 8–9–4 || 20 || 1997020248 L |- | 22 || November 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 9–9–4 || 22 || 1997020257 W |- | 23 || November 19 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–9–5 || 23 || 1997020276 T |- | 24 || November 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Ottawa Senators || 10–9–5 || 25 || 1997020283 W |- | 25 || November 22 || New York Rangers || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–9–5 || 27 || 1997020294 W |- | 26 || November 24 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–9–5 || 29 || 1997020306 W |- | 27 || November 26 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 13–9–5 || 31 || 1997020314 W |- | 28 || November 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 14–9–5 || 33 || 1997020337 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December: 7–3–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–1–2), 17 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 29 || December 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Montreal Canadiens || 15–9–5 || 35 || 1997020348 W |- | 30 || December 4 || New Jersey Devils || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 15–10–5 || 35 || 1997020365 L |- | 31 || December 6 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 16–10–5 || 37 || 1997020377 W |- | 32 || December 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Los Angeles Kings || 17–10–5 || 39 || 1997020393 W |- | 33 || December 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 18–10–5 || 41 || 1997020402 W |- | 34 || December 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Phoenix Coyotes || 18–10–6 || 42 || 1997020412 T |- | 35 || December 16 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 18–10–7 || 43 || 1997020432 T |- | 36 || December 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Colorado Avalanche || 18–10–8 || 44 || 1997020453 T |- | 37 || December 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || St. Louis Blues || 18–11–8 || 44 || 1997020460 L |- | 38 || December 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Washington Capitals || 19–11–8 || 46 || 1997020486 W |- | 39 || December 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–12–8 || 46 || 1997020491 L |- | 40 || December 29 || New York Islanders || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 20–12–8 || 48 || 1997020503 W |- | 41 || December 31 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–12–8 || 50 || 1997020515 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January: 8–3–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–1), 18 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 42 || January 3 || Colorado Avalanche || 5–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–13–8 || 50 || 1997020536 L |- | 43 || January 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New York Islanders || 22–13–8 || 52 || 1997020551 W |- | 44 || January 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || 22–14–8 || 52 || 1997020558 L |- | 45 || January 10 || New Jersey Devils || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 23–14–8 || 54 || 1997020576 W |- | 46 || January 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || 24–14–8 || 56 || 1997020590 W |- | 47 || January 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Boston Bruins || 24–15–8 || 56 || 1997020600 L |- | 48 || January 20 || Ottawa Senators || 0–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–15–9 || 57 || 1997020615 T |- | 49 || January 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || New Jersey Devils || 25–15–9 || 59 || 1997020632 W |- | 50 || January 24 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–15–9 || 61 || 1997020639 W |- | 51 || January 26 || St. Louis Blues || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–15–9 || 63 || 1997020653 W |- | 52 || January 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Washington Capitals || 27–15–10 || 64 || 1997020665 T |- | 53 || January 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Boston Bruins || 28–15–10 || 66 || 1997020671 W |- | 54 || January 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–15–10 || 68 || 1997020682 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February: 1–2–3 (home: 0–1–1; road: 1–1–2), 5 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 55 || February 2 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–16–10 || 68 || 1997020697 L |- | 56 || February 4 || Washington Capitals || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–16–11 || 69 || 1997020708 T |- | 57 || February 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Buffalo Sabres || 29–16–12 || 70 || 1997020723 T |- | 58 || February 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Ottawa Senators || 29–16–13 || 71 || 1997020726 T |- | 59 || February 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || Montreal Canadiens || 30–16–13 || 73 || 1997020739 W |- | 60 || February 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Boston Bruins || 30–17–13 || 73 || 1997020756 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March: 6–3–4 (home: 6–0–3; road: 0–3–1), 16 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 61 || March 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 31–17–13 || 75 || 1997020771 W |- | 62 || March 5 || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 31–17–14 || 76 || 1997020787 T |- | 63 || March 7 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–17–14 || 78 || 1997020799 W |- | 64 || March 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || 32–18–14 || 78 || 1997020809 L |- | 65 || March 11 || Calgary Flames || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 33–18–14 || 80 || 1997020824 W |- | 66 || March 14 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 34–18–14 || 82 || 1997020843 W |- | 67 || March 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 34–19–14 || 82 || 1997020853 L |- | 68 || March 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 35–19–14 || 84 || 1997020866 W |- | 69 || March 21 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–19–14 || 86 || 1997020883 W |- | 70 || March 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–0 || Dallas Stars || 36–19–15 || 87 || 1997020896 T |- | 71 || March 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New York Islanders || 36–20–15 || 87 || 1997020913 L |- | 72 || March 28 || New York Rangers || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–20–16 || 88 || 1997020925 T |- | 73 || March 29 || Ottawa Senators || 1–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–20–17 || 89 || 1997020936 T |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April: 4–4–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–2–0), 9 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 74 || April 1 || San Jose Sharks || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–21–17 || 89 || 1997020948 L |- | 75 || April 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 37–21–17 || 91 || 1997020971 W |- | 76 || April 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Florida Panthers || 37–22–17 || 91 || 1997020978 L |- | 77 || April 7 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 37–23–17 || 91 || 1997020987 L |- | 78 || April 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Ottawa Senators || 37–24–17 || 91 || 1997021000 L |- | 79 || April 11 || Florida Panthers || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 37–24–18 || 92 || 1997021009 T |- | 80 || April 15 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 38–24–18 || 94 || 1997021032 W |- | 81 || April 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || 39–24–18 || 96 || 1997021041 W |- | 82 || April 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 40–24–18 || 98 || 1997021051 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap |- | 1 || April 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 (OT) || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || 1997030121 L |- | 2 || April 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || 1997030122 W |- | 3 || April 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–2 || 1997030123 L |- | 4 || April 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1997030124 W |- | 5 || May 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || 1997030125 L |- | 6 || May 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–4 || 1997030126 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Skaters Regular season1997–1998 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=19971998&seasonTo=19971998&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/Minus PIM Penalty Minutes Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 77 35 67 102 17 64 Ron Francis 81 25 62 87 12 20 Stu Barnes 78 30 35 65 15 30 Kevin Hatcher 74 19 29 48 -3 66 Martin Straka 75 19 23 42 -1 28 Rob Brown Rob Brown (ice hockey) 82 15 25 40 -1 59 Fredrik Olausson 76 6 27 33 13 42 Aleksey Morozov Alexei Morozov 76 13 13 26 -4 8 Eddie Olczyk 56 11 11 22 -9 35 Robert Lang ice hockey† 51 9 13 22 6 14 Alex Hicks 58 7 13 20 4 54 Brad Werenka 71 3 15 18 15 46 Jiri Slegr Jiří Šlégr 73 5 12 17 10 109 Andreas Johansson ice hockey 50 5 10 15 4 20 Darius Kasparaitis 81 4 8 12 3 127 Robert Dome Róbert Döme 30 5 2 7 -1 12 Tyler Wright 82 3 4 7 -3 112 Peter Ferraro‡ 29 3 4 7 -2 12 Chris Ferraro 46 3 4 7 -2 43 Ian Moran 37 1 6 7 0 19 Chris Tamer 79 0 7 7 4 181 Neil Wilkinson ice hockey 34 2 4 6 0 24 Garry Valk 39 2 1 3 -3 33 Tuomas Gronman Tuomas Grönman 22 1 2 3 3 25 Greg Johnson ice hockey‡ 5 1 0 1 0 2 Sean Pronger† 5 1 0 1 -1 2 Sven Butenschon Sven Butenschön 8 0 0 0 -1 6 Total 228 397 625 — 1,193 Playoffs1997–1998 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=19971998&seasonTo=19971998&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/Minus PIM Penalty Minutes Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 6 4 5 9 5 2 Stu Barnes 6 3 3 6 2 2 Ron Francis 6 1 5 6 5 2 Jiri Slegr Jiří Šlégr 6 0 4 4 3 2 Fredrik Olausson 6 0 3 3 0 2 Robert Lang ice hockey 6 0 3 3 -4 2 Eddie Olczyk 6 2 0 2 -3 4 Martin Straka 6 2 0 2 -3 2 Rob Brown ice hockey 6 1 0 1 -4 4 Kevin Hatcher 6 1 0 1 1 12 Brad Werenka 6 1 0 1 -3 8 Chris Tamer 6 0 1 1 -1 4 Tyler Wright 6 0 1 1 0 4 Aleksey Morozov Alexei Morozov 6 0 1 1 -3 2 Ian Moran 6 0 0 0 -1 2 Sean Pronger 5 0 0 0 -1 4 Andreas Johansson ice hockey 1 0 0 0 0 0 Darius Kasparaitis 5 0 0 0 -2 8 Tuomas Gronman Tuomas Grönman 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Hicks 6 0 0 0 -5 2 Total 15 26 41 — 68 Goaltenders Regular season1997–1998 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=19971998&seasonTo=19971998&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played GS Games Started TOI Time on Ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals Against GAA Goals Against Average SA Shots Against SV% Save Percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty Minutes Tom Barrasso 63 61 3542:07 31 14 13 122 2.07 1556 0.922 7 0 2 14 Peter Skudra Pēteris Skudra 17 12 851:23 6 4 3 26 1.83 341 0.924 0 0 1 2 Ken Wregget 15 9 611:26 3 6 2 28 2.75 293 0.904 0 0 0 6 Total 82 5004:56 40 24 18 176 2.11 2190 0.920 7 0 3 22 Playoffs1997–1998 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=19971998&seasonTo=19971998&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played GS Games Started TOI Time on Ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals Against GAA Goals Against Average SA Shots Against SV% Save Percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty Minutes Tom Barrasso 6 6 376:19 2 4 0 17 2.71 171 0.901 0 0 0 2 Total 6 376:19 2 4 0 17 2.71 171 0.901 0 0 0 2 †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 Awards Type Award/honor Recipient Ref League(annual) Art Ross Trophy Jaromir JagrArt Ross Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/art-ross-trophy records.nhl.com July 8, 2023 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Ron FrancisLady Byng Memorial Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/lady-byng-memorial-trophy records.nhl.com July 8, 2023 NHL First All-Star Team Jaromir Jagr (Right wing)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19971998 records.nhl.com July 8, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Jaromir JagrJagr was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player.NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986) https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 NHL.com August 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322193353/https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 March 22, 20231998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1998_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Jaromir Jagr 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.313 Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Ron Francis 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.312 Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Ron Francis Leading Scorer Award Jaromir Jagr Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy Peter Skudra 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.311 Most Valuable Player Award Ron Francis 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.314 Jaromir Jagr Players' Player Award Ron Francis The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Chris Tamer Tyler Wright Milestones Milestone Player Date Ref First game Robert Dome October 1, 19971997-98 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 8, 2024 Alexei Morozov Sven Butenschon October 19, 1997 Peter Skudra November 5, 1997 25th shutout Tom Barrasso November 15, 1997 Transactions The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season:Hockey Transactions Search Results http://prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=penguins&BeginDate=1997-06-21&EndDate=1998-06-26&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&submit=Search ProSportsTransactions September 14, 2012 Trades August 12, 1997 To Edmonton Oilers 1998 3rd-round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Jiri Slegr September 24, 1997 To Buffalo Sabres Jason Woolley To Pittsburgh Penguins 1998 5th-round pick September 28, 1997 To Colorado Avalanche Francois Leroux To Pittsburgh Penguins 1998 3rd-round pick October 27, 1997 To Chicago Blackhawks Greg Johnson To Pittsburgh Penguins Tuomas Gronman March 24, 1998 To Anaheim Ducks rights to Patrick Lalime To Pittsburgh Penguins Sean Pronger June 16, 1998 To Edmonton Oilers rights to Josef Beranek To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby DollasTony Hrkac June 17, 1998 To Calgary Flames David RocheKen Wregget To Pittsburgh Penguins Todd HlushkoGerman Titov Free agents Player Acquired from Lost to Date Brad Werenka Chicago Blackhawks July 31, 1997 Jeff Christian Phoenix Coyotes August 4, 1997 Martin Straka Florida Panthers August 6, 1997 Robert LangPENGUINS SIGN ROBERT LANG http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=452 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010332/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=452 October 22, 1997 September 2, 1997 HC Sparta Praha September 2, 1997 Peter SkudraPENGUINS SIGN GOALTENDER PETER SKUDRA http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=471 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010237/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=471 October 22, 1997 September 25, 1997 Edmonton Oilers September 25, 1997 Drake Berehowsky Edmonton Oilers September 30, 1997 Rob BrownPENGUINS SIGN ROB BROWN http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=483 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010159/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=483 October 22, 1997 October 1, 1997 Chicago Wolves October 1, 1997 Waivers Player Acquired from Lost to Date Robert LangPENGUINS TRADE FRANCOIS LEROUX TO COLORADO; LOSE ROBERT LANG IN WAIVER DRAFT http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=472 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010225/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=472 October 22, 1997 September 28, 1997 Boston Bruins September 28, 1997 Peter FerraroPENGUINS CLAIM PETER AND CHRIS FERRARO http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=480 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010152/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=480 October 22, 1997 October 1, 1997 New York Rangers October 1, 1997 Chris Ferraro New York Rangers October 1, 1997 Robert LangPENGUINS CLAIM ROBERT LANG OFF WAIVERS http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=512 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19980112162157/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=512 January 12, 1998 October 25, 1997 Boston Bruins October 25, 1997 Peter FerraroPETER FERRARO CLAIMED ON WAIVERS BY NY RANGERS http://pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=614 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19980115132303/http://pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=614 January 15, 1998 January 14, 1998 New York Rangers January 14, 1998 Tony Hrkac Nashville Predators June 26, 1998 Retained Player Details Date Ian Moran Resigned August 1, 1997 Joe DziedzicPENGUINS SIGN JOE DZIEDZIC http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=462 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010320/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=462 October 22, 1997 September 10, 1997 Resigned September 10, 1997 Alexei MorozovPENGUINS SIGN ALEXEI MOROZOV http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=467 Pittsburgh Penguins September 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010243/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=467 October 22, 1997 September 24, 1997 Signed rookie contract September 24, 1997 Jaromir JagrPenguins make Jagr NHL's richest https://www.deseret.com/1998/1/28/19360305/penguins-make-jagr-nhl-s-richest/ Deseret News February 20, 2025 January 28, 1998 Resigned January 27, 1998 Peter Skudra Resigned June 17, 1998 Draft picks 1997 NHL entry draft The Penguins drafted the following players at the 1997 NHL entry draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh:NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1997&team=PIT&position=&round= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134507/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1997&team=PIT&position=&round= dead March 4, 2016 NHL.com July 14, 2012 Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 17 Robert Dome Left wing Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) 2 44 Brian Gaffaney Defense North Iowa Huskies (USHL) 3 71 Josef Melichar Defense HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech) 4 97 Alexandre Mathieu Center Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 5 124 Harlan Pratt Defense Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 6 152 Petr Havelka Left wing Sparta Prague (Czech) 7 179 Mark Moore Defense Harvard University (ECACHL) 8 208 Andrew Ference Defense Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 9 234 Eric Lind Defense Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Farm teams The Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League finished last overall in the Northern Conference with a record of 23–41–6. The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Syracuse Crunch finished in third place in the Empire State Division with a record of 35–32–11–2 record. They were eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs. See also 1997–98 NHL season Notes References Pittsburgh Penguins 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000501998.html www.hockeydb.com July 2, 2023 1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1998.html Hockey-Reference.com July 2, 2023 P Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Pitts Pitts Category:1997 in Pittsburgh Category:1998 in Pittsburgh