1991 Stanley Cup Final

1991 Stanley Cup Final
1991 Stanley Cup Final
Location(s)	Pittsburgh: Civic Arena (1, 2, 5); Bloomington: Met Center (3, 4, 6)
Coaches	Pittsburgh: Bob Johnson; Minnesota: Bob Gainey
Captains	Pittsburgh: Mario Lemieux; Minnesota: Curt Giles
Referees	Don Koharski (1, 6); Andy Van Hellemond (2, 4); Kerry Fraser (3, 5)
Dates	May 15–25, 1991
MVP	Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
Series-winning goal	Ulf Samuelsson (2:00, first)
Hall of Famers	Penguins:; Tom Barrasso (2023); Paul Coffey (2004); Ron Francis (2007); Mario Lemieux (1997); Joe Mullen (2000); Larry Murphy (2004); Mark Recchi (2017); Bryan Trottier (1997); North Stars:; Mike Modano (2014); Coaches:; Bob Gainey (1992, player); Bob Johnson (1992); Officials:; Andy Van Hellemond (1999)
Networks	Canada:; (English): CBC; (French): SRC; United States:; (National): SportsChannel America; (Pittsburgh area): KBL (1–2, 5), KDKA (3–4, 6); (Minnesota area): KMSP (1–2, 5), Midwest Sports Channel (3–4, 6)
Announcers	(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale, and Dick Irvin Jr.; (SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay; (SportsChannel America) Jiggs McDonald and Bill Clement; (KBL/KDKA) Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald; (KMSP/MSC) Doug McLeod and Lou Nanne
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The 1991 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1990–91 season, and the culmination of the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota North Stars. It was the Penguins' first Final series appearance and their first Stanley Cup victory. This is the first and only (to date) Stanley Cup Final to feature two teams from the expansion group of 1967. It was Minnesota's second Final series appearance, and their last before the franchise's relocation to Dallas two years later. It was also the first time since 1983 that an American franchise would win the Stanley Cup. This was the first all-American finals since 1981, which also featured the North Stars in their first appearance.

This was also the first final since 1982 not to feature either of the two Alberta-based teams, the Calgary Flames or the Edmonton Oilers, and the first since 1981 not contested by a team from Western Canada, or Canada overall.

The Finals and the NHL season ended on May 25, marking the last time to date that the Stanley Cup playoffs ended before the month of June.

This series brought together four North Stars who were teammates on the other North Stars team to reach the Finals: Neal Broten, Curt Giles, and Bobby Smith for Minnesota, and Gordie Roberts for Pittsburgh.

The Penguins players had a decided edge in Finals experience, with four players having won a Stanley Cup. Bryan Trottier (who won four with the New York Islanders in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983), Paul Coffey (who won three with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984, 1985, and 1987), Jiri Hrdina and Joe Mullen (both with the Calgary Flames in 1989). On the other hand, Bobby Smith was the only North Star player that had won a Stanley Cup, having won with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. Overall, the North Stars had six players with previous Finals appearances, compared to the Penguins five.

Paths to the Finals

Minnesota defeated the first-place overall Chicago Blackhawks 4–2, the second-place overall St. Louis Blues 4–2, and the defending Cup champion Edmonton Oilers 4–1 to advance to the Finals. The North Stars became the first American team and first Norris Division team to win the Campbell Conference since the league re-aligned the divisions and adopted a divisional-based playoff format in 1981.

Pittsburgh defeated the New Jersey Devils 4–3, the Washington Capitals 4–1 and the Boston Bruins 4–2.

Game summaries

Pittsburgh centre Mario Lemieux, despite missing a game due to a back injury, recorded 12 points in 5 games to lead all scorers in the series. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for his postseason efforts.

Lemieux scored one of the most famous goals in NHL history during the second period of game two. Receiving the puck in the Penguins' end of the ice, Lemieux skated solo into the North Stars' zone facing two defensemen (Shawn Chambers and Neil Wilkinson) as well as goaltender Jon Casey. Lemieux skirted the puck through the legs of Chambers, skated around him, baited goaltender Casey to commit left (Lemieux's right), then switched the puck to his backhand side and slid the puck into the net (before crashing into the net himself). A brief video of the goal has since been featured on Stanley Cup promotional advertisements by the NHL.

Game one

May 15

Minnesota North Stars

5–4

Pittsburgh Penguins

Civic Arena

Recap

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	PIT	Ulf Samuelsson (2)	Ron Francis (8)	03:45	1–0 PIT
	MNS	Neal Broten (7)	Unassisted	06:32	1–1
	MNS	Ulf Dahlen (1)	Bobby Smith (7) and Shawn Chambers (6)	09:49	2–1 MNS
2nd	PIT	Mario Lemieux (12) – sh	Ron Francis (9)	03:54	2–2
	MNS	Marc Bureau (3) – sh	Stewart Gavin (8)	06:53	3–2 MNS
	PIT	Scott Young (1) – pp	Larry Murphy (10) and Jaromir Jagr (6)	07:43	3–3
	MNS	Neal Broten (8)	Mike Modano (11)	17:01	4–3 MNS
3rd	MNS	Bobby Smith (7)	Ulf Dahlen (5)	01:39	5–3 MNS
3rd	PIT	Joe Mullen (6)	Jaromir Jagr (7) and Scott Young (6)	10:35	5–4 MNS
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MNS	Brian Propp	Slashing	04:17	2:00
	PIT	Troy Loney	Elbowing	13:46	2:00
	MNS	Shawn Chambers	Hooking	12:32	2:00
	MNS	Mark Tinordi	High-sticking	13:45	2:00
	PIT	Mark Recchi	Interference	15:02	2:00
	MNS	Basil Mcrae	Unsportsmanlike conduct	18:13	2:00
	MNS	Marc Bureau	High-sticking	19:39	2:00
2nd	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Interference	02:01	2:00
	MNS	Jim Johnson	Slashing	05:58	2:00
	MNS	Marc Bureau	Holding	10:25	2:00
	PIT	Paul Stanton	Hooking	19:11	2:00
2nd	PIT	Grant Jennings	Cross-checking	04:08	2:00
2nd	MNS	Jon Casey	Slashing	08:25	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Minnesota	9	12	8	29
Pittsburgh	17	11	10	38

Game two

May 17

Minnesota North Stars

1–4

Pittsburgh Penguins

Civic Arena

Recap

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	PIT	Bob Errey (4) – sh	Peter Taglianetti (1)	14:26	1–0 PIT
1st	PIT	Kevin Stevens (14) – pp	Mario Lemieux (22) and Larry Murphy (11)	19:10	2–0 PIT
2nd	MNS	Mike Modano (7) – pp	Shawn Chambers (7) and Jon Casey (1)	00:55	2–1 PIT
	PIT	Mario Lemieux (13)	Phil Bourque (6)	15:04	3–1 PIT
	PIT	Kevin Stevens (15)	Joe Mullen (5) and Larry Murphy (12)	16:32	4–1 PIT
3rd	None
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	PIT	Ron Francis	Hooking	01:07	2:00
	PIT	Bob Errey	Boarding	09:08	2:00
	PIT	Mark Recchi	Cross-checking	13:06	2:00
	PIT	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding	15:12	2:00
	MNS	Brian Bellows	Hooking	16:36	2:00
	MNS	Shawn Chambers	Interference	18:13	2:00
	PIT	Bench	Too many men on the ice	20:00	2:00
2nd	MNS	Gaetan Duchesne	Holding	06:22	2:00
	PIT	Larry Murphy	Hooking	06:37	2:00
	MNS	Bobby Smith	Interference	09:30	2:00
	MNS	Brian Glynn	Roughing	17:27	2:00
	MNS	Neil Wilkinson	Roughing	19:58	2:00
	MNS	Marc Bureau	Roughing	20:00	2:00
	MNS	Marc Bureau	Fighting – major	20:00	5:00
	PIT	Troy Loney	Roughing	20:00	2:00
	PIT	Troy Loney	Fighting – major	20:00	5:00
3rd	MNS	Mike Modano	High-sticking	05:29	2:00
	MNS	Gaetan Duchesne	Hooking	10:39	2:00
	MNS	Bobby Smith	Interference	09:30	2:00
	PIT	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding	12:58	2:00
	MNS	Marc Bureau	Roughing	16:20	2:00
	PIT	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	16:20	2:00
	MNS	Bryan Trottier	Misconduct	16:20	10:00
	MNS	Dave Gagner	Roughing	17:03	2:00
	PIT	Paul Stanton	Roughing	17:03	2:00
	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Holding	17:34	2:00
	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Spearing – major	17:34	5:00
	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Game misconduct	17:34	10:00
	MNS	Bench	Delay of game	19:41	2:00
	PIT	Ron Francis	Holding	20:00	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Minnesota	12	12	16	40
Pittsburgh	14	12	5	31

Game three

May 19	Pittsburgh Penguins		1–3	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
07:21 – Dave Gagner (9) 07:54 – Bobby Smith (8)		Second period		No scoring
02:09 – Gaetan Duchesne (2)		Third period		Phil Bourque (5) – 01:23
Jon Casey 29 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats		Tom Barrasso 30 saves / 33 shots

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	None
2nd	MNS	Dave Gagner (9)	Mike Modano (12), Jim Johnson (1)	7:21	1–0 MNS
2nd	MNS	Bobby Smith (8)	Brian Bellows (18), Chris Dahlquist (6)	7:54	2–0 MNS
3rd	PIT	Phil Bourque (5)	Jaromír Jágr (8), Bryan Trottier (3)	01:23	2–1 MNS
3rd	MNS	Gaetan Duchesne (2)	Stewart Gavin (9), Neal Broten (13)	02:01	3–1 MNS

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Pittsburgh	7	8	15	30
Minnesota	12	8	13	33

Game four

May 21	Pittsburgh Penguins		5–3	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
18:22 – Dave Gagner (10)		First period		Kevin Stevens (16) – 00:58 Ron Francis (5) – 02:36 Mario Lemieux (14) – 02:58
13:10 – pp – Brian Propp (8) 18:25 – pp – Mike Modano (8)		Second period		Bryan Trottier (3) – 09:55
No scoring		Third period		Phil Bourque (6) – 19:45
Jon Casey 19 saves / 23 shots		Goalie stats		Tom Barrasso 35 saves / 38 shots

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	PIT	Kevin Stevens (16)	Unassisted	00:58	1–0 PIT
	PIT	Ron Francis (5)	Kevin Stevens (14), Joe Mullen (6)	02:36	2–0 PIT
	PIT	Mario Lemieux (14)	Mark Recchi (24), Larry Murphy (13)	02:58	3–0 PIT
	MNS	Dave Gagner (10)	Brian Bellows (19), Ulf Dahlen (6)	18:22	3–1 PIT
2nd	PIT	Bryan Trottier (3)	B. Errey (2), Jaromir Jagr (9)	09:55	4–1 PIT
	MNS	Brian Propp (8) – pp	Dave Gagner (14)	13:10	4–2 PIT
	MNS	Mike Modano (8) – pp	Brian Propp (13), Dave Gagner (15)	18:25	4–3 PIT
3rd	PIT	Phil Bourque (6) – en	Joe Mullen (7), Mario Lemieux (23)	19:45	5–3 PIT

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Pittsburgh	13	5	6	24
Minnesota	14	17	7	38

Game five

May 23	Minnesota North Stars		4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	Civic Arena	Recap
Neal Broten (9) – sh – 14:52		First period		05:36 – pp – Mario Lemieux (15) 10:08 – pp – Kevin Stevens (17) 11:45 – Mark Recchi (9) 13:41 – Mark Recchi (10)
Dave Gagner (11) – sh – 06:54		Second period		16:26 – Ron Francis (6)
Ulf Dahlen (2) – 01:36 Dave Gagner (12) – 07:42		Third period		18:21 – Troy Loney (2)
Brian Hayward 16 saves / 18 shots Jon Casey 9 saves / 13 shots		Goalie stats		Frank Pietrangelo 15 saves / 18 shots Tom Barrasso 6 saves / 7 shots

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	PIT	Mario Lemieux (15) – pp	Larry Murphy (14), Paul Coffey (8)	05:36	1–0 PIT
	PIT	Kevin Stevens (17) – pp	Paul Coffey (9), Larry Murphy (15)	10:08	2–0 PIT
	PIT	Mark Recchi (9)	Mario Lemieux (24), Phil Bourque (7)	11:45	3–0 PIT
	PIT	Mark Recchi (10)	Mario Lemieux (25), Larry Murphy (16)	13:41	4–0 PIT
	MNS	Neal Broten (9) – sh	Mark Tinordi (6)	14:52	4–1 PIT
2nd	MNS	Dave Gagner (11) – sh	Brian Propp (14)	06:54	4–2 PIT
2nd	PIT	Ron Francis (6)	Joe Mullen (8)	16:26	5–2 PIT
3rd	MNS	Ulf Dahlen (2)	Bobby Smith (8), Gaetan Duchesne (3)	01:36	5–3 PIT
	MNS	Dave Gagner (12)	Brian Propp (15), Stewart Gavin (10)	07:42	5–4 PIT
	PIT	Troy Loney (2)	Larry Murphy (17), Ron Francis (10)	18:21	6–4 PIT

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Minnesota	7	9	9	25
Pittsburgh	18	5	8	31

Game six

May 25	Pittsburgh Penguins		8–0	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		02:00 – pp – Ulf Samuelsson (3) 12:19 – sh – Mario Lemieux (16) 13:14 – pp – Joe Mullen (7)
No scoring		Second period		13:15 – Bob Errey (5) 14:28 – Ron Francis (7) 18:44 – Joe Mullen
No scoring		Third period		01:29 – Jim Paek (1) 13:45 – pp – Larry Murphy (5)
Jon Casey 13 saves / 17 shots Brian Hayward 7 saves / 11 shots		Goalie stats		Tom Barrasso 39 saves / 39 shots

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	PIT	Ulf Samuelsson (3) – pp	Bryan Trottier (4), Peter Taglianetti (2)	02:00	1–0 PIT
	PIT	Mario Lemieux (16) – sh	Larry Murphy (18)	12:19	2–0 PIT
	PIT	Joe Mullen (7) - pp	Peter Taglianetti (3), Kevin Stevens (15)	13:14	3–0 PIT
2nd	PIT	Bob Errey (5)	Jaromir Jagr (10), Mario Lemieux (26)	13:15	4–0 PIT
	PIT	Ron Francis (7)	Joe Mullen (9)	14:28	5–0 PIT
	PIT	Joe Mullen (8)	Kevin Stevens (16), Ulf Samuelsson (2)	18:44	6–0 PIT
3rd	PIT	Jim Paek (1)	Mario Lemieux (27)	01:29	7–0 PIT
3rd	PIT	Larry Murphy (5) – pp	Mario Lemieux (28)	13:45	8–0 PIT
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MNS	Neal Broten	Interference	00:09	2:00
	MNS	Jim Johnson	High-sticking	06:20	2:00
	PIT	Kevin Stevens	Holding	10:25	2:00
	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Roughing	10:59	2:00
	MNS	Mike Modano	Interference	11:17	2:00
	PIT	Gordie Roberts	Interference	13:58	2:00
	PIT	Peter Taglianetti	Tripping	17:35	2:00
2nd	MNS	Shane Churla	Roughing	08:03	2:00
	MNS	Basil Mcrae	Misconduct	08:03	10:00
	MNS	Mark Tinordi	Roughing– double minor	08:03	4:00
	PIT	Mark Recchi	Roughing	08:03	2:00
	PIT	Ulf Samuelsson	Roughing	08:03	2:00
	MNS	Dave Gagner	Roughing	15:18	2:00
3rd	MNS	Basil Mcrae	Slashing	13:03	2:00
	MNS	Stew Gavin	Slashing	13:03	2:00
	PIT	Kevin Stevens	Slashing	13:03	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Pittsburgh	11	9	8	28
Minnesota	16	7	16	39

Team rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Minnesota North Stars

#	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
23	Brian Bellows	LW	R	1982	St. Catharines, Ontario	first
21	Perry Berezan	C	R	1988–89	Edmonton, Alberta	second (1986)
7	Neal Broten – A	C	L	1979	Roseau, Minnesota	second (1981)
28	Marc Bureau	C	R	1990–91	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	first
30	Jon Casey	G	L	1984–85	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	first
26	Shawn Chambers	D	L	1987	Royal Oak, Michigan	first
27	Shane Churla	RW	R	1989–90	Fernie, British Columbia	first
20	Mike Craig	RW	R	1989	St. Mary's, Ontario	first
22	Ulf Dahlen	RW	L	1989–90	Östersund, Sweden	first
4	Chris Dahlquist	D	L	1990–91	Fridley, Minnesota	first
11	Gaetan Duchesne	LW	L	1989–90	Quebec City, Quebec	first
15	Dave Gagner – A	C	L	1987–88	Chatham, Ontario	first
12	Stewart Gavin	RW	L	1988–89	Ottawa, Ontario	first
2	Curt Giles – C	D	L	1987–88	The Pas, Manitoba	second (1981) (did not play)
6	Brian Glynn	D	L	1990–91	Iserlohn, West Germany	first
1	Brian Hayward	G	L	1990–91	Georgetown, Ontario	second (1989)
8	Jim Johnson	D	L	1991–92	New Hope, Minnesota	first
17	Basil McRae – A	LW	L	1987–88	Beaverton, Ontario	first
9	Mike Modano	C	L	1988	Livonia, Michigan	first
16	Brian Propp	LW	L	1990–91	Lanigan, Saskatchewan	fifth (1980, 1985, 1987, 1990)
14	Doug Smail	LW	L	1990–91	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	first
18	Bobby Smith	C	L	1990–91	North Sydney, Nova Scotia	fourth (1981, 1986, 1989)
24	Mark Tinordi	D	L	1988–89	Red Deer, Alberta	first
5	Neil Wilkinson	D	R	1986	Selkirk, Manitoba	first

Note: Neal Broten served as the North Stars acting team captain during the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. Curt Giles, who was injured late in the season and played in only 10 playoff games, missing the entire finals, is listed as the official team captain.

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
35	Tom Barrasso	G	R	1988–89	Boston, Massachusetts	first
29	Phil Bourque	LW	L	1983–84	Chelmsford, Massachusetts	first
16	Jay Caufield	RW	R	1988–89	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	first (did not play)
77	Paul Coffey – A	D	L	1987–88	Weston, Ontario	fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)
12	Bob Errey – A	LW	L	1983	Montreal, Quebec	first
9	Ron Francis	C	L	1990–91	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	first
15	Randy Gilhen	C	L	1990–91	Zweibrücken, West Germany	first
23	Randy Hillier – A	D	R	1984–85	Toronto, Ontario	first (did not play)
38	Jiri Hrdina	C	L	1990–91	Prague, Czechoslovakia	second (1989)
68	Jaromir Jagr	RW	L	1990	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	first
3	Grant Jennings	D	L	1990–91	Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan	first
66	Mario Lemieux – C	C	R	1984	Montreal, Quebec	first
24	Troy Loney	LW	L	1982	Bow Island, Alberta	first
7	Joe Mullen	RW	R	1990–91	New York, New York	third (1986, 1989)
55	Larry Murphy	D	R	1989–90	Scarborough, Ontario	first
2	Jim Paek	D	L	1985	Seoul, South Korea	first
10	Barry Pederson	C	R	1991–92	Big River, Saskatchewan	first (did not play)
40	Frank Pietrangelo	G	L	1983	Niagara Falls, Ontario	first
8	Mark Recchi	RW	L	1988	Kamloops, British Columbia	first
28	Gordie Roberts	D	L	1990–91	Detroit, Michigan	second (1981)
5	Ulf Samuelsson	D	L	1990–91	Fagersta, Sweden	first
22	Paul Stanton	D	R	1985	Boston, Massachusetts	first
25	Kevin Stevens	LW	L	1983–84	Brockton, Massachusetts	first
32	Peter Taglianetti	D	L	1990–91	Framingham, Massachusetts	first
19	Bryan Trottier – A	C	L	1990–91	Val Marie, Saskatchewan	sixth (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
34	Scott Young	RW/C	R	1990–91	Clinton, Massachusetts	first
1	Wendell Young	G	L	1988–89	Halifax, Nova Scotia	first (did not play)

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1991 Stanley Cup was presented to Penguins captain Mario Lemieux by NHL President John Ziegler following the Penguins 8–0 win over the North Stars in game six.

The following Penguins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins

Players

Centres

Wingers

Defencemen

Goaltenders

* Played both centre and wing.
† Did not play or dress in the Final.
‡ Did not play in the Final. Name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying.^[a]

Coaching and administrative staff

Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (Chairman/Owner)
Marie Denise DeBartolo York (President/Owner)
Paul Martha (Vice President-General Council), Craig Patrick (Vice President/General Manager)
William Scotty Bowman (Director of Player Development-Recruitment), Bob Johnson (Head Coach)
Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Rick Paterson (Asst. Coach), Barry Smith (Asst. Coach)
Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach/Scout)
Steve Latin (Equipment Manager), Charles "Skip" Thayer (Trainer)
John Welday (Strength-Conditioning Coach), Greg Malone (Head Scout)

Engraving notes

#16 Jay Caufield (RW) played in only 23 games. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup because he spent the whole season with Pittsburgh.
Pierre McGuire, Les Binkley, John Gill, Charlie Hodge, Ralph Cox were with the team as scouts in 1990–91, but names were not included on the Stanley Cup that year. All five of these scouts were awarded Stanley Cup rings.
Randy Gilhen was the first German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jim Paek was the first Korean-born hockey player to both play in the NHL, and have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Barry Pederson did not play a single game in the 1991 playoffs, but he qualified to get his name on the Stanley Cup and get a Stanley Cup ring because he played 46 games during the season.
Pittsburgh filled the last spot on the bottom ring. The larger rings were filled a year early then planned. See 1965 Stanley Cup Final and 1992 Stanley Cup Final.

Player notes

The players listed below were on the roster, but did not qualify to be included on the Stanley Cup.^[a]
- Gord Dineen (D) – 9 regular season games
- #20 Jamie Leach (RW) – 7 regular season games
- #18 Ken Priestlay (C) – 2 regular season games
- #27 Gilbert Delorme (D) – missed the whole season due to a car accident in the offseason.
- #30 Bruce Racine (G) – was called up from the minors to serve as back-up to Frank Pietrangelo. He was dressed for the last two games of round one, and first two games of round two. Both Wendell Young (who missed first three rounds due to injury), and Tom Barrasso (missed four games due to injury) were unable to play. Racine's name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he had not played in the NHL - in fact, Racine has never played for Pittsburgh. His only NHL experience came in 1995-96 for the St. Louis Blues.
Dineen, Leach, and Priestlay spent most of the regular season in the minors. Racine spent the entire regular season in the minors. Delorme missed the entire season due to injury.

Broadcasting

In Canada, the series was televised in English on the CBC and in French on SRC.

In the United States, the series aired nationally on SportsChannel America. However, SportsChannel America's national coverage was blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, KMSP-TV aired games one, two and five while the Midwest Sports Channel had games three, four, and six. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised games one, two and five while KDKA aired games three, four, and six. Had there been a game seven, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Automatic qualification for a player's name to be engraved on the Stanley Cup: Playing in (for a goaltender, dressing for) at least one Stanley Cup Final game or at least half of regular season games for the Stanley Cup winning team.

References

^ Giles did not play in any games in the finals. Neal Broten served as acting captain

Total Stanley Cup. NHL. 2000.
Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont: Fenn Pub. pp. 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.

Preceded by

Edmonton Oilers
1990

Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup champions
1991

Succeeded by

Pittsburgh Penguins
1992

[qualify-2] Automatic qualification for a player's name to be engraved on the Stanley Cup: Playing in (for a goaltender, dressing for) at least one Stanley Cup Final game or at least half of regular season games for the Stanley Cup winning team.

[1] Giles did not play in any games in the finals. Neal Broten served as acting captain

[1]

[a]

Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Game one

Game two

Game three

Game four

Game five

Game six

Team rosters

Minnesota North Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins

Stanley Cup engraving

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Engraving notes

Player notes

Broadcasting

See also

Notes

References