1993-94 жылғы NHL маусымы: Жаңа командалар, жаңа есімдер және "Рейнджерс" жеңісі

National Hockey League season

The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 26 teams with the addition of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Florida Panthers. The New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to become the Stanley Cup champions. It was the Rangers' fourth championship overall, and their first in 54 seasons, since 1939–40. The spectacular play of Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres ushered 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, a mark that broke the all time regular season record of 85 set in 1974–75.

For this season, the names of the conferences were changed from Campbell and Wales to Western and Eastern respectively, and the divisions' names were changed from Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe to Northeast, Atlantic, Central, and Pacific respectively. Each division had changes. The Northeast Division would welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins, previously from the Patrick Division. The Atlantic Division would welcome the newcomer Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, previously from the Norris Division. The Central Division would welcome the Winnipeg Jets, previously from the Smythe Division. The Pacific Division would welcome the newcomer Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. New league commissioner Gary Bettman, who had previously worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA), thought the old names could be confusing to non traditional fans and believed that a change to geographically named divisions, as used in the NBA and most other North American professional sports, would be more easily understandable to new fans. In addition, the playoff format was changed to a conference based seeding over division specific brackets: the division winners were seeded one two by order of point finish, then the top six remaining teams in the conference were seeded three through eight. However, unlike the NBA, the NHL matched the highest seeded winners against the lowest seeded winners in the second round. In order to reduce the number of long trips to and from the West Coast, whenever a Central Division team played a Pacific Division team in the playoffs, the format was 2–3–2 rather than the traditional 2–2–1–1–1, a format that was only used for the 1993–94 season.

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Florida Panthers started play this season. The Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas, Texas to become the Dallas Stars. It was the first franchise relocation for the NHL since the Colorado Rockies became the New Jersey Devils in 1982–83. This was the first season that the San Jose Sharks actually played in San Jose, moving into the new San Jose Arena after spending their first two years at the Cow Palace in nearby Daly City. It was the final season that the St. Louis Blues played at the St. Louis Arena and the Chicago Blackhawks played at Chicago Stadium.

1993 94 National Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Atlantic Florida Panthers Miami, Florida Miami Arena 14,703 New Jersey Devils East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 New York Islanders Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297 New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 18,200 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,380 Tampa Bay Lightning St. Petersburg, Florida ThunderDome 28,183 Washington Capitals Landover, Maryland USAir Arena 18,130 Northeast Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,448 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325 Hartford Whalers Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 15,635 Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum 17,959 Ottawa Senators Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 10,525 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 17,537 Quebec Nordiques Quebec City, Quebec Colisée de Québec 15,399 Central Chicago Blackhawks Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 17,317 Dallas Stars Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena 16,914 Detroit Red Wings Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 19,875 St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 17,188 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 15,728 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 15,565 Pacific Calgary Flames Calgary, Alberta Olympic Saddledome 20,240 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton, Alberta Northlands Coliseum 17,503 Los Angeles Kings Inglewood, California Great Western Forum 16,005 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 17,174 San Jose Sharks San Jose, California San Jose Arena 17,190 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 16,150

The Panthers and Mighty Ducks set new records for first year expansion teams. Both teams finished with 33 wins, surpassing the 31 wins of the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in 1967–68. That mark would not be topped by another expansion team until the Vegas Golden Knights notched their 34th win in their inaugural season on February 1, 2018, finishing with 43. The Panthers also set a high water mark in points, with 83 points, surpassing the previous record set by the Flyers' 73 points in 1967–68. The Golden Knights would eventually shatter this inaugural expansion team record by 26 points notching a total of 109 points in 2017–18.

The NHL awards presentation took place on June 16, 1994. + 1993–94 NHL awards Award Recipient(s) Runner(s) up/Finalists Stanley Cup New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks Presidents' Trophy(Best regular season record) New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Prince of Wales Trophy(Eastern Conference playoff champion) New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Clarence S. Campbell Bowl(Western Conference playoff champion) Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs Alka Seltzer Plus Minus Award(Best plus minus statistic) Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) Art Ross Trophy(Player with most points) Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) Cam Neely (Boston Bruins) N/A Calder Memorial Trophy(Best first year player) Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) Jason Arnott (Edmonton Oilers)Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)Mikael Renberg (Philadelphia Flyers) Conn Smythe Trophy(Most valuable player, playoffs) Brian Leetch (New York Rangers) N/A Frank J. Selke Trophy(Best defensive forward) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings)Doug Gilmour (Toronto Maple Leafs)Brian Skrudland (Florida Panthers) Hart Memorial Trophy(Most valuable player, regular season) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings)Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)John Vanbiesbrouck (Florida Panthers) Jack Adams Award(Best coach) Jacques Lemaire (New Jersey Devils) Kevin Constantine (San Jose Sharks)Jacques Lemaire (New Jersey Devils)John Muckler (Buffalo Sabres) James Norris Memorial Trophy(Best defenceman) Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins)Al MacInnis (Calgary Flames)Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) King Clancy Memorial Trophy(Leadership and humanitarian contribution) Adam Graves (New York Rangers) N/A Lady Byng Memorial Trophy(Sportsmanship and excellence) Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings)Adam Oates (Boston Bruins)Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders) Lester B. Pearson Award(Outstanding player) Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) N/A Vezina Trophy(Best goaltender) Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres) Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens)John Vanbiesbrouck (Florida Panthers) William M. Jennings Trophy(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against) Dominik Hasek and Grant Fuhr (Buffalo Sabres) N/A Lester Patrick Trophy(Service to ice hockey in U. S.) Wayne Gretzky and Robert Ridder N/A

First team   Position   Second teamDominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres GJohn Vanbiesbrouck, Florida PanthersRay Bourque, Boston Bruins DAl MacInnis, Calgary FlamesScott Stevens, New Jersey Devils DBrian Leetch, New York RangersSergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings CWayne Gretzky, Los Angeles KingsPavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks RWCam Neely, Boston BruinsBrendan Shanahan, St. Louis Blues LWAdam Graves, New York Rangers

Player Team GP G A Pts 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 Pavel Bure Vancouver 76 60 47 107 Jeremy Roenick Chicago 84 46 61 107 Mark Recchi Philadelphia 84 40 67 107 Brendan Shanahan St. Louis 81 52 50 102 Dave Andreychuk Toronto 83 53 46 99 Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh 80 32 67 99

Player Team GP MIN GA SO GAA SV% Dominik Hasek Buffalo 58 3358 109 7 1.95 .930 Martin Brodeur New Jersey 47 2625 105 3 2.40 .915 Patrick Roy Montreal 68 3867 161 7 2.50 .918 John Vanbiesbrouck Florida 57 3440 145 1 2.53 .924 Mike Richter New York Rangers 68 3710 159 5 2.57 .910 Darcy Wakaluk Dallas 36 2000 88 3 2.64 .910 Ed Belfour Chicago 70 3998 178 7 2.67 .906 Daren Puppa Tampa Bay 63 3653 165 4 2.71 .899 Chris Terreri New Jersey 44 2340 106 2 2.72 .907 Mark Fitzpatrick Florida 15 819 36 2 2.73 .914

As a part of the 1992 strike settlement, the NHL and Bruce McNall's Multivision Marketing and Public Relations Co. organized 26 regular season games in cities without a franchise as a litmus test for future expansion. The Stars played a neutral site game in their previous market of Minnesota at the Target Center in Minneapolis, where they were greeted enthusiastically. The Minnesota North Stars' tradition of playing on New Year's Eve and holding a post game skate on the ice was also continued with a game between the Flyers and Bruins. The Lightning vs. Red Wings contest in Minneapolis was scheduled for Martin Luther King Day, a Monday, with an afternoon face off at 2:05 PM. However, due to an error on the NHL's part, the Lightning believed themselves to be playing at 7:35 PM, an error that was only discovered two weeks prior to the game by reporters. The Lightning ended up playing an 8:05 PM game in Winnipeg, flying back to the U. S., and playing again 18 hours later in Minneapolis. The Panthers, in the midst of a playoff race, played a March "home" game against the Maple Leafs 30 miles from Toronto, at Hamilton.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score OT City State/Province Arena AttendanceSt. Louis5San Jose2SacramentoCAARCO ArenaNY Rangers4New Jersey1HalifaxNSHalifax Metro CentrePittsburgh6Buffalo2SacramentoCAARCO ArenaAnaheim4Dallas2PhoenixAZAmerica West ArenaNY Islanders5Montréal1HamiltonONCopps ColiseumDallas6Ottawa1MinneapolisMNTarget CenterVancouver4Calgary3SaskatoonSKSaskatchewan PlacePhiladelphia4Boston3MinneapolisMNTarget CenterTampa Bay1Toronto0HamiltonONCopps ColiseumMontréal2Québec0PhoenixAZAmerica West ArenaSt. Louis2Hartford1ClevelandOHRichfield ColiseumDetroit6Tampa Bay3MinneapolisMNTarget CenterVancouver5Edmonton4(OT)SaskatoonSKSaskatchewan PlaceN/ACalgary3Los Angeles3(OT)PhoenixAZAmerica West ArenaWashington5Philadelphia2ClevelandOHRichfield ColiseumSan Jose4Chicago3SacramentoCAARCO ArenaFlorida3Winnipeg2HamiltonONCopps ColiseumDetroit3Hartford0ClevelandOHRichfield ColiseumWinnipeg6Ottawa1MinneapolisMNTarget CenterChicago3Anaheim0PhoenixAZAmerica West ArenaNY Rangers7Washington5HalifaxNSHalifax Metro CentreBuffalo2NY Islanders2(OT)MinneapolisMNTarget CenterFlorida1Toronto1(OT)HamiltonONCopps ColiseumNew Jersey5Quebec2MinneapolisMNTarget CenterPittsburgh6Boston2ClevelandOHRichfield ColiseumLos Angeles6Edmonton1SacramentoCAARCO Arena

Team Coach CommentsBoston BruinsBrian SutterBuffalo SabresJohn Muckler Florida PanthersRoger NeilsonHartford Whalers Pierre McGuire Elevated to head coach midseason after Paul Holmgren stepped down. Montreal CanadiensJacques Demers New Jersey DevilsJacques Lemaire New York IslandersAl ArbourNew York Rangers Mike KeenanOttawa SenatorsRick Bowness Philadelphia FlyersTerry Simpson Pittsburgh Penguins Eddie Johnston Quebec Nordiques Pierre PageTampa Bay LightningTerry CrispWashington CapitalsTerry MurrayReplaced late in the season by Jim Schoenfeld

Team Coach CommentsMighty Ducks of AnaheimRon WilsonCalgary FlamesDave KingChicago BlackhawksDarryl SutterDallas StarsBob GaineyDetroit Red WingsScotty BowmanEdmonton OilersTed GreenReplaced early in the season by Glen SatherLos Angeles KingsBarry MelroseSt. Louis BluesBob BerrySan Jose SharksKevin ConstantineToronto Maple LeafsPat BurnsVancouver CanucksPat QuinnWinnipeg Jets John Paddock

This was the sixth season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with TSN and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. This was the last regular season before Saturday night doubleheaders became permanent on HNIC on CBC. TSN televised selected regular season weeknight games. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs was primarily on CBC, with TSN airing first round all U. S. series.

This was the second season of ESPN's deal for U. S. national broadcast rights, while NBC televised the All Star Game for the fifth and final consecutive season. ESPN's weekly regular season games were generally broadcast on Wednesdays and Fridays. ESPN also had Sunday games between the NFL and baseball seasons. ESPN2 also began showing up to five games per week, branded as NHL Fire on Ice. ESPN's brokered deal with sister broadcast network ABC expanded to include weekly regional telecasts on the last three Sunday afternoons of the regular season. This marked the first time that regular season NHL games were broadcast on American network television since ABC then televised playoff games on first three Sundays of the postseason. ESPN and ESPN2 televised selected first and second round games. ESPN then had the Conference finals and the Stanley Cup Finals. After the season, the NHL reached a five year deal with Fox, replacing ABC and NBC as the league's U. S. broadcast television partner.