1993–94 New Jersey Devils season

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1993–94 New Jersey Devils
Division 2nd Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
1993–94 record 47–25–12
Home record 29–11–2
Road record 18–14–10
Goals for 306
Goals against 220
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Jacques Lemaire
Captain Scott Stevens
Alternate captains Bruce Driver
John MacLean
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
Goals John MacLean (37)
Assists Scott Stevens (60)
Points Scott Stevens (78)
Penalties in minutes Randy McKay (224)
Plus/Minus Scott Stevens (+53)
Wins Martin Brodeur (27)
Goals against average Martin Brodeur (2.40)

The New Jersey Devils opened the 1993–94 season with 7 consecutive wins. They finished second in scoring and in goaltending. They also set team records in wins (47) and points (106). Captain Scott Stevens led the league in +/- with +53.

In the 1994 NHL Playoffs, The Devils made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals where they came within a game of advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. Goaltender Martin Brodeur won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie and new coach Jacques Lemaire won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.

Contents:
Regular seasonPlayoffsPlayer statsAwards and records - Transactions
Draft picksFarm teamsSee alsoReferences


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71

[edit] Draft picks

The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 13 Denis Pederson Flag of Canada Canada C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 32 Jay Pandolfo Flag of the United States United States LW Boston University (Hockey East) [1]
2 39 Brendan Morrison Flag of Canada Canada C Penticton Panthers (BCJHL)
3 65 Krzysztof Oliwa Flag of Poland Poland LW Welland Flames (GHJBHL)
4 91 No fourth-round pick[2]
5 110 John Guirestante Flag of Canada Canada RW London Knights (OHL) [3]
6 143 Steve Brule Flag of Canada Canada RW St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
7 169 Nikolai Zavarukhin Flag of Russia Russia C Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russian Super League)
8 195 Thom Cullen Flag of Canada Canada D Wexford Raiders (MJHL)
9 221 Judd Lambert Flag of Canada Canada G Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL)
10 247 Jimmy Provencher Flag of Canada Canada RW St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
11 273 Mike Legg Flag of Canada Canada RW London (MOJHL)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Devils acquired the 1993 second-round pick, Bobby Holik, and a conditional 1994 draft pick from Hartford for Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich on August 28, 1992.
  2. ^ The Devils traded their 1993 fourth-round pick (used on Cosmo Dupual), along with Craig Billington and Troy Mallette to Ottawa for Peter Sidorkiewicz and future considerations (later became Mike Peluso) on June 20, 1993.
  3. ^ The Devils acquired the 1993 fifth-round pick from Hartford for Lee Norwood on October 3, 1991. The Devils had traded their original fifth-round pick (used on Jason Saal) to Los Angeles for Corey Millen on June 26, 1993.