1993–94 NHL 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.

1993–94 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 5, 1993 – June 14, 1994
Number of games	84
Number of teams	26
TV partner(s)	CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada) ESPN, ABC, NBC^[a] (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Alexandre Daigle
Picked by	Ottawa Senators
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	New York Rangers
Season MVP	Sergei Fedorov (Red Wings)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Kings)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Brian Leetch (Rangers)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New York Rangers
Runners-up	Vancouver Canucks
NHL seasons
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

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.^[1] Goaltenders combined for 99 shutouts during the regular season,^[2] a mark that broke the all-time regular-season record of 85 set in 1974–75.^[3]

League business

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.^[4] 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.^[4][5] 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.

Franchise changes

• 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.

Teams

1993-94 National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
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
Western Conference
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

Regular season

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.^[6] 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.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

R		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p-New York Rangers *	84	52	24	8	299	231	112
2	x-Pittsburgh Penguins *	84	44	27	13	299	285	101
3	New Jersey Devils	84	47	25	12	306	220	106
4	Boston Bruins	84	42	29	13	289	252	97
5	Montreal Canadiens	84	41	29	14	283	248	96
6	Buffalo Sabres	84	43	32	9	282	218	95
7	Washington Capitals	84	39	35	10	277	263	88
8	New York Islanders	84	36	36	12	282	264	84
9	Florida Panthers	84	33	34	17	233	233	83
10	Philadelphia Flyers	84	35	39	10	294	314	80
11	Quebec Nordiques	84	34	42	8	277	292	76
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	84	30	43	11	224	251	71
13	Hartford Whalers	84	27	48	9	227	288	63
14	Ottawa Senators	84	14	61	9	201	397	37

Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Atlantic Division No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 1 New York Rangers 84 52 24 8 299 231 112 2 3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106 3 7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88 4 8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84 5 9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83 6 10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80 7 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71 ^[7]

Northeast Division No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 84 44 27 13 299 285 101 2 4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97 3 5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96 4 6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95 5 11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76 6 13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63 7 14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37 ^[7]

Western Conference^[8]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	y- Detroit Red Wings *	CEN	84	46	30	8	356	275	100
2	x- Calgary Flames *	PAC	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	84	43	29	12	280	243	98
4	Dallas Stars	CEN	84	42	29	13	286	265	97
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	84	40	33	11	270	283	91
6	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	84	39	36	9	254	240	87
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
10	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
11	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	84	25	45	14	261	305	64
12	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	84	24	51	9	245	344	57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Central Division No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 1 Detroit Red Wings 84 46 30 8 356 275 100 2 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 84 43 29 12 280 243 98 3 4 Dallas Stars 84 42 29 13 286 265 97 4 5 St. Louis Blues 84 40 33 11 270 283 91 5 6 Chicago Blackhawks 84 39 36 9 254 240 87 6 12 Winnipeg Jets 84 24 51 9 245 344 57 ^[7]

Pacific Division No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 3 Calgary Flames 84 42 29 13 302 256 97 2 7 Vancouver Canucks 84 41 40 3 279 276 85 3 8 San Jose Sharks 84 33 35 16 252 265 82 4 9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 84 33 46 5 229 251 71 5 10 Los Angeles Kings 84 27 45 12 294 322 66 6 11 Edmonton Oilers 84 25 45 14 261 305 64 ^[7]

       No = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

Main article: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs

Bracket

	Conference quarterfinals					Conference semifinals					Conference finals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	NY Rangers	4
	8	NY Islanders	0
						1	NY Rangers	4
						7	Washington	1
	2	Pittsburgh	2
	7	Washington	4
											1	NY Rangers	4
	Eastern Conference
											3	New Jersey	3
	3	New Jersey	4
	6	Buffalo	3
						3	New Jersey	4
						4	Boston	2
	4	Boston	4
	5	Montreal	3
																E1	NY Rangers	4
																W7	Vancouver	3
	1	Detroit	3
	8	San Jose	4
						3	Toronto	4
						8	San Jose	3
	2	Calgary	3
	7	Vancouver	4
											3	Toronto	1
	Western Conference
											7	Vancouver	4
	3	Toronto	4
	6	Chicago	2
						4	Dallas	1
						7	Vancouver	4
	4	Dallas	4
	5	St. Louis	0

Awards

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

All-Star teams

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	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks	RW	Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Brendan Shanahan, St. Louis Blues	LW	Adam Graves, New York Rangers

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

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

^[7]

Leading goaltenders

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

^[9]

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1993–94 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

• Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
• Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers
• Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers
• Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers
• Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers
• Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens
• Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils
• Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders
• Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers
• Todd Marchant, New York Rangers
• Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators
• Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators
• Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators
• Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques
• Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues
• Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Michael Peca, Vancouver Canucks
• Jason Allison, Washington Capitals

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1993–94 (listed with their last team):

• Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins
• Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks
• Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks
• Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers
• Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers
• Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
• Keith Acton, New York Islanders
• Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers
• Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins

Neutral site games

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.

Complete list of neutral-site games

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score	OT	City	State/Province	Arena	Attendance
October 21, 1993	St. Louis	5	San Jose	2		Sacramento	CA	ARCO Arena	7,144
October 31, 1993	NY Rangers	4	New Jersey	1		Halifax	NS	Halifax Metro Centre	8,200
November 3, 1993	Pittsburgh	6	Buffalo	2		Sacramento	CA	ARCO Arena	10,117
November 9, 1993	Anaheim	4	Dallas	2		Phoenix	AZ	America West Arena	8,143
November 18, 1993	NY Islanders	5	Montréal	1		Hamilton	ON	Copps Coliseum	17,008
December 9, 1993	Dallas	6	Ottawa	1		Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	14,058
December 23, 1993	Vancouver	4	Calgary	3		Saskatoon	SK	Saskatchewan Place	11,429*
December 31, 1993	Philadelphia	4	Boston	3		Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	10,855
January 4, 1994	Tampa Bay	1	Toronto	0		Hamilton	ON	Copps Coliseum	17,526*
January 5, 1994	Montréal	2	Québec	0		Phoenix	AZ	America West Arena	11,393
January 6, 1994	St. Louis	2	Hartford	1		Cleveland	OH	Richfield Coliseum	6,956
January 17, 1994	Detroit	6	Tampa Bay	3		Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	8,764
January 23, 1994	Vancouver	5	Edmonton	4	(OT)	Saskatoon	SK	Saskatchewan Place	N/A
January 24, 1994	Calgary	3	Los Angeles	3	(OT)	Phoenix	AZ	America West Arena	14,864
February 2, 1994	Washington	5	Philadelphia	2		Cleveland	OH	Richfield Coliseum	8,312
February 8, 1994	San Jose	4	Chicago	3		Sacramento	CA	ARCO Arena	14,182*
February 22, 1994	Florida	3	Winnipeg	2		Hamilton	ON	Copps Coliseum	6,291
February 24, 1994	Detroit	3	Hartford	0		Cleveland	OH	Richfield Coliseum	11,621
March 4, 1994	Winnipeg	6	Ottawa	1		Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	6,388
March 8, 1994	Chicago	3	Anaheim	0		Phoenix	AZ	America West Arena	13,847
March 9, 1994	NY Rangers	7	Washington	5		Halifax	NS	Halifax Metro Centre	9,200*
March 18, 1994	Buffalo	2	NY Islanders	2	(OT)	Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	8,016
March 23, 1994	Florida	1	Toronto	1	(OT)	Hamilton	ON	Copps Coliseum	17,096*
March 27, 1994	New Jersey	5	Quebec	2		Minneapolis	MN	Target Center	6,222
April 3, 1994	Pittsburgh	6	Boston	2		Cleveland	OH	Richfield Coliseum	17,224
April 3, 1994	Los Angeles	6	Edmonton	1		Sacramento	CA	ARCO Arena	10,363

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team	Coach	Comments
Boston Bruins	Brian Sutter
Buffalo Sabres	John Muckler
Florida Panthers	Roger Neilson
Hartford Whalers	Pierre McGuire	Elevated to head coach midseason after Paul Holmgren stepped down.
Montreal Canadiens	Jacques Demers
New Jersey Devils	Jacques Lemaire
New York Islanders	Al Arbour
New York Rangers	Mike Keenan
Ottawa Senators	Rick Bowness
Philadelphia Flyers	Terry Simpson
Pittsburgh Penguins	Eddie Johnston
Quebec Nordiques	Pierre Page
Tampa Bay Lightning	Terry Crisp
Washington Capitals	Terry Murray	Replaced late in the season by Jim Schoenfeld

Western Conference

Team	Coach	Comments
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Ron Wilson
Calgary Flames	Dave King
Chicago Blackhawks	Darryl Sutter
Dallas Stars	Bob Gainey
Detroit Red Wings	Scotty Bowman
Edmonton Oilers	Ted Green	Replaced early in the season by Glen Sather
Los Angeles Kings	Barry Melrose
St. Louis Blues	Bob Berry
San Jose Sharks	Kevin Constantine
Toronto Maple Leafs	Pat Burns
Vancouver Canucks	Pat Quinn
Winnipeg Jets	John Paddock

Broadcasting

Canada

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.

United States

This was the second season of ESPN's deal for U.S. national broadcast rights,^[10] 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.^[11] ESPN2 also began showing up to five games per week, branded as NHL Fire on Ice.^[12]

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.^[13][14] This marked the first time that regular season NHL games were broadcast on American network television since 1974–75.^[15] ABC then televised playoff games on first three Sundays of the postseason.^[16] 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.^[17]

See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1993 NHL Entry Draft
• 1993 NHL Expansion Draft
• 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft
• 1993-94 NHL Transactions
• 45th National Hockey League All-Star Game
• National Hockey League All-Star Game
• NHL All-Rookie Team
• Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• 1993 in sports
• 1994 in sports

Notes

1. NBC only televised the All-Star Game.

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5. Dillman, Lisa (April 1, 1993). "NHL Approves Realignment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
6. "Golden Knights vs. Jets - Game Recap - February 1, 2018". ESPN.
7. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
8. "1993-1994 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
9. "1993-94 NHL Leaders". Hockey-Reference.com.
10. Clark, Cammy (September 3, 1992). "NHL okays ESPN deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
11. Sandomir, Richard (February 22, 2005). "Picture Is Fuzzy for N.H.L. on Networks". The New York Times.
12. Nidetz, Steve (October 1, 1993). "ESPN2 Takes Aim at Young, Restless". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
13. Martzke, Rudy (February 5, 1993). "NHL's new boss ready to clear up confusion". USA Today. p. 3C.
14. Hiestand, Michael (April 28, 1993). "Camera could be newest Derby rider". USA Today. p. 3C.
15. Shea, Jim (May 7, 1993). "Select few watching NHL on ABC". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
16. Kiley, Mike (January 21, 1994). "NHL Boss Finishes Eventful 1st Year – Bettman Focuses on CBS Deal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
17. "Fox, ESPN ink deals with NHL". UPI. September 13, 1994.

External links

• Hockey Database 1994 season