1991–92 NHL season
| 1991–92 NHL season | |
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The NHL 75th anniversary logo
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| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 3, 1991 – June 1, 1992 |
| Number of games | 80 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | New York Rangers |
| Season MVP | Mark Messier (Rangers) |
| Top scorer | Mario Lemieux (Penguins) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Eastern runners-up | Boston Bruins |
| Western champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Western runners-up | Edmonton Oilers |
| Playoffs Playoffs MVP | Mario Lemieux (Penguins) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Runners-up | Chicago Blackhawks |
The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Pittsburgh Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions, winning a best of seven series four games to none against the Chicago Blackhawks.
As mentioned above, 1991–92 was the 75th anniversary season for the NHL. Accordingly, all players wore a patch on their uniforms depicting the NHL 75th anniversary logo for this season.
This was the first season for the San Jose Sharks, the first expansion team in the NHL since 1979. The birth of the Sharks returned NHL hockey to the San Francisco Bay Area after the California Golden Seals had relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in 1976.
This was also the last season for John Ziegler as NHL President. He would be succeeded by Gil Stein, who held the position for one year before being replaced by Gary Bettman.
A new rule was added in which the final minute of every period is measured in tenths of a second, unlike whole seconds as in past seasons.
As part of the NHL's 75th anniversary celebration, and taking cues from Major League Baseball's "Turn Back The Clock" uniform program, throwback uniforms were worn by Original Six teams for select games, and throwbacks were also worn for the All-Star Game.
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