1989β90 Hartford Whalers | |
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Division | 4th Adams |
Conference | 5th Wales |
1989β90 record | 38β33β9 |
Home record | 17β18β5 |
Road record | 21β15β4 |
Goals for | 275 |
Goals against | 268 |
Team information | |
General manager | Eddie Johnston |
Coach | Rick Ley |
Captain | Ron Francis |
Alternate captains |
Dave Tippett Joel Quenneville |
Arena | Hartford Civic Center |
Average attendance | 13,705 (87.7%) [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Binghamton Whalers ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pat Verbeek (44) |
Assists | Ron Francis (69) |
Points | Ron Francis (101) |
Penalty minutes | Pat Verbeek (228) |
Plus/minus | Ulf Samuelsson (+15) |
Wins | Peter Sidorkiewicz (19) |
Goals against average | Mike Liut (2.64) |
The 1988β90 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' eleventh season in the National Hockey League.
On May 12, 1989, the Whalers announced that general manager Emile Francis would be promoted to team president. Replacing Francis as general manager of the club was Eddie Johnston. Johnston had previously held the general manager position with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1983 to 1988. During his tenure with the Penguins, the club drafted Mario Lemieux with the first overall selection in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Four days later, on May 16, Johnston fired head coach Larry Pleau. Pleau led the Whalers to a 81-117-26 record over parts of five seasons as head coach of the club from 1980 to 1988. Pleau also had previously been the general manager of the club from 1981 to 1983. Just over two weeks later, Hartford hired Rick Ley to take over as head coach of the team. Ley had played with the Whalers when they played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1979, then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. Ley would have his number retired by the club on December 26, 1982. In 1981-82, Ley worked as an assistant coach with the Whalers. Midway in the 1982-83, Ley took over head coaching duties with the Binghamton Whalers, leading them to a 22-17-5 record in 44 games. From 1984 to 1988, Ley was the head coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL, leading the club to three 50+ win seasons in four years, while winning the Turner Cup during the 1985-86 season. In 1988-89, Ley coached the Milwaukee Admirals, leading the team to a 54-23-5 record in his only season with the club.
At the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 17, the Whalers selected Bobby Holik from Dukla Jihlava of the Czechoslovak Extraliga. In 36 games during the 1988-89 season, Holik scored 10 goals and 25 points in 35 games. Other notable selections that Hartford made include Blair Atcheynum, Jim McKenzie, James Black, Scott Daniels and Michel Picard.
At the draft, the Whalers made a trade with the New Jersey Devils. Hartford acquired Pat Verbeek from the Devils in exchange for Sylvain Turgeon. In 1988-89, Verbeek scored 26 goals and 47 points in 77 games. His best season with New Jersey was in 1987-88, as Verbeek scored 46 goals and 77 points in 73 games, helping the club reach the post-season for the first time since the team relocated to New Jersey. In 463 career games, Verbeek scored 170 goals and 320 points since joining the Devils in 1982.
At the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft, the Whalers selected Chris Tancill. In 44 games during the 1988-89 season with the Wisconsin Badgers, Tancill scored 20 goals and 43 points.
On July 1, Brent Peterson announced his retirement from hockey. Nineteen days later, the Whalers hired Peterson as an assistant coach.
The Whalers acquired Mikael Andersson from the Minnesota North Stars at the Waiver Draft held on October 2. Andersson played in 14 games with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1988-89 season, earning an assist. In 56 games with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, Andersson scored 18 goals and 51 points.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
2 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
5 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
7 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
8 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
10 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
Divisions: PTK β Patrick, ADM β Adams
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 5, 1989 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 7, 1989 | 4β6 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 0β2β0 |
3 | W | October 8, 1989 | 9β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 1β2β0 |
4 | W | October 11, 1989 | 4β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 2β2β0 |
5 | L | October 13, 1989 | 1β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 2β3β0 |
6 | L | October 14, 1989 | 2β3 | New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 2β4β0 |
7 | W | October 18, 1989 | 2β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | October 19, 1989 | 3β7 | @ New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 3β5β0 |
9 | T | October 21, 1989 | 3β3 OT | Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 3β5β1 |
10 | L | October 23, 1989 | 2β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 3β6β1 |
11 | W | October 25, 1989 | 2β0 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 4β6β1 |
12 | W | October 26, 1989 | 7β3 | @ New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 5β6β1 |
13 | W | October 28, 1989 | 1β0 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 6β6β1 |
14 | L | November 1, 1989 | 3β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 6β7β1 |
15 | W | November 3, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 7β7β1 |
16 | W | November 4, 1989 | 6β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 8β7β1 |
17 | L | November 8, 1989 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 8β8β1 |
18 | W | November 10, 1989 | 4β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 9β8β1 |
19 | L | November 12, 1989 | 2β4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 9β9β1 |
20 | W | November 14, 1989 | 3β0 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 10β9β1 |
21 | L | November 15, 1989 | 2β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 10β10β1 |
22 | L | November 18, 1989 | 2β3 | New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 10β11β1 |
23 | L | November 22, 1989 | 2β4 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 10β12β1 |
24 | W | November 25, 1989 | 5β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 11β12β1 |
25 | L | November 26, 1989 | 2β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 11β13β1 |
26 | L | November 28, 1989 | 2β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 11β14β1 |
27 | W | November 30, 1989 | 5β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 12β14β1 |
28 | W | December 2, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 13β14β1 |
29 | L | December 6, 1989 | 3β4 | New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 13β15β1 |
30 | W | December 7, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 14β15β1 |
31 | W | December 9, 1989 | 7β3 | New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 15β15β1 |
32 | L | December 13, 1989 | 2β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 15β16β1 |
33 | W | December 14, 1989 | 3β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 16β16β1 |
34 | L | December 16, 1989 | 2β5 | Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 16β17β1 |
35 | W | December 19, 1989 | 8β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 17β17β1 |
36 | W | December 20, 1989 | 4β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 18β17β1 |
37 | W | December 23, 1989 | 4β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 19β17β1 |
38 | T | December 26, 1989 | 3β3 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 19β17β2 |
39 | L | December 30, 1989 | 3β7 | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 19β18β2 |
40 | L | January 3, 1990 | 2β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 19β19β2 |
41 | L | January 5, 1990 | 4β6 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 19β20β2 |
42 | T | January 6, 1990 | 4β4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 19β20β3 |
43 | W | January 10, 1990 | 3β1 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 20β20β3 |
44 | W | January 13, 1990 | 6β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 21β20β3 |
45 | L | January 15, 1990 | 1β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 21β21β3 |
46 | T | January 17, 1990 | 5β5 OT | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 21β21β4 |
47 | T | January 19, 1990 | 3β3 OT | Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 21β21β5 |
48 | W | January 23, 1990 | 4β2 | New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 22β21β5 |
49 | L | January 25, 1990 | 2β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 22β22β5 |
50 | W | January 27, 1990 | 6β4 | Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 23β22β5 |
51 | T | January 30, 1990 | 4β4 OT | Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 23β22β6 |
52 | L | February 1, 1990 | 1β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 23β23β6 |
53 | W | February 3, 1990 | 5β1 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 24β23β6 |
54 | L | February 4, 1990 | 0β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 24β24β6 |
55 | W | February 7, 1990 | 5β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 25β24β6 |
56 | L | February 9, 1990 | 1β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 25β25β6 |
57 | W | February 10, 1990 | 6β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 26β25β6 |
58 | T | February 14, 1990 | 6β6 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 26β25β7 |
59 | L | February 17, 1990 | 3β7 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 26β26β7 |
60 | W | February 18, 1990 | 6β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 27β26β7 |
61 | W | February 21, 1990 | 3β2 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 28β26β7 |
62 | L | February 23, 1990 | 3β7 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 28β27β7 |
63 | L | February 24, 1990 | 1β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 28β28β7 |
64 | W | February 28, 1990 | 3β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 29β28β7 |
65 | W | March 2, 1990 | 4β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 30β28β7 |
66 | W | March 3, 1990 | 6β4 | New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 31β28β7 |
67 | W | March 6, 1990 | 4β2 | @ New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 32β28β7 |
68 | L | March 8, 1990 | 6β7 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 32β29β7 |
69 | L | March 10, 1990 | 0β5 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 32β30β7 |
70 | L | March 11, 1990 | 3β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 32β31β7 |
71 | W | March 13, 1990 | 1β0 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 33β31β7 |
72 | L | March 17, 1990 | 4β5 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 33β32β7 |
73 | W | March 18, 1990 | 3β1 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 34β32β7 |
74 | W | March 21, 1990 | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 35β32β7 |
75 | W | March 24, 1990 | 7β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 36β32β7 |
76 | W | March 25, 1990 | 4β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 37β32β7 |
77 | T | March 27, 1990 | 3β3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 37β32β8 |
78 | L | March 29, 1990 | 2β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 37β33β8 |
79 | W | March 31, 1990 | 3β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 38β33β8 |
80 | T | April 1, 1990 | 1β1 OT | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 38β33β9 |
April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 4 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
Krygier (1) - ( Verbeek, Francis) - 5:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Evason (1) - (
Tippett) - 2:41 Young (1) - ( Ferraro, Tomlak) - 6:16 Ladouceur (1) - ( Krygier, Shaw) - 9:19 |
Second period | 6:29 -
Neely (1) - (
Poulin,
Bourque) 15:46 - Carpenter (1) - ( Neely) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:38 - pp - Poulin (1) - ( Carter) | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (1-0) (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Lemelin (0-1) (13 saves / 17 shots) |
April 7 | Hartford Whalers | 1 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:58 - pp - Bourque (1) - ( Galley, Propp) | ||||||
Krygier (2) - ( Verbeek, Ferraro) - 7:42 | Second period | 14:06 - pp - Galley (1) - ( Bourque, Carpenter) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 6:57 - pp - Carpenter (2) - ( Neely, Burridge) | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (1-1) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (1-0) (25 saves / 26 shots) |
April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3 β 5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | |||
Carpenter (3) - pp - (
Neely,
Janney) - 7:59 Christian (1) - pp - ( Poulin, Propp) - 17:20 |
First period | 12:13 - pp -
Shaw (1) - (
Francis,
Andersson) 14:41 - pp - Verbeek (1) - ( Andersson, Shaw) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Burridge (1) - ( Janney, Wiemer) - 8:25 | Third period | 0:36 -
Babych (1) - (
Shaw) 2:13 - Verbeek (2) - ( Francis, Shaw) 19:42 - en - Dineen (1) - ( Tippett) | ||||||
Moog (1-1) (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (2-1) (22 saves / 25 shots) |
April 11 | Boston Bruins | 6 β 5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:18 - Evason (2) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
Christian (2) - (
Janney,
Carter) - 4:35 Wesley (1) - ( Carpenter, Douris) - 10:24 |
Second period | 2:04 -
Shaw (2) - (Unassisted) 7:02 - Dineen (2) - ( Babych, Andersson) 8:29 - Corriveau (1) - ( Hull, Babych) | ||||||
Poulin (2) - (
Wesley) - 1:28 Beers (1) - ( Janney, Neely) - 7:00 Christian (3) - ( Poulin, Burridge) - 8:10 Poulin (3) - ( Burridge, Neely) - 18:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Moog (2-1) (7 saves / 7 shots) Lemelin (17 saves / 22 shots) |
Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (2-2) (23 saves / 29 shots) |
April 13 | Hartford Whalers | 2 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
Samuelsson (1) - ( Tippett, Dineen) - 9:36 | First period | 15:18 - pp -
Propp (1) - (
Janney,
Wesley) 17:27 - pp - Neely (2) - ( Janney, Propp) | ||||||
Tippett (1) - ( Dineen) - 15:56 | Second period | 18:07 - sh - Neely (3) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (2-3) (15 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (3-1) (20 saves / 22 shots) |
April 15 | Boston Bruins | 2 β 3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 6:31 - Young (2) - ( Evason, Ferraro) | ||||||
Poulin (4) - ( Burridge, D. Sweeney) - 9:00 | Second period | 1:35 - Francis (2) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
Burridge (2) - (Unassisted) - 1:05 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 12:30 - Dineen (3) - ( Evason) | ||||||
Moog (3-2) (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (3-3) (23 saves / 25 shots) |
April 17 | Hartford Whalers | 1 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:30 -
Byce (1) - (
Carter,
Bourque) 7:29 - pp - Janney (1) - ( Neely, Wesley) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:22 - Neely (4) - ( Janney) | ||||||
Francis (3) - pp - ( Shaw) - 13:48 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (3-4) (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (4-2) (27 saves / 28 shots) |
Boston wins series 4 β 3 | |
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The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1989β90 season.
June 17, 1989 | To
New Jersey Devils Sylvain Turgeon |
To
Hartford Whalers Pat Verbeek |
October 7, 1989 | To
Minnesota North Stars Kevin Sullivan |
To
Hartford Whalers Mike Berger |
October 10, 1989 | To
Edmonton Oilers Norm Maciver |
To
Hartford Whalers Jim Ennis |
October 31, 1989 | To
New Jersey Devils Jim Thomson |
To
Hartford Whalers Chris Cichocki |
December 13, 1989 | To
Winnipeg Jets Paul MacDermid |
To
Hartford Whalers Randy Cunneyworth |
March 3, 1990 | To
Boston Bruins Steve Dykstra |
To
Hartford Whalers Jeff Sirkka |
March 5, 1990 | To
Washington Capitals Mike Liut |
To
Hartford Whalers Yvon Corriveau |
March 6, 1990 | To
Edmonton Oilers Marc Laforge |
To
Hartford Whalers Cam Brauer |
October 2, 1989 | From
Buffalo Sabres Mikael Andersson |
December 1, 1989 | To
Quebec Nordiques Brian Lawton |
Player | Former Team |
Daryl Reaugh | Edmonton Oilers |
Steve Dykstra | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Emanuel Viveiros | Minnesota North Stars |
Hartford's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Bobby Holik | ![]() |
Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
3 | 52 | Blair Atcheynum | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors ( WHL) |
4 | 73 | Jim McKenzie | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
5 | 94 | James Black | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
6 | 115 | Jerome Bechard | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
7 | 136 | Scott Daniels | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
8 | 157 | Raymond Saumier | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs ( QMJHL) |
9 | 178 | Michel Picard | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
10 | 199 | Trevor Buchanan | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
11 | 220 | John Battice | ![]() |
London Knights ( OHL) |
12 | 241 | Peter Kasowski | ![]() |
Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
S | 15 | Chris Tancill | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin ( WCHA) |
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1989β90 Hartford Whalers | |
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Division | 4th Adams |
Conference | 5th Wales |
1989β90 record | 38β33β9 |
Home record | 17β18β5 |
Road record | 21β15β4 |
Goals for | 275 |
Goals against | 268 |
Team information | |
General manager | Eddie Johnston |
Coach | Rick Ley |
Captain | Ron Francis |
Alternate captains |
Dave Tippett Joel Quenneville |
Arena | Hartford Civic Center |
Average attendance | 13,705 (87.7%) [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Binghamton Whalers ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pat Verbeek (44) |
Assists | Ron Francis (69) |
Points | Ron Francis (101) |
Penalty minutes | Pat Verbeek (228) |
Plus/minus | Ulf Samuelsson (+15) |
Wins | Peter Sidorkiewicz (19) |
Goals against average | Mike Liut (2.64) |
The 1988β90 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' eleventh season in the National Hockey League.
On May 12, 1989, the Whalers announced that general manager Emile Francis would be promoted to team president. Replacing Francis as general manager of the club was Eddie Johnston. Johnston had previously held the general manager position with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1983 to 1988. During his tenure with the Penguins, the club drafted Mario Lemieux with the first overall selection in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Four days later, on May 16, Johnston fired head coach Larry Pleau. Pleau led the Whalers to a 81-117-26 record over parts of five seasons as head coach of the club from 1980 to 1988. Pleau also had previously been the general manager of the club from 1981 to 1983. Just over two weeks later, Hartford hired Rick Ley to take over as head coach of the team. Ley had played with the Whalers when they played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1979, then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. Ley would have his number retired by the club on December 26, 1982. In 1981-82, Ley worked as an assistant coach with the Whalers. Midway in the 1982-83, Ley took over head coaching duties with the Binghamton Whalers, leading them to a 22-17-5 record in 44 games. From 1984 to 1988, Ley was the head coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL, leading the club to three 50+ win seasons in four years, while winning the Turner Cup during the 1985-86 season. In 1988-89, Ley coached the Milwaukee Admirals, leading the team to a 54-23-5 record in his only season with the club.
At the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 17, the Whalers selected Bobby Holik from Dukla Jihlava of the Czechoslovak Extraliga. In 36 games during the 1988-89 season, Holik scored 10 goals and 25 points in 35 games. Other notable selections that Hartford made include Blair Atcheynum, Jim McKenzie, James Black, Scott Daniels and Michel Picard.
At the draft, the Whalers made a trade with the New Jersey Devils. Hartford acquired Pat Verbeek from the Devils in exchange for Sylvain Turgeon. In 1988-89, Verbeek scored 26 goals and 47 points in 77 games. His best season with New Jersey was in 1987-88, as Verbeek scored 46 goals and 77 points in 73 games, helping the club reach the post-season for the first time since the team relocated to New Jersey. In 463 career games, Verbeek scored 170 goals and 320 points since joining the Devils in 1982.
At the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft, the Whalers selected Chris Tancill. In 44 games during the 1988-89 season with the Wisconsin Badgers, Tancill scored 20 goals and 43 points.
On July 1, Brent Peterson announced his retirement from hockey. Nineteen days later, the Whalers hired Peterson as an assistant coach.
The Whalers acquired Mikael Andersson from the Minnesota North Stars at the Waiver Draft held on October 2. Andersson played in 14 games with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1988-89 season, earning an assist. In 56 games with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, Andersson scored 18 goals and 51 points.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
2 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
5 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
7 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
8 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
10 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
Divisions: PTK β Patrick, ADM β Adams
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 5, 1989 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 7, 1989 | 4β6 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 0β2β0 |
3 | W | October 8, 1989 | 9β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 1β2β0 |
4 | W | October 11, 1989 | 4β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 2β2β0 |
5 | L | October 13, 1989 | 1β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 2β3β0 |
6 | L | October 14, 1989 | 2β3 | New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 2β4β0 |
7 | W | October 18, 1989 | 2β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | October 19, 1989 | 3β7 | @ New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 3β5β0 |
9 | T | October 21, 1989 | 3β3 OT | Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 3β5β1 |
10 | L | October 23, 1989 | 2β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 3β6β1 |
11 | W | October 25, 1989 | 2β0 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 4β6β1 |
12 | W | October 26, 1989 | 7β3 | @ New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 5β6β1 |
13 | W | October 28, 1989 | 1β0 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 6β6β1 |
14 | L | November 1, 1989 | 3β5 | St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 6β7β1 |
15 | W | November 3, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 7β7β1 |
16 | W | November 4, 1989 | 6β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 8β7β1 |
17 | L | November 8, 1989 | 3β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 8β8β1 |
18 | W | November 10, 1989 | 4β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 9β8β1 |
19 | L | November 12, 1989 | 2β4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 9β9β1 |
20 | W | November 14, 1989 | 3β0 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1989β90) | 10β9β1 |
21 | L | November 15, 1989 | 2β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 10β10β1 |
22 | L | November 18, 1989 | 2β3 | New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 10β11β1 |
23 | L | November 22, 1989 | 2β4 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 10β12β1 |
24 | W | November 25, 1989 | 5β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 11β12β1 |
25 | L | November 26, 1989 | 2β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 11β13β1 |
26 | L | November 28, 1989 | 2β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 11β14β1 |
27 | W | November 30, 1989 | 5β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 12β14β1 |
28 | W | December 2, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 13β14β1 |
29 | L | December 6, 1989 | 3β4 | New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 13β15β1 |
30 | W | December 7, 1989 | 4β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 14β15β1 |
31 | W | December 9, 1989 | 7β3 | New Jersey Devils ( 1989β90) | 15β15β1 |
32 | L | December 13, 1989 | 2β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 15β16β1 |
33 | W | December 14, 1989 | 3β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 16β16β1 |
34 | L | December 16, 1989 | 2β5 | Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 16β17β1 |
35 | W | December 19, 1989 | 8β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 17β17β1 |
36 | W | December 20, 1989 | 4β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 18β17β1 |
37 | W | December 23, 1989 | 4β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 19β17β1 |
38 | T | December 26, 1989 | 3β3 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 19β17β2 |
39 | L | December 30, 1989 | 3β7 | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 19β18β2 |
40 | L | January 3, 1990 | 2β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 19β19β2 |
41 | L | January 5, 1990 | 4β6 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 19β20β2 |
42 | T | January 6, 1990 | 4β4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 19β20β3 |
43 | W | January 10, 1990 | 3β1 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 20β20β3 |
44 | W | January 13, 1990 | 6β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1989β90) | 21β20β3 |
45 | L | January 15, 1990 | 1β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 21β21β3 |
46 | T | January 17, 1990 | 5β5 OT | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 21β21β4 |
47 | T | January 19, 1990 | 3β3 OT | Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 21β21β5 |
48 | W | January 23, 1990 | 4β2 | New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 22β21β5 |
49 | L | January 25, 1990 | 2β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1989β90) | 22β22β5 |
50 | W | January 27, 1990 | 6β4 | Chicago Blackhawks ( 1989β90) | 23β22β5 |
51 | T | January 30, 1990 | 4β4 OT | Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 23β22β6 |
52 | L | February 1, 1990 | 1β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1989β90) | 23β23β6 |
53 | W | February 3, 1990 | 5β1 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 24β23β6 |
54 | L | February 4, 1990 | 0β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 24β24β6 |
55 | W | February 7, 1990 | 5β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1989β90) | 25β24β6 |
56 | L | February 9, 1990 | 1β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 25β25β6 |
57 | W | February 10, 1990 | 6β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 26β25β6 |
58 | T | February 14, 1990 | 6β6 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 26β25β7 |
59 | L | February 17, 1990 | 3β7 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 26β26β7 |
60 | W | February 18, 1990 | 6β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 27β26β7 |
61 | W | February 21, 1990 | 3β2 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 28β26β7 |
62 | L | February 23, 1990 | 3β7 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 28β27β7 |
63 | L | February 24, 1990 | 1β3 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1989β90) | 28β28β7 |
64 | W | February 28, 1990 | 3β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 29β28β7 |
65 | W | March 2, 1990 | 4β3 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1989β90) | 30β28β7 |
66 | W | March 3, 1990 | 6β4 | New York Rangers ( 1989β90) | 31β28β7 |
67 | W | March 6, 1990 | 4β2 | @ New York Islanders ( 1989β90) | 32β28β7 |
68 | L | March 8, 1990 | 6β7 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1989β90) | 32β29β7 |
69 | L | March 10, 1990 | 0β5 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1989β90) | 32β30β7 |
70 | L | March 11, 1990 | 3β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 32β31β7 |
71 | W | March 13, 1990 | 1β0 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1989β90) | 33β31β7 |
72 | L | March 17, 1990 | 4β5 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1989β90) | 33β32β7 |
73 | W | March 18, 1990 | 3β1 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1989β90) | 34β32β7 |
74 | W | March 21, 1990 | 4β1 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 35β32β7 |
75 | W | March 24, 1990 | 7β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 36β32β7 |
76 | W | March 25, 1990 | 4β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 37β32β7 |
77 | T | March 27, 1990 | 3β3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1989β90) | 37β32β8 |
78 | L | March 29, 1990 | 2β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1989β90) | 37β33β8 |
79 | W | March 31, 1990 | 3β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1989β90) | 38β33β8 |
80 | T | April 1, 1990 | 1β1 OT | Montreal Canadiens ( 1989β90) | 38β33β9 |
April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 4 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
Krygier (1) - ( Verbeek, Francis) - 5:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Evason (1) - (
Tippett) - 2:41 Young (1) - ( Ferraro, Tomlak) - 6:16 Ladouceur (1) - ( Krygier, Shaw) - 9:19 |
Second period | 6:29 -
Neely (1) - (
Poulin,
Bourque) 15:46 - Carpenter (1) - ( Neely) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:38 - pp - Poulin (1) - ( Carter) | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (1-0) (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Lemelin (0-1) (13 saves / 17 shots) |
April 7 | Hartford Whalers | 1 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:58 - pp - Bourque (1) - ( Galley, Propp) | ||||||
Krygier (2) - ( Verbeek, Ferraro) - 7:42 | Second period | 14:06 - pp - Galley (1) - ( Bourque, Carpenter) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 6:57 - pp - Carpenter (2) - ( Neely, Burridge) | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (1-1) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (1-0) (25 saves / 26 shots) |
April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3 β 5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | |||
Carpenter (3) - pp - (
Neely,
Janney) - 7:59 Christian (1) - pp - ( Poulin, Propp) - 17:20 |
First period | 12:13 - pp -
Shaw (1) - (
Francis,
Andersson) 14:41 - pp - Verbeek (1) - ( Andersson, Shaw) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Burridge (1) - ( Janney, Wiemer) - 8:25 | Third period | 0:36 -
Babych (1) - (
Shaw) 2:13 - Verbeek (2) - ( Francis, Shaw) 19:42 - en - Dineen (1) - ( Tippett) | ||||||
Moog (1-1) (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (2-1) (22 saves / 25 shots) |
April 11 | Boston Bruins | 6 β 5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:18 - Evason (2) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
Christian (2) - (
Janney,
Carter) - 4:35 Wesley (1) - ( Carpenter, Douris) - 10:24 |
Second period | 2:04 -
Shaw (2) - (Unassisted) 7:02 - Dineen (2) - ( Babych, Andersson) 8:29 - Corriveau (1) - ( Hull, Babych) | ||||||
Poulin (2) - (
Wesley) - 1:28 Beers (1) - ( Janney, Neely) - 7:00 Christian (3) - ( Poulin, Burridge) - 8:10 Poulin (3) - ( Burridge, Neely) - 18:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Moog (2-1) (7 saves / 7 shots) Lemelin (17 saves / 22 shots) |
Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (2-2) (23 saves / 29 shots) |
April 13 | Hartford Whalers | 2 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
Samuelsson (1) - ( Tippett, Dineen) - 9:36 | First period | 15:18 - pp -
Propp (1) - (
Janney,
Wesley) 17:27 - pp - Neely (2) - ( Janney, Propp) | ||||||
Tippett (1) - ( Dineen) - 15:56 | Second period | 18:07 - sh - Neely (3) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (2-3) (15 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (3-1) (20 saves / 22 shots) |
April 15 | Boston Bruins | 2 β 3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 6:31 - Young (2) - ( Evason, Ferraro) | ||||||
Poulin (4) - ( Burridge, D. Sweeney) - 9:00 | Second period | 1:35 - Francis (2) - (Unassisted) | ||||||
Burridge (2) - (Unassisted) - 1:05 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 12:30 - Dineen (3) - ( Evason) | ||||||
Moog (3-2) (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Sidorkiewicz (3-3) (23 saves / 25 shots) |
April 17 | Hartford Whalers | 1 β 3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:30 -
Byce (1) - (
Carter,
Bourque) 7:29 - pp - Janney (1) - ( Neely, Wesley) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:22 - Neely (4) - ( Janney) | ||||||
Francis (3) - pp - ( Shaw) - 13:48 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Sidorkiewicz (3-4) (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Moog (4-2) (27 saves / 28 shots) |
Boston wins series 4 β 3 | |
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The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1989β90 season.
June 17, 1989 | To
New Jersey Devils Sylvain Turgeon |
To
Hartford Whalers Pat Verbeek |
October 7, 1989 | To
Minnesota North Stars Kevin Sullivan |
To
Hartford Whalers Mike Berger |
October 10, 1989 | To
Edmonton Oilers Norm Maciver |
To
Hartford Whalers Jim Ennis |
October 31, 1989 | To
New Jersey Devils Jim Thomson |
To
Hartford Whalers Chris Cichocki |
December 13, 1989 | To
Winnipeg Jets Paul MacDermid |
To
Hartford Whalers Randy Cunneyworth |
March 3, 1990 | To
Boston Bruins Steve Dykstra |
To
Hartford Whalers Jeff Sirkka |
March 5, 1990 | To
Washington Capitals Mike Liut |
To
Hartford Whalers Yvon Corriveau |
March 6, 1990 | To
Edmonton Oilers Marc Laforge |
To
Hartford Whalers Cam Brauer |
October 2, 1989 | From
Buffalo Sabres Mikael Andersson |
December 1, 1989 | To
Quebec Nordiques Brian Lawton |
Player | Former Team |
Daryl Reaugh | Edmonton Oilers |
Steve Dykstra | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Emanuel Viveiros | Minnesota North Stars |
Hartford's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | Bobby Holik | ![]() |
Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
3 | 52 | Blair Atcheynum | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors ( WHL) |
4 | 73 | Jim McKenzie | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
5 | 94 | James Black | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
6 | 115 | Jerome Bechard | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
7 | 136 | Scott Daniels | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
8 | 157 | Raymond Saumier | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs ( QMJHL) |
9 | 178 | Michel Picard | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
10 | 199 | Trevor Buchanan | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
11 | 220 | John Battice | ![]() |
London Knights ( OHL) |
12 | 241 | Peter Kasowski | ![]() |
Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
S | 15 | Chris Tancill | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin ( WCHA) |
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