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1990–91 Hartford Whalers season

1990–91 Hartford Whalers season

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The 1990–91 Hartford Whalers season was the franchise's 19th season, 12th in the NHL. The Whalers placed fourth in the Adams Division to qualify for the playoffs. The Whalers were eliminated in the first round by their New England rival Boston Bruins.

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Offseason

At the 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft held on June 15, the Whalers selected Jim Crozier with the 19th selection. Crozier played the 1989–90 season with Cornell University. In 16 games with the Big Red, Crozier posted a 10-3-1 record with a 2.63 GAA.

On June 16, 1990, the Whalers participated at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. With the 15th overall selection, the club selected Mark Greig from the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. In 65 games with the Hurricanes, Greig scored 55 goals and 135 points in 1989-90. In the second round of the draft, Hartford selected Geoff Sanderson from the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL with the 36th overall selection. Sanderson scored 32 goals and 94 points in 70 games with the Broncos during the 1989-90 season. Some other notable players selected by Hartford include Mike Lenarduzzi, Jergus Baca, and Espen Knutsen.

The Whalers and New York Rangers made a trade on July 7, as Hartford acquired Carey Wilson and a third round selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Jody Hull. In 41 games with the Rangers during the 1989-90 season, Wilson scored nine goals and 26 points. Wilson had previously played with the Whalers from 1987 to 1989, where in 70 games, he scored 29 goals and 60 points.

On July 16, the Whalers signed free agent John Stevens to a contract. Stevens spent the 1989-90 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, where he scored three goals, 13 points, and accumulated 193 penalty minutes in 79 games. Stevens had previous NHL experience, as he appeared in nine games with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1986 to 1988.

On September 30, the club signed free agent Paul Cyr from the New York Rangers. Cyr missed the entire 1989-90 due to injuries, and played in only one game during the 1988-89 season. In his last healthy season in 1987-88, split between the Buffalo Sabres and the Rangers, Cyr scored five goals and 19 points in 60 games. Also on this day, the Whalers acquired a sixth round draft pick at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Dave Tippett.

Four days later, on October 3, the Whalers made a second trade with the Washington Capitals, as Hartford acquired cash considerations from Washington in exchange for Joel Quenneville.

Regular season

The Whalers had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 403.[2]

Final standings

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[3]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.

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Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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Playoffs

Bruins 4, Whalers 2

Adams Division Semi-finals

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (4) Hartford Whalers
April 3 Hartford Whalers 5 – 2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Verbeek (1) - pp - (Zalapski, Cullen) - 14:11 First period 0:23 - Lazaro (1) - (Bourque, Poulin)
Dineen (1) - (Evason, Ladouceur) - 2:18
Brown (1) - pp - (Verbeek, Cullen) - 9:37
Second period 14:45 - pp - Skriko (1) - (Bourque, Wesley)
Cullen (1) - (Shaw) - 15:49
Cyr (1) - (Evason, Ladouceur) - 16:17
Third period No scoring
Sidorkiewicz (1-0) (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Moog (0-1) (19 saves / 24 shots)
April 5 Hartford Whalers 3 – 4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Hunter (1) - (Ladouceur) - 5:08
Verbeek (2) - pp - (Zalapski) - 18:55
First period 0:13 - Skriko (2) - (Wesley, Hodge)
Ladouceur (1) - (Côté, Evason) - 18:12 Second period 9:22 - pp - Neely (1) - (Bourque, Hodge)
No scoring Third period 11:39 - Neely (2) - (Janney)
16:38 - Neely (3) - (Janney, Carpenter)
Sidorkiewicz (1-1) (36 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Moog (1-1) (24 saves / 27 shots)
April 7 Boston Bruins 6 – 3 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
Bourque (1) - pp - (Hodge, Janney) - 11:07 First period No scoring
Wesley (1) - pp - (Bourque, Janney) - 10:38 Second period 6:19 - pp - Hunter (2) - (Cullen, Verbeek)
Galley (1) - (Unassisted) - 6:49
Christian (1) - (Burridge, Wiemer) - 7:07
B. Sweeney (1) - (Nilan) - 10:05
Janney (1) - pp - (Wesley, Neely) - 14:08
Third period 1:59 - Verbeek (3) - (Cullen, Shaw)
15:21 - sh - Yake (1) - (Krygier, Ladouceur)
Moog (2-1) (22 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Sidorkiewicz (1-2) (17 saves / 23 shots)
April 9 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
Christian (2) - (Poulin, Quintal) - 15:30
Skriko (3) - pp - (Bourque, Wesley) - 16:57
First period 2:40 - Cullen (2) - (Sidorkiewicz)
3:39 - pp - Hunter (3) - (Cullen, Zalapski)
12:15 - pp - Hunter (4) - (Côté, Cullen)
15:55 - Zalapski (1) - (Krygier, Yake)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Hodge (1) - (Neely, Skriko) - 14:28 Third period No scoring
Moog (2-2) (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Sidorkiewicz (2-2) (32 saves / 35 shots)
April 11 Hartford Whalers 1 – 6 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Shaw (1) - (Cullen, Hunter) - 7:16 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 1:20 - pp - Bourque (2) - (Unassisted)
1:36 - Christian (3) - (Poulin)
8:05 - Lazaro (2) - (Neely, Janney)
10:20 - pp - Neely (4) - (Janney, Bourque)
16:57 - pp - Neely (5) - (Janney, Skriko)
17:53 - pp - Wiemer (1) - (Galley)
Sidorkiewicz (2-3) (26 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Moog (3-2) (25 saves / 26 shots)
April 13 Boston Bruins 3 – 1 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
Markwart (1) - (Nilan, Poulin) - 3:17
B. Sweeney (2) - (Hodge, Růžička) - 8:50
First period No scoring
Christian (4) - (Růžička, Galley) - 2:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:01 - Hunter (5) - (Evason)
Moog (4-2) (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Sidorkiewicz (2-4) (13 saves / 16 shots)
Boston wins series 4 – 2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
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Goaltending
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Playoffs

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1990–91 season.

Trades

July 7, 1990 To New York Rangers
Jody Hull
To Hartford Whalers
Carey Wilson
3rd round pick in 1991 - Michael Nylander
September 30, 1990 To Washington Capitals
Dave Tippett
To Hartford Whalers
6th round pick in 1992 - Jarrett Reid
October 3, 1990 To Washington Capitals
Joel Quenneville
To Hartford Whalers
Cash
October 11, 1990 To Montreal Canadiens
Cash
To Hartford Whalers
Todd Richards
October 30, 1990 To New York Islanders
5th round pick in 1992 - Ryan Duthie
To Hartford Whalers
Marc Bergevin
November 13, 1990 To New York Islanders
Ray Ferraro
To Hartford Whalers
Doug Crossman
December 21, 1990 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Scott Young
To Hartford Whalers
Rob Brown
February 20, 1991 To Detroit Red Wings
Doug Crossman
To Hartford Whalers
Doug Houda
March 4, 1991 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Francis
Ulf Samuelsson
Grant Jennings
To Hartford Whalers
John Cullen
Zarley Zalapski
Jeff Parker
March 5, 1991 To Calgary Flames
Carey Wilson
To Hartford Whalers
Mark Hunter

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
John StevensPhiladelphia Flyers
Paul CyrNew York Rangers

Draft picks

Hartford's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft held at the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Farm teams

See also


References

  1. "Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph". hockeydb.com.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. "1990-91 Hartford Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.

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