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1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season

1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season

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The 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques 12th season in the National Hockey League.

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Offseason

After finishing in last place in the NHL in 1989–90 with only 31 points, Quebec hired Pierre Page to become the general manager, as Maurice Filion finished the previous season on an interim basis. Page had spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Minnesota North Stars, helping them to the playoffs in each season with the team.

Page then fired head coach Michel Bergeron, and named his assistant coach from the North Stars, Dave Chambers, to be his head coach in Quebec. This would be Chambers first time as a head coach at the NHL level.

The Nordiques had the first overall pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, and the club drafted Owen Nolan from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Nolan had 51 goals and 110 points with the Royals in 59 games, as well as recording 240 penalty minutes. The team also signed Mats Sundin, their first overall pick from the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and would have him on the club for the 1990–91 season.

Regular season

Quebec began the season with a 3-3-3 record in their first nine games, however, the rebuilding team hit a rough patch, and would fall into last place in the Adams Division as they went on a 17-game winless streak. The Nordiques began to make some trades, as Michel Petit, Aaron Broten and Lucien DeBlois were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Scott Pearson, the Leafs second round pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, and the Leafs second rounder in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

As the season continued on, the losses continued to pile up, and more trades were made. Joe Cirella was traded to the New York Rangers for Aaron Miller and the Rangers fifth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Tony McKegney was sent to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jacques Cloutier, Darin Kimble was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Herb Raglan, Tony Twist and Andy Rymsha, and Paul Gillis and Dan Vincelette were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Ryan McGill and Mike McNeill.

The Nordiques finished the season in last place once again, however, there was moderate improvement, as the club had a 16-50-14 record, earning 46 points, which was a 15-point improvement over the 1989–90 season.

Leading the team offensively was Joe Sakic, as he had 48 goals and 61 assists for 109 points in 80 games to lead the club in those categories. Rookie Mats Sundin had a very successful season, scoring 23 goals and 59 points while playing in all 80 games. Guy Lafleur had 12 goals and 28 points in 59 games in his last season, as he announced his retirement.

On defense, Bryan Fogarty rebounded from a poor rookie season, and led the Nordiques blueline with 31 points in only 45 games. Steven Finn had 19 points, while Craig Wolanin had 18 points from the Quebec defense.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt was the starter, earning a team high 12 wins and a team best 4.05 GAA. In a game against the Boston Bruins on March 21, 1991, Tugnutt made a club record 70 saves on 73 shots, as Quebec tied the Bruins 3-3.

The Nordiques finished the regular season having allowed the most goals of all 21 teams, with 354. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest power-play goals scored (51), had the lowest power-play percentage (15.55%), allowed the most power-play goals (98) and had the lowest penalty-killing percentage (73.37%).[1]

Final standings

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[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.

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Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

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

Trades

November 10, 1990 To Edmonton Oilers
Max Middendorf
To Quebec Nordiques
9th round pick in 1991 - Brent Brekke
November 17, 1990 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michel Petit
Lucien DeBlois
Aaron Broten
To Quebec Nordiques
Scott Pearson
2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne
2nd round pick in 1992 - Tuomas Gronman
January 17, 1991 To New York Rangers
Joe Cirella
To Quebec Nordiques
Aaron Miller
5th round pick in 1991 - Bill Lindsay
January 29, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tony McKegney
To Quebec Nordiques
Jacques Cloutier
February 4, 1991 To St. Louis Blues
Darin Kimble
To Quebec Nordiques
Herb Raglan
Tony Twist
Andy Rymsha
March 5, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Gillis
Dan Vincelette
To Quebec Nordiques
Ryan McGill
Mike McNeill
May 25, 1991 To New York Rangers
Stephane Guerard
To Quebec Nordiques
Miloslav Horava
May 31, 1991 To Minnesota North Stars
Alan Haworth
To Quebec Nordiques
Guy Lafleur
June 3, 1991 To New Jersey Devils
Brent Severyn
To Quebec Nordiques
Dave Marcinyshyn
June 22, 1991 To Washington Capitals
2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne
To Quebec Nordiques
Mikhail Tatarinov

Waivers

October 1, 1990 From Minnesota North Stars
Aaron Broten
October 1, 1990 From Washington Capitals
Shawn Anderson
October 1, 1990 From Chicago Blackhawks
Wayne Van Dorp
October 3, 1990 To St. Louis Blues
Mario Marois
March 5, 1991 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Claude Loiselle

Expansion Draft

May 30, 1991 To Minnesota North Stars
Guy Lafleur

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Serge RobergeMontreal Canadiens
Stephane CharbonneauChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
Denis ChasseDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
Jon KlemmSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
PlayerNew Team
Bobby DollasDetroit Red Wings

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1990 NHL Entry Draft which was held at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Farm Teams


References

  1. "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  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 Quebec Nordiques Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2009.

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