1989–90 New Jersey Devils season

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1989–90 New Jersey Devils
Division 2nd Patrick
Conference 5th Prince of Wales
1989–90 record 37–34–9
Goals for 295
Goals against 288
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach John Cunniff
Captain Kirk Muller
Alternate captains Unknown
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
Goals John MacLean (41)
Assists Kirk Muller (56)
Points Kirk Muller (86)
Penalties in minutes Ken Daneyko (216)
Wins Sean Burke (22)
Goals against average Chris Terreri (3.42)

The New Jersey Devils 1989–90 season saw the team make the playoffs for the second time. Unfortunately, this time they did not achieve the success they did the first time, and they were eliminated in the first round by the Washington Capitals.

Contents:
Regular seasonPlayoffsPlayer statsAwards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picksFarm teamsSee alsoReferences


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
New York Islanders 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 80 30 39 11 290 297 71

[edit] Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 5 Bill Guerin Flag of the United States United States RW Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
1 18 Jason Miller Flag of Canada Canada C Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) [1]
2 26 Jarrod Skalde Flag of Canada Canada C Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 47 Scott Pellerin Flag of Canada Canada LW University of Maine (Hockey East)
4 68 No fourth-round pick[2]
5 89 Mike Heinke Flag of the United States United States G Avon Old Farms H.S. (Connecticut)
6 110 David Emma Flag of the United States United States RW Boston College (Hockey East) [3]
7 131 No seventh-round pick[4]
8 152 Sergei Starikov Flag of Russia Russia D CSKA Moscow (Soviet League)
9 173 Andre Faust Flag of Canada Canada LW Princeton University (ECAC)
10 194 No tenth-round pick[5]
11 215 Jason Simon Flag of Canada Canada W Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
12 236 Peter Larsson Flag of Sweden Sweden C Södertälje SK (Elitserien)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Devils acquired the 1989 first-round draft pick from Los Angeles for Corey Foster on June 17, 1989.
  2. ^ The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.
  3. ^ 1991 Hobey Baker Award winner. Emma's profile at HockeyDB.com
  4. ^ The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com
  5. ^ The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.