Hartford Whalers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Hartford Whalers of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all 25 seasons that the Hartford Whalers completed from their founding in 1972 in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, and eventually Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals scored for, GA = Goals scored against, PIM = Penalty minutes

Avco World Trophy champions	Division/reg. season Champions	League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1972–73	78	46	30	2	94	318	263	858	1st, Eastern	Won Quarterfinals (Ottawa) Won Semifinals (Cleveland) Won Finals (Winnipeg)
1973–74	78	43	31	4	90	291	260	875	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Chicago)
1974–75	78	43	30	5	91	274	279	867	1st, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Minnesota)
1975–76	80	33	40	7	73	255	290	1012	3rd, Eastern	Won Preliminaries (Cleveland) Won Quarterfinals (Indianapolis) Lost Semifinals (Houston)
1976–77	81	35	40	6	76	275	290	1254	4th, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (Quebec)
1977–78	80	44	31	5	93	335	269	1255	2nd, WHA	Won Quarterfinals (Edmonton) Won Semifinals (Quebec) Lost Finals (Winnipeg)
1978–79	80	37	34	9	83	298	287	1090	4th, WHA	Won Quarterfinals (Cincinnati) Lost Semifinals (Edmonton)
WHA Totals	555	281	236	38	600	2,046	1,938	7,211

Stanley Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1979–80		80	27	34	19	73	303	312	875	4th, Norris	Lost Norris Semifinal (Montreal)
1980–81		80	21	41	18	60	292	372	1584	5th, Norris	Did not qualify
1981–82		80	21	41	18	60	264	351	1493	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1982–83		80	19	54	7	45	261	403	1392	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1983–84		80	28	42	10	66	288	320	1184	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1984–85		80	30	41	9	69	268	318	1606	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1985–86		80	40	36	4	84	332	302	1759	4th, Adams	Won Adams Semifinal (Quebec) Lost Adams Final (Montreal)
1986–87		80	43	30	7	93	287	270	1496	1st, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Quebec)
1987–88		80	35	38	7	77	249	267	2046	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1988–89		80	37	38	5	79	299	290	1672	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1989–90		80	38	33	9	85	275	268	2102	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston)
1990–91		80	31	38	11	73	238	276	2209	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Boston)
1991–92		80	26	41	13	65	247	283	1793	4th, Adams	Lost Adams Semifinal (Montreal)
1992–93		84	26	52	6	58	284	369	2354	5th, Adams	Did not qualify
1993–94		84	27	48	9	63	227	288	1809	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1994–95¹		48	19	24	5	43	127	141	915	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1995–96		82	34	39	9	77	237	259	1834	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify
1996–97		82	32	39	11	75	226	256	1513	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify
NHL Totals		1,420	534	709	177	1,245	4,704	5,345	29,636
Grand Total		1,975	815	945	215	1,845	6,750	7,283	36,847