1989–90 Hartford Whalers season

1989–90 Hartford Whalers
Division	4th Adams
1989–90 record	38–33–9
Goals for	275
Goals against	268
Team information
General Manager	Ed Johnston
Coach	Rick Ley
Captain	Ron Francis
Team leaders

<1988–89	1990–91>

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Game log
3 Playoffs
4 Player stats
5 Awards and records
6 Transactions
7 Roster
8 Draft picks
9 Farm teams
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
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

^[1]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.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 5, 1989	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	0–1–0
2	L	October 7, 1989	4–6	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	0–2–0
3	W	October 8, 1989	9–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	1–2–0
4	W	October 11, 1989	4–1	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	2–2–0
5	L	October 13, 1989	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	2–3–0
6	L	October 14, 1989	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	2–4–0
7	W	October 18, 1989	2–1	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	3–4–0
8	L	October 19, 1989	3–7	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	3–5–0
9	T	October 21, 1989	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	3–5–1
10	L	October 23, 1989	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	3–6–1
11	W	October 25, 1989	2–0	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	4–6–1
12	W	October 26, 1989	7–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	5–6–1
13	W	October 28, 1989	1–0	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	6–6–1
14	L	November 1, 1989	3–5	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	6–7–1
15	W	November 3, 1989	4–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	7–7–1
16	W	November 4, 1989	6–3	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	8–7–1
17	L	November 8, 1989	3–6	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	8–8–1
18	W	November 10, 1989	4–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	9–8–1
19	L	November 12, 1989	2–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	9–9–1
20	W	November 14, 1989	3–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	10–9–1
21	L	November 15, 1989	2–5	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	10–10–1
22	L	November 18, 1989	2–3	New York Rangers (1989–90)	10–11–1
23	L	November 22, 1989	2–4	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	10–12–1
24	W	November 25, 1989	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	11–12–1
25	L	November 26, 1989	2–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	11–13–1
26	L	November 28, 1989	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	11–14–1
27	W	November 30, 1989	5–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	12–14–1
28	W	December 2, 1989	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	13–14–1
29	L	December 6, 1989	3–4	New York Islanders (1989–90)	13–15–1
30	W	December 7, 1989	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	14–15–1
31	W	December 9, 1989	7–3	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	15–15–1
32	L	December 13, 1989	2–5	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	15–16–1
33	W	December 14, 1989	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	16–16–1
34	L	December 16, 1989	2–5	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	16–17–1
35	W	December 19, 1989	8–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	17–17–1
36	W	December 20, 1989	4–3	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	18–17–1
37	W	December 23, 1989	4–3	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	19–17–1
38	T	December 26, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	19–17–2
39	L	December 30, 1989	3–7	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	19–18–2
40	L	January 3, 1990	2–4	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	19–19–2
41	L	January 5, 1990	4–6	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	19–20–2
42	T	January 6, 1990	4–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	19–20–3
43	W	January 10, 1990	3–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	20–20–3
44	W	January 13, 1990	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	21–20–3
45	L	January 15, 1990	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	21–21–3
46	T	January 17, 1990	5–5 OT	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	21–21–4
47	T	January 19, 1990	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	21–21–5
48	W	January 23, 1990	4–2	New York Islanders (1989–90)	22–21–5
49	L	January 25, 1990	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	22–22–5
50	W	January 27, 1990	6–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	23–22–5
51	T	January 30, 1990	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	23–22–6
52	L	February 1, 1990	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	23–23–6
53	W	February 3, 1990	5–1	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	24–23–6
54	L	February 4, 1990	0–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	24–24–6
55	W	February 7, 1990	5–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	25–24–6
56	L	February 9, 1990	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	25–25–6
57	W	February 10, 1990	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	26–25–6
58	T	February 14, 1990	6–6 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	26–25–7
59	L	February 17, 1990	3–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	26–26–7
60	W	February 18, 1990	6–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	27–26–7
61	W	February 21, 1990	3–2	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	28–26–7
62	L	February 23, 1990	3–7	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	28–27–7
63	L	February 24, 1990	1–3	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	28–28–7
64	W	February 28, 1990	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	29–28–7
65	W	March 2, 1990	4–3	@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)	30–28–7
66	W	March 3, 1990	6–4	New York Rangers (1989–90)	31–28–7
67	W	March 6, 1990	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	32–28–7
68	L	March 8, 1990	6–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	32–29–7
69	L	March 10, 1990	0–5	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	32–30–7
70	L	March 11, 1990	3–4	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	32–31–7
71	W	March 13, 1990	1–0	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	33–31–7
72	L	March 17, 1990	4–5	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	33–32–7
73	W	March 18, 1990	3–1	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	34–32–7
74	W	March 21, 1990	4–1	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	35–32–7
75	W	March 24, 1990	7–4	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	36–32–7
76	W	March 25, 1990	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	37–32–7
77	T	March 27, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	37–32–8
78	L	March 29, 1990	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	37–33–8
79	W	March 31, 1990	3–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	38–33–8
80	T	April 1, 1990	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	38–33–9

Playoffs

Player stats

Awards and records

Transactions

June 17, 1989 - Sylvain Turgeon traded to the New Jersey Devils for Pat Verbeek.
October 2, 1989 - Whalers acquire Mikael Andersson from the Buffalo Sabres in the waiver draft.
October 7, 1989 - Kevin Sullivan traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Mike Berger.
October 10, 1989 - Norm Maciver traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Jim Ennis.
October 16, 1989 - Whalers sign defenseman Steve Dykstra as a free agent.
October 31, 1989 - Jim Thompson traded to the New Jersey Devils for Chris Cichocki.
December 1, 1989 - Paul MacDermid traded to the Winnipeg Jets for Randy Cunneyworth.
March 3, 1990 - Steve Dykstra traded to the Boston Bruins for Jeff Sirkka.
March 5, 1990 - Mike Liut traded to the Washington Capitals for Yvon Corriveau.
March 6, 1990 - Marc Laforge traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Cam Brauer.

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

References

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

"1989–90 Hartford Whalers Games". Hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1990_games.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

Hartford Whalers

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1989–90 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec

Norris	Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto

Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver

See also	1989 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1990 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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Related programs

NHL on NBC • Hockey Night in Canada

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Affiliated networks	Midwest Sports Channel • Prime Network • PRISM • SportsChannel Chicago • SportsChannel New England • SportsChannel New York • SportsChannel Pacific • SportsChannel Philadelphia

Commentators

Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals • Stanley Cup Finals

Commentators by team	Chicago Blackhawks • Hartford Whalers • New York Islanders • Philadelphia Flyers

Key figures

Herb Brooks • Gerry Cheevers • Bill Clement • John Davidson • Don Edwards • Mike Emrick • Stan Fischler • Pat Foley • Dave Hodge • John Kelly • Dave Maloney • Jiggs McDonald • Peter McNab • Joe Micheletti • Craig Laughlin • Bob Papa • Rick Peckham • Jeff Rimer • Joe Starkey • Pete Stemkowski • Dale Tallon • Gary Thorne • Ed Westfall • Ken Wilson

CBC playoff feeds	Steve Armitage • Bob Cole • Chris Cuthbert • John Garrett • Dick Irvin, Jr. • Ron MacLean • Harry Neale • Jim Peplinski • Scott Russell • Don Wittman

Stanley Cup Finals

1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992

All-Star Game

1989 • 1991 (rebroadcast third period from NBC's coverage)

Related events	National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition

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