1988–89 Hartford Whalers season

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1988–89 Hartford Whalers
Division4th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1988–89 record37–38–5
Home record21–17–2
Road record16–21–3
Goals for299
Goals against290
Team information
General manager Emile Francis
Coach Larry Pleau
Captain Ron Francis
Alternate captains Kevin Dineen
Dave Tippett
Joel Quenneville
Arena Hartford Civic Center
Average attendance13,821 (90.8%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Binghamton Whalers (AHL)
Indianapolis Ice (IHL)
Team leaders
Goals Kevin Dineen (45)
Assists Ron Francis (48)
Points Kevin Dineen (89)
Penalty minutes Ulf Samuelsson (181)
Plus/minus Ulf Samuelsson (+23)
Wins Peter Sidorkiewicz (22)
Goals against average Peter Sidorkiewicz (3.03)
  1987–88
1989–90  

The 198889 Hartford Whalers season saw the team finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 38 losses, and 5 ties for 79 points. They were swept by the Montreal Canadiens in four straight games in the Division Semi-finals.

Contents

Off-season

On June 11, 1988, the 1988 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. With their first round draft pick, the Whalers selected left winger Chris Govedaris from the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League. Govedaris scored 42 goals and 80 points in 69 games with the Marlboros during the 1987–88 season. With their second round selection, Hartford selected Barry Richter from the Culver Military Academy, where he scored 24 goals and 53 points in 35 games.

At the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft, the Whalers selected Todd Krygier from the University of Connecticut. In 27 games with the Huskies, Krygier scored 32 goals and 71 points to lead the team in scoring. Following his season with Connecticut, Krygier signed with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League, where he scored a goal and six points in 13 games during the 1987–88 season.

The Whalers signed Bob Bodak as a free agent on July 1. Bobak appeared in three games with the Calgary Flames during the 1987–88, earning no points and 22 penalty minutes. He played a majority of the season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL, where in 44 games, Bobak scored 12 goals and 22 points.

On July 6, the Whalers acquired Grant Jennings and Ed Kastelic from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Neil Sheehy and Mike Millar. Jennings appeared in one post-season game with the Capitals, earning no points. He spent the rest of the season with the Binghamton Whalers of the American Hockey League, where he scored two goals and 14 points in 56 games during the 1987–88. Kastelic scored one goal in 35 games with the Capitals during the 1987–88 season.

On August 3, Hartford signed free agent Al Tuer. Tuer appeared in six games with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1987–88 season, scoring one goal. In 68 games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL, Tuer scored two goals and 17 points, while racking up 303 penalty minutes. The Whalers also signed Larry Trader, who scored two goals and six points in 30 games with the Montreal Canadiens during 1987–88.

At the waiver draft held on October 3, the Whalers lost Stew Gavin and Tom Martin to the Minnesota North Stars.

Draft picks

Hartford's selections at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft:

Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/junior/club team
11 Chris Govedaris Left WingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
32 Barry Richter DefenseFlag of the United States.svg United States Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
74 Dean Dyer CenterFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
95 Scott Morrow Left WingFlag of the United States.svg United StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)
116 Corey Beaulieu Left WingFlag of the United States.svg United StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)
137Kerry RussellCenterFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)
158Jim BurkeDefenseFlag of the United States.svg United StatesUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
179Mark HirthCenterFlag of the United States.svg United StatesMichigan State University (CCHA)
200Wayde BucsisLeft WingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
221Rob WhiteDefenseFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Lawrence University (ECAC Hockey)
242Dan SlatallaCenterFlag of the United States.svg United StatesDeerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
S Todd Krygier Left WingFlag of the United States.svg United StatesUniversity of Connecticut (ECAC East)

Regular season

The Whalers finished the regular season with the fewest short-handed goals scored (3) and the most short-handed goals allowed (18). [2]

Final standings

Adams Division
GPWLTGFGAPts
Montreal Canadiens 8053189315218115
Boston Bruins 8037291428925688
Buffalo Sabres 803835729129983
Hartford Whalers 803738529929079
Quebec Nordiques 802746726934261

[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.

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 6, 19882–5 Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)0–1–0
2LOctober 8, 19882–6 Boston Bruins (1988–89)0–2–0
3LOctober 9, 19881–3@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)0–3–0
4WOctober 12, 19884–3@ New York Rangers (1988–89)1–3–0
5WOctober 15, 19887–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)2–3–0
6LOctober 19, 19884–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)2–4–0
7WOctober 22, 19888–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)3–4–0
8WOctober 26, 19887–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)4–4–0
9LOctober 28, 19883–5@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)4–5–0
10WOctober 29, 19883–0 New Jersey Devils (1988–89)5–5–0
11LNovember 1, 19883–5 Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)5–6–0
12WNovember 3, 19885–3@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)6–6–0
13LNovember 5, 19882–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)6–7–0
14LNovember 7, 19883–6@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)6–8–0
15TNovember 9, 19881–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)6–8–1
16LNovember 10, 19882–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)6–9–1
17WNovember 12, 19883–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)7–9–1
18LNovember 16, 19883–4 Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)7–10–1
19LNovember 18, 19882–3@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)7–11–1
20LNovember 19, 19882–5 Calgary Flames (1988–89)7–12–1
21WNovember 23, 19884–3 Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)8–12–1
22WNovember 26, 19884–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)9–12–1
23LNovember 30, 19883–6 Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)9–13–1
24WDecember 2, 19886–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)10–13–1
25LDecember 3, 19882–4 Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)10–14–1
26WDecember 6, 19889–0 Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)11–14–1
27WDecember 8, 19885–4 New York Rangers (1988–89)12–14–1
28WDecember 10, 19884–1 Calgary Flames (1988–89)13–14–1
29LDecember 14, 19883–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)13–15–1
30TDecember 15, 19883–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)13–15–2
31LDecember 17, 19882–4 Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)13–16–2
32LDecember 19, 19881–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)13–17–2
33LDecember 21, 19883–4 Boston Bruins (1988–89)13–18–2
34LDecember 23, 19884–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)13–19–2
35LDecember 26, 19883–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)13–20–2
36TDecember 28, 19884–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)13–20–3
37WDecember 30, 19884–3 Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)14–20–3
38WDecember 31, 19883–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)15–20–3
39LJanuary 2, 19894–5@ New York Rangers (1988–89)15–21–3
40WJanuary 4, 19895–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)16–21–3
41WJanuary 10, 19892–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)17–21–3
42LJanuary 14, 19896–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)17–22–3
43LJanuary 16, 19893–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)17–23–3
44LJanuary 18, 19891–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)17–24–3
45WJanuary 19, 19896–4 Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)18–24–3
46WJanuary 21, 19895–4 Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)19–24–3
47WJanuary 23, 19895–0@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)20–24–3
48TJanuary 25, 19893–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1988–89)20–24–4
49WJanuary 27, 19898–6@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)21–24–4
50LJanuary 28, 19892–3 OT Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)21–25–4
51LJanuary 31, 19893–5 Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)21–26–4
52LFebruary 3, 19890–1@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)21–27–4
53LFebruary 4, 19893–5@ New York Islanders (1988–89)21–28–4
54WFebruary 9, 19895–2 Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)22–28–4
55WFebruary 11, 19897–3 Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)23–28–4
56WFebruary 15, 19894–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)24–28–4
57WFebruary 18, 19894–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)25–28–4
58LFebruary 19, 19896–7 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)25–29–4
59LFebruary 21, 19894–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)25–30–4
60WFebruary 23, 19894–2 Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)26–30–4
61LFebruary 25, 19891–9 Boston Bruins (1988–89)26–31–4
62WFebruary 26, 19898–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)27–31–4
63WFebruary 28, 19893–1@ New York Islanders (1988–89)28–31–4
64WMarch 2, 19892–1 Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)29–31–4
65LMarch 4, 19891–6 Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)29–32–4
66WMarch 5, 19893–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)30–32–4
67WMarch 8, 19897–3 Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)31–32–4
68LMarch 11, 19893–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)31–33–4
69TMarch 12, 19893–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)31–33–5
70WMarch 14, 19898–2 New York Islanders (1988–89)32–33–5
71LMarch 16, 19891–6 Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)32–34–5
72LMarch 18, 19892–8 Washington Capitals (1988–89)32–35–5
73WMarch 19, 19893–2@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)33–35–5
74WMarch 22, 19894–2 Boston Bruins (1988–89)34–35–5
75LMarch 23, 19893–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)34–36–5
76WMarch 25, 19894–0 St. Louis Blues (1988–89)35–36–5
77LMarch 28, 19892–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)35–37–5
78WMarch 30, 19899–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)36–37–5
79WApril 1, 19896–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)37–37–5
80LApril 2, 19892–3@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)37–38–5

Playoffs

Division semi-finals

Canadiens 4, Whalers 0

Adams Division Semi-finals

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) Hartford Whalers
April 5Hartford Whalers2 – 6Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Ferraro (1) – (MacDermid, Babych) – 14:59First period12:09 – ppKeane (1) – (Svoboda, Chelios)
16:24 – Smith (1) – (Svoboda)
Young (1) – (Peterson, Quenneville) – 16:55Second period3:59 – shWalter (1) – (Carbonneau)
No scoringThird period6:25 – McPhee (1) – (Skrudland, Svoboda)
8:02 – ppNäslund (1) – (Smith)
17:50 – Skrudland (1) – (McPhee)
Whitmore (0-1) (27 saves / 33 shots)Goalie stats Roy (1-0) (25 saves / 27 shots)
April 6Hartford Whalers2 – 3Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period0:36 – Skrudland (2) – (Green, McPhee)
17:02 – ppSmith (2) – (Näslund, Svoboda)
18:25 – McPhee (2) – (Gilchrist, Carbonneau)
Young (2) – (Quenneville, Turgeon) – 7:03
MacDermid (1) – (Anderson, Samuelsson) – 14:10
Third periodNo scoring
Sidorkiewicz (0-1) (14 saves / 17 shots)Goalie stats Roy (2-0) (27 saves / 29 shots)
April 8Montreal Canadiens5 – 4OTHartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoringFirst period17:00 – ppJennings (1) – (Francis, Babych)
Smith (3) – (Näslund, Chelios) – 10:47Second period0:56 – Dineen (1) – (Evason, Quenneville)
Courtnall (1) – (Carbonneau) – 4:10
Durfresne (1) – (Courtnall, Carbonneau) – 4:38
Carbonneau (1) – (Unassisted) – 15:28
Third period12:52 – shEvason (1) – (Tippett, Samuelsson)
15:54 – Shaw (1) – (Babych, Turgeon)
Richer (1) – (Skrudland, Corson) – 5:01First overtime periodNo scoring
Hayward (1-0) (23 saves / 27 shots)Goalie stats Sidorkiewicz (0-2) (23 saves / 28 shots)
April 9Montreal Canadiens4 – 3OTHartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoringFirst period19:04 – Ferraro (2) – (Babych)
Näslund (2) – (Smith, Keane) – 1:59
Richer (2) – (Walter) – 7:08
Second periodNo scoring
Smith (4) – pp – (Svoboda) – 2:56Third period5:29 – Babych (1) – (Côté, Evason)
14:55 – Lawton (1) – (Francis, Babych)
Russ Courtnall (2) – (Unassisted) – 15:12First overtime periodNo scoring
Roy (3-0) (43 saves / 46 shots)Goalie stats Whitmore (0-2) (36 saves / 40 shots)
Montreal wins series 4 – 0

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Kevin Dineen 79454489167
Ron Francis 6929487736
Ray Ferraro 8041357686
Scott Young 7619405927
Paul MacDermid 74172744141
Dave Tippett 8017244145
John Anderson 6216244028
Jody Hull 6016183410
Sylvain Turgeon 4216143040
Dean Evason 6711172860
Brian Lawton 3510162628
Carey Wilson 3411112214
Brent Peterson 664131761
Don Maloney 213111423
Tom Martin 387613113
Torrie Robertson 2724684
Ed Kastelic 1002215
Mark Reeds 70226
Dallas Gaume 41120
Terry Yake 20000
Jim Thomson 500014

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Dave Babych 706414754
Ulf Samuelsson 7192635181
Norm Maciver 371222324
Sylvain Côté 78891749
Grant Jennings 5531013159
Joel Quenneville 69471132
Randy Ladouceur 7525795
Brad Shaw 31010
Scot Kleinendorst 2401136
Al Tuer 400023
Adam Burt 50006
Jim Pavese 50005

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Peter Sidorkiewicz 442218443.03
Mike Liut 351319114.25
Kay Whitmore 321003.33

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Awards and records

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1988–89 season.

Trades

July 6, 1988To Washington Capitals
Neil Sheehy
Mike Millar
To Hartford Whalers
Grant Jennings
Ed Kastelic
October 6, 1988To Chicago Blackhawks
Future Considerations
To Hartford Whalers
Mark LaVarre
December 26, 1988To New York Rangers
Carey Wilson
5th round pick in 1990Lubos Rob
To Hartford Whalers
Brian Lawton
Don Maloney
Norm Maciver
March 6, 1989To Washington Capitals
Scot Kleinendorst
To Hartford Whalers
Jim Thomson
March 7, 1989To Detroit Red Wings
Torrie Robertson
To Hartford Whalers
Jim Pavese

Waivers

October 3, 1988To Minnesota North Stars
Stew Gavin
October 3, 1988To Minnesota North Stars
Tom Martin
December 1, 1988From Minnesota North Stars
Tom Martin

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Mike Tomlak University of Western Ontario (OUAA)
Ross McKay University of Saskatchewan (CWUAA)
Bob Bodak Calgary Flames
Al Tuer Minnesota North Stars
Larry Trader Montreal Canadiens
Chris Lindberg University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
PlayerNew Team
Gord Sherven Sportbund DJK Rosenheim (Germany)
Mike McEwen EHC Olten (Switzerland)
Shawn Cronin Washington Capitals

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