1992–93 Hartford Whalers season

The 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 14th season in the National Hockey League.

1992–93 Hartford Whalers
Division5th Adams
Conference11th Wales
1992–93 record26–52–6
Home record12–25–5
Road record14–27–1
Goals for284
Goals against369
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachPaul Holmgren
CaptainPat Verbeek
Alternate captainsJohn Cullen (Oct-Nov)
Randy Ladouceur
ArenaHartford Civic Center
Average attendance10,144 (64.9%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Indians (AHL)
Louisville IceHawks (ECHL)
Chatham Wheels (CoHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (46)
AssistsAndrew Cassels (64)
PointsGeoff Sanderson (89)
Penalty minutesNick Kypreos (325)
Plus/minusTerry Yake (+3)
Jim Agnew (+3)
WinsSean Burke (16)
Goals against averageMario Gosselin (3.94)

Offseason

On May 12, 1992, the Whalers announced that general manager Eddie Johnston would not return to the club after three seasons. During his tenure, the Whalers posted a 95-112-33 record as they qualified for the post-season in each season.

Two weeks later, on May 26, Hartford announced that Brian Burke was hired as the new general manager. Burke had worked with the Vancouver Canucks as the director of hockey operations since the 1987-88 season. As a player, Burke played with the Springfield Indians and Maine Mariners in the American Hockey League from 1976-1978. Burke also played with Providence College from 1973–77, as in 112 games, he scored 21 goals and 38 points. Following his hockey career, Burke attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1981.

On June 13, the club traded away Brad Shaw to the New Jersey Devils for cash considerations. In 62 games with Hartford during the 1991-92 season, Shaw scored three goals and 25 points.

Two days later, on June 15, the Whalers fired head coach Jim Roberts after one season with the club. Roberts led the Whalers to a 26-41-13 record in 1991-92, helping the club reach the post-season. In the playoffs, the Whalers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling seven game series. The club announced that Paul Holmgren would take over the head coaching duties from Roberts. Holmgren was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from the 1988-89 season until he was fired 24 games into the 1991-92 season after the club began the season with a record of 8-14-2. In 264 career games, Holmgren posted a record of 107-126-31 record. In the 1988-89, Holmgren led the Flyers to the Wales Conference finals.

On the same day, the club acquired Nick Kypreos from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Tim Hunter and Yvon Corriveau. In 65 games during the 1991-92 season, Kypreos scored four goals and 10 points, while accumulating 206 penalty minutes. The Whalers also acquired Allen Pedersen in a trade with the Minnesota North Stars, in exchange for the Whalers sixth round draft selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. In 29 games during the 1990-91, Pedersen earned an assist.

On June 18, the Whalers lost Peter Sidorkiewicz and Blair Atcheynum to the Ottawa Senators at the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. Sidorkiewicz posted a 9-19-6 record with a 3.34 GAA and a .882 save percentage with the Whalers in 1991-92, while Atcheynum scored 16 goals and 37 points in 62 games with the Springfield Indians of the AHL during the 1991-92 season.

The Whalers participated in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 20. With their first round selection, ninth overall, Hartford selected Róbert Petrovický from Dukla Trencin of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. In 33 games, Petrovicky scored 17 goals and 42 points with the club. In the second round, with the 47th overall selection, the Whalers selected Andrei Nikolishin from Dynamo Moscow of the Soviet Championship League. In six games, Nikolishin scored a goal during the 1991-92 season. He played a majority of the season with Dynamo Moscow II, where he scored 22 goals and 37 points in 36 games. Other players the Whalers selected in the draft that would play in the NHL include Jan Vopat, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Ken Belanger, and Steven Halko.

On June 29, the Whalers announced that Mikael Andersson would be leaving the club, as he agreed to a contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andersson scored 18 goals and 47 points in 74 games with Hartford in 1991-92.

The Whalers announced the signing of free agent Jim Agnew on July 8. Agnew played with the Vancouver Canucks during the 1991-92 season, earning no points and 56 penalty minutes in 24 games.

The same day, on July 8, the Whalers acquired Tim Kerr from the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. In 32 games with the Rangers in 1991-92, Kerr scored seven goals and 18 points. Kerr played with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1980-1991, scoring 363 goals and 650 points with the team in 601 games. Kerr scored over 50 goals in four consecutive seasons from 1983-1987, including a career high 58 goals in a season in which he achieved twice.

On July 9, the Whalers lost free agent Marc Bergevin as he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 75 games, Bergevin scored seven goals and 24 points with Hartford during the 1991-92 season.

On August 28, the Whalers were involved in a blockbuster trade with the New Jersey Devils. In the trade, Hartford acquired Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich from the Devils for Bobby Holik and a second round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Burke sat out the 1991-92 with the Devils, instead playing for the Canadian National Team, winning a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In his Devils career that spanned from 1987-1991, Burke played in 162 games, posting a 62-66-23 record with a 3.66 GAA and a .876 save percentage. During the 1991-92 season, Weinrich scored seven goals and 32 points in 76 games with the Devils.

On September 2, Hartford acquired Mark Janssens from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for James Black. Janssens appeared in seven games with the New York Rangers and North Stars during the 1991-92 season, earning no points. In 55 games with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL, Janssens scored 10 goals and 33 points during the 1991-92 season. Janssens also appeared in two regular season games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL, earning no points.

The Whalers traded Kay Whitmore to the Vancouver Canucks on October 1, in exchange for Corrie D'Alessio and cash considerations. D'Alessio had a record of 9-14-2 and a 4.01 GAA with the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL during the 1991-92 season.

Regular season

Although the Whalers finished last in shots on goal during the regular season (2,192), they scored 284 goals to finish with a 13.0 shooting percentage, good enough for 5th in the league (tied with the Vancouver Canucks).[2][3]

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins8451267109332268
Quebec Nordiques84472710104351300
Montreal Canadiens8448306102326280
Buffalo Sabres8438361086335297
Hartford Whalers842652658284369
Ottawa Senators841070424202395

[4]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.

Wales Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1LOctober 6, 19921–5Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)0–1–010,184
2LOctober 8, 19922–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)0–2–014,448
3LOctober 10, 19922–5Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)0–3–09,680
4LOctober 12, 19922–6@ New York Rangers (1992–93)0–4–018,200
5WOctober 14, 19924–1Ottawa Senators (1992–93)1–4–07,628
6LOctober 17, 19923–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)1–5–011,103
7WOctober 20, 19925–4@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)2–5–08,833
8WOctober 22, 19925–1@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)3–5–010,392
9LOctober 24, 19922–4@ New York Islanders (1992–93)3–6–08,633
10LOctober 28, 19923–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1992–93)3–7–08,207
11LOctober 31, 19921–7Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)3–8–09,244
12TNovember 3, 19923–3 OTQuebec Nordiques (1992–93)3–8–17,723
13LNovember 6, 19922–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)3–9–119,530
14LNovember 7, 19922–6Washington Capitals (1992–93)3–10–19,422
15LNovember 11, 19923–4Calgary Flames (1992–93)3–11–110,055
16LNovember 13, 19922–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)3–12–115,441
17LNovember 14, 19920–2Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)3–13–19,748
18WNovember 18, 19925–2St. Louis Blues (1992–93)4–13–18,740
19WNovember 19, 19924–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)5–13–110,500
20LNovember 21, 19922–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)5–14–114,445
21LNovember 25, 19921–6Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)5–15–110,609
22LNovember 27, 19924–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)5–16–114,448
23WNovember 28, 19924–3 OTBoston Bruins (1992–93)6–16–115,635
24LDecember 1, 19924–8@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)6–17–115,173
25WDecember 3, 19927–5@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)7–17–110,899
26LDecember 5, 19923–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)7–18–116,005
27WDecember 9, 19926–2Ottawa Senators (1992–93)8–18–18,227
28LDecember 11, 19923–9@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)8–19–113,011
29TDecember 12, 19921–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1992–93)8–19–29,221
30WDecember 16, 19926–3Washington Capitals (1992–93)9–19–28,207
31LDecember 18, 19923–4@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)9–20–215,712
32TDecember 19, 19924–4 OTNew York Rangers (1992–93)9–20–314,253
33WDecember 21, 19925–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)10–20–316,449
34WDecember 23, 19923–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)11–20–310,740
35LDecember 26, 19924–9Boston Bruins (1992–93)11–21–315,635
36LDecember 27, 19922–6@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)11–22–314,432
37LDecember 31, 19922–6Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)11–23–39,403
38LJanuary 2, 19932–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)11–24–314,448
39TJanuary 3, 19936–6 OTMinnesota North Stars (1992–93)11–24–49,094
40LJanuary 6, 19931–3Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)11–25–49,235
41WJanuary 9, 19934–2Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)12–25–411,265
42LJanuary 10, 19935–7Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)12–26–49,938
43LJanuary 13, 19933–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)12–27–416,200
44LJanuary 15, 19931–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)12–28–412,675
45LJanuary 16, 19933–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)12–29–415,615
46LJanuary 18, 19937–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)12–30–47,756
47WJanuary 21, 19934–2San Jose Sharks (1992–93)13–30–49,880
48LJanuary 23, 19932–6Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)13–31–413,206
49LJanuary 24, 19934–5 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)13–32–417,216
50WJanuary 27, 19936–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)14–32–416,258
51LJanuary 28, 19932–5@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)14–33–410,304
52LJanuary 30, 19933–6Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)14–34–412,159
53LFebruary 3, 19932–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)14–35–413,587
54LFebruary 8, 19931–3St. Louis Blues (1992–93)14–36–49,013
55WFebruary 12, 19936–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)15–36–411,535
56LFebruary 13, 19933–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)15–37–420,015
57LFebruary 17, 19933–5Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)15–38–49,124
58WFebruary 20, 19937–3Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)16–38–411,676
59LFebruary 21, 19933–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)16–39–413,074
60LFebruary 24, 19932–5Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)16–40–49,524
61WFebruary 27, 19935–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)17–40–415,398
62LFebruary 28, 19936–7 OTNew York Islanders (1992–93)17–41–49,872
63LMarch 3, 19934–7New Jersey Devils (1992–93)17–42–48,517
64WMarch 5, 19934–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)18–42–416,325
65WMarch 6, 19935–1Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)19–42–412,048
66WMarch 8, 19934–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)20–42–415,030
67LMarch 10, 19933–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)20–43–415,720
68TMarch 13, 19933–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1992–93)20–43–510,011
69WMarch 16, 19934–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)21–43–510,425
70LMarch 19, 19932–5@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)21–44–515,918
71LMarch 22, 19934–5@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)21–45–513,928
72LMarch 24, 19935–6 OTMontreal Canadiens (1992–93)21–46–510,077
73WMarch 27, 19932–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)22–46–514,335
74LMarch 28, 19930–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)22–47–517,429
75LMarch 30, 19931–3Boston Bruins (1992–93)22–48–514,259
76LApril 1, 19932–10@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)22–49–516,164
77WApril 3, 19937–3Ottawa Senators (1992–93)23–49–513,005
78WApril 5, 19935–4@ New York Rangers (1992–93)24–49–517,806
79WApril 7, 19936–1@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)25–49–510,439
80LApril 10, 19933–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)25–50–515,399
81LApril 11, 19932–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)25–51–510,184
82TApril 13, 19933–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1992–93)25–51–68,381
83WApril 14, 19935–4 OTNew York Islanders (1992–93)26–51–610,915
84LApril 16, 19934–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1992–93)26–52–613,711

Playoffs

The Whalers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Geoff SandersonLW8246438928-212124
Andrew CasselsC8421648562-11831
Pat VerbeekRW84394382197-71606
Murray CravenLW6725426720-4632
Zarley ZalapskiD8314516594-34810
Terry YakeC66223153463412
Patrick PoulinC8120315137-19402
Eric WeinrichD797293676-11022
Michael NylanderC5911223336-7301
Mark JanssensC76121729237-15001
Nick KypreosLW75171027325-5002
Adam BurtD6561420116-11000
Steve KonroydD593111463-16000
Yvon CorriveauLW37551014-13101
John CullenC1954958-15300
Randy CunneyworthLW3954963-1001
Jim McKenzieLW64369202-10000
Robert PetrovickyC4236945-10000
Dan KeczmerD2344828-3201
Doug HoudaD60268167-19000
Joe DayC2417847-8000
Mark GreigRW2217827-11000
Robert KronLW134264-5200
Randy LadouceurD62246109-18000
Tim KerrC/RW220667-11000
Jamie LeachRW193252-5000
Allen PedersenD59145600000
Paul GillisC2111240-2000
Sean BurkeG50022250000
Chris GovedarisLW71010-2000
Mario GosselinG1601120000
Jim AgnewD16000683000
Corrie D'AlessioG100000000
Scott DanielsLW1000190000
Mike LenarduzziG300000000
Barry NieckarLW20002-2000
Frank PietrangeloG3000040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Sean Burke265650162731844.16014851301.876
Mario Gosselin86716591573.940499442.886
Frank Pietrangelo13733041511114.850783672.858
Mike Lenarduzzi168311193.2108778.897
Corrie D'Alessio11100000.000331.000
Team:507584265263614.27028572496.874

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Trades
June 13, 1992 To New Jersey Devils
Brad Shaw		 To Hartford Whalers
Cash
June 15, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
Future Considerations		 To Hartford Whalers
Allen Pedersen
June 15, 1992 To Washington Capitals
Mark Hunter
Yvon Corriveau		 To Hartford Whalers
Nick Kypreos
July 8, 1992 To New York Rangers
7th round pick in 1993 - Sergei Kondrashkin		 To Hartford Whalers
Tim Kerr
August 28, 1992 To New Jersey Devils
Bobby Holik
2nd round pick in 1993 - Jay Pandolfo		 To Hartford Whalers
Sean Burke
Eric Weinrich
September 2, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
James Black		 To Hartford Whalers
Mark Janssens
October 1, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Kay Whitmore		 To Hartford Whalers
Corrie D'Alessio
Cash
October 9, 1992 To San Jose Sharks
Michel Picard		 To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations - Yvon Corriveau on Jan. 21/93
November 24, 1992 To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Cullen		 To Hartford Whalers
2nd round pick in 1993 - Vlastimil Kroupa
March 22, 1993 To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Konroyd		 To Hartford Whalers
6th round pick in 1993 - Tim Spitzig
March 22, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
Murray Craven
5th round pick in 1993 - Scott Walker		 To Hartford Whalers
Robert Kron
3rd round pick in 1993 - Marek Malik
Future Considerations - Jim Sandlak on May 17/93

Waivers
November 21, 1992 From Pittsburgh Penguins
Jamie Leach

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Jim AgnewVancouver Canucks
Trevor StienburgQuebec Nordiques
Barry NieckarRaleigh IceCaps (ECHL)
PlayerNew Team
Mikael AnderssonTampa Bay Lightning
Marc BergevinTampa Bay Lightning
Daniel ShankTampa Bay Lightning
Ed KastelicLos Angeles Kings

Draft picks

Hartford's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
19Robert Petrovicky CzechoslovakiaDukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia)
247Andrei Nikolishin RussiaDynamo Moscow (Russia)
357Jan Vopat CzechoslovakiaChemopetrol Litvínov (Czechoslovakia)
479Kevin Smyth CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
481Jason McBain United StatesPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6143Jarrett Reid CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
7153Ken Belanger CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
8177Konstantin Korotkov RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
9201Greg Zwakman United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
10225Steven Halko CanadaThornhill Islanders (OJHL)
11249Joacim Esbjors SwedenFrölunda HC (Sweden)

See also

References
  1. "Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph". hockeydb.com.
  2. "1992-93 Hartford Whalers Roster and Statistics".
  3. "1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Roster and Statistics".
  4. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  6. "1992-93 Hartford Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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