1993–94 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' 22nd season of operation and its 15th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Nordiques failed to qualify for the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs.

1993–94 Quebec Nordiques
Division5th Northeast
Conference11th Eastern
1993–94 record34–42–8
Home record19–17–6
Road record15–25–2
Goals for277
Goals against292
Team information
General managerPierre Page
CoachPierre Page
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsSteven Finn
Mike Ricci
ArenaColisée de Québec
Average attendance14,564 (94.6%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Cornwall Aces (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (32)
AssistsJoe Sakic (64)
PointsJoe Sakic (92)
Penalty minutesSteven Finn (159)
Plus/minusCraig Wolanin (+16)
WinsStephane Fiset (20)
Goals against averageJocelyn Thibault (3.31)

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Pittsburgh Penguins84442713299285101
24Boston Bruins8442291328925297
35Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
46Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
511Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
613Hartford Whalers842748922728863
714Ottawa Senators841461920139737

[2]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1TOctober 6, 19935–5@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)0–0–110,525
2LOctober 9, 19933–7@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)0–1–113,633
3WOctober 10, 19937–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)1–1–114,731
4LOctober 13, 19934–6@ New York Rangers (1993–94)1–2–116,451
5WOctober 16, 19935–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)2–2–117,959
6LOctober 18, 19932–4Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)2–3–114,892
7WOctober 20, 19935–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)3–3–17,315
8LOctober 21, 19932–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)3–4–116,876
9WOctober 23, 19933–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)4–4–114,149
10LOctober 26, 19932–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)4–5–114,787
11WOctober 28, 19937–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)5–5–117,097
12LOctober 30, 19933–5Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)5–6–114,098
13WNovember 2, 19938–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)6–6–113,635
14LNovember 4, 19931–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)6–7–117,301
15LNovember 6, 19932–4New York Rangers (1993–94)6–8–114,602
16LNovember 7, 19931–3Florida Panthers (1993–94)6–9–114,726
17LNovember 9, 19931–2@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)6–10–110,267
18LNovember 13, 19933–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)6–11–119,691
19WNovember 14, 19935–2@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)7–11–112,735
20TNovember 20, 19935–5 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)7–11–214,416
21TNovember 23, 19931–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1993–94)7–11–314,120
22WNovember 25, 19938–6Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)8–11–314,897
23TNovember 27, 19932–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1993–94)8–11–414,043
24LNovember 30, 19932–5Boston Bruins (1993–94)8–12–414,885
25WDecember 3, 19933–2@ New York Islanders (1993–94)9–12–49,225
26WDecember 4, 19933–1Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)10–12–414,549
27TDecember 7, 19934–4 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)10–12–514,228
28WDecember 9, 19933–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)11–12–510,892
29WDecember 11, 19935–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)12–12–514,707
30WDecember 13, 19935–3Washington Capitals (1993–94)13–12–514,832
31LDecember 16, 19932–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)13–13–517,091
32LDecember 18, 19932–6New Jersey Devils (1993–94)13–14–515,004
33WDecember 19, 19937–5San Jose Sharks (1993–94)14–14–514,729
34LDecember 21, 19931–2@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)14–15–510,503
35LDecember 23, 19932–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)14–16–512,802
36LDecember 28, 19931–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)14–17–514,646
37WDecember 29, 19935–3New York Islanders (1993–94)15–17–515,264
38WDecember 31, 19935–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)16–17–517,537
39WJanuary 2, 19946–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)17–17–515,207
40LJanuary 4, 19941–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)17–18–516,005
41LJanuary 5, 19940–4Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)17–19–511,393
42LJanuary 7, 19944–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)17–20–515,057
43LJanuary 11, 19940–1@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)17–21–518,560
44LJanuary 12, 19943–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)17–22–515,640
45LJanuary 15, 19940–4Washington Capitals (1993–94)17–23–514,198
46WJanuary 18, 19946–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)18–23–514,229
47WJanuary 25, 19946–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)19–23–513,949
48LJanuary 27, 19940–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)19–24–516,234
49WJanuary 29, 19943–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)20–24–511,743
50LJanuary 31, 19943–4@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)20–25–513,961
51LFebruary 1, 19941–2Hartford Whalers (1993–94)20–26–515,023
52WFebruary 3, 19944–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)21–26–516,947
53LFebruary 5, 19942–3New York Islanders (1993–94)21–27–515,049
54LFebruary 8, 19941–6Boston Bruins (1993–94)21–28–515,038
55LFebruary 12, 19942–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)21–29–517,959
56LFebruary 14, 19942–4New York Rangers (1993–94)21–30–515,029
57WFebruary 17, 19948–2@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)22–30–516,886
58WFebruary 18, 19941–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)23–30–517,174
59LFebruary 21, 19941–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)23–31–513,601
60WFebruary 24, 19946–0St. Louis Blues (1993–94)24–31–514,630
61LFebruary 26, 19943–6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)24–32–515,032
62LFebruary 27, 19942–5@ New York Islanders (1993–94)24–33–511,545
63LMarch 2, 19942–5@ New York Rangers (1993–94)24–34–518,200
64WMarch 5, 19944–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)25–34–515,399
65TMarch 7, 19942–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)25–34–616,620
66WMarch 8, 19945–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)26–34–614,584
67TMarch 10, 19944–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)26–34–715,399
68WMarch 12, 19944–3@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)27–34–717,362
69WMarch 14, 19945–1Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)28–34–714,014
70WMarch 17, 19944–1Hartford Whalers (1993–94)29–34–714,131
71LMarch 19, 19942–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)29–35–717,959
72LMarch 20, 19943–5Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)29–36–714,236
73WMarch 22, 19945–3Boston Bruins (1993–94)30–36–714,293
74LMarch 26, 19943–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)30–37–715,728
75LMarch 27, 19942–5@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)30–38–76,222
76LMarch 30, 19944–6@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)30–39–710,546
77WMarch 31, 19944–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)31–39–719,875
78LApril 2, 19942–6Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)31–40–715,097
79WApril 4, 19946–4Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)32–40–714,674
80TApril 5, 19943–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1993–94)32–40–815,049
81WApril 7, 19945–2Hartford Whalers (1993–94)33–40–815,324
82LApril 10, 19941–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)33–41–814,910
83WApril 12, 19945–2@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)34–41–814,704
84LApril 14, 19942–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)34–42–821,094

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC8428649218-81019
Mats SundinC84325385601624
Valeri KamenskyLW762837654212601
Mike RicciC83302151113-91336
Scott YoungRW7626255114-4611
Iain FraserC6017203723-5202
Andrei KovalenkoRW5816173346-5504
Martin RucinskyLW6092332584401
Claude LapointeLW/C59111728702111
Alexei GusarovD7652025383010
Ron SutterC3791322443400
Curtis LeschyshynD725172265-2302
Bob BassenC371181955-3100
Dave KarpaD60512171480200
Steven FinnD8041317159-9001
Craig WolaninD63610168016000
Mike McKeeLW4831215415200
Chris LindbergLW37681412-1000
Martin GelinasLW3166128-2000
Garth ButcherD34391267-1011
Tommy SjodinD221910185100
Chris SimonLW37448132-2001
Adam FooteD45268673000
Reggie SavageC17347163100
Brad WerenkaD1107784000
Kerry HuffmanD28066282000
Paul MacDermidRW4423535-3000
Owen NolanRW622482000
Tony TwistLW49044101-1000
Stephane FisetG5003380000
Rene CorbetLW911201000
Dwayne NorrisRW411241000
Ed WardRW710150000
Jacques CloutierG1400020000
Alain CoteD60004-2000
Mike HurlbutD10000-1000
Jon KlemmD70004-1000
Aaron MillerD10000-1000
Paxton SchulteLW100020000
Garth SnowG500020000
Jocelyn ThibaultG2900020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Stephane Fiset279850202541583.39214341276.890
Jocelyn Thibault1504298133833.310768685.892
Jacques Cloutier47514321243.030232208.897
Garth Snow2795320163.440127111.874
Team:505684344282813.33225612280.890

[3]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1993-94 season.

Trades
September 7, 1993 To New York Rangers
Alexander Karpovtsev		 To Quebec Nordiques
Mike Hurlbut
January 23, 1994 To St. Louis Blues
Steve Duchesne
Denis Chasse		 To Quebec Nordiques
Bob Bassen
Garth Butcher
Ron Sutter
February 13, 1994 To Dallas Stars
Manny Fernandez		 To Quebec Nordiques
Tommy Sjodin
3rd round pick in 1994 (Chris Drury)
March 21, 1994 To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Passmore		 To Quebec Nordiques
Brad Werenka
June 3, 1994 To New Jersey Devils
11th round pick in 1994 (Mike Hanson)		 To Quebec Nordiques
Stephane Yelle
11th round pick in 1994 (Steven Low)
June 28, 1994 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mats Sundin
Garth Butcher
Todd Warriner
1st round pick in 1994 (Nolan Baumgartner)		 To Quebec Nordiques
Wendel Clark
Sylvain Lefebvre
Landon Wilson
1st round pick in 1994 (Jeff Kealty)
June 28, 1994 To New York Islanders
Ron Sutter
1st round pick in 1994 (Brett Lindros)		 To Quebec Nordiques
Uwe Krupp
1st round pick in 1994 (Wade Belak)

Waivers
January 15, 1994 To Ottawa Senators
Kerry Huffman
January 15, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
Martin Gelinas

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Alain CoteTampa Bay Lightning
Iain FraserNew York Islanders
Chris LindbergCalgary Flames
PlayerNew Team
Mikhail TatarinovBoston Bruins
Len EsauCalgary Flames
Gino CavalliniMilwaukee Admirals (AHL)

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
110Jocelyn Thibault CanadaSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
114Adam Deadmarsh United StatesPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
249Ashley Buckberger CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
375Bill Pierce United StatesLawrence Academy (USHS-MA)
4101Ryan Tocher CanadaNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
5127Anders Myrvold NorwayFärjestad BK (Sweden)
6137Nicholas Checco United StatesBloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
6153Christian Matte CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
7179David Ling CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
8205Petr Franek Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Republic)
9231Vincent Auger CanadaHawkesbury Hawks (CJHL)
10257Mark Pivetz CanadaSaskatoon Titans (SJHL)
11283John Hillman United StatesSt. Paul Vulcans (USHL)

See also

References
  1. "National Hockey League 1993-94 Attendance Graph". hockeydb.com.
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1993-94 Quebec Nordiques Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.