1991–92 Hartford Whalers season
1991–92 Hartford Whalers | ||
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Division | 4th Adams | |
Conference | 10th Wales | |
1991–92 record | 26-41-13 | |
Goals for | 247 | |
Goals against | 283 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Ed Johnston | |
Coach | Jim Roberts | |
Captain | Randy Ladouceur | |
Arena | Hartford Civic Center | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | John Cullen (26) | |
Assists | John Cullen (51) | |
Points | John Cullen (77) | |
Penalties in minutes | Pat Verbeek (243) | |
Plus/minus | John Cullen (+28) | |
Wins | Kay Whitmore (14) | |
Goals against average | Frank Pietrangelo (2.35) | |
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The 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 26 wins, 41 losses, and 13 ties for 65 points. They lost the Adams Division semi-finals in seven games to the Montreal Canadiens, with Russ Courtnall scoring in game 7 at the Montreal Forum to end Hartford's season. This was the last time that the Whalers made the playoffs before moving to North Carolina.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 267 | 207 | 93 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 270 | 275 | 84 |
3 | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 289 | 299 | 74 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 247 | 283 | 65 |
5 | Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 255 | 318 | 52 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 5, 1991 | 2–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 0–1–0 |
2 | T | October 8, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 12, 1991 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 14, 1991 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 16, 1991 | 3–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | October 19, 1991 | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 4–1–1 |
7 | W | October 23, 1991 | 3–0 | San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 5–1–1 |
8 | L | October 26, 1991 | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 5–2–1 |
9 | L | October 27, 1991 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 5–3–1 |
10 | T | October 30, 1991 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 5–3–2 |
11 | L | November 1, 1991 | 5–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 5–4–2 |
12 | W | November 2, 1991 | 6–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 6–4–2 |
13 | L | November 6, 1991 | 2–3 | Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 6–5–2 |
14 | W | November 9, 1991 | 4–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 7–5–2 |
15 | L | November 10, 1991 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 7–6–2 |
16 | W | November 12, 1991 | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 8–6–2 |
17 | T | November 14, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 8–6–3 |
18 | L | November 16, 1991 | 4–5 OT | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 8–7–3 |
19 | W | November 17, 1991 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 9–7–3 |
20 | L | November 22, 1991 | 2–8 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 9–8–3 |
21 | L | November 23, 1991 | 2–3 | Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 9–9–3 |
22 | L | November 25, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 9–10–3 |
23 | W | November 27, 1991 | 7–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 10–10–3 |
24 | W | November 30, 1991 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 11–10–3 |
25 | L | December 1, 1991 | 4–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 11–11–3 |
26 | L | December 4, 1991 | 0–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 11–12–3 |
27 | T | December 7, 1991 | 6–6 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 11–12–4 |
28 | W | December 13, 1991 | 8–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 12–12–4 |
29 | L | December 14, 1991 | 2–6 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 12–13–4 |
30 | L | December 17, 1991 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 12–14–4 |
31 | L | December 19, 1991 | 1–4 | New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 12–15–4 |
32 | L | December 21, 1991 | 2–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 12–16–4 |
33 | W | December 23, 1991 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 13–16–4 |
34 | L | December 26, 1991 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 13–17–4 |
35 | L | December 28, 1991 | 1–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 13–18–4 |
36 | W | December 29, 1991 | 6–4 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 14–18–4 |
37 | W | January 2, 1992 | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 15–18–4 |
38 | T | January 4, 1992 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 15–18–5 |
39 | L | January 9, 1992 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 15–19–5 |
40 | L | January 11, 1992 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 15–20–5 |
41 | L | January 15, 1992 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 15–21–5 |
42 | L | January 16, 1992 | 3–4 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 15–22–5 |
43 | T | January 21, 1992 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 15–22–6 |
44 | T | January 25, 1992 | 4–4 OT | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 15–22–7 |
45 | L | January 26, 1992 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 15–23–7 |
46 | L | January 28, 1992 | 3–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 15–24–7 |
47 | L | January 31, 1992 | 1–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 15–25–7 |
48 | T | February 1, 1992 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 15–25–8 |
49 | L | February 4, 1992 | 5–6 | @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 15–26–8 |
50 | T | February 6, 1992 | 5–5 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 15–26–9 |
51 | T | February 9, 1992 | 4–4 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 15–26–10 |
52 | W | February 11, 1992 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 16–26–10 |
53 | L | February 13, 1992 | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 16–27–10 |
54 | L | February 15, 1992 | 1–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 16–28–10 |
55 | L | February 16, 1992 | 4–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 16–29–10 |
56 | T | February 19, 1992 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 16–29–11 |
57 | W | February 22, 1992 | 4–0 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 17–29–11 |
58 | L | February 23, 1992 | 0–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 17–30–11 |
59 | L | February 25, 1992 | 2–5 | St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 17–31–11 |
60 | W | February 27, 1992 | 8–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 18–31–11 |
61 | W | February 29, 1992 | 5–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 19–31–11 |
62 | L | March 1, 1992 | 4–9 | @ New York Rangers (1991–92) | 19–32–11 |
63 | W | March 3, 1992 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 20–32–11 |
64 | L | March 5, 1992 | 4–10 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 20–33–11 |
65 | L | March 7, 1992 | 1–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 20–34–11 |
66 | L | March 9, 1992 | 0–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 20–35–11 |
67 | W | March 11, 1992 | 4–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 21–35–11 |
68 | W | March 13, 1992 | 1–0 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 22–35–11 |
69 | L | March 14, 1992 | 1–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 22–36–11 |
70 | W | March 16, 1992 | 4–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 23–36–11 |
71 | L | March 18, 1992 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 23–37–11 |
72 | L | March 21, 1992 | 4–5 | San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 23–38–11 |
73 | T | March 22, 1992 | 2–2 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 23–38–12 |
74 | W | March 24, 1992 | 8–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 24–38–12 |
75 | L | March 26, 1992 | 2–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 24–39–12 |
76 | L | March 28, 1992 | 1–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 24–40–12 |
77 | T | March 29, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 24–40–13 |
78 | W | April 12, 1992 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 25–40–13 |
79 | L | April 13, 1992 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 25–41–13 |
80 | W | April 15, 1992 | 4–3 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 26–41–13 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen | C | 77 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 141 | -28 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Verbeek, PatPat Verbeek | RW | 76 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 243 | -16 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski | D | 79 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 120 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Craven, MurrayMurray Craven | LW | 61 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 38 | -4 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Andersson, MikaelMikael Andersson | LW | 74 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik | C | 76 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cassels, AndrewAndrew Cassels | C | 67 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Brown, RobRob Brown | RW | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 39 | -14 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Sanderson, GeoffGeoff Sanderson | LW | 64 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Shaw, BradBrad Shaw | D | 62 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burt, AdamAdam Burt | D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 93 | -16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin | D | 75 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 64 | -13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Hunter, MarkMark Hunter | RW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 159 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Corriveau, YvonYvon Corriveau | LW | 38 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth | LW | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 71 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Konroyd, SteveSteve Konroyd | D | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Black, JamesJames Black | LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ladouceur, RandyRandy Ladouceur | D | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houda, DougDoug Houda | D | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 125 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Picard, MichelMichel Picard | LW | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie | LW | 67 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 87 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dineen, KevinKevin Dineen | RW | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greig, MarkMark Greig | RW | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pederson, BarryBarry Pederson | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kastelic, EdEd Kastelic | W | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 61 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyr, PaulPaul Cyr | LW | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day, JoeJoe Day | C | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shank, DanielDaniel Shank | RW | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yake, TerryTerry Yake | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gillis, PaulPaul Gillis | C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sidorkiewicz, PeterPeter Sidorkiewicz | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Whitmore, KayKay Whitmore | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baca, JergusJergus Baca | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keczmer, DanDan Keczmer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norwood, LeeLee Norwood | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Poulin, PatrickPatrick Poulin | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richards, ToddTodd Richards | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tancill, ChrisChris Tancill | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tomlak, MikeMike Tomlak | C/LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Whitmore, KayKay Whitmore | 2567 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 155 | 3.62 | 3 | 1292 | 1137 | .880 |
Sidorkiewicz, PeterPeter Sidorkiewicz | 1995 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 111 | 3.34 | 2 | 940 | 829 | .882 |
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo | 306 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2.35 | 0 | 156 | 144 | .923 |
Team: | 4868 | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 278 | 3.43 | 5 | 2388 | 2110 | .884 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Craven, MurrayMurray Craven | LW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cassels, AndrewAndrew Cassels | C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Corriveau, YvonYvon Corriveau | LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Zalapski, ZarleyZarley Zalapski | D | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth | LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poulin, PatrickPatrick Poulin | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Richards, ToddTodd Richards | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andersson, MikaelMikael Andersson | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houda, DougDoug Houda | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Verbeek, PatPat Verbeek | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sanderson, GeoffGeoff Sanderson | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gillis, PaulPaul Gillis | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Konroyd, SteveSteve Konroyd | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ladouceur, RandyRandy Ladouceur | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaw, BradBrad Shaw | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burt, AdamAdam Burt | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hunter, MarkMark Hunter | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shank, DanielDaniel Shank | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Whitmore, KayKay Whitmore | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Pietrangelo, FrankFrank Pietrangelo | 425 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2.68 | 0 | 244 | 225 | .922 |
Whitmore, KayKay Whitmore | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
Team: | 444 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.70 | 0 | 249 | 229 | .920 |
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;
Transactions
- August 26, 1991 – Hartford's 1992 sixth round draft pick (Joel Bouchard) traded to the Calgary Flames for Paul Fenton.
- September 8, 1991 – Sylvain Cote traded to the Washington Capitals for their 1992 second round draft pick (Andrei Nikolishin).
- September 17, 1991 – Hartford's 1992 second round draft pick (Valeri Bure) traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Andrew Cassels.
- October 2, 1991 – Dean Evason traded to the San Jose Sharks for Dan Keczmer.
- October 3, 1991 – Future considerations traded to the New Jersey Devils for Lee Norwood. Hartford later sent their 1993 fifth round draft pick (John Guirestante) to New Jersey to complete the deal.
- October 4, 1991 – Todd Krygier traded to the Washington Capitals for their 1993 fourth round draft pick (later traded to Calgary who selected Jason Smith).
- October 18, 1991 – Paul Fenton traded to the San Jose Sharks for Mike McHugh.
- November 13, 1991 – Kevin Dineen traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Murray Craven and Vancouver's 1992 fourth round draft pick (Kevin Smyth).
- November 13, 1991 – Lee Norwood traded to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations. St. Louis later sent their 1993 fifth round draft pick (Nolan Pratt) to Hartford to complete the deal.
- November 14, 1991 – Future considerations traded to the Boston Bruins for Barry Pederson.
- December 18, 1991 – Chris Tancill traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Daniel Shank.
- January 24, 1992 – Rod Brown traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Steve Konroyd.
- January 27, 1992 – Future considerations traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Paul Gillis.
- March 10, 1992 – Future considerations traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Frank Pietrangelo. Hartford later sent their 1994 third round draft pick (Sven Butenschon) and their 1994 seventh round draft pick (Serge Aubin) to Pittsburgh to complete the deal.
Roster
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References
- ↑ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ "1991–92 Hartford Whalers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ↑ "1991-92 Hartford Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.