1988–89 Winnipeg Jets season

1988–89 Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Division 5th Smythe
Conference 9th Campbell
1988–89 record 26–42–12
Goals for 300
Goals against 355
Team information
General Manager John Ferguson
Mike Smith
Coach Dan Maloney and Rick Bowness
Captain Dale Hawerchuk
Arena Winnipeg Arena
Team leaders
Goals Dale Hawerchuk (41)
Assists Thomas Steen (61)
Points Dale Hawerchuk (96)
Penalties in minutes Gord Donnelly (228)
Wins Pokey Reddick (11)
Goals against average Bob Essensa (3.70)

The 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets season saw the Jets finish in fifth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 26 wins, 42 losses, and 12 ties for 64 points.

Off-season

After two seasons of leading the Jets into the playoffs, the club re-signed head coach Don Maloney to a contract extension through the 1990–91 season on May 16, 1988. At the 1988 NHL Entry Draft held on June 11, 1988, the Jets selected forward Teemu Selanne with their first round draft pick, tenth overall. Selanne spent the 1987–88 playing with Jokerit's junior hockey team, where in 33 games, he recorded 43 goals and 66 points.

On June 13, 1988, the Jets acquired Brent Ashton from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Paul MacLean. Ashton had 26 goals and 53 points in 73 games with the Red Wings in 1987–88. MacLean, who had been with Winnipeg since the 1981–82 season, had 40 goals and 79 points in 77 games. In total, MacLean broke the 40-goal plateau three times as a member with the Jets.

On July 19, 1988, Winnipeg made a trade with the New Jersey Devils, acquiring goaltender Alain Chevrier and the Devils' seventh-round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft for Steve Rooney and the Jets' third-round pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Chevrier had a record of 18–19–3 with a 3.77 goals against average (GAA) in 45 games with the Devils in 1987–88, while Steve Rooney had 7 goals and 13 points, along with 217 penalty minutes, in 56 games with the Jets in 1987–88.

Late in training camp, on September 29, 1988, the Jets acquired Kent Carlson and the St. Louis Blues' tenth-round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and fourth-round pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft for Peter Douris. Carlson would then be traded one week into the 1988–89 season to the Washington Capitals. On October 3, 1988, the Jets picked Dave Hunter from the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL Waiver Draft. Hunter split the 1987–88 season between the Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 14 goals and 35 points in 80 games.

Regular season

  • January 13, 1989: In a victory over the Vancouver Canucks, Jets goaltender Eldon Reddick became the first goaltender in NHL history to not register a shutout in the first 100 games of his career.[1]

Despite finishing last in goals allowed (355) in the NHL, the Jets had the NHL's fifth-best power-play percentage (22.13%).[2]

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames8054179354226117
Los Angeles Kings804231737633591
Edmonton Oilers803834832530684
Vancouver Canucks803339825125374
Winnipeg Jets8026421230035564

[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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 6, 19882–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)0–0–1
2LOctober 9, 19884–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)0–1–1
3LOctober 12, 19881–10@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)0–2–1
4WOctober 14, 19884–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1988–89)1–2–1
5TOctober 16, 19883–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1988–89)1–2–2
6LOctober 19, 19882–5Boston Bruins (1988–89)1–3–2
7WOctober 23, 19883–2Washington Capitals (1988–89)2–3–2
8LOctober 28, 19884–7Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)2–4–2
9WOctober 30, 19888–4Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)3–4–2
10WNovember 1, 19888–1@ New York Islanders (1988–89)4–4–2
11TNovember 3, 19883–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)4–4–3
12LNovember 5, 19882–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)4–5–3
13WNovember 8, 19888–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)5–5–3
14LNovember 11, 19885–6 OTChicago Blackhawks (1988–89)5–6–3
15WNovember 13, 19887–3Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)6–6–3
16WNovember 16, 19882–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)7–6–3
17WNovember 18, 19883–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)8–6–3
18WNovember 20, 19887–4Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)9–6–3
19LNovember 25, 19883–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)9–7–3
20TNovember 26, 19884–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)9–7–4
21LNovember 29, 19883–4New York Rangers (1988–89)9–8–4
22WDecember 2, 19886–3Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)10–8–4
23LDecember 4, 19883–6Calgary Flames (1988–89)10–9–4
24WDecember 6, 19885–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)11–9–4
25TDecember 8, 19885–5 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)11–9–5
26WDecember 10, 19887–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)12–9–5
27LDecember 11, 19886–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)12–10–5
28WDecember 14, 19884–3Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)13–10–5
29LDecember 17, 19883–6@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)13–11–5
30LDecember 18, 19881–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)13–12–5
31TDecember 21, 19885–5 OTNew Jersey Devils (1988–89)13–12–6
32LDecember 23, 19884–5Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)13–13–6
33LDecember 26, 19881–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)13–14–6
34WDecember 28, 19886–2St. Louis Blues (1988–89)14–14–6
35TDecember 31, 19884–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)14–14–7
36WJanuary 4, 19894–2Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)15–14–7
37TJanuary 6, 19894–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1988–89)15–14–8
38TJanuary 8, 19894–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1988–89)15–14–9
39LJanuary 10, 19891–2Hartford Whalers (1988–89)15–15–9
40LJanuary 11, 19893–8@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)15–16–9
41WJanuary 13, 19893–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)16–16–9
42LJanuary 15, 19891–4Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)16–17–9
43LJanuary 18, 19894–9Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)16–18–9
44WJanuary 20, 19897–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)17–18–9
45LJanuary 21, 19893–7Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)17–19–9
46LJanuary 25, 19894–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)17–20–9
47LJanuary 26, 19896–8@ New York Islanders (1988–89)17–21–9
48WJanuary 28, 19894–3@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)18–21–9
49LJanuary 31, 19893–5@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)18–22–9
50LFebruary 1, 19894–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)18–23–9
51LFebruary 3, 19892–4Boston Bruins (1988–89)18–24–9
52LFebruary 5, 19892–6Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)18–25–9
53LFebruary 9, 19893–4@ New York Rangers (1988–89)18–26–9
54LFebruary 11, 19893–7@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)18–27–9
55TFebruary 13, 19892–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)18–27–10
56LFebruary 15, 19891–6Calgary Flames (1988–89)18–28–10
57WFebruary 17, 19893–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1988–89)19–28–10
58WFebruary 19, 19897–6 OTHartford Whalers (1988–89)20–28–10
59LFebruary 21, 19893–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)20–29–10
60LFebruary 22, 19893–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)20–30–10
61LFebruary 24, 19894–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)20–31–10
62WFebruary 26, 19891–0Calgary Flames (1988–89)21–31–10
63TMarch 1, 19894–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1988–89)21–31–11
64LMarch 3, 19894–7Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)21–32–11
65LMarch 5, 19893–4New York Islanders (1988–89)21–33–11
66LMarch 7, 19895–9@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)21–34–11
67LMarch 8, 19890–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)21–35–11
68LMarch 10, 19891–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)21–36–11
69WMarch 12, 19899–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)22–36–11
70LMarch 14, 19893–6@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)22–37–11
71WMarch 15, 19896–3@ New York Rangers (1988–89)23–37–11
72WMarch 18, 198910–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)24–37–11
73LMarch 20, 19891–4Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)24–38–11
74LMarch 23, 19894–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)24–39–11
75WMarch 24, 19894–3 OTCalgary Flames (1988–89)25–39–11
76LMarch 26, 19893–7Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)25–40–11
77TMarch 28, 19893–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)25–40–12
78LMarch 29, 19891–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)25–41–12
79LMarch 31, 19891–4@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)25–42–12
80WApril 2, 19893–2Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)26–42–12

Playoffs

The Jets missed the playoffs, the first time since the 1980–81 season.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale HawerchukC7541559628-301434
Thomas SteenC802761888014912
Andrew McBainRW8037407771-352013
Brent AshtonLW7531376836-5711
Fredrik OlaussonD75154762326401
Dave EllettD7522345662-18925
Pat ElynuikRW56262551295506
Iain DuncanLW5714304474-17100
Randy CarlyleD786384478-19202
Laurie BoschmanC70102636163-17301
Doug SmailLW471415295212020
Paul FentonLW591492333-15100
Gord DonnellyD5761016228-12000
Teppo NumminenD691141536-11010
Peter TaglianettiD6611415226-23100
Jim KyteD743912190-25000
Brad JonesLW22651160010
Hannu JarvenpaaRW53471141-14100
Brad BerryD3809945-8000
Randy GilhenC6453838-24011
Ray NeufeldRW3152752-9000
Brent HughesLW2832582-7010
Dave HunterLW3431461-3010
Alfie TurcotteC141342-6000
Alain ChevrierG2204420000
Stu KulakRW1820224-6100
Mario MaroisD711217-6100
Markku KyllonenRW90222-3000
Tony JosephRW210101000
Moe LemayLW1010114-3000
Guy LaroseC30116-1000
Pokey ReddickG4101160000
Daniel BerthiaumeG900000000
Paul BoutilierD300042000
Darren BoykoC10000-1000
Tom DraperG200000000
Bob EssensaG2000020000
Steven FletcherLW/D30005-1000
Todd FlichelD10000-1000
Gilles HamelLW100000000
Matt HerveyD200042000
Bryan MarchmentD200020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pokey Reddick210941111771444.1001132988.873
Alain Chevrier109222882784.291554476.859
Bob Essensa110220683683.701574506.882
Tom Draper1202110126.0006654.818
Daniel Berthiaume4439080445.960255211.827
Team:4866802642123464.27225812235.866

[4]

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

Trades

July 19, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
Steve Rooney
3rd round pick in 1990 (Brad Bombardir)		 To Winnipeg Jets
Alain Chevrier
7th round pick in 1989 (Doug Evans)
July 29, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Joel Baillargeon		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
September 29, 1988 To St. Louis Blues
Peter Douris		 To Winnipeg Jets
Kent Carlson
12th round pick in 1989 (Sergei Kharin)
4th round pick in 1990 (Scott Levins)
October 12, 1988 To Washington Capitals
Kent Carlson		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
November 25, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Gilles Hamel		 To Winnipeg Jets
Paul Fenton
December 6, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Mario Marois		 To Winnipeg Jets
Gord Donnelly
December 10, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steven Fletcher		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
December 30, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Ray Neufeld		 To Winnipeg Jets
Moe Lemay
January 19, 1989 To Chicago Blackhawks
Alain Chevrier		 To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1989 (Allain Roy)
February 9, 1989 To Vancouver Canucks
Jamie Husgen		 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
June 17, 1989 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Randy Gilhen
Andrew McBain
Jim Kyte		 To Winnipeg Jets
Randy Cunneyworth
Rick Tabaracci
Dave McLlwain
June 17, 1989 To St. Louis Blues
3rd round pick in 1989 - Denny Felsner
2nd round pick in 1991 (Steve Staios)		 To Winnipeg Jets
Greg Paslawski
3rd round pick in 1989 (Kris Draper)

Waivers

October 3, 1988 From Edmonton Oilers
Dave Hunter
January 14, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Hunter

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Steven FletcherMontreal Canadiens
Matt HerveyUndrafted Free Agent

Roster

1988-89 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

The Jets selected the following players at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1988.[5]

NHL Amateur Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
110Teemu Selanne (RW) FinlandJokerit (SM-liiga)
231Russ Romaniuk (LW) CanadaSt. Boniface Saints (MJHL)
352Stephane Beauregard (G) CanadaSt. Jean Beavers (QMJHL)
473Brian Hunt (C) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
594Tony Joseph (RW) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
5101Ben Lebeau (FWD) United StatesMerrimack College (NCAA)
6115Ron Jones (RW) United StatesWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
7127Markus Akerblom (RW) SwedenIF Bjorkloven (SEL)
7136Jukka Marttila (D) FinlandTappara (SM-liiga)
8157Mark Smith (LW) United StatesTrinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio)
9178Mike Helber (C) United StatesPioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
10199Pavel Kostichkin (RW) Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
11220Kevin Heise (LW) CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
12241Kyle Galloway (D) CanadaUniversity of Manitoba (CIAU)

NHL Supplemental Draft

Winnipeg selected one player at the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.[6][7]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
215Mike O'Neill (G) CanadaYale University (NCAA)

References

  1. ↑ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.17, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989.html
  3. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ↑ "1988-89 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  5. ↑ "1988 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "1988 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections". HockeyDraftCentral.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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