1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the Norris Division with a record of 34 wins, 34 losses, and 12 ties for 80 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals four games to two to the Chicago Blackhawks.

1988–89 Detroit Red Wings
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
Conference4th Campbell
1988–89 record34–34–12
Home record20–14–6
Road record14–20–6
Goals for313
Goals against316
Team information
General ManagerJim Devellano
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsGerard Gallant
Mike O'Connell
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Yzerman (65)
AssistsSteve Yzerman (90)
PointsSteve Yzerman (155)
Penalty minutesGerard Gallant (230)
Plus/minusLarry Trader (20)
WinsGreg Stefan (21)
Goals against averageGlen Hanlon (3.56)

Offseason

NHL Draft
See also: 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
117Kory Kocur (RW) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
238Serge Anglehart (D) CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
347Guy Dupuis (D) CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
359Petr Hrbek (RW) CzechoslovakiaSparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
480Sheldon Kennedy (RW) CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
7143Kelly Hurd (RW) CanadaMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
8164Brian McCormack (D) United StatesSt. Paul's School (USHS-NH)
9185Jody Praznik (D) CanadaColorado College (WCHA)
10206Glen Goodall (C) CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
11227Darren Colbourne (RW) CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
12248Don Stone (C) United StatesUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
S22Gary Shuchuk (C) CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season
  • October 6, 1988: In a game against the Detroit Red Wings, Wayne Gretzky made his debut as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky scored on his first shot, and contributed 3 assists in an 8-2 victory.[1]

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings8034341231331680
St. Louis Blues8033351227528578
Minnesota North Stars8027371625827870
Chicago Blackhawks8027411229733566
Toronto Maple Leafs802846625934262

[2]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
1LOctober 6, 19882–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)0–1–0
2TOctober 8, 19883–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)0–1–1
3LOctober 10, 19882–5@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)0–2–1
4TOctober 14, 19888–8 OTSt. Louis Blues (1988–89)0–2–2
5WOctober 15, 19885–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)1–2–2
6WOctober 18, 19884–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1988–89)2–2–2
7LOctober 21, 19882–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)2–3–2
8TOctober 23, 19883–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1988–89)2–3–3
9WOctober 26, 19884–2Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)3–3–3
10WOctober 28, 19884–1Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)4–3–3
11LOctober 29, 19882–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)4–4–3
12TNovember 1, 19883–3 OTWashington Capitals (1988–89)4–4–4
13LNovember 4, 19883–4Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)4–5–4
14WNovember 6, 19885–2Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)5–5–4
15WNovember 9, 19886–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)6–5–4
16WNovember 12, 19885–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)7–5–4
17WNovember 13, 19885–3@ New York Rangers (1988–89)8–5–4
18WNovember 16, 19884–3@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)9–5–4
19WNovember 18, 19885–2Boston Bruins (1988–89)10–5–4
20WNovember 20, 19885–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)11–5–4
21LNovember 23, 19883–8Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)11–6–4
22WNovember 25, 19886–3Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)12–6–4
23LNovember 27, 19883–4Washington Capitals (1988–89)12–7–4
24WNovember 29, 19885–3New York Islanders (1988–89)13–7–4
25WDecember 1, 19887–3Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)14–7–4
26LDecember 3, 19884–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)14–8–4
27LDecember 5, 19882–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)14–9–4
28WDecember 9, 19884–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)15–9–4
29WDecember 10, 19888–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)16–9–4
30WDecember 13, 19885–4Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)17–9–4
31LDecember 16, 19884–6Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)17–10–4
32LDecember 17, 19882–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)17–11–4
33WDecember 20, 19886–3St. Louis Blues (1988–89)18–11–4
34TDecember 22, 19884–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)18–11–5
35LDecember 23, 19882–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)18–12–5
36LDecember 28, 19881–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)18–13–5
37LDecember 30, 19883–4@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)18–14–5
38LDecember 31, 19882–3Hartford Whalers (1988–89)18–15–5
39WJanuary 4, 19894–2St. Louis Blues (1988–89)19–15–5
40TJanuary 6, 19892–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1988–89)19–15–6
41LJanuary 7, 19892–5@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)19–16–6
42WJanuary 9, 19893–2Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)20–16–6
43TJanuary 11, 19892–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)20–16–7
44TJanuary 14, 19895–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)20–16–8
45WJanuary 15, 19898–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)21–16–8
46LJanuary 17, 19891–7Calgary Flames (1988–89)21–17–8
47LJanuary 20, 19892–3Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)21–18–8
48WJanuary 22, 19894–3@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)22–18–8
49LJanuary 25, 19893–6Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)22–19–8
50WJanuary 27, 19898–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)23–19–8
51LJanuary 28, 19895–10@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)23–20–8
52LJanuary 30, 19893–4Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)23–21–8
53LFebruary 2, 19892–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)23–22–8
54LFebruary 3, 19895–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)23–23–8
55WFebruary 5, 19896–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)24–23–8
56LFebruary 9, 19893–6New Jersey Devils (1988–89)24–24–8
57WFebruary 11, 19895–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)25–24–8
58TFebruary 13, 19892–2 OTWinnipeg Jets (1988–89)25–24–9
59WFebruary 15, 19894–2Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)26–24–9
60LFebruary 17, 19893–5Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)26–25–9
61LFebruary 19, 19894–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)26–26–9
62WFebruary 21, 19896–5@ New York Islanders (1988–89)27–26–9
63TFebruary 23, 19896–6 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)27–26–10
64WFebruary 25, 19895–0Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)28–26–10
65TFebruary 26, 19894–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)28–26–11
66WMarch 1, 19896–5New York Islanders (1988–89)29–26–11
67WMarch 4, 19895–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)30–26–11
68LMarch 7, 19893–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)30–27–11
69WMarch 9, 19893–2New York Rangers (1988–89)31–27–11
70LMarch 11, 19893–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)31–28–11
71TMarch 14, 19892–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)31–28–12
72WMarch 15, 19898–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)32–28–12
73LMarch 18, 19892–3@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)32–29–12
74LMarch 19, 19893–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)32–30–12
75WMarch 24, 19896–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)33–30–12
76LMarch 25, 19895–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)33–31–12
77LMarch 27, 19892–3St. Louis Blues (1988–89)33–32–12
78WMarch 29, 19894–3New York Rangers (1988–89)34–32–12
79LMarch 31, 19891–5Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)34–33–12
80LApril 2, 19892–4@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)34–34–12

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltending
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Greg Stefan462499211731674.0112900.8710
Glen Hanlon392092131481243.5610550.8821
Sam St. Laurent414101193.83910.9010
Tim Cheveldae212202094.43740.8780
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Greg Stefan529423183.671510.8810
Glen Hanlon2780175.38470.8510

[3]

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Playoffs

The Red Wings won their second straight division championship and went against Chicago in the first round in a best of seven series and lost in 6 games, or 2-4.

Awards and records
  • Steve Yzerman, Club Record, Most Points in One Season (155)
  • Steve Yzerman, Lester B. Pearson Award
  • Gerard Gallant, Left Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team

References
  1. Gretzky's Tears, Stephen Brunt, pp.182-183, Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, Toronto, Canada, 2009, ISBN 978-0-307-39729-4
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings at Hockey Reference
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