1989–90 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1989–90 1989 Winnipeg Jets Campbell 4th Smythe 3rd 37–32–11 22–13–5 15–19–6 298 290 Mike Smith Bob Murdoch Randy Carlyle, Dale Hawerchuk, and Thomas Steen Winnipeg Arena Pat Elynuik and Paul Fenton (32) Dale Hawerchuk (55) Dale Hawerchuk (81) Peter Taglianetti (+20) Shawn Cronin (243) Bob Essensa (18) Bob Essensa (3.15) The 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets season was the 18th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed third in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. 2 Offseason During the previous season, the Jets replaced general manager John Ferguson with Mike Smith, while head coach Dan Maloney was replaced with Rick Bowness on an interim basis. On May 25, 1989, the Jets named Bob Murdoch as their new head coach. Murdoch had previous head coaching experience in the NHL, as he was the Chicago Blackhawks head coach for the 1987-88 season, going 30-41-9. At the 1989 NHL entry draft held on June 17, 1989, the Jets held the fourth overall selection, and drafted Stu Barnes from the Tri-City Americans of the WHL. Barnes had 59 goals and 141 points with the Americans during the 1988-89 season. Other notable players the Jets selected were Kris Draper in the third round, and Dan Bylsma in the sixth round. The Jets were also busy with trades at the 1989 NHL entry draft, as they acquired Randy Cunneyworth, Rick Tabaracci and Dave McLlwain from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Randy Gilhen, Andrew McBain and Jim Kyte. Cunneyworth, was coming off a 25-goal, 44-point season in 70 games in 1988-89, while McLlwain had a goal and three points in 24 games with the Penguins. Tabaracci posted a 24-20-5 record with a 4.24 GAA with the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. The Jets also acquired Greg Paslawski and the St. Louis Blues third round pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft from the Blues for the Jets third round pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft and second round pick in the 1991 NHL entry draft, and Winnipeg traded away their third round pick in the 1990 NHL entry draft to the New Jersey Devils for the Devils third round pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. On July 22, 1989, the Jets acquired Shawn Cronin from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations. Cronin had three goals and 12 points with the Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL during the 1988-89 season. On September 28, 1989, Winnipeg acquired Keith Acton and Pete Peeters from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations, however, both Acton and Peeters were returned to Philadelphia on October 3, 1989, for the Flyers fifth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL entry draft. Also, on September 28, 1989, the Jets traded goaltender Pokey Reddick to the Edmonton Oilers for future considerations, and on October 2, 1989, Winnipeg selected Moe Mantha from the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Waiver Draft. Mantha, who played with the Jets from 1980 to 1984, split the 1988-89 season between the Minnesota North Stars and Philadelphia Flyers, scoring four goals and 18 points in 46 games. The team chose to have three captains this season, naming veterans Randy Carlyle, Dale Hawerchuk and Thomas Steen. Hawerchuk had been the sole captain since 1984. Regular season Final standings WIN WIN Record vs. opponents WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1989–90 regular season1989-90 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1990_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 6, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 8, 1989||5–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 10, 1989||1–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 12, 1989||4–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 14, 1989||5–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 18, 1989||2–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 20, 1989||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||October 22, 1989||5–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||3–5–0 |- |9||W||October 25, 1989||6–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||4–5–0 |- |10||L||October 27, 1989||1–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||4–6–0 |- |11||W||October 29, 1989||6–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||5–6–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 1, 1989||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||5–7–0 |- |13||W||November 3, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||6–7–0 |- |14||L||November 5, 1989||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||6–8–0 |- |15||W||November 8, 1989||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||7–8–0 |- |16||L||November 10, 1989||2–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||7–9–0 |- |17||W||November 12, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||8–9–0 |- |18||W||November 14, 1989||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||9–9–0 |- |19||L||November 15, 1989||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||9–10–0 |- |20||W||November 18, 1989||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||10–10–0 |- |21||T||November 20, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1989–90) ||10–10–1 |- |22||W||November 21, 1989||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1989–90) ||11–10–1 |- |23||L||November 23, 1989||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||11–11–1 |- |24||L||November 25, 1989||1–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||11–12–1 |- |25||W||November 29, 1989||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||12–12–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||T||December 1, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||12–12–2 |- |27||L||December 2, 1989||3–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||12–13–2 |- |28||W||December 6, 1989||4–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||13–13–2 |- |29||T||December 8, 1989||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||13–13–3 |- |30||W||December 10, 1989||4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||14–13–3 |- |31||T||December 13, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||14–13–4 |- |32||T||December 15, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||14–13–5 |- |33||L||December 19, 1989||5–9 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||14–14–5 |- |34||L||December 21, 1989||2–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||14–15–5 |- |35||W||December 26, 1989||5–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||15–15–5 |- |36||W||December 29, 1989||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||16–15–5 |- |37||W||December 31, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||17–15–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||January 3, 1990||4–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||18–15–5 |- |39||L||January 4, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||18–16–5 |- |40||L||January 6, 1990||3–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||18–17–5 |- |41||W||January 8, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||19–17–5 |- |42||W||January 10, 1990||6–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||20–17–5 |- |43||W||January 12, 1990||7–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||21–17–5 |- |44||W||January 14, 1990||6–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||22–17–5 |- |45||L||January 16, 1990||6–8 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||22–18–5 |- |46||L||January 17, 1990||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||22–19–5 |- |47||L||January 19, 1990||4–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||22–20–5 |- |48||W||January 23, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||23–20–5 |- |49||L||January 25, 1990||6–8 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||23–21–5 |- |50||T||January 27, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||23–21–6 |- |51||L||January 29, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||23–22–6 |- |52||T||January 31, 1990||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||23–22–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |53||W||February 2, 1990||8–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||24–22–7 |- |54||W||February 4, 1990||7–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||25–22–7 |- |55||L||February 6, 1990||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||25–23–7 |- |56||W||February 8, 1990||5–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||26–23–7 |- |57||L||February 11, 1990||4–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||26–24–7 |- |58||W||February 14, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||27–24–7 |- |59||T||February 16, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||27–24–8 |- |60||W||February 18, 1990||5–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||28–24–8 |- |61||L||February 20, 1990||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||28–25–8 |- |62||W||February 22, 1990||4–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||29–25–8 |- |63||W||February 24, 1990||3–1 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||30–25–8 |- |64||L||February 25, 1990||1–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||30–26–8 |- |65||L||February 27, 1990||3–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||30–27–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |66||W||March 2, 1990||9–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||31–27–8 |- |67||W||March 4, 1990||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||32–27–8 |- |68||W||March 7, 1990||6–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||33–27–8 |- |69||W||March 9, 1990||7–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||34–27–8 |- |70||L||March 11, 1990||4–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||34–28–8 |- |71||L||March 12, 1990||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||34–29–8 |- |72||T||March 15, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||34–29–9 |- |73||W||March 17, 1990||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||35–29–9 |- |74||L||March 18, 1990||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||35–30–9 |- |75||W||March 21, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||36–30–9 |- |76||L||March 23, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||36–31–9 |- |77||T||March 25, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||36–31–10 |- |78||T||March 27, 1990||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||36–31–11 |- |79||W||March 29, 1990||1–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||37–31–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |80||L||April 1, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||37–32–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Jets lost the Division Semi-finals (4-3) to the Edmonton Oilers. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 79 26 55 81 60-11802 Pat Elynuik RW 80 32 42 74 8321403 Thomas Steen C 53 18 48 66 352503 Brent Ashton LW 79 22 34 56 374305 Fredrik Olausson D 77 9 46 55 32-1300 Dave McLlwain C/RW 80 25 26 51 60-1172 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 80 32 18 50 402411 Doug Smail LW 79 25 24 49 6315116 Greg Paslawski RW 71 18 30 48 14-4706 Dave Ellett D 77 17 29 46 96-15801 Teppo Numminen D 79 11 32 43 20-4101 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha, Jr. D 73 2 26 28 288010 Laurie Boschman C 66 10 17 27 103-11311 Doug Evans Doug Evans (ice hockey) LW 27 10 8 18 337211 Randy Carlyle D 53 3 15 18 508200 Mark Kumpel RW 56 8 9 17 21-5011 Paul MacDermid RW 44 7 10 17 1004101 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 48 9 6 15 26-8010 Randy Cunneyworth LW 28 5 6 11 34-7201 Peter Taglianetti D 49 3 6 9 13620001 Gord Donnelly D 55 3 3 6 2223000 Shawn Cronin D 61 0 4 4 243-16000 Brad Berry D 12 1 2 3 6-2000 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey b. 1966) LW 11 1 2 3 33-4001 Danton Cole C/RW 2 1 1 2 0-1000 Bob Essensa G 36 0 2 2 00000 Bryan Marchment D 7 0 2 2 280000 Brian McReynolds C 9 0 2 2 4-4000 Daniel Berthiaume G 24 0 1 1 60000 Todd Flichel D 3 0 1 1 20000 Stephane Beauregard G 19 0 0 0 40000 Tom Draper G 6 0 0 0 00000 Brad Jones Brad Jones (ice hockey) LW 2 0 0 0 0-2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Bob Essensa 2035 36 18 9 5 107 3.15 1988881.892 Daniel Berthiaume 1387 24 10 11 3 86 3.72 1667581.871 Stephane Beauregard 1079 19 7 8 3 59 3.28 0570511.896 Tom Draper 359 6 2 4 0 26 4.35 0153127.830 Team: 4860 80 37 32 11 278 3.43 223782100.883 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 7 3 5 8 2001 Thomas Steen C 7 2 5 7 16100 Pat Elynuik RW 7 2 4 6 2000 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha, Jr. D 7 1 5 6 2000 Brent Ashton LW 7 3 1 4 2201 Doug Evans Doug Evans (ice hockey) LW 7 2 2 4 10000 Greg Paslawski RW 7 1 3 4 0000 Teppo Numminen D 7 1 2 3 10000 Dave Ellett D 7 2 0 2 6201 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 7 2 0 2 23200 Mark Kumpel RW 7 2 0 2 2000 Paul MacDermid RW 7 0 2 2 8000 Fredrik Olausson D 7 0 2 2 2000 Doug Smail LW 5 1 0 1 0000 Gord Donnelly D 6 0 1 1 8000 Dave McLlwain C/RW 7 0 1 1 2000 Stephane Beauregard G 4 0 0 0 0000 Brad Berry D 1 0 0 0 0000 Laurie Boschman C 2 0 0 0 2000 Shawn Cronin D 5 0 0 0 7000 Bob Essensa G 4 0 0 0 0000 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 4 0 0 0 0000 Peter Taglianetti D 5 0 0 0 6000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Bob Essensa 206 4 2 1 12 3.50 010088.880 Stephane Beauregard 238 4 1 3 12 3.03 010593.886 Team: 444 7 3 4 24 3.24 0205181.883 hockey-reference.com June 4, 2009 1989-90 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1990.html Transactions Trades July 21, 1989To Philadelphia FlyersFuture ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsShawn Cronin September 28, 1989To Edmonton OilersPokey ReddickTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations September 28, 1989To Philadelphia FlyersFuture ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsPete Peeters Keith Acton October 3, 1989To Philadelphia FlyersPete Peeters Keith ActonTo Winnipeg Jets5th round pick in 1991 - Juha Ylonen Future Considerations December 1, 1989To Los Angeles KingsBrad JonesTo Winnipeg JetsPhil Sykes December 13, 1989To Hartford WhalersRandy CunneyworthTo Winnipeg JetsPaul MacDermid January 22, 1990To St. Louis BluesRon WilsonTo Winnipeg JetsDoug Evans January 22, 1990To Minnesota North StarsDaniel BerthiaumeTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations June 16, 1990To Buffalo SabresDale Hawerchuk 1st round pick in 1990 - Brad MayTo Winnipeg JetsScott Arniel Phil Housley Jeff Parker 1st round pick in 1990 - Keith Tkachuk Waivers October 2, 1989From Philadelphia FlyersMoe Mantha Free agents Player Former team Brian McReynolds New York Rangers Dallas Eakins Washington Capitals Bryan Erickson Pittsburgh Penguins Player Former team Alfie Turcotte Boston Bruins Draft picks Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1989 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, on June 17, 1989. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1989e.html 1989 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com February 22, 2017 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 4 Stu Barnes (C) Tri-City Americans (WHL)2 25 Dan Ratushny (D) Cornell University (NCAA)3 46 Jason Cirone (C) Cornwall Royals (OHL)3 62 Kris Draper (C) Canadian National Team4 64 Mark Brownschidle (D) Boston University (NCAA)4 69 Allain Roy (G) Harvard University (NCAA)6 109 Dan Bylsma (RW) Bowling Green State University (NCAA)7 130 Pekka Peltola (LW) HPK Hameenlinna (SM-liiga)7 131 Doug Evans (D) University of Michigan (NCAA)8 151 Jim Solly (LW) Bowling Green State University (NCAA)9 172 Stephane Gauvin (LW) Cornell University (NCAA)10 193 Joe Larson (FWD) Minnetonka (MN) High School11 214 Brad Podiak (C) Wayzata (MN) High School12 235 Evgeny Davydov (LW) HC CSKA Moscow12 240 Sergei Kharin (C) Krylya Sovetov MoscowS4Peter Hankinson (F)University of Minnesota (WCHA)S9Jon Anderson (LW)University of Minnesota (WCHA) See also 1989–90 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1989-90 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1989 in sports in Manitoba Category:1990 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg Category:1990s in Winnipeg