1988–89 NHL season

National Hockey League season August 2023 1988–89 NHL season National Hockey League Ice hockey October 6, 1988 – May 25, 1989 Draft 1988 NHL Draft List of first overall NHL draft picks Mike Modano Minnesota North Stars Regular season Presidents' Trophy Calgary Flames Wayne Gretzky (Kings) Hart Memorial Trophy Mario Lemieux (Penguins) Art Ross Trophy Playoffs 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup 1989 Stanley Cup Final Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens Al MacInnis (Flames) Conn Smythe Trophy 1989–90 1987–88 NHL 80 21 CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada)SportsChannel America (United States) The 1988–89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. Calgary Flames won an all-Canadian Stanley Cup Final against Montreal Canadiens four games to two. This remains the last time two Canadian teams faced each other for the Stanley Cup. Entry draft The 1988 NHL entry draft was held on June 11, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. Mike Modano was selected first overall by the Minnesota North Stars. Arena changes The Los Angeles Kings' home arena, The Forum, became the first NHL arena to sell its naming rights, becoming the Great Western Forum as part of a deal with Great Western Savings & Loan that the team announced on December 5, 1988. Although the St. Louis Blues' home arena was named the Checkerdome from 1977 to 1983, Ralston Purina owned both the Blues and their arena during that time. Regular season This year saw the start of Wayne Gretzky's tenure with the Los Angeles Kings, having been traded in the off-season after leading the Edmonton Oilers to the 1988 Stanley Cup. Coinciding with Gretzky's acquisition, the team also changed its uniforms and colours for 1988–89, scrapping the purple and gold associated with its co-tenant at the Great Western Forum, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, in favour of black and silver. Gretzky's presence signaled a dramatic on-ice turnaround for the Kings. Prior to his arrival via trade with the Edmonton Oilers on August 9, 1988, Los Angeles had the fourth-worst record in the NHL at 30 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties. After Gretzky's first season with the Kings, however, they moved all the way up to fourth-best in the NHL, with a record of 42 wins, 31 losses, and 7 ties for 91 points. They also managed to defeat Gretzky's former team, the Oilers, in seven games in the Smythe Division semifinals before falling victim to a four-game sweep at the hands of the eventual Cup champion Flames in the division finals. Four years after Andy Van Hellemond became the first on-ice official to wear a helmet, the NHL also made helmets mandatory for its officials like it did with its players in 1979; like the ruling for players, any official that was not wearing a helmet before the ruling could also go helmetless if they so desired.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/ex-ref-supports-mandatory-helmets/article767440/ Ex ref supports mandatory helmets Shoalts David April 28, 2000 The Globe and Mail 29 September 2019 The NHL has 60 referees and linesmen under contract and among them are 11 men who do not wear helmets. This is allowed through a grandfather clause in the collective agreement between the NHL Officials' Association and the league, which made wearing helmets mandatory beginning with the 1988–89 season. However, just as the NHL did with its players when helmets became compulsory for them in 1979, a grandfather clause was inserted in the agreement. All referees and linesmen who were employed on or before Sept. 1, 1988 did not have to wear a helmet. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Art Ross Trophy for the second consecutive season, leading the league with 199 points and recording all three of his eight point games in his career, with one of them happening during the playoffs. Lemieux remains the only player other than Gretzky to approach the 200 point plateau (Gretzky surpassed the 200 point mark four times in five years during the 1980s). This was the only season that there were four players that scored 150 or more points; Gretzky tallied 168, while Steve Yzerman and Bernie Nicholls totalled 155 and 150 points, respectively. This was also the only time that two teammates, Gretzky and Nicholls of the Los Angeles Kings, had hit the 150 point mark. Narrowly edging out Lemieux, Gretzky won his ninth Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP, while Yzerman finished third in the balloting. Yzerman was voted by his fellow players as the NHLPA MVP, taking the Lester B. Pearson Award. New York Rangers rookie Brian Leetch broke the record for goals by a rookie defenceman with 23. He finished that season with 71 points and easily captured the Calder Memorial Trophy. On March 22, an incident took place in Buffalo during a game between the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues. During a goalmouth collision between the Blues' Steve Tuttle and the Sabres' Uwe Krupp, Tuttle's skate blade slashed the throat of Buffalo goaltender Clint Malarchuk, severing the latter's jugular vein. Thanks to some timely action by Sabres trainer and former US Army Vietnam War veteran Jim Pizzutelli, Malarchuk quickly received treatment and was released from the hospital the next day. He returned to action 10 days later. This was the first season that every NHL arena had full rink board advertisements. Final standings Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points start Prince of Wales Conference break Clarence Campbell Conference end Playoffs 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Bracket The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. Playoff bracket Awards Presidents' Trophy: Calgary Flames Prince of Wales Trophy: (Wales Conference playoff champion) Montreal Canadiens Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (Campbell Conference playoff champion) Calgary Flames Art Ross Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers Calder Memorial Trophy: Brian Leetch, New York Rangers Conn Smythe Trophy: Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames Frank J. Selke Trophy: Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens Hart Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings Jack Adams Award: Pat Burns, Montreal Canadiens James Norris Memorial Trophy: Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames Lester B. Pearson Award: Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings NHL Plus/Minus Award: Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames, William M. Jennings Trophy: Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens Vezina Trophy: Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens All-Star teams First team   Position   Second teamPatrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens GMike Vernon, Calgary FlamesChris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens DAl MacInnis, Calgary FlamesPaul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins DRay Bourque, Boston BruinsMario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins CWayne Gretzky, Los Angeles KingsJoe Mullen, Calgary Flames RWJari Kurri, Edmonton OilersLuc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings LWGerard Gallant, Detroit Red Wings Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goals Player Team GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 76 85 114 199 100 +41 31 13 8 Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 78 54 114 168 26 +15 11 5 5 Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 80 65 90 155 61 +17 17 3 7 Bernie Nicholls Los Angeles Kings 79 70 80 150 96 +30 21 8 6 Rob Brown Pittsburgh Penguins 68 49 66 115 118 +27 24 0 6 Paul Coffey Pittsburgh Penguins 75 30 83 113 195 −10 11 0 2 Joe Mullen Calgary Flames 79 51 59 110 16 +51 13 1 7 Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 76 44 58 102 69 +19 10 5 8 Jimmy Carson Edmonton Oilers 80 49 51 100 36 +3 19 0 5 Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings 78 46 52 98 65 +5 10 0 4 Source: NHL.Dinger 2011 153 Leading goaltenders GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage Player Team GP Min W L T SO GAA Sv% Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens 48 2743 33 5 6 4 2.47 .908 Mike Vernon Calgary Flames 52 2938 37 6 5 0 2.65 .897 Reggie Lemelin Boston Bruins 40 2392 19 15 6 0 3.01 .887 Peter Sidorkiewicz Hartford Whalers 44 2635 22 18 4 4 3.03 .890 Jon Casey Minnesota North Stars 55 2961 18 17 12 1 3.06 .900 Kirk McLean Vancouver Canucks 42 2477 20 17 3 4 3.08 .891 Andy Moog Boston Bruins 41 2482 18 14 8 1 3.22 .877 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers 64 3756 30 28 6 0 3.23 .891 Clint Malarchuk Washington Capitals/Buffalo Sabres 49 2754 19 19 8 2 3.36 .880 Greg Millen St. Louis Blues 52 3019 22 20 7 6 3.38 .880 Source: Quanthockey.com.1988–89 NHL Goalie Leaders | QuantHockey.com Coaches Patrick Division New Jersey Devils: Jim Schoenfeld New York Islanders: Al Arbour New York Rangers: Michel Bergeron and Phil Esposito Philadelphia Flyers: Paul Holmgren Pittsburgh Penguins: Gene Ubriaco Washington Capitals: Bryan Murray Adams Division Boston Bruins: Terry O'Reilly Buffalo Sabres: Ted Sator Hartford Whalers: Larry Pleau Montreal Canadiens: Pat Burns Quebec Nordiques: Ron Lapointe and Jean Perron Norris Division Chicago Blackhawks: Mike Keenan Detroit Red Wings: Jacques Demers Minnesota North Stars: Pierre Page St. Louis Blues: Brian Sutter Toronto Maple Leafs: John Brophy and George Armstrong Smythe Division Calgary Flames: Terry Crisp Edmonton Oilers: Glen Sather Los Angeles Kings: Robbie Ftorek Vancouver Canucks: Bob McCammon Winnipeg Jets: Dan Maloney Milestones Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1988–89 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Don Sweeney, Boston Bruins Stephane Quintal, Boston Bruins Sergei Pryakhin, Calgary Flames Paul Ranheim, Calgary Flames Theoren Fleury, Calgary Flames Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks Jeremy Roenick, Chicago Blackhawks Randy McKay, Detroit Red Wings Tim Cheveldae, Detroit Red Wings Martin Gelinas, Edmonton Oilers Mike Modano*, Minnesota North Stars Eric Desjardins, Montreal Canadiens Jyrki Lumme, Montreal Canadiens Mike Keane, Montreal Canadiens Eric Weinrich, New Jersey Devils Paul Ysebaert, New Jersey Devils Tom Fitzgerald, New York Islanders Tony Granato, New York Rangers Mike Richter*, New York Rangers John Cullen, Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi, Pittsburgh Penguins Curtis Leschyshyn, Quebec Nordiques Joe Sakic, Quebec Nordiques Rod Brind'Amour*, St. Louis Blues Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks Bob Essensa, Winnipeg Jets Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1988–89 (listed with their last team): Mark Napier, Buffalo Sabres Hakan Loob, Calgary Flames Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames Doug Halward, Edmonton Oilers Tomas Jonsson, Edmonton Oilers John Anderson, Hartford Whalers Ron Duguay, Los Angeles Kings Craig Hartsburg, Minnesota North Stars Dennis Maruk, Minnesota North Stars (The last active player to have been a member of the California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons franchise.) Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens Billy Smith, New York Islanders Marcel Dionne, New York Rangers Anton Stastny, Quebec Nordiques Mel Bridgman, Vancouver Canucks Bengt Gustafsson, Washington Capitals Firsts Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers, First goaltender to score a goal in post-season. Broadcasting This was the first season of the league's new Canadian national broadcast rights deals with TSN and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Saturday night regular season games continued to air on CBC, while TSN televised selected weeknight games. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs was primarily on CBC, with TSN airing first round all-U.S. series. This was also the first season of the league's new U.S. national broadcast rights deal SportsChannel America. While SportsChannel America agreed to pay more than double what previous rightsholder ESPN paid for the previous three years, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/11/26/nhl-and-sportschannel-more-is-less/f82b8589-b0e8-47fb-919f-832aca20dc7b/ NHL AND SPORTSCHANNEL MORE IS LESS Norman Chad The Washington Post November 26, 1988 February 9, 2016 SportsChannel America was only available in a few major markets.https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Guest-Writer/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly-of-John-Zieglers-NHL-reign/163/95608 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of John Ziegler's NHL reign Moncour Gilles October 29, 2018 HockeyBuzz.com October 22, 2023 October 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201002002612/https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Guest-Writer/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Ugly-of-John-Zieglers-NHL-reign/163/95608 deadhttps://vault.si.com/vault/1988/08/22/woe-canada-a-nation-wept-as-its-hero-nhl-star-wayne-gretzky-was-traded-from-edmonton-to-los-angeles https://web.archive.org/web/20210206132424/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/08/22/woe-canada-a-nation-wept-as-its-hero-nhl-star-wayne-gretzky-was-traded-from-edmonton-to-los-angeles dead February 6, 2021 August 22, 1988 E.M. Swift Sports Illustrated WOE, CANADANHL broadcast boss pleased with cable move May 2, 1989 Rudy Martzke USA Today 3CStaudohar Paul D. Paul D. Staudohar 31 May 2018 Playing for Dollars: Labor Relations and the Sports Business https://books.google.com/books?id=XLdcDwAAQBAJ&q=1990+nhl+all+star+game+on+nbc&pg=PA138 Cornell University Press 138 9781501717857 Notably absent though were the Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis markets.Strachan Al March 15, 2005 NHL needs a TV partner http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html https://web.archive.org/web/20191103093933/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Strachan/2005/03/15/961494.html dead November 3, 2019 Toronto Sun In this first year of the deal alone, SportsChannel America was available in only 7 million homes when compared to ESPN's reach of 50 million.https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/greed-indeed-in-its-expansion-strategy-as-in-too-many-other-matters-the-nhl-has-shown-a-passion-for-fools-gold-title-3dgreed https://web.archive.org/web/20200922152725/https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/greed-indeed-in-its-expansion-strategy-as-in-too-many-other-matters-the-nhl-has-shown-a-passion-for-fools-gold-title-3dgreed dead September 22, 2020 October 7, 1991 Jay Greenberg Sports Illustrated GREED, INDEED Whereas the previous deal with ESPN called for up to 33 games per regular season and only one nationally televised game a week, SportsChannel America televised 80–100 games and up to three nights a week.USA NETWORK MAKING SOME MAJOR-LEAGUE CUTS February 10, 1984 Miami Herald 7F FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions ..., Volume 8, Issue 5 1993 https://books.google.com/books?id=DUqvJBWqgfsC&dq=1982+Stanley+Cup+Finals+USA+Network&pg=PA4900 4900 See also List of Stanley Cup champions 1988 NHL entry draft 1988 NHL supplemental draft 1988–89 NHL transactions 40th National Hockey League All-Star Game National Hockey League All-Star Game NHL All-Rookie Team 1988 in sports 1989 in sports Notes References Total Hockey Diamond Dan Total Sports 2000 Kingston, New York 1-892129-85-X Dinger Ralph 2011 The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 Dan Diamond & Associates 978-1-894801-22-5 Toronto registration https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5 Dryden Steve Century of hockey McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto 2000 0-7710-4179-9 Fischler Stan Fischler Shirley Hughes Morgan Romain Joseph Duplacey James 2003 The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League Publications International Inc. 0-7853-9624-1 Lincolnwood, Illinois Fischler 2003 External links NHL.com NHL Standings Hockey Database 1988 Category:1988–89 in Canadian ice hockey by league Category:1988–89 in American ice hockey by league