1988–89 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1988–89 1988 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets Campbell 9th Smythe 5th 26–42–12 17–18–5 9–24–7 300 355 John Ferguson Mike Smith Dan Maloney and Rick Bowness Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Arena Dale Hawerchuk (41) Thomas Steen (61) Dale Hawerchuk (96) Gord Donnelly (228) Pokey Reddick (11) Bob Essensa (3.70) 1987–88 1989–90 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, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1981. 2 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 Selänne 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.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.17, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9 Despite finishing last in goals allowed (355) in the NHL, the Jets had the NHL's fifth-best power-play percentage (22.13%).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989.html 1988-89 NHL Summary Final standings WIN Record vs. opponents WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1988–89 regular season1988-89 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1989_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||T||October 6, 1988||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 9, 1988||4–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 12, 1988||1–10 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||October 14, 1988||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||1–2–1 |- |5||T||October 16, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||1–2–2 |- |6||L||October 19, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||1–3–2 |- |7||W||October 23, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1988–89) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 28, 1988||4–7 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||2–4–2 |- |9||W||October 30, 1988||8–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||3–4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 1, 1988||8–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1988–89) ||4–4–2 |- |11||T||November 3, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||4–4–3 |- |12||L||November 5, 1988||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||4–5–3 |- |13||W||November 8, 1988||8–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||5–5–3 |- |14||L||November 11, 1988||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||5–6–3 |- |15||W||November 13, 1988||7–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||6–6–3 |- |16||W||November 16, 1988||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||7–6–3 |- |17||W||November 18, 1988||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||8–6–3 |- |18||W||November 20, 1988||7–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||9–6–3 |- |19||L||November 25, 1988||3–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) ||9–7–3 |- |20||T||November 26, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) ||9–7–4 |- |21||L||November 29, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1988–89) ||9–8–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||December 2, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||10–8–4 |- |23||L||December 4, 1988||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||10–9–4 |- |24||W||December 6, 1988||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||11–9–4 |- |25||T||December 8, 1988||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||11–9–5 |- |26||W||December 10, 1988||7–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||12–9–5 |- |27||L||December 11, 1988||6–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||12–10–5 |- |28||W||December 14, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||13–10–5 |- |29||L||December 17, 1988||3–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1988–89) ||13–11–5 |- |30||L||December 18, 1988||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) ||13–12–5 |- |31||T||December 21, 1988||5–5 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||13–12–6 |- |32||L||December 23, 1988||4–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||13–13–6 |- |33||L||December 26, 1988||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||13–14–6 |- |34||W||December 28, 1988||6–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1988–89) ||14–14–6 |- |35||T||December 31, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||14–14–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||W||January 4, 1989||4–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||15–14–7 |- |37||T||January 6, 1989||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||15–14–8 |- |38||T||January 8, 1989||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||15–14–9 |- |39||L||January 10, 1989||1–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||15–15–9 |- |40||L||January 11, 1989||3–8 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||15–16–9 |- |41||W||January 13, 1989||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||16–16–9 |- |42||L||January 15, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||16–17–9 |- |43||L||January 18, 1989||4–9 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||16–18–9 |- |44||W||January 20, 1989||7–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||17–18–9 |- |45||L||January 21, 1989||3–7 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) ||17–19–9 |- |46||L||January 25, 1989||4–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||17–20–9 |- |47||L||January 26, 1989||6–8 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1988–89) ||17–21–9 |- |48||W||January 28, 1989||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||18–21–9 |- |49||L||January 31, 1989||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) ||18–22–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 1, 1989||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||18–23–9 |- |51||L||February 3, 1989||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||18–24–9 |- |52||L||February 5, 1989||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) ||18–25–9 |- |53||L||February 9, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1988–89) ||18–26–9 |- |54||L||February 11, 1989||3–7 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||18–27–9 |- |55||T||February 13, 1989||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) ||18–27–10 |- |56||L||February 15, 1989||1–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||18–28–10 |- |57||W||February 17, 1989||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||19–28–10 |- |58||W||February 19, 1989||7–6 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||20–28–10 |- |59||L||February 21, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||20–29–10 |- |60||L||February 22, 1989||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||20–30–10 |- |61||L||February 24, 1989||4–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||20–31–10 |- |62||W||February 26, 1989||1–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||21–31–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||T||March 1, 1989||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) ||21–31–11 |- |64||L||March 3, 1989||4–7 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||21–32–11 |- |65||L||March 5, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1988–89) ||21–33–11 |- |66||L||March 7, 1989||5–9 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||21–34–11 |- |67||L||March 8, 1989||0–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||21–35–11 |- |68||L||March 10, 1989||1–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||21–36–11 |- |69||W||March 12, 1989||9–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||22–36–11 |- |70||L||March 14, 1989||3–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1988–89) ||22–37–11 |- |71||W||March 15, 1989||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1988–89) ||23–37–11 |- |72||W||March 18, 1989||10–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||24–37–11 |- |73||L||March 20, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||24–38–11 |- |74||L||March 23, 1989||4–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||24–39–11 |- |75||W||March 24, 1989||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||25–39–11 |- |76||L||March 26, 1989||3–7 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||25–40–11 |- |77||T||March 28, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||25–40–12 |- |78||L||March 29, 1989||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||25–41–12 |- |79||L||March 31, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||25–42–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |80||W||April 2, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||26–42–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 75 41 55 96 28-301434 Thomas Steen C 80 27 61 88 8014912 Andrew McBain RW 80 37 40 77 71-352013 Brent Ashton LW 75 31 37 68 36-5711 Fredrik Olausson D 75 15 47 62 326401 Dave Ellett D 75 22 34 56 62-18925 Pat Elynuik RW 56 26 25 51 295506 Iain Duncan LW 57 14 30 44 74-17100 Randy Carlyle D 78 6 38 44 78-19202 Laurie Boschman C 70 10 26 36 163-17301 Doug Smail LW 47 14 15 29 5212020 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 59 14 9 23 33-15100 Gord Donnelly D 57 6 10 16 228-12000 Teppo Numminen D 69 1 14 15 36-11010 Peter Taglianetti D 66 1 14 15 226-23100 Jim Kyte D 74 3 9 12 190-25000 Brad Jones Brad Jones (ice hockey) LW 22 6 5 11 60010 Hannu Jarvenpaa Hannu Järvenpää RW 53 4 7 11 41-14100 Brad Berry D 38 0 9 9 45-8000 Randy Gilhen C 64 5 3 8 38-24011 Ray Neufeld RW 31 5 2 7 52-9000 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey, born 1966) LW 28 3 2 5 82-7010 Dave Hunter LW 34 3 1 4 61-3010 Alfie Turcotte C 14 1 3 4 2-6000 Alain Chevrier G 22 0 4 4 20000 Stu Kulak RW 18 2 0 2 24-6100 Mario Marois D 7 1 1 2 17-6100 Markku Kyllonen Markku Kyllönen RW 9 0 2 2 2-3000 Tony Joseph ice hockey RW 2 1 0 1 01000 Moe Lemay LW 10 1 0 1 14-3000 Guy Larose C 3 0 1 1 6-1000 Pokey Reddick G 41 0 1 1 60000 Daniel Berthiaume G 9 0 0 0 00000 Paul Boutilier D 3 0 0 0 42000 Darren Boyko C 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Tom Draper G 2 0 0 0 00000 Bob Essensa G 20 0 0 0 20000 Steven Fletcher ice hockey LW/D 3 0 0 0 5-1000 Todd Flichel D 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Gilles Hamel LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Matt Hervey D 2 0 0 0 42000 Bryan Marchment D 2 0 0 0 20000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Pokey Reddick 2109 41 11 17 7 144 4.10 01132988.873 Alain Chevrier 1092 22 8 8 2 78 4.29 1554476.859 Bob Essensa 1102 20 6 8 3 68 3.70 1574506.882 Tom Draper 120 2 1 1 0 12 6.00 06654.818 Daniel Berthiaume 443 9 0 8 0 44 5.96 0255211.827 Team: 4866 80 26 42 12 346 4.27 225812235.866 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1988-89 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1989.html Transactions Trades July 19, 1988To New Jersey DevilsSteve Rooney 3rd round pick in 1990 (Brad Bombardir)To Winnipeg JetsAlain Chevrier 7th round pick in 1989 (Doug Evans) July 29, 1988To Quebec NordiquesJoel BaillargeonTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations September 29, 1988To St. Louis BluesPeter DourisTo Winnipeg JetsKent Carlson 12th round pick in 1989 (Sergei Kharin) 4th round pick in 1990 (Scott Levins) October 12, 1988To Washington CapitalsKent CarlsonTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations November 25, 1988To Los Angeles KingsGilles HamelTo Winnipeg JetsPaul Fenton December 6, 1988To Quebec NordiquesMario MaroisTo Winnipeg JetsGord Donnelly December 10, 1988To Philadelphia FlyersSteven FletcherTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations December 30, 1988To Boston BruinsRay NeufeldTo Winnipeg JetsMoe Lemay January 19, 1989To Chicago BlackhawksAlain ChevrierTo Winnipeg Jets4th round pick in 1989 (Allain Roy) February 9, 1989To Vancouver CanucksJamie HusgenTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations June 17, 1989To Pittsburgh PenguinsRandy Gilhen Andrew McBain Jim KyteTo Winnipeg JetsRandy Cunneyworth Rick Tabaracci Dave McLlwain June 17, 1989To St. Louis Blues3rd round pick in 1989 – Denny Felsner 2nd round pick in 1991 (Steve Staios)To Winnipeg JetsGreg Paslawski 3rd round pick in 1989 (Kris Draper) Waivers October 3, 1988From Edmonton OilersDave Hunter January 14, 1989To Edmonton OilersDave Hunter Free agents Player Former team Steven Fletcher Montreal Canadiens Matt Hervey Undrafted Free Agent Draft picks The Jets selected the following players at the 1988 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1988. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1988e.html 1988 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com December 28, 2016 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 10 Teemu Selanne (RW) Jokerit (SM-liiga)2 31 Russ Romaniuk (LW) Canada St. Boniface Saints (MJHL)3 52 Stephane Beauregard (G) Canada St. Jean Beavers (QMJHL)4 73 Brian Hunt (C) Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)5 94 Tony Joseph (RW) Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)5 101 Ben Lebeau (FWD) United States Merrimack College (NCAA)6 115 Ron Jones (RW) United States Windsor Spitfires (OHL)7 127 Markus Akerblom (RW) Sweden IF Björklöven (SEL)7 136 Jukka Marttila (D) Tappara (SM-liiga)8 157 Mark Smith (LW) United States Trinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio)9 178 Mike Helber (C) United States Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)10 199 Pavel Kostichkin (RW) CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)11 220 Kevin Heise (LW) Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)12 241 Kyle Galloway (D) Canada University of Manitoba (CIAU) NHL supplemental draft Winnipeg selected one player at the 1988 NHL supplemental draft. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1988s.html 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com December 28, 2016 http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1988/88supp2.htm 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections HockeyDraftCentral.com December 28, 2016 Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team2 15 Mike O'Neill (G) Canada Yale University (NCAA) References Winnipeg Jets season, 1988-89 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1988 in sports in Manitoba Category:1989 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg