1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1990–91 1990 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets 26–43–11 17–18–5 9–25–6 Campbell 9th Smythe 5th Mike Smith Bob Murdoch Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen 260 288 Winnipeg Arena Pat Elynuik (31) Phil Housley (53) Phil Housley (76) Randy Carlyle (+6) Gord Donnelly (256) Bob Essensa (19) Bob Essensa (3.15) 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 19th season, their 12th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed fifth in the Smythe and did not qualify for the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. 2 Off-season The Winnipeg Jets made a blockbuster trade at the 1990 NHL entry draft on June 15, 1990, sending Dale Hawerchuk and their first-round pick in the same draft to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Phil Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and the Sabres' first-round pick in the same draft. Hawerchuk, who had been with the Jets since the 1981–82 season, was coming off a season with 26 goals and 81 points, both career-lows, in 79 games. Housley, a defenceman, had 21 goals and 81 points in 80 games for the Sabres in the 1989–90 season, while Arniel had 18 goals and 32 points in 79 games with Buffalo. Arniel had previously played with the Jets for five seasons, from 1981 to 1986. At the 1990 NHL entry draft, the team selected Keith Tkachuk from Malden Catholic High School, a high school in Massachusetts. Another notable pick by Winnipeg was Alexei Zhamnov in the fourth round. On September 6, 1990, the Jets traded Laurie Boschman to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Bob Brooke. Boschman had been with Winnipeg since the 1982–83 season and was coming off a 10-goal, 27-point season in 1989–90. Brooke had 8 goals and 18 points in 35 games with the Devils. However, the next day, he announced his retirement from professional hockey. As compensation, the Jets then received the Devils' fifth-round pick in the 1991 NHL entry draft. On September 30, 1990, Winnipeg traded Peter Taglianetti to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for future considerations. Taglianetti had 3 goals and 9 points in 49 games with the Jets in 1989–90. The Jets changed their primary logo and uniforms for the 1990–91 season, however, the team stayed with the same colours of blue, red and white. With the departure of Hawerchuk, Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen continued to serve as co-captains. Regular season Final standings WIN WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1990–91 regular season1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1991_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 20251990-91 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=42&sid=1991 HockeyDB 28 December 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |1||W||October 4, 1990||7–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) ||1–0–0 ||14,144 |- |2||T||October 6, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||1–0–1 ||17,502 |- |3||L||October 8, 1990||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||1–1–1 ||11,851 |- |4||L||October 10, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||1–2–1 ||13,125 |- |5||L||October 12, 1990||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||1–3–1 ||15,117 |- |6||L||October 13, 1990||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||1–4–1 ||17,382 |- |7||L||October 16, 1990||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1990–91) ||1–5–1 ||9,805 |- |8||L||October 17, 1990||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1990–91) ||1–6–1 ||14,942 |- |9||W||October 19, 1990||7–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||2–6–1 ||12,900 |- |10||W||October 24, 1990||3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||3–6–1 ||12,185 |- |11||W||October 26, 1990||6–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||4–6–1 ||15,566 |- |12||L||October 28, 1990||2–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||4–7–1 ||14,087 |- |13||W||October 31, 1990||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||5–7–1 ||15,436 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |14||L||November 1, 1990||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||5–8–1 ||19,974 |- |15||W||November 3, 1990||5–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||6–8–1 ||14,066 |- |16||L||November 6, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||6–9–1 ||11,771 |- |17||W||November 9, 1990||5–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||7–9–1 ||12,175 |- |18||T||November 11, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||7–9–2 ||17,856 |- |19||L||November 12, 1990||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) ||7–10–2 ||15,610 |- |20||L||November 14, 1990||4–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||7–11–2 ||10,786 |- |21||L||November 16, 1990||4–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1990–91) ||7–12–2 ||15,498 |- |22||W||November 18, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||8–12–2 ||12,834 |- |23||L||November 20, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||8–13–2 ||16,905 |- |24||L||November 22, 1990||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1990–91) ||8–14–2 ||10,053 |- |25||W||November 24, 1990||11–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||9–14–2 ||13,881 |- |26||L||November 25, 1990||3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||9–15–2 ||16,459 |- |27||T||November 28, 1990||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||9–15–3 ||11,871 |- |28||L||November 30, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||9–16–3 ||12,394 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |29||L||December 2, 1990||1–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||9–17–3 ||10,469 |- |30||T||December 3, 1990||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||9–17–4 ||11,758 |- |31||T||December 5, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||9–17–5 ||14,646 |- |32||T||December 8, 1990||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||9–17–6 ||16,005 |- |33||T||December 11, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||9–17–7 ||15,340 |- |34||L||December 13, 1990||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||9–18–7 ||17,576 |- |35||W||December 15, 1990||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||10–18–7 ||15,506 |- |36||L||December 16, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||10–19–7 ||12,172 |- |37||L||December 18, 1990||2–9 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||10–20–7 ||14,543 |- |38||L||December 20, 1990||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||10–21–7 ||19,473 |- |39||L||December 22, 1990||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||10–22–7 ||12,041 |- |40||W||December 26, 1990||6–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||11–22–7 ||7,948 |- |41||W||December 28, 1990||6–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||12–22–7 ||14,485 |- |42||W||December 31, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||13–22–7 ||11,558 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |43||T||January 2, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||13–22–8 ||11,853 |- |44||L||January 4, 1991||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||13–23–8 ||16,325 |- |45||L||January 5, 1991||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||13–24–8 ||12,006 |- |46||L||January 7, 1991||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||13–25–8 ||13,773 |- |47||L||January 11, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||13–26–8 ||13,432 |- |48||W||January 13, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||14–26–8 ||12,433 |- |49||L||January 15, 1991||5–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||14–27–8 ||20,006 |- |50||W||January 16, 1991||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||15–27–8 ||14,248 |- |51||W||January 21, 1991||2–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||16–27–8 ||11,061 |- |52||W||January 25, 1991||8–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1990–91) ||17–27–8 ||14,052 |- |53||L||January 27, 1991||2–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||17–28–8 ||12,892 |- |54||W||January 29, 1991||5–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||18–28–8 ||13,140 |- |55||L||January 30, 1991||4–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||18–29–8 ||16,100 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |56||W||February 2, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||19–29–8 ||17,923 |- |57||W||February 3, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1990–91) ||20–29–8 ||15,017 |- |58||T||February 6, 1991||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) ||20–29–9 ||12,157 |- |59||W||February 8, 1991||6–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||21–29–9 ||13,224 |- |60||L||February 10, 1991||0–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||21–30–9 ||14,221 |- |61||L||February 12, 1991||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||21–31–9 ||19,374 |- |62||T||February 14, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||21–31–10 ||10,299 |- |63||W||February 17, 1991||6–0 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||22–31–10 ||12,798 |- |64||T||February 20, 1991||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||22–31–11 ||11,832 |- |65||L||February 22, 1991||4–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||22–32–11 ||N/A |- |66||L||February 24, 1991||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||22–33–11 ||15,568 |- |67||W||February 26, 1991||5–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||23–33–11 ||10,839 |- |68||L||February 28, 1991||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||23–34–11 ||16,005 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |69||L||March 2, 1991||3–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||23–35–11 ||N/A |- |70||L||March 5, 1991||4–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||23–36–11 ||11,568 |- |71||L||March 8, 1991||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||23–37–11 ||13,701 |- |72||W||March 10, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||24–37–11 ||13,734 |- |73||L||March 12, 1991||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||24–38–11 ||19,915 |- |74||L||March 13, 1991||2–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||24–39–11 ||12,475 |- |75||W||March 15, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||25–39–11 ||14,768 |- |76||L||March 18, 1991||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||25–40–11 ||19,915 |- |77||L||March 22, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||25–41–11 ||16,123 |- |78||W||March 23, 1991||3–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||26–41–11 ||17,503 |- |79||L||March 28, 1991||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||26–42–11 ||16,123 |- |80||L||March 31, 1991||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||26–43–11 ||16,926 |- |- | 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 Phil Housley D 78 23 53 76 24-131213 Thomas Steen C 58 19 48 67 49-3703 Pat Elynuik RW 80 31 34 65 73-131604 Ed Olczyk C 61 26 31 57 69-201402 Fredrik Olausson D 71 12 29 41 24-22500 Paul MacDermid RW 69 15 21 36 128-6301 Brent Ashton LW 61 12 24 36 58-10102 Doug Evans Doug Evans (ice hockey) LW 70 7 27 34 108-1100 Teppo Numminen D 80 8 25 33 28-15300 Randy Carlyle D 52 9 19 28 446201 Dave McLlwain C/RW 60 14 11 25 46-13222 Danton Cole C/RW 66 13 11 24 24-14111 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha, Jr. D 57 9 15 24 33-20412 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 70 12 10 22 59-9020 Scott Arniel LW 75 5 17 22 87-12001 Greg Paslawski RW 43 9 10 19 10-6101 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 37 8 8 16 59-1002 Dave Ellett D 17 4 7 11 6-4110 Mark Kumpel RW 53 7 3 10 10-10000 Mike Eagles C/LW 44 0 9 9 79-10000 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 17 4 4 8 18-4101 Gord Donnelly D 57 3 4 7 265-13000 Bryan Erickson Bryan Erickson (ice hockey) RW 6 0 7 7 01000 Shawn Cronin D 67 1 5 6 189-10000 Sergei Kharin RW 7 2 3 5 22000 Bryan Marchment D 28 2 2 4 91-5000 Don Barber W 16 1 2 3 14-3000 Doug Smail LW 15 1 2 3 10-6000 Bob Essensa G 55 0 3 3 60000 Craig Duncanson LW 7 2 0 2 16-5000 Kris Draper C 3 1 0 1 50000 Stephane Beauregard G 16 0 1 1 20000 Luciano Borsato C 1 0 1 1 20000 Rick Tabaracci G 24 0 1 1 80000 Iain Duncan LW 2 0 0 0 2-1000 Guy Larose C 7 0 0 0 8-1000 Rudy Poeschek RW/D 1 0 0 0 50000 Simon Wheeldon C 4 0 0 0 42000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Bob Essensa 2916 55 19 24 6 153 3.15 414961343.898 Rick Tabaracci 1093 24 4 9 4 71 3.90 1570499.875 Stephane Beauregard 836 16 3 10 1 55 3.95 0423368.870 Team: 4845 80 26 43 11 279 3.46 524892210.888 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1991.html Transactions Trades July 9, 1990To New York RangersBrian McReynoldsTo Winnipeg JetsSimon Wheeldon September 6, 1990To New Jersey DevilsLaurie BoschmanTo Winnipeg Jets 5th round pick in 1991 - Yan Kaminsky September 6, 1990To Minnesota North StarsBrian HuntTo Winnipeg JetsCraig Duncanson September 30, 1990To Minnesota North StarsPeter TaglianettiTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations November 7, 1990To Minnesota North StarsDoug SmailTo Winnipeg JetsDon Barber November 10, 1990To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Ellett Paul FentonTo Winnipeg JetsEd Olczyk Mark Osborne December 14, 1990To Chicago Blackhawks4th round pick in 1991 - Igor KravchukTo Winnipeg JetsMike Eagles January 22, 1991To New York RangersGuy LaroseTo Winnipeg JetsRudy Poeschek February 4, 1991To Buffalo SabresGreg PaslawskiTo Winnipeg JetsCash February 28, 1991To St. Louis BluesTom DraperTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations May 21, 1991To Washington CapitalsCraig Duncanson Brent Hughes Simon WheeldonTo Winnipeg JetsBob Joyce Tyler Larter Kent Paynter May 24, 1991To St. Louis BluesFuture ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsTom Draper Jim Vesey May 30, 1991To Minnesota North Stars7th round pick in 1991 - Geoff FinchTo Winnipeg JetsRob Murray Future Considerations June 12, 1991To Edmonton Oilers5th round pick in 1991 - Ryan HaggertyTo Winnipeg JetsJohn LeBlanc 10th round pick in 1992 - Teemu Numminen June 20, 1991To Boston BruinsJim VeseyTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations June 22, 1991To Buffalo SabresTom DraperTo Winnipeg Jets7th round pick in 1992 - Artur Oktyabrev Draft picks Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1990 NHL entry draft, which was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16, 1990. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1990e.html 1990 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com March 1, 2017 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 19 Keith Tkachuk (C) Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)2 35 Mike Muller (D) Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)4 74 Roman Meluzin (RW) HC Zlín4 75 Scott Levins (RW) Tri-City Americans (WHL)4 77 Alexei Zhamnov (C) Dynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)5 98 Craig Martin (RW) Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)6 119 Daniel Jardemyr (D) IFK Uppsala (Sweden)7 140 John Lilley (RW) Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)8 161 Henrik Andersson (D) VIK Västerås HK (Sweden)9 182 Rauli Raitanen (C) Ässät (Finland)10 203 Mika Alatalo (LW) KooKoo (Finland)11 224 Sergei Selyanin (D) Voskresensk Khimik (Soviet Union)12 245 Keith Morris (LW) University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)S19Mark Richards (G)University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East) See also 1990–91 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1990-91 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1990 in sports in Manitoba Category:1991 in sports in Manitoba Category:1990s in Winnipeg