1988–89 NHL transactions

None August 2023 July 2022 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1988–89 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May May 20, 1988 To Minnesota North Starsrights to Igor Liba To Calgary Flames5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 85 - Tomas Forslund) June June 10, 1988 To Toronto Maple LeafsDarren Veitch To Detroit Red WingsMiroslav Frycer June 13, 1988 To Detroit Red WingsPaul MacLean To Winnipeg JetsBrent Ashton June 13, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsMark Hardy To New York Rangersfuture considerations(3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft -# 49 - Louie DeBrusk)1 June 21, 1988 To Toronto Maple LeafsBill Root To Philadelphia FlyersMike Stothers Trade completed on June 17, 1989 July July 5, 1988 To Quebec NordiquesBob Mason To Chicago BlackhawksMike Eagles July 6, 1988 To Hartford WhalersGrant JenningsEd Kastelic To Washington CapitalsMike MillarNeil Sheehy July 19, 1988 To New Jersey DevilsSteve Rooney3rd-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 56 - Brad Bombardir) To Winnipeg JetsAlain Chevrier7th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 131 - Doug Evans) July 22, 1988 To Edmonton OilersGreg Adams To Washington Capitalsrights to Geoff Courtnall July 25, 1988 To Quebec NordiquesGreg Smyth3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 54 - John Tanner) To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Carkner July 29, 1988 To Quebec NordiquesJoel Baillargeon To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations August August 1, 1988 To Quebec NordiquesBruce BellJari GronstrandWalt Poddubny4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 76 - Eric Dubois) To New York RangersJason LafreniereNormand Rochefort August 9, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsWayne GretzkyMike KrushelnyskiMarty McSorley To Edmonton OilersJimmy CarsonMartin Gelinas1st-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(NJ - # 18 - Jason Miller)11st-rd pick - 1991 entry draft(# 20 - Martin Rucinsky)1st-rd pick - 1993 entry draft(# 16 - Nick Stajduhar)cash August 9, 1988 To Montreal CanadiensJocelyn LemieuxDarrell May3rd-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 30 - Patrice Brisebois) To St. Louis BluesSergio MomessoVincent Riendeau August 10, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsJohn Miner To Edmonton OilersCraig Redmond Edmonton's first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Corey Foster to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. September September 1, 1988 To Pittsburgh PenguinsWendell Young7th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 130 - Mika Valila) To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 47 - Chris Therien) September 6, 1988 To Vancouver CanucksRobert Nordmark2nd-rd pick - 1991 entry draft(MTL - # 43 - Craig Darby)1 To St. Louis BluesDave Richter September 6, 1988 To Calgary FlamesSteve BozekMike DarkDoug GilmourMark Hunter To St. Louis BluesMike BullardTim CorkeryCraig Coxe September 6, 1988 To Vancouver CanucksSteve BozekPaul Reinhart To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 50 - Veli-Pekka Kautonen) September 28, 1988 To Philadelphia FlyersChris Jensen To New York RangersMichael Boyce September 29, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsDoug Crossman To Philadelphia FlyersJay Wells September 30, 1987 To St. Louis BluesPeter Douris To Winnipeg JetsKent Carlson12th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 240 - Sergei Kharin)4th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 75 - Scott Levins) September 30, 1987 To Vancouver CanucksErnie Vargas To St. Louis BluesDave Lowry Vancouver's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990, that sent Jyrki Lumme to Vancouver in exchange for this pick. October October 3, 1988 To Buffalo SabresWayne Van Dorp To Pittsburgh Penguins7th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 145 - Patrick Neaton) October 6, 1988 To Hartford WhalersMark LaVarre To Chicago Blackhawksfuture considerations October 11, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsPaul JerrardMike SullivanMark Tinordirights to Bret Barnett3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 60 - Murray Garbutt) To New York RangersBrian LawtonIgor Libarights to Rick Bennett October 12, 1988 To Washington CapitalsKent Carlson To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations October 19, 1988 To St. Louis Blues6th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 124 - Derek Frenette)1 To Washington CapitalsRob Whistle October 21, 1988 To Buffalo SabresLarry Playfair To Los Angeles KingsBob Logan9th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 182 - Jim Giacin) October 27, 1988 To Edmonton OilersJeff Crossman To New York RangersRon Shudra The trade was for a conditional pick in 1989 entry draft. The condition – St. Louis receives a 5th-rd pick if Whistle played in 20 games or more in the 1988-89 or a 6th-rd pick if played in less than 20 goals - was not converted as he did not play in the NHL that season. November November 1, 1988 To Minnesota North Starsrights to Rob Gaudreau To Pittsburgh PenguinsRichard Zemlak November 1, 1988 To Minnesota North Starsrights to Claudio Scremin To Washington CapitalsDon Beaupre November 3, 1988 To Boston BruinsPaul Guay To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Dave Pasin November 7, 1988 To Toronto Maple LeafsJohn Kordic6th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 125 - Mike Doers) To Montreal CanadiensRuss Courtnall November 7, 1988 To Montreal CanadiensJean-Jacques Daigneault To Philadelphia FlyersScott Sandelin November 12, 1988 To Buffalo SabresDoug BodgerDarrin Shannon To Pittsburgh PenguinsTom Barrasso3rd-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 61 - Joe Dziedzic) November 25, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsGilles Hamel To Winnipeg JetsPaul Fenton November 25, 1988 To Chicago BlackhawksBob BassenSteve Konroyd To New York IslandersMarc BergevinGary Nylund November 28, 1988 To St. Louis BluesPeter Zezel To Philadelphia FlyersMike Bullard December December 6, 1988 To Quebec NordiquesMario Marois To Winnipeg JetsGord Donnelly December 8, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 87 - Pat MacLeod) To Philadelphia FlyersMoe Mantha Jr. December 9, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsLarry Bernard5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 97 - Rhys Hollyman) To New York RangersMark Hardy December 9, 1988 To New Jersey DevilsJean-Marc Lanthier To Boston BruinsDan Dorion December 10, 1988 To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations To Philadelphia FlyersSteven Fletcher December 12, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsMichael BoyceTodd ElikIgor Libafuture considerations To New York RangersDean KennedyDenis Larocque December 12, 1988 To New Jersey DevilsTommy Albelin To Quebec Nordiques4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 68 - Niklas Andersson) December 13, 1988 To New Jersey DevilsLyle Phair To Los Angeles Kingscash December 15, 1988 To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations To Quebec NordiquesStephane Roy December 17, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsSteve GotaasVille Siren To Pittsburgh PenguinsScott BjugstadGord Dineen December 26, 1988 To Hartford WhalersBrian LawtonNorm MaciverDon Maloney To New York RangersCarey Wilson5th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft# 99 - Lubos Rob) December 26, 1988 To Buffalo SabresRick Vaive To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Creighton December 30, 1988 To Boston BruinsRay Neufeld To Winnipeg JetsMoe Lemay January January 3, 1989 To Edmonton OilersMiroslav Frycer To Detroit Red Wings10th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 204 - Rick Judson) January 9, 1989 To Calgary FlamesSteve Guenette To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 126 - Mike Needham) January 16, 1989 To Montreal Canadiens1st-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 12 - Turner Stevenson)3rd-rd pick - 1991 entry draft(STL - # 65 - Nathan LaFayette)1 To St. Louis BluesMike Lalor1st-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(VAN - # 18 - Shawn Antoski)2 January 19, 1989 To Chicago BlackhawksAlain Chevrier To Winnipeg Jets4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 69 - Allain Roy) January 22, 1989 To Boston Bruinsfuture considerations(Steve Kasper)3 To Los Angeles KingsJay Millerfuture considerations(Bobby Carpenter)3 January 23, 1989 To Edmonton OilersDoug Halward To Detroit Red Wings12th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 246 - Jason Glickman) January 24, 1989 To Montreal CanadiensDan Woodley To Vancouver CanucksJose Charbonneau St. Louis' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on December 12, 1989 that sent Todd Ewen to Montreal in exchange for future considerations (this pick). St. Louis' first-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990 that sent Harold Snepsts, Rich Sutter and Vancouver's second-round pick in the 1990 entry draft to St. Louis in exchange for Adrien Plavsic, St. Louis' second-round pick in the 1991 entry draft and this pick. Trade completed on January 23, 1989. February February 3, 1989 To Los Angeles KingsDean Kennedy To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(MIN - # 70 - Cal McGowan)1 February 3, 1989 To Boston BruinsScott Harlow To St. Louis BluesPhil DeGaetano February 7, 1989 To Edmonton OilersDave Brown To Philadelphia FlyersKeith Acton6th-rd pick - 1991 entry draft(# 122 - Dmitri Yushkevich) February 7, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 96 - Keith Carney) To Philadelphia FlyersAl Secord February 9, 1989 To Vancouver CanucksJamie Husgen To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations February 13, 1989 To Boston BruinsRon Flockhart To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations February 15, 1989 To Edmonton OilersTomas Jonsson To New York Islandersfuture considerations(5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft -# 99 - Kevin O'Sullivan)2 February 16, 1989 To Buffalo Sabres7th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 142 - Viktor Gordiuk) To Chicago BlackhawksWayne Van Dorp February 21, 1989 To Toronto Maple LeafsKen Hammond To New York RangersChris McRae February 22, 1989 To Los Angeles KingsKelly Hrudey To New York IslandersMark FitzpatrickWayne McBeanfuture considerations(Doug Crossman)3 February 25, 1989 To Toronto Maple LeafsPaul Lawless To Vancouver Canucksrights to Peter DeBoer The Rangers' fourth-round pick then went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990 that sent Mike Gartner to the Rangers in exchange for Ulf Dahlen, the Rangers' fourth-round pick in the 1991 entry draft and this pick. Trade completed on June 17, 1989. Trade completed on May 23, 1989. March Trading Deadline: March 7, 1989NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out https://web.archive.org/web/20090216033716/http://habsinsideout.com/main/3969 2009-02-16 March 4, 1989 To Minnesota North StarsPerry BerezanShane Churla To Calgary FlamesBrian MacLellan4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 70 - Robert Reichel) March 6, 1989 To Hartford WhalersJim Thomson To Washington CapitalsScot Kleinendorst March 6, 1989 To Buffalo SabresGrant LedyardClint Malarchuk6th-rd pick - 1991 entry draft(# 124 - Brian Holzinger) To Washington CapitalsCalle Johansson2nd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 35 - Byron Dafoe) March 6, 1989 To Los Angeles KingsPat Mayer To Pittsburgh PenguinsTim Tookey March 6, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs1st-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 12 - Rob Pearson)1st-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 21 - Steve Bancroft ) To Philadelphia FlyersKen Wregget March 7, 1989 To Hartford WhalersJim Pavese To Detroit Red WingsTorrie Robertson March 7, 1989 To Buffalo Sabres5th-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 97 - Richard Smehlik) To New York RangersLindy Ruff March 7, 1989 To Vancouver CanucksGreg AdamsDoug Smith To Edmonton OilersJohn LeBlanc5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 92 - Peter White) March 7, 1989 To Los Angeles KingsAlan MayJim Wiemer To Edmonton OilersJohn EnglishBrian Wilks March 7, 1989 To Minnesota North StarsMike GartnerLarry Murphy To Washington CapitalsDino CiccarelliBob Rouse March 7, 1989 To Minnesota North StarsReed Larson To New York Islandersfuture considerations(Mike Kelfer)1 March 7, 1989 To Chicago BlackhawksGreg Gilbert To New York Islanders5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 90 - Steve Young) March 7, 1989 To New Jersey DevilsClaude Vilgrain To Vancouver CanucksTim Lenardon Trade completed on May 12, 1989. References Additional sources hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades" NHL trades for 1988-1989 http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1988-89/1 2021-07-22 NHL Trade Tracker Category:NHL transactions Category:1988–89 NHL season