1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season

1990–91 Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Division	5th Smythe
1990–91 record	26–43–11
Goals for	260
Goals against	288
Team information
General Manager	Mike Smith
Coach	Bob Murdoch
Captain	Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen
Team leaders

The 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jet's nineteenth season, twelfth in the NHL. The Jets placed fifth in the Smythe, and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

The Winnipeg Jets made a blockbuster trade at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft on June 15, 1990, when the Jets sent Dale Hawerchuk and their first round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft to the Buffalo Sabres for Phil Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and the Sabres first round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry 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 defenseman, 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 1981-1986.

At the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, the team selected Keith Tkachuk from Malden Catholic Panthers, a high school in Massachusetts. Another notable pick by Winnipeg was Alex Zhamnov in the fourth round.

On September 6, 1990, the Jets traded away Laurie Boschman to the New Jersey Devils 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 eight goals and 18 points in 35 games with the New Jersey Devils, however, on September 7, 1990, he announced his retirement. The Jets then received the Devils fifth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft as compensation.

On September 30, 1990, Winnipeg traded Peter Taglianetti to the Minnesota North Stars for future considerations. Taglianetti had three goals and nine 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.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Los Angeles Kings	80	46	24	10	340	254	102
Calgary Flames	80	46	26	8	344	263	100
Edmonton Oilers	80	37	37	6	272	272	80
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	43	9	243	315	65
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	43	11	260	288	63

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Campbell Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	NRS	80	49	23	8	284	211	106
2	St. Louis Blues	NRS	80	47	22	11	310	250	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	SMY	80	46	24	10	340	254	102
4	Calgary Flames	SMY	80	46	26	8	344	263	100
5	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	37	37	6	272	272	80
6	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	34	38	8	273	298	76
7	Minnesota North Stars	NRS	80	27	39	14	256	266	68
8	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	28	43	9	243	315	65
9	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	26	43	11	260	288	63
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NRS	80	23	46	11	241	318	57

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 4, 1990	7–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	1–0–0
2	T	October 6, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	1–0–1
3	L	October 8, 1990	3–4	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	1–1–1
4	L	October 10, 1990	2–4	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	1–2–1
5	L	October 12, 1990	1–3	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	1–3–1
6	L	October 13, 1990	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	1–4–1
7	L	October 16, 1990	1–4	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	1–5–1
8	L	October 17, 1990	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	1–6–1
9	W	October 19, 1990	7–5	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	2–6–1
10	W	October 24, 1990	3–1	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	3–6–1
11	W	October 26, 1990	6–2	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	4–6–1
12	L	October 28, 1990	2–6	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	4–7–1
13	W	October 31, 1990	1–0 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	5–7–1
14	L	November 1, 1990	1–2	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	5–8–1
15	W	November 3, 1990	5–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	6–8–1
16	L	November 6, 1990	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	6–9–1
17	W	November 9, 1990	5–4	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	7–9–1
18	T	November 11, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	7–9–2
19	L	November 12, 1990	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	7–10–2
20	L	November 14, 1990	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	7–11–2
21	L	November 16, 1990	4–6	New York Rangers (1990–91)	7–12–2
22	W	November 18, 1990	4–3	St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	8–12–2
23	L	November 20, 1990	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	8–13–2
24	L	November 22, 1990	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	8–14–2
25	W	November 24, 1990	11–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	9–14–2
26	L	November 25, 1990	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	9–15–2
27	T	November 28, 1990	2–2 OT	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	9–15–3
28	L	November 30, 1990	2–4	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	9–16–3
29	L	December 2, 1990	1–5	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	9–17–3
30	T	December 3, 1990	4–4 OT	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	9–17–4
31	T	December 5, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	9–17–5
32	T	December 8, 1990	4–4 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	9–17–6
33	T	December 11, 1990	3–3 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	9–17–7
34	L	December 13, 1990	4–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	9–18–7
35	W	December 15, 1990	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	10–18–7
36	L	December 16, 1990	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	10–19–7
37	L	December 18, 1990	2–9	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	10–20–7
38	L	December 20, 1990	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	10–21–7
39	L	December 22, 1990	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	10–22–7
40	W	December 26, 1990	6–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	11–22–7
41	W	December 28, 1990	6–0	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	12–22–7
42	W	December 31, 1990	2–1	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	13–22–7
43	T	January 2, 1991	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	13–22–8
44	L	January 4, 1991	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	13–23–8
45	L	January 5, 1991	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	13–24–8
46	L	January 7, 1991	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	13–25–8
47	L	January 11, 1991	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	13–26–8
48	W	January 13, 1991	4–3	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	14–26–8
49	L	January 15, 1991	5–7	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	14–27–8
50	W	January 16, 1991	2–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	15–27–8
51	W	January 21, 1991	2–0	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	16–27–8
52	W	January 25, 1991	8–1	New York Islanders (1990–91)	17–27–8
53	L	January 27, 1991	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	17–28–8
54	W	January 29, 1991	5–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	18–28–8
55	L	January 30, 1991	4–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	18–29–8
56	W	February 2, 1991	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	19–29–8
57	W	February 3, 1991	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	20–29–8
58	T	February 6, 1991	5–5 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	20–29–9
59	W	February 8, 1991	6–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	21–29–9
60	L	February 10, 1991	0–2	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	21–30–9
61	L	February 12, 1991	1–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	21–31–9
62	T	February 14, 1991	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	21–31–10
63	W	February 17, 1991	6–0	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	22–31–10
64	T	February 20, 1991	5–5 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	22–31–11
65	L	February 22, 1991	4–6	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	22–32–11
66	L	February 24, 1991	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	22–33–11
67	W	February 26, 1991	5–4	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	23–33–11
68	L	February 28, 1991	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	23–34–11
69	L	March 2, 1991	3–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	23–35–11
70	L	March 5, 1991	4–5	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	23–36–11
71	L	March 8, 1991	1–2	Washington Capitals (1990–91)	23–37–11
72	W	March 10, 1991	4–3	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	24–37–11
73	L	March 12, 1991	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	24–38–11
74	L	March 13, 1991	2–6	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	24–39–11
75	W	March 15, 1991	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	25–39–11
76	L	March 18, 1991	3–4 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	25–40–11
77	L	March 22, 1991	1–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	25–41–11
78	W	March 23, 1991	3–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	26–41–11
79	L	March 28, 1991	2–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	26–42–11
80	L	March 31, 1991	3–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	26–43–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Phil Housley	D	78	23	53	76	24	-13	12	1	3
Thomas Steen	C	58	19	48	67	49	-3	7	0	3
Pat Elynuik	RW	80	31	34	65	73	-13	16	0	4
Ed Olczyk	C	61	26	31	57	69	-20	14	0	2
Fredrik Olausson	D	71	12	29	41	24	-22	5	0	0
Paul MacDermid	RW	69	15	21	36	128	-6	3	0	1
Brent Ashton	LW	61	12	24	36	58	-10	1	0	2
Doug Evans	LW	70	7	27	34	108	-1	1	0	0
Teppo Numminen	D	80	8	25	33	28	-15	3	0	0
Randy Carlyle	D	52	9	19	28	44	6	2	0	1
Dave McLlwain	C/RW	60	14	11	25	46	-13	2	2	2
Danton Cole	C/RW	66	13	11	24	24	-14	1	1	1
Moe Mantha	D	57	9	15	24	33	-20	4	1	2
Phil Sykes	LW	70	12	10	22	59	-9	0	2	0
Scott Arniel	LW	75	5	17	22	87	-12	0	0	1
Greg Paslawski	RW	43	9	10	19	10	-6	1	0	1
Mark Osborne	LW	37	8	8	16	59	-1	0	0	2
Dave Ellett	D	17	4	7	11	6	-4	1	1	0
Mark Kumpel	RW	53	7	3	10	10	-10	0	0	0
Mike Eagles	C/LW	44	0	9	9	79	-10	0	0	0
Paul Fenton	LW	17	4	4	8	18	-4	1	0	1
Gord Donnelly	D	57	3	4	7	265	-13	0	0	0
Bryan Erickson	RW	6	0	7	7	0	1	0	0	0
Shawn Cronin	D	67	1	5	6	189	-10	0	0	0
Sergei Kharin	RW	7	2	3	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bryan Marchment	D	28	2	2	4	91	-5	0	0	0
Don Barber	W	16	1	2	3	14	-3	0	0	0
Doug Smail	LW	15	1	2	3	10	-6	0	0	0
Bob Essensa	G	55	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0
Craig Duncanson	LW	7	2	0	2	16	-5	0	0	0
Kris Draper	C	3	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0
Stephane Beauregard	G	16	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Luciano Borsato	C	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Rick Tabaracci	G	24	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0
Iain Duncan	LW	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Guy Larose	C	7	0	0	0	8	-1	0	0	0
Rudy Poeschek	RW/D	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Simon Wheeldon	C	4	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Bob Essensa	2916	55	19	24	6	153	3.15	4	1496	1343	.898
Rick Tabaracci	1093	24	4	9	4	71	3.90	1	570	499	.875
Stephane Beauregard	836	16	3	10	1	55	3.95	0	423	368	.870
Team:	4845	80	26	43	11	279	3.46	5	2489	2210	.888

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

July 9, 1990	To New York Rangers Brian McReynolds	To Winnipeg Jets Simon Wheeldon
September 6, 1990	To New Jersey Devils Laurie Boschman	To Winnipeg Jets 5th round pick in 1991 - Yan Kaminsky
September 6, 1990	To Minnesota North Stars Brian Hunt	To Winnipeg Jets Craig Duncanson
September 30, 1990	To Minnesota North Stars Peter Taglianetti	To Winnipeg Jets Future Considerations
November 7, 1990	To Minnesota North Stars Doug Smail	To Winnipeg Jets Don Barber
November 10, 1990	To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Ellett Paul Fenton	To Winnipeg Jets Ed Olczyk Mark Osborne
December 14, 1990	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th round pick in 1991 - Igor Kravchuk	To Winnipeg Jets Mike Eagles
January 22, 1991	To New York Rangers Guy Larose	To Winnipeg Jets Rudy Poeschek
February 4, 1991	To Buffalo Sabres Greg Paslawski	To Winnipeg Jets Cash
February 28, 1991	To St. Louis Blues Tom Draper	To Winnipeg Jets Future Considerations
May 21, 1991	To Washington Capitals Craig Duncanson Brent Hughes Simon Wheeldon	To Winnipeg Jets Bob Joyce Tyler Larter Kent Paynter
May 24, 1991	To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations	To Winnipeg Jets Tom Draper Jim Vesey
May 30, 1991	To Minnesota North Stars 7th round pick in 1991 - Geoff Finch	To Winnipeg Jets Rob Murray Future Considerations
June 12, 1991	To Edmonton Oilers 5th round pick in 1991 - Ryan Haggerty	To Winnipeg Jets John LeBlanc 10th round pick in 1992 - Teemu Numminen
June 20, 1991	To Boston Bruins Jim Vesey	To Winnipeg Jets Future Considerations
June 22, 1991	To Buffalo Sabres Tom Draper	To Winnipeg Jets 7th round pick in 1992 - Artur Oktyabrev

Roster

1990-91 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders 30 – Stephane Beauregard  31 – Rick Tabaracci  35 – Bob Essensa		Defensemen 2 – Dave Ellett  3 – Bryan Marchment  4 – Fredrik Olausson  6 – Phil Housley  8 – Randy Carlyle  - C 22 – Moe Mantha  27 – Teppo Numminen  29 – Rudy Poeschek  44 – Shawn Cronin		Wingers 7 – Brent Ashton  11 – Paul Fenton  12 – Mark Osborne  12 – Doug Smail  15 – Pat Elynuik  17 – Phil Sykes  18 – Bryan Erickson  19 – Iain Duncan  21 – Mark Kumpel  23 – Paul MacDermid  24 – Danton Cole  26 – Sergei Kharin  28 – Greg Paslawski  32 – Don Barber  34 – Gord Donnelly  39 – Doug Evans  45 – Craig Duncanson		Centres 16 – Ed Olczyk  18 – Scott Arniel  19 – Kris Draper  20 – Dave McLlwain  25 – Thomas Steen  - C 33 – Simon Wheeldon  36 – Mike Eagles  38 – Luciano Borsato  38 – Guy Larose  GM: Mike Smith Coach: Bob Murdoch

See also

• 1990–91 NHL season