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1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 19th season, their 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Jets placed fifth in the Smythe and did not qualify for the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs.

1990–91 Winnipeg Jets
Division5th Smythe
Conference9th Campbell
1990–91 record26–43–11
Goals for260
Goals against288
Team information
General managerMike Smith
CoachBob Murdoch
CaptainRandy Carlyle and
Thomas Steen
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
Team leaders
GoalsPat Elynuik (31)
AssistsPhil Housley (53)
PointsPhil Housley (76)
Penalty minutesGord Donnelly (256)
Plus/minusRandy Carlyle (+6)
WinsBob Essensa (19)
Goals against averageBob Essensa (3.15)

Off-season

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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

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Final standings

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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

[1]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[2]
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

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 W October 4, 1990 7–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 1–0–0 14,144
2 T October 6, 1990 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 1–0–1 17,502
3 L October 8, 1990 3–4 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 1–1–1 11,851
4 L October 10, 1990 2–4 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 1–2–1 13,125
5 L October 12, 1990 1–3 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 1–3–1 15,117
6 L October 13, 1990 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 1–4–1 17,382
7 L October 16, 1990 1–4 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 1–5–1 9,805
8 L October 17, 1990 3–5 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 1–6–1 14,942
9 W October 19, 1990 7–5 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 2–6–1 12,900
10 W October 24, 1990 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 3–6–1 12,185
11 W October 26, 1990 6–2 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 4–6–1 15,566
12 L October 28, 1990 2–6 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 4–7–1 14,087
13 W October 31, 1990 1–0 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 5–7–1 15,436
14 L November 1, 1990 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 5–8–1 19,974
15 W November 3, 1990 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 6–8–1 14,066
16 L November 6, 1990 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 6–9–1 11,771
17 W November 9, 1990 5–4 Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 7–9–1 12,175
18 T November 11, 1990 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 7–9–2 17,856
19 L November 12, 1990 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 7–10–2 15,610
20 L November 14, 1990 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 7–11–2 10,786
21 L November 16, 1990 4–6 New York Rangers (1990–91) 7–12–2 15,498
22 W November 18, 1990 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 8–12–2 12,834
23 L November 20, 1990 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 8–13–2 16,905
24 L November 22, 1990 1–3 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 8–14–2 10,053
25 W November 24, 1990 11–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 9–14–2 13,881
26 L November 25, 1990 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 9–15–2 16,459
27 T November 28, 1990 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1990–91) 9–15–3 11,871
28 L November 30, 1990 2–4 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 9–16–3 12,394
29 L December 2, 1990 1–5 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 9–17–3 10,469
30 T December 3, 1990 4–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 9–17–4 11,758
31 T December 5, 1990 3–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 9–17–5 14,646
32 T December 8, 1990 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 9–17–6 16,005
33 T December 11, 1990 3–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 9–17–7 15,340
34 L December 13, 1990 4–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 9–18–7 17,576
35 W December 15, 1990 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 10–18–7 15,506
36 L December 16, 1990 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 10–19–7 12,172
37 L December 18, 1990 2–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 10–20–7 14,543
38 L December 20, 1990 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 10–21–7 19,473
39 L December 22, 1990 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 10–22–7 12,041
40 W December 26, 1990 6–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 11–22–7 7,948
41 W December 28, 1990 6–0 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 12–22–7 14,485
42 W December 31, 1990 2–1 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 13–22–7 11,558
43 T January 2, 1991 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1990–91) 13–22–8 11,853
44 L January 4, 1991 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 13–23–8 16,325
45 L January 5, 1991 3–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 13–24–8 12,006
46 L January 7, 1991 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 13–25–8 13,773
47 L January 11, 1991 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 13–26–8 13,432
48 W January 13, 1991 4–3 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 14–26–8 12,433
49 L January 15, 1991 5–7 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 14–27–8 20,006
50 W January 16, 1991 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 15–27–8 14,248
51 W January 21, 1991 2–0 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 16–27–8 11,061
52 W January 25, 1991 8–1 New York Islanders (1990–91) 17–27–8 14,052
53 L January 27, 1991 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 17–28–8 12,892
54 W January 29, 1991 5–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 18–28–8 13,140
55 L January 30, 1991 4–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 18–29–8 16,100
56 W February 2, 1991 4–2 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 19–29–8 17,923
57 W February 3, 1991 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 20–29–8 15,017
58 T February 6, 1991 5–5 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 20–29–9 12,157
59 W February 8, 1991 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 21–29–9 13,224
60 L February 10, 1991 0–2 Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 21–30–9 14,221
61 L February 12, 1991 1–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 21–31–9 19,374
62 T February 14, 1991 3–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 21–31–10 10,299
63 W February 17, 1991 6–0 Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 22–31–10 12,798
64 T February 20, 1991 5–5 OT Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 22–31–11 11,832
65 L February 22, 1991 4–6 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 22–32–11 N/A
66 L February 24, 1991 3–5 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 22–33–11 15,568
67 W February 26, 1991 5–4 Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 23–33–11 10,839
68 L February 28, 1991 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 23–34–11 16,005
69 L March 2, 1991 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 23–35–11 N/A
70 L March 5, 1991 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 23–36–11 11,568
71 L March 8, 1991 1–2 Washington Capitals (1990–91) 23–37–11 13,701
72 W March 10, 1991 4–3 New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 24–37–11 13,734
73 L March 12, 1991 3–5 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 24–38–11 19,915
74 L March 13, 1991 2–6 Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 24–39–11 12,475
75 W March 15, 1991 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 25–39–11 14,768
76 L March 18, 1991 3–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 25–40–11 19,915
77 L March 22, 1991 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 25–41–11 16,123
78 W March 23, 1991 3–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 26–41–11 17,503
79 L March 28, 1991 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 26–42–11 16,123
80 L March 31, 1991 3–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 26–43–11 16,926

Playoffs

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The Jets missed the playoffs.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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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

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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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

Draft picks

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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.[5]

NHL Amateur Draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 19 Keith Tkachuk (C)   United States Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
2 35 Mike Muller (D)   United States Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
4 74 Roman Meluzin (RW)   Czechoslovakia HC Zlín
4 75 Scott Levins (RW)   United States Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 77 Alexei Zhamnov (C)   Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)
5 98 Craig Martin (RW)   Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
6 119 Daniel Jardemyr (D)   Sweden IFK Uppsala (Sweden)
7 140 John Lilley (RW)   United States Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
8 161 Henrik Andersson (D)   Sweden VIK Västerås HK (Sweden)
9 182 Rauli Raitanen (C)   Finland Ässät (Finland)
10 203 Mika Alatalo (LW)   Finland KooKoo (Finland)
11 224 Sergei Selyanin (D)   Soviet Union Voskresensk Khimik (Soviet Union)
12 245 Keith Morris (LW)   Canada University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
S 19 Mark Richards (G)   United States University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule". HockeyDB. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. ^ "1990 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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