The 1989–90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Edmonton Oilers, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Boston Bruins. The championship was the Oilers' fifth Stanley Cup in the past seven years and their first without Wayne Gretzky.
[edit] Regular season
This season marked the first time that all three New York state including the New Jersey Devils NHL teams made the playoffs in the same season, a feat which has since been repeated twice more: in the 1993–94 and the 2006–07 seasons.
As of the 2010-11 season, this was the last time that the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs.
[edit] Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
[edit] Prince of Wales Conference
[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference
[edit] Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1990
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in the Final series, four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and their only one without Wayne Gretzky. In game one, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win. As of 2011[update], this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.
| Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers |
| Date |
Away |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Notes |
| May 15 |
Edmonton |
3 |
Boston |
2 |
3OT |
| May 18 |
Edmonton |
7 |
Boston |
2 |
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| May 20 |
Boston |
2 |
Edmonton |
1 |
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| May 22 |
Boston |
1 |
Edmonton |
5 |
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| May 24 |
Edmonton |
4 |
Boston |
1 |
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Edmonton wins series 4–1
and Stanley Cup |
[edit] Playoff bracket
[edit] NHL awards
| Presidents' Trophy: |
Boston Bruins |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
Boston Bruins |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers |
| Art Ross Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Gord Kluzak, Boston Bruins |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Rick Meagher, St. Louis Blues |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Bob Murdoch, Winnipeg Jets |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: |
Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Paul Cavallini, St. Louis Blues |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Reggie Lemelin/Andy Moog, Boston Bruins |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Len Ceglarski |
[edit] All-Star teams
| First team |
Position |
Second team |
| Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens |
G |
Daren Puppa, Buffalo Sabres |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
D |
Paul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames |
D |
Doug Wilson, Chicago Blackhawks |
| Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
C |
Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues |
RW |
Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
| Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings |
LW |
Brian Bellows, Minnesota North Stars |
[edit] Player statistics
[edit] Scoring Leaders[2]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goals
[edit] Leading goaltenders[3]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
[edit] Milestones
[edit] Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1989–90 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Wes Walz, Boston Bruins
- Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres
- Rob Ray, Buffalo Sabres
- Donald Audette*, Buffalo Sabres
- Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames
- Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
- Helmut Balderis, Minnesota North Stars
- Andrew Cassels, Montreal Canadiens
- Lyle Odelein, Montreal Canadiens
- Vyacheslav Fetisov, New Jersey Devils
- Alexei Kasatonov, New Jersey Devils
- Murray Baron, Philadelphia Flyers
- Curtis Joseph, St. Louis Blues
- Tie Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Vladimir Krutov, Vancouver Canucks
- Igor Larionov, Vancouver Canucks
- Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
[edit] Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1989–90 (listed with their last team):
- Reed Larson, Buffalo Sabres
- Al Secord, Chicago Blackhawks
- Bob Murray, Chicago Blackhawks
- Duane Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
- Bernie Federko, Detroit Red Wings
- Borje Salming, Detroit Red Wings
- Reijo Ruotsalainen, Edmonton Oilers
- Barry Beck, Los Angeles Kings
- Helmut Balderis, Minnesota North Stars
- Curt Fraser, Minnesota North Stars
- Mark Johnson, New Jersey Devils
- Ron Greschner, New York Rangers
- Vladimir Krutov, Vancouver Canucks
- Paul Reinhart, Vancouver Canucks
- Doug Wickenheiser, Washington Capitals
[edit] Trading deadline
Trading deadline: March 6, 1990.[4]
- March 6, 1990: Adrien Plavsic, St. Louis' first round pick in 1990 Entry Draft and second round pick in 1991 Entry Draft traded from St. Louis to Vancouver for Rich Sutter, Harold Snepsts and St. Louis' second round pick in 1990 Entry Draft (acquired previously).
- March 6, 1990: Mike Gartner traded from Minnesota to NY Rangers for Ulf Dahlen, NY Rangers' fourth round pick in 1990 Entry Draft and future considerations.
- March 6, 1990: Alain Chevrier traded from Chicago to Pittsburgh for future considerations.
- March 6, 1990: Jack Capuano traded from NY Islanders to Vancouver for Jeff Rohlicek.
- March 6, 1990: Jyrki Lumme traded from Montreal to Vancouver for St. Louis' second round pick in 1991 Entry Draft (acquired previously).
- March 6, 1990: Jim Korn traded from New Jersey to Calgary for Calgary's fifth round pick in 1990 Entry Draft.
- March 6, 1990: Peter Stastny traded from Quebec to New Jersey for Craig Wolanin and future considerations.
- March 6, 1990: Jeff Sharples traded from Edmonton to New Jersey for Reijo Ruotsalainen.
- March 6, 1990: Brian Wilks traded from Edmonton to Pittsburgh for future considerations.
- March 6, 1990: The rights to Cam Brauer traded from Edmonton to Hartford for Marc Laforge.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Diamond, Dan, ed (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, NY: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
- Dinger, Ralph, ed (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 9781894801225.
- Dryden, Steve, ed (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. ISBN 0771041799.
- Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc.. ISBN 0785396241.
- Notes
[edit] External links
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