1989–90 St. Louis Blues season

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1989–90 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Norris
Conference5th Campbell
1989–90 record37–34–9
Home record20–15–5
Road record17–19–4
Goals for295
Goals against279
Team information
General managerRon Caron
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainRick Meagher
ArenaSt. Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hull (72)
AssistsAdam Oates (79)
PointsBrett Hull (113)
Penalty minutesKelly Chase (244)
WinsVincent Riendeau (17)
Goals against averageGreg Millen (2.94)

The 1989–90 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason[edit]

Team captain Bernie Federko is traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Forward Rick Meagher is named team captain.

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 80 41 33 6 315 294 88
St. Louis Blues 80 37 34 9 295 279 83
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 38 38 4 337 358 80
Minnesota North Stars 80 36 40 4 284 291 76
Detroit Red Wings 80 28 38 14 288 323 70

[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 Calgary Flames SMY 80 42 23 15 348 265 99
2 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 38 28 14 315 283 90
3 Chicago Blackhawks NRS 80 41 33 6 316 294 88
4 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 37 32 11 298 290 85
5 St. Louis Blues NRS 80 37 34 9 295 279 83
6 Toronto Maple Leafs NRS 80 38 38 4 337 358 80
7 Minnesota North Stars NRS 80 36 40 4 284 291 76
8 Los Angeles Kings SMY 80 34 39 7 338 337 75
9 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 28 38 14 288 323 70
10 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 25 41 14 245 306 64

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results[edit]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 5, 1989 8–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 1–0–0
2 L October 7, 1989 5–8 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 1–1–0
3 L October 12, 1989 0–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 1–2–0
4 W October 14, 1989 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 2–2–0
5 W October 18, 1989 9–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 3–2–0
6 L October 19, 1989 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 3–3–0
7 L October 21, 1989 4–6 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 3–4–0
8 L October 24, 1989 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 3–5–0
9 W October 26, 1989 4–1 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 4–5–0
10 W October 28, 1989 1–0 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 5–5–0
11 T October 31, 1989 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 5–5–1
12 W November 1, 1989 5–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 6–5–1
13 W November 4, 1989 5–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 7–5–1
14 T November 6, 1989 3–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 7–5–2
15 T November 9, 1989 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 7–5–3
16 W November 11, 1989 8–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 8–5–3
17 L November 15, 1989 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 8–6–3
18 W November 16, 1989 7–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 9–6–3
19 L November 18, 1989 0–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 9–7–3
20 W November 21, 1989 7–4 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 10–7–3
21 W November 23, 1989 5–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 11–7–3
22 T November 25, 1989 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1989–90) 11–7–4
23 L November 28, 1989 1–5 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 11–8–4
24 L November 30, 1989 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 11–9–4
25 W December 2, 1989 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 12–9–4
26 L December 3, 1989 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 12–10–4
27 T December 5, 1989 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 12–10–5
28 L December 7, 1989 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 12–11–5
29 W December 9, 1989 6–4 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 13–11–5
30 L December 11, 1989 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 13–12–5
31 W December 13, 1989 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 14–12–5
32 T December 16, 1989 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 14–12–6
33 L December 18, 1989 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 14–13–6
34 L December 20, 1989 6–9 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 14–14–6
35 L December 23, 1989 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 14–15–6
36 W December 26, 1989 8–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 15–15–6
37 L December 28, 1989 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 15–16–6
38 W December 30, 1989 3–2 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 16–16–6
39 L December 31, 1989 1–2 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 16–17–6
40 L January 2, 1990 4–6 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 16–18–6
41 W January 4, 1990 5–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 17–18–6
42 W January 6, 1990 4–3 New York Rangers (1989–90) 18–18–6
43 W January 9, 1990 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 19–18–6
44 W January 12, 1990 5–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 20–18–6
45 L January 14, 1990 5–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 20–19–6
46 L January 16, 1990 2–5 Calgary Flames (1989–90) 20–20–6
47 L January 18, 1990 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 20–21–6
48 W January 23, 1990 6–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 21–21–6
49 W January 25, 1990 3–2 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 22–21–6
50 T January 27, 1990 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 22–21–7
51 W January 30, 1990 2–1 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 23–21–7
52 T January 31, 1990 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 23–21–8
53 W February 3, 1990 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 24–21–8
54 W February 6, 1990 6–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 25–21–8
55 L February 7, 1990 1–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 25–22–8
56 W February 10, 1990 7–0 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 26–22–8
57 W February 11, 1990 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 27–22–8
58 W February 13, 1990 2–1 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 28–22–8
59 W February 15, 1990 9–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 29–22–8
60 W February 17, 1990 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 30–22–8
61 L February 20, 1990 3–8 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 30–23–8
62 L February 22, 1990 4–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 30–24–8
63 W February 24, 1990 6–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 31–24–8
64 L February 25, 1990 5–6 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–25–8
65 W February 27, 1990 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 32–25–8
66 W March 1, 1990 6–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 33–25–8
67 W March 3, 1990 5–4 New York Islanders (1989–90) 34–25–8
68 L March 6, 1990 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 34–26–8
69 L March 8, 1990 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 34–27–8
70 T March 10, 1990 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 34–27–9
71 W March 11, 1990 6–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 35–27–9
72 W March 13, 1990 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 36–27–9
73 L March 15, 1990 5–6 OT Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 36–28–9
74 L March 17, 1990 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 36–29–9
75 L March 19, 1990 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 36–30–9
76 L March 21, 1990 6–8 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 36–31–9
77 L March 24, 1990 3–9 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 36–32–9
78 L March 27, 1990 0–3 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 36–33–9
79 W March 29, 1990 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 37–33–9
80 L March 31, 1990 3–6 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 37–34–9

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett Hull RW 80 72 41 113 24 -1 27 0 12
Adam Oates C 80 23 79 102 30 9 6 2 3
Peter Zezel C 73 25 47 72 30 -9 7 0 3
Paul MacLean RW 78 34 33 67 100 2 12 0 6
Rod Brind'Amour C 79 26 35 61 46 23 10 0 1
Sergio Momesso LW 79 24 32 56 199 -15 4 0 4
Paul Cavallini D 80 8 39 47 106 38 2 1 0
Jeff Brown D 48 10 28 38 37 -12 6 1 0
Gino Cavallini LW 80 15 15 30 77 -8 1 0 4
Dave Lowry LW 78 19 6 25 75 1 0 2 1
Rick Meagher C 76 8 17 25 47 4 0 2 1
Steve Tuttle RW 71 12 10 22 4 -6 1 1 1
Ron Wilson C 33 3 17 20 23 5 1 0 1
Tony Hrkac C 28 5 12 17 8 1 1 0 0
Gordie Roberts D 75 3 14 17 140 -12 0 0 0
Mike Lalor D 78 0 16 16 81 -6 0 0 0
Glen Featherstone D 58 0 12 12 145 -1 0 0 0
Michel Mongeau C 7 1 5 6 2 4 0 0 0
Randy Skarda D 25 0 5 5 11 2 0 0 0
Tom Tilley D 34 0 5 5 6 10 0 0 0
Kelly Chase RW 43 1 3 4 244 -1 0 0 0
Dave Thomlinson LW 19 1 2 3 12 -4 0 0 0
Rich Sutter RW 12 2 0 2 22 -2 0 0 0
Brian Benning D 7 1 1 2 2 -3 0 0 0
Robert Dirk D 37 1 1 2 128 9 0 0 0
Dominic Lavoie D 13 1 1 2 16 -5 1 0 0
Keith Osborne RW 5 0 2 2 8 -2 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph G 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adrien Plavsic D 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
Herb Raglan RW 11 0 1 1 21 -5 0 0 0
Harold Snepsts D 7 0 1 1 10 -4 0 0 0
Jim Vesey C/RW 6 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0
Doug Evans LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todd Ewen RW 3 0 0 0 11 -2 0 0 0
Pat Jablonski G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Millen G 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Richter D 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Vincent Riendeau G 43 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Tony Twist LW 28 0 0 0 124 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Vincent Riendeau 2551 43 17 19 5 149 3.50 1 1271 1122 .883
Greg Millen 1245 21 11 7 3 61 2.94 1 556 495 .890
Curtis Joseph 852 15 9 5 1 48 3.38 0 435 387 .890
Pat Jablonski 208 4 0 3 0 17 4.90 0 98 81 .827
Team: 4856 80 37 34 9 275 3.40 2 2360 2085 .883

Playoffs[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett Hull RW 12 13 8 21 17 1 7 0 3
Adam Oates C 12 2 12 14 4 -10 1 0 0
Rod Brind'Amour C 12 5 8 13 6 0 1 0 0
Jeff Brown D 12 2 10 12 4 -6 1 0 1
Ron Wilson C 12 3 5 8 18 1 2 0 0
Peter Zezel C 12 1 7 8 4 3 1 0 0
Paul MacLean RW 12 4 3 7 20 -5 3 0 0
Sergio Momesso LW 12 3 2 5 63 3 0 0 1
Paul Cavallini D 12 2 3 5 20 4 0 0 0
Gino Cavallini LW 12 1 3 4 12 -4 0 0 1
Dave Lowry LW 12 2 1 3 39 -7 0 0 0
Rich Sutter RW 12 2 1 3 39 -3 0 1 1
Harold Snepsts D 11 0 3 3 38 -4 0 0 0
Glen Featherstone D 12 0 2 2 47 -4 0 0 0
Mike Lalor D 12 0 2 2 31 -3 0 0 0
Gordie Roberts D 10 0 2 2 26 6 0 0 0
Kelly Chase RW 9 1 0 1 46 -1 0 0 0
Rick Meagher C 8 1 0 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Michel Mongeau C 2 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Steve Tuttle RW 5 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Robert Dirk D 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph G 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Vincent Riendeau G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph 327 6 4 1 18 3.30 0 167 149 .892
Vincent Riendeau 397 8 3 4 24 3.63 0 223 199 .892
Team: 724 12 7 5 42 3.48 0 390 348 .892

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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;

Playoffs[edit]

Awards and records[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Jason Marshall  Canada Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
2 31 Rick Corriveau  Canada London Knights (OHL)
3 55 Denny Felsner  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
5 93 Daniel Laperriere  Canada St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
6 114 David Roberts  United States Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
6 124 Derek Frenette  Canada Ferris State University (CCHA)
7 135 Jeff Batters  Canada University of Alaska Anchorage (NCAA Independent)
8 156 Kevin Plager  United States Parkway North High School (USHS-MO)
9 177 John Roderick  United States Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (USHS-MA)
10 198 John Valo  United States Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
11 219 Brian Lukowski  United States Niagara Falls Canucks (GHJHL)
S 14 Rob Tustian  United States Michigan Technological University (WCHA)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1989-90 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.