1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques twelfth season in the National Hockey League.

1990–91 Quebec Nordiques
Division5th Adams
Conference11th Wales
1990–91 record16–50–14
Home record9–23–8
Road record7–27–6
Goals for236
Goals against354
Team information
General managerPierre Page
CoachDave Chambers
CaptainSteven Finn and
Joe Sakic
ArenaColisée de Québec
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (48)
AssistsJoe Sakic (61)
PointsJoe Sakic (109)
Penalty minutesSteven Finn (228)
WinsRon Tugnutt (12)
Goals against averageStephane Fiset (3.87)

Offseason

After finishing in last place in the NHL in 1989–90 with only 31 points, Quebec hired Pierre Page to become the general manager, as Maurice Filion finished the previous season on an interim basis. Page had spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Minnesota North Stars, helping them to the playoffs in each season with the team.

Page then fired head coach Michel Bergeron, and named his assistant coach from the North Stars, Dave Chambers, to be his head coach in Quebec. This would be Chambers first time as a head coach at the NHL level.

The Nordiques had the first overall pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, and the club drafted Owen Nolan from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Nolan had 51 goals and 110 points with the Royals in 59 games, as well as recording 240 penalty minutes. The team also signed Mats Sundin, their first overall pick from the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and would have him on the club for the 1990–91 season.

Regular season

Quebec began the season with a 3-3-3 record in their first nine games, however, the rebuilding team hit a rough patch, and would fall into last place in the Adams Division as they went on a 17-game winless streak. The Nordiques began to make some trades, as Michel Petit, Aaron Broten and Lucien DeBlois were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Scott Pearson, the Leafs second round pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, and the Leafs second rounder in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

As the season continued on, the losses continued to pile up, and more trades were made. Joe Cirella was traded to the New York Rangers for Aaron Miller and the Rangers fifth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Tony McKegney was sent to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jacques Cloutier, Darin Kimble was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Herb Raglan, Tony Twist and Andy Rymsha, and Paul Gillis and Dan Vincelette were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Ryan McGill and Mike McNeill.

The Nordiques finished the season in last place once again, however, there was moderate improvement, as the club had a 16-50-14 record, earning 46 points, which was a 15-point improvement over the 1989–90 season.

Leading the team offensively was Joe Sakic, as he had 48 goals and 61 assists for 109 points in 80 games to lead the club in those categories. Rookie Mats Sundin had a very successful season, scoring 23 goals and 59 points while playing in all 80 games. Guy Lafleur had 12 goals and 28 points in 59 games in his last season, as he announced his retirement.

On defense, Bryan Fogarty rebounded from a poor rookie season, and led the Nordiques blueline with 31 points in only 45 games. Steven Finn had 19 points, while Craig Wolanin had 18 points from the Quebec defense.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt was the starter, earning a team high 12 wins and a team best 4.05 GAA. In a game against the Boston Bruins on March 21, 1991, Tugnutt made a club record 70 saves on 73 shots, as Quebec tied the Bruins 3-3.

The Nordiques finished the regular season having allowed the most goals of all 21 teams, with 354. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest power-play goals scored (51), had the lowest power-play percentage (15.55%), allowed the most power-play goals (98) and had the lowest penalty-killing percentage (73.37%).[1]

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80442412299264100
Montreal Canadiens8039301127324989
Buffalo Sabres8031301929227881
Hartford Whalers8031381123827673
Quebec Nordiques8016501423635446

[2]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.

Wales Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Boston BruinsADM80442412299264100
2Montreal CanadiensADM8039301127324989
3Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK804133634230588
4New York RangersPTK8036311329726585
5Washington CapitalsPTK803736725825881
6Buffalo SabresADM8031301929227881
7New Jersey DevilsPTK8032331527226479
8Philadelphia FlyersPTK8033371025226776
9Hartford WhalersADM8031381123827673
10New York IslandersPTK8025451022329060
11Quebec NordiquesADM8016501423635446

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1TOctober 4, 19903–3@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)0–0–111,573
2LOctober 6, 19901–7@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)0–1–114,225
3LOctober 7, 19902–5Boston Bruins (1990–91)0–2–114,560
4WOctober 10, 19908–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)1–2–116,382
5WOctober 12, 19904–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)2–2–114,958
6TOctober 13, 19904–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1990–91)2–2–213,715
7TOctober 16, 19901–1 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)2–2–313,940
8LOctober 18, 19904–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)2–3–316,995
9WOctober 20, 19905–3Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)3–3–313,106
10LOctober 21, 19902–3Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)3–4–314,094
11LOctober 25, 19903–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)3–5–315,132
12LOctober 27, 19901–4New York Rangers (1990–91)3–6–313,470
13LOctober 29, 19900–5@ New York Rangers (1990–91)3–7–314,571
14LNovember 1, 19902–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)3–8–317,379
15LNovember 3, 19900–2Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)3–9–313,795
16LNovember 6, 19901–4Washington Capitals (1990–91)3–10–313,027
17LNovember 8, 19902–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)3–11–35,286
18LNovember 10, 19902–5Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)3–12–314,426
19LNovember 11, 19904–5 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)3–13–316,896
20LNovember 13, 19902–4@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)3–14–314,304
21LNovember 15, 19900–6@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)3–15–314,002
22LNovember 17, 19902–7Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)3–16–314,333
23LNovember 19, 19902–5Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)3–17–315,399
24TNovember 21, 19904–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)3–17–411,395
25LNovember 24, 19904–11Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)3–18–413,881
26TNovember 25, 19904–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1990–91)3–18–514,739
27WNovember 28, 19904–3@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)4–18–510,682
28WDecember 1, 19904–2Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)5–18–513,324
29TDecember 2, 19905–5 OTCalgary Flames (1990–91)5–18–613,682
30LDecember 5, 19902–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)5–19–615,300
31WDecember 7, 19905–3@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)6–19–619,790
32WDecember 10, 19903–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)7–19–614,132
33LDecember 13, 19902–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)7–20–619,290
34LDecember 15, 19902–7New York Islanders (1990–91)7–21–613,534
35WDecember 18, 19906–4Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)8–21–615,346
36TDecember 19, 19901–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)8–21–716,832
37LDecember 22, 19901–4New Jersey Devils (1990–91)8–22–714,124
38LDecember 23, 19903–10@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)8–23–714,404
39LDecember 26, 19901–4Hartford Whalers (1990–91)8–24–713,083
40WDecember 29, 19904–3Washington Capitals (1990–91)9–24–713,769
41LDecember 31, 19903–6@ New York Islanders (1990–91)9–25–711,189
42LJanuary 3, 19917–8@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)9–26–717,241
43LJanuary 5, 19910–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)9–27–717,561
44WJanuary 8, 19914–2Boston Bruins (1990–91)10–27–714,348
45LJanuary 10, 19913–5@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)10–28–714,013
46TJanuary 12, 19914–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1990–91)10–28–814,079
47LJanuary 13, 19913–4New York Islanders (1990–91)10–29–812,359
48LJanuary 17, 19911–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)10–30–817,287
49TJanuary 22, 19914–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)10–30–910,861
50LJanuary 24, 19911–6@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)10–31–910,191
51LJanuary 26, 19915–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)10–32–913,834
52LJanuary 29, 19912–5Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)10–33–913,140
53WJanuary 31, 19914–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)11–33–914,814
54LFebruary 2, 19914–6Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)11–34–914,306
55LFebruary 7, 19911–5Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)11–35–915,399
56WFebruary 9, 19913–1New Jersey Devils (1990–91)12–35–915,057
57LFebruary 10, 19914–7Boston Bruins (1990–91)12–36–915,275
58TFebruary 12, 19914–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1990–91)12–36–1013,196
59LFebruary 14, 19911–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)12–37–1017,347
60LFebruary 17, 19910–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)12–38–1012,798
61TFebruary 18, 19913–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)12–38–1114,024
62LFebruary 20, 19911–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)12–39–1116,005
63LFebruary 23, 19918–10@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)12–40–1120,132
64LFebruary 24, 19913–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)12–41–1116,375
65LFebruary 28, 19911–5Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)12–42–1115,060
66TMarch 2, 19913–3 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)12–42–12N/A
67LMarch 5, 19913–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)12–43–1219,501
68WMarch 7, 19914–2New York Rangers (1990–91)13–43–1215,055
69LMarch 9, 19910–3Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)13–44–1215,399
70WMarch 10, 19912–1@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)14–44–1211,508
71LMarch 12, 19913–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)14–45–1215,269
72LMarch 14, 19913–5@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)14–46–1215,492
73LMarch 16, 19913–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)14–47–1216,164
74LMarch 19, 19916–7 OTEdmonton Oilers (1990–91)14–48–1215,194
75TMarch 21, 19913–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)14–48–1314,448
76WMarch 23, 19917–3Hartford Whalers (1990–91)15–48–1315,293
77LMarch 26, 19914–7Boston Bruins (1990–91)15–49–1315,375
78TMarch 28, 19914–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)15–49–1415,324
79LMarch 30, 19913–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)15–50–1417,664
80WMarch 31, 19914–1Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)16–50–1415,399

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC80486110924-261237
Mats SundinC8023365958-24400
Tony HrkacC7016324816-22600
Stephane MorinC48132740306312
Tony McKegneyLW5017163344-25702
Mike HoughLW63132033111-7111
Bryan FogartyD459223124-11302
Guy LafleurRW591216282-10300
Steven FinnD7161319228-26000
Craig WolaninD805131889-13010
Scott PearsonLW351141586-4000
Claude LoiselleC595101586-20020
Shawn AndersonD3131013212200
Owen NolanRW5931013109-19000
Alexei GusarovD36391212-4100
Joe CirellaD392101259-28000
Randy VelischekD792101242-19000
Michel PetitD19471147-15300
Paul GillisC49381191-19010
Everett SanipassLW29551041-15100
Curtis LeschyshynD55371049-19201
Aaron BrotenLW/C205496-3100
Kip MillerC134377-1000
Ken QuinneyRW193472-2100
Mark VermetteRW3434710-15000
Darin KimbleRW35257114-5000
Mike McNeillRW1425745100
Jeff JacksonLW1031443000
Lucien DeBloisC14224131001
Claude LapointeLW/C1322443000
Herb RaglanRW15134301000
Marc FortierC140446-3000
Jamie BakerC182028-4010
Wayne Van DorpLW4101301000
Dan VinceletteLW1601138-10000
Jacques CloutierG1500040000
Daniel DoreRW100001000
Mario DoyonD120004-3000
Stephane FisetG300000000
Scott GordonG1300000000
Dan LambertD100000000
David LattaLW100000000
Bruce MajorC40000-1000
Ken McRaeC1200036-7000
Serge RobergeRW9000240000
Greg SmythD100000000
John TannerG600020000
Ron TugnuttG5600000000
Tony TwistLW24000104-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ron Tugnutt3144561229102124.05018511639.885
Jacques Cloutier82915382614.410526465.884
John Tanner2286131164.210133117.880
Stephane Fiset1863021123.870123111.902
Scott Gordon48513080485.940225177.787
Team:4872801650143494.30028582509.878

[4]

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

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1990–91 season.

Trades

November 10, 1990 To Edmonton Oilers
Max Middendorf
To Quebec Nordiques
9th round pick in 1991 - Brent Brekke
November 17, 1990 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michel Petit
Lucien DeBlois
Aaron Broten
To Quebec Nordiques
Scott Pearson
2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne
2nd round pick in 1992 - Tuomas Gronman
January 17, 1991 To New York Rangers
Joe Cirella
To Quebec Nordiques
Aaron Miller
5th round pick in 1991 - Bill Lindsay
January 29, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tony McKegney
To Quebec Nordiques
Jacques Cloutier
February 4, 1991 To St. Louis Blues
Darin Kimble
To Quebec Nordiques
Herb Raglan
Tony Twist
Andy Rymsha
March 5, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Gillis
Dan Vincelette
To Quebec Nordiques
Ryan McGill
Mike McNeill
May 25, 1991 To New York Rangers
Stephane Guerard
To Quebec Nordiques
Miloslav Horava
May 31, 1991 To Minnesota North Stars
Alan Haworth
To Quebec Nordiques
Guy Lafleur
June 3, 1991 To New Jersey Devils
Brent Severyn
To Quebec Nordiques
Dave Marcinyshyn
June 22, 1991 To Washington Capitals
2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne
To Quebec Nordiques
Mikhail Tatarinov

Waivers

October 1, 1990 From Minnesota North Stars
Aaron Broten
October 1, 1990 From Washington Capitals
Shawn Anderson
October 1, 1990 From Chicago Blackhawks
Wayne Van Dorp
October 3, 1990 To St. Louis Blues
Mario Marois
March 5, 1991 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Claude Loiselle

Expansion Draft

May 30, 1991 To Minnesota North Stars
Guy Lafleur

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Serge RobergeMontreal Canadiens
Stephane CharbonneauChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
Denis ChasseDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
Jon KlemmSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
PlayerNew Team
Bobby DollasDetroit Red Wings

Roster

1990–91 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1990 NHL Entry Draft which was held at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
11Owen Nolan CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
222Ryan Hughes CanadaCornell Big Red (NCAA)
343Brad Zavisha CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6106Jeff Parrott CanadaMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCAA)
7127Dwayne Norris CanadaMichigan State Spartans (NCAA)
8148Andrei Kovalenko Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
8158Alexander Karpovtsev Soviet UnionDynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)
9169Pat Mazzoli CanadaHumboldt Broncos (SJHL)
10190Scott Davis CanadaManitoba Bisons (CWUAA)
11211Mika Stromberg FinlandJokerit (Finland)
12232Wade Klippenstein CanadaAlaska Nanooks (NCAA)
S1Mike McKee CanadaPrinceton University (ECAC)

Farm Teams

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. "1990-91 Quebec Nordiques Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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