1991–92 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques 13th season in the National Hockey League.

1991–92 Quebec Nordiques
Division5th Adams
Conference11th Wales
1991–92 record20–48–12
Home record18–19–3
Road record2–29–9
Goals for255
Goals against318
Team information
General managerPierre Page
CoachDave Chambers
Pierre Page
CaptainMike Hough
Alternate captainsSteven Finn
Joe Sakic
ArenaColisée de Québec
Team leaders
GoalsOwen Nolan (42)
AssistsJoe Sakic (65)
PointsJoe Sakic (94)
Penalty minutesSteven Finn (194)
WinsStephane Fiset (7)
Goals against averageJohn Tanner (3.47)

Off-season

Quebec once again had the first overall draft pick heading into the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, as this marked the third consecutive season the Nordiques had the first overall selection. With the pick, Quebec selected Eric Lindros of the Oshawa Generals. Lindros scored 71 goals and 149 points with the Generals during the 1990–91 season, however, he let the Nordiques know that he was not interested in playing for Quebec. Despite this, the Nordiques drafted him, however, the club was unable to sign Lindros. Rather than playing for Quebec for the 1991–92 season, Lindros played for the Canadian national men's hockey team, and then returned to the Generals for the rest of the season.

The Nordiques did make a big signing, as they signed Russian hockey player Valeri Kamensky to a four-year contract to bring him to North America. Kamensky had played with CSKA Moscow since 1985, and had represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal. In 1990–91 with CSKA, Kamensky 20 goals and 46 points in 46 games.

Quebec made a couple of free agent signings, as Doug Smail joined the team from the Minnesota North Stars. Smail split the 1990–91 season between the North Stars and Winnipeg Jets, scoring eight goals and 23 points in 72 games. The Nordiques also signed tough guy John Kordic from the Washington Capitals. Kordic appeared in only ten games during the 1990–91 season, splitting time between the Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs, as he had no points, however, he recorded 110 penalty minutes.

The team named Mike Hough the captain, replacing Steven Finn and Joe Sakic who were co-captains of the club in the 1990–91 season.

Regular season

After winning their season opener against the Hartford Whalers, Quebec would endure a nine-game winless streak, and quickly fell into last place in the Adams Division with a 1–8–1 record. The team would eventually fall to 3–14–1, and head coach Dave Chambers was relieved of his duties, as general manager Pierre Page took over the coaching duties.

Under Page, the losses would continue to pile up, however, the team did have a five-game unbeaten streak in early December, as they went 4–0–1 during that span. However, the team did go through some very bad losing streaks, as the club went 1–16–2 during a nineteen-game span in January and February, and fell out of the playoff race. The club finished the year with a 20–48–12 record, earning 52 points, which was a six-point improvement from the previous season. The 52 points was the highest total by Quebec since they had 61 points in the 1988–89 season. Also, for the first time since 1987–88, the Nordiques did not finish in last place in the overall standings, as they had 13 more points than the expansion San Jose Sharks.

Joe Sakic had another impressive season, scoring 29 goals and 94 points in 69 games, to lead the team in points. Owen Nolan had a breakout season, scoring a team high 42 goals, while earning 73 points. Mats Sundin also saw improvement in his point totals, as he finished with 33 goals and 76 points in his second NHL season. Greg Paslawski had a surprising season, scoring 28 goals and 45 points for the team.

On defense, Mikhail Tatarinov, who came over to the Nordiques from the Washington Capitals in the off-season, led the team with 11 goals and 38 points. Alexei Gusarov was steady on the blueline, earning 23 points, while Curtis Leschyshyn had 17 points despite missing 38 games due to injuries.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt played the most, as he appeared in 30 games, earning six wins with a GAA of 4.02. Stephane Fiset led the club with seven victories, and had a 3.76 GAA. Jacques Cloutier had six wins and a 3.93 GAA, while John Tanner had a club best 3.47 GAA, however, he had only one victory in fourteen games.

Final standings

Adams Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens8041281126720793
2 Boston Bruins8036321227027584
3 Buffalo Sabres8031371228929974
4 Hartford Whalers8026411324728365
5 Quebec Nordiques8020481225531852

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 19914–2Hartford Whalers (1991–92)1–0–0
2LOctober 8, 19915–6@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)1–1–0
3LOctober 10, 19912–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19914–5Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)1–3–0
5TOctober 13, 19911–1 OTNew York Islanders (1991–92)1–3–1
6LOctober 17, 19913–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)1–4–1
7LOctober 19, 19911–6Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)1–5–1
8LOctober 23, 19912–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)1–6–1
9LOctober 24, 19910–5Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)1–7–1
10LOctober 26, 19913–5New York Rangers (1991–92)1–8–1
11WOctober 29, 19917–2Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)2–8–1
12LOctober 31, 19914–5@ New York Rangers (1991–92)2–9–1
13WNovember 2, 19916–3San Jose Sharks (1991–92)3–9–1
14LNovember 7, 19912–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)3–10–1
15LNovember 10, 19913–10Washington Capitals (1991–92)3–11–1
16LNovember 12, 19914–5@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)3–12–1
17LNovember 14, 19912–5@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)3–13–1
18LNovember 16, 19912–6Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)3–14–1
19LNovember 18, 19913–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)3–15–1
20WNovember 21, 19915–2Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)4–15–1
21LNovember 23, 19913–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)4–16–1
22WNovember 25, 19915–2Hartford Whalers (1991–92)5–16–1
23TNovember 27, 19914–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)5–16–2
24LNovember 28, 19912–5@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)5–17–2
25WNovember 30, 19914–3Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)6–17–2
26WDecember 3, 19913–0Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)7–17–2
27TDecember 5, 19912–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)7–17–3
28WDecember 7, 19917–5Los Angeles Kings (1991–92)8–17–3
29WDecember 10, 19915–2Boston Bruins (1991–92)9–17–3
30LDecember 12, 19911–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)9–18–3
31LDecember 14, 19912–4St. Louis Blues (1991–92)9–19–3
32LDecember 17, 19911–3@ Washington Capitals (1991–92)9–20–3
33TDecember 19, 19915–5 OT@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)9–20–4
34LDecember 21, 19911–4@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)9–21–4
35TDecember 22, 19916–6 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)9–21–5
36LDecember 26, 19911–4Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)9–22–5
37WDecember 28, 19914–1Hartford Whalers (1991–92)10–22–5
38WDecember 30, 19915–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)11–22–5
39LJanuary 2, 19921–4@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)11–23–5
40LJanuary 4, 19922–5@ New York Islanders (1991–92)11–24–5
41LJanuary 8, 19922–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)11–25–5
42LJanuary 9, 19924–5@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)11–26–5
43LJanuary 11, 19922–7New York Rangers (1991–92)11–27–5
44LJanuary 14, 19923–5Calgary Flames (1991–92)11–28–5
45LJanuary 21, 19923–5Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)11–29–5
46LJanuary 23, 19922–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)11–30–5
47WJanuary 25, 19922–1Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)12–30–5
48LJanuary 28, 19922–4Boston Bruins (1991–92)12–31–5
49LJanuary 29, 19922–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)12–32–5
50TJanuary 31, 19924–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)12–32–6
51LFebruary 2, 19922–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)12–33–6
52LFebruary 5, 19923–5@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)12–34–6
53LFebruary 8, 19920–3Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)12–35–6
54LFebruary 9, 19921–2New Jersey Devils (1991–92)12–36–6
55LFebruary 11, 19923–4Washington Capitals (1991–92)12–37–6
56LFebruary 13, 19922–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)12–38–6
57TFebruary 15, 19924–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)12–38–7
58WFebruary 18, 19924–0Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)13–38–7
59TFebruary 20, 19924–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)13–38–8
60LFebruary 22, 19920–4@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)13–39–8
61TFebruary 23, 19923–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)13–39–9
62LFebruary 26, 19924–7@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)13–40–9
63LFebruary 27, 19922–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92)13–41–9
64TMarch 3, 19924–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1991–92)13–41–10
65WMarch 5, 199210–4@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)14–41–10
66TMarch 7, 19924–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1991–92)14–41–11
67WMarch 9, 19922–0Hartford Whalers (1991–92)15–41–11
68WMarch 11, 19925–4Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)16–41–11
69LMarch 14, 19924–5 OTBoston Bruins (1991–92)16–42–11
70LMarch 15, 19924–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)16–43–11
71LMarch 17, 19923–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)16–44–11
72LMarch 19, 19923–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)16–45–11
73WMarch 21, 19924–2Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)17–45–11
74WMarch 24, 19925–2New York Islanders (1991–92)18–45–11
75LMarch 26, 19924–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (1991–92)18–46–11
76LMarch 28, 19922–5@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)18–47–11
77LMarch 31, 19924–5 OTBoston Bruins (1991–92)18–48–11
78TApril 12, 19921–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)18–48–12
79WApril 14, 19927–3Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)19–48–12
80WApril 15, 19924–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)20–48–12

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC69296594205631
Mats SundinC80334376103-19822
Owen NolanRW75423173183-91700
Greg PaslawskiRW8028174518-12514
Mike HoughLW6116223877-1621
Mikhail TatarinovD66112738728501
Claude LapointeLW/C7813203386-8022
Doug SmailLW4610182847-11011
Alexei GusarovD685182322-9301
Valeri KamenskyLW237142114-1201
Herb RaglanRW6261420120-5000
Jamie BakerC527101732-5301
Curtis LeschyshynD425121742-28301
Dan LambertD28691522-5200
Kip MillerC365101512-21102
Bryan FogartyD203121516-15000
Marc FortierC39591433-7201
Craig WolaninD692111380-12000
Steven FinnD654711194-9000
Stephane MorinC30281014-2000
Wayne Van DorpLW243581095000
Gino CavalliniLW181784-1000
Adam FooteD4625744-4000
Bill LindsayRW2324614-6001
John TonelliLW1924614-7200
Randy VelischekD3823522-3000
Mike McNeillRW261458-8100
Scott PearsonLW1012314-5000
Martin RucinskyLW411221000
John KordicRW18022115-3000
Greg SmythD29022138-10000
Mark VermetteRW101018-6000
Jon KlemmD401102000
Ken McRaeC1001131-5000
Tony TwistLW44011164-3000
Don BarberW20000-1000
Stephane CharbonneauRW20000-2000
Jacques CloutierG2600060000
Stephane FisetG2300060000
Kevin KaminskiC500045-2000
Dave KarpaD4000142000
Dave MarcinyshynD500026-1000
Andy RymshaD600023-3000
John TannerG1400040000
Ron TugnuttG3000000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Stephane Fiset1133237102713.761646575.890
Jacques Cloutier1345266143883.930712624.876
Ron Tugnutt15833061731064.021782676.864
John Tanner79614174463.471394348.883
Team:4857802048123113.84325342223.877

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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;

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

September 3, 1991 To New York Rangers
Cash
To Quebec Nordiques
Stephane Guerard
September 25, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan McGill
To Quebec Nordiques
Mike Dagenais
October 22, 1991 To Winnipeg Jets
Shawn Anderson
To Quebec Nordiques
Sergei Kharin
February 18, 1992 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future Considerations
To Quebec Nordiques
John Tonelli
March 7, 1992 To San Jose Sharks
Don Barber
To Quebec Nordiques
Murray Garbutt
March 8, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
Kip Miller
To Quebec Nordiques
Steve Maltais
March 10, 1992 To Edmonton Oilers
Ron Tugnutt
Brad Zavisha
To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Rucinsky
March 10, 1992 To Calgary Flames
Greg Smyth
To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Simard
March 10, 1992 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Fogarty
To Quebec Nordiques
Scott Young
June 15, 1992 To Detroit Red Wings
Cash
To Quebec Nordiques
Doug Crossman
Dennis Vial
June 19, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin Simard
To Quebec Nordiques
Tim Hunter

Waivers

November 12, 1991 From Winnipeg Jets
Don Barber
February 27, 1992 From St. Louis Blues
Gino Cavallini

Expansion Draft

June 18, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Doug Crossman
June 18, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Maltais

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Doug SmailMinnesota North Stars
John KordicWashington Capitals
PlayerNew Team
Ken QuinneyDetroit Red Wings
Jeff JacksonChicago Blackhawks

Roster

1991–92 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1991 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
11Eric Lindros CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
223Rene Corbet CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
346Rich Brennan United StatesTabor Academy (USHS-MA)
468Dave Karpa CanadaFerris State University (WCHA)
590Patrick Labrecque CanadaSaint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
5103Bill Lindsay CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
7134Mikael Johansson SwedenDjurgårdens IF (Sweden)
8156Janne Laukkanen FinlandLahti (Finland)
8157Aaron Asp CanadaFerris State University (WCHA)
9178Adam Bartell CanadaNiagara Scenic (NAJHL)
9188Brent Brekke United StatesWestern Michigan University (CCHA)
10200Paul Koch United StatesOmaha Lancers (USHL)
11222Doug Friedman United StatesBoston University (Hockey East)
12244Eric Meloche CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
S2Dave Trombley CanadaClarkson University (ECAC)
S8Chris Hynnes CanadaColorado College (WCHA)

Farm teams

References

  1. "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. "1991-92 Quebec Nordiques Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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