1992–93 Quebec Nordiques season

In the 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques season, the Nordiques qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1986–87 season. Joe Sakic became captain (after a stint as co-captain in 1990–91). Four Nordiques (Owen Nolan, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, and Scott Young) reached the 30-goal plateau.[1] Nordiques goaltenders did not record a shutout during the regular season and playoffs.[2] The Nordiques were not shut out in any game during the 84-game regular season and their six-game playoff series.[3] In addition, the Nordiques led all teams in shorthanded goals scored during the regular season (21).[1] The Nordiques also had the best shooting percentage in the league during the regular season, scoring 351 goals on just 2,519 shots (13.9%).[1]

1992–93 Quebec Nordiques
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1992–93 record47–27–10
Home record23–17–2
Road record24–10–8
Goals for351
Goals against300
Team information
General managerPierre Page
CoachPierre Page
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsMike Hough
Mike Ricci
ArenaColisée de Québec
Average attendance14,981
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (48)
AssistsMats Sundin (67)
PointsMats Sundin (114)
Penalty minutesOwen Nolan (185)
Plus/minusCurtis Leschyshyn (+25)
WinsRon Hextall (29)
Goals against averageStephane Fiset (3.40)

Offseason

NHL draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
14Todd Warriner CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
228Paul Brousseau CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
229Tuomas Gronman FinlandTacoma Rockets (WHL)
352Manny Fernandez CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
476Ian McIntyre CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5100Charlie Wasley United StatesSt. Paul Vulcans (NAHL)
6124Paxton Schulte CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
7148Martin Lepage CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8172Mike Jickling CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
9196Steve Passmore CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
10220Anson Carter CanadaWexford Raiders (MetJHL)
11244Aaron Ellis United StatesCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
S4Richard Shulmistra CanadaMiami University (CCHA)

The Eric Lindros trade

Eric Lindros was selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Lindros had signaled in advance that he would never play for the Nordiques, citing distance, lack of marketing potential, and having to speak French. He went as far as to refuse to wear the team's jersey on draft day; the team selected him anyway.

The president of the Nordiques publicly announced that they would make Lindros the centerpiece of their franchise turnaround, and refused to trade Lindros, saying that he would not have a career in the NHL as long as he held out. Due to Lindros' popularity and hype, it is alleged that the NHL president intervened to get the Nordiques to trade him, as it would otherwise damage the image of the league. During the hold out, Lindros spent the time playing with the Oshawa Generals and also participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.

In 1992, the Nordiques worked out trades for him with both the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. Eventually an arbitrator, Larry Bertuzzi (grand-uncle of Todd Bertuzzi),[4] ruled in favour of the Flyers, for whom he played from 1992 to 2000, most of the time as the team's captain.[5] The trade between the Nordiques and the Rangers that was ruled invalid by the arbitrator had Lindros being traded for Doug Weight, Tony Amonte, Alexei Kovalev, John Vanbiesbrouck and three first round draft picks (1993, 1994 and 1995) and $12 million.[6]

June 20, 1992
To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Eric Lindros
To Quebec Nordiques
Steve Duchesne
Ron Hextall
Kerry Huffman
Mike Ricci
Chris Simon
rights to Peter Forsberg
1st round pick in 1993
1st round pick in 1994
$15 million

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins8451267109332268
Quebec Nordiques84472710104351300
Montreal Canadiens8448306102326280
Buffalo Sabres8438361086335297
Hartford Whalers842652658284369
Ottawa Senators841070424202395

[7]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[8]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1WOctober 8, 19925–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)1–0–015,176
2WOctober 10, 19929–2Ottawa Senators (1992–93)2–0–015,399
3WOctober 13, 19926–3Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)3–0–015,399
4WOctober 15, 19924–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)4–0–019,683
5LOctober 17, 19925–6St. Louis Blues (1992–93)4–1–015,086
6TOctober 21, 19925–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)4–1–114,862
7LOctober 22, 19922–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)4–2–112,171
8LOctober 24, 19922–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)4–3–19,528
9WOctober 27, 19924–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)5–3–114,685
10WOctober 29, 19926–3@ New York Rangers (1992–93)6–3–116,441
11WOctober 31, 19923–2Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)7–3–115,041
12TNovember 3, 19923–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)7–3–27,723
13LNovember 5, 19924–6@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)7–4–213,898
14LNovember 7, 19924–7Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)7–5–214,561
15TNovember 8, 19925–5 OTCalgary Flames (1992–93)7–5–314,844
16WNovember 11, 19927–3@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)8–5–310,500
17TNovember 12, 19924–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)8–5–416,164
18WNovember 14, 19926–3New York Rangers (1992–93)9–5–414,592
19WNovember 17, 19923–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)10–5–417,026
20WNovember 19, 19924–3Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)11–5–415,399
21WNovember 21, 19928–2Hartford Whalers (1992–93)12–5–414,445
22LNovember 22, 19924–6Washington Capitals (1992–93)12–6–414,679
23TNovember 25, 19921–1 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)12–6–514,832
24WNovember 26, 19925–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)13–6–515,505
25LNovember 28, 19923–6New Jersey Devils (1992–93)13–7–514,734
26LNovember 30, 19923–4Boston Bruins (1992–93)13–8–514,328
27LDecember 3, 19922–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)13–9–517,277
28LDecember 5, 19924–7Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)13–10–514,431
29WDecember 7, 19924–3Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)14–10–514,010
30WDecember 10, 19925–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)15–10–515,221
31WDecember 12, 19928–7 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)16–10–511,089
32TDecember 13, 19923–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)16–10–616,150
33WDecember 16, 19925–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)17–10–617,582
34LDecember 17, 19923–8Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)17–11–615,399
35WDecember 20, 19925–3New York Islanders (1992–93)18–11–614,195
36LDecember 21, 19924–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)18–12–616,164
37WDecember 26, 19924–2Ottawa Senators (1992–93)19–12–615,337
38WDecember 27, 19926–1@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)20–12–610,500
39WDecember 29, 19924–1New Jersey Devils (1992–93)21–12–615,399
40WDecember 31, 19926–2@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)22–12–69,403
41LJanuary 2, 19932–6Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)22–13–615,399
42WJanuary 5, 19932–1@ New York Islanders (1992–93)23–13–69,168
43WJanuary 7, 19933–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)24–13–614,128
44LJanuary 9, 19932–4@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)24–14–611,265
45LJanuary 14, 19933–5Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)24–15–615,399
46WJanuary 16, 19934–1San Jose Sharks (1992–93)25–15–615,147
47WJanuary 19, 19935–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)26–15–610,500
48LJanuary 22, 19932–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)26–16–616,325
49WJanuary 23, 19934–3Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)27–16–615,399
50TJanuary 26, 19934–4 OTBoston Bruins (1992–93)27–16–715,082
51WJanuary 28, 19936–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)28–16–717,297
52TJanuary 29, 19933–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)28–16–817,818
53WFebruary 2, 19933–2Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)29–16–814,843
54LFebruary 3, 19931–4Boston Bruins (1992–93)29–17–814,287
55LFebruary 9, 19931–5Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)29–18–814,360
56TFebruary 12, 19934–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)29–18–920,214
57WFebruary 14, 19933–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)30–18–917,503
58WFebruary 17, 19936–4Ottawa Senators (1992–93)31–18–914,385
59WFebruary 20, 19935–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)32–18–99,584
60WFebruary 21, 19936–3@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)33–18–95,246
61WFebruary 23, 19936–3Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)34–18–914,012
62WFebruary 25, 19936–4New York Islanders (1992–93)35–18–914,486
63LFebruary 27, 19933–5Hartford Whalers (1992–93)35–19–915,398
64LFebruary 28, 19934–6@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)35–20–910,500
65WMarch 2, 19937–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)36–20–914,397
66TMarch 4, 19933–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)36–20–1017,490
67WMarch 6, 199310–2New York Rangers (1992–93)37–20–1015,399
68LMarch 8, 19932–4Hartford Whalers (1992–93)37–21–1015,030
69LMarch 10, 19934–7Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)37–22–1015,021
70WMarch 13, 19935–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)38–22–1017,954
71WMarch 15, 19934–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)39–22–1015,399
72LMarch 18, 19932–5Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)39–23–1015,399
73WMarch 20, 19935–1@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)40–23–1018,524
74LMarch 23, 19931–5@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)40–24–1012,861
75WMarch 27, 19938–3Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)41–24–1015,399
76WMarch 28, 19933–2@ New York Rangers (1992–93)42–24–1018,200
77WMarch 31, 19936–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)43–24–1017,959
78WApril 1, 19934–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)44–24–1010,500
79LApril 3, 19933–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)44–25–1015,399
80LApril 6, 19931–7Boston Bruins (1992–93)44–26–1015,399
81LApril 8, 19932–6@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)44–27–1014,448
82WApril 10, 19936–3Hartford Whalers (1992–93)45–27–1015,399
83WApril 11, 19933–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)46–27–1014,003
84WApril 13, 19936–2Ottawa Senators (1992–93)47–27–1015,399

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats SundinC80476711496211349
Joe SakicC78485710540−32024
Steve DuchesneD822062825715802
Mike RicciC77275178123812110
Owen NolanRW73364177185−11504
Andrei KovalenkoRW812741685713814
Scott YoungRW82303060205965
Martin RucinskyLW771830485116401
Valeri KamenskyLW321522371413230
Claude LapointeLW/C74102636985001
Curtis LeschyshynD82923326125402
Alexei GusarovD79822305718021
Mike HoughLW778223069−11212
Gino CavalliniLW67915243410000
Kerry HuffmanD5241822540300
Adam FooteD81412161686010
Scott PearsonLW4113114953001
Steven FinnD805914160−3000
Bill LindsayRW444913160000
Tim HunterRW4853894−4000
Mikhail TatarinovD28268286100
Craig WolaninD24145499000
Chris SimonLW1611267−2001
Stephane FisetG3702220000
Ron HextallG54022560000
Tony TwistLW34022640000
Niklas AnderssonLW301120000
Len EsauD401121000
Dave KarpaD1201113−6000
Jacques CloutierG300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ron Hextall298854291651723.45015291357.888
Stephane Fiset19393718941103.400945835.884
Jacques Cloutier1543021103.9006555.846
Team:5081844727102923.45025392247.885
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC63362−3100
Claude LapointeLW/C624684000
Mike RicciC606685000
Scott YoungRW641505002
Steve DuchesneD605560000
Mats SundinC63146−4100
Curtis LeschyshynD611263100
Martin RucinskyLW61124−3100
Andrei KovalenkoRW41012−5000
Owen NolanRW51012−2000
Steven FinnD60118−3000
Adam FooteD60112−3000
Alexei GusarovD50110−3000
Mike HoughLW601120000
Valeri KamenskyLW60116−1000
Gino CavalliniLW40000−1000
Stephane FisetG100000000
Ron HextallG600000000
Kerry HuffmanD30000−2000
Dave KarpaD300000000
Scott PearsonLW300000000
Chris SimonLW500026−2000
Craig WolaninD400041000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ron Hextall372624182.900211193.915
Stephane Fiset2110012.8601211.917
Team:393624192.900223204.915

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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

Quebec vs. Montreal

Montreal head coach Jacques Demers held himself to a promise he made to goaltender Patrick Roy earlier in the season and kept him as the starting goaltender despite a couple of weak goals allowed in the first two games of the series against the Nordiques. With the Canadiens staring a potential 3–0 series deficit to the rival Nords in the face, overtime in Game 3 was marked by two disputed goals that were reviewed by the video goal judge. The first review ruled that Stephan Lebeau had knocked the puck in with a high stick, but the second upheld the Habs' winning goal, as it was directed in by the skate of Quebec defenceman Alexei Gusarov, and not that of a Montreal player.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 18Montreal Canadiens2–3Quebec Nordiques1–015,399
2April 20Montreal Canadiens1–4Quebec Nordiques2–015,399
3April 22Quebec Nordiques1–2Montreal Canadiens2–117,679
4April 24Quebec Nordiques2–3Montreal Canadiens2–217,955
5April 26Montreal Canadiens5–4Quebec Nordiques2–315,399
6April 28Quebec Nordiques2–6Montreal Canadiens2–417,959

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Trades

June 30, 1992 To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Lindros
To Quebec Nordiques
Ron Hextall
Peter Forsberg
Steve Duchesne
Kerry Huffman
Mike Ricci
Chris Simon
1st round pick in 1993 (Jocelyn Thibault)
1st round pick in 1994 (Nolan Baumgartner)
$15 million
July 21, 1992 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken McRae
To Quebec Nordiques
Len Esau
August 24, 1992 To Winnipeg Jets
Dan Lambert
To Quebec Nordiques
Shawn Cronin
September 9, 1992 To Detroit Red Wings
Dennis Vial
To Quebec Nordiques
Cash
October 27, 1992 To Calgary Flames
Future Considerations
To Quebec Nordiques
Bryan Deasley
February 12, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Herb Raglan
To Quebec Nordiques
Michel Mongeau
Martin Simard
Steve Tuttle
June 15, 1993 To Washington Capitals
Ken Kaminski
To Quebec Nordiques
Mark Matier
June 20, 1993 To New York Islanders
Ron Hextall
1st round pick in 1993 (Todd Bertuzzi)
To Quebec Nordiques
Mark Fitzpatrick
1st round pick in 1993 (Adam Deadmarsh)
June 20, 1993 To Edmonton Oilers
Scott Pearson
To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Gelinas
6th round pick in 1993 (Nick Checco)
June 20, 1993 To Washington Capitals
Mike Hough
To Quebec Nordiques
Reggie Savage
Paul MacDermid

Waivers

October 4, 1992 To Philadelphia Flyers
Shawn Cronin

Expansion Draft

June 24, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Mark Fitzpatrick
June 24, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Bill Lindsay

Free agents

PlayerNew Team
Dave MarcinyshynNew York Rangers
Jamie BakerOttawa Senators

Roster

1992–93 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References

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