1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season explained

League:NHL
Season:1990–91
Year:1990
Team:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets
Record:26–43–11
Conferencerank:9th
Divisionrank:5th
Goalsfor:260
Goalsagainst:288
Goalsleader:Pat Elynuik (31)
Assistsleader:Phil Housley (53)
Pointsleader:Phil Housley (76)
Plusminusleader:Randy Carlyle (+6)
Pimleader:Gord Donnelly (256)
Winsleader:Bob Essensa (19)
Gaaleader:Bob Essensa (3.15)
Next Season:1991–92

The 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 19th season, their 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Jets placed fifth in the Smythe and did not qualify for the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

The Winnipeg Jets made a blockbuster trade at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft on June 15, 1990, sending Dale Hawerchuk and their first-round pick in the same draft to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Phil Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and the Sabres' first-round pick in the same draft. Hawerchuk, who had been with the Jets since the 1981–82 season, was coming off a season with 26 goals and 81 points, both career-lows, in 79 games. Housley, a defenceman, had 21 goals and 81 points in 80 games for the Sabres in the 1989–90 season, while Arniel had 18 goals and 32 points in 79 games with Buffalo. Arniel had previously played with the Jets for five seasons, from 1981 to 1986.

At the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, the team selected Keith Tkachuk from Malden Catholic High School, a high school in Massachusetts. Another notable pick by Winnipeg was Alexei Zhamnov in the fourth round.

On September 6, 1990, the Jets traded Laurie Boschman to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Bob Brooke. Boschman had been with Winnipeg since the 1982–83 season and was coming off a 10-goal, 27-point season in 1989–90. Brooke had 8 goals and 18 points in 35 games with the Devils. However, the next day, he announced his retirement from professional hockey. As compensation, the Jets then received the Devils' fifth-round pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

On September 30, 1990, Winnipeg traded Peter Taglianetti to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for future considerations. Taglianetti had 3 goals and 9 points in 49 games with the Jets in 1989–90.

The Jets changed their primary logo and uniforms for the 1990–91 season, however, the team stayed with the same colours of blue, red and white.

With the departure of Hawerchuk, Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen continued to serve as co-captains.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

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No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
1WOctober 4, 19907–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 1–0–0 14,144
2TOctober 6, 19903–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 1–0–1 17,502
3LOctober 8, 19903–4 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 1–1–1 11,851
4LOctober 10, 19902–4 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 1–2–1 13,125
5LOctober 12, 19901–3 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 1–3–1 15,117
6LOctober 13, 19903–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 1–4–1 17,382
7LOctober 16, 19901–4 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 1–5–1 9,805
8LOctober 17, 19903–5 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 1–6–1 14,942
9WOctober 19, 19907–5 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 2–6–1 12,900
10WOctober 24, 19903–1 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 3–6–1 12,185
11WOctober 26, 19906–2 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 4–6–1 15,566
12LOctober 28, 19902–6 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 4–7–1 14,087
13WOctober 31, 19901–0 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 5–7–1 15,436
14LNovember 1, 19901–2 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 5–8–1 19,974
15WNovember 3, 19905–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 6–8–1 14,066
16LNovember 6, 19902–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 6–9–1 11,771
17WNovember 9, 19905–4 Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 7–9–1 12,175
18TNovember 11, 19903–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 7–9–2 17,856
19LNovember 12, 19902–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 7–10–2 15,610
20LNovember 14, 19904–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 7–11–2 10,786
21LNovember 16, 19904–6 New York Rangers (1990–91) 7–12–2 15,498
22WNovember 18, 19904–3 St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 8–12–2 12,834
23LNovember 20, 19902–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 8–13–2 16,905
24LNovember 22, 19901–3 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 8–14–2 10,053
25WNovember 24, 199011–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 9–14–2 13,881
26LNovember 25, 19903–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 9–15–2 16,459
27TNovember 28, 19902–2 OTCalgary Flames (1990–91) 9–15–3 11,871
28LNovember 30, 19902–4 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 9–16–3 12,394
29LDecember 2, 19901–5 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 9–17–3 10,469
30TDecember 3, 19904–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1990–91) 9–17–4 11,758
31TDecember 5, 19903–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 9–17–5 14,646
32TDecember 8, 19904–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 9–17–6 16,005
33TDecember 11, 19903–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 9–17–7 15,340
34LDecember 13, 19904–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 9–18–7 17,576
35WDecember 15, 19904–2 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 10–18–7 15,506
36LDecember 16, 19902–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 10–19–7 12,172
37LDecember 18, 19902–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 10–20–7 14,543
38LDecember 20, 19901–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 10–21–7 19,473
39LDecember 22, 19902–5 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 10–22–7 12,041
40WDecember 26, 19906–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 11–22–7 7,948
41WDecember 28, 19906–0 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 12–22–7 14,485
42WDecember 31, 19902–1 Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 13–22–7 11,558
43TJanuary 2, 19913–3 OTCalgary Flames (1990–91) 13–22–8 11,853
44LJanuary 4, 19911–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 13–23–8 16,325
45LJanuary 5, 19913–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 13–24–8 12,006
46LJanuary 7, 19912–5 @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 13–25–8 13,773
47LJanuary 11, 19911–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 13–26–8 13,432
48WJanuary 13, 19914–3 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 14–26–8 12,433
49LJanuary 15, 19915–7 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 14–27–8 20,006
50WJanuary 16, 19912–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 15–27–8 14,248
51WJanuary 21, 19912–0 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 16–27–8 11,061
52WJanuary 25, 19918–1 New York Islanders (1990–91) 17–27–8 14,052
53LJanuary 27, 19912–3 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 17–28–8 12,892
54WJanuary 29, 19915–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 18–28–8 13,140
55LJanuary 30, 19914–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 18–29–8 16,100
56WFebruary 2, 19914–2 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 19–29–8 17,923
57WFebruary 3, 19914–3 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 20–29–8 15,017
58TFebruary 6, 19915–5 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 20–29–9 12,157
59WFebruary 8, 19916–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 21–29–9 13,224
60LFebruary 10, 19910–2 Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 21–30–9 14,221
61LFebruary 12, 19911–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 21–31–9 19,374
62TFebruary 14, 19913–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 21–31–10 10,299
63WFebruary 17, 19916–0 Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 22–31–10 12,798
64TFebruary 20, 19915–5 OTVancouver Canucks (1990–91) 22–31–11 11,832
65LFebruary 22, 19914–6 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 22–32–11 N/A
66LFebruary 24, 19913–5 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 22–33–11 15,568
67WFebruary 26, 19915–4 Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 23–33–11 10,839
68LFebruary 28, 19912–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 23–34–11 16,005
69LMarch 2, 19913–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 23–35–11 N/A
70LMarch 5, 19914–5 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 23–36–11 11,568
71LMarch 8, 19911–2 Washington Capitals (1990–91) 23–37–11 13,701
72WMarch 10, 19914–3 New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 24–37–11 13,734
73LMarch 12, 19913–5 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 24–38–11 19,915
74LMarch 13, 19912–6 Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 24–39–11 12,475
75WMarch 15, 19914–3 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 25–39–11 14,768
76LMarch 18, 19913–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 25–40–11 19,915
77LMarch 22, 19911–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 25–41–11 16,123
78WMarch 23, 19913–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 26–41–11 17,503
79LMarch 28, 19912–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 26–42–11 16,123
80LMarch 31, 19913–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 26–43–11 16,926

Playoffs

The Jets missed the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
D 78 23 53 76 24-131213
C 58 19 48 67 49-3703
RW 80 31 34 65 73-131604
C 61 26 31 57 69-201402
D 71 12 29 41 24-22500
RW 69 15 21 36 128-6301
LW 61 12 24 36 58-10102
LW 70 7 27 34 108-1100
D 80 8 25 33 28-15300
D 52 9 19 28 446201
C/RW 60 14 11 25 46-13222
C/RW 66 13 11 24 24-14111
D 57 9 15 24 33-20412
LW 70 12 10 22 59-9020
LW 75 5 17 22 87-12001
RW 43 9 10 19 10-6101
LW 37 8 8 16 59-1002
D 17 4 7 11 6-4110
RW 53 7 3 10 10-10000
C/LW 44 0 9 9 79-10000
LW 17 4 4 8 18-4101
D 57 3 4 7 265-13000
RW 6 0 7 7 01000
D 67 1 5 6 189-10000
RW 7 2 3 5 22000
D 28 2 2 4 91-5000
W 16 1 2 3 14-3000
LW 15 1 2 3 10-6000
G 55 0 3 3 60000
LW 7 2 0 2 16-5000
C 3 1 0 1 50000
G 16 0 1 1 20000
C 1 0 1 1 20000
G 24 0 1 1 80000
LW 2 0 0 0 2-1000
C 7 0 0 0 8-1000
RW/D 1 0 0 0 50000
C 4 0 0 0 42000
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
2916 55 19 24 6 153 3.15 414961343.898
1093 24 4 9 4 71 3.90 1570499.875
836 16 3 10 1 55 3.95 0423368.870
Team: 4845 80 26 43 11 279 3.46 524892210.888
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Transactions

Trades

July 9, 1990To New York Rangers
Brian McReynolds
To Winnipeg Jets
Simon Wheeldon
September 6, 1990To New Jersey Devils
Laurie Boschman
To Winnipeg Jets
5th round pick in 1991 - Yan Kaminsky
September 6, 1990To Minnesota North Stars
Brian Hunt
To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Duncanson
September 30, 1990To Minnesota North Stars
Peter Taglianetti
To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
November 7, 1990To Minnesota North Stars
Doug Smail
To Winnipeg Jets
Don Barber
November 10, 1990To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Ellett
Paul Fenton
To Winnipeg Jets
Ed Olczyk
Mark Osborne
December 14, 1990To Chicago Blackhawks
4th round pick in 1991 - Igor Kravchuk
To Winnipeg Jets
Mike Eagles
January 22, 1991To New York Rangers
Guy Larose
To Winnipeg Jets
Rudy Poeschek
February 4, 1991To Buffalo Sabres
Greg Paslawski
To Winnipeg Jets
Cash
February 28, 1991To St. Louis Blues
Tom Draper
To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
May 21, 1991To Washington Capitals
Craig Duncanson
Brent Hughes
Simon Wheeldon
To Winnipeg Jets
Bob Joyce
Tyler Larter
Kent Paynter
May 24, 1991To St. Louis Blues
Future Considerations
To Winnipeg Jets
Tom Draper
Jim Vesey
May 30, 1991To Minnesota North Stars
7th round pick in 1991 - Geoff Finch
To Winnipeg Jets
Rob Murray
Future Considerations
June 12, 1991To Edmonton Oilers
5th round pick in 1991 - Ryan Haggerty
To Winnipeg Jets
John LeBlanc
10th round pick in 1992 - Teemu Numminen
June 20, 1991To Boston Bruins
Jim Vesey
To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
June 22, 1991To Buffalo Sabres
Tom Draper
To Winnipeg Jets
7th round pick in 1992 - Artur Oktyabrev

Draft picks

Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16, 1990.[3]

NHL Amateur Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
1 19 Keith Tkachuk (C) Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
2 35 Mike Muller (D) Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
4 74 Roman Meluzin (RW) HC Zlín
4 75 Scott Levins (RW) Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 77 Alexei Zhamnov (C) Dynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)
5 98 Craig Martin (RW) Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
6 119 Daniel Jardemyr (D) IFK Uppsala (Sweden)
7 140 John Lilley (RW) Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
8 161 Henrik Andersson (D) VIK Västerås HK (Sweden)
9 182 Rauli Raitanen (C) Ässät (Finland)
10 203 Mika Alatalo (LW) KooKoo (Finland)
11 224 Sergei Selyanin (D) Voskresensk Khimik (Soviet Union)
12 245 Keith Morris (LW) University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
S19Mark Richards (G)University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule . HockeyDB . 28 December 2022.
  2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-04 . 1990-91 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
  3. News: 1990 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . hockeyDB.com . March 1, 2017.