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1992–93 Hartford Whalers season

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1992–93 Hartford Whalers
Division5th Adams
Conference11th Wales
1992–93 record26–52–6
Home record12–25–5
Road record14–27–1
Goals for284
Goals against369
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachPaul Holmgren
CaptainPat Verbeek
Alternate captainsJohn Cullen (Oct.–Nov.)
Randy Ladouceur
ArenaHartford Civic Center
Average attendance10,144 (64.9%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Indians (AHL)
Louisville IceHawks (ECHL)
Chatham Wheels (CoHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (46)
AssistsAndrew Cassels (64)
PointsGeoff Sanderson (89)
Penalty minutesNick Kypreos (325)
Plus/minusTerry Yake (+3)
Jim Agnew (+3)
WinsSean Burke (16)
Goals against averageMario Gosselin (3.94)

The 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 14th season in the National Hockey League.

The Whalers finished 5th in the division, and 11th in the conference, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

Offseason

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On May 12, 1992, the Whalers announced that general manager Eddie Johnston would not return to the club after three seasons. During his tenure, the Whalers posted a 95–112–33 record as they qualified for the post-season in each season.

Two weeks later, on May 26, Hartford announced that Brian Burke was hired as the new general manager. Burke had worked with the Vancouver Canucks as the director of hockey operations since the 1987–88 season. As a player, Burke played with the Springfield Indians and Maine Mariners in the American Hockey League from 1976 to 1978. Burke also played with Providence College from 1973 to 1977 — in 112 games, he scored 21 goals and 38 points. Following his hockey career, Burke attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1981.

On June 13, the club traded Brad Shaw to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for cash considerations. In 62 games with Hartford during the 1991–92 season, Shaw scored 3 goals and 25 points.

Two days later, on June 15, the Whalers fired head coach Jim Roberts after one season with the club. Roberts led the Whalers to a 26–41–13 record in 1991–92, helping the club reach the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Whalers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling seven-game series. The club announced that Paul Holmgren would take over the head coaching duties from Roberts. Holmgren was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from the 1988–89 season until he was fired 24 games into the 1991–92 season after the club began the season with a record of 8–14–2. In 264 career games, Holmgren posted a record of 107–126–31. In the 1988–89 season, Holmgren led the Flyers to the Wales Conference finals.

On the same day, the club acquired Nick Kypreos from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Tim Hunter and Yvon Corriveau. In 65 games during the 1991–92 season, Kypreos scored 4 goals and 10 points while accumulating 206 penalty minutes. The Whalers also acquired Allen Pedersen in a trade with the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for the Whalers' sixth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. In 29 games during the 1990–91 season, Pedersen earned one assist.

On June 18, the Whalers lost Peter Sidorkiewicz and Blair Atcheynum to the Ottawa Senators at the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. Sidorkiewicz posted a 9–19–6 record with a 3.34 GAA and a .882 save percentage with the Whalers in 1991–92, while Atcheynum scored 16 goals and 37 points in 62 games with the Springfield Indians of the AHL during the 1991–92 season.

The Whalers participated in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal on June 20. With their first round selection, ninth overall, Hartford selected Robert Petrovicky from Dukla Trenčín of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. In 33 games, Petrovicky scored 17 goals and 42 points with the club. In the second round, with the 47th overall selection, the Whalers selected Andrei Nikolishin from Dynamo Moscow of the Soviet Championship League. In six games, Nikolishin scored one goal during the 1991–92 season. He played a majority of the season with Dynamo Moscow II, where he scored 22 goals and 37 points in 36 games. Other players the Whalers selected in the draft that would play in the NHL include Jan Vopat, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Ken Belanger and Steven Halko.

On June 29, the Whalers announced that Mikael Andersson would be leaving the club, as he agreed to a contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andersson scored 18 goals and 47 points in 74 games with Hartford in 1991–92.

The Whalers announced the signing of free agent Jim Agnew on July 8. Agnew played with the Vancouver Canucks during the 1991–92 season, earning no points and 56 penalty minutes in 24 games.

The same day, on July 8, the Whalers acquired Tim Kerr from the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. In 32 games with the Rangers in 1991–92, Kerr scored 7 goals and 18 points. Kerr played with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1980 to 1991, scoring 363 goals and 650 points with the team in 601 games. Kerr scored over 50 goals in four consecutive seasons from 1983 to 1987, including a career-high 58 goals in a season in which he achieved twice.

On July 9, the Whalers lost free agent Marc Bergevin after he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 75 games, Bergevin scored 7 goals and 24 points with Hartford during the 1991–92 season.

On August 28, the Whalers were involved in a blockbuster trade with the New Jersey Devils. In the trade, Hartford acquired Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich from the Devils in exchange for Bobby Holik and a second-round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Burke sat out the 1991–92 season with the Devils, instead playing for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In his Devils career that spanned from 1987 to 1991, Burke played in 162 games, posting a 62–66–23 record with a 3.66 GAA and a .876 save percentage. During the 1991–92 season, Weinrich scored 7 goals and 32 points in 76 games with the Devils.

On September 2, Hartford acquired Mark Janssens from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for James Black. Janssens appeared in seven games with the New York Rangers and North Stars during the 1991–92 season, earning no points. In 55 games with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL, Janssens scored 10 goals and 33 points during the 1991–92 season. Janssens also appeared in two regular season games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League (IHL), earning no points.

The Whalers traded Kay Whitmore to the Vancouver Canucks on October 1 in exchange for Corrie D'Alessio and cash considerations. D'Alessio had a record of 9–14–2 and a 4.01 GAA with the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL during the 1991–92 season.

Regular season

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Although the Whalers finished last in shots on goal during the regular season (2,192), they scored 284 goals to finish with a 13.0 shooting percentage, good enough for fifth in the league (tied with the Vancouver Canucks).[2][3]

Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395

[4]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[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

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


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 L October 6, 1992 1–5 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 0–1–0 10,184
2 L October 8, 1992 2–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 0–2–0 14,448
3 L October 10, 1992 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 0–3–0 9,680
4 L October 12, 1992 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 0–4–0 18,200
5 W October 14, 1992 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 1–4–0 7,628
6 L October 17, 1992 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 1–5–0 11,103
7 W October 20, 1992 5–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 2–5–0 8,833
8 W October 22, 1992 5–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 3–5–0 10,392
9 L October 24, 1992 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 3–6–0 8,633
10 L October 28, 1992 3–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 3–7–0 8,207
11 L October 31, 1992 1–7 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 3–8–0 9,244
12 T November 3, 1992 3–3 OT Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 3–8–1 7,723
13 L November 6, 1992 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 3–9–1 19,530
14 L November 7, 1992 2–6 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 3–10–1 9,422
15 L November 11, 1992 3–4 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 3–11–1 10,055
16 L November 13, 1992 2–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 3–12–1 15,441
17 L November 14, 1992 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 3–13–1 9,748
18 W November 18, 1992 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 4–13–1 8,740
19 W November 19, 1992 4–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 5–13–1 10,500
20 L November 21, 1992 2–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 5–14–1 14,445
21 L November 25, 1992 1–6 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 5–15–1 10,609
22 L November 27, 1992 4–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 5–16–1 14,448
23 W November 28, 1992 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (1992–93) 6–16–1 15,635
24 L December 1, 1992 4–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 6–17–1 15,173
25 W December 3, 1992 7–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 7–17–1 10,899
26 L December 5, 1992 3–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 7–18–1 16,005
27 W December 9, 1992 6–2 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 8–18–1 8,227
28 L December 11, 1992 3–9 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 8–19–1 13,011
29 T December 12, 1992 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 8–19–2 9,221
30 W December 16, 1992 6–3 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 9–19–2 8,207
31 L December 18, 1992 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 9–20–2 15,712
32 T December 19, 1992 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1992–93) 9–20–3 14,253
33 W December 21, 1992 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 10–20–3 16,449
34 W December 23, 1992 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 11–20–3 10,740
35 L December 26, 1992 4–9 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 11–21–3 15,635
36 L December 27, 1992 2–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 11–22–3 14,432
37 L December 31, 1992 2–6 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 11–23–3 9,403
38 L January 2, 1993 2–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 11–24–3 14,448
39 T January 3, 1993 6–6 OT Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 11–24–4 9,094
40 L January 6, 1993 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 11–25–4 9,235
41 W January 9, 1993 4–2 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 12–25–4 11,265
42 L January 10, 1993 5–7 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 12–26–4 9,938
43 L January 13, 1993 3–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 12–27–4 16,200
44 L January 15, 1993 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 12–28–4 12,675
45 L January 16, 1993 3–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 12–29–4 15,615
46 L January 18, 1993 7–8 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 12–30–4 7,756
47 W January 21, 1993 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 13–30–4 9,880
48 L January 23, 1993 2–6 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 13–31–4 13,206
49 L January 24, 1993 4–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 13–32–4 17,216
50 W January 27, 1993 6–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 14–32–4 16,258
51 L January 28, 1993 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 14–33–4 10,304
52 L January 30, 1993 3–6 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 14–34–4 12,159
53 L February 3, 1993 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 14–35–4 13,587
54 L February 8, 1993 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 14–36–4 9,013
55 W February 12, 1993 6–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 15–36–4 11,535
56 L February 13, 1993 3–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 15–37–4 20,015
57 L February 17, 1993 3–5 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 15–38–4 9,124
58 W February 20, 1993 7–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 16–38–4 11,676
59 L February 21, 1993 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 16–39–4 13,074
60 L February 24, 1993 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 16–40–4 9,524
61 W February 27, 1993 5–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 17–40–4 15,398
62 L February 28, 1993 6–7 OT New York Islanders (1992–93) 17–41–4 9,872
63 L March 3, 1993 4–7 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 17–42–4 8,517
64 W March 5, 1993 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 18–42–4 16,325
65 W March 6, 1993 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 19–42–4 12,048
66 W March 8, 1993 4–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 20–42–4 15,030
67 L March 10, 1993 3–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 20–43–4 15,720
68 T March 13, 1993 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 20–43–5 10,011
69 W March 16, 1993 4–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 21–43–5 10,425
70 L March 19, 1993 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 21–44–5 15,918
71 L March 22, 1993 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 21–45–5 13,928
72 L March 24, 1993 5–6 OT Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 21–46–5 10,077
73 W March 27, 1993 2–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 22–46–5 14,335
74 L March 28, 1993 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 22–47–5 17,429
75 L March 30, 1993 1–3 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 22–48–5 14,259
76 L April 1, 1993 2–10 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 22–49–5 16,164
77 W April 3, 1993 7–3 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 23–49–5 13,005
78 W April 5, 1993 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 24–49–5 17,806
79 W April 7, 1993 6–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 25–49–5 10,439
80 L April 10, 1993 3–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 25–50–5 15,399
81 L April 11, 1993 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 25–51–5 10,184
82 T April 13, 1993 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 25–51–6 8,381
83 W April 14, 1993 5–4 OT New York Islanders (1992–93) 26–51–6 10,915
84 L April 16, 1993 4–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 26–52–6 13,711

Playoffs

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The Whalers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Geoff Sanderson LW 82 46 43 89 28 -21 21 2 4
Andrew Cassels C 84 21 64 85 62 -11 8 3 1
Pat Verbeek RW 84 39 43 82 197 -7 16 0 6
Murray Craven LW 67 25 42 67 20 -4 6 3 2
Zarley Zalapski D 83 14 51 65 94 -34 8 1 0
Terry Yake C 66 22 31 53 46 3 4 1 2
Patrick Poulin C 81 20 31 51 37 -19 4 0 2
Eric Weinrich D 79 7 29 36 76 -11 0 2 2
Michael Nylander C 59 11 22 33 36 -7 3 0 1
Mark Janssens C 76 12 17 29 237 -15 0 0 1
Nick Kypreos LW 75 17 10 27 325 -5 0 0 2
Adam Burt D 65 6 14 20 116 -11 0 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 59 3 11 14 63 -16 0 0 0
Yvon Corriveau LW 37 5 5 10 14 -13 1 0 1
John Cullen C 19 5 4 9 58 -15 3 0 0
Randy Cunneyworth LW 39 5 4 9 63 -1 0 0 1
Jim McKenzie LW 64 3 6 9 202 -10 0 0 0
Robert Petrovicky C 42 3 6 9 45 -10 0 0 0
Dan Keczmer D 23 4 4 8 28 -3 2 0 1
Doug Houda D 60 2 6 8 167 -19 0 0 0
Joe Day C 24 1 7 8 47 -8 0 0 0
Mark Greig RW 22 1 7 8 27 -11 0 0 0
Robert Kron LW 13 4 2 6 4 -5 2 0 0
Randy Ladouceur D 62 2 4 6 109 -18 0 0 0
Tim Kerr C/RW 22 0 6 6 7 -11 0 0 0
Jamie Leach RW 19 3 2 5 2 -5 0 0 0
Allen Pedersen D 59 1 4 5 60 0 0 0 0
Paul Gillis C 21 1 1 2 40 -2 0 0 0
Sean Burke G 50 0 2 2 25 0 0 0 0
Chris Govedaris LW 7 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0
Mario Gosselin G 16 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jim Agnew D 16 0 0 0 68 3 0 0 0
Corrie D'Alessio G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Daniels LW 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0
Mike Lenarduzzi G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry Nieckar LW 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Frank Pietrangelo G 30 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Sean Burke 2656 50 16 27 3 184 4.16 0 1485 1301 .876
Mario Gosselin 867 16 5 9 1 57 3.94 0 499 442 .886
Frank Pietrangelo 1373 30 4 15 1 111 4.85 0 783 672 .858
Mike Lenarduzzi 168 3 1 1 1 9 3.21 0 87 78 .897
Corrie D'Alessio 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 1.000
Team: 5075 84 26 52 6 361 4.27 0 2857 2496 .874

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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

Trades

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June 13, 1992 To New Jersey Devils
Brad Shaw
To Hartford Whalers
Cash
June 15, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
Future Considerations
To Hartford Whalers
Allen Pedersen
June 15, 1992 To Washington Capitals
Mark Hunter
Yvon Corriveau
To Hartford Whalers
Nick Kypreos
July 8, 1992 To New York Rangers
7th round pick in 1993
To Hartford Whalers
Tim Kerr
August 28, 1992 To New Jersey Devils
Bobby Holik
2nd round pick in 1993
To Hartford Whalers
Sean Burke
Eric Weinrich
September 2, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
James Black
To Hartford Whalers
Mark Janssens
October 1, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Kay Whitmore
To Hartford Whalers
Corrie D'Alessio
Cash
October 9, 1992 To San Jose Sharks
Michel Picard
To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations (Yvon Corriveau on Jan. 21, 1993)
November 24, 1992 To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Cullen
To Hartford Whalers
2nd round pick in 1993
March 22, 1993 To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Konroyd
To Hartford Whalers
6th round pick in 1993
March 22, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
Murray Craven
5th round pick in 1993
To Hartford Whalers
Robert Kron
3rd round pick in 1993
Future Considerations (Jim Sandlak on May 17, 1993)

Waivers

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November 21, 1992 From Pittsburgh Penguins
Jamie Leach

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Jim Agnew Vancouver Canucks
Trevor Stienburg Quebec Nordiques
Barry Nieckar Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL)
Player New Team
Mikael Andersson Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Bergevin Tampa Bay Lightning
Daniel Shank Tampa Bay Lightning
Ed Kastelic Los Angeles Kings

Draft picks

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Hartford's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Robert Petrovicky  Czechoslovakia Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia)
2 47 Andrei Nikolishin  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 57 Jan Vopat  Czechoslovakia Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czechoslovakia)
4 79 Kevin Smyth  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4 81 Jason McBain  United States Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 143 Jarrett Reid  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
7 153 Ken Belanger  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8 177 Konstantin Korotkov  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
9 201 Greg Zwakman  United States Edina High School (USHS-MN)
10 225 Steven Halko  Canada Thornhill Islanders (OJHL)
11 249 Joacim Esbjors  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph". hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ "1992-93 Hartford Whalers Roster and Statistics".
  3. ^ "1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Roster and Statistics".
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "1992-93 Hartford Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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