1987-88 Hartford Whalers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-38-7 - 77 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jack Evans (22-25-7)
Coach: Larry Pleau (13-13)
1987-88 Hartford Whalers RosterTeam Record: 35-38-7 - 77 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jack Evans (22-25-7)
Coach: Larry Pleau (13-13)
The Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 35 wins and 38 losses and 7 ties for 77 points in the NHL's Adams Division.
The team potted 249 goals and conceded 267. Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen scored 25 goals for the team each, while Ron Francis contributed 50 assists. Mike Liut earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.18 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Jack Evans and Larry Pleau coached the team. The 1987-88 Hartford Whalers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | C | 80 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 87 | -8 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 14.5 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 74 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 217 | -14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 223 | 11.2 |
| Ray Ferraro | C | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 20.0 |
| Dave Babych | D | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 54 | -25 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 6.0 |
| Sylvain Turgeon | L | 71 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 71 | -5 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 9.3 |
| John Anderson | L | 63 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 20 | -5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 11.4 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | 76 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 159 | -10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 5.1 |
| Carey Wilson | C | 36 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 22 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 23.4 |
| Dave Tippett | L | 80 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 32 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 12.7 |
| Paul MacDermid | R | 80 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 139 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 20.8 |
| Dean Evason | C | 77 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 115 | -29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7.9 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 67 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 4.9 |
| Stew Gavin | R | 56 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | -17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 8.8 |
| Mike Millar | R | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 12.1 |
| Torrie Robertson | L | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Lindsay Carson | C | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Paul Lawless | L | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 5.6 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 86 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 44 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Dana Murzyn | D | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.0 |
| Mark Reeds | R | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 |
| Tiger Williams | L | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 116 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Tom Martin | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Mike McEwen | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Mike Liut | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Sherven | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Shane Churla | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bourgeois | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Steve Weeks | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Shaw | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Vellucci | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Scott Young | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Brodeur | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1523 | 249 | 411 | 660 | 2032 | -187 | 84 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 2519 | 9.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weeks | 18 | 918 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.59 | 388 | 333 | .858 |
| Richard Brodeur | 6 | 340 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.65 | 141 | 126 | .894 |
| Mike Liut | 60 | 3532 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 187 | 3.18 | 1617 | 1430 | .884 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 36 | 30 | .833 |
| Totals | 85 | 4850 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 263 | 3.25 | 2182 | 1919 | .879 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23.5 | |
| Ray Ferraro | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Dave Babych | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | |
| Sylvain Turgeon | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Carey Wilson | C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Dave Tippett | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Paul MacDermid | R | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Dean Evason | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |
| Stew Gavin | R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | |
| Torrie Robertson | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Lindsay Carson | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Brent Peterson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McEwen | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Liut | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Young | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Richard Brodeur | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 115 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 81 | -13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 11.1 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brodeur | 4 | 200 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.60 | 99 | 87 | .879 |
| Mike Liut | 3 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.13 | 93 | 82 | .882 |
| Totals | 7 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.83 | 192 | 169 | .880 |
