List of Hartford Whalers seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Hartford Whalers of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all 25 seasons that the Hartford Whalers completed from their founding in 1972 in the WHA until the franchise relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, and eventually Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.
Season-by-season record[]
World Hockey Association[]
Avco World Trophy champions | Division/reg. season Champions | League Leader |
New England Whalers Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
1972–73 | 78 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 94 | 318 | 263 | 1st, Eastern | Won Eastern Division Semi-Final (Ottawa), 4-1 Won Eastern Division Final (Cleveland), 4-1 Won Avco Cup (Winnipeg), 4-1 |
1973–74 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 90 | 291 | 260 | 1st, Eastern | Lost Eastern Division Semi-Final (Chicago), 3-4 |
1974–75 | 78 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 91 | 274 | 279 | 1st, Eastern | Lost Quarter-Final (Minnesota), 2-4 |
1975–76 | 80 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 73 | 255 | 290 | 3rd, Eastern | Won Preliminary Round (Cleveland), 3-0 Won Quarter-Final (Indianapolis), 4-3 Lost Semi-Final (Houston), 3-4 |
1976–77 | 81 | 35 | 40 | 6 | 76 | 275 | 290 | 4th, Eastern | Lost Eastern Division Semi-Final (Quebec), 1-4 |
1977–78 | 80 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | 2nd, WHA | Won Quarter-Final (Edmonton), 4-1 Won Semi-Final (Quebec), 4-1 Lost Avco Cup Final (Winnipeg), 0-4 |
1978–79 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 298 | 287 | 4th, WHA | Won Preliminary Round (Cincinnati), 2-1 Lost Semi-Final (Edmonton), 3-4 |
WHA Totals | 555 | 281 | 236 | 38 | 600 | 2,046 | 1,938 |
National Hockey League[]
Stanley Cup Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | League Leader |
Hartford Whalers Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | |
1979–80 | 1979–80 | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 73 | 303 | 312 | 4th, Norris | Lost Preliminary Round (Montreal), 0–3 | |
1980–81 | 1980–81 | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 60 | 292 | 372 | 5th, Norris | Did not qualify | |
1981–82 | 1981–82 | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 60 | 264 | 351 | 5th, Adams | Did not qualify | |
1982–83 | 1982–83 | 80 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 45 | 261 | 403 | 5th, Adams | Did not qualify | |
1983–84 | 1983–84 | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 66 | 288 | 320 | 5th, Adams | Did not qualify | |
1984–85 | 1984–85 | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 69 | 268 | 318 | 5th, Adams | Did not qualify | |
1985–86 | 1985–86 | 80 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 84 | 332 | 302 | 4th, Adams | Won Adams Division Semi-Final (Quebec), 3–0 Lost Adams Division Final (Montreal), 3–4 | |
1986–87 | 1986–87 | 80 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 287 | 270 | 1st, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Quebec), 2–4 | |
1987–88 | 1987–88 | 80 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 249 | 267 | 4th, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Montreal), 2–4 | |
1988–89 | 1988–89 | 80 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 79 | 299 | 290 | 4th, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Montreal), 0–4 | |
1989–90 | 1989–90 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 275 | 268 | 4th, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Boston), 3–4 | |
1990–91 | 1990–91 | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 238 | 276 | 4th, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Boston), 2–4 | |
1991–92 | 1991–92 | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 65 | 247 | 283 | 4th, Adams | Lost Adams Division Semi-Final (Montreal), 3–4 | |
1992–93 | 1992–93 | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 284 | 369 | 5th, Adams | Did not qualify | |
1993–94 | 1993–94 | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 63 | 227 | 288 | 6th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |
1994–951 | 1994–95 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 43 | 127 | 141 | 5th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |
1995–96 | 1995–96 | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | 237 | 259 | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |
1996–97 | 1996–97 | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 75 | 226 | 256 | 5th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |
Relocated to Carolina | |||||||||||
NHL totals | 1,420 | 534 | 709 | 177 | 1,245 | 4,704 | 5,345 | ||||
Grand total | 1,975 | 815 | 945 | 215 | 1,845 | 6,750 | 7,283 |
- 1Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
See also[]
References[]
- New England Whalers seasons 1972–79 WHA history at hockeydb.com
- Hartford Whalers seasons 1979–97 NHL history at hockeydb.com
Categories:
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