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1988–89 NHL transactions

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The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1988–89 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

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May

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May 20, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
rights to Igor Liba
To Calgary Flames
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 85 - Tomas Forslund)

June

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June 10, 1988 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Darren Veitch
To Detroit Red Wings
Miroslav Frycer
June 13, 1988 To Detroit Red Wings
Paul MacLean
To Winnipeg Jets
Brent Ashton
June 13, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Mark Hardy
To New York Rangers
future considerations
(3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft -
# 49 - Louie DeBrusk)1
June 21, 1988 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Root
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Stothers
  1. Trade completed on June 17, 1989

July

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July 5, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Bob Mason
To Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Eagles
July 6, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Grant Jennings
Ed Kastelic
To Washington Capitals
Mike Millar
Neil Sheehy
July 19, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
Steve Rooney
3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 56 - Brad Bombardir)
To Winnipeg Jets
Alain Chevrier
7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 131 - Doug Evans)
July 22, 1988 To Edmonton Oilers
Greg Adams
To Washington Capitals
rights to Geoff Courtnall
July 25, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Greg Smyth
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 54 - John Tanner)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Terry Carkner
July 29, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Joel Baillargeon
To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations

August

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August 1, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Bruce Bell
Jari Gronstrand
Walt Poddubny
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 76 - Eric Dubois)
To New York Rangers
Jason Lafreniere
Normand Rochefort
August 9, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Wayne Gretzky
Mike Krushelnyski
Marty McSorley
To Edmonton Oilers
Jimmy Carson
Martin Gelinas
1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(NJ - # 18 - Jason Miller)1
1st-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft
(# 20 - Martin Rucinsky)
1st-rd pick - 1993 Entry Draft
(# 16 - Nick Stajduhar)
cash
August 9, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
Jocelyn Lemieux
Darrell May
3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 30 - Patrice Brisebois)
To St. Louis Blues
Sergio Momesso
Vincent Riendeau
August 10, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
John Miner
To Edmonton Oilers
Craig Redmond
  1. Edmonton's first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Corey Foster to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.

September

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September 1, 1988 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wendell Young
7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 130 - Mika Valila)
To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 47 - Chris Therien)
September 6, 1988 To Vancouver Canucks
Robert Nordmark
2nd-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft
(MTL - # 43 - Craig Darby)1
To St. Louis Blues
Dave Richter
September 6, 1988 To Calgary Flames
Steve Bozek
Mike Dark
Doug Gilmour
Mark Hunter
To St. Louis Blues
Mike Bullard
Tim Corkery
Craig Coxe
September 6, 1988 To Vancouver Canucks
Steve Bozek
Paul Reinhart
To Calgary Flames
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 50 - Veli-Pekka Kautonen)
September 28, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Jensen
To New York Rangers
Michael Boyce
September 29, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Doug Crossman
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jay Wells
September 30, 1987 To St. Louis Blues
Peter Douris
To Winnipeg Jets
Kent Carlson
12th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 240 - Sergei Kharin)
4th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 75 - Scott Levins)
September 30, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks
Ernie Vargas
To St. Louis Blues
Dave Lowry
  1. Vancouver's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990, that sent Jyrki Lumme to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.

October

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October 3, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Wayne Van Dorp
To Pittsburgh Penguins
7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 145 - Patrick Neaton)
October 6, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Mark LaVarre
To Chicago Blackhawks
future considerations
October 11, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Paul Jerrard
Mike Sullivan
Mark Tinordi
rights to Bret Barnett
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 60 - Murray Garbutt)
To New York Rangers
Brian Lawton
Igor Liba
rights to Rick Bennett
October 12, 1988 To Washington Capitals
Kent Carlson
To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations
October 19, 1988 To St. Louis Blues
6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 124 - Derek Frenette)1
To Washington Capitals
Rob Whistle
October 21, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Playfair
To Los Angeles Kings
Bob Logan
9th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 182 - Jim Giacin)
October 27, 1988 To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Crossman
To New York Rangers
Ron Shudra
  1. The trade was for a conditional pick in 1989 Entry Draft. The condition – St. Louis receives a 5th-rd pick if Whistle played in 20 games or more in the 1988-89 or a 6th-rd pick if played in less than 20 goals - was not converted as he did not play in the NHL that season.

November

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November 1, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
rights to Rob Gaudreau
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Richard Zemlak
November 1, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
rights to Claudio Scremin
To Washington Capitals
Don Beaupre
November 3, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Paul Guay
To Los Angeles Kings
rights to Dave Pasin
November 7, 1988 To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Kordic
6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 125 - Mike Doers)
To Montreal Canadiens
Russ Courtnall
November 7, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
Jean-Jacques Daigneault
To Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Sandelin
November 12, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Doug Bodger
Darrin Shannon
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tom Barrasso
3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 61 - Joe Dziedzic)
November 25, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Gilles Hamel
To Winnipeg Jets
Paul Fenton
November 25, 1988 To Chicago Blackhawks
Bob Bassen
Steve Konroyd
To New York Islanders
Marc Bergevin
Gary Nylund
November 28, 1988 To St. Louis Blues
Peter Zezel
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Bullard

December

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December 6, 1988 To Quebec Nordiques
Mario Marois
To Winnipeg Jets
Gord Donnelly
December 8, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 87 - Pat MacLeod)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Moe Mantha Jr.
December 9, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Larry Bernard
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 97 - Rhys Hollyman)
To New York Rangers
Mark Hardy
December 9, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
Jean-Marc Lanthier
To Boston Bruins
Dan Dorion
December 10, 1988 To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations
To Philadelphia Flyers
Steven Fletcher
December 12, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Michael Boyce
Todd Elik
Igor Liba
future considerations
To New York Rangers
Dean Kennedy
Denis Larocque
December 12, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
Tommy Albelin
To Quebec Nordiques
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 68 - Niklas Andersson)
December 13, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
Lyle Phair
To Los Angeles Kings
cash
December 15, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
future considerations
To Quebec Nordiques
Stephane Roy
December 17, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Steve Gotaas
Ville Siren
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Scott Bjugstad
Gord Dineen
December 26, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Brian Lawton
Norm Maciver
Don Maloney
To New York Rangers
Carey Wilson
5th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
# 99 - Lubos Rob)
December 26, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Rick Vaive
To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Creighton
December 30, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Ray Neufeld
To Winnipeg Jets
Moe Lemay

January

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January 3, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Miroslav Frycer
To Detroit Red Wings
10th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 204 - Rick Judson)
January 9, 1989 To Calgary Flames
Steve Guenette
To Pittsburgh Penguins
6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 126 - Mike Needham)
January 16, 1989 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 12 - Turner Stevenson)
3rd-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft
(STL - # 65 - Nathan LaFayette)1
To St. Louis Blues
Mike Lalor
1st-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(VAN - # 18 - Shawn Antoski)2
January 19, 1989 To Chicago Blackhawks
Alain Chevrier
To Winnipeg Jets
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 69 - Allain Roy)
January 22, 1989 To Boston Bruins
future considerations
(Steve Kasper)3
To Los Angeles Kings
Jay Miller
future considerations
(Bobby Carpenter)3
January 23, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Doug Halward
To Detroit Red Wings
12th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 246 - Jason Glickman)
January 24, 1989 To Montreal Canadiens
Dan Woodley
To Vancouver Canucks
Jose Charbonneau
  1. St. Louis' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on December 12, 1989 that sent Todd Ewen to Montreal in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
  2. St. Louis' first-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990 that sent Harold Snepsts, Rich Sutter and Vancouver's second-round pick in the 1990 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Adrien Plavsic, St. Louis' second-round pick in the 1991 Entry Draft and this pick.
  3. Trade completed on January 23, 1989.

February

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February 3, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings
Dean Kennedy
To New York Rangers
4th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(MIN - # 70 - Cal McGowan)1
February 3, 1989 To Boston Bruins
Scott Harlow
To St. Louis Blues
Phil DeGaetano
February 7, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Brown
To Philadelphia Flyers
Keith Acton
6th-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft
(# 122 - Dmitri Yushkevich)
February 7, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 96 - Keith Carney)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Secord
February 9, 1989 To Vancouver Canucks
Jamie Husgen
To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations
February 13, 1989 To Boston Bruins
Ron Flockhart
To St. Louis Blues
future considerations
February 15, 1989 To Edmonton Oilers
Tomas Jonsson
To New York Islanders
future considerations
(5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft -
# 99 - Kevin O'Sullivan)2
February 16, 1989 To Buffalo Sabres
7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 142 - Viktor Gordiuk)
To Chicago Blackhawks
Wayne Van Dorp
February 21, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Hammond
To New York Rangers
Chris McRae
February 22, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings
Kelly Hrudey
To New York Islanders
Mark Fitzpatrick
Wayne McBean
future considerations
(Doug Crossman)3
February 25, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul Lawless
To Vancouver Canucks
rights to Peter DeBoer
  1. The Rangers' fourth-round pick then went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 6, 1990 that sent Mike Gartner to the Rangers in exchange for Ulf Dahlen, the Rangers' fourth-round pick in the 1991 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Trade completed on June 17, 1989.
  3. Trade completed on May 23, 1989.

March

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  • Trading Deadline: March 7, 1989[1]
March 4, 1989 To Minnesota North Stars
Perry Berezan
Shane Churla
To Calgary Flames
Brian MacLellan
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 70 - Robert Reichel)
March 6, 1989 To Hartford Whalers
Jim Thomson
To Washington Capitals
Scot Kleinendorst
March 6, 1989 To Buffalo Sabres
Grant Ledyard
Clint Malarchuk
6th-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft
(# 124 - Brian Holzinger)
To Washington Capitals
Calle Johansson
2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 35 - Byron Dafoe)
March 6, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings
Pat Mayer
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tim Tookey
March 6, 1989 To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 12 - Rob Pearson)
1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 21 - Steve Bancroft )
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ken Wregget
March 7, 1989 To Hartford Whalers
Jim Pavese
To Detroit Red Wings
Torrie Robertson
March 7, 1989 To Buffalo Sabres
5th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 97 - Richard Smehlik)
To New York Rangers
Lindy Ruff
March 7, 1989 To Vancouver Canucks
Greg Adams
Doug Smith
To Edmonton Oilers
John LeBlanc
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 92 - Peter White)
March 7, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings
Alan May
Jim Wiemer
To Edmonton Oilers
John English
Brian Wilks
March 7, 1989 To Minnesota North Stars
Mike Gartner
Larry Murphy
To Washington Capitals
Dino Ciccarelli
Bob Rouse
March 7, 1989 To Minnesota North Stars
Reed Larson
To New York Islanders
future considerations
(Mike Kelfer)1
March 7, 1989 To Chicago Blackhawks
Greg Gilbert
To New York Islanders
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 90 - Steve Young)
March 7, 1989 To New Jersey Devils
Claude Vilgrain
To Vancouver Canucks
Tim Lenardon
  1. Trade completed on May 12, 1989.

References

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Additional sources

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1988-1989". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.