# 1988–89 NHL transactions

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
### May

| May 20, 1988 | To Minnesota North Starsrights to Igor Liba | To Calgary Flames5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 85 - Tomas Forslund) |

### June

| June 10, 1988 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDarren Veitch | To Detroit Red WingsMiroslav Frycer |
| June 13, 1988 | To Detroit Red WingsPaul MacLean | To Winnipeg JetsBrent Ashton |
| June 13, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsMark Hardy | To New York Rangersfuture considerations (3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft - # 49 - Louie DeBrusk)$^1$ |
| June 21, 1988 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBill Root | To Philadelphia FlyersMike Stothers |
* Trade completed on June 17, 1989

### July

| July 5, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesBob Mason | To Chicago BlackhawksMike Eagles |
| July 6, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersGrant Jennings Ed Kastelic | To Washington CapitalsMike Millar Neil Sheehy |
| July 19, 1988 | To New Jersey DevilsSteve Rooney 3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 56 - Brad Bombardir) | To Winnipeg JetsAlain Chevrier 7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 131 - Doug Evans) |
| July 22, 1988 | To Edmonton OilersGreg Adams | To Washington Capitalsrights to Geoff Courtnall |
| July 25, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesGreg Smyth 3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 54 - John Tanner) | To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Carkner |
| July 29, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesJoel Baillargeon | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations |

### August

| August 1, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesBruce Bell Jari Gronstrand Walt Poddubny 4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 76 - Eric Dubois) | To New York RangersJason Lafreniere Normand Rochefort |
| August 9, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsWayne Gretzky Mike Krushelnyski Marty McSorley | To Edmonton OilersJimmy 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 CanadiensJocelyn Lemieux Darrell May 3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 30 - Patrice Brisebois) | To St. Louis BluesSergio Momesso Vincent Riendeau |
| August 10, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsJohn Miner | To Edmonton OilersCraig Redmond |
* 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

| September 1, 1988 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsWendell Young 7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 130 - Mika Valila) | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 47 - Chris Therien) |
| September 6, 1988 | To Vancouver CanucksRobert Nordmark 2nd-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft (MTL - # 43 - Craig Darby)$^1$ | To St. Louis BluesDave Richter |
| September 6, 1988 | To Calgary FlamesSteve Bozek Mike Dark Doug Gilmour Mark Hunter | To St. Louis BluesMike Bullard Tim Corkery Craig Coxe |
| September 6, 1988 | To Vancouver CanucksSteve Bozek Paul Reinhart | To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 50 - Veli-Pekka Kautonen) |
| September 28, 1988 | To Philadelphia FlyersChris Jensen | To New York RangersMichael Boyce |
| September 29, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsDoug Crossman | To Philadelphia FlyersJay Wells |
| September 30, 1987 | To St. Louis BluesPeter Douris | To Winnipeg JetsKent Carlson 12th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 240 - Sergei Kharin) 4th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 75 - Scott Levins) |
| September 30, 1987 | To Vancouver CanucksErnie Vargas | To St. Louis BluesDave Lowry |
* 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

| October 3, 1988 | To Buffalo SabresWayne Van Dorp | To Pittsburgh Penguins7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 145 - Patrick Neaton) |
| October 6, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersMark LaVarre | To Chicago Blackhawksfuture considerations |
| October 11, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsPaul Jerrard Mike Sullivan Mark Tinordi rights to Bret Barnett 3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 60 - Murray Garbutt) | To New York RangersBrian Lawton Igor Liba rights to Rick Bennett |
| October 12, 1988 | To Washington CapitalsKent Carlson | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations |
| October 19, 1988 | To St. Louis Blues6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 124 - Derek Frenette)$^1$ | To Washington CapitalsRob Whistle |
| October 21, 1988 | To Buffalo SabresLarry Playfair | To Los Angeles KingsBob Logan 9th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 182 - Jim Giacin) |
| October 27, 1988 | To Edmonton OilersJeff Crossman | To New York RangersRon Shudra |
* 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

| November 1, 1988 | To Minnesota North Starsrights to Rob Gaudreau | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRichard Zemlak |
| November 1, 1988 | To Minnesota North Starsrights to Claudio Scremin | To Washington CapitalsDon Beaupre |
| November 3, 1988 | To Boston BruinsPaul Guay | To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Dave Pasin |
| November 7, 1988 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJohn Kordic 6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 125 - Mike Doers) | To Montreal CanadiensRuss Courtnall |
| November 7, 1988 | To Montreal CanadiensJean-Jacques Daigneault | To Philadelphia FlyersScott Sandelin |
| November 12, 1988 | To Buffalo SabresDoug Bodger Darrin Shannon | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTom Barrasso 3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 61 - Joe Dziedzic) |
| November 25, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsGilles Hamel | To Winnipeg JetsPaul Fenton |
| November 25, 1988 | To Chicago BlackhawksBob Bassen Steve Konroyd | To New York IslandersMarc Bergevin Gary Nylund |
| November 28, 1988 | To St. Louis BluesPeter Zezel | To Philadelphia FlyersMike Bullard |

### December

| December 6, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesMario Marois | To Winnipeg JetsGord Donnelly |
| December 8, 1988 | To Minnesota North Stars5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 87 - Pat MacLeod) | To Philadelphia FlyersMoe Mantha Jr. |
| December 9, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsLarry Bernard 5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 97 - Rhys Hollyman) | To New York RangersMark Hardy |
| December 9, 1988 | To New Jersey DevilsJean-Marc Lanthier | To Boston BruinsDan Dorion |
| December 10, 1988 | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations | To Philadelphia FlyersSteven Fletcher |
| December 12, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsMichael Boyce Todd Elik Igor Liba future considerations | To New York RangersDean Kennedy Denis Larocque |
| December 12, 1988 | To New Jersey DevilsTommy Albelin | To Quebec Nordiques4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 68 - Niklas Andersson) |
| December 13, 1988 | To New Jersey DevilsLyle Phair | To Los Angeles Kingscash |
| December 15, 1988 | To Minnesota North Starsfuture considerations | To Quebec NordiquesStephane Roy |
| December 17, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsSteve Gotaas Ville Siren | To Pittsburgh PenguinsScott Bjugstad Gord Dineen |
| December 26, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersBrian Lawton Norm Maciver Don Maloney | To New York RangersCarey Wilson 5th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft # 99 - Lubos Rob) |
| December 26, 1988 | To Buffalo SabresRick Vaive | To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Creighton |
| December 30, 1988 | To Boston BruinsRay Neufeld | To Winnipeg JetsMoe Lemay |

### January

| January 3, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersMiroslav Frycer | To Detroit Red Wings10th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 204 - Rick Judson) |
| January 9, 1989 | To Calgary FlamesSteve Guenette | To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 126 - Mike Needham) |
| January 16, 1989 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 12 - Turner Stevenson) 3rd-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft (STL - # 65 - Nathan LaFayette)$^1$ | To St. Louis BluesMike Lalor 1st-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (VAN - # 18 - Shawn Antoski)$^2$ |
| January 19, 1989 | To Chicago BlackhawksAlain Chevrier | To Winnipeg Jets4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 69 - Allain Roy) |
| January 22, 1989 | To Boston Bruinsfuture considerations (Steve Kasper)$^3$ | To Los Angeles KingsJay Miller future considerations (Bobby Carpenter)$^3$ |
| January 23, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersDoug Halward | To Detroit Red Wings12th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 246 - Jason Glickman) |
| January 24, 1989 | To Montreal CanadiensDan Woodley | To Vancouver CanucksJose Charbonneau |
* 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).
* 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.
* Trade completed on January 23, 1989.

### February

| February 3, 1989 | To Los Angeles KingsDean Kennedy | To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (MIN - # 70 - Cal McGowan)$^1$ |
| February 3, 1989 | To Boston BruinsScott Harlow | To St. Louis BluesPhil DeGaetano |
| February 7, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersDave Brown | To Philadelphia FlyersKeith Acton 6th-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft (# 122 - Dmitri Yushkevich) |
| February 7, 1989 | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 96 - Keith Carney) | To Philadelphia FlyersAl Secord |
| February 9, 1989 | To Vancouver CanucksJamie Husgen | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations |
| February 13, 1989 | To Boston BruinsRon Flockhart | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations |
| February 15, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersTomas Jonsson | To New York Islandersfuture considerations (5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft - # 99 - Kevin O'Sullivan)$^2$ |
| February 16, 1989 | To Buffalo Sabres7th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 142 - Viktor Gordiuk) | To Chicago BlackhawksWayne Van Dorp |
| February 21, 1989 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKen Hammond | To New York RangersChris McRae |
| February 22, 1989 | To Los Angeles KingsKelly Hrudey | To New York IslandersMark Fitzpatrick Wayne McBean future considerations (Doug Crossman)$^3$ |
| February 25, 1989 | To Toronto Maple LeafsPaul Lawless | To Vancouver Canucksrights to Peter DeBoer |
* 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.
* Trade completed on June 17, 1989.
* Trade completed on May 23, 1989.

### March

* Trading Deadline: March 7, 1989
| March 4, 1989 | To Minnesota North StarsPerry Berezan Shane Churla | To Calgary FlamesBrian MacLellan 4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 70 - Robert Reichel) |
| March 6, 1989 | To Hartford WhalersJim Thomson | To Washington CapitalsScot Kleinendorst |
| March 6, 1989 | To Buffalo SabresGrant Ledyard Clint Malarchuk 6th-rd pick - 1991 Entry Draft (# 124 - Brian Holzinger) | To Washington CapitalsCalle Johansson 2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 35 - Byron Dafoe) |
| March 6, 1989 | To Los Angeles KingsPat Mayer | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTim Tookey |
| March 6, 1989 | To Toronto Maple Leafs1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 12 - Rob Pearson) 1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 21 - Steve Bancroft ) | To Philadelphia FlyersKen Wregget |
| March 7, 1989 | To Hartford WhalersJim Pavese | To Detroit Red WingsTorrie Robertson |
| March 7, 1989 | To Buffalo Sabres5th-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 97 - Richard Smehlik) | To New York RangersLindy Ruff |
| March 7, 1989 | To Vancouver CanucksGreg Adams Doug Smith | To Edmonton OilersJohn LeBlanc 5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 92 - Peter White) |
| March 7, 1989 | To Los Angeles KingsAlan May Jim Wiemer | To Edmonton OilersJohn English Brian Wilks |
| March 7, 1989 | To Minnesota North StarsMike Gartner Larry Murphy | To Washington CapitalsDino Ciccarelli Bob Rouse |
| March 7, 1989 | To Minnesota North StarsReed Larson | To New York Islandersfuture considerations (Mike Kelfer)$^1$ |
| March 7, 1989 | To Chicago BlackhawksGreg Gilbert | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 90 - Steve Young) |
| March 7, 1989 | To New Jersey DevilsClaude Vilgrain | To Vancouver CanucksTim Lenardon |
* Trade completed on May 12, 1989.