# 1990–91 NHL transactions

This list is for 1990–91 NHL transactions within professional ice hockey league of players in North America. The following contains team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1990–91 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## June

| June 1, 1990 | To St. Louis BluesRob Whistle | To Washington Capitals8th-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 159 – Steve Martell) |
| June 15, 1990 | To Montreal Canadiens5th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 100 – Brad Layzell) | To Detroit Red WingsRick Green |
| June 15, 1990 | To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 24 – David Harlock) | To Detroit Red WingsBrad McCrimmon |
| June 16, 1990 | To Buffalo SabresDale Hawerchuk 1st-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 14 – Brad May) | To Winnipeg JetsScott Arniel Phil Housley Jeff Parker 1st-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 19 – Keith Tkachuk) |
| June 16, 1990 | To Calgary Flames2nd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 26 – Nicolas Perreault) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJoe Mullen |
| June 16, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKevin Maguire 8th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 160 – Dmitri Mironov) | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 52 – Al Kinisky) |
| June 16, 1990 | To New Jersey Devils1st-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 20 – Martin Brodeur) 2nd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 24 – David Harlock) 2nd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 29 – Chris Gotziaman) | To Calgary Flames1st-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 11 – Trevor Kidd) 2nd-rd pick – 1990 Entry Draft (# 32 – Vesa Viitakoski) |
| June 22, 1990 | To Montreal CanadiensAlain Cote | To Washington CapitalsMarc Deschamps |
| June 26, 1990 | To Detroit Red Wingscash | To New York RangersSam St. Laurent |
| June 28, 1990 | To Boston BruinsChris Nilan | To New York RangersGreg Johnston cash |
| June 28, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Johnston | To New York RangersTie Domi Mark Laforest |
| June 29, 1990 | To Montreal CanadiensDenis Savard | To Chicago BlackhawksChris Chelios 2nd-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 39 – Mike Pomichter) |

## July

| July 5, 1990 | To Buffalo SabresJohn Tucker | To Washington Capitalscash |
| July 7, 1990 | To Hartford WhalersCarey Wilson 3rd-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 59 – Michael Nylander) | To New York RangersJody Hull |
| July 9, 1990 | To Buffalo Sabresfuture considerations cash | To New York RangersRay Sheppard |
| July 9, 1990 | To Winnipeg JetsSimon Wheeldon | To New York RangersBrian McReynolds |
| July 13, 1990 | To St. Louis BluesGeoff Courtnall | To Washington CapitalsMike Lalor Peter Zezel |

## August

| August 7, 1990 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 82 – Louis Bernard) | To Minnesota North StarsBobby Smith |
| August 15, 1990 | To Los Angeles KingsShawn McCosh | To Detroit Red Wings8th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 183 – Justin Krall) |
| August 20, 1990 | To Toronto Maple Leafscash | To Boston BruinsKen Hammond |
| August 21, 1990 | To Boston BruinsKen Hodge Jr. | To Minnesota North Stars4th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 88 – Jere Lehtinen) |

## September

| September 4, 1990 | To Montreal CanadiensGerald Diduck | To New York IslandersCraig Ludwig |
| September 4, 1990 | To New Jersey DevilsClaude Lemieux | To Montreal CanadiensSylvain Turgeon |
| September 6, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsCraig Duncanson | To Los Angeles KingsDaniel Berthiaume |
| September 6, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsBrian Hunt | To Winnipeg JetsCraig Duncanson |
| September 6, 1990 | To New Jersey DevilsLaurie Boschman | To Winnipeg JetsBob Brooke$^1$ |
| September 30, 1990 | To Buffalo SabresBill Houlder | To Washington CapitalsShawn Anderson |
| September 30, 1990 | To Buffalo SabresMikko Mäkelä | To Los Angeles KingsMike Donnelly |
| September 30, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsPeter Taglianetti | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations |
* Bob Brooke refused to report to Winnipeg and retired from hockey. The trade was changed to New Jersey's fifth-round pick in the 1991 Entry Draft. Winnipeg selected Yan Kaminsky (# 99 overall) with this pick.

## October

| October 1, 1990 | To Hartford Whalers6th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 143 – Jarrett Reid) | To Washington CapitalsDave Tippett |
| October 2, 1990 | To St. Louis Blues11th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 259 – Wade Salzman) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGordie Roberts |
| October 3, 1990 | To Hartford Whalerscash | To Washington CapitalsJoel Quenneville |
| October 10, 1990 | To Montreal Canadienscash | To Chicago BlackhawksMartin Desjardins |
| October 11, 1990 | To Hartford WhalersTodd Richards | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations |
| October 22, 1990 | To Boston BruinsVladimir Ruzicka | To Edmonton OilersGreg Hawgood |
| October 26, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsBrian Glynn | To Calgary FlamesFrantisek Musil |
| October 30, 1990 | To Hartford WhalersMarc Bergevin | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 105 – Ryan Duthie) |

## November

| November 7, 1990 | To Montreal CanadiensJayson More | To Minnesota North StarsBrian Hayward |
| November 7, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsDoug Smail | To Winnipeg JetsDon Barber |
| November 9, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRob Cimetta | To Boston BruinsSteve Bancroft |
| November 9, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Krushelnyski | To Los Angeles KingsJohn McIntyre |
| November 10, 1990 | To Quebec Nordiques9th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 188 – Brent Brekke) | To Edmonton OilersMax Middendorf |
| November 10, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Ellett Paul Fenton | To Winnipeg JetsEd Olczyk Mark Osborne |
| November 13, 1990 | To Hartford WhalersDoug Crossman | To New York IslandersRay Ferraro |
| November 17, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsAaron Broten Lucien DeBlois Michel Petit | To Quebec NordiquesScott Pearson 2nd-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (WAS - # 25 – Eric Lavigne)$^1$ 2nd-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 29 – Tuomas Gronman) |
| November 22, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsBruce Bell | To Edmonton OilersKari Takko |
| November 27, 1990 | To New Jersey DevilsLee Norwood 4th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 94 – Scott McCabe) | To Detroit Red WingsPaul Ysebaert |
* Quebec's second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 22, 1991, that sent Mikhail Tatarinov to Quebec in exchange for this pick.

## December

| December 11, 1990 | To Minnesota North StarsChris Dahlquist Jim Johnson | To Pittsburgh PenguinsLarry Murphy Peter Taglianetti |
| December 13, 1990 | To Calgary FlamesJim Kyte | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJiri Hrdina |
| December 14, 1990 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 71 – Igor Kravchuk) | To Winnipeg JetsMike Eagles |
| December 17, 1990 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Foligno 8th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 167 – Tomas Kucharcik) | To Buffalo SabresBrian Curran Lou Franceschetti |
| December 21, 1990 | To Hartford WhalersRob Brown | To Pittsburgh PenguinsScott Young |

## January

| January 12, 1991 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Bradley | To Vancouver CanucksTom Kurvers |
| January 12, 1991 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 73 – Vladimir Vujtek) | To Vancouver CanucksGerald Diduck |
| January 16, 1991 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBob Rouse Peter Zezel | To Washington CapitalsAl Iafrate |
| January 16, 1991 | To Boston BruinsPetri Skriko | To Vancouver Canucks2nd-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 40 – Michael Peca) |
| January 17, 1991 | To Quebec NordiquesAaron Miller 5th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 103 – Bill Lindsay) | To New York RangersJoe Cirella |
| January 21, 1991 | To Buffalo Sabresfuture considerations | To New York IslandersJohn Tucker |
| January 22, 1991 | To Winnipeg JetsRudy Poeschek | To New York RangersGuy Larose |
| January 22, 1991 | To Toronto Maple LeafsTodd Hawkins | To Vancouver CanucksBrian Blad |
| January 24, 1991 | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 102 – Alexei Kudashov) | To Washington CapitalsPaul Fenton John Kordic |
| January 24, 1991 | To Calgary FlamesPaul Fenton | To Washington CapitalsKen Sabourin |
| January 29, 1991 | To Quebec NordiquesJacques Cloutier | To Chicago BlackhawksTony McKegney |

## February

| February 4, 1991 | To Buffalo SabresGreg Paslawski | To Winnipeg Jetscash |
| February 4, 1991 | To Toronto Maple Leafs8th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 164 – Robb McIntyre) | To Detroit Red WingsBrad Marsh |
| February 4, 1991 | To Quebec NordiquesHerb Raglan Andy Rymsha Tony Twist | To St. Louis BluesDarin Kimble |
| February 20, 1991 | To Hartford WhalersDoug Houda | To Detroit Red WingsDoug Crossman |
| February 28, 1991 | To St. Louis BluesTom Draper | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations (Jim Vesey)$^1$ |
* Trade completed on May 24, 1991.

## March

* Trading Deadline: March 5, 1991
| March 4, 1991 | To Hartford WhalersJohn Cullen Jeff Parker Zarley Zalapski | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRon Francis Grant Jennings Ulf Samuelsson |
| March 5, 1991 | To Hartford WhalersMark Hunter | To Calgary FlamesCarey Wilson |
| March 5, 1991 | To Buffalo SabresSteve Weeks | To Vancouver Canucksfuture considerations |
| March 5, 1991 | To Buffalo SabresTony Tanti | To Pittsburgh Penguinsrights to Ken Priestlay |
| March 5, 1991 | To Toronto Maple Leafs6th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 120 – Alexander Kuzminski) | To Detroit Red WingsAllan Bester |
| March 5, 1991 | To Detroit Red WingsKevin Miller Dennis Vial rights to Jim Cummins | To New York RangersPar Djoos Joey Kocur |
| March 5, 1991 | To Edmonton OilersBrad Aitken | To Pittsburgh PenguinsKim Issel |
| March 5, 1991 | To Minnesota North StarsMarc Bureau | To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 52 – Sandy McCarthy) |
| March 5, 1991 | To Minnesota North Stars8th-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 174 – Michael Burkett) | To Los Angeles KingsIlkka Sinisalo |
| March 5, 1991 | To Quebec NordiquesRyan McGill Mike McNeill | To Chicago BlackhawksPaul Gillis Dan Vincelette |
| March 5, 1991 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKeith Osborne | To St. Louis BluesDarren Veitch |
| March 5, 1991 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRobert Mendel | To Washington CapitalsBobby Reynolds |
| March 5, 1991 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick – 1991 Entry Draft (# 28 – Jim Campbell) | To Philadelphia FlyersMark Pederson |
| March 5, 1991 | To Vancouver CanucksDana Murzyn | To Calgary FlamesKevan Guy Ron Stern |
| March 5, 1991 | To Vancouver CanucksGeoff Courtnall Robert Dirk Sergio Momesso Cliff Ronning 5th-rd pick – 1992 Entry Draft (# 110 – Brian Loney) | To St. Louis BluesGarth Butcher Dan Quinn |