# 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season

The 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 14th season in the National Hockey League. The Whalers finished 5th in the division, and 11th in the conference, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

## Offseason

On May 12, 1992, the Whalers announced that general manager Eddie Johnston would not return to the club after three seasons. During his tenure, the Whalers posted a 95–112–33 record as they qualified for the post-season in each season.
Two weeks later, on May 26, Hartford announced that Brian Burke was hired as the new general manager. Burke had worked with the Vancouver Canucks as the director of hockey operations since the 1987–88 season. As a player, Burke played with the Springfield Indians and Maine Mariners in the American Hockey League from 1976 to 1978. Burke also played with Providence College from 1973 to 1977 — in 112 games, he scored 21 goals and 38 points. Following his hockey career, Burke attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1981.
On June 13, the club traded Brad Shaw to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for cash considerations. In 62 games with Hartford during the 1991–92 season, Shaw scored 3 goals and 25 points.
Two days later, on June 15, the Whalers fired head coach Jim Roberts after one season with the club. Roberts led the Whalers to a 26–41–13 record in 1991–92, helping the club reach the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Whalers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling seven-game series. The club announced that Paul Holmgren would take over the head coaching duties from Roberts. Holmgren was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from the 1988–89 season until he was fired 24 games into the 1991–92 season after the club began the season with a record of 8–14–2. In 264 career games, Holmgren posted a record of 107–126–31. In the 1988–89 season, Holmgren led the Flyers to the Wales Conference finals.
On the same day, the club acquired Nick Kypreos from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Tim Hunter and Yvon Corriveau. In 65 games during the 1991–92 season, Kypreos scored 4 goals and 10 points while accumulating 206 penalty minutes. The Whalers also acquired Allen Pedersen in a trade with the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for the Whalers' sixth-round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft. In 29 games during the 1990–91 season, Pedersen earned one assist.
On June 18, the Whalers lost Peter Sidorkiewicz and Blair Atcheynum to the Ottawa Senators at the 1992 NHL expansion draft. Sidorkiewicz posted a 9–19–6 record with a 3.34 GAA and a .882 save percentage with the Whalers in 1991–92, while Atcheynum scored 16 goals and 37 points in 62 games with the Springfield Indians of the AHL during the 1991–92 season.
The Whalers participated in the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal on June 20. With their first round selection, ninth overall, Hartford selected Robert Petrovicky from Dukla Trenčín of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. In 33 games, Petrovicky scored 17 goals and 42 points with the club. In the second round, with the 47th overall selection, the Whalers selected Andrei Nikolishin from Dynamo Moscow of the Soviet Championship League. In six games, Nikolishin scored one goal during the 1991–92 season. He played a majority of the season with Dynamo Moscow II, where he scored 22 goals and 37 points in 36 games. Other players the Whalers selected in the draft that would play in the NHL include Jan Vopat, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Ken Belanger and Steven Halko.
On June 29, the Whalers announced that Mikael Andersson would be leaving the club, as he agreed to a contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andersson scored 18 goals and 47 points in 74 games with Hartford in 1991–92.
The Whalers announced the signing of free agent Jim Agnew on July 8. Agnew played with the Vancouver Canucks during the 1991–92 season, earning no points and 56 penalty minutes in 24 games.
The same day, on July 8, the Whalers acquired Tim Kerr from the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft. In 32 games with the Rangers in 1991–92, Kerr scored 7 goals and 18 points. Kerr played with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1980 to 1991, scoring 363 goals and 650 points with the team in 601 games. Kerr scored over 50 goals in four consecutive seasons from 1983 to 1987, including a career-high 58 goals in a season in which he achieved twice.
On July 9, the Whalers lost free agent Marc Bergevin after he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 75 games, Bergevin scored 7 goals and 24 points with Hartford during the 1991–92 season.
On August 28, the Whalers were involved in a blockbuster trade with the New Jersey Devils. In the trade, Hartford acquired Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich from the Devils in exchange for Bobby Holik and a second-round draft pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft. Burke sat out the 1991–92 season with the Devils, instead playing for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In his Devils career that spanned from 1987 to 1991, Burke played in 162 games, posting a 62–66–23 record with a 3.66 GAA and a .876 save percentage. During the 1991–92 season, Weinrich scored 7 goals and 32 points in 76 games with the Devils.
On September 2, Hartford acquired Mark Janssens from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for James Black. Janssens appeared in seven games with the New York Rangers and North Stars during the 1991–92 season, earning no points. In 55 games with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL, Janssens scored 10 goals and 33 points during the 1991–92 season. Janssens also appeared in two regular season games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League (IHL), earning no points.
The Whalers traded Kay Whitmore to the Vancouver Canucks on October 1 in exchange for Corrie D'Alessio and cash considerations. D'Alessio had a record of 9–14–2 and a 4.01 GAA with the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL during the 1991–92 season.

## Regular season

Although the Whalers finished last in shots on goal during the regular season (2,192), they scored 284 goals to finish with a 13.0 shooting percentage, good enough for fifth in the league (tied with the Vancouver Canucks).

### Final standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Boston Bruins | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 109 | 332 | 268 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 104 | 351 | 300 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 102 | 326 | 280 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 86 | 335 | 297 |
| Hartford Whalers | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 284 | 369 |
| Ottawa Senators | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 24 | 202 | 395 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Wales Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 84 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 367 | 268 | 119 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 332 | 268 | 109 |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 351 | 300 | 104 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 326 | 280 | 102 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 325 | 286 | 93 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 335 | 297 | 87 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 308 | 299 | 87 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 335 | 297 | 86 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 84 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 319 | 319 | 83 |
| 10 | New York Rangers | PTK | 84 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 304 | 308 | 79 |
| 11 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 284 | 369 | 58 |
| 12 | Ottawa Senators | ADM | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 202 | 395 | 24 |
p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division) Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Schedule and results

1992–93 regular season :
October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1LOctober 6, 19921–5Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)0–1–010,184Recap
2LOctober 8, 19922–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)0–2–014,448Recap
3LOctober 10, 19922–5Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)0–3–09,680Recap
4LOctober 12, 19922–6@ New York Rangers (1992–93)0–4–018,200Recap
5WOctober 14, 19924–1Ottawa Senators (1992–93)1–4–07,628Recap
6LOctober 17, 19923–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)1–5–011,103Recap
7WOctober 20, 19925–4@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)2–5–08,833Recap
8WOctober 22, 19925–1@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)3–5–010,392Recap
9LOctober 24, 19922–4@ New York Islanders (1992–93)3–6–08,633Recap
10LOctober 28, 19923–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1992–93)3–7–08,207Recap
11LOctober 31, 19921–7Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)3–8–09,244Recap :
November: 3–8–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
12TNovember 3, 19923–3 OTQuebec Nordiques (1992–93)3–8–17,723Recap
13LNovember 6, 19922–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)3–9–119,530Recap
14LNovember 7, 19922–6Washington Capitals (1992–93)3–10–19,422Recap
15LNovember 11, 19923–4Calgary Flames (1992–93)3–11–110,055Recap
16LNovember 13, 19922–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)3–12–115,441Recap
17LNovember 14, 19920–2Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)3–13–19,748Recap
18WNovember 18, 19925–2St. Louis Blues (1992–93)4–13–18,740Recap
19WNovember 19, 19924–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)5–13–110,500Recap
20LNovember 21, 19922–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)5–14–114,445Recap
21LNovember 25, 19921–6Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)5–15–110,609Recap
22LNovember 27, 19924–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)5–16–114,448Recap
23WNovember 28, 19924–3 OTBoston Bruins (1992–93)6–16–115,635Recap :
December: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
24LDecember 1, 19924–8@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)6–17–115,173Recap
25WDecember 3, 19927–5@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)7–17–110,899Recap
26LDecember 5, 19923–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)7–18–116,005Recap
27WDecember 9, 19926–2Ottawa Senators (1992–93)8–18–18,227Recap
28LDecember 11, 19923–9@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)8–19–113,011Recap
29TDecember 12, 19921–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1992–93)8–19–29,221Recap
30WDecember 16, 19926–3Washington Capitals (1992–93)9–19–28,207Recap
31LDecember 18, 19923–4@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)9–20–215,712Recap
32TDecember 19, 19924–4 OTNew York Rangers (1992–93)9–20–314,253Recap
33WDecember 21, 19925–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)10–20–316,449Recap
34WDecember 23, 19923–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)11–20–310,740Recap
35LDecember 26, 19924–9Boston Bruins (1992–93)11–21–315,635Recap
36LDecember 27, 19922–6@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)11–22–314,432Recap
37LDecember 31, 19922–6Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)11–23–39,403Recap :
January: 3–11–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–7–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
38LJanuary 2, 19932–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)11–24–314,448Recap
39TJanuary 3, 19936–6 OTMinnesota North Stars (1992–93)11–24–49,094Recap
40LJanuary 6, 19931–3Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)11–25–49,235Recap
41WJanuary 9, 19934–2Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)12–25–411,265Recap
42LJanuary 10, 19935–7Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)12–26–49,938Recap
43LJanuary 13, 19933–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)12–27–416,200Recap
44LJanuary 15, 19931–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)12–28–412,675Recap
45LJanuary 16, 19933–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)12–29–415,615Recap
46LJanuary 18, 19937–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)12–30–47,756Recap
47WJanuary 21, 19934–2San Jose Sharks (1992–93)13–30–49,880Recap
48LJanuary 23, 19932–6Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)13–31–413,206Recap
49LJanuary 24, 19934–5 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)13–32–417,216Recap
50WJanuary 27, 19936–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)14–32–416,258Recap
51LJanuary 28, 19932–5@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)14–33–410,304Recap
52LJanuary 30, 19933–6Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)14–34–412,159Recap :
February: 3–7–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
53LFebruary 3, 19932–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)14–35–413,587Recap
54LFebruary 8, 19931–3St. Louis Blues (1992–93)14–36–49,013Recap
55WFebruary 12, 19936–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)15–36–411,535Recap
56LFebruary 13, 19933–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)15–37–420,015Recap
57LFebruary 17, 19933–5Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)15–38–49,124Recap
58WFebruary 20, 19937–3Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)16–38–411,676Recap
59LFebruary 21, 19933–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)16–39–413,074Recap
60LFebruary 24, 19932–5Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)16–40–49,524Recap
61WFebruary 27, 19935–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)17–40–415,398Recap
62LFebruary 28, 19936–7 OTNew York Islanders (1992–93)17–41–49,872Recap :
March: 5–7–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 4–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
63LMarch 3, 19934–7New Jersey Devils (1992–93)17–42–48,517Recap
64WMarch 5, 19934–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)18–42–416,325Recap
65WMarch 6, 19935–1Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)19–42–412,048Recap
66WMarch 8, 19934–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)20–42–415,030Recap
67LMarch 10, 19933–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)20–43–415,720Recap
68TMarch 13, 19933–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1992–93)20–43–510,011Recap
69WMarch 16, 19934–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)21–43–510,425Recap
70LMarch 19, 19932–5@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)21–44–515,918Recap
71LMarch 22, 19934–5@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)21–45–513,928Recap
72LMarch 24, 19935–6 OTMontreal Canadiens (1992–93)21–46–510,077Recap
73WMarch 27, 19932–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)22–46–514,335Recap
74LMarch 28, 19930–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)22–47–517,429Recap
75LMarch 30, 19931–3Boston Bruins (1992–93)22–48–514,259Recap :
April: 4–4–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
76LApril 1, 19932–10@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)22–49–516,164Recap
77WApril 3, 19937–3Ottawa Senators (1992–93)23–49–513,005Recap
78WApril 5, 19935–4@ New York Rangers (1992–93)24–49–517,806Recap
79WApril 7, 19936–1@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)25–49–510,439Recap
80LApril 10, 19933–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)25–50–515,399Recap
81LApril 11, 19932–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)25–51–510,184Recap
82TApril 13, 19933–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1992–93)25–51–68,381Recap
83WApril 14, 19935–4 OTNew York Islanders (1992–93)26–51–610,915Recap
84LApril 16, 19934–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1992–93)26–52–613,711Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Geoff Sanderson | LW | 82 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 28 | -21 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 84 | 21 | 64 | 85 | 62 | -11 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Verbeek | RW | 84 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 197 | -7 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Murray Craven | LW | 67 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 20 | -4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Zarley Zalapski | D | 83 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 94 | -34 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Yake | C | 66 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Poulin | C | 81 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 37 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 79 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 76 | -11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Nylander | C | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 36 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Janssens | C | 76 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 237 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Kypreos | LW | 75 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 325 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Burt | D | 65 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 116 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 63 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | LW | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Cullen | C | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 58 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | LW | 39 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 63 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McKenzie | LW | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 202 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Petrovicky | C | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 45 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Keczmer | D | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Houda | D | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 167 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Day | C | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Greig | RW | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Kron | LW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 62 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 109 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kerr | C/RW | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Leach | RW | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 59 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Burke | G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Govedaris | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Agnew | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrie D'Alessio | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Daniels | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Nieckar | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Sean Burke | 2656 | 50 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 184 | 4.16 | 0 | 1485 | 1301 | .876 |
| Mario Gosselin | 867 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 3.94 | 0 | 499 | 442 | .886 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | 1373 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 111 | 4.85 | 0 | 783 | 672 | .858 |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | 168 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.21 | 0 | 87 | 78 | .897 |
| Corrie D'Alessio | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 5075 | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 361 | 4.27 | 0 | 2857 | 2496 | .874 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

### Trades

| June 13, 1992 | To New Jersey DevilsBrad Shaw | To Hartford WhalersCash |
| June 15, 1992 | To Minnesota North StarsFuture considerations | To Hartford WhalersAllen Pedersen |
| June 15, 1992 | To Washington CapitalsMark Hunter Yvon Corriveau | To Hartford WhalersNick Kypreos |
| July 8, 1992 | To New York Rangers7th round pick in 1993 | To Hartford WhalersTim Kerr |
| August 28, 1992 | To New Jersey DevilsBobby Holik 2nd round pick in 1993 | To Hartford WhalersSean Burke Eric Weinrich |
| September 2, 1992 | To Minnesota North StarsJames Black | To Hartford WhalersMark Janssens |
| October 1, 1992 | To Vancouver CanucksKay Whitmore | To Hartford WhalersCorrie D'Alessio Cash |
| October 9, 1992 | To San Jose SharksMichel Picard | To Hartford WhalersFuture considerations (Yvon Corriveau on Jan. 21, 1993) |
| November 24, 1992 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJohn Cullen | To Hartford Whalers2nd round pick in 1993 |
| March 22, 1993 | To Detroit Red WingsSteve Konroyd | To Hartford Whalers6th round pick in 1993 |
| March 22, 1993 | To Vancouver CanucksMurray Craven 5th round pick in 1993 | To Hartford WhalersRobert Kron 3rd round pick in 1993 Future considerations (Jim Sandlak on May 17, 1993) |

### Waivers

| November 21, 1992 | From Pittsburgh PenguinsJamie Leach |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Jim Agnew | Vancouver Canucks |
| Trevor Stienburg | Quebec Nordiques |
| Barry Nieckar | Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL) |
| Player | New Team |
| Mikael Andersson | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Marc Bergevin | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Daniel Shank | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Ed Kastelic | Los Angeles Kings |

## Draft picks

Hartford's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Robert Petrovicky | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia) |
| 2 | 47 | Andrei Nikolishin | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 3 | 57 | Jan Vopat | Czechoslovakia | Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czechoslovakia) |
| 4 | 79 | Kevin Smyth | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 4 | 81 | Jason McBain | United States | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 6 | 143 | Jarrett Reid | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 7 | 153 | Ken Belanger | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 8 | 177 | Konstantin Korotkov | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
| 9 | 201 | Greg Zwakman | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 225 | Steven Halko | Canada | Thornhill Islanders (OJHL) |
| 11 | 249 | Joacim Esbjors | Sweden | Frölunda HC (Sweden) |