# 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season

The 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 26 wins, 41 losses, and 13 ties for 65 points. They lost the Adams Division semi-finals in seven games to the Montreal Canadiens, with Russ Courtnall scoring in double overtime of Game 7 at the Montreal Forum to end Hartford's season. This was the last time that the Whalers made the playoffs before moving to Raleigh.

## Off-season

On May 29, the Whalers announced that head coach Rick Ley was relieved of his duties as head coach of the team. In two seasons, Ley led Hartford to a 69–71–20 record, earning two playoff berths.
On the following day, May 30, the Whalers lost Dave Babych to the Minnesota North Stars at the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts. Babych appeared in only eight games with Hartford during the 1990-91 season, earning six assists. In 349 career games with the Whalers, Babych scored 44 goals and earned 240 points since joining the team in the 1985-86 season.
The Whalers announced the hiring of Jimmy Roberts as the new head coach of the club on June 7. Roberts was the head coach of the Springfield Indians from 1988 to 1991, leading the club to two Calder Cup championships in 1989-90 and 1990-91. Roberts had previous NHL head coaching experience with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1982-83 season, as he led the club to a 21–16–8 record in 45 games. As a player, Roberts played in 1006 career games with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues in a career that spanned from 1963 to 1978. Roberts won five Stanley Cups as a player.
On June 21, the Whalers selected goaltender Shaun Gravistin from the University of Alaska Anchorage in the 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft.
The next day, the Whalers participated at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. With the ninth overall selection in the first round, the club selected Patrick Poulin from the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 56 games during the 1990-91 season, Poulin scored 32 goals and 70 points. In the third round, with the 59th overall selection, the Whalers selected Michael Nylander from Huddinge IK. In 33 games, Nylander scored 14 goals and 34 points. The only other player from the draft that would eventually play in the NHL was Jim Storm, who the Whalers selected in the fourth round.
On August 26, the Whalers acquired Paul Fenton from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future considerations. The future considerations would be a sixth round draft pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Fenton scored 10 goals and 27 points in 61 games as he split the 1990-91 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.
The Whalers signed free agent Mario Gosselin on September 4. Gosselin played with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL, posting a 24–15–4 record with a 3.86 GAA during the 1990-91 season. In 218 career NHL games, Gosselin earned a record of 86-94-13 with a 3.69 GAA while playing with the Quebec Nordiques and Los Angeles Kings from 1983 to 1990.
The very next day, on September 5, the club announced the signing of Barry Pederson. Pederson spent the 1990-91 season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring six goals and 14 points in 46 games. In 1982-83, Pederson scored a career high 46 goals while with the Boston Bruins. The next season with the Bruins in 1983-84, Pederson scored a career high 116 points. In 1986, the Bruins traded him to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Cam Neely and the Canucks first round selection at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, in which Boston selected Glen Wesley.
On September 8, the Whalers traded Sylvain Cote to the Washington Capitals for future considerations. In 382 career games with Hartford, Cote scored 31 goals and 92 points since he broke into the NHL during the 1983-84 season. To complete the trade, the Capitals sent their second round draft pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
The Whalers remained busy in September, as on September 17, the club acquired Andrew Cassels from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the Whalers second round selection in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Cassels, the Canadiens first round draft pick with the 17th overall selection in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, scored six goals and 25 points in 51 games with Montreal during the 1990-91 season.
On October 2, the Whalers acquired Dan Keczmer from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for recently signed free agent Paul Fenton. Keczmer appeared in nine games with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1990-91, earning an assist. In 60 games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL, Keczmer scored four goals and 24 points.
The next day, on October 3, the Whalers traded Todd Krygier to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fourth round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Krygier scored 13 goals and 30 points in 72 games with the Whalers in the 1990-91 season. On the same day, Hartford acquired Lee Norwood from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the Whalers fifth round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Norwood split the 1990-91 season between the Detroit Red Wings and the Devils, as in 49 games, he scored six goals and 15 points.

### NHL draft

Hartford's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Patrick Poulin | Canada | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 31 | Martin Hamrlik | Czechoslovakia | AC ZPS Zlín (Czechoslovakia) |
| 3 | 53 | Todd Hall | United States | Hamden High School (USHS-CT) |
| 3 | 59 | Michael Nylander | Sweden | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |
| 4 | 75 | Jim Storm | United States | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
| 6 | 119 | Mike Harding | Canada | Northern Michigan University (WCHA) |
| 7 | 141 | Brian Mueller | United States | South Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 8 | 163 | Steven Yule | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 9 | 185 | Chris Belanger | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 10 | 207 | Jason Currie | Canada | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
| 11 | 229 | Mike Santonelli | United States | Matignon High School (USHS-MA) |
| 12 | 251 | Rob Peters | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| S | 15 | Shaun Gravistin | Canada | University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 267 | 207 | 93 |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 270 | 275 | 84 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 289 | 299 | 74 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 247 | 283 | 65 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 255 | 318 | 52 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1991–92 regular season :
October: 5–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5, 1991@ Quebec2–4Quebec Coliseum0–1–00 L1
2October 8, 1991Montreal2–2OTHartford Civic Center0–1–11 T1
3October 12, 1991NY Rangers5–2Hartford Civic Center1–1–13 W1
4October 14, 1991@ Montreal4–3Montreal Forum2–1–15 W2
5October 16, 1991@ Winnipeg3–2Winnipeg Arena3–1–17 W3
6October 19, 1991Buffalo4–1Hartford Civic Center4–1–19 W4
7October 23, 1991San Jose3–0Hartford Civic Center5–1–111 W5
8October 267:35 p.m. EDTChicago2–4WhitmoreHartford Civic Center11,0385–2–111 L1
9October 27, 1991@ Buffalo1–5Buffalo Memorial Auditorium5–3–111 L2
10October 30, 1991Los Angeles4–4OTHartford Civic Center5–3–212 T1 :
November: 6–7–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11November 1, 1991@ Detroit5–8Hartford Civic Center5–4–212 L1
12November 27:35 p.m. EST@ Pittsburgh6–5SidorkiewiczPittsburgh Civic Arena16,1646–4–214 W1
13November 6, 1991Calgary2–3Hartford Civic Center6–5–214 L1
14November 9, 1991@ St. Louis4–3St. Louis Arena7–5–216 W1
15November 108:35 p.m. EST@ Chicago0–3WhitmoreChicago Stadium17,6877–6–216 L1
16November 12, 1991Quebec5–4Hartford Civic Center8–6–218 W1
17November 14, 1991Montreal2–2OTHartford Civic Center8–6–319 T1
18November 167:35 p.m. ESTBoston4–5OTWhitmoreHartford Civic Center15,6358–7–319 L1
19November 17, 1991@ Toronto3–1Maple Leaf Gardens9–7–321 W1
20November 22, 1991@ New Jersey2–8Brendan Byrne Arena9–8–321 L1
21November 23, 1991Washington2–3Hartford Civic Center9–9–321 L2
22November 25, 1991@ Quebec2–5Quebec Coliseum9–10–321 L3
23November 27, 1991@ Philadelphia7–3The Spectrum10–10–323 W1
24November 30, 1991Montreal3–2Hartford Civic Center11–10–325 W2 :
December: 3–8–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 17:05 p.m. EST@ Boston4–5WhitmoreBoston Garden13,87111–11–325 L1
26December 4, 1991Toronto0–3Hartford Civic Center11–12–325 L2
27December 7, 1991Buffalo6–6OTHartford Civic Center11–12–426 T1
28December 13, 1991@ Buffalo8–4Buffalo Memorial Auditorium12–12–428 W1
29December 14, 1991NY Rangers2–6Hartford Civic Center12–13–428 L1
30December 17, 1991NY Islanders2–4Hartford Civic Center12–14–428 L2
31December 19, 1991New Jersey1–4Hartford Civic Center12–15–428 L3
32December 21, 1991@ Montreal2–3OTMontreal Forum12–16–428 L4
33December 23, 1991Buffalo4–3Hartford Civic Center13–16–430 W1
34December 267:35 p.m. EST@ Boston2–3WhitmoreBoston Garden14,44813–17–430 L1
35December 28, 1991@ Quebec1–4Quebec Coliseum13–18–430 L2
36December 29, 1991NY Islanders6–4Hartford Civic Center14–18–432 W1 :
January: 1–7–3 (home: 1–2–3; road: 0–5–0)
GameTime (ET)DateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2, 1992Quebec4–1Hartford Civic Center15–18–434 W2
38January 4, 1992Washington2–2OTHartford Civic Center15–18–535 T1
39January 9, 1992@ NY Islanders1–2Nassau Coliseum15–19–535 L1
40January 11, 1992@ Montreal2–3Montreal Forum15–20–535 L2
41January 157:35 p.m. ESTBoston3–4SidorkiewiczHartford Civic Center13,30715–21–535 L3
42January 167:35 p.m. EST@ Boston3–4OTSidorkiewiczBoston Garden14,19415–22–535 L4
43rd All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
43January 21, 1992Winnipeg3–3OTHartford Civic Center15–22–636 T1
44January 251:35 p.m. ESTBoston4–4OTSidorkiewiczHartford Civic Center15,63515–22–737 T2
45January 26, 1992@ Montreal1–3Montreal Forum15–23–737 L1
46January 28, 1992Minnesota3–4Hartford Civic Center15–24–737 L2
47January 319:35 p.m. EST@ Edmonton1–4SidorkiewiczNorthlands Coliseum15,58115–25–737 L3 :
February: 4–6–4 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
48February 1, 1992@ Vancouver4–4OTPacific Coliseum15–25–838 T1
49February 4, 1992@ San Jose5–6Cow Palace15–26–838 L1
50February 6, 1992@ Los Angeles5–5OTGreat Western Forum15–26–939 T1
51February 9, 1992Minnesota4–4OTHartford Civic Center15–26–1040 T2
52February 11, 1992Buffalo5–1Hartford Civic Center16–26–1042 W1
53February 137:35 p.m. ESTEdmonton1–3WhitmoreHartford Civic Center9,30316–27–1042 L1
54February 15, 1992@ New Jersey1–4Hartford Civic Center16–28–1044 W1
55February 16, 1992@ Buffalo4–5Buffalo Memorial Auditorium16–29–1044 L1
56February 19, 1992Montreal2–2OTHartford Civic Center16–29–1145 T1
57February 22, 1992Quebec4–0Hartford Civic Center17–29–1145 L1
58February 23, 1992Detroit0–4Hartford Civic Center17–30–1145 L2
59February 25, 1992St. Louis2–5Hartford Civic Center17–31–1145 L3
60February 277:35 p.m. EST@ Pittsburgh8–4SidorkiewiczPittsburgh Civic Arena16,16418–31–1147 W1
61February 29, 1992@ Minnesota5–4Met Center19–31–1149 W2 :
March: 6–9–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–5–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
62March 1, 1992@ NY Rangers4–9Madison Square Garden19–32–1149 L1
63March 37:35 p.m. ESTBoston4–0SidorkiewiczHartford Civic Center12,68620–32–1151 W1
64March 5, 1992Quebec4–10Hartford Civic Center20–33–1151 L1
65March 7, 1992Vancouver1–5Hartford Civic Center20–34–1151 L2
66March 9, 1992@ Quebec0–2Quebec Coliseum20–35–1151 L3
67March 11, 1992Los Angeles4–0Hartford Civic Center21–35–1153 W1
68March 13, 1992@ Winnipeg1–0Winnipeg Arena22–35–1155 W2
69March 148:05 p.m. EST@ Edmonton1–3SidorkiewiczNorthlands Coliseum16,68422–36–1155 L1
70March 16, 1992@ Calgary4–3Olympic Saddledome23–36–1157 W1
71March 18, 1992@ Vancouver2–3Pacific Coliseum23–37–1157 L1
72March 21, 1992San Jose4–5Hartford Civic Center23–38–1157 L2
73March 227:05 p.m. ESTPittsburgh2–2OTSidorkiewiczHartford Civic Center10,64023–38–1258 T1
74March 24, 1992@ Washington8–2Capital Centre24–38–1260 W1
75March 26, 1992@ St. Louis2–7Hartford Civic Center24–39–1260 L1
76March 287:35 p.m. ESTChicago1–3SidorkiewiczHartford Civic Center11,32424–40–1260 L2
77March 29, 1992@ Buffalo2–2OTBuffalo Memorial Auditorium24–40–1361 T1 :
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
78April 12, 1992Philadelphia4–2Hartford Civic Center25–40–1363 W1
79April 137:35 p.m. EDT@ Boston3–6SidorkiewiczBoston Garden12,67525–41–1363 L1
80April 15, 1992@ Philadelphia4–3OTThe Spectrum26–41–1365 W1 :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1992 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 19, 1992Hartford0–2MontrealPietrangelo16,6240–1
2April 21, 1992Hartford2–5MontrealPietrangelo16,6270–2
3April 23, 1992Montreal2–5HartfordPietrangelo6,7281–2
4April 25, 1992Montreal1–3HartfordPietrangelo10,0712–2
5April 27, 1992Hartford4–7MontrealPietrangelo16,6932–3
6April 29, 1992Montreal1–2HartfordOTPietrangelo8,2623–3
7May 1, 1992Hartford2–3Montreal2OTPietrangelo17,7183–4 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Game officials
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Referee | Linesmen |
| 8 | 10–26–1991 | CHI | Kerry Fraser | Kevin Collins Brian Murphy |
| 12 | 11–2–1991 | @ PIT | Lance Roberts | Ron Asselstine Ron Finn |
| 15 | 11–10–1991 | @ CHI | Ron Hoggarth | Brad Lazarowich Leon Stickle |
| 18 | 11–16–1991 | BOS | Don Koharski | Wayne Bonney Brian Murphy |
| 25 | 12–1–1991 | @ BOS | Kerry Fraser | Brian Murphy Ray Scapinello |
| 34 | 12–26–1991 | @ BOS | Paul Stewart | Kevin Collins Bernard DeGrace |
| 41 | 1–15–1992 | BOS | Kerry Fraser | Pierre Champoux Kevin Collins |
| 42 | 1–16–1992 | @ BOS | Andy van Hellemond | Wayne Bonney Brian Murphy |
| 44 | 1–25–1992 | BOS | Ron Hoggarth | Pierre Champoux Kevin Collins |
| 47 | 1–31–1992 | @ EDM | Don Koharski | Ryan Bozak Randy Mitton |
| 53 | 2–13–1992 | EDM | Andy van Hellemond | Kevin Collins Nark Pare |
| 60 | 2–27–1992 | @ PIT | Denis Morel | Pierre Champoux Ray Scapinello |
| 63 | 3–3–1992 | BOS | Bill McCreary | Pat Dapuzzo Bob Hodges |
| 69 | 3–14–1992 | @ EDM | Andy van Hellemond | Mike Cvic Randy Mitton |
| 73 | 3–22–1992 | PIT | Mark Faucette | Mark Pare Jerry Pateman |
| 76 | 3–28–1992 | CHI | Paul Stewart | Pierre Champoux Gerard Gauthier |
| 79 | 4–13–1992 | @ BOS | Paul Devorski | Kevin Collins Brian Murphy |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| John Cullen | C | 77 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 141 | -28 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Verbeek | RW | 76 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 243 | -16 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Zarley Zalapski | D | 79 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 120 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray Craven | LW | 61 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 38 | -4 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Mikael Andersson | LW | 74 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bobby Holik | C | 76 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 67 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Brown | RW | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 39 | -14 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Geoff Sanderson | LW | 64 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Shaw | D | 62 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Burt | D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 93 | -16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 75 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 64 | -13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 159 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | LW | 38 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | LW | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 71 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Black | LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Houda | D | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 125 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Picard | LW | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenzie | LW | 67 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 87 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | RW | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Greig | RW | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Pederson | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kastelic | W | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 61 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stevens | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cyr | LW | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Day | C | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Shank | RW | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Yake | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Whitmore | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jergus Baca | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Keczmer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Poulin | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Richards | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tancill | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tomlak | C/LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Kay Whitmore | 2567 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 155 | 3.62 | 3 | 1292 | 1137 | .880 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1995 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 111 | 3.34 | 2 | 940 | 829 | .882 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | 306 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2.35 | 0 | 156 | 144 | .923 |
| Team: | 4868 | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 278 | 3.43 | 5 | 2388 | 2110 | .884 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Murray Craven | LW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Zarley Zalapski | D | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Cullen | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Poulin | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Richards | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Andersson | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Houda | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Verbeek | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Sanderson | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Holik | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Shaw | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Burt | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Shank | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Whitmore | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Frank Pietrangelo | 425 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2.68 | 0 | 244 | 225 | .922 |
| Kay Whitmore | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
| Team: | 444 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.70 | 0 | 249 | 229 | .920 |
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;

## Playoffs
### Canadiens 4, Whalers 3
#### Adams Division Semi-finals
##### (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) Hartford Whalers

* Montreal wins series 4 – 3

## Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

### Trades

| June 22, 1991 | To Winnipeg JetsRay Neufeld | To Hartford WhalersDave Babych |
| June 22, 1991 | To Minnesota North Stars5th round pick in 1991 - Mike Kennedy | To Hartford WhalersFuture Considerations - Jukka Suomalainen on Nov. 21/91 |
| August 26, 1991 | To Calgary Flames6th round pick in 1992 - Joel Bouchard | To Hartford WhalersPaul Fenton |
| September 8, 1991 | To Washington CapitalsSylvain Cote | To Hartford Whalers2nd round pick in 1992 - Andrei Nikolishin |
| September 17, 1991 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd round pick in 1992 - Valeri Bure | To Hartford WhalersAndrew Cassels |
| October 2, 1991 | To San Jose SharksDean Evason | To Hartford WhalersDan Keczmer |
| October 3, 1991 | To New Jersey Devils5th round pick in 1993 - John Guirestante | To Hartford WhalersLee Norwood |
| October 3, 1991 | To Washington CapitalsTodd Krygier | To Hartford Whalers4th round pick in 1993 - Jason Smith |
| October 18, 1991 | To San Jose SharksPaul Fenton | To Hartford WhalersMike McHugh |
| November 13, 1991 | To St. Louis BluesLee Norwood | To Hartford Whalers5th round pick in 1993 - Nolan Pratt |
| November 13, 1991 | To Philadelphia FlyersKevin Dineen | To Hartford WhalersMurray Craven 4th round pick in 1992 - Kevin Smyth |
| November 14, 1991 | To Boston BruinsBarry Pederson | To Hartford WhalersFuture Considerations |
| December 18, 1991 | To Detroit Red WingsChris Tancill | To Hartford WhalersDaniel Shank |
| January 24, 1992 | To Chicago BlackhawksRob Brown | To Hartford WhalersSteve Konroyd |
| January 27, 1992 | To Chicago BlackhawksPaul Gillis | To Hartford WhalersFuture Considerations |
| March 10, 1992 | To Pittsburgh Penguins3rd round pick in 1994 - Sven Butenschon 7th round pick in 1994 - Serge Aubin | To Hartford WhalersFrank Pietrangelo |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Shawn Evans | Boston Bruins |
| Mario Gosselin | Los Angeles Kings |
| Barry Pederson | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Player | New Team |
| Chris Lindberg | Calgary Flames |