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1994–95 Hartford Whalers season

{{short description|National Hockey League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

| League = NHL

| Season = 1994–95

| year = 1994

| Team = Hartford Whalers

| Division = Northeast

| DivisionRank = 5th

| Conference = Eastern

| ConferenceRank = 10th

| Record = 19–24–5

| HomeRecord = 12–10–2

| RoadRecord = 7–14–3

| GoalsFor = 127

| GoalsAgainst = 141

| GeneralManager = Jim Rutherford

| Coach = Paul Holmgren

| Captain = Pat Verbeek {{small|(Oct.–Mar.)}}
Vacant {{small|(Mar.–May)}}

| AltCaptain = Glen Wesley
Andrew Cassels
Adam Burt {{small|(Mar.–May)}}

| Arena = Hartford Civic Center

| Attendance = 11,835 (75.7%){{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=6045 |title=Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph |website=hockeydb.com}}

| MinorLeague = Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Richmond Renegades (ECHL)

| GoalsLeader = Geoff Sanderson (18)

| AssistsLeader = Andrew Cassels (30)

| PointsLeader = Andrew Cassels (37)

| PlusMinusLeader = Brad McCrimmon (+7)
Andrei Nikolishin (+7)

| PIMLeader = Kelly Chase (141)

| WinsLeader = Sean Burke (17)

| GAALeader = Sean Burke (2.68)

}}

The 1994–95 Hartford Whalers season was the 23rd season of the franchise, 16th season in the NHL. Despite trading away star forward Pat Verbeek to the New York Rangers on March 23, 1995, the Whalers played solid over the next 16 games from March 25 to April 24, with a record of 8-7-1. However, the Whalers could not keep pace with the New York Rangers who went on to take 8th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the third consecutive season that the Whalers missed the playoffs. On a positive note, the Whalers had the most overtime wins and the best overtime record in the NHL, going 4-0-5. Darren Turcotte led all NHL skaters in overtime goals scored with 2.

Off-season

The Whalers announced on May 19 that head coach Pierre McGuire would not return to the club. McGuire took over the head coaching duties early in the 1993-94, as Paul Holmgren focused on his role as general manager of the team. In 67 games, McGuire led the Whalers to a 23-37-7 record.

On June 28, the Whalers selected Steve Martins in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft. Martins played the 1993-94 season with Harvard University, where he 25 goals and 60 points in 32 games.

At the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28, the Whalers selected Jeff O'Neill from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League with their first round, fifth overall selection. O'Neill scored 45 goals and 126 points in 66 games with the Storm during the 1993-94 season. The only other player that the Whalers selected in the draft that played in the NHL was Hnat Domenichelli, who Hartford selected in the fourth round.

On June 28, the NHL announced that the Whalers ownership transferred to the Compuware group, led by Peter Karmanos Jr., Thomas Thewes and Jim Rutherford. The group owned the Detroit Junior Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League, originally named the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors, since they were awarded an OHL expansion franchise on December 11, 1989. Rutherford took over the general manager duties of the Whalers at this time, replacing Paul Holmgren, who returned to head coaching duties. Rutherford was a former NHL goaltender, amassing a 151-227-59 record with a 3.66 GAA in 457 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings in a career that spanned from 1970-1983. Following his playing career, Rutherford was the general manager of the Windsor Compuware Spitfires from 1985-1989. He then became the general manager of the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors/Detroit Junior Red Wings franchise from 1989-1994.

The Whalers signed free agent Jimmy Carson on July 13. Carson split the 1993-94 season between the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, as he scored 14 goals and 28 points in 59 games. Carson's best NHL season was in 1987-88 with the Kings, when he scored 55 goals and 107 points in 80 games. On August 9, 1988, Carson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in a blockbuster trade in which Wayne Gretzky was traded to Los Angeles.

On August 18, the Whalers signed restricted free agent Steven Rice from the Edmonton Oilers. In 63 games, Rice scored 17 goals and 32 points during the 1993-94 season. As compensation for signing Rice, Hartford sent Bryan Marchment to the Oilers on August 30.

The Whalers acquired Glen Wesley from the Boston Bruins in a trade on August 26, sending their first round draft picks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 1996 NHL Entry Draft and 1997 NHL Entry Draft to the Bruins. Wesley scored 14 goals and 58 points in 81 games during the 1993-94 season. He was drafted third overall by Boston in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and had accumulated 77 goals and 307 points in 537 games since beginning his career in the 1987-88 season.

Following the 1994-95 NHL lockout, which postponed the start of the season until January 1995, the Whalers participated in the waiver draft on January 18. Hartford selected Brian Glynn from the Vancouver Canucks and Kelly Chase from the St. Louis Blues. Glynn split the 1993-94 season with the Ottawa Senators and Canucks, scoring two goals and 15 points in 64 games. In 17 playoff games with Vancouver, Glynn had three assists. Chase played in 68 games with the Blues during the 1993-94, scoring two goals and seven points, along with 278 penalty minutes.

Regular season

The Whalers tied the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season, with just 127 goals on 1,428 shots (8.9%).{{cite web |title=1994-95 NHL Summary |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=September 4, 2023}}

=Final standings=

{{1994–95 NHL Northeast Division standings|team=HAR}}

{{1994–95 NHL Eastern Conference standings|team=HAR}}

Schedule and results

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 5px solid;|title=1994–95 regular season{{cite web |title=1994-95 Hartford Whalers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1995_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=September 4, 2023}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid;|title=January: 1–2–2 (home: 1–1–2; road: 0–1–0)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Attendance |Recap}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|1||T||January 21, 1995||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||0–0–1 || 15,635 || {{NHL recap|1994020009}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|2||T||January 22, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||0–0–2 || 12,054 || {{NHL recap|1994020017}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|3||W||January 25, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||1–0–2 || 8,567 || {{NHL recap|1994020031}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|4||L||January 26, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||1–1–2 || 16,557 || {{NHL recap|1994020041}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|5||L||January 28, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||1–2–2 || 9,419 || {{NHL recap|1994020050}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid;|title=February: 6–7–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–5–1)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Attendance |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|6||W||February 1, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||2–2–2 || 9,663 || {{NHL recap|1994020075}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||February 4, 1995||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||2–3–2 || 14,448 || {{NHL recap|1994020091}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|8||L||February 5, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||2–4–2 || 13,207 || {{NHL recap|1994020103}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|9||L||February 8, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||2–5–2 || 8,032 || {{NHL recap|1994020118}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|10||L||February 10, 1995||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||2–6–2 || 16,639 || {{NHL recap|1994020130}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|11||L||February 11, 1995||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||2–7–2 || 14,311 || {{NHL recap|1994020139}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|12||T||February 13, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||2–7–3 || 16,370 || {{NHL recap|1994020148}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|13||W||February 15, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||3–7–3 || 11,445 || {{NHL recap|1994020156}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|14||L||February 16, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||3–8–3 || 13,179 || {{NHL recap|1994020164}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|15||W||February 18, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||4–8–3 || 12,888 || {{NHL recap|1994020175}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|16||W||February 22, 1995||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||5–8–3 || 14,021 || {{NHL recap|1994020197}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|17||W||February 24, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||6–8–3 || 18,200 || {{NHL recap|1994020212}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|18||L||February 25, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||6–9–3 || 13,117 || {{NHL recap|1994020216}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|19||W||February 28, 1995||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||7–9–3 || 9,174 || {{NHL recap|1994020234}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid;|title=March: 6–6–2 (home: 5–4–0; road: 1–2–2)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Attendance |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|20||L||March 1, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1994–95) ||7–10–3 || 15,011 || {{NHL recap|1994020242}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|21||W||March 4, 1995||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||8–10–3 || 9,151 || {{NHL recap|1994020258}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|22||L||March 5, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||8–11–3 || 15,635 || {{NHL recap|1994020265}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|23||L||March 7, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||8–12–3 || 10,371 || {{NHL recap|1994020280}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|24||W||March 9, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||9–12–3 || 8,886 || {{NHL recap|1994020289}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|25||L||March 12, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||9–13–3 || 9,741 || {{NHL recap|1994020306}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|26||W||March 14, 1995||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1994–95) ||10–13–3 || 8,137 || {{NHL recap|1994020316}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|27||T||March 16, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||10–13–4 || 16,032 || {{NHL recap|1994020330}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|28||L||March 20, 1995||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||10–14–4 || 8,219 || {{NHL recap|1994020352}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|29||W||March 22, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||11–14–4 || 10,149 || {{NHL recap|1994020362}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|30||W||March 25, 1995||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1994–95) ||12–14–4 || 13,337 || {{NHL recap|1994020378}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|31||W||March 26, 1995||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||13–14–4 || 11,739 || {{NHL recap|1994020388}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|32||T||March 29, 1995||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||13–14–5 || 13,507 || {{NHL recap|1994020405}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|33||L||March 31, 1995||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||13–15–5 || 17,961 || {{NHL recap|1994020415}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid;|title=April: 6–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–5–0)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Attendance |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|34||L||April 4, 1995||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||13–16–5 || 13,751 || {{NHL recap|1994020437}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|35||W||April 5, 1995||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||14–16–5 || 15,091 || {{NHL recap|1994020442}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|36||W||April 8, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||15–16–5 || 13,409 || {{NHL recap|1994020460}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|37||L||April 9, 1995||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||15–17–5 || 10,725 || {{NHL recap|1994020467}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|38||W||April 12, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||16–17–5 || 10,509 || {{NHL recap|1994020483}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||April 14, 1995||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||17–17–5 || 15,635 || {{NHL recap|1994020494}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|40||L||April 16, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||17–18–5 || 13,613 || {{NHL recap|1994020510}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|41||W||April 18, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||18–18–5 || 15,123 || {{NHL recap|1994020523}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|42||L||April 20, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||18–19–5 || 18,200 || {{NHL recap|1994020536}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|43||L||April 21, 1995||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||18–20–5 || 15,721 || {{NHL recap|1994020541}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|44||L||April 23, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||18–21–5 || 14,813 || {{NHL recap|1994020554}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|45||W||April 24, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||19–21–5 || 16,794 || {{NHL recap|1994020561}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|46||L||April 26, 1995||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||19–22–5 || 14,448 || {{NHL recap|1994020571}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|47||L||April 28, 1995||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||19–23–5 || 15,515 || {{NHL recap|1994020584}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid;|title=May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Attendance |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|48||L||May 3, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||19–24–5 || 15,399 || {{NHL recap|1994020618}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

{{Game log end}}

Player statistics

=Scoring=

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • {{dagger}} = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.
  • {{double-dagger}} = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan="2"| {{abbr|No.|Jersey number}}

!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Player

!scope="col" rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

!scope=colgroup colspan=6 | Regular season

scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|G|Goals}}

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|A|Assists}}

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|+/-|Plus/minus}}

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|PIM|Penalties in minutes}}

scope="row"| 21align="left" | {{Sortname|Andrew|Cassels}}C4673037−318
scope="row"| 89align="left" | {{Sortname|Darren|Turcotte}}C47171835122
scope="row"| 8align="left" | {{Sortname|Geoff|Sanderson}}LW46181432−1024
scope="row"| 12align="left" | {{Sortname|Steven|Rice}}RW40111021261
scope="row"| 28align="left" | {{Sortname|Paul|Ranheim}}LW4761420−310
scope="row"| 4align="left" | {{Sortname|Frantisek|Kucera|František Kučera}}D4831720330
scope="row"| 33align="left" | {{Sortname|Jimmy|Carson}}C3891019529
scope="row"| 18align="left" | {{Sortname|Robert|Kron}}LW3710818−310
scope="row"| 11align="left" | {{Sortname|Andrei|Nikolishin}}C3981018710
scope="row"| 6align="left" | {{Sortname|Adam|Burt}}D4671118065
scope="row"| 16align="left" | {{Sortname|Pat|Verbeek}}{{double-dagger}}RW2971118053
scope="row"| 20align="left" | {{Sortname|Glen|Wesley}}D4821416−650
scope="row"| 44align="left" | {{Sortname|Chris|Pronger}}D435914−1254
scope="row"| 26align="left" | {{Sortname|Jocelyn|Lemieux}}RW416511−732
scope="row"| 13align="left" | {{Sortname|Ted|Drury}}C34369−321
scope="row"| 22align="left" | {{Sortname|Mark|Janssens}}C46257−893
scope="row"| 7{{efn|Glynn wore number 3 in his first two games.}}align="left" | {{Sortname|Brian|Glynn}}D43167−232
scope="row"| 14align="left" | {{Sortname|Kevin|Smyth}}LW16156−313
scope="row"| 32align="left" | {{Sortname|Igor|Chibirev}}C831410
scope="row"| 27align="left" | {{Sortname|Kelly|Chase}}RW280441141
scope="row"| 24align="left" | {{Sortname|Jim|Storm|dab=ice hockey}}LW603320
scope="row"| 36align="left" | {{Sortname|Glen|Featherstone}}{{dagger}}D13112−732
scope="row"| 17align="left" | {{Sortname|Scott|Daniels|dab=ice hockey}}LW12022155
scope="row"| 1align="left" | {{Sortname|Sean|Burke}}G42011style="background:#ccc|8
scope="row"| 23align="left" | {{Sortname|Marek|Malik|Marek Malík}}D101110
scope="row"| 10align="left" | {{Sortname|Brad|McCrimmon}}D33011742
scope="row"| 5align="left" | {{Sortname|Alexander|Godynyuk}}D1400018
scope="row"| 39align="left" | {{Sortname|Robert|Petrovicky|Róbert Petrovický}}C200000
scope="row"| 35align="left" | {{Sortname|Jeff|Reese}}G11000style="background:#ccc|0
scope="row"| 52align="left" | {{Sortname|Jim|Sandlak}}RW13000−100

=Goaltending=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"| {{abbr|No.|Jersey number}}

!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Player

!scope=colgroup colspan=10 | Regular season

scope="col" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|T|Ties}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|SA|Shots against}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}

!scope="col" | {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}

scope="row"| 1align="left" | Sean Burke421719412331082.68.91202418
scope="row"| 35align="left" | Jeff Reese11251234263.27.8890477

Awards and records

=Awards=

class="wikitable"
scope="col" |Type

! scope="col" |Award/honor

! scope="col" |Recipient

! scope="col" |Ref

scope="row" rowspan="8"| Team

| Booster Club MVP Award

| Sean Burke

|{{cite web |title=Whalers Team Awards |url=http://www.whalershockey.com/awards.asp |website=www.whalershockey.com |access-date=September 11, 2023}}

Favorite Whaler Award

| Jocelyn Lemieux

|

Frank Keys Memorial Award

| Adam Burt

|

Mark Kravitz Award

| Sean Burke

|

Most Valuable Defenseman

| Frantisek Kucera

|

Three Star Award of Excellence

| Sean Burke

|

Top Gun Award

| Andrew Cassels

|

True Grit Award

| Andrei Nikolishin

|

=Milestones=

class="wikitable"
scope="col" |Milestone

! scope="col" |Player

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Ref

rowspan=2| First game

| Andrei Nikolishin

| January 21, 1995

| rowspan=2|{{cite web |title=1994-95 NHL Debuts |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=October 5, 2024}}

Marek Malik

| January 22, 1995

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

=Trades=

class="wikitable"
August 26, 1994

| valign="top"|To Boston Bruins

1st round pick in 1995 - Kyle McLaren
1st round pick in 1996 - Johnathan Aitken
1st round pick in 1997 - Sergei Samsonov

| valign="top"|To Hartford Whalers

Glen Wesley
style="background:#eee;"

| August 30, 1994

| valign="top"|To Edmonton Oilers

Bryan Marchment (Compensation for Restricted Free Agent)

| valign="top"|To Hartford Whalers

Steven Rice (Restricted Free Agent)
March 23, 1995

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

Pat Verbeek

| valign="top"|To Hartford Whalers

Glen Featherstone
Michael Stewart
1st round pick in 1995 - Jean-Sébastien Giguère
4th round pick in 1996 - Steve Wasylko

=Waivers=

class="wikitable"
January 18, 1995

| valign="top"|From Vancouver Canucks

Brian Glynn
style="background:#eee;"

| January 18, 1995

| valign="top"|From St. Louis Blues

Kelly Chase

=Free agents=

cellspacing="10"
valign="top" |

{|class="wikitable"

style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

| Player

Former Team
Jeff ChychrunEdmonton Oilers
style="background:#eee;"

| Jimmy Carson

Vancouver Canucks
Steven RiceEdmonton Oilers
style="background:#eee;"

| Bob Wren

Los Angeles Kings

| valign="top" |

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

| Player

New Team
Marc PotvinBoston Bruins
style="background:#eee;"

| Frank Pietrangelo

New York Islanders

|}

Draft picks

Hartford's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html |title=1994 NHL Entry Draft |website=hockeydb.com}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| Round

! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #

! style="background:#ddf; width:16.0%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:11.0%;"| Position

! style="background:#ddf; width:15.0%;"| Nationality

! style="background:#ddf; width:40.0%;"| College/Junior/Club team (League)

15Jeff O'NeillCenter{{CAN}}Guelph Storm (OHL)
483Hnat DomenichelliLeft Wing{{CAN}}Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5109Ryan RisidoreDefense{{CAN}}Guelph Storm (OHL)
8187Tom BuckleyCenter{{USA}}St. Joseph's High School (USHS-NY)
9213Ashlin HalfnightDefense{{CAN}}Harvard University (ECAC)
9230Matt BallRight Wing{{CAN}}Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)
10239Brian ReganGoaltender{{USA}}Westminster School (USHS-CT)
11265Steve NimigonLeft Wing{{CAN}}Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
S5Steve MartinsCenter{{CAN}}Harvard University (ECAC)

See also

Notes

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References

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  • {{cite web |title=Hartford Whalers 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000461995.html |website=www.hockeydb.com |access-date=September 4, 2023}}
  • {{cite web |title=1994-95 Hartford Whalers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1995.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=September 4, 2023}}

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1994-95

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