Hartford Whalers
Average PPS: -46
Period: 1979-1997
Hartford Whalers
| Net Points Earned | -833 |
| Average Points Per Season | -46 |
Period: 1979-1997
| Season Info | Franchise Info | Total Points Earned | Seasons Ranked | Regular Season Record | Reg. Seas. Quantified: F.P.E. | Postseason Quantified: F.P.E. | Exceptional Pts | Regular Season Summary | Postseason Results- (Series) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Bulk of Season | NHL Season | League Size | Location | Logo | Uniform Colors | W | L | L | T | NHL Pts | TCS Win % | Pts: W-L record | Pts: Final Standings | Reg. Seas. Total | Net Playoff Pts | Postseason Total | Expansion: L & B Pts | Expansion Total | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | ||||
| 1980 | 1979/80 | 21 teams | Springfield, Mass. & Hartford |  | 35 | 4th | 27 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 73 | 0.456 | -39 | 20 | -19 | -20 | -20 | 74 | 74 | (*WHA-NHL merger)(Bruins force Whalers to change ID from 'New England' to 'Hartford'.) Qualify for Postseason- overall #14 seed. (*Return to HTFD for 2nd half of season after 2 years in Springfield.) | L 3-0 | 1st Round L 3-0 | ||||
| 1981 | 1980/81 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -54 | 11th | 21 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 60 | 0.375 | -123 | 0 | -123 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 18th of 21 teams in NHL | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1982 | 1981/82 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -152 | 16th | 21 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 60 | 0.375 | -123 | -61 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | Last Place in Division and Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1983 | 1982/83 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -270 | 18th | 19 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 45 | 0.281 | -219 | -51 | -270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. Tied for Last in Conference and NHL (WTBs) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1984 | 1983/84 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -112 | 14th | 28 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 66 | 0.412 | -84 | -28 | -112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1985 | 1984/85 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -94 | 13th | 30 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 69 | 0.431 | -66 | -28 | -94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1986 | 1985/86 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | 110 | 2nd | 40 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 84 | 0.525 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | W 3-1 | L 4-3 | 2nd Round L 4-3 | |||
| 1987 | 1986/87 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | 156 | 1st | 43 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 0.581 | 93 | 90 | 183 | -27 | -27 | 0 | 0 | Win Division. #1 Divisional seed | L 4-2 | 1st Round L 4-2 | ||||
| 1988 | 1987/88 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -8 | 6th | 35 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 0.481 | -14 | 18 | 4 | -12 | -12 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | L 4-2 | 1st Round L 4-2 | ||||
| 1989 | 1988/89 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -2 | 5th | 37 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 79 | 0.494 | 0 | 18 | 18 | -20 | -20 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | L 4-0 | 1st Round L 4-0 | ||||
| 1990 | 1989/90 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | 50 | 3rd | 38 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 0.531 | 40 | 18 | 58 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | L 4-3 | 1st Round L 4-3 | ||||
| 1991 | 1990/91 | 21 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -33 | 9th | 31 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 0.456 | -39 | 18 | -21 | -12 | -12 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | L 4-2 | 1st Round L 4-2 | ||||
| 1992 | 1991/92 | 22 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -75 | 12th | 26 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 65 | 0.406 | -85 | 18 | -67 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as Divisional #4 seed | L 4-3 | 1st Round L 4-3 | ||||
| 1993 | 1992/93 | 24 teams | Hartford, Connecticut |  | -155 | 17th | 26 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 0.345 | -155 | 0 | -155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th of 6 teams in Adams Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1994 | 1993/94 | 26 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -131 | 15th | 27 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 63 | 0.375 | -131 | 0 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th of 14 teams in Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1995 | 1994/95 | 26 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -30 | 8th | 19 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 43 | 0.448 | -30 | 0 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 14 teams in Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1996 | 1995/96 | 26 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -26 | 7th | 34 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 77 | 0.470 | -26 | 0 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 13 teams in Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1997 | 1996/97 | 26 teams | Hartford, Connecticut | | -42 | 10th | 32 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 75 | 0.457 | -42 | 0 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final Season- T-9th of 13 teams in Eastern Conf. (*Relocate to Greensboro, N.C. after this season. Become the 'Hurricanes'). | *Had called Hartford home since January of 1975. | 1st Round *Had called Hartford home since January of 1975. | ||||