1989–90 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 58th season, the franchise's 64th. The season involved drafting Sergei Fedorov and Nicklas Lidstrom. Until 2016-17 this was the last season that the Red Wings failed to make the playoffs.Offseason
NHL Draft
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality |
| 1 | 11 | Mike Sillinger | Center | |
| 2 | 32 | Bob Boughner | Defense | |
| 3 | 53 | Nicklas Lidstrom | Defense | |
| 4 | 74 | Sergei Fedorov | Center | |
| 5 | 95 | Shawn McCosh | Center | |
| 6 | 116 | Dallas Drake | Right Wing | |
| 7 | 137 | Scott Zygulski | Defense | |
| 8 | 158 | Andy Suhy | Defense | |
| 9 | 179 | Bob Jones | Left Wing | |
| 10 | 200 | Greg Bignell | Defense | |
| 10 | 204 | Rick Judson | Left Wing | |
| 11 | 221 | Vladimir Konstantinov | Defense | |
| 12 | 242 | Joe Frederick | Right Wing | |
| 12 | 246 | Jason Glickman | Goaltender | |
| S | 16 | Brad Kreick | Defense | |
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Steve Yzerman | 79 | 62 | 65 | 127 | 79 |
| Gerard Gallant | 69 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 254 |
| Bernie Federko | 73 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 24 |
| Shawn Burr | 76 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 82 |
| John Chabot | 69 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 24 |
| Jimmy Carson | 44 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 8 |
| Joey Kocur | 71 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 268 |
| Dave Barr | 62 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 45 |
| Marc Habscheid | 66 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 33 |
| Daniel Shank | 57 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 143 |
| Petr Klima | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Greg Adams | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Kevin McClelland | 61 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 183 |
| Randy McKay | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 51 |
| Sheldon Kennedy | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Torrie Robertson | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 112 |
| Brent Fedyk | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Joe Murphy | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Probert | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Tony McKegney | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Jim Nill | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Chris McRae | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Adam Graves | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Murray Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Merkosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Steve Chiasson | 67 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 114 |
| Rick Zombo | 77 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 95 |
| Lee Norwood | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 95 |
| Borje Salming | 49 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 52 |
| Mike O'Connell | 66 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Yves Racine | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| Doug Houda | 73 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 |
| Robert Picard | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Dean Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Mokosak | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| Peter Dineen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| Tim Cheveldae | 28 | 1600 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3.79 |
| Glen Hanlon | 45 | 2290 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4.03 |
| Sam St. Laurent | 14 | 607 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.76 |
| Greg Stefan | 7 | 359 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Glen Hanlon | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Greg Stefan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Cheveldae | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
