1992–93 Hartford Whalers season
The 1992–93 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 14th season in the National Hockey League.
Offseason
Regular season
Although the Whalers finished last in shots on goal during the regular season, they scored 284 goals to finish with a 13.0 shooting percentage, good enough for 5th in the league.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Whalers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1985.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 82 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 28 | -21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 84 | 21 | 64 | 85 | 62 | -11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| RW | 84 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 197 | -7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 67 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 20 | -4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| D | 83 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 94 | -34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 66 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 81 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 37 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 79 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 76 | -11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 36 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 76 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 237 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 75 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 325 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 65 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 116 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 63 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 58 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 39 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 63 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 202 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 45 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 167 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 109 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 59 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2656 | 50 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 184 | 4.16 | 0 | 1485 | 1301 | .876 | |
| 867 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 3.94 | 0 | 499 | 442 | .886 | |
| 1373 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 111 | 4.85 | 0 | 783 | 672 | .858 | |
| 168 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.21 | 0 | 87 | 78 | .897 | |
| 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;
Awards and records
Transactions
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.Trades
Waivers
Free agents
Roster
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 |
| 1 | 9 | Robert Petrovicky | Dukla Trenčín | |
| 2 | 47 | Andrei Nikolishin | Dynamo Moscow | |
| 3 | 57 | Jan Vopat | Chemopetrol Litvínov | |
| 4 | 79 | Kevin Smyth | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| 4 | 81 | Jason McBain | Portland Winter Hawks | |
| 6 | 143 | Jarrett Reid | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 7 | 153 | Ken Belanger | Ottawa 67's | |
| 8 | 177 | Konstantin Korotkov | Spartak Moscow | |
| 9 | 201 | Greg Zwakman | Edina High School | |
| 10 | 225 | Steven Halko | Thornhill Islanders | |
| 11 | 249 | Joacim Esbjors | Frölunda HC |