The 1993–94 Hartford Whalers season was the 22nd season of the franchise, 15th season in the NHL. The Whalers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It was the first season that all four former WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg) missed the playoffs since joining the NHL in 1979.
At the 1993 NHL Entry Draft the Whalers picked Chris Pronger second-overall with their first-round pick.
The Whalers were put into the new 'Northeast Division' after the 'Adams Division' was discontinued.
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
The Whalers did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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;
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.
June 1, 1993 - Detroit's 1993 sixth round draft pick (previously acquired, Detroit selects Tim Spitzig) traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Brad McCrimmon.June 20, 1993 - Washington's 1993 fourth round draft pick (previously acquired, Calgary selects Jason Smith) traded to the Calgary Flames for Sergei Makarov.June 26, 1993 - Whalers trade their 1993 first round draft pick (Viktor Kozlov), Toronto's 1993 second round draft pick (previously acquired, San Jose selects Vlastimil Kroupa), Hartford's 1993 third round draft pick (Ville Peltonen), and Sergei Makarov to the San Jose Sharks for San Jose's 1993 first round draft pick (Chris Pronger).November 2, 1993 - Patrick Poulin and Eric Weinrich traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Steve Larmer and Bryan Marchment.November 2, 1993 - Steve Larmer, Nick Kypreos, Barry Richter, and Hartford's 1994 sixth round draft pick (Yuri Litvinov) traded to the New York Rangers for Darren Turcotte and James Patrick.November 3, 1993 - Doug Houda traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Marc Potvin.November 12, 1993 - Martin Hamrlik traded to the St. Louis Blues for cash.November 19, 1993 - Dan Keczmer traded to the Calgary Flames for Jeff Reese.December 16, 1993 - Jim McKenzie traded to the Florida Panthers for Alexander Godynyuk.January 24, 1994 - Scott Morrow traded to the Calgary Flames for Todd Harkins.January 25, 1994 - Mark Greig and Hartford's 1995 sixth round draft pick (Doug Bonner) traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Ted Crowley.March 10, 1994 - Michael Nylander, Zarley Zalapski, and James Patrick traded to the Calgary Flames for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim, and Ted Drury.March 11, 1994 - Gary Suter, Randy Cunneyworth, and Hartford's 1995 third round draft pick (later traded to Vancouver who selects Larry Courville) traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Frantisek Kucera and Jocelyn Lemieux.March 18, 1994 - Ken Belanger traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Toronto's 1994 ninth round draft pick (Matt Ball).November 3, 1993 - Bob McGill claimed on waivers from the New York Islanders.Hartford's picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
