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1988–89 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1988–89
year	1988
Team	St. Louis Blues
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	33–35–12
HomeRecord	22–11–7
RoadRecord	11–24–5
GoalsFor	275
GoalsAgainst	285
GeneralManager	Ron Caron
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Bernie Federko
AltCaptain	Rick Meagher
Unknown
Arena	St. Louis Arena
GoalsLeader	Brett Hull (41)
AssistsLeader	Bernie Federko (45)
PointsLeader	Brett Hull (84)
PIMLeader	Todd Ewen (171)
WinsLeader	Greg Millen (22)
GAALeader	Greg Millen (3.38)

Unknown The 1988–89 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

Team captain Brian Sutter retires to become the new head coach. Forward Bernie Federko is named team captain.

NHL draft

Main article: 1988 NHL draft

a	#ffc322	2px}}" width="5%"	Round	a
1	9	Rod Brind'Amour	Center	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
2	30	Adrien Plavsic	Defense	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
3	51	Rob Fournier	Goaltender	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4	72	Jaan Luik	Defense	Miami University (CCHA)
5	105	Dave LaCouture	Right wing	Natick High School (USHS-MA)
6	114	Dan Fowler	Defense	University of Maine (Hockey East)
7	135	Matt Hayes	Defense	New Hampton School (USHS-NH)
8	156	John McCoy	Left wing	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
9	177	Tony Twist	Left wing	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
10	198	Bret Hedican	Defense	North High School (USHS-MN)
11	219	Heath DeBoer	Defense	Spring Lake Park High School (USHS-MN)
12	240	Mike Francis	Goaltender	Harvard University (ECAC)
[S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft)	14	Mike McNeill	Left wing	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)

Regular season

The Blues tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts in the league, with 6.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |3||W||October 12, 1988||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||October 14, 1988||8–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 15, 1988||2–9 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||2–2–1 |- |6||W||October 20, 1988||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 22, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 27, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||5–3–1

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Playoffs

The Blues defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division semifinals, in five games. They lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Norris Division finals, in five games.

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Brett Hull	78	41	43	84	33
Bernie Federko	66	22	45	67	54
Cliff Ronning	64	24	31	55	18
Peter Zezel	52	17	36	53	27
Greg Paslawski	75	26	26	52	18
Tony Hrkac	70	17	28	45	8
Gino Cavallini	74	20	23	43	79
Tony McKegney	71	25	17	42	58
Rick Meagher	78	15	14	29	53
Sergio Momesso	53	9	17	26	139
Steve Tuttle	53	13	12	25	6
Doug Evans	53	7	12	19	81
Herb Raglan	50	7	10	17	144
Mike Bullard	20	4	12	16	46
Todd Ewen	34	4	5	9	171
Craig Coxe	41	0	7	7	127
Dave Lowry	21	3	3	6	11
Jim Vesey	5	1	1	2	7

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Brian Benning	66	8	26	34	102
Gordie Roberts	77	2	24	26	90
Paul Cavallini	65	4	20	24	128
Tom Tilley	70	1	22	23	47
Mike Lalor	36	1	14	15	54
Gaston Gingras	52	3	10	13	6
Dave Richter	66	1	5	6	99
Glen Featherstone	18	0	2	2	22
Robert Dirk	9	0	1	1	11
Tim Bothwell	22	0	0	0	14
Dominic Lavoie	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Greg Millen	52	22	20	7	6	3.38
Vincent Riendeau	32	11	15	5	0	3.52

Awards and honors

Dan Kelly (sportscaster), Lester Patrick Trophy (posthumous selection)

References

"1988-89 NHL Schedule and Results".
"1988-89 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.425, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, {{ISBN. 978-1-55468-621-6

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