1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season

1990–91 Quebec Nordiques
Division	5th Adams
Conference	11th Wales
1990–91 record	16–50–14
Home record	9–23–8
Road record	7–27–6
Goals for	236
Goals against	354
Team information
General Manager	Pierre Page
Coach	Dave Chambers
Captain	Steven Finn and Joe Sakic
Arena	Colisée Pepsi
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Sakic (48)
Assists	Joe Sakic (61)
Points	Joe Sakic (109)
Penalties in minutes	Steven Finn (228)
Wins	Ron Tugnutt (12)
Goals against average	Stephane Fiset (3.87)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

After finishing in last place in the NHL in 1989–90 with only 31 points, Quebec hired Pierre Page to become the general manager, as Maurice Filion finished the previous season on an interim basis. Page had spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Minnesota North Stars, helping them to the playoffs in each season with the team.

Page then fired head coach Michel Bergeron, and named his assistant coach from the North Stars, Dave Chambers, to be his head coach in Quebec. This would be Chambers first time as a head coach at the NHL level.

The Nordiques had the first overall pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, and the club drafted Owen Nolan from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Nolan had 51 goals and 110 points with the Royals in 59 games, as well as recording 240 penalty minutes. The team also signed Mats Sundin, their first overall pick from the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and would have him on the club for the 1990–91 season.

Quebec began the season with a 3-3-3 record in their first nine games, however, the rebuilding team hit a rough patch, and would fall into last place in the Adams Division as they went on a 17-game winless streak. The Nordiques began to make some trades, as Michel Petit, Aaron Broten and Lucien DeBlois were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Scott Pearson, the Leafs second round pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, and the Leafs second rounder in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

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