NHL Trades By The Numbers
A year-by-year breakdown of NHL trade deadline activity since the 1979-80 season.
| Season |
Deadline Date |
Total No. of Trades |
Total No. of Players |
| 1979-80 |
March 11, 1980 |
3 |
5 |
| 1980-81 |
March 10, 1981 |
12 |
22 |
| 1981-82 |
March 9, 1982 |
5 |
11 |
| 1982-83 |
March 8, 1983 |
1 |
1 |
| 1983-84 |
March 6, 1984 |
2 |
2 |
| 1984-85 |
March 12, 1985 |
4 |
7 |
| 1985-86 |
March 11, 1986 |
8 |
14 |
| 1986-87 |
March 10, 1987 |
5 |
9 |
| 1987-88 |
March 8, 1988 |
8 |
12 |
| 1988-89 |
March 7, 1989 |
9 |
21 |
| 1989-90 |
March 6, 1990 |
10 |
16 |
| 1990-91 |
March 5, 1991 |
14 |
33 |
| 1991-92 |
March 10, 1992 |
11 |
22 |
| 1992-93 |
March 22, 1993 |
9 |
14 |
| 1993-94 |
March 21, 1994 |
18 |
35 |
| 1994-95 |
April 7, 1995 |
19 |
32 |
| 1995-96 |
March 20, 1996 |
13 |
21 |
| 1996-97 |
March 18, 1997 |
18 |
35 |
| 1997-98 |
March 24, 1998 |
19 |
38 |
| 1998-99 |
March 23, 1999 |
21 |
30 |
| 1999-00 |
March 14, 2000 |
12 |
23 |
| 2000-01 |
March 13, 2001 |
17 |
31 |
| 2001-02 |
March 19, 2002 |
17 |
35 |
| 2002-03 |
March 11, 2003 |
24 |
46 |
| 2003-04 |
March 9, 2004 |
20 |
32 |
| 2005-06 |
March 9, 2006 |
25 |
40 |
| 2006-07 |
February 27, 2007 |
25 |
44 |
| 2007-08 |
February 26, 2008 |
25 |
45 |
| 2008-09 |
March 4, 2009 |
22 |
47 |
| 2009-10 |
March 3, 2010 |
31 |
55 |
| 2010-11 |
February 28, 2011 |
16 |
35 |
| 2011-12 |
February 27, 2012 |
16 |
32 |
