Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Whalers waxay heleen Sergei Makarov 20-kii Juun iyada oo la macaamil ah Calgary Flames. Makarov wuxuu dhaliyay 18 gool iyo 57 dhibcood 71 kulan xilli ciyaareedkii 1992-93. Makarov wuxuu la joogay Whalers muddo gaaban sababtoo ah lix maalmood ka dib, waxaa loo beddelay San Jose Sharks (oo ay weheliyaan Whalers' wareega koowaad, labaad iyo saddexaad ee doorashada ee
1993 NHL Entry Draft) beddelkeeda wareegga koowaad ee Sharks, oo ahaa kii labaad ee guud ahaan, ee 1993 NHL Entry Draft.