NHL 1996/97
NHL 1996/97 | |
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league | National Hockey League |
Period | October 4, 1996 to June 7, 1997 |
Teams | 26th |
Games / team | 82 |
Draft | |
Event | NHL Entry Draft 1996 |
Top pick | Chris Phillips |
Elected by | Ottawa Senators |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Colorado Avalanche |
MVP | Dominik Hašek (Buffalo) |
Top scorer | Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh) |
Playoffs | |
Stanley Cup winner | Detroit Red Wings |
finalist | Philadelphia Flyers |
Playoff MVP | Mike Vernon (Detroit) |
NHL seasons | |
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The 1996/97 NHL season was the 80th season in the National Hockey League . 26 teams played 82 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Detroit Red Wings after a 4-0 win in the final series against the Philadelphia Flyers .
It was the first season for the Phoenix Coyotes , the previous Winnipeg Jets , after their move. It was also the final season for the Hartford Whalers , who then moved to North Carolina to play under the Carolina Hurricanes name . The Boston Bruins ended the season with the worst record of all teams and missed the play-offs for the first time since 1967, so the longest series in league history of 29 consecutive play-offs came to an end.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets; = Playoff qualification, = division winner, = conference winner, = Presidents' Trophy winner
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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New Jersey Devils (1) | 82 | 45 | 23 | 14th | 231 | 182 | 104 |
Philadelphia Flyers (2) | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 274 | 217 | 103 |
Florida Panthers (4) | 82 | 35 | 28 | 19th | 221 | 201 | 89 |
New York Rangers (5) | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 258 | 231 | 86 |
Washington Capitals (9) | 82 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 214 | 231 | 75 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (11) | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 217 | 247 | 74 |
New York Islanders (12) | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 240 | 250 | 70 |
Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Buffalo Sabers (3) | 82 | 40 | 30th | 12 | 237 | 208 | 92 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (6) | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8th | 285 | 280 | 84 |
Ottawa Senators (7) | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15th | 249 | 276 | 77 |
Montreal Canadiens (8) | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15th | 249 | 276 | 77 |
Hartford Whalers (10) | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 226 | 256 | 75 |
Boston Bruins (13) | 82 | 26th | 47 | 9 | 234 | 300 | 61 |
Western Conference
Central Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Dallas Stars (2) | 82 | 48 | 26th | 8th | 252 | 198 | 104 |
Detroit Red Wings (3) | 82 | 38 | 26th | 18th | 253 | 197 | 94 |
Phoenix Coyotes (5) | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7th | 240 | 243 | 83 |
St. Louis Blues (6) | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 236 | 239 | 83 |
Chicago Blackhawks (8) | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 223 | 210 | 81 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (11) | 82 | 30th | 44 | 8th | 230 | 273 | 68 |
Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Colorado Avalanche (1) | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 277 | 205 | 107 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (4) | 82 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 243 | 231 | 85 |
Edmonton Oilers (7) | 82 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 252 | 247 | 81 |
Vancouver Canucks (9) | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7th | 257 | 273 | 77 |
Calgary Flames (10) | 82 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
Los Angeles Kings (12) | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 214 | 268 | 67 |
San Jose Sharks (13) | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8th | 211 | 278 | 62 |
Best scorer
The best scorer was Mario Lemieux . As the best assists, he had to share first place with his 72 assists with Wayne Gretzky . Keith Tkachuk led the scorers' list with 52 goals, but was not one of the top ten scorers. Paul Kariya , tried 340 shots the most. Outnumbered Brendan Shanahan and Ryan Smyth were the best with 20 goals each, while Mike Peca was outnumbered with six goals. With an average of 21.0, more than every fifth shot by Miroslav Šatan landed in the goal. The Plus / Minus led John LeClair with +44. The bad boy of the season was Gino Odjick with 371 penalty minutes. The most successful defender was Brian Leetch with 58 assists and 78 points. Sandis Ozoliņš scored 23 goals.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh | 76 | 50 | 72 | 122 | +27 | 65 |
Teemu Selänne | Anaheim | 78 | 51 | 58 | 109 | +28 | 34 |
Paul Kariya | Anaheim | 69 | 44 | 55 | 99 | +36 | 6th |
John LeClair | Philadelphia | 82 | 50 | 47 | 97 | +44 | 58 |
Wayne Gretzky | NY Rangers | 82 | 25th | 72 | 97 | +12 | 28 |
Jaromír Jágr | Pittsburgh | 63 | 47 | 48 | 95 | +22 | 40 |
Mats Sundin | Toronto | 82 | 41 | 53 | 94 | +6 | 59 |
Žigmund Pálffy | NY Islanders | 80 | 48 | 42 | 90 | +21 | 43 |
Ron Francis | Pittsburgh | 81 | 27 | 63 | 90 | +7 | 20th |
Brendan Shanahan | Hartford / Detroit | 81 | 47 | 41 | 88 | +32 | 131 |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = average goal conceded; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | T | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Martin Brodeur | New Jersey | 67 | 3838 | 37 | 14th | 13 | 120 | 10 | 0.927 | 1.88 |
Andy Moog | Dallas | 48 | 2738 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 98 | 3 | 0.913 | 2.15 |
Jeff Hackett | Chicago | 41 | 2473 | 19th | 18th | 4th | 89 | 2 | 0.927 | 2.16 |
Dominik Hašek | Buffalo | 67 | 4037 | 37 | 20th | 10 | 153 | 5 | 0.930 | 2.27 |
John Vanbiesbrouck | Florida | 57 | 3347 | 27 | 19th | 10 | 128 | 2 | 0.919 | 2.29 |
Best rookie scorer
A balanced, strong performance in goals and assists brought Jarome Iginla the title of best rookies scorer with 50 points. Defenders Bryan Berard and Janne Niinimaa each set up 40 goals. Sergei Beresin was the most successful striker with 25 goals. The plus / minus rating of the rookies led Colorado's Aaron Miller with +15. 208 penalty minutes from Calgary's Todd Simpson was the highest score among the rookies.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Jarome Iginla | Calgary | 82 | 21st | 29 | 50 | −4 | 37 |
Bryan Berard | NY Islanders | 82 | 8th | 40 | 48 | +1 | 86 |
Janne Niinimaa | Philadelphia | 77 | 4th | 40 | 44 | +12 | 58 |
Jim Campbell | St. Louis | 68 | 23 | 20th | 43 | +3 | 68 |
Sergei Beresin | Toronto | 73 | 25th | 16 | 41 | −3 | 2 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | New Jersey Devils | 4th | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||
8th | Canadiens de Montréal | 1 | 5 | New York Rangers | 4th | ||||||||||||
2 | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
7th | Ottawa Senators | 3 | |||||||||||||||
5 | New York Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
6th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | |||||||||||||||
4th | Florida panthers | 1 | 2 | Buffalo Sabers | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | New York Rangers | 4th | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | ||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | |||||||||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
1 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 7th | Edmonton Oilers | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dallas Stars | 3 | |||||||||||||||
7th | Edmonton Oilers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
1 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
6th | St. Louis Blues | 2 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
4th | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 4th | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3 | 4th | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0 |
NHL Awards and trophies awarded
- Main article: 1997 NHL Awards
See also
- NHL Entry Draft 1996
- 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 1997 NHL Awards
- NHL Player of the Month
Web links
- The 1996-97 NHL season at hockeydb.com