1996-97 NHL season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1996-97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games.

This was the first season for the Phoenix Coyotes, who were previously known as the Winnipeg Jets. On March 25, 1997, the Hartford Whalers announced that they would move from Connecticut following the 1996-97 season. Starting in the 1997-98 NHL season, they were known as the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Boston Bruins recorded the league's worst record, missing the playoffs for the first time in thirty seasons and ending the longest consecutive playoff streak ever recorded in the history of North American professional sport.

The 1996-97 season marked the retirement of Craig MacTavish, the last active NHL player who played without a protective helmet. He had been grandfathered under the old rule requiring them to be worn because he signed a pro contract before the rule was established.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Final standings
- 1.2 Scoring leaders
2 Stanley Cup playoffs
3 NHL Awards
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

**Northeast Division**
Team	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Buffalo Sabres	40	30	12	237	208	92
Pittsburgh Penguins	38	36	8	285	280	84
Ottawa Senators	31	36	15	249	276	77
Montreal Canadiens	31	36	15	249	276	77
Hartford Whalers	32	39	11	226	256	75
Boston Bruins	26	47	9	234	300	61

**Atlantic Division**
Team	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New Jersey Devils	45	23	14	231	182	104
Philadelphia Flyers	45	24	13	274	217	103
Florida Panthers	35	28	19	221	201	89
New York Rangers	38	34	10	258	231	86
Washington Capitals	33	40	9	214	231	75
Tampa Bay Lightning	32	40	10	217	247	74
New York Islanders	29	41	12	240	250	70

Western Conference

**Central Division**
Team	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Dallas Stars	48	26	8	252	198	104
Detroit Red Wings	38	26	18	253	197	94
Phoenix Coyotes	38	37	7	240	243	83
St. Louis Blues	36	35	11	236	239	83
Chicago Blackhawks	34	35	13	223	210	81
Toronto Maple Leafs	30	44	8	230	273	68

**Pacific Division**
Team	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Colorado Avalanche	49	24	9	277	205	107
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	36	33	13	243	231	85
Edmonton Oilers	36	37	9	252	247	81
Vancouver Canucks	35	40	7	257	273	77
Calgary Flames	32	41	9	214	239	73
Los Angeles Kings	28	43	11	214	268	67
San Jose Sharks	27	47	8	211	278	62

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

**Regular Season**
Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh	76	50	72	122
Teemu Selänne	Anaheim	78	51	58	109
Paul Kariya	Anaheim	69	44	55	99
John LeClair	Philadelphia	82	50	47	97
Wayne Gretzky	NY Rangers	82	25	72	97
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh	63	47	48	95
Mats Sundin	Toronto	82	41	53	94
Zigmund Palffy	NY Islanders	80	48	42	90
Ron Francis	Pittsburgh	81	27	63	90
Brendan Shanahan	Hartford/ Detroit	81	47	41	88
Keith Tkachuk	Phoenix	81	52	34	86
Peter Forsberg	Colorado	65	28	58	86
Pierre Turgeon	Montreal/ St. Louis	78	26	59	85
Steve Yzerman	Detroit	81	22	63	85
Mark Messier	NY Rangers	71	36	48	84
Mike Modano	Dallas	80	35	48	83
Brett Hull	St. Louis	77	42	40	82
Adam Oates	Boston/ Washington	80	22	60	82
Doug Gilmour	Toronto/ New Jersey	81	22	60	82
Doug Weight	Edmonton	80	21	61	82
Vincent Damphousse	Montreal	82	27	54	81
Mark Recchi	Montreal	82	34	46	80

[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs

[edit] Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			Stanley Cup Finals

2	Buffalo	4
7	Ottawa	3
			2	Buffalo	1

			3	Philiadelphia	4
3	Philadelphia	4

6	Pittsburgh	1
						3	Philadelphia	4
Eastern Conference
						5	New York	1
1	New Jersey	4

8	Montreal	1
			1	New Jersey	1

			5	New York	4
4	Florida	1

5	New York	4
									E3	Philadelphia	0

									W3	Detroit	4
3	Detroit	4

6	St. Louis	2
			3	Detroit	4

			4	Anaheim	0
4	Anaheim	4

5	Phoenix	3
						1	Colorado	2
Western Conference
						3	Detroit	4
1	Colorado	4

8	Chicago	2
			1	Colorado	4

			7	Edmonton	1
2	Dallas	3

7	Edmonton	4

The Stanley Cup

[edit] Conference quarterfinals

[edit] Eastern Conference

Montreal vs. New Jersey
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Montreal 2	5 New Jersey
April 19	Montreal 1	4 New Jersey
April 22	New Jersey 6	4 Montreal
April 24	New Jersey 3	4 Montreal	3OT
April 26	Montreal 0	4 New Jersey
New Jersey wins series 4–1

Ottawa vs. Buffalo
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Ottawa 1	3 Buffalo
April 19	Ottawa 3	1 Buffalo
April 21	Buffalo 3	2 Ottawa
April 23	Buffalo 0	1 Ottawa	OT
April 25	Ottawa 4	1 Buffalo
April 27	Buffalo 3	0 Ottawa
April 29	Ottawa 2	3 Buffalo	OT
Buffalo wins series 4–3

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Pittsburgh 1	5 Philadelphia
April 19	Pittsburgh 2	3 Philadelphia
April 21	Philadelphia 5	3 Pittsburgh
April 23	Philadelphia 1	4 Pittsburgh
April 26	Pittsburgh 3	6 Philadelphia
Philadelphia wins series 4–1

NY Rangers vs. Florida
Date	Away	Home
April 17	NY Rangers 0	3 Florida
April 20	NY Rangers 3	0 Florida
April 22	Florida 3	4 NY Rangers	OT
April 23	Florida 2	3 NY Rangers
April 25	NY Rangers 3	2 Florida	OT
NY Rangers win series 4–1

[edit] Western Conference

Chicago vs. Colorado
Date	Away	Home
April 16	Chicago 0	6 Colorado
April 18	Chicago 1	3 Colorado
April 20	Colorado 3	4 Chicago	2OT
April 22	Colorado 3	6 Chicago
April 24	Chicago 0	7 Colorado
April 26	Colorado 6	3 Chicago
Colorado wins series 4–2

Edmonton vs. Dallas
Date	Away	Home
April 16	Edmonton 3	5 Dallas
April 18	Edmonton 4	0 Dallas
April 20	Dallas 3	4 Edmonton	OT
April 22	Dallas 4	3 Edmonton
April 25	Edmonton 1	0 Dallas	2OT
April 27	Dallas 3	2 Edmonton
April 29	Edmonton 4	3 Dallas	OT
Edmonton wins series 4–3

St. Louis vs. Detroit
Date	Away	Home
April 16	St. Louis 2	0 Detroit
April 18	St. Louis 1	2 Detroit
April 20	Detroit 3	2 St. Louis
April 22	Detroit 0	4 St. Louis
April 25	St. Louis 2	5 Detroit
April 27	Detroit 3	1 St. Louis
Detroit wins series 4–2

Phoenix vs. Anaheim
Date	Away	Home
April 16	Phoenix 2	4 Anaheim
April 18	Phoenix 2	4 Anaheim
April 20	Anaheim 1	4 Phoenix
April 22	Anaheim 0	2 Phoenix
April 24	Phoenix 5	2 Anaheim
April 27	Anaheim 3	2 Phoenix	OT
April 29	Phoenix 0	3 Anaheim
Anaheim wins series 4–3

[edit] Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

NY Rangers vs. New Jersey
Date	Away	Home
May 2	NY Rangers 0	2 New Jersey
May 4	NY Rangers 2	0 New Jersey
May 6	New Jersey 2	3 NY Rangers
May 8	New Jersey 0	3 NY Rangers
May 11	NY Rangers 2	1 New Jersey	OT
NY Rangers win series 4–1

Philadelphia vs. Buffalo
Date	Away	Home
May 3	Philadelphia 5	3 Buffalo
May 5	Philadelphia 2	1 Buffalo
May 7	Buffalo 1	4 Philadelphia
May 9	Buffalo 5	4 Philadelphia	OT
May 11	Philadelphia 6	3 Buffalo
Philadelphia wins series 4–1

Western Conference

Edmonton vs. Colorado
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Edmonton 1	5 Colorado
May 4	Edmonton 1	4 Colorado
May 7	Colorado 3	4 Edmonton
May 9	Colorado 3	2 Edmonton	OT
May 11	Edmonton 3	Colorado 4
Colorado wins series 4–1

Anaheim vs. Detroit
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Anaheim 1	2 Detroit	OT
May 4	Anaheim 2	3 Detroit	3OT
May 6	Detroit 5	3 Anaheim
May 8	Detroit 3	2 Anaheim	2OT
Detroit wins series 4–0

[edit] Conference finals

**Eastern Conference**
NY Rangers vs. Philadelphia
Date	Away	Home
May 16	NY Rangers 1	3 Philadelphia
May 18	NY Rangers 5	4 Philadelphia
May 20	Philadelphia 6	3 NY Rangers
May 23	Philadelphia 3	2 NY Rangers
May 25	NY Rangers 2	4 Philadelphia
Philadelphia wins series 4–1 and Prince of Wales Trophy

**Western Conference**
Detroit vs. Colorado
Date	Away	Home
May 15	Detroit 1	2 Colorado
May 17	Detroit 4	2 Colorado
May 19	Colorado 1	2 Detroit
May 22	Colorado 0	6 Detroit
May 24	Detroit 0	6 Colorado
May 26	Colorado 1	3 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–2 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

[edit] Stanley Cup final

Detroit vs. Philadelphia
Date	Away	Home
May 31	Detroit 4	2 Philadelphia
June 3	Detroit 4	2 Philadelphia
June 5	Philadelphia 1	6 Detroit
June 7	Philadelphia 1	2 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup
Mike Vernon (Detroit) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Eric Lindros	Phi	19	12	14	26
Joe Sakic	Col	17	8	17	25
Claude Lemieux	Col	17	13	10	23
Valeri Kamensky	Col	17	8	14	22
Rod Brind'Amour	Phi	19	13	8	21
John LeClair	Phi	19	9	12	21
Wayne Gretzky	NYR	15	10	10	20
Sergei Fedorov	Det	20	8	12	20
Brendan Shanahan	Det	20	9	8	17
Peter Forsberg	Col	14	5	12	17
Sandis Ozolinsh	Col	17	4	13	17
Vyacheslav Kozlov	Det	20	8	5	13
Paul Kariya	Ana	11	7	6	13
Steve Yzerman	Det	20	7	6	13
Janne Niinimaa	Phi	19	1	12	13

[edit] NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place on June 19, 1997.

Presidents' Trophy:	Colorado Avalanche
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Tony Granato, San Jose Sharks
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Bryan Berard, New York Islanders
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Mike Vernon, Detroit Red Wings
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Michael Peca, Buffalo Sabres
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
Jack Adams Award:	Ted Nolan, Buffalo Sabres
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Paul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers
Vezina Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Martin Brodeur/Mike Dunham, New Jersey Devils
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Bill Cleary, Pat LaFontaine

[edit] See also

[edit] References

NHL seasons
1992-93 \| 1993-94 \| 1994-95 \| 1995-96 \| 1996-97 \| 1997-98 \| 1998-99 \| 1999-00 \| 2000-01

v • d • e National Hockey League 1917 to present
Current teams	Anaheim • Atlanta • Boston • Buffalo • Calgary • Carolina • Chicago • Colorado • Columbus • Dallas • Detroit • Edmonton • Florida • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Montreal • Nashville • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Ottawa • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pittsburgh • San Jose • St. Louis • Tampa Bay • Toronto • Vancouver • Washington
Trophies and awards	Stanley Cup • Prince of Wales • Clarence S. Campbell • Presidents' Trophy • Adams • Art Ross • Calder • Conn Smythe • Crozier • Hart • Jennings • King Clancy • Lady Byng • Masterton • Messier • Norris • Patrick • Pearson • Plus/Minus • Rocket Richard • Selke • Vezina
Defunct and relocated teams	Atlanta Flames • California/Oakland (Golden) Seals • Cleveland Barons • Colorado Rockies • Hamilton Tigers • Kansas City Scouts • Minnesota North Stars • Montreal Maroons • Montreal Wanderers • New England/Hartford Whalers • New York/Brooklyn Americans • Ottawa Senators (original) • Philadelphia Quakers • Pittsburgh Pirates • Quebec Bulldogs • Quebec Nordiques • St. Louis Eagles • Winnipeg Jets

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../1/9/9/1996-97_NHL_season_9699.html"

Categories: National Hockey League seasons | 1996 in ice hockey | 1997 in ice hockey

1996-97 NHL season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Scoring leaders

[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs

[edit] Playoff bracket

[edit] Conference quarterfinals

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] Conference semifinals

[edit] Conference finals

[edit] Stanley Cup final

[edit] Scoring leaders

[edit] NHL Awards

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Views

Navigation

interaction

Search

In other languages