The 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 70th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.
1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
1995–96 record | 40–28–14 |
Home record | 22–13–6 |
Road record | 18–15–8 |
Goals for | 273 |
Goals against | 220 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Pulford |
Coach | Craig Hartsburg |
Captain | Chris Chelios |
Arena | United Center |
Average attendance | 20,390 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Indianapolis Ice Columbus Chill |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jeremy Roenick (32) |
Assists | Chris Chelios (58) |
Points | Chris Chelios (72) |
Penalty minutes | Bob Probert (237) |
Plus/minus | Keith Carney (+31) |
Wins | Ed Belfour (22) |
Goals against average | Jeff Hackett (2.40) |
Offseason
editCaptain Dirk Graham retired.[1] Defenseman Chris Chelios was named the new captain.
Regular season
editThe Blackhawks had the fewest power-play opportunities during the Regular season, with 356.[2]
Final standings
editNo. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
5 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
6 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
8 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
11 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Playoffs
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Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
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November: 5–4–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–3)
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December: 8–3–3 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
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January: 7–3–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
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February: 7–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–0)
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March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–0)
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April: 2–2–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–1–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames – Blackhawks win 4–0
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–2
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Legend:
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Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
7 | Chris Chelios | D | 81 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 25 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
27 | Jeremy Roenick | LW | 66 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 9 | 109 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
20 | Gary Suter | D | 82 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 3 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
92 | Bernie Nicholls | C | 59 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 11 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
55 | Eric Daze | LW | 80 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
17 | Joe Murphy | RW | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | −3 | 86 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
18 | Denis Savard | C | 69 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
32 | Murray Craven | LW | 66 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
24 | Bob Probert | RW | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 237 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 23 |
12 | Brent Sutter | C | 80 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
11 | Jeff Shantz | C | 78 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 |
4 | Keith Carney | D | 82 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
25 | Sergei Krivokrasov | LW | 46 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
44 | Patrick Poulin‡ | LW | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Eric Weinrich | D | 77 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
6[a] | Igor Ulanov†‡ | D | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Steve Smith | D | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 |
38[b] | James Black | C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
15 | Jim Cummins | RW | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
19 | Brent Grieve | LW | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | Steve Dubinsky | C | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Kip Miller | C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Cam Russell | D | 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
30 | Ed Belfour | G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
39 | Enrico Ciccone† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 30 |
31 | Jeff Hackett | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40[c] | Ethan Moreau | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Danton Cole† | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6[d] | Ivan Droppa | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Mike Prokopec | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Jimmy Waite | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | Brad Werenka | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
30 | Ed Belfour | 50 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 1373 | 135 | 2.74 | .902 | 1 | 2956 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 323 | 23 | 2.07 | .929 | 1 | 666 |
31 | Jeff Hackett | 35 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 948 | 80 | 2.40 | .916 | 4 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 5.00 | .844 | 0 | 60 |
29 | Jimmy Waite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
James Norris Memorial Trophy | Chris Chelios | [5] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Eric Daze (Forward) | [6] | |
NHL First All-Star team | Chris Chelios (Defense) | [6] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Ed Belfour[e] | [8] |
Chris Chelios[e] | |||
Denis Savard[f] | |||
Gary Suter[g] | |||
NHL Rookie of the Month | Eric Daze (January) | [11] |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Brent Sutter | February 23, 1996 | [12] |
Transactions
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Draft picks
editChicago's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[13]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 19 | Dmitri Nabokov | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
2 | 45 | Christian Laflamme | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
3 | 71 | Kevin McKay | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
4 | 82 | Chris Van Dyk | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
4 | 97 | Pavel Kriz | Czech Republic | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
6 | 146 | Marc Magliarditi | United States | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
6 | 149 | Marty Wilford | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
7 | 175 | Steve Tardif | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
8 | 201 | Casey Hankinson | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
9 | 227 | Michael Pittman | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Ulanov wore number 45 through December 10. He first wore number 6 on December 6.
- ^ Black wore number 34 in his first game.
- ^ Moreau wore number 23 in his first game.
- ^ Droppa wore number 3 on April 12.
- ^ a b Belfour and Chelios were voted to the starting lineup.[7]
- ^ Savard was selected by the commissioner.[9]
- ^ Suter did not play and was replaced by Larry Murphy of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[10]
References
edit- "Chicago Blackhawks 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- "1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Blackhawks' Graham Joins Coaching Ranks After Retiring As Player | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. August 8, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "RANFORD SENT TO BRUINS". Washington Post. January 12, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Cammy (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
On the Western Conference team, Toronto defenseman Larry Murphy replaced Chicago's Gary Suter, who injured his knee in a 3-2 loss to Washington Wednesday.
- ^ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Markus, Robert (February 23, 1996). "SUTTER TO LOG 1,000TH NHL GAME". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.