1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season

1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1995–96 record40–28–14
Home record22–13–6
Road record18–15–8
Goals for273
Goals against220
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance20,390
Minor league affiliate(s)Indianapolis Ice
Columbus Chill
Team leaders
GoalsJeremy Roenick (32)
AssistsChris Chelios (58)
PointsChris Chelios (72)
Penalty minutesBob Probert (237)
Plus/minusKeith Carney (+31)
WinsEd Belfour (22)
Goals against averageJeff Hackett (2.40)

The 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 70th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

Captain Dirk Graham retired.[1] Defenseman Chris Chelios was named the new captain.

Regular season

The Blackhawks had the fewest power-play opportunities during the Regular season, with 356.[2]

Final standings

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
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.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[4]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 7, 1995 4–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 10, 1995 5–6 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 12, 1995 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 2–1–0 Recap
4 L October 14, 1995 2–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 2–2–0 Recap
5 T October 15, 1995 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (1995–96) 2–2–1 Recap
6 W October 17, 1995 6–3 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 3–2–1 Recap
7 L October 19, 1995 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–3–1 Recap
8 W October 21, 1995 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 4–3–1 Recap
9 W October 22, 1995 5–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 5–3–1 Recap
10 L October 26, 1995 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 5–4–1 Recap
11 L October 28, 1995 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 5–5–1 Recap
12 W October 29, 1995 6–3 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 6–5–1 Recap
November: 5–4–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 T November 1, 1995 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 6–5–2 Recap
14 L November 5, 1995 3–7 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 6–6–2 Recap
15 W November 9, 1995 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 7–6–2 Recap
16 W November 11, 1995 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 8–6–2 Recap
17 T November 12, 1995 4–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 8–6–3 Recap
18 L November 14, 1995 5–6 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 8–7–3 Recap
19 W November 16, 1995 3–1 New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–7–3 Recap
20 L November 19, 1995 2–3 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 9–8–3 Recap
21 L November 22, 1995 2–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 9–9–3 Recap
22 W November 24, 1995 5–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 10–9–3 Recap
23 T November 26, 1995 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 10–9–4 Recap
24 W November 28, 1995 5–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–9–4 Recap
25 T November 29, 1995 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 11–9–5 Recap
December: 8–3–3 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 11–9–6 Recap
27 T December 6, 1995 5–5 OT @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 11–9–7 Recap
28 L December 7, 1995 2–5 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 11–10–7 Recap
29 W December 10, 1995 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 12–10–7 Recap
30 L December 13, 1995 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 12–11–7 Recap
31 L December 15, 1995 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 12–12–7 Recap
32 W December 17, 1995 3–1 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 13–12–7 Recap
33 W December 20, 1995 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 14–12–7 Recap
34 T December 21, 1995 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 14–12–8 Recap
35 W December 23, 1995 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 15–12–8 Recap
36 W December 26, 1995 5–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 16–12–8 Recap
37 W December 28, 1995 4–3 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 17–12–8 Recap
38 W December 29, 1995 5–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 18–12–8 Recap
39 W December 31, 1995 5–0 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 19–12–8 Recap
January: 7–3–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
40 W January 2, 1996 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 20–12–8 Recap
41 L January 4, 1996 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 20–13–8 Recap
42 L January 6, 1996 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 20–14–8 Recap
43 W January 7, 1996 5–2 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 21–14–8 Recap
44 T January 9, 1996 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 21–14–9 Recap
45 W January 12, 1996 3–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 22–14–9 Recap
46 W January 14, 1996 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 23–14–9 Recap
47 L January 17, 1996 2–3 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 23–15–9 Recap
48 W January 22, 1996 7–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 24–15–9 Recap
49 T January 24, 1996 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 24–15–10 Recap
50 W January 25, 1996 2–1 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 25–15–10 Recap
51 T January 27, 1996 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–15–11 Recap
52 W January 31, 1996 4–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 26–15–11 Recap
February: 7–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 3, 1996 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 27–15–11 Recap
54 W February 4, 1996 4–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 28–15–11 Recap
55 W February 6, 1996 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 29–15–11 Recap
56 W February 8, 1996 6–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 30–15–11 Recap
57 L February 10, 1996 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 30–16–11 Recap
58 W February 15, 1996 3–0 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 31–16–11 Recap
59 W February 18, 1996 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 32–16–11 Recap
60 L February 22, 1996 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 32–17–11 Recap
61 L February 23, 1996 0–1 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 32–18–11 Recap
62 L February 25, 1996 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 32–19–11 Recap
63 W February 29, 1996 4–3 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 33–19–11 Recap
March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 1, 1996 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 33–20–11 Recap
65 L March 3, 1996 2–6 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 33–21–11 Recap
66 L March 5, 1996 0–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 33–22–11 Recap
67 L March 8, 1996 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 33–23–11 Recap
68 W March 11, 1996 8–4 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 34–23–11 Recap
69 W March 14, 1996 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 35–23–11 Recap
70 W March 17, 1996 5–1 New York Islanders (1995–96) 36–23–11 Recap
71 L March 20, 1996 2–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 36–24–11 Recap
72 W March 22, 1996 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 37–24–11 Recap
73 T March 24, 1996 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 37–24–12 Recap
74 L March 27, 1996 0–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 37–25–12 Recap
75 L March 29, 1996 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 37–26–12 Recap
76 W March 31, 1996 5–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 38–26–12 Recap
April: 2–2–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
77 W April 3, 1996 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 39–26–12 Recap
78 T April 5, 1996 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 39–26–13 Recap
79 L April 7, 1996 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 39–27–13 Recap
80 W April 11, 1996 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 40–27–13 Recap
81 L April 12, 1996 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 40–28–13 Recap
82 T April 14, 1996 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 40–28–14 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames – Blackhawks win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 1996 4–1 Calgary Flames Blackhawks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 19, 1996 3–0 Calgary Flames Blackhawks lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 21, 1996 7–5 @ Calgary Flames Blackhawks lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 23, 1996 2–1 3OT @ Calgary Flames Blackhawks win 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 2, 1996 3–2 @ Colorado Avalanche Blackhawks lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 4, 1996 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W May 6, 1996 4–3 OT Colorado Avalanche Blackhawks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 8, 1996 2–3 3OT Colorado Avalanche Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 11, 1996 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 13, 1996 3–4 2OT Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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
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

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
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

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
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

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ethan Moreau November 11, 1995 [12]
Mike Prokopec December 10, 1995
1,000th game played Brent Sutter February 23, 1996 [13]

Transactions

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[14]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
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

Notes

  1. ^ Ulanov wore number 45 through December 10. He first wore number 6 on December 6.
  2. ^ Black wore number 34 in his first game.
  3. ^ Moreau wore number 23 in his first game.
  4. ^ Droppa wore number 3 on April 12.
  5. ^ a b Belfour and Chelios were voted to the starting lineup.[7]
  6. ^ Savard was selected by the commissioner.[9]
  7. ^ Suter did not play and was replaced by Larry Murphy of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[10]

References

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  • "1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  1. ^ "Blackhawks' Graham Joins Coaching Ranks After Retiring As Player | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. August 8, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "1995-96 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ a b "1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "RANFORD SENT TO BRUINS". Washington Post. January 12, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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