1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Western Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
1996–97 record | 38–26–18 |
Home record | 20–12–9 |
Road record | 18–14–9 |
Goals for | 253 |
Goals against | 197 |
Team information | |
General manager | Scotty Bowman (interim) Jim Devellano (interim) |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Steve Yzerman |
Alternate captains | Sergei Fedorov Brendan Shanahan |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 19,978 (99.9%) Total: 819,107 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Toledo Storm (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brendan Shanahan (46) |
Assists | Steve Yzerman (63) |
Points | Brendan Shanahan (87) |
Penalty minutes | Martin Lapointe (167) |
Plus/minus | Vladimir Konstantinov (38) |
Wins | Chris Osgood (23) |
Goals against average | Kevin Hodson (1.63) |
The 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season was the 71st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup, their first since 1955.
Off-season
[edit]On July 23, 1996, Detroit Red Wings President Bill Evo resigned his position after serving just ten months at the team's helm.[1] The Nickname "Hockeytown" was coined to launch the start of a five-year marketing campaign.
Regular season
[edit]The "HOCKEYTOWN" logo, a Red Wings logo overlapped with the term "HOCKEYTOWN," was shown over center ice starting this season and was still there as of 2022[update].
A season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period.
On February 8, 1997, coach Scotty Bowman achieved his 1000th victory as an NHL head coach against his previous team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On March 26, 1997, the Red Wings–Avalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6–5 in overtime.
Season standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 252 | 198 | 104 |
2 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 253 | 197 | 94 |
3 | 5 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 240 | 243 | 83 |
4 | 6 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 236 | 239 | 83 |
5 | 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 223 | 210 | 81 |
6 | 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 230 | 273 | 68 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; 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 – Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 277 | 205 | 107 |
2 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 252 | 198 | 104 |
3 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 253 | 197 | 94 |
4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 245 | 233 | 85 |
5 | Phoenix Coyotes | CEN | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 240 | 243 | 83 |
6 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 236 | 239 | 83 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 252 | 247 | 81 |
8 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 223 | 210 | 81 |
9 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 257 | 273 | 77 |
10 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 230 | 273 | 68 |
12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 214 | 268 | 67 |
13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 211 | 278 | 62 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Playoffs
[edit]The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954–55 NHL season.
Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, and massage therapist Sergei Mnatsakanov were involved in a limousine accident. The driver, who later said he fell asleep, had a suspended license for previous drunk driving convictions.
Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season
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October: 7–4–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–3–0)
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November: 7–4–2 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–2)
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December: 6–4–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–2–1)
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January: 2–5–3 (home: 0–3–2; road: 2–2–1)
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February: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–1–2)
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March: 6–5–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–4–2)
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April: 2–2–3 (home: 0–2–2; road: 2–0–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
[edit]1997 Stanley Cup playoffs[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4–2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Detroit won 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche: Detroit won 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers: Detroit won 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
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Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[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 Red Wings only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
14 | Brendan Shanahan† | LW | 79 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 31 | 131 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
19 | Steve Yzerman | LW | 81 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 22 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 74 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
8 | Igor Larionov | C | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | C | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 77 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 151 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 29 |
20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 78 | 16 | 17 | 33 | −14 | 167 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 60 |
2 | Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
28 | Tomas Sandstrom† | RW | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 24 |
23 | Greg Johnson‡ | RW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Kris Draper | C | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | −11 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
17 | Doug Brown | LW | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Bob Rouse | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 |
11 | Mathieu Dandenault | RW | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 |
15 | Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 47 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
18 | Kirk Maltby | LW | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
37 | Tim Taylor | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −6 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
27[a] | Aaron Ward | D | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −9 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
55 | Larry Murphy† | D | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
34[b] | Anders Eriksson | D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Joe Kocur† | RW | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −7 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
21 | Bob Errey‡ | LW | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Chris Osgood | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
22 | Mike Knuble | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Kevin Hodson | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
32 | Stu Grimson‡ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Mark Major | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Mike Ramsey†‡ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Mike Vernon | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Goaltending
[edit]No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
30 | Chris Osgood | 47 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1,175 | 106 | 2.30 | .910 | 6 | 2,768:48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.54 | .905 | 0 | 47:10 |
29 | Mike Vernon | 33 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 782 | 79 | 2.43 | .899 | 0 | 1,952:03 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 494 | 36 | 1.76 | .927 | 1 | 1,229:12 |
31 | Kevin Hodson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 8 | 1.63 | .930 | 1 | 293:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Vladimir Konstantinov was the runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy.[4]
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Mike Vernon | [5] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Viacheslav Fetisov[c] | [7] |
Chris Osgood[d] | |||
Brendan Shanahan[e] | |||
Steve Yzerman |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Steve Yzerman | February 19, 1997 | [10] |
Transactions
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Trades[edit]
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Free agents[edit]
Signings[edit]
Waivers[edit]
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Retirement
[edit]Date | Player |
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March 18, 1997 | Mike Ramsey |
Draft picks
[edit]Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.[11]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Jesse Wallin | D | ![]() |
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
2 | 52 | Aren Miller | G | ![]() |
Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
4 | 108 | Johan Forsander | LW | ![]() |
HV71 (SEL) |
5 | 135 | Michal Podolka | G | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
61 | 144 | Magnus Nilsson | LW | ![]() |
Malmo IF (SEL) |
6 | 162 | Alexandre Jacques | C | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
7 | 189 | Colin Beardsmore | C | ![]() |
North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
8 | 215 | Craig Stahl | RW | ![]() |
Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
9 | 241 | Yevgeni Afanasyev | LW | ![]() |
Flint Generals (CoHL) |
- Notes
- The Red Wings acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 4, 1995 that sent Mike Sillinger and Jason York to Anaheim in exchange for Stu Grimson, Mark Ferner and this pick.
- The Red Wings third-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent David Shaw to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (80th overall).
- Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent Marc Bergevin and Ben Hankinson to Detroit in exchange for Shawn Burr and this pick.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ward wore number 14 in the season opener.
- ^ Eriksson wore number 26 through November 13 and number 38 from January 8 through January 11.
- ^ Fetisov was selected by the commissioner.[6]
- ^ Osgood did not play and was replaced by Guy Hebert of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.[8]
- ^ Shanahan was an injury replacement for Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche.[9]
References
[edit]- "Detroit Red Wings 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- "1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Evo Resigns as Red Wings President".
- ^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
- ^ "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "All-Star Game Rosters | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. January 18, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "SPORTS BRIEFS". Deseret News. January 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Norwood, Robyn (January 12, 1997). "Selanne's Star Shines Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "On This Day in Red Wings History..." NHL.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
On February 19, 1997: In his 1,000th career regular-season game, Steve Yzerman collects three assists in the Wings' 4-0 win against Calgary.
- ^ 1996 NHL Entry Draft Results hockeydb.com