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1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Record | 40–28–14 |
| HomeRecord | 22–13–6 |
| RoadRecord | 18–15–8 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 273 |
| GoalsAgainst | 220 |
| GeneralManager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Craig Hartsburg |
| Captain | Chris Chelios |
| Arena | United Center |
| Attendance | 20,390 |
| MinorLeague | Indianapolis Ice |
| Columbus Chill | |
| PointsLeader | Chris Chelios (72) |
| GoalsLeader | Jeremy Roenick (32) |
| AssistsLeader | Chris Chelios (58) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Probert (237) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Keith Carney (+31) |
| WinsLeader | Ed Belfour (22) |
| GAALeader | Jeff Hackett (2.40) |
Columbus Chill The 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 70th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
Captain Dirk Graham retired. Defenseman Chris Chelios was named the new captain.
Regular season
The Blackhawks had the fewest power-play opportunities during the Regular season, with 356.
Final standings
Playoffs
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 10, 1995||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 12, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 14, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 15, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 17, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 19, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||3–3–1 || |- |8||October 21, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||4–3–1 || |- |9||October 22, 1995||5–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||5–3–1 || |- |10||October 26, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||5–4–1 || |- |11||October 28, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||5–5–1 || |- |12||October 29, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||6–5–1 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 17, 1996 || 4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 19, 1996 || 3–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1996 || 7–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1996 || 2–1 3OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames || Blackhawks win 4–0 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*
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- = 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 | D | 81 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 25 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 27 | LW | 66 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 9 | 109 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 20 | D | 82 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 3 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 10 | RW | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 92 | C | 59 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 11 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 55 | LW | 80 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 17 | RW | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | −3 | 86 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 33 | |||
| 18 | C | 69 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 32 | LW | 66 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 24 | RW | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 237 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 23 | |||
| 12 | C | 80 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 6 | |||
| 11 | C | 78 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |||
| 4 | D | 82 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 25 | LW | 46 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 | |||
| 44 | LW | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
| 2 | D | 77 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 6 | D | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 92 | |||||||||
| 5 | D | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 | |||
| 38 | C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 15 | RW | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 19 | LW | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | |||||||||
| 22 | C | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 | C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | D | 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 30 | G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 39 | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 30 | |||
| 31 | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 29 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 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) | League | |||||||
| (in-season) | ||||||||
| James Norris Memorial Trophy | Chris Chelios | |||||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Eric Daze (Forward) | title=Postseason All-Star Teams | url=https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19951996 | website=NHL.com | access-date=August 28, 2023}} | |||
| NHL First All-Star team | Chris Chelios (Defense) | |||||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Ed Belfour | |||||||
| Chris Chelios | ||||||||
| Denis Savard | ||||||||
| Gary Suter | ||||||||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Eric Daze (January) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Moreau | November 11, 1995 | ||||
| Mike Prokopec | December 10, 1995 | ||||
| Brent Sutter | February 23, 1996 |
Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Dmitri Nabokov | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) | |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Laflamme | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 3 | 71 | Kevin McKay | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 4 | 82 | Chris Van Dyk | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | |
| 4 | 97 | Pavel Kriz | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 6 | 146 | Marc Magliarditi | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | |
| 6 | 149 | Marty Wilford | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| 7 | 175 | Steve Tardif | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 201 | Casey Hankinson | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | |
| 9 | 227 | Michael Pittman | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
Notes
References
References
- (August 8, 1995). "Blackhawks' Graham Joins Coaching Ranks After Retiring As Player {{!}} The Spokesman-Review".
- "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- "1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule".
- "James Norris Memorial Trophy".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- (January 12, 1996). "RANFORD SENT TO BRUINS".
- (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment".
- "NHL Rookies of the Month".
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- (February 23, 1996). "SUTTER TO LOG 1,000TH NHL GAME".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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