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1995–96 San Jose Sharks season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | San Jose Sharks |
| Record | 20–55–7 |
| HomeRecord | 12–26–3 |
| RoadRecord | 8–29–4 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 13th |
| Division | Pacific |
| DivisionRank | 7th |
| GoalsFor | 252 |
| GoalsAgainst | 357 |
| GeneralManager | Chuck Grillo (Oct.–Mar.) |
| Dean Lombardi | |
| Coach | Kevin Constantine (Oct.–Dec.) |
| Jim Wiley (Dec.–Apr.) | |
| Captain | Jeff Odgers |
| Arena | San Jose Arena |
| Attendance | 17,190 |
| MinorLeague | Kansas City Blades |
| Mobile Mysticks | |
| GoalsLeader | Owen Nolan (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Craig Janney (49) |
| PointsLeader | Craig Janney (62) |
| PIMLeader | Jeff Odgers (192) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Darren Turcotte (+8) |
| WinsLeader | Chris Terreri (13) |
| GAALeader | Chris Terreri (3.70) |
Dean Lombardi Jim Wiley (Dec.–Apr.) Mobile Mysticks The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993, finishing with the worst record in the NHL that season.
Regular season
On December 2, head coach Kevin Constantine was fired after a 3–18–4 start and replaced by assistant coach Jim Wiley.
On March 6, director of player personnel and effectively co-general manager Chuck Grillo was fired, leaving Dean Lombardi as the sole general manager of the team.
The Sharks allowed the most goals (357), the most even-strength goals (244), the most power-play goals (93), had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (76.57%), the fewest shutouts for (0) and the fewest shots on goal (2,143). On January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10–8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 7, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 12, 1995||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||0–1–1 || |- |3||October 14, 1995||6–7 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||0–2–1 || |- |4||October 17, 1995||2–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||0–3–1 || |- |5||October 19, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||0–3–2 || |- |6||October 22, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||0–3–3 || |- |7||October 25, 1995||1–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||0–4–3 || |- |8||October 28, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||0–5–3 || |- |9||October 30, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||0–6–3 || |- |10||October 31, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||0–7–3 ||
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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 Sharks only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | C | 71 | 13 | 49 | 62 | −35 | 26 | ||
| 11 | RW | 72 | 29 | 32 | 61 | −30 | 137 | ||
| 26 | RW | 51 | 27 | 19 | 46 | −19 | 10 | ||
| 19 | LW | 79 | 15 | 31 | 46 | −19 | 42 | ||
| 8 | C | 68 | 22 | 20 | 42 | −8 | 41 | ||
| 14 | LW | 60 | 17 | 24 | 41 | −23 | 16 | ||
| 33 | D | 71 | 8 | 31 | 39 | −24 | 42 | ||
| 13 | C | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | −19 | 79 | ||
| 22 | LW | 59 | 16 | 12 | 28 | −21 | 27 | ||
| 18 | C | 45 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −12 | 20 | ||
| 3 | D | 57 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −18 | 50 | ||
| 42 | RW | 74 | 13 | 8 | 21 | −17 | 39 | ||
| 38 | D | 79 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −14 | 54 | ||
| 25 | C | 62 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −15 | 6 | ||
| 34 | D | 32 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −3 | 28 | ||
| 36 | RW | 78 | 12 | 4 | 16 | −4 | 192 | ||
| 23 | LW | 42 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −15 | 62 | ||
| 37 | LW | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −7 | 14 | ||
| 43 | RW | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 16 | C | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 138 | ||
| 4 | D | 74 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −32 | 147 | ||
| 44 | D | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −17 | 18 | ||
| 2 | D | 57 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −12 | 146 | ||
| 40 | D | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −16 | 14 | ||
| 48 | RW | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 41 | D | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −9 | 40 | ||
| 30 | G | 46 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 21 | RW | 37 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 46 | ||
| 6 | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | RW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 0 | ||
| 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 31 | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 29 | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chris Terreri | 46 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1322 | 155 | 3.70 | .883 | 0 | 2516 | |
| 32 | Arturs Irbe | 22 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 607 | 85 | 4.59 | .860 | 0 | 1112 | |
| 31 | Wade Flaherty | 24 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 689 | 92 | 4.85 | .866 | 0 | 1137 | |
| 29 | Geoff Sarjeant | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 14 | 4.92 | .839 | 0 | 171 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | |||||
| (in-season) | Team | |||||
| Lester Patrick Trophy | George Gund III | |||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Owen Nolan | |||||
| Sharks Player of the Year | Jamie Baker | |||||
| Sharks Rookie of the Year | Marcus Ragnarsson |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Ragnarsson | October 7, 1995 | |||
| Ville Peltonen | October 12, 1995 | |||
| Alexei Yegorov | February 10, 1996 | |||
| Jan Caloun | March 18, 1996 |
Draft picks
San Jose's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Teemu Riihijarvi | Left wing | K-Espoo Jrs | |
| 2 | 38 | Peter Roed | Center | White Bear Lake H.S | |
| 3 | 64 | Marko Makinen | Right wing | TPS Jrs | |
| 4 | 90 | Vesa Toskala | Goalie | Ilves Jr | |
| 5 | 116 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalie | TPS Jr | |
| 5 | 130 | Michal Bros | Center | HC Olomouc | |
| 6 | 140 | Timo Hakanen | Center | Assat Jrs | |
| 6 | 142 | Jaroslav Kudrna | Left wing | Penticton Panthers | |
| 7 | 167 | Brad Mehalko | Right wing | Lethbridge Hurricanes | |
| 7 | 168 | Robert Jindrich | Defense | Plzen HC | |
| 8 | 194 | Ryan Kraft | Center | U. of Minnesota | |
| 9 | 220 | Mikko Markkanen | Right wing | TPS Jrs |
Notes
References
References
- (December 3, 1995). "Sharks fire coach Constantine".
- (March 7, 1996). "Sharks Are All Dean's Now / Grillo fired -- Lombardi takes charge".
- "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- "San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score — January 13, 1996".
- "1995-96 San Jose Sharks Schedule".
- "Lester Patrick Trophy".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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