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1995–96 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 32–34–16 |
| HomeRecord | 15–17–9 |
| RoadRecord | 17–17–7 |
| GoalsFor | 219 |
| GoalsAgainst | 248 |
| GeneralManager | Mike Keenan |
| Coach | Mike Keenan |
| Captain | Brett Hull (Oct.) |
| Shayne Corson (Oct.–Feb.) | |
| Wayne Gretzky (Feb.–May) | |
| AltCaptain | Shayne Corson (Oct., Feb.–May) |
| Brett Hull (Dec.–Feb.) | |
| Al MacInnis | |
| Jay Wells (Oct.–Dec.) | |
| Arena | Kiel Center |
| Attendance | 18,805 |
| MinorLeague | Worcester IceCats |
| Birmingham Bulls | |
| GoalsLeader | Brett Hull (43) |
| AssistsLeader | Al MacInnis (44) |
| PointsLeader | Brett Hull (83) |
| PIMLeader | Shayne Corson (192) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Mike Hudson (+7) |
| WinsLeader | Grant Fuhr (30) |
| GAALeader | Grant Fuhr (2.87) |
Shayne Corson (Oct.–Feb.) Wayne Gretzky (Feb.–May) Brett Hull (Dec.–Feb.) Al MacInnis Jay Wells (Oct.–Dec.) Birmingham Bulls
The 1995–96 St. Louis Blues season was the 29th in franchise history. The Blues hired head coach Mike Keenan as general manager. One of Keenan's first moves was trading Brendan Shanahan to the Hartford Whalers for Chris Pronger. Late in the season, Keenan acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings, reuniting him with former Oilers such as Glenn Anderson, Charlie Huddy, Craig MacTavish, and Grant Fuhr. Fuhr was hurt in the final game of the regular season and only played 2 games in the playoffs.
The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference Quarter-finals in the last playoff series ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Blues lost to the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, in seven games. The Blues had seven eventual Hockey Hall of Fame members during the season (Gretzky, Hull, MacInnis, Anderson, Fuhr, Hawerchuk and Pronger).
Regular season
Wayne Gretzky trade
On February 27, the St. Louis Blues acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and draft picks. In 18 regular season games with the Blues, Gretzky recorded 21 points as the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 17th straight season with a record of 32–34–16. He scored 14 points in 13 playoff games for the team, and the Blues lost Game 7 of the conference semifinals in overtime. He also served as the team's captain (replacing Corson) during his short tenure with the Blues.
Final standings
Playoffs
In the playoffs, Gretzky would provide a spark as the Blues overcame an injury to goalie Grant Fuhr in Game 1 to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games. Backup goalie Jon Casey continued to keep the Blues hopes alive as they jumped out to a 3–2 series lead against the Detroit Red Wings. However, the Wings would rally and win the series in double overtime in Game 7 on Steve Yzerman's goal.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 10, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 12, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 14, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 17, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 19, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 21, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||3–3–1 || |- |8||October 22, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||3–4–1 || |- |9||October 25, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||4–4–1 || |- |10||October 27, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||5–4–1 || |- |11||October 29, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||5–5–1 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16, 1996 || 3–1 || align="left"|@ Toronto Maple Leafs || Blues lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1996 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"|@ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1996 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blues lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1996 || 5–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blues lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1996 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"|@ Toronto Maple Leafs || Blues lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1996 || 2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blues win 4–2 ||
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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 Blues only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | RW | 70 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 2 | D | 82 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 5 | 88 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 9 | LW | 77 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 3 | 192 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −1 | 22 | |||
| 10 | C | 66 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 22 | |||||||||
| 14 | LW | 69 | 24 | 16 | 40 | −9 | 101 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 28 | RW | 81 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 84 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 10 | |||
| 44 | D | 78 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −18 | 110 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 20 | C | 61 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 8 | |||
| 99 | C | 18 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 25 | C | 57 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 32 | LW | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −4 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 8 | |||
| 23 | LW | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −4 | 30 | |||||||||
| 15 | RW | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | D | 40 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −6 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 5 | D | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 26 | |||||||||
| 34 | D | 82 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 190 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 12 | RW | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 35 | D | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | RW | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 87 | |||||||||
| 22 | LW | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −7 | 12 | |||||||||
| 27 | RW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 18 | LW | 51 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 37 | C | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 48 | |||||||||
| 10 | LW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| 36 | RW | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 36 | D | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 24 | |||||||||
| 27 | RW | 42 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −9 | 108 | |||||||||
| 37 | C | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 26 | D | 76 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −8 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 17 | LW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | RW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 34 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | LW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 13 | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 23 | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 30 | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 32 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 33 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 23 | |||||||||
| 33 | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | 79 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 2157 | 209 | 2.87 | .903 | 3 | 4365 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0.87 | .978 | 0 | 69 | ||
| 30 | Jon Casey | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 25 | 3.80 | .861 | 0 | 395 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 378 | 36 | 2.89 | .905 | 1 | 747 | ||
| 1 | Pat Jablonski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7.83 | .800 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 29 | Bruce Racine | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 3.13 | .881 | 0 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Brett Hull | |||
| Al MacInnis |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 600th assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Rivers | October 7, 1995 | ||||
| Roman Vopat | |||||
| Kevin Sawyer | October 25, 1995 | ||||
| Bruce Racine | November 18, 1995 | ||||
| Christer Olsson | January 4, 1996 | ||||
| Alexander Vasilevski | January 16, 1996 | ||||
| Glenn Anderson | April 8, 1996 |
Transactions
- July 28, 1995 – Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.
Draft picks
The 1995 NHL entry draft was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last.
| Round | Pick | Name | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 49 | Jochen Hecht (LW) | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | |
| 3 | 75 | Scott Roche (G) | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 4 | 101 | Michal Handzus (C) | Iskra Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) | |
| 5 | 127 | Jeffrey Ambrosio (LW) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 6 | 153 | Denis Hamel (LW) | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 179 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (D) | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 205 | Derek Bekar (C) | Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL) | |
| 9 | 209 | Libor Zabransky (D) | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) |
Notes
References
References
- (February 28, 1996). "HOCKEY;Finally, Gretzky Is Traded to Blues".
- (March 1, 1996). "GRETZKY SCORES 1ST GOAL AS A MEMBER OF BLUES".
- "1995-96 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- (April 9, 1996). "Flames Win, Jets Tie in Bids for Playoff Berths".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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