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1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| year | 1996 |
| Team | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Record | 34–35–13 |
| HomeRecord | 16–21–4 |
| RoadRecord | 18–14–9 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 8th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 223 |
| GoalsAgainst | 210 |
| GeneralManager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Craig Hartsburg |
| Captain | Chris Chelios |
| Arena | United Center |
| Attendance | 19,396 |
| MinorLeague | Indianapolis Ice |
| Columbus Chill | |
| GoalsLeader | Tony Amonte (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Alexei Zhamnov (42) |
| PointsLeader | Tony Amonte (77) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Probert (326) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Tony Amonte (+35) |
| WinsLeader | Jeff Hackett (19) |
| GAALeader | Jeff Hackett (2.16) |
Columbus Chill The 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 71st season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Regular season
Final standings
Playoffs
- April 24, 1997: Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche shut out Chicago by a score of 7–0. He earned his 89th postseason victory and became the goalie with the most postseason wins, surpassing the old record set by New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 5, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 6, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||2–0–0 || |- |3||October 9, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 11, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 13, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||2–3–0 || |- |6||October 15, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||3–3–0 || |- |7||October 17, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 20, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 24, 1996||6–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||6–3–0 || |- |10||October 25, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||6–3–1 || |- |11||October 27, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||6–4–1 || |- |12||October 29, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||6–4–2 || |- |13||October 30, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||6–5–2 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16, 1997 || 0–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1997 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 20, 1997 || 4–3 2OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 22, 1997 || 6–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 24, 1997 || 0–7 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 26, 1997 || 3–6 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | RW | 81 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 35 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 26 | C | 74 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 18 | 56 | |||||||||
| 7 | D | 72 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 16 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 8 | |||
| 55 | RW | 71 | 22 | 19 | 41 | −4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 32 | C | 75 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | |||
| 2 | D | 81 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 19 | LW | 82 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 123 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 16 | RW | 69 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −10 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | C | 69 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 20 | D | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −4 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 18 | C | 64 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −10 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |||
| 25 | LW | 67 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −1 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |||
| 38 | LW | 64 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 24 | LW | 82 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −3 | 326 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 41 | |||
| 4 | D | 81 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 12 | C | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | |||
| 22 | LW | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | RW | 65 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 199 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 24 | |||
| 6 | D | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 39 | D | 67 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 233 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 22 | C | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 13 | |||||||||
| 8 | D | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 46 | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 13 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 37 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 54 | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 40 | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 29 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jeff Hackett | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1212 | 89 | 2.16 | .927 | 2 | 2473 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 190 | 25 | 4.34 | .868 | 0 | 345 | ||
| 30 | Ed Belfour | 33 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 946 | 88 | 2.69 | .907 | 1 | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 40 | Chris Terreri | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 19 | 2.66 | .901 | 0 | 429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4.11 | .893 | 0 | 44 | ||
| 29 | Jimmy Waite | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 4.00 | .879 | 0 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | ||||
| (in-season) | |||||
| NHL Second All-Star Team | Chris Chelios (Defense) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Tony Amonte | ||||
| Chris Chelios |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuomas Gronman | October 5, 1996 | |||
| Sergei Klimovich | December 9, 1996 | |||
| Christian Laflamme | March 12, 1997 | |||
| Jean-Yves Leroux | April 13, 1997 |
Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 31 | Remi Royer | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | |
| 2 | 42 | Jeff Paul | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | |
| 2 | 46 | Geoff Peters | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | |
| 5 | 130 | Andy Johnson | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 7 | 184 | Mike Vellinga | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 8 | 210 | Chris Twerdun | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 9 | 236 | Andrei Kozyrev | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) |
Notes
References
References
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.429 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN. 978-0-470-15616-2
- "1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
- "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
- "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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