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1996–97 Florida Panthers season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| year | 1996 |
| Team | Florida Panthers |
| Record | 35–28–19 |
| HomeRecord | 21–12–8 |
| RoadRecord | 14–16–11 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Atlantic |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 221 |
| GoalsAgainst | 201 |
| GeneralManager | Bryan Murray |
| Coach | Doug MacLean |
| Captain | Brian Skrudland |
| Arena | Miami Arena |
| Attendance | 14,703 |
| MinorLeague | Carolina Monarchs |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | |
| Port Huron Border Cats | |
| GoalsLeader | Ray Sheppard (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Robert Svehla (32) |
| PointsLeader | Ray Sheppard (60) |
| PIMLeader | Paul Laus (313) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Rhett Warrener (+20) |
| WinsLeader | John Vanbiesbrouck (27) |
| GAALeader | John Vanbiesbrouck (2.29) |
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Port Huron Border Cats The 1996–97 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fourth season.
Regular season
Final standings
Playoffs
Following their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1996 playoffs, the Panthers qualified for the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. As the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they played the fifth seeded New York Rangers. However, the Panthers were eliminated in five games.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 5, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 6, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||2–0–0 || |- |3||October 8, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||2–0–1 || |- |4||October 12, 1996||6–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1996–97) ||3–0–1 || |- |5||October 16, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||3–0–2 || |- |6||October 17, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||4–0–2 || |- |7||October 20, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||4–0–3 || |- |8||October 23, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||5–0–3 || |- |9||October 25, 1996||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||6–0–3 || |- |10||October 27, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||7–0–3 || |- |11||October 29, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||7–0–4 || |- |12||October 30, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||8–0–4 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 17, 1997 || 3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Panthers lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 20, 1997 || 0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 22, 1997 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Rangers lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1997 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Rangers lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1997 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers || Rangers win 4–1 ||
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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 Panthers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | RW | 68 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 0 | |||
| 27 | RW | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 24 | D | 82 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 2 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 19 | RW | 78 | 18 | 21 | 39 | −2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | C | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 29 | LW | 53 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 11 | RW | 81 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 10 | LW | 77 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |||
| 4 | D | 58 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||
| 28 | C | 55 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 21 | RW | 71 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | D | 80 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 55 | D | 61 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −1 | 172 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 20 | C | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 48 | |||||||||
| 12 | RW | 67 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | LW | 69 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 15 | RW | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 2 | D | 70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | −4 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | |||
| 7 | D | 62 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | D | 77 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 313 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 14 | C | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −3 | 10 | |||||||||
| 22 | C | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 23 | C | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 17 | RW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 34 | G | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 30 | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 16 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 25 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 57 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 1582 | 128 | 2.29 | .919 | 2 | 3347 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 13 | 2.38 | .929 | 1 | 328 | ||
| 30 | Mark Fitzpatrick | 30 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 771 | 66 | 2.36 | .914 | 0 | 1680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Doug MacLean (coach) | |||
| Robert Svehla | ||||
| John Vanbiesbrouck |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 25th shutout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Gustafsson | October 12, 1996 | ||||
| Jason Podollan | November 29, 1996 | ||||
| John Vanbiesbrouck | January 4, 1997 |
Draft picks
Florida'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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Marcus Nilson | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) | |
| 3 | 60 | Chris Allen | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 3 | 65 | Oleg Kvasha | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 4 | 82 | Joey Tetarenko | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 5 | 129 | Andrew Long | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 6 | 156 | Gaetan Poirier | Merrimack College (Hockey East) | |
| 7 | 183 | Alexandre Couture | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 209 | Denis Khlopotnov | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 9 | 235 | Russell Smith | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
Notes
References
References
- "1996-97 Florida Panthers Schedule".
- "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
- "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
- (January 5, 1997). "PANTHERS POUNCE ON KINGS, PUT END TO WINLESS STREAK".
- "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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