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1996–97 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| year | 1996 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 36–35–11 |
| HomeRecord | 17–20–4 |
| RoadRecord | 19–15–7 |
| GoalsFor | 236 |
| GoalsAgainst | 239 |
| GeneralManager | Mike Keenan (Oct.–Dec.) |
| Ron Caron (Dec.–Apr.) | |
| Coach | Mike Keenan (Oct.–Dec.) |
| Jim Roberts (Dec.–Jan.) | |
| Joel Quenneville (Jan.–Apr.) | |
| Captain | *Vacant* |
| Arena | Kiel Center |
| Attendance | 16,806 |
| MinorLeague | Worcester IceCats |
| Baton Rouge Kingfish | |
| GoalsLeader | Brett Hull (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Pierre Turgeon (49) |
| PointsLeader | Brett Hull (82) |
| PIMLeader | Mike Peluso (158) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Chris Pronger (+15) |
| WinsLeader | Grant Fuhr (33) |
| GAALeader | Grant Fuhr (2.72) |
Ron Caron (Dec.–Apr.) Jim Roberts (Dec.–Jan.) Joel Quenneville (Jan.–Apr.) Baton Rouge Kingfish The highlight of the 1996–97 St. Louis Blues season was, after losing Wayne Gretzky the Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and coach Mike Keenan developed. This was the last season until early 2009, that a huge Blue note would appear at center ice.
Offseason
On July 21, Wayne Gretzky's short tenure with the Blues ended when he signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent, rejoining longtime Oilers teammate Mark Messier.
Regular season
The Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and Coach Mike Keenan developed, as the Blues got off to a slow start. On December 19 the Keenan era would come to a sudden end as he is fired as GM and Coach. Eventually he would be replaced by assistant coach Jim Roberts.
Roberts' stint as interim head coach lasted nine games, as the team would hire Colorado Avalanche assistant coach Joel Quenneville to serve as the team's head coach. The change worked with Quenneville behind the bench as the Blues recovered and made the playoffs for the 18th straight season with a 36–35–11 record. However, once again the Blues would make a quick exit in the playoffs as they are beaten by the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games.
Final standings
Playoffs
The Blues lost 4 games to 2 to the Detroit Red Wings, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, in the first round.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 4, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 6, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 9, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 11, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 12, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 17, 1996||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||4–2–0 || |- |7||October 18, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 20, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||4–4–0 || |- |9||October 22, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||5–4–0 || |- |10||October 24, 1996||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||5–5–0 || |- |11||October 26, 1996||4–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||5–6–0 || |- |12||October 30, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||5–7–0 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16, 1997 || 2–0 || align="left"|@ Detroit Red Wings || Blues lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1997 || 1–2 || align="left"|@ Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 20, 1997 || 2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 22, 1997 || 4–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1997 || 2–5 || align="left"|@ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1997 || 1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings 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 | 77 | 42 | 40 | 82 | −9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 77 | C | 69 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 14 | LW | 82 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 3 | 86 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | |||
| 17 | RW | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | −1 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 10 | |||
| 10 | RW | 68 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 2 | D | 72 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 32 | LW | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | D | 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |||
| 37 | C | 74 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | D | 82 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 36 | C | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 39 | LW | 54 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 22 | C | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | |||
| 25 | C | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
| 28 | D | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 27 | |||
| 23 | C | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 28 | RW | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | D | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 43 | D | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 44 | |||||||||
| 20 | LW | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 25 | |||
| 26 | LW | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 4 | D | 82 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −9 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 38 | LW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 9 | LW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 27 | RW | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 33 | |||
| 26 | RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | RW | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 37 | |||||||||
| 18 | LW | 64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 11 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 33 | D | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 38 | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 35 | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 42 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | RW | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | 73 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 1940 | 193 | 2.72 | .901 | 3 | 4261 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 183 | 13 | 2.18 | .929 | 2 | 357 | ||
| 30 | Jon Casey | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 299 | 40 | 3.40 | .866 | 0 | 707 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | ||||
| (in-season) | |||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Jim Campbell (Forward) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Brett Hull | ||||
| Al MacInnis | |||||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Jim Campbell (October) | ||||
| Harry York (November) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry York | October 4, 1996 | |||
| Konstantin Shafranov | October 6, 1996 | |||
| Libor Zabransky | October 18, 1996 | |||
| Jamal Mayers | November 3, 1996 |
Draft picks
St. Louis'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 | 14 | Marty Reasoner | Boston College (Hockey East) | |
| 3 | 67 | Gordie Dwyer | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 95 | Jon Zukiwsky | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
| 4 | 97 | Andrei Petrakov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia) | |
| 6 | 159 | Stephen Wagner | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | |
| 7 | 169 | Daniel Corso | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 177 | Reed Low | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 8 | 196 | Andrej Podkonicky | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) | |
| 8 | 203 | Anthony Hutchins | Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA) | |
| 9 | 229 | Konstantin Shafranov | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) |
Notes
References
References
- (July 21, 1996). "Rangers to sign Gretzky today".
- [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/stlouis/blues.html St. Louis Blues (1967-Present)]
- "1996-97 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
- "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "NHL Rookies of the Month".
- "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
- "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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