1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season

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1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1995–96 record40–28–14
Home record22–13–6
Road record18–15–8
Goals for273
Goals against220
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios
Team leaders
GoalsJeremy Roenick (32)
AssistsChris Chelios (58)
PointsChris Chelios (72)
Penalty minutesBob Probert (237)
WinsEd Belfour (22)
Goals against averageJeff Hackett (2.40)

The 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 70th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

Offseason[]

Captain Dirk Graham retires. Defenceman Chris Chelios is named the new captain.

Regular season[]

The Blackhawks had the fewest power-play opportunities during the Regular season, with 356.[1]

Final standings[]

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
4 St. Louis Blues 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
6 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 227 280 66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 7, 1995 4–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 1–0–0
2 L October 10, 1995 5–6 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 1–1–0
3 W October 12, 1995 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 2–1–0
4 L October 14, 1995 2–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 2–2–0
5 T October 15, 1995 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (1995–96) 2–2–1
6 W October 17, 1995 6–3 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 3–2–1
7 L October 19, 1995 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–3–1
8 W October 21, 1995 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 4–3–1
9 W October 22, 1995 5–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 5–3–1
10 L October 26, 1995 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 5–4–1
11 L October 28, 1995 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 5–5–1
12 W October 29, 1995 6–3 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 6–5–1
13 T November 1, 1995 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 6–5–2
14 L November 5, 1995 3–7 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 6–6–2
15 W November 9, 1995 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 7–6–2
16 W November 11, 1995 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 8–6–2
17 T November 12, 1995 4–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 8–6–3
18 L November 14, 1995 5–6 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 8–7–3
19 W November 16, 1995 3–1 New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–7–3
20 L November 19, 1995 2–3 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 9–8–3
21 L November 22, 1995 2–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 9–9–3
22 W November 24, 1995 5–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 10–9–3
23 T November 26, 1995 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 10–9–4
24 W November 28, 1995 5–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–9–4
25 T November 29, 1995 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 11–9–5
26 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 11–9–6
27 T December 6, 1995 5–5 OT @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 11–9–7
28 L December 7, 1995 2–5 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 11–10–7
29 W December 10, 1995 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 12–10–7
30 L December 13, 1995 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 12–11–7
31 L December 15, 1995 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 12–12–7
32 W December 17, 1995 3–1 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 13–12–7
33 W December 20, 1995 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 14–12–7
34 T December 21, 1995 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 14–12–8
35 W December 23, 1995 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 15–12–8
36 W December 26, 1995 5–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 16–12–8
37 W December 28, 1995 4–3 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 17–12–8
38 W December 29, 1995 5–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 18–12–8
39 W December 31, 1995 5–0 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 19–12–8
40 W January 2, 1996 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 20–12–8
41 L January 4, 1996 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 20–13–8
42 L January 6, 1996 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 20–14–8
43 W January 7, 1996 5–2 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 21–14–8
44 T January 9, 1996 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 21–14–9
45 W January 12, 1996 3–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 22–14–9
46 W January 14, 1996 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 23–14–9
47 L January 17, 1996 2–3 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 23–15–9
48 W January 22, 1996 7–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 24–15–9
49 T January 24, 1996 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 24–15–10
50 W January 25, 1996 2–1 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 25–15–10
51 T January 27, 1996 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–15–11
52 W January 31, 1996 4–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 26–15–11
53 W February 3, 1996 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 27–15–11
54 W February 4, 1996 4–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 28–15–11
55 W February 6, 1996 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 29–15–11
56 W February 8, 1996 6–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 30–15–11
57 L February 10, 1996 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 30–16–11
58 W February 15, 1996 3–0 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 31–16–11
59 W February 18, 1996 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 32–16–11
60 L February 22, 1996 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 32–17–11
61 L February 23, 1996 0–1 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 32–18–11
62 L February 25, 1996 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 32–19–11
63 W February 29, 1996 4–3 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 33–19–11
64 L March 1, 1996 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 33–20–11
65 L March 3, 1996 2–6 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 33–21–11
66 L March 5, 1996 0–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 33–22–11
67 L March 8, 1996 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 33–23–11
68 W March 11, 1996 8–4 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 34–23–11
69 W March 14, 1996 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 35–23–11
70 W March 17, 1996 5–1 New York Islanders (1995–96) 36–23–11
71 L March 20, 1996 2–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 36–24–11
72 W March 22, 1996 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 37–24–11
73 T March 24, 1996 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 37–24–12
74 L March 27, 1996 0–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 37–25–12
75 L March 29, 1996 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 37–26–12
76 W March 31, 1996 5–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 38–26–12
77 W April 3, 1996 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 39–26–12
78 T April 5, 1996 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 39–26–13
79 L April 7, 1996 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 39–27–13
80 W April 11, 1996 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 40–27–13
81 L April 12, 1996 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 40–28–13
82 T April 14, 1996 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 40–28–14

Playoffs[]

Player statistics[]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

Chicago's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 19 Dmitri Nabokov  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
2 45 Christian Laflamme  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
3 71 Kevin McKay  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4 82 Chris Van Dyk  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 97  Czech Republic Tri-City Americans (WHL)
6 146 Marc Magliarditi  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6 149 Marty Wilford  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7 175 Steve Tardif  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
8 201 Casey Hankinson  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
9 227 Michael Pittman  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1995-96 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

External links[]

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