1996–97 Boston Bruins season

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1996–97 Boston Bruins
Division6th Northeast
Conference13th Eastern
1996–97 record26–47–9
Home record14–20–7
Road record12–27–2
Goals for234
Goals against300
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachSteve Kasper
CaptainRay Bourque
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance15,550 (87.1%)
Total: 637,575
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTed Donato (25)
AssistsJozef Stumpel (55)
PointsJozef Stumpel (76)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (197)
Plus/minusP. C. Drouin (+1)
WinsBill Ranford (12)
Goals against averageTim Cheveldae (3.22)

The 1996–97 Boston Bruins season was the team's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins finished with the worst record in the NHL and missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1967.

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Buffalo Sabres 82 40 30 12 237 208 92
2 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 36 8 285 280 84
3 7 Ottawa Senators 82 31 36 15 226 234 77
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 31 36 15 249 276 77
5 10 Hartford Whalers 82 32 39 11 226 256 75
6 13 Boston Bruins 82 26 47 9 234 300 61
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 45 23 14 231 182 104
2 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 40 30 12 237 208 92
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 274 217 103
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 35 28 19 221 201 89
5 New York Rangers ATL 82 38 34 10 258 231 86
6 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 38 36 8 285 280 84
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 31 36 15 226 234 77
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 36 15 249 276 77
9 Washington Capitals ATL 82 33 40 9 214 231 75
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 32 39 11 226 256 75
11 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 32 40 10 217 247 74
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 29 41 12 240 250 70
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 26 47 9 234 300 61

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results[]

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T October 5, 1996 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1996–97) 0–0–1
2 L October 7, 1996 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 0–1–1
3 W October 12, 1996 5–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 1–1–1
4 W October 14, 1996 5–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 2–1–1
5 L October 17, 1996 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 2–2–1
6 W October 20, 1996 5–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 3–2–1
7 L October 24, 1996 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 3–3–1
8 L October 26, 1996 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 3–4–1
9 W October 29, 1996 5–2 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 4–4–1
10 T October 31, 1996 4–4 OT Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 4–4–2
11 L November 2, 1996 2–5 New York Rangers (1996–97) 4–5–2
12 T November 4, 1996 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 4–5–3
13 L November 6, 1996 1–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 4–6–3
14 L November 7, 1996 0–6 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 4–7–3
15 W November 9, 1996 4–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 5–7–3
16 W November 14, 1996 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 6–7–3
17 W November 18, 1996 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 7–7–3
18 T November 19, 1996 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 7–7–4
19 L November 21, 1996 2–6 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 7–8–4
20 L November 23, 1996 2–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 7–9–4
21 W November 26, 1996 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 8–9–4
22 W November 29, 1996 7–3 Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 9–9–4
23 L November 30, 1996 2–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 9–10–4
24 W December 4, 1996 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 10–10–4
25 L December 5, 1996 2–4 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 10–11–4
26 T December 7, 1996 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (1996–97) 10–11–5
27 L December 9, 1996 2–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 10–12–5
28 L December 12, 1996 4–7 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 10–13–5
29 L December 14, 1996 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 10–14–5
30 L December 15, 1996 0–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 10–15–5
31 W December 17, 1996 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 11–15–5
32 W December 19, 1996 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 12–15–5
33 W December 21, 1996 4–3 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 13–15–5
34 T December 23, 1996 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 13–15–6
35 L December 27, 1996 4–6 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 13–16–6
36 L December 29, 1996 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 13–17–6
37 L January 1, 1997 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 13–18–6
38 W January 2, 1997 5–4 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 14–18–6
39 W January 4, 1997 3–2 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 15–18–6
40 L January 7, 1997 3–7 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 15–19–6
41 W January 9, 1997 5–4 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 16–19–6
42 L January 11, 1997 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 16–20–6
43 L January 13, 1997 3–4 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 16–21–6
44 L January 14, 1997 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 16–22–6
45 L January 20, 1997 2–3 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 16–23–6
46 W January 22, 1997 4–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 17–23–6
47 L January 23, 1997 1–4 Florida Panthers (1996–97) 17–24–6
48 W January 25, 1997 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 18–24–6
49 L January 30, 1997 1–3 @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) 18–25–6
50 W February 1, 1997 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 19–25–6
51 W February 2, 1997 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 20–25–6
52 L February 4, 1997 3–4 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 20–26–6
53 L February 6, 1997 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 20–27–6
54 T February 8, 1997 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 20–27–7
55 L February 11, 1997 1–5 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 20–28–7
56 L February 12, 1997 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 20–29–7
57 L February 15, 1997 4–5 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 20–30–7
58 L February 18, 1997 2–3 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 20–31–7
59 L February 20, 1997 3–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 20–32–7
60 L February 23, 1997 1–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 20–33–7
61 T February 24, 1997 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 20–33–8
62 W February 27, 1997 6–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 21–33–8
63 T March 1, 1997 5–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 21–33–9
64 L March 3, 1997 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 21–34–9
65 L March 6, 1997 2–5 @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 21–35–9
66 W March 8, 1997 6–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 22–35–9
67 W March 9, 1997 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) 23–35–9
68 L March 12, 1997 3–6 @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 23–36–9
69 L March 13, 1997 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 23–37–9
70 W March 15, 1997 5–2 New York Islanders (1996–97) 24–37–9
71 L March 17, 1997 1–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 24–38–9
72 L March 19, 1997 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 24–39–9
73 L March 22, 1997 4–5 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 24–40–9
74 L March 24, 1997 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 24–41–9
75 L March 27, 1997 3–6 New York Islanders (1996–97) 24–42–9
76 L March 29, 1997 2–8 @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 24–43–9
77 L April 3, 1997 4–5 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 24–44–9
78 W April 5, 1997 4–2 Florida Panthers (1996–97) 25–44–9
79 L April 8, 1997 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 25–45–9
80 L April 10, 1997 1–5 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 25–46–9
81 L April 11, 1997 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 25–47–9
82 W April 13, 1997 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 26–47–9

Playoffs[]

The Bruins finished in last place did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Regular season[2]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jozef Stumpel 78 21 55 76 -22 14
Adam Oates ‡ 63 18 52 70 -3 10
Ted Donato 67 25 26 51 -9 37
Ray Bourque 62 19 31 50 -11 18
Rick Tocchet ‡ 40 16 14 30 -3 67
Rob DiMaio 72 13 15 28 -21 82
Don Sweeney 82 3 23 26 -5 39
Steve Heinze 30 17 8 25 -8 27
Jean-Yves Roy 52 10 15 25 -8 22
Tim Sweeney 36 10 11 21 0 14
Sheldon Kennedy 56 8 10 18 -17 30
Barry Richter 50 5 13 18 -7 32
Brett Harkins 44 4 14 18 -3 8
Landon Wilson † 40 7 10 17 -6 49
Todd Elik 31 4 12 16 -12 16
Jeff Odgers 80 7 8 15 -15 197
Troy Mallette 68 6 8 14 -8 155
Kyle McLaren 58 5 9 14 -9 54
Sandy Moger 34 10 3 13 -12 45
Anson Carter † 19 8 5 13 -7 2
Jason Allison † 19 3 9 12 -3 9
Steve Staios 54 3 8 11 -26 71
Mattias Timander 41 1 8 9 -9 14
Trent McCleary 59 3 5 8 -16 33
Jon Rohloff 37 3 5 8 -14 31
Bob Beers 27 3 4 7 0 8
Clayton Beddoes 21 1 2 3 -1 13
Dean Chynoweth 57 0 3 3 -12 171
Anders Myrvold † 9 0 2 2 -1 4
Andre Roy 10 0 2 2 -5 12
Evgeny Shaldybin 3 1 0 1 -2 0
Davis Payne 15 0 1 1 -4 7
Cam Stewart 15 0 1 1 -2 4
P. C. Drouin 3 0 0 0 1 0
David Emma 5 0 0 0 -1 0
Dean Malkoc 33 0 0 0 -14 70
Randy Robitaille 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Sawyer 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 234 392 626 — 1,365

Goaltenders[]

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Bill Ranford ‡ 37 37 2,147:09 12 16 8 125 3.49 1,102 .887 2 0 0 0
Robbie Tallas 28 22 1,243:53 8 12 1 69 3.33 587 .882 1 0 0 0
Jim Carey † 19 17 1,004:01 5 13 0 64 3.82 496 .871 0 0 0 0
Scott Bailey 8 5 393:46 1 5 0 24 3.66 181 .867 0 0 0 0
Tim Cheveldae 2 1 93:09 0 1 0 5 3.22 33 .848 0 0 0 0
Paxton Schafer 3 0 77:28 0 0 0 6 4.65 25 .760 0 0 0 0
Total 4,959:26 26 47 9 293 3.54 2,424 .879 3 0 0 0

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Date Details
June 21, 1996 (1996-06-21) To San Jose Sharks
Al Iafrate 		To Boston Bruins
Jeff Odgers
1996 PIT 5th-round pick (#132 overall)
June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22) To Ottawa Senators
Shawn McEachern 		To Boston Bruins
Trent McCleary
1996 3rd-round pick (#53 overall)
September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30) To San Jose Sharks
1997 5th-round pick (#107 overall) 		To Boston Bruins
Rob DiMaio
November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22) To Colorado Avalanche
1998 1st-round pick (#19 overall) 		To Boston Bruins
Landon Wilson
Anders Myrvold
March 1, 1997 (1997-03-01) To Washington Capitals
Bill Ranford
Adam Oates
Rick Tocchet 		To Boston Bruins
Jason Allison
Jim Carey
Anson Carter
1997 3rd-round pick (#63 overall)
1998 Conditional 2nd-round pick (#52 overall)

Roster[]

1996-97 Boston Bruins
Goaltenders Defensemen Wingers Centers
  • Canada 12 – Adam Oates 
  • Canada 25 – Trent McCleary 
  • Canada 37 – Clayton Beddoes 
  • Canada 41 – Jason Allison 
  • Canada 48 – Randy Robitaille 
  • United States 52 – David Emma 

General Manager

  • Canada Harry Sinden

Coach

Assistant Coach

Draft picks[]

Boston's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
11 8 Johnathan Aitken D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 45 Henry Kuster RW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
32 53 Eric Naud LW  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
33 80 Jason Doyle RW  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (WHL)
4 100 Trent Whitfield C  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
54 132 Elias Abrahamsson D  Sweden Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 155 Chris Lane D  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 182 Thomas Brown D  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
8 208 Bob Prier RW  Canada St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
9 234 Anders Soderberg LW  Sweden Modo Hockey (Sweden)
Notes
  1. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 26, 1994 that sent Glen Wesley to Hartford in exchange for first-round picks in 1995, 1997 and this pick.
  2. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Shawn McEachern to Ottawa in exchange for Trent McCleary and this pick.
  3. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent David Shaw to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent Marc Bergevin and Ben Hankinson to Detroit in exchange for Shawn Burr and this pick.
  4. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 1996 that sent Al Iafrate to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Odgers and this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Kevin Miller to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  • The Bruins first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on January 11, 1996 that sent Bill Ranford to Boston in exchange for Mariusz Czerkawski, rights to Sean Brown and this pick (19th overall).
  • The Bruins third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 1, 1995 that sent Shawn McEachern and Kevin Stevens to Boston in exchange for Glen Murray, Bryan Smolinski and this pick (72nd overall).
  • The Bruins fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on December 9, 1995 that sent Dean Chynoweth to Boston in exchange for this pick (128th overall).

References[]

  1. ^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ^ "1996-97 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

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