1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division	2nd Pacific
1996–97 record	36–33–13
Goals for	245
Goals against	233
Team information
General Manager	Jack Ferreira
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Paul Kariya
Arena	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Team leaders
Goals	Teemu Selanne (51)
Assists	Teemu Selanne (58)
Points	Teemu Selanne (109)
Penalties in minutes	Warren Rychel (218)
Plus/minus	Paul Kariya (+36)
Wins	Guy Hebert (29)
Goals against average	Guy Hebert (2.67)
<1995–96	1997–98>

The 1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the fourth season in franchise history. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason

Forward Paul Kariya is named team captain, following the retirement of defenceman Randy Ladouceur.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	36	33	13	243	231	85
3	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
4	9	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
5	10	Calgary Flames	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
6	12	Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
7	13	San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

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

Game log

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Mighty Ducks qualified for the playoffs for the first time. Anaheim beat Phoenix 4-3 in the 1st round but was swept in the 2nd round by Detroit 4-0.

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 16	Phoenix Coyotes	2-4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1-0
2	April 18	Phoenix Coyotes	2-4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2-0
3	April 20	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1-4	Phoenix Coyotes	2-1
4	April 22	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0-2	Phoenix Coyotes	2-2
5	April 24	Phoenix Coyotes	5-2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2-3
6	April 27	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3-2	Phoenix Coyotes	3-3
7	April 29	Phoenix Coyotes	0-3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4-3

Detroit Red Wings 4, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	May 2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1-2	Detroit Red Wings	0-1
2	May 4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2-3	Detroit Red Wings	0-2
3	May 6	Detroit Red Wings	5-3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0-3
4	May 8	Detroit Red Wings	3-2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0-4

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne	78	51	58	109	34
Kariya, PaulPaul Kariya	69	44	55	99	6
Rucchin, SteveSteve Rucchin	79	19	48	67	24
Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov	62	12	34	46	77
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	82	13	22	35	12
Todd, KevinKevin Todd	65	9	21	30	44
Sacco, JoeJoe Sacco	77	12	17	29	35
Bellows, BrianBrian Bellows	62	15	13	28	22
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe	74	4	19	23	90
Jomphe, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jomphe	64	7	14	21	53
Drury, TedTed Drury	73	9	9	18	54
Dollas, BobbyBobby Dollas	79	4	14	18	55
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel	70	10	7	17	218
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger	39	7	7	14	20
Valk, GarryGarry Valk	53	7	7	14	53
Oksiuta, RomanRoman Oksiuta	28	6	7	13	22
Karpa, DaveDave Karpa	69	2	11	13	210
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault	13	2	9	11	22
Olausson, FredrikFredrik Olausson	20	2	9	11	8
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner	67	0	11	11	182
Marshall, JasonJason Marshall	73	1	9	10	140
Hicks, AlexAlex Hicks	18	2	6	8	14
Trebil, DanDan Trebil	29	3	3	6	23
Leclerc, MikeMike Leclerc	5	1	1	2	0
Park, RichardRichard Park	11	1	1	2	10
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens	12	0	2	2	47
Karpov, ValeriValeri Karpov	9	1	0	1	16
Leboutillier, PeterPeter Leboutillier	23	1	0	1	121
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert	67	0	1	1	4
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei	30	0	1	1	37
Tsulygin, NikolaiNikolai Tsulygin	22	0	1	1	8
Antoski, ShawnShawn Antoski	2	0	0	0	2
Banham, FrankFrank Banham	3	0	0	0	0
Nieckar, BarryBarry Nieckar	2	0	0	0	5
O'Neill, MikeMike O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0
Plavsic, AdrienAdrien Plavsic	6	0	0	0	2
Reichert, CraigCraig Reichert	3	0	0	0	0
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov	24	0	0	0	4
Stevenson, JeremyJeremy Stevenson	5	0	0	0	14

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert	3863	67	29	25	12	172	2.67	2133	1961	.919	4
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov	1079	24	7	8	1	52	2.89	539	487	.904	2
O'Neill, MikeMike O'Neill	31	1	0	0	0	3	5.81	10	7	.700	0
Team:	4973	82	36	33	13	227	2.74	2682	2455	.915	6

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Kariya, PaulPaul Kariya	11	7	6	13	4
Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov	11	1	10	11	10
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne	11	7	3	10	4
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault	11	2	7	9	16
Bellows, BrianBrian Bellows	11	2	4	6	2
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	11	1	2	3	4
Rucchin, SteveSteve Rucchin	8	1	2	3	10
Sacco, JoeJoe Sacco	11	2	0	2	2
Karpa, DaveDave Karpa	8	1	1	2	20
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger	9	0	2	2	4
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel	11	0	2	2	19
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe	9	0	2	2	16
Drury, TedTed Drury	10	1	0	1	4
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner	11	0	1	1	11
Marshall, JasonJason Marshall	7	0	1	1	4
Park, RichardRichard Park	11	0	1	1	2
Trebil, DanDan Trebil	9	0	1	1	6
Dollas, BobbyBobby Dollas	11	0	0	0	4
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert	9	0	0	0	0
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens	11	0	0	0	15
Leclerc, MikeMike Leclerc	1	0	0	0	0
Nikulin, IgorIgor Nikulin	1	0	0	0	0
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov	4	0	0	0	2
Todd, KevinKevin Todd	4	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert	534	9	4	4		18	2.02	255	237	.929	1
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov	211	4	0	3		10	2.84	162	152	.938	0
Team:	745	11	4	7		28	2.26	417	389	.933	1

Awards and records

Awards

• Paul Kariya - Lady Byng Trophy

Records

• Teemu Selanne - most points in a season (109)
• Paul Kariya - most plus/minus in a season (+36)
• Guy Hebert - most ties in a season (12)
• Guy Hebert - most shots against in a season (2133)

Transactions

July 1, 1996	To Anaheim Ducks Kevin Brown	To Ottawa Senators Mike Maneluk
October 1, 1996	To Anaheim Ducks Espen Knutsen	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Brown
October 1, 1996	To Anaheim Ducks Ted Drury Marc Moro	To Ottawa Senators Shaun Van Allen Jason York
November 18, 1996	To Anaheim Ducks Brian Bellows	To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 1997
November 19, 1996	To Anaheim Ducks Shawn Antoski Dmitri Mironov	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Hicks Fredrik Olausson
February 21, 1997	To Anaheim Ducks J.J. Daigneault	To Pittsburgh Penguins Garry Valk
March 18, 1997	To Anaheim Ducks Richard Park	To Pittsburgh Penguins Roman Oksiuta
March 18, 1997	To Anaheim Ducks Mark Janssens	To Hartford Whalers Bates Battaglia 4th-round pick in 1998

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	9	Ruslan Salei (Defence)	Belarus	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2	35	Matt Cullen (Centre)	United States	St. Cloud State (NCAA)
5	117	Brendan Buckley (Defence)	United States	Boston College (NCAA)
6	149	Blaine Russell (Goalie)	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7	172	Timo Ahmaoja (Defence)	Finland	JYP Jyvaskyla (Finland)
8	198	Kevin Kellett (Defence)	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
9	224	Tobias Johansson (Left wing)	Sweden	Malmo IF (Sweden)

See also

• Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
• Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
• 1996–97 NHL season

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1996–97

• California/Anaheim Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
  • 1996 California Angels season
  • 1997 Anaheim Angels season
• Los Angeles Clippers (Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim)
  • 1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season*

*Played Occasional Games in Anaheim