1995–96 Hartford Whalers season

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1995–96 Hartford Whalers
Division4th Northeast
ConferenceEastern
1995–96 record34–39–9
Home record22-15-4
Road record12-24-5
Goals for237
Goals against259
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Holmgren (5–6–1)
Paul Maurice (29–33–8)
CaptainBrendan Shanahan
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Shanahan (44)
AssistsAndrew Cassels (43)
PointsBrendan Shanahan (78)
Penalty minutesScott Daniels (254)
Plus/minusBrad McCrimmon (+15)
WinsSean Burke (28)
Goals against averageJason Muzzatti (2.90)

The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season was the 24th season of the franchise, 17th season in the NHL.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

Against the Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996, Chris Osgood became the third goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.[1]

The Whalers were shutout a league-high 8 times during the Regular season.[2]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
2 Boston Bruins 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
4 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
5 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 247 262 72
6 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 191 291 41
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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

[4]

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brendan Shanahan LW 74 44 34 78 125 2 17 2 6
Geoff Sanderson LW 81 34 31 65 40 0 6 0 7
Andrew Cassels C 81 20 43 63 39 8 6 0 1
Nelson Emerson RW 81 29 29 58 78 -7 12 2 5
Andrei Nikolishin C 61 14 37 51 34 -2 4 1 3
Robert Kron LW 77 22 28 50 6 -1 8 1 3
Jeff Brown D 48 7 31 38 38 2 5 0 0
Paul Ranheim LW 73 10 20 30 14 -2 0 1 1
Jeff O'Neill RW 65 8 19 27 40 -3 1 0 1
Glen Wesley D 68 8 16 24 88 -9 6 0 1
Steven Rice RW 59 10 12 22 47 -4 1 0 2
Adam Burt D 78 4 9 13 121 -4 0 0 1
Glen Featherstone D 68 2 10 12 138 10 0 0 1
Gerald Diduck D 79 1 9 10 88 7 0 0 0
Sami Kapanen RW 35 5 4 9 6 0 0 0 0
Brad McCrimmon D 58 3 6 9 62 15 0 1 0
Kevin Dineen RW 20 2 7 9 67 7 0 0 0
Mark Janssens C 81 2 7 9 155 -13 0 0 0
Frantisek Kucera D 30 2 6 8 10 -3 0 0 1
Scott Daniels LW 53 3 4 7 254 -4 0 0 0
Kelly Chase RW 55 2 4 6 230 -4 0 0 1
Sean Burke G 66 0 6 6 16 0 0 0 0
Steve Martins C 23 1 3 4 8 -3 0 0 0
Brian Glynn D 54 0 4 4 44 -15 0 0 0
Kevin Smyth LW 21 2 1 3 8 -5 1 0 0
Jocelyn Lemieux RW 29 1 2 3 31 -11 0 0 0
Jimmy Carson C 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Alexander Godynyuk D 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Marek Malik D 7 0 0 0 4 -3 0 0 0
Jason McBain D 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Jason Muzzatti G 22 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0
Jeff Reese G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Sean Burke 3669 66 28 28 6 190 3.11 4 2034 1844 .907
Jason Muzzatti 1013 22 4 8 3 49 2.90 1 551 502 .911
Jeff Reese 275 7 2 3 0 14 3.05 1 170 156 .918
Team: 4957 82 34 39 9 253 3.06 6 2755 2502 .908

[5]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired/lost

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 13 Jean-Sebastien Giguere Goaltender  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 35 Sergei Fedotov Defense  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
4 85 Ian MacNeil Center  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 87 Sami Kapanen Right Wing  Finland HIFK (Finland)
5 113 Hugh Hamilton Defense  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 165 Byron Ritchie Center  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
8 191 Milan Kostolny Right Wing  Slovakia Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
9 217 Mike Rucinski Defense  United States Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

ECHL

Roster

1995-96 Hartford Whalers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18352
  2. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1996_games.html
  3. ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "1995–96 Hartford Whalers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  5. ^ "1995-96 Hartford Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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