1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 71st season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	5th Central
Conference	8th Western
1996–97 record	34–35–13
Home record	16–21–4
Road record	18–14–9
Goals for	223
Goals against	210
Team information
General manager	Bob Pulford
Coach	Craig Hartsburg
Captain	Chris Chelios

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
2	3	Detroit Red Wings	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
3	5	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
4	6	St. Louis Blues	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
5	8	Chicago Blackhawks	82	34	35	13	223	210	81
6	11	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	230	273	68

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.

Western Conference[1]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	36	33	13	245	233	85
5	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
6	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	34	35	13	223	210	81
9	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
10	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	44	8	230	273	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

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 5, 1996	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	1–0–0
2	W	October 6, 1996	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	2–0–0
3	L	October 9, 1996	0–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	2–1–0
4	L	October 11, 1996	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	2–2–0
5	L	October 13, 1996	3–5	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	2–3–0
6	W	October 15, 1996	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	3–3–0
7	W	October 17, 1996	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	4–3–0
8	W	October 20, 1996	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	5–3–0
9	W	October 24, 1996	6–4	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	6–3–0
10	T	October 25, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	6–3–1
11	L	October 27, 1996	2–6	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	6–4–1
12	T	October 29, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	6–4–2
13	L	October 30, 1996	2–3	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	6–5–2
14	W	November 1, 1996	3–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	7–5–2
15	W	November 3, 1996	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	8–5–2
16	L	November 7, 1996	2–4	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	8–6–2
17	W	November 9, 1996	4–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	9–6–2
18	W	November 10, 1996	2–0	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	10–6–2
19	L	November 14, 1996	1–2 OT	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	10–7–2
20	L	November 15, 1996	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	10–8–2
21	L	November 17, 1996	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	10–9–2
22	T	November 19, 1996	4–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	10–9–3
23	L	November 21, 1996	1–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	10–10–3
24	W	November 22, 1996	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	11–10–3
25	L	November 27, 1996	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	11–11–3
26	L	November 29, 1996	0–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	11–12–3
27	W	November 30, 1996	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	12–12–3
28	L	December 6, 1996	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	12–13–3
29	L	December 7, 1996	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	12–14–3
30	L	December 9, 1996	1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	12–15–3
31	L	December 12, 1996	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	12–16–3
32	W	December 13, 1996	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	13–16–3
33	W	December 15, 1996	2–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	14–16–3
34	L	December 18, 1996	2–3 OT	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	14–17–3
35	L	December 20, 1996	1–3	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	14–18–3
36	T	December 22, 1996	2–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	14–18–4
37	T	December 23, 1996	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	14–18–5
38	T	December 26, 1996	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	14–18–6
39	L	December 28, 1996	4–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	14–19–6
40	W	December 29, 1996	4–3	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	15–19–6
41	L	December 31, 1996	1–4	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	15–20–6
42	L	January 2, 1997	2–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	15–21–6
43	T	January 5, 1997	5–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	15–21–7
44	W	January 8, 1997	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	16–21–7
45	T	January 10, 1997	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	16–21–8
46	W	January 11, 1997	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	17–21–8
47	L	January 13, 1997	0–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	17–22–8
48	L	January 20, 1997	1–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	17–23–8
49	L	January 22, 1997	3–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	17–24–8
50	L	January 24, 1997	1–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	17–25–8
51	L	January 25, 1997	2–3	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	17–26–8
52	W	January 27, 1997	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	18–26–8
53	W	February 1, 1997	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	19–26–8
54	W	February 3, 1997	4–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	20–26–8
55	L	February 6, 1997	2–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	20–27–8
56	W	February 8, 1997	4–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	21–27–8
57	W	February 13, 1997	7–3	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	22–27–8
58	W	February 15, 1997	2–0	New York Rangers (1996–97)	23–27–8
59	L	February 17, 1997	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	23–28–8
60	W	February 20, 1997	5–3	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	24–28–8
61	W	February 22, 1997	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	25–28–8
62	L	February 25, 1997	0–1	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	25–29–8
63	T	February 26, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	25–29–9
64	L	March 1, 1997	1–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	25–30–9
65	W	March 2, 1997	4–0	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	26–30–9
66	T	March 5, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	26–30–10
67	L	March 8, 1997	0–2	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	26–31–10
68	T	March 10, 1997	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	26–31–11
69	W	March 12, 1997	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	27–31–11
70	T	March 14, 1997	4–4 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	27–31–12
71	W	March 16, 1997	5–4	New York Islanders (1996–97)	28–31–12
72	L	March 20, 1997	2–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	28–32–12
73	W	March 23, 1997	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	29–32–12
74	W	March 26, 1997	5–3	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	30–32–12
75	L	March 28, 1997	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	30–33–12
76	W	March 30, 1997	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	31–33–12
77	T	April 1, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	31–33–13
78	L	April 3, 1997	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	31–34–13
79	W	April 6, 1997	2–1	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	32–34–13
80	L	April 9, 1997	0–1	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	32–35–13
81	W	April 11, 1997	7–3	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	33–35–13
82	W	April 13, 1997	5–2	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	34–35–13

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (8) Chicago Blackhawks

April 16

Chicago Blackhawks

0–6

Colorado Avalanche

McNichols Sports Arena

April 18

Chicago Blackhawks

1–3

Colorado Avalanche

McNichols Sports Arena

April 20

Colorado Avalanche

3–4

2OT

Chicago Blackhawks

United Center

April 22

Colorado Avalanche

3–6

Chicago Blackhawks

United Center

April 24

Chicago Blackhawks

0–7

Colorado Avalanche

McNichols Sports Arena

April 26

Colorado Avalanche

6–3

Chicago Blackhawks

United Center

Colorado won series 4–2

Player statistics

• April 24, 1997: Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche shut out Chicago by a score of 7–0. He earned his 89th postseason victory and became the goalie with the most postseason wins, surpassing the old record set by New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith.[2]

Draft picks

Chicago'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)
2	31	Remi Royer	Canada	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
2	42	Jeff Paul	Canada	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
2	46	Geoff Peters	Canada	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
5	130	Andy Johnson	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
7	184	Mike Vellinga	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
8	210	Chris Twerdun	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9	236	Andrei Kozyrev	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)

See also

• 1996–97 NHL season

References

1. "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
2. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.429 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2

• "1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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