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The 1996–97 New York Islanders season was the 25th season in the franchise's history. It saw the withdrawal of the "Fisherman" logo from 1995 at the start of the season and the return of the original logo. For the third consecutive year, the Islanders failed to make the playoffs.
1996–97 New York Islanders | |
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Division | 7th Atlantic |
Conference | 12th Eastern |
1996–97 record | 29–41–12 |
Home record | 19–18–4 |
Road record | 10–23–8 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 250 |
Team information | |
General manager | Mike Milbury |
Coach | Mike Milbury (interim) Rick Bowness |
Captain | Vacant |
Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Average attendance | 12,494 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Utah Grizzlies |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Zigmund Palffy (48) |
Assists | Zigmund Palffy (42) |
Points | Zigmund Palffy (90) |
Penalty minutes | Rich Pilon (179) |
Plus/minus | Zigmund Palffy (+21) |
Wins | Tommy Salo (20) |
Goals against average | Tommy Salo (2.82) |
Captain Patrick Flatley leaves Long Island, signing with the rival New York Rangers. The team does not name a new captain until the 1997–98 season.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 231 | 182 | 104 |
2 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 274 | 217 | 103 |
3 | 4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 221 | 201 | 89 |
4 | 5 | New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 258 | 231 | 86 |
5 | 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 214 | 231 | 75 |
6 | 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 217 | 247 | 74 |
7 | 12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 240 | 250 | 70 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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October: 1–5–4 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–2–3)
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November: 5–5–4 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–3)
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December: 6–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
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January: 4–9–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–6–1)
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February: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–3–0)
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March: 8–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
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April: 1–5–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–3–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
35 | Tommy Salo | 58 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 1576 | 151 | 2.82 | .904 | 5 | 3208 |
1 | Eric Fichaud | 34 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 897 | 91 | 3.10 | .899 | 0 | 1759 |
30 | Tommy Soderstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Bryan Berard | [3] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Bryan Berard (Defense) | [4] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Scott Lachance | [5] |
Zigmund Palffy[lower-alpha 7] | |||
Team | Bob Nystrom Award | Claude Lapointe | [7] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Bryan Berard | October 4, 1996 | [8] |
Nicholas Vachon | December 17, 1996 | ||
Jason Holland | December 30, 1996 | ||
Steve Webb | January 7, 1997 |
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New York's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[9]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
2 | 29 | Dan LaCouture | United States | Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) |
3 | 56 | Zdeno Chara | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia) |
4 | 83 | Tyrone Garner | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
5 | 109 | Andrew Berenzweig | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
5 | 128 | Petr Sachl | Czech Republic | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) |
6 | 138 | Todd Miller | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
7 | 165 | J. R. Prestifilippo | United States | Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT) |
8 | 192 | Evgeny Korolev | Russia | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
9 | 218 | Mike Muzechka | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
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