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1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season - Wikipedia

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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
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	19,396
Minor league affiliate(s)	Indianapolis Ice Columbus Chill
Team leaders
Goals	Tony Amonte (41)
Assists	Alexei Zhamnov (42)
Points	Tony Amonte (77)
Penalty minutes	Bob Probert (326)
Plus/minus	Tony Amonte (+35)
Wins	Jeff Hackett (19)
Goals against average	Jeff Hackett (2.16)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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

Offseason

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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

Playoffs

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]

Schedule and results

Regular season

1996–97 regular season^[3]

October: 6–5–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–1–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	W	October 5, 1996	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	1–0–0	Recap
2	W	October 6, 1996	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	2–0–0	Recap
3	L	October 9, 1996	0–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	2–1–0	Recap
4	L	October 11, 1996	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	2–2–0	Recap
5	L	October 13, 1996	3–5	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	2–3–0	Recap
6	W	October 15, 1996	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	3–3–0	Recap
7	W	October 17, 1996	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	4–3–0	Recap
8	W	October 20, 1996	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	5–3–0	Recap
9	W	October 24, 1996	6–4	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	6–3–0	Recap
10	T	October 25, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	6–3–1	Recap
11	L	October 27, 1996	2–6	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	6–4–1	Recap
12	T	October 29, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	6–4–2	Recap
13	L	October 30, 1996	2–3	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	6–5–2	Recap

November: 6–7–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 4–4–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
14	W	November 1, 1996	3–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	7–5–2	Recap
15	W	November 3, 1996	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	8–5–2	Recap
16	L	November 7, 1996	2–4	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	8–6–2	Recap
17	W	November 9, 1996	4–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	9–6–2	Recap
18	W	November 10, 1996	2–0	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	10–6–2	Recap
19	L	November 14, 1996	1–2 OT	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	10–7–2	Recap
20	L	November 15, 1996	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	10–8–2	Recap
21	L	November 17, 1996	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	10–9–2	Recap
22	T	November 19, 1996	4–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	10–9–3	Recap
23	L	November 21, 1996	1–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	10–10–3	Recap
24	W	November 22, 1996	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	11–10–3	Recap
25	L	November 27, 1996	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	11–11–3	Recap
26	L	November 29, 1996	0–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	11–12–3	Recap
27	W	November 30, 1996	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	12–12–3	Recap

December: 3–8–3 (home: 2–5–2; road: 1–3–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
28	L	December 6, 1996	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	12–13–3	Recap
29	L	December 7, 1996	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	12–14–3	Recap
30	L	December 9, 1996	1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	12–15–3	Recap
31	L	December 12, 1996	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	12–16–3	Recap
32	W	December 13, 1996	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	13–16–3	Recap
33	W	December 15, 1996	2–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	14–16–3	Recap
34	L	December 18, 1996	2–3 OT	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	14–17–3	Recap
35	L	December 20, 1996	1–3	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	14–18–3	Recap
36	T	December 22, 1996	2–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	14–18–4	Recap
37	T	December 23, 1996	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	14–18–5	Recap
38	T	December 26, 1996	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	14–18–6	Recap
39	L	December 28, 1996	4–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	14–19–6	Recap
40	W	December 29, 1996	4–3	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	15–19–6	Recap
41	L	December 31, 1996	1–4	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	15–20–6	Recap

January: 3–6–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
42	L	January 2, 1997	2–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	15–21–6	Recap
43	T	January 5, 1997	5–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	15–21–7	Recap
44	W	January 8, 1997	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	16–21–7	Recap
45	T	January 10, 1997	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	16–21–8	Recap
46	W	January 11, 1997	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	17–21–8	Recap
47	L	January 13, 1997	0–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	17–22–8	Recap
48	L	January 20, 1997	1–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	17–23–8	Recap
49	L	January 22, 1997	3–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	17–24–8	Recap
50	L	January 24, 1997	1–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	17–25–8	Recap
51	L	January 25, 1997	2–3	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	17–26–8	Recap
52	W	January 27, 1997	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	18–26–8	Recap

February: 7–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
53	W	February 1, 1997	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	19–26–8	Recap
54	W	February 3, 1997	4–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	20–26–8	Recap
55	L	February 6, 1997	2–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	20–27–8	Recap
56	W	February 8, 1997	4–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	21–27–8	Recap
57	W	February 13, 1997	7–3	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	22–27–8	Recap
58	W	February 15, 1997	2–0	New York Rangers (1996–97)	23–27–8	Recap
59	L	February 17, 1997	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	23–28–8	Recap
60	W	February 20, 1997	5–3	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	24–28–8	Recap
61	W	February 22, 1997	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	25–28–8	Recap
62	L	February 25, 1997	0–1	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	25–29–8	Recap
63	T	February 26, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	25–29–9	Recap

March: 6–4–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–1–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
64	L	March 1, 1997	1–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	25–30–9	Recap
65	W	March 2, 1997	4–0	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	26–30–9	Recap
66	T	March 5, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	26–30–10	Recap
67	L	March 8, 1997	0–2	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	26–31–10	Recap
68	T	March 10, 1997	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	26–31–11	Recap
69	W	March 12, 1997	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	27–31–11	Recap
70	T	March 14, 1997	4–4 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	27–31–12	Recap
71	W	March 16, 1997	5–4	New York Islanders (1996–97)	28–31–12	Recap
72	L	March 20, 1997	2–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	28–32–12	Recap
73	W	March 23, 1997	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	29–32–12	Recap
74	W	March 26, 1997	5–3	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	30–32–12	Recap
75	L	March 28, 1997	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	30–33–12	Recap
76	W	March 30, 1997	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	31–33–12	Recap

April: 3–2–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
77	T	April 1, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	31–33–13	Recap
78	L	April 3, 1997	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	31–34–13	Recap
79	W	April 6, 1997	2–1	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	32–34–13	Recap
80	L	April 9, 1997	0–1	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	32–35–13	Recap
81	W	April 11, 1997	7–3	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	33–35–13	Recap
82	W	April 13, 1997	5–2	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	34–35–13	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1997 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	L	April 16, 1997	0–6	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	April 18, 1997	1–3	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	April 20, 1997	4–3 2OT	Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 2–1	Recap
4	W	April 22, 1997	6–3	Colorado Avalanche	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	L	April 24, 1997	0–7	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	April 26, 1997	3–6	Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
10	Tony Amonte	RW	81	41	36	77	35	64	6	4	2	6	2	8
26	Alexei Zhamnov	C	74	20	42	62	18	56	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Chris Chelios	D	72	10	38	48	16	112	6	0	1	1	−2	8
55	Eric Daze	RW	71	22	19	41	−4	16	6	2	1	3	−1	2
32	Murray Craven	C	75	8	27	35	0	12	2	0	0	0	−4	2
2	Eric Weinrich	D	81	7	25	32	19	62	6	0	1	1	−1	4
19^[a]	Ethan Moreau	LW	82	15	16	31	13	123	6	1	0	1	3	9
16	Kevin Miller	RW	69	14	17	31	−10	41	6	0	1	1	0	0
11	Jeff Shantz	C	69	9	21	30	11	28	6	0	4	4	4	6
20	Gary Suter	D	82	7	21	28	−4	70	6	1	4	5	1	8
18	Denis Savard	C	64	9	18	27	−10	60	6	0	2	2	−3	2
25	Sergei Krivokrasov	LW	67	13	11	24	−1	42	6	1	0	1	−2	4
38	James Black	LW	64	12	11	23	6	20	5	1	1	2	1	2
24	Bob Probert	LW	82	9	14	23	−3	326	6	2	1	3	−4	41
4	Keith Carney	D	81	3	15	18	26	62	6	1	1	2	−2	2
12	Brent Sutter	C	39	7	7	14	10	18	2	0	0	0	−2	6
22	Ulf Dahlen†	LW	30	6	8	14	9	10	5	0	1	1	0	0
15	Jim Cummins	RW	65	6	6	12	4	199	6	0	0	0	−5	24
6	Michal Sykora†	D	28	1	9	10	4	10	1	0	0	0	−2	0
39	Enrico Ciccone	D	67	2	2	4	−1	233	4	0	0	0	0	18
22	Adam Creighton†	C	19	1	2	3	−2	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Cam Russell	D	44	1	1	2	−8	65	4	0	0	0	0	4
46	Tuomas Gronman	D	16	0	1	1	−4	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Jeff Hackett	G	41	0	1	1		6	6	0	0	0		0
44	Christian Laflamme	D	4	0	1	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Jean-Yves Leroux	LW	1	0	1	1	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Ed Belfour‡	G	33	0	0	0		26	—	—	—	—	—	—
54	Dave Chyzowski	LW	8	0	0	0	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Steve Dubinsky	C	5	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	1	0	4
17	Sergei Klimovich	C	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Basil McRae†‡	LW	8	0	0	0	−2	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Mike Prokopec‡	RW	6	0	0	0	−1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Steve Smith	D	21	0	0	0	4	29	3	0	0	0	0	4
40	Chris Terreri†	G	7	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		2
29	Jimmy Waite	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Jeff Hackett	41	19	18	4	1212	89	2.16	.927	2	2473	6	2	4	190	25	4.34	.868	0	345
30	Ed Belfour‡	33	11	15	6	946	88	2.69	.907	1	1966	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Chris Terreri†	7	4	1	2	192	19	2.66	.901	0	429	2	0	0	28	3	4.11	.893	0	44
29	Jimmy Waite	2	0	1	1	58	7	4.00	.879	0	105	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL Second All-Star Team	Chris Chelios (Defense)	^[4]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Tony Amonte	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Chris Chelios^[b]	^[5]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Tuomas Gronman	October 5, 1996	^[7]
	Sergei Klimovich	December 9, 1996
	Christian Laflamme	March 12, 1997
	Jean-Yves Leroux	April 13, 1997

Transactions

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Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.^[8]

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)

Notes

^ Moreau wore number 17 in his first two games.
^ Chelios was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player.^[6]

References

"Chicago Blackhawks 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
"1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
^ 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
^ ^a ^b "1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "1996-97 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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