1996β97 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Western Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
1996β97 record | 38β26β18 |
Home record | 20β12β9 |
Road record | 18β14β9 |
Goals for | 253 |
Goals against | 197 |
Team information | |
General manager |
Scotty Bowman (interim) Jim Devellano (interim) |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Steve Yzerman |
Alternate captains |
Sergei Fedorov Brendan Shanahan |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 19,978 (99.9%) Total: 819,107 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Adirondack Red Wings (
AHL) Toledo Storm ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brendan Shanahan (46) |
Assists | Steve Yzerman (63) |
Points | Brendan Shanahan (87) |
Penalty minutes | Martin Lapointe (167) |
Plus/minus | Vladimir Konstantinov (38) |
Wins | Chris Osgood (23) |
Goals against average | Kevin Hodson (1.63) |
The 1996β97 Detroit Red Wings season was the 71st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup, their first since 1955.
On July 23, 1996, Detroit Red Wings President Bill Evo resigned his position after serving just ten months at the team's helm. [1] The Nickname "Hockeytown" was coined to launch the start of a five-year marketing campaign.
The "HOCKEYTOWN" logo, a Red Wings logo overlapped with the term "HOCKEYTOWN," was shown over center ice starting this season and was still there as of 2022 [update].
A season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5β4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period.
On February 8, 1997, coach Scotty Bowman achieved his 1000th victory as an NHL head coach against his previous team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On March 26, 1997, the Red WingsβAvalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6β5 in overtime.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β 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 β Central, PAC β Pacific
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954β55 NHL season.
Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, and massage therapist Sergei Mnatsakanov were involved in a limousine accident. The driver, who later said he fell asleep, had a suspended license for previous drunk driving convictions.
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November: 7β4β2 (home: 4β2β0; road: 3β2β2)
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December: 6β4β3 (home: 3β2β2; road: 3β2β1)
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January: 2β5β3 (home: 0β3β2; road: 2β2β1)
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February: 8β2β3 (home: 4β1β1; road: 4β1β2)
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March: 6β5β3 (home: 4β1β1; road: 2β4β2)
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April: 2β2β3 (home: 0β2β2; road: 2β0β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
1997 Stanley Cup playoffs [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4β2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Detroit won 4β0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche: Detroit won 4β2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers: Detroit won 4β0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Brendan Shanahanβ | LW | 79 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 31 | 131 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
19 | Steve Yzerman | LW | 81 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 22 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 74 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
8 | Igor Larionov | C | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | C | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 77 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 151 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β1 | 29 |
20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 78 | 16 | 17 | 33 | β14 | 167 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 60 |
2 | Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
28 | Tomas Sandstromβ | RW | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β3 | 24 |
23 | Greg Johnsonβ‘ | RW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | β5 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
33 | Kris Draper | C | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | β11 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
17 | Doug Brown | LW | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | β3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Bob Rouse | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 |
11 | Mathieu Dandenault | RW | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | β10 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
4 | Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 5 |
15 | Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 47 | 6 | 3 | 9 | β10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
18 | Kirk Maltby | LW | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
37 | Tim Taylor | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β6 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
27 [a] | Aaron Ward | D | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β9 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
55 | Larry Murphyβ | D | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
34 [b] | Anders Eriksson | D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
26 | Joe Kocurβ | RW | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β7 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
21 | Bob Erreyβ‘ | LW | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β3 | 27 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Osgood | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
22 | Mike Knuble | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Kevin Hodson | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
32 | Stu Grimsonβ‘ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
40 | Mark Major | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
23 | Mike Ramseyβ β‘ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
29 | Mike Vernon | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Chris Osgood | 47 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1,175 | 106 | 2.30 | .910 | 6 | 2,768:48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.54 | .905 | 0 | 47:10 |
29 | Mike Vernon | 33 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 782 | 79 | 2.43 | .899 | 0 | 1,952:03 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 494 | 36 | 1.76 | .927 | 1 | 1,229:12 |
31 | Kevin Hodson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 8 | 1.63 | .930 | 1 | 293:47 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Vladimir Konstantinov was the runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy. [4]
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Mike Vernon | [5] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Viacheslav Fetisov [c] | [7] |
Chris Osgood [d] | |||
Brendan Shanahan [e] | |||
Steve Yzerman |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Steve Yzerman | February 19, 1997 | [10] |
Trades
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Free agents
Signings
Waivers
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Date | Player |
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March 18, 1997 | Mike Ramsey |
Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. [11]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Jesse Wallin | D | Canada | Red Deer Rebels ( WHL) |
2 | 52 | Aren Miller | G | Canada | Spokane Chiefs ( WHL) |
4 | 108 | Johan Forsander | LW | Sweden | HV71 ( SEL) |
5 | 135 | Michal Podolka | G | Czech Republic | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds ( OHL) |
61 | 144 | Magnus Nilsson | LW | Sweden | Malmo IF ( SEL) |
6 | 162 | Alexandre Jacques | C | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes ( QMJHL) |
7 | 189 | Colin Beardsmore | C | Canada | North Bay Centennials ( OHL) |
8 | 215 | Craig Stahl | RW | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
9 | 241 | Yevgeni Afanasyev | LW | Canada | Flint Generals ( CoHL) |
On February 19, 1997: In his 1,000th career regular-season game, Steve Yzerman collects three assists in the Wings' 4-0 win against Calgary.
1996β97 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Western Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
1996β97 record | 38β26β18 |
Home record | 20β12β9 |
Road record | 18β14β9 |
Goals for | 253 |
Goals against | 197 |
Team information | |
General manager |
Scotty Bowman (interim) Jim Devellano (interim) |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Steve Yzerman |
Alternate captains |
Sergei Fedorov Brendan Shanahan |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 19,978 (99.9%) Total: 819,107 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Adirondack Red Wings (
AHL) Toledo Storm ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brendan Shanahan (46) |
Assists | Steve Yzerman (63) |
Points | Brendan Shanahan (87) |
Penalty minutes | Martin Lapointe (167) |
Plus/minus | Vladimir Konstantinov (38) |
Wins | Chris Osgood (23) |
Goals against average | Kevin Hodson (1.63) |
The 1996β97 Detroit Red Wings season was the 71st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup, their first since 1955.
On July 23, 1996, Detroit Red Wings President Bill Evo resigned his position after serving just ten months at the team's helm. [1] The Nickname "Hockeytown" was coined to launch the start of a five-year marketing campaign.
The "HOCKEYTOWN" logo, a Red Wings logo overlapped with the term "HOCKEYTOWN," was shown over center ice starting this season and was still there as of 2022 [update].
A season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5β4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period.
On February 8, 1997, coach Scotty Bowman achieved his 1000th victory as an NHL head coach against his previous team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On March 26, 1997, the Red WingsβAvalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6β5 in overtime.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β 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 β Central, PAC β Pacific
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954β55 NHL season.
Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, and massage therapist Sergei Mnatsakanov were involved in a limousine accident. The driver, who later said he fell asleep, had a suspended license for previous drunk driving convictions.
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October: 7β4β1 (home: 5β1β1; road: 2β3β0)
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November: 7β4β2 (home: 4β2β0; road: 3β2β2)
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December: 6β4β3 (home: 3β2β2; road: 3β2β1)
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January: 2β5β3 (home: 0β3β2; road: 2β2β1)
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February: 8β2β3 (home: 4β1β1; road: 4β1β2)
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March: 6β5β3 (home: 4β1β1; road: 2β4β2)
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April: 2β2β3 (home: 0β2β2; road: 2β0β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
1997 Stanley Cup playoffs [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4β2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Detroit won 4β0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche: Detroit won 4β2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers: Detroit won 4β0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win Loss |
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Brendan Shanahanβ | LW | 79 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 31 | 131 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
19 | Steve Yzerman | LW | 81 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 22 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 74 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
8 | Igor Larionov | C | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | C | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 77 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 151 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β1 | 29 |
20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 78 | 16 | 17 | 33 | β14 | 167 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 60 |
2 | Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
28 | Tomas Sandstromβ | RW | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β3 | 24 |
23 | Greg Johnsonβ‘ | RW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | β5 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
33 | Kris Draper | C | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | β11 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
17 | Doug Brown | LW | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | β3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Bob Rouse | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 |
11 | Mathieu Dandenault | RW | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | β10 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
4 | Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 5 |
15 | Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 47 | 6 | 3 | 9 | β10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
18 | Kirk Maltby | LW | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
37 | Tim Taylor | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β6 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
27 [a] | Aaron Ward | D | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β9 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
55 | Larry Murphyβ | D | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
34 [b] | Anders Eriksson | D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
26 | Joe Kocurβ | RW | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β7 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
21 | Bob Erreyβ‘ | LW | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β3 | 27 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Osgood | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
22 | Mike Knuble | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Kevin Hodson | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
32 | Stu Grimsonβ‘ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
40 | Mark Major | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
23 | Mike Ramseyβ β‘ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
29 | Mike Vernon | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Chris Osgood | 47 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1,175 | 106 | 2.30 | .910 | 6 | 2,768:48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.54 | .905 | 0 | 47:10 |
29 | Mike Vernon | 33 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 782 | 79 | 2.43 | .899 | 0 | 1,952:03 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 494 | 36 | 1.76 | .927 | 1 | 1,229:12 |
31 | Kevin Hodson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 8 | 1.63 | .930 | 1 | 293:47 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Vladimir Konstantinov was the runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy. [4]
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Mike Vernon | [5] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Viacheslav Fetisov [c] | [7] |
Chris Osgood [d] | |||
Brendan Shanahan [e] | |||
Steve Yzerman |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Steve Yzerman | February 19, 1997 | [10] |
Trades
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Free agents
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Date | Player |
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March 18, 1997 | Mike Ramsey |
Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. [11]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Jesse Wallin | D | Canada | Red Deer Rebels ( WHL) |
2 | 52 | Aren Miller | G | Canada | Spokane Chiefs ( WHL) |
4 | 108 | Johan Forsander | LW | Sweden | HV71 ( SEL) |
5 | 135 | Michal Podolka | G | Czech Republic | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds ( OHL) |
61 | 144 | Magnus Nilsson | LW | Sweden | Malmo IF ( SEL) |
6 | 162 | Alexandre Jacques | C | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes ( QMJHL) |
7 | 189 | Colin Beardsmore | C | Canada | North Bay Centennials ( OHL) |
8 | 215 | Craig Stahl | RW | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
9 | 241 | Yevgeni Afanasyev | LW | Canada | Flint Generals ( CoHL) |
On February 19, 1997: In his 1,000th career regular-season game, Steve Yzerman collects three assists in the Wings' 4-0 win against Calgary.