1994-95 NHL season

The 1994-95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. 26 teams each played 48 games, a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. The New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.

League Business

The Hartford Whalers were purchased by Peter Karmanos.

This was the last season in Quebec City for the Quebec Nordiques, as they announced that they would move to Denver after the season and become the Colorado Avalanche.

It was the first season with games televised by Fox, which they would do until the end of the 1998-1999 season. It marked the first major American broadcast agreement for the NHL since 1975. Fox split Stanley Cup Finals games with ESPN.

The regular season was shortened because of a 103 day lockout, which ended on 11 January 1995. The season finally got underway nine days later.

New Arenas

An era comes to an end as the Boston Bruins play their final season at the Boston Garden.

The Chicago Blackhawks open the United Center.

The St. Louis Blues open the Kiel Center now Scottrade Center.

Rule Changes

Two Zambonis would now be required by every arena for the resurfacing between periods.

• A coach can call for a stick measurement in overtime, but the request must be made before the winning goal is scored;
• leaving the penalty box to join an altercation on the ice will draw an automatic three-game suspension;
• any severe check from behind will result in a major penalty and game misconduct.

Regular season

The abbreviated season ended much later than usual. For the first and, as of 2007, the only time in NHL history, the Stanley Cup Finals concluded after the Summer Solstice. Despite the late end to the playoffs, only 81 total playoff games were held, the lowest number to date under the "16 wins" playoff format.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Quebec Nordiques	48	30	13	5	185	134	65
Pittsburgh Penguins	48	29	16	3	181	158	61
Boston Bruins	48	27	18	3	150	127	57
Buffalo Sabres	48	22	19	7	130	119	51
Hartford Whalers	48	19	24	5	127	141	43
Montreal Canadiens	48	18	23	7	125	148	43
Ottawa Senators	48	9	34	5	117	174	23

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	48	28	16	4	150	132	60
New Jersey Devils	48	22	18	8	136	121	52
Washington Capitals	48	22	18	8	136	120	52
New York Rangers	48	22	23	3	139	134	47
Florida Panthers	48	20	22	6	115	127	46
Tampa Bay Lightning	48	17	28	3	120	144	37
New York Islanders	48	15	28	5	126	158	35

Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	48	33	11	4	180	117	70
St. Louis Blues	48	28	15	5	178	135	61
Chicago Blackhawks	48	24	19	5	156	115	53
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	21	19	8	135	146	50
Dallas Stars	48	17	23	8	136	135	42
Winnipeg Jets	48	16	25	7	157	177	39

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	48	24	17	7	163	135	55
Vancouver Canucks	48	18	18	12	153	148	48
San Jose Sharks	48	19	25	4	129	161	42
Los Angeles Kings	48	16	23	9	142	174	41
Edmonton Oilers	48	17	27	4	136	183	38
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	48	16	27	5	125	164	37

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh	48	32	38	70
Eric Lindros	Philadelphia	46	29	41	70
Alexei Zhamnov	Winnipeg	48	30	35	65
Joe Sakic	Quebec	47	19	43	62
Ron Francis	Pittsburgh	44	11	48	59
Theoren Fleury	Calgary	47	29	29	58
Paul Coffey	Detroit	45	14	44	58
Mikael Renberg	Philadelphia	47	26	31	57
John LeClair	Montreal/ Philadelphia	46	26	28	54
Mark Messier	NY Rangers	46	14	39	53

Stanley Cup playoffs

The Stanley Cup

First Round

Eastern Conference

Quebec vs. NY Rangers Date Away Home May 6 NY Rangers 4 5 Quebec May 8 NY Rangers 8 3 Quebec May 10 Quebec 3 4 NY Rangers May 12 Quebec 2 3 NY Rangers OT May 14 NY Rangers 2 4 Quebec May 16 Quebec 2 4 NY Rangers NY Rangers wins series 4–2	Pittsburgh vs. Washington Date Away Home May 6 Washington 5 4 Pittsburgh May 8 Washington 3 5 Pittsburgh May 10 Pittsburgh 2 6 Washington May 12 Pittsburgh 2 6 Washington May 14 Washington 5 6 Pittsburgh OT May 16 Pittsburgh 7 1 Washington May 18 Washington 0 3 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh wins series 4–3
Philadelphia vs. Buffalo Date Away Home May 7 Buffalo 3 4 Philadelphia OT May 8 Buffalo 1 3 Philadelphia May 10 Philadelphia 1 3 Buffalo May 12 Philadelphia 4 2 Buffalo May 14 Buffalo 4 6 Philadelphia Philadelphia wins series 4–1	Boston vs. New Jersey Date Away Home May 7 New Jersey 5 0 Boston May 8 New Jersey 3 0 Boston May 10 Boston 3 2 New Jersey May 12 Boston 0 1 New Jersey OT May 14 New Jersey 3 2 Boston New Jersey wins series 4–1

Western Conference

Detroit vs. Dallas Date Away Home May 7 Dallas 3 4 Detroit May 9 Dallas 1 4 Detroit May 11 Detroit 5 1 Dallas May 14 Detroit 1 4 Dallas May 15 Dallas 1 3 Detroit Detroit wins series 4–1	St. Louis vs. Vancouver Date Away Home May 7 Vancouver 1 2 St. Louis May 9 Vancouver 5 3 St. Louis May 11 St. Louis 1 6 Vancouver May 13 St. Louis 5 2 Vancouver May 15 Vancouver 6 5 St. Louis OT May 17 St. Louis 8 2 Vancouver May 19 Vancouver 5 3 St. Louis Vancouver wins series 4–3
Chicago vs. Toronto Date Away Home May 7 Toronto 5 3 Chicago May 9 Toronto 3 0 Chicago May 11 Chicago 3 2 Toronto May 13 Chicago 3 1 Toronto May 15 Toronto 2 4 Chicago May 17 Chicago 4 5 Toronto OT May 19 Toronto 2 5 Chicago Chicago wins series 4–3	Calgary vs. San Jose Date Away Home May 7 San Jose 5 4 Calgary May 9 San Jose 5 4 Calgary OT May 11 Calgary 9 2 San Jose May 13 Calgary 6 4 San Jose May 15 San Jose 0 5 Calgary May 17 Calgary 3 5 San Jose May 19 San Jose 5 4 Calgary 2OT San Jose wins series 4–3

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey Date Away Home May 20 New Jersey 2 3 Pittsburgh May 22 New Jersey 4 2 Pittsburgh May 24 Pittsburgh 1 5 New Jersey May 26 Pittsburgh 1 2 New Jersey OT May 28 New Jersey 4 1 Pittsburgh New Jersey win series 4–1

Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers Date Away Home May 21 NY Rangers 4 5 Philadelphia OT May 22 NY Rangers 3 4 Philadelphia OT May 24 Philadelphia 5 2 NY Rangers May 26 Philadelphia 4 1 NY Rangers Philadelphia wins series 4–0

Western Conference

Detroit vs. San Jose Date Away Home May 21 San Jose 0 6 Detroit May 23 San Jose 2 6 Detroit May 25 Detroit 6 2 San Jose May 27 Detroit 6 2 San Jose Detroit wins series 4–0

Chicago vs. Vancouver Date Away Home May 21 Vancouver 1 2 Chicago OT May 23 Vancouver 0 2 Chicago May 25 Chicago 3 2 Vancouver OT May 27 Chicago 4 3 Vancouver OT Chicago wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern Conference Philadelphia vs. New Jersey Date Away Home June 3 New Jersey 4 1 Philadelphia June 5 New Jersey 5 2 Philadelphia June 7 Philadelphia 3 2 New Jersey OT June 10 Philadelphia 4 2 New Jersey June 11 New Jersey 3 2 Philadelphia June 13 Philadelphia 2 4 New Jersey New Jersey wins series 4–2 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Western Conference Detroit vs. Chicago Date Away Home June 1 Chicago 1 2 Detroit OT June 4 Chicago 2 3 Detroit June 6 Detroit 4 3 Chicago 2OT June 8 Detroit 2 5 Chicago June 11 Chicago 1 2 Detroit 2OT Detroit wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Finals

Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils
Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
June 17	New Jersey	2	Detroit	1
June 20	New Jersey	4	Detroit	2
June 22	Detroit	2	New Jersey	5
June 24	Detroit	2	New Jersey	5
New Jersey wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup
Claude Lemieux (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Sergei Fedorov	Detroit	17	7	17	24
Stephane Richer	New Jersey	19	6	15	21
Neal Broten	New Jersey	20	7	12	19
Ron Francis	Pittsburgh	12	6	13	19
Denis Savard	Chicago	16	7	11	18
Paul Coffey	Detroit	18	6	12	18
John MacLean	New Jersey	20	5	13	18
Claude Lemieux	New Jersey	20	13	3	16
Vyacheslav Kozlov	Detroit	18	9	7	16
Nicklas Lidstrom	Detroit	18	4	12	16

NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place on July 6, 1995.

Presidents' Trophy:	Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Claude Lemieux, New Jersey Devils
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
Jack Adams Award:	Marc Crawford, Quebec Nordiques
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vezina Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen, Bob Fleming

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres	G	Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings	D	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens	D	Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers	C	Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	Theoren Fleury, Calgary Flames
John LeClair, Montreal/Philadelphia	LW	Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1994-95 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

• Oleg Tverdovsky, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
• Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
• Cory Stillman, Calgary Flames
• Eric Daze, Chicago Blackhawks
• Jamie Langenbrunner, Dallas Stars
• Manny Fernandez, Dallas Stars
• Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers
• Robert Svehla, Florida Panthers
• Marek Malik, Hartford Whalers
• Craig Conroy, Montreal Canadiens
• Valeri Bure, Montreal Canadiens
• Brian Rolston, New Jersey Devils
• Sergei Brylin, New Jersey Devils
• Tommy Salo, New York Islanders
• Radek Bonk, Ottawa Senators
• Adam Deadmarsh, Quebec Nordiques
• Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques
• Jeff Friesen, San Jose Sharks
• Viktor Kozlov, San Jose Sharks
• Kenny Jonsson, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Adrian Aucoin, Vancouver Canucks
• Scott Walker, Vancouver Canucks
• Jim Carey, Washington Capitals
• Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1994-95 (listed with their last team):

• Mats Naslund, Boston Bruins
• Craig Simpson, Buffalo Sabres
• Kelly Kisio, Calgary Flames
• Jim Peplinski, Calgary Flames
• Dirk Graham, Chicago Blackhawks
• Mark Howe, Detroit Red Wings
• Mike Krushelnyski, Detroit Red Wings
• Kent Nilsson, Edmonton Oilers
• Gaetan Duchesne, Florida Panthers
• Mark Osborne, New York Rangers
• Steve Larmer, New York Rangers
• Sylvain Turgeon, Ottawa Senators
• Peter Stastny, St. Louis Blues
• Gerard Gallant, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Garth Butcher, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Rich Sutter, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Dave Poulin, Washington Capitals
• Thomas Steen, Winnipeg Jets

Team Photos

New York Rangers

See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1994 NHL Entry Draft
• 1994-95 NHL lockout
• NHL All-Rookie Team

References

• Hockey Database
• http://nhl.com/