
1996–97 Boston Bruins | |
Division | 6th Northeast |
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1996–97 record | 26–47–9 |
Goals for | 234 |
Goals against | 300 |
Team information | |
General manager | Harry Sinden |
Coach | Steve Kasper |
Captain | Ray Bourque |
Arena | Fleet Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ted Donato (25) |
Assists | Jozef Stumpel (55) |
Points | Jozef Stumpel (76) |
Penalty minutes | Jeff Odgers (197) |
Plus/minus | Tim Sweeney Bob Beers (0) |
Wins | Bill Ranford (12) |
Goals against average | Robbie Tallas (3.33) |
The 1996–97 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 72nd season. The Bruins finished 6th in the Northeast Division and missed the playoff for the first time in 29 years.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 237 | 208 | 92 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 285 | 280 | 84 |
Ottawa Senators | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 226 | 234 | 77 |
Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 249 | 276 | 77 |
Hartford Whalers | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 226 | 256 | 75 |
Boston Bruins | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 234 | 300 | 61 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | T | October 5, 1996 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1996–97) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | October 7, 1996 | 2–5 | Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 12, 1996 | 5–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 14, 1996 | 5–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | October 20, 1996 | 5–1 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | October 24, 1996 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) | 3–3–1 |
8 | L | October 26, 1996 | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 29, 1996 | 5–2 | New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 4–4–1 |
10 | T | October 31, 1996 | 4–4 OT | Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 4–4–2 |
11 | L | November 2, 1996 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1996–97) | 4–5–2 |
12 | T | November 4, 1996 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) | 4–5–3 |
13 | L | November 6, 1996 | 1–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 4–6–3 |
14 | L | November 7, 1996 | 0–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) | 4–7–3 |
15 | W | November 9, 1996 | 4–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 5–7–3 |
16 | W | November 14, 1996 | 2–1 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 6–7–3 |
17 | W | November 18, 1996 | 4–2 | San Jose Sharks (1996–97) | 7–7–3 |
18 | T | November 19, 1996 | 2–2 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 7–7–4 |
19 | L | November 21, 1996 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 7–8–4 |
20 | L | November 23, 1996 | 2–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 7–9–4 |
21 | W | November 26, 1996 | 2–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 8–9–4 |
22 | W | November 29, 1996 | 7–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) | 9–9–4 |
23 | L | November 30, 1996 | 2–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 9–10–4 |
24 | W | December 4, 1996 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 10–10–4 |
25 | L | December 5, 1996 | 2–4 | Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 10–11–4 |
26 | T | December 7, 1996 | 1–1 OT | Calgary Flames (1996–97) | 10–11–5 |
27 | L | December 9, 1996 | 2–5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) | 10–12–5 |
28 | L | December 12, 1996 | 4–7 | New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 10–13–5 |
29 | L | December 14, 1996 | 0–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 10–14–5 |
30 | L | December 15, 1996 | 0–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 10–15–5 |
31 | W | December 17, 1996 | 6–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 11–15–5 |
32 | W | December 19, 1996 | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) | 12–15–5 |
33 | W | December 21, 1996 | 4–3 | Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 13–15–5 |
34 | T | December 23, 1996 | 3–3 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) | 13–15–6 |
35 | L | December 27, 1996 | 4–6 | @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) | 13–16–6 |
36 | L | December 29, 1996 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) | 13–17–6 |
37 | L | January 1, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 13–18–6 |
38 | W | January 2, 1997 | 5–4 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 14–18–6 |
39 | W | January 4, 1997 | 3–2 | Dallas Stars (1996–97) | 15–18–6 |
40 | L | January 7, 1997 | 3–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 15–19–6 |
41 | W | January 9, 1997 | 5–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 16–19–6 |
42 | L | January 11, 1997 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 16–20–6 |
43 | L | January 13, 1997 | 3–4 | Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 16–21–6 |
44 | L | January 14, 1997 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 16–22–6 |
45 | L | January 20, 1997 | 2–3 | Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 16–23–6 |
46 | W | January 22, 1997 | 4–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 17–23–6 |
47 | L | January 23, 1997 | 1–4 | Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 17–24–6 |
48 | W | January 25, 1997 | 4–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) | 18–24–6 |
49 | L | January 30, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 18–25–6 |
50 | W | February 1, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) | 19–25–6 |
51 | W | February 2, 1997 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1996–97) | 20–25–6 |
52 | L | February 4, 1997 | 3–4 | Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 20–26–6 |
53 | L | February 6, 1997 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 20–27–6 |
54 | T | February 8, 1997 | 3–3 OT | St. Louis Blues (1996–97) | 20–27–7 |
55 | L | February 11, 1997 | 1–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) | 20–28–7 |
56 | L | February 12, 1997 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) | 20–29–7 |
57 | L | February 15, 1997 | 4–5 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) | 20–30–7 |
58 | L | February 18, 1997 | 2–3 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) | 20–31–7 |
59 | L | February 20, 1997 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) | 20–32–7 |
60 | L | February 23, 1997 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 20–33–7 |
61 | T | February 24, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 20–33–8 |
62 | W | February 27, 1997 | 6–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) | 21–33–8 |
63 | T | March 1, 1997 | 5–5 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 21–33–9 |
64 | L | March 3, 1997 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) | 21–34–9 |
65 | L | March 6, 1997 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1996–97) | 21–35–9 |
66 | W | March 8, 1997 | 6–4 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) | 22–35–9 |
67 | W | March 9, 1997 | 3–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 23–35–9 |
68 | L | March 12, 1997 | 3–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 23–36–9 |
69 | L | March 13, 1997 | 0–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 23–37–9 |
70 | W | March 15, 1997 | 5–2 | New York Islanders (1996–97) | 24–37–9 |
71 | L | March 17, 1997 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 24–38–9 |
72 | L | March 19, 1997 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) | 24–39–9 |
73 | L | March 22, 1997 | 4–5 | Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 24–40–9 |
74 | L | March 24, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 24–41–9 |
75 | L | March 27, 1997 | 3–6 | New York Islanders (1996–97) | 24–42–9 |
76 | L | March 29, 1997 | 2–8 | @ New York Islanders (1996–97) | 24–43–9 |
77 | L | April 3, 1997 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1996–97) | 24–44–9 |
78 | W | April 5, 1997 | 4–2 | Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 25–44–9 |
79 | L | April 8, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 25–45–9 |
80 | L | April 10, 1997 | 1–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 25–46–9 |
81 | L | April 11, 1997 | 0–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 25–47–9 |
82 | W | April 13, 1997 | 7–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 26–47–9 |
Playoffs[]
- The Bruins did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Jozef Stumpel | C | 78 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 14 | -22 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Adam Oates | C | 63 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 10 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ted Donato | LW | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 37 | -9 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Raymond Bourque | D | 62 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 18 | -11 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Rick Tocchet | RW | 40 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 67 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Rob DiMaio | RW | 72 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 82 | -21 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Don Sweeney | D | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Heinze | RW | 30 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Jean-Yves Roy | RW | 52 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 22 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Tim Sweeney | LW | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sheldon Kennedy | RW | 56 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barry Richter | D | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 32 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Harkins | LW | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Landon Wilson | RW | 40 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 49 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Elik | C | 31 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Odgers | RW | 80 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 197 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Troy Mallette | LW | 68 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 155 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kyle McLaren | D | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 54 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sandy Moger | C | 34 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Anson Carter | RW | 19 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jason Allison | C | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Staios | D | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 71 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mattias Timander | D | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jon Rohloff | D | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trent McCleary | RW | 59 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Beers | D | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clayton Beddoes | C | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Chynoweth | D | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 171 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anders Myrvold | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Roy | RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evgeny Shaldybin | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Davis Payne | LW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Stewart | LW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Robitaille | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Sawyer | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. C. Drouin | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Emma | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Malkoc | D | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Cheveldae | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paxton Schafer | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Bailey | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Carey | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Tallas | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Ranford | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Bill Ranford | 2147 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 125 | 3.49 | 2 | 1102 | 977 | .887 |
Robbie Tallas | 1244 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 69 | 3.33 | 1 | 587 | 518 | .882 |
Jim Carey | 1004 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 64 | 3.82 | 0 | 496 | 432 | .871 |
Scott Bailey | 394 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3.65 | 0 | 181 | 157 | .867 |
Tim Cheveldae | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.23 | 0 | 33 | 28 | .848 |
Paxton Schafer | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.68 | 0 | 25 | 19 | .760 |
Team: | 4959 | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 293 | 3.55 | 3 | 2424 | 2131 | .879 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage
Awards and Records[]
- The Bruins did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1996-97 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- 1996–97 Boston Bruins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
Boston Bruins | |
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Arenas | Boston Arena • Boston Garden • TD Garden |
Head Coaches | Ross • Denneny • Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery |
Retired Numbers | 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 15 • 16 • 22 • 24 • 77 • 99 |
Affiliates | Providence Bruins • Maine Mariners |
Rivals | Montreal Canadiens • Toronto Maple Leafs • Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers |
Stanley Cups | 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011 |
1996–97 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast Division | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh |
Atlantic Division | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central Division | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto |
Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A. • San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1996 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
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