The 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 season was the 71st

Detroit Red Wings seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Detroit Red Wings professional ice hockey club of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Red Wings have completed in the NHL since their inception in 1926...

 National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 season

Season (sports)

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 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup

1997 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1997 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit was in the Final for the second time in three years while the Flyers were making their first appearance since the 1987 Final...

, their first since 1955.

Another highlight was Sergei Fedorov

Sergei Fedorov

Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward and occasional defenceman...

's five-goal performance on Thursday, December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

. The Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period.

On March 26, 1997, the Red Wings – Avalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6-5 in overtime.

The word "hockeytown" was shown over the Detroit Red Wings logo at center ice starting this season and is still there .

Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when Vladimir Konstantinov

Vladimir Konstantinov

Vladimir Nikolaevich Konstantinov is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, he had played for Soviet club CSKA Moscow...

's career came to an end when he was severely injured in a limousine accident.

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Detroit	1 – 3	New Jersey		0–1–0	0
2	October 9	Edmonton	0 – 2	Detroit		1–1–0	2
3	October 11	Calgary	2 – 1	Detroit		1–2–0	2
4	October 12	Detroit	6 – 1	Buffalo		2–2–0	4
5	October 15	Detroit	1 – 3	Dallas		2–3–0	4
6	October 17	Detroit	1 – 2	Chicago		2–4–0	4
7	October 19	NY Islanders	2 – 4	Detroit		3–4–0	6
8	October 21	Los Angeles	0 – 3	Detroit		4–4–0	8
9	October 23	Dallas	1 – 4	Detroit		5–4–0	10
10	October 25	Chicago	2 – 2	Detroit	*	5–4–1	11
11	October 26	Detroit	2 – 1	Boston		6–4–1	13
12	October 30	Montreal	3 – 5	Detroit		7–4–1	15

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
13	November 1	Detroit	2 – 2	Ottawa	*	7–4–2	16
14	November 2	Detroit	2 – 6	Toronto		7–5–2	16
15	November 4	Hartford	1 – 5	Detroit		8–5–2	18
16	November 6	New Jersey	2 – 0	Detroit		8–6–2	18
17	November 8	Detroit	4 – 1	Hartford		9–6–2	20
18	November 10	Tampa Bay	2 – 4	Detroit		10–6–2	22
19	November 13	Colorado	4 – 1	Detroit		10–7–2	22
20	November 15	San Jose	1 – 5	Detroit		11–7–2	24
21	November 18	Detroit	2 – 2	Phoenix	*	11–7–3	25
22	November 21	Detroit	6 – 1	San Jose		12–7–3	27
23	November 23	Detroit	6 – 0	Los Angeles		13–7–3	29
24	November 24	Detroit	1 – 3	Anaheim		13–8–3	29
25	November 27	Toronto	2 – 5	Detroit		14–8–3	31

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Florida	4 – 2	Detroit		14–9–3	31
27	December 3	Vancouver	2 – 2	Detroit	*	14–9–4	32
28	December 4	Detroit	2 – 0	Washington		15–9–4	34
29	December 10	Edmonton	0 – 0	Detroit	*	15–9–5	35
30	December 12	Chicago	2 – 6	Detroit		16–9–5	37
31	December 15	Toronto	1 – 3	Detroit		17–9–5	39
32	December 17	Detroit	3 – 4	Colorado		17–10–5	39
33	December 18	Detroit	3 – 3	Calgary	*	17–10–6	40
34	December 20	Detroit	2 – 3	Vancouver		17–11–6	40
35	December 22	Detroit	6 – 2	Edmonton		18–11–6	42
36	December 26	Washington	4 – 5	Detroit	*	19–11–6	44
37	December 28	Detroit	7 – 1	NY Islanders		20–11–6	46
38	December 30	Phoenix	5 – 3	Detroit		20–12–6	46

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
39	January 3	Dallas	2 – 1	Detroit		20–13–6	46
40	January 5	Detroit	5 – 5	Chicago	*	20–13–7	47
41	January 8	Detroit	3 – 6	Dallas		20–14–7	47
42	January 9	Detroit	5 – 4	Phoenix	*	21–14–7	49
43	January 11	Chicago	3 – 1	Detroit		21–15–7	49
44	January 14	Los Angeles	3 – 3	Detroit	*	21–15–8	50
45	January 20	Detroit	1 – 4	Montreal		21–16–8	50
46	January 22	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Detroit	*	21–16–9	51
47	January 25	Detroit	4 – 1	Philadelphia		22–16–9	53
48	January 29	Phoenix	3 – 0	Detroit		22–17–9	53

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
49	February 1	Detroit	4 – 1	St. Louis		23–17–9	55
50	February 2	Dallas	3 – 4	Detroit	*	24–17–9	57
51	February 4	St. Louis	1 – 1	Detroit	*	24–17–10	58
52	February 6	Vancouver	7 – 4	Detroit		24–18–10	58
53	February 8	Detroit	6 – 5	Pittsburgh	*	25–18–10	60
54	February 12	San Jose	1 – 7	Detroit		26–18–10	62
55	February 14	Detroit	3 – 4	Dallas	*	26–19–10	62
56	February 16	Detroit	4 – 2	Florida		27–19–10	64
57	February 17	Detroit	3 – 3	Tampa Bay	*	27–19–11	65
58	February 19	Calgary	0 – 4	Detroit		28–19–11	67
59	February 22	Detroit	2 – 2	St. Louis	*	28–19–12	68
60	February 24	Detroit	5 – 3	Phoenix		29–19–12	70
61	February 27	Pittsburgh	1 – 4	Detroit		30–19–12	72

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
62	March 1	NY Rangers	0 – 3	Detroit		31–19–12	74
63	March 2	Anaheim	1 – 1	Detroit	*	31–19–13	75
64	March 5	Detroit	4 – 4	Toronto	*	31–19–14	76
65	March 8	Detroit	5 – 3	Vancouver		32–19–14	78
66	March 10	Detroit	3 – 3	Los Angeles	*	32–19–15	79
67	March 12	Detroit	1 – 2	Anaheim		32–20–15	79
68	March 15	Detroit	7 – 4	San Jose		33–20–15	81
69	March 16	Detroit	2 – 4	Colorado		33–21–15	81
70	March 19	Boston	1 – 4	Detroit		34–21–15	83
71	March 21	Detroit	1 – 3	NY Rangers		34–22–15	83
72	March 23	Detroit	3 – 5	Chicago		34–23–15	83
73	March 26	Colorado	5 – 6	Detroit	*	35–23–15	85
74	March 28	Buffalo	1 – 2	Detroit	*	36–23–15	87
75	March 30	Anaheim	1 – 0	Detroit	*	36–24–15	87

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
76	April 1	St. Louis	1 – 1	Detroit	*	36–24–16	88
77	April 3	Toronto	2 – 2	Detroit	*	36–24–17	89
78	April 5	Detroit	4 – 2	Toronto		37–24–17	91
79	April 8	Detroit	3 – 2	Calgary	*	38–24–17	93
80	April 9	Detroit	3 – 3	Edmonton	*	38–24–18	94
81	April 11	Ottawa	3 – 2	Detroit		38–25–18	94
82	April 13	St. Louis	3 – 1	Detroit		38–26–18	94

Conference Quarter-finals

St. Louis vs. Detroit
Date	Away	Home
April 16	St. Louis 2	0 Detroit
April 18	St. Louis 1	2 Detroit
April 20	Detroit 3	2 St. Louis
April 22	Detroit 0	4 St. Louis
April 25	St. Louis 2	5 Detroit
April 27	Detroit 3	1 St. Louis
Detroit wins series 4–2

Conference Semi-finals

Anaheim vs. Detroit
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Anaheim 1	2 Detroit	OT
May 4	Anaheim 2	3 Detroit	3OT
May 6	Detroit 5	3 Anaheim
May 8	Detroit 3	2 Anaheim	2OT
Detroit wins series 4–0

Conference Finals

Detroit vs. Colorado
Date	Away	Home
May 15	Detroit 1	2 Colorado
May 17	Detroit 4	2 Colorado
May 19	Colorado 1	2 Detroit
May 22	Colorado 0	6 Detroit
May 24	Detroit 0	6 Colorado
May 26	Colorado 1	3 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–2

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit vs. Philadelphia
Date	Away	Home
May 31	Detroit 4	2 Philadelphia
June 3	Detroit 4	2 Philadelphia
June 5	Philadelphia 1	6 Detroit
June 7	Philadelphia 1	2 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	81	47	41	88	131	31	20	2	7
	C	75	24	45	69	46	3	6	2	0
	D	80	17	42	59	18	22	7	1	1
	LW	80	25	27	52	46	14	6	0	1
	D	82	11	41	52	37	35	2	1	2
	C	69	8	39	47	40	14	3	0	2
	RW	80	19	23	42	12	17	6	1	5
	RW	71	15	22	37	157	0	5	1	2
	RW	79	15	19	34	106	0	4	0	3
	LW	61	13	14	27	40	4	5	0	3
	RW	65	14	9	23	89	11	2	1	3
	C	64	13	10	23	45	5	1	0	4
	LW	57	5	17	22	44	6	1	0	1
	D	66	7	14	21	32	21	1	0	2
	C	21	6	11	17	25	10	2	0	2
	D	68	5	12	17	43	5	0	0	0
	D	58	2	12	14	72	4	0	0	1
	RW	53	7	6	13	16	2	0	0	0
	D	71	1	11	12	57
0	0	0
	RW	63	6	5	11	92	7	0	0	2

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Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	3807	64	33	20	11	140	2.21	6	1605	1465	.913
	988	21	9	3	3	44	2.67	2	444	400	.901
	178	4	2	0	1	6	2.02	0	63	57	.905
Team:	4973	82	44	23	15	190	2.29	8	2112	1922	.910

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	C	22	6	18	24	22	3	1	0
	C	22	10	10	20	12	2	1	1
	LW	22	7	12	19	16	2	0	0
	D	22	6	13	19	8	2	0	2
	RW	21	9	6	15	20	2	1	1
	D	22	3	12	15	2	1	2	1
	LW	22	6	8	14	10	1	0	4
	C	22	3	10	13	12	0	0	0
	RW	22	3	8	11	34	0	0	1
	LW	20	5	4	9	22	3	0	2
	RW	9	4	2	6	0	3	0	1
	D	18	0	5	5	16	0	0	0
	RW	18	4	0	4	30	0	0	0
	RW	22	3	1	4	30	0	1	0
	D	22	2	2	4	18	0	0	2
	C	19	1	3	4	12	0	0	1
	LW	15	2	1	3	12	0	0	0
	D	21	0	3	3	10	0	0	0
	D	7	0	3	3	14	0	0	0
	D	22	0	3	3	16	0	0	0
	D	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
	RW	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	G	22	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	1361	22	16	6	48	2.12	2	588	540	.918
	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Team:	1362	22	16	6	48	2.11	2	588	540	.918

Note: 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

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Clarence S. Campbell Bowl The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or simply the Campbell Bowl, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions. It is named after Clarence S. Campbell, who served as President of the NHL from to . The trophy itself is constructed of sterling silver, crafted in... :	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
Conn Smythe Trophy Conn Smythe Trophy The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 46 times to 40 players since the 1964–65 NHL season... :	Mike Vernon
Runner Up: Norris Trophy:	Vladimir Konstantinov Vladimir Konstantinov Vladimir Nikolaevich Konstantinov is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, he had played for Soviet club CSKA Moscow...

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft

1996 NHL Entry Draft

The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...

.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	26	Jesse Wallin Jesse Wallin Jesse Wallin , is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in 49 career National Hockey League games for the Detroit Red Wings. He is currently the head coach of the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL.-Minor league hockey:Wallin started turning heads in the WHL while playing for the...	Defense		Red Deer Rebels Red Deer Rebels The Red Deer Rebels are a Western Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. They play their home games at the ENMAX Centrium....  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
2	52	Aren Miller Aren Miller Aren Miller is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.-External links:...	Goalie		Spokane Chiefs Spokane Chiefs The Spokane Chiefs are a major junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Spokane Arena. Their uniforms are similar to those of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Spokane consistently ranks in the top 10 in the...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
4	108	Johan Forsander	Left Wing		HV71 HV71 HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...  (SEL)
5	135	Michael Podolka	Goalie		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...  (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
6	144	Magnus Nilsson Magnus Nilsson (ice hockey) Magnus Nilsson is a forward for the Esbjerg fB hockey team in the Danish league.- Playing career :...	Left Wing		Malmo IF (SEL)
6	162	Alexandre Jacques	Right Wing		Shawinigan Cataractes Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Shawinigan, Quebec. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973–78.The Cataractes play their...  (QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... )
7	189	Colin Beardsmore Colin Beardsmore Colin Beardsmore is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for EHC Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...	Center		North Bay Centennials North Bay Centennials The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982–2002. The team was based in North Bay, Ontario.-History:...  (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
8	215	Craig Stahl	Winger		Tri-City Americans Tri-City Americans The Tri-City Americans are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
9	241	Evgeny Afanasiev	Winger		Flint Generals Flint Generals The Flint Generals were a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan....  (CoHL)