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1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season

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1995–96 Vancouver Canucks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
1995–96 record32–35–15
Home record15–19–7
Road record17–16–8
Goals for278
Goals against278
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachRick Ley (Oct.–Mar.)
Pat Quinn (Mar.–Apr.)
CaptainTrevor Linden
Alternate captainsDave Babych
Pavel Bure
Martin Gelinas
Dana Murzyn
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance17,795
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Mogilny (55)
AssistsAlexander Mogilny (52)
PointsAlexander Mogilny (107)
Penalty minutesGino Odjick (181)
Plus/minusRuss Courtnall (+25)
WinsCorey Hirsch (17)
Goals against averageCorey Hirsch (2.93)

The 1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It marked the year they played their first season in General Motors Place, the year future star Markus Naslund joined the team, and Cliff Ronning's final season with the Canucks.

Regular season

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On March 28, head coach Rick Ley was fired with six games left in the regular season.[1]

Standings

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Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Colorado Avalanche 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
2 Calgary Flames 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
3 Vancouver Canucks 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
7 San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Note: 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[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1995–96 regular season[3]
October: 4–4–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 9, 1995 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 0–1–0 Recap
2 T October 12, 1995 7–7 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 0–1–1 Recap
3 W October 14, 1995 7–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 1–1–1 Recap
4 T October 15, 1995 3–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 1–1–2 Recap
5 W October 18, 1995 5–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 2–1–2 Recap
6 L October 21, 1995 4–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 2–2–2 Recap
7 L October 24, 1995 2–5 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 2–3–2 Recap
8 W October 25, 1995 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 3–3–2 Recap
9 L October 28, 1995 1–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 3–4–2 Recap
10 W October 30, 1995 4–3 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 4–4–2 Recap
November: 2–7–5 (home: 0–2–3; road: 2–5–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 T November 1, 1995 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 4–4–3 Recap
12 T November 3, 1995 4–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 4–4–4 Recap
13 T November 4, 1995 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 4–4–5 Recap
14 W November 7, 1995 5–2 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 5–4–5 Recap
15 L November 9, 1995 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 5–5–5 Recap
16 L November 11, 1995 4–8 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 5–6–5 Recap
17 L November 12, 1995 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 5–7–5 Recap
18 T November 16, 1995 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 5–7–6 Recap
19 L November 18, 1995 4–5 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 5–8–6 Recap
20 L November 19, 1995 2–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 5–9–6 Recap
21 L November 22, 1995 3–4 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 5–10–6 Recap
22 W November 23, 1995 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 6–10–6 Recap
23 L November 25, 1995 2–7 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 6–11–6 Recap
24 T November 29, 1995 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 6–11–7 Recap
December: 6–4–3 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–0–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 1, 1995 7–2 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 7–11–7 Recap
26 W December 5, 1995 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 8–11–7 Recap
27 L December 8, 1995 3–6 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 8–12–7 Recap
28 W December 9, 1995 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 9–12–7 Recap
29 T December 13, 1995 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 9–12–8 Recap
30 W December 17, 1995 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 10–12–8 Recap
31 W December 18, 1995 4–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 11–12–8 Recap
32 T December 20, 1995 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 11–12–9 Recap
33 W December 22, 1995 6–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 12–12–9 Recap
34 L December 23, 1995 0–1 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 12–13–9 Recap
35 L December 26, 1995 2–4 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 12–14–9 Recap
36 L December 28, 1995 2–3 New York Rangers (1995–96) 12–15–9 Recap
37 T December 31, 1995 5–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 12–15–10 Recap
January: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 3, 1996 7–2 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 13–15–10 Recap
39 W January 6, 1996 9–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 14–15–10 Recap
40 L January 8, 1996 5–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 14–16–10 Recap
41 T January 10, 1996 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 14–16–11 Recap
42 W January 13, 1996 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 15–16–11 Recap
43 W January 15, 1996 6–0 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 16–16–11 Recap
44 L January 16, 1996 0–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 16–17–11 Recap
45 L January 22, 1996 4–6 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 16–18–11 Recap
46 L January 24, 1996 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 16–19–11 Recap
47 T January 25, 1996 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 16–19–12 Recap
48 W January 27, 1996 6–3 New York Islanders (1995–96) 17–19–12 Recap
49 L January 30, 1996 2–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 17–20–12 Recap
February: 7–4–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 4–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 T February 1, 1996 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 17–20–13 Recap
51 W February 2, 1996 5–4 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 18–20–13 Recap
52 W February 4, 1996 4–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 19–20–13 Recap
53 L February 7, 1996 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–21–13 Recap
54 W February 9, 1996 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 20–21–13 Recap
55 T February 10, 1996 4–4 OT Washington Capitals (1995–96) 20–21–14 Recap
56 W February 13, 1996 5–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 21–21–14 Recap
57 W February 15, 1996 5–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 22–21–14 Recap
58 L February 17, 1996 1–4 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 22–22–14 Recap
59 L February 19, 1996 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 22–23–14 Recap
60 W February 21, 1996 5–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 23–23–14 Recap
61 W February 23, 1996 3–1 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 24–23–14 Recap
62 L February 27, 1996 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 24–24–14 Recap
63 T February 29, 1996 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 24–24–15 Recap
March: 6–8–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 2, 1996 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–24–15 Recap
65 W March 3, 1996 3–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 26–24–15 Recap
66 W March 6, 1996 5–2 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 27–24–15 Recap
67 L March 9, 1996 5–7 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 27–25–15 Recap
68 L March 12, 1996 0–9 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 27–26–15 Recap
69 L March 14, 1996 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 27–27–15 Recap
70 L March 15, 1996 0–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 27–28–15 Recap
71 L March 17, 1996 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 27–29–15 Recap
72 L March 19, 1996 3–4 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 27–30–15 Recap
73 W March 22, 1996 5–2 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 28–30–15 Recap
74 L March 23, 1996 0–4 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 28–31–15 Recap
75 W March 25, 1996 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 29–31–15 Recap
76 L March 27, 1996 2–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 29–32–15 Recap
77 W March 29, 1996 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 30–32–15 Recap
April: 2–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 L April 1, 1996 2–6 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 30–33–15 Recap
79 L April 3, 1996 3–4 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 30–34–15 Recap
80 W April 6, 1996 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 31–34–15 Recap
81 L April 8, 1996 0–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 31–35–15 Recap
82 W April 13, 1996 5–0 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 32–35–15 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 16 Vancouver 2 – 5 Colorado McLean 16,061 0 – 1 Recap
2 April 18 Vancouver 5 – 4 Colorado Hirsch 16,061 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 20 Colorado 4 – 0 Vancouver Hirsch 18,422 1 – 2 Recap
4 April 22 Colorado 3 – 4 Vancouver Hirsch 18,422 2 – 2 Recap
5 April 25 Vancouver 4 – 5 Colorado OT Hirsch 16,061 2 – 3 Recap
6 April 27 Colorado 3 – 2 Vancouver Hirsch 18,422 2 – 4 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
89 Alexander Mogilny RW 79 55 52 107 14 16 6 1 8 9 −1 8
16 Trevor Linden C 82 33 47 80 6 42 6 4 4 8 −1 6
7 Cliff Ronning C 79 22 45 67 16 42 6 0 2 2 0 6
9 Russ Courtnall RW 81 26 39 65 25 40 6 1 3 4 −4 2
23 Martin Gelinas LW 81 30 26 56 8 59 6 1 1 2 −1 12
21 Jyrki Lumme D 80 17 37 54 −9 50 6 1 3 4 −1 2
28 Roman Oksiuta RW 56 16 23 39 2 42
10 Esa Tikkanen LW 38 13 24 37 6 14 6 3 2 5 −3 2
3 Bret Hedican D 77 6 23 29 8 83 6 0 1 1 −2 10
44 Dave Babych D 53 3 21 24 −5 38
27 Leif Rohlin D 56 6 16 22 0 32 5 0 0 0 −1 0
17 Mike Ridley C 37 6 15 21 −3 29 5 0 0 0 −3 2
42 Josef Beranek LW 61 6 14 20 −11 60 3 2 1 3 0 0
6 Adrian Aucoin D 49 4 14 18 8 34 6 0 0 0 −5 2
22 Jeff Brown D 28 1 16 17 6 18
96 Pavel Bure LW 15 6 7 13 −2 8
24 Scott Walker D 63 4 8 12 −7 137
5 Dana Murzyn D 69 2 10 12 9 130 6 0 0 0 0 25
29 Gino Odjick LW 55 3 4 7 −16 181 6 3 1 4 2 6
15 Jim Dowd C 38 1 6 7 −8 6 1 0 0 0 −1 0
25 Jim Sandlak RW 33 4 2 6 −3 6 5 0 0 0 2 2
36 Brian Loney RW 12 2 3 5 2 6
26 Mike Sillinger RW 12 1 3 4 2 6 6 0 0 0 −5 2
14 Jesse Belanger C 9 3 0 3 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 2
22 Markus Naslund LW 10 3 0 3 3 6 6 1 2 3 −2 8
19 Tim Hunter RW 60 2 0 2 −8 122
34 Jassen Cullimore D 27 1 1 2 4 21
31 Corey Hirsch G 41 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 2
32 Dean Malkoc D 41 0 2 2 −10 136
1 Kirk McLean G 45 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0
14 Larry Courville LW 3 1 0 1 1 0
2 Frantisek Kucera D 24 1 0 1 5 10 6 0 1 1 −3 0
14 Lonny Bohonos RW 3 0 1 1 1 0
28 Joe Kocur RW 7 0 1 1 −3 19 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Alek Stojanov RW 58 0 1 1 −12 123
20 Evgeny Namestnikov D 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Corey Hirsch 41 17 14 6 1173 114 2.93 .903 1 2338 6 2 3 166 21 3.73 .873 0 338
1 Kirk McLean 45 15 21 9 1292 156 3.54 .879 2 2645 1 0 1 12 3 8.62 .750 0 21

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Corey Hirsch (Goaltender) [4]
NHL Second All-Star team Alexander Mogilny (Right Wing [4]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Bure[a] [6]
Alexander Mogilny
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Jyrki Lumme [7]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Trevor Linden [7]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Alexander Mogilny [7]
Fred J. Hume Award Martin Gelinas [8]
Molson Cup Trevor Linden [9]
Most Exciting Player Award Alexander Mogilny [8]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dean Malkoc October 9, 1995 [10]
Leif Rohlin
Lonny Bohonos November 11, 1995
Brian Loney November 29, 1995
Larry Courville December 13, 1995
1,000th game played Dave Babych February 7, 1996 [11]

Transactions

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Trades

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July 8, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Alexander Mogilny
5th round pick in 1995 (Todd Norman)
To Buffalo Sabres
Michael Peca
Mike Wilson
1st round pick in 1995 (Jay McKee)
July 8, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Ridley
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergio Momesso
November 23, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Esa Tikkanen
To New Jersey Devils
2nd round pick in 1996 (Wesley Mason)
December 19, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Jim Dowd
Frantisek Kucera
2nd round pick in 1997 (Ryan Bonni)
To Hartford Whalers
Jeff Brown
3rd round pick in 1998 (Paul Manning)
March 15, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Sillinger
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Roman Oksiuta
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Jesse Belanger
To Florida Panthers
3rd round pick in 1996 (Oleg Kvasha)
Future considerations
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Joe Kocur
To New York Rangers
Kay Whitmore
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Markus Naslund
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alek Stojanov

Draft picks

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Vancouver's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft in Edmonton, Alberta.[12]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 40 Chris McAllister (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 61 Larry Courville (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks
(from Chicago via Hartford)
Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 66 Peter Schaefer (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4 92 Lloyd Shaw (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5 120 Todd Norman (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks
(from Buffalo)
Guelph Storm (OHL)
6 144 Brent Sopel (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 170 Stu Boedker (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Colorado College (WCHA)
8 196 Tyler Willis (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 222 Jason Cugnet (G)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kelowna Spartans (BCJHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ Bure was voted to the starting lineup but did not play.[5]

References

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  • "Vancouver Canucks 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Vancouver Canucks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  1. ^ "Canucks dump Ley after 2-8 run". Tampa Bay Times. March 29, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ a b "1995-96 Vancouver Canucks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 249
  8. ^ a b Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250
  9. ^ 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide, p. 217
  10. ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "WHALERS ABLE TO WIN WITH A LATE DRIVE". Hartford Courant. February 6, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Dave Babych, who was playing the 1,000th game of his career.
  12. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.