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1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks
Division5th Central
Conference8th Western
1996–97 record34–35–13
Home record16–21–4
Road record18–14–9
Goals for223
Goals against210
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance19,396
Minor league affiliate(s)Indianapolis Ice
Columbus Chill
Team leaders
GoalsTony Amonte (41)
AssistsAlexei Zhamnov (42)
PointsTony Amonte (77)
Penalty minutesBob Probert (326)
Plus/minusTony Amonte (+35)
WinsJeff Hackett (19)
Goals against averageJeff Hackett (2.16)

The 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 71st season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
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.

Western Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – 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 – Central, PAC – Pacific

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


Playoffs

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  • April 24, 1997: Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche shut out Chicago by a score of 7–0. He earned his 89th postseason victory and became the goalie with the most postseason wins, surpassing the old record set by New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith.[2]

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1996–97 regular season[3]
October: 6–5–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 5, 1996 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 6, 1996 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 2–0–0 Recap
3 L October 9, 1996 0–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 2–1–0 Recap
4 L October 11, 1996 0–2 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 1996 3–5 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 2–3–0 Recap
6 W October 15, 1996 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 3–3–0 Recap
7 W October 17, 1996 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 4–3–0 Recap
8 W October 20, 1996 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 5–3–0 Recap
9 W October 24, 1996 6–4 St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 6–3–0 Recap
10 T October 25, 1996 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 6–3–1 Recap
11 L October 27, 1996 2–6 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 6–4–1 Recap
12 T October 29, 1996 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 6–4–2 Recap
13 L October 30, 1996 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) 6–5–2 Recap
November: 6–7–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 4–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 W November 1, 1996 3–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 7–5–2 Recap
15 W November 3, 1996 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 8–5–2 Recap
16 L November 7, 1996 2–4 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 8–6–2 Recap
17 W November 9, 1996 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 9–6–2 Recap
18 W November 10, 1996 2–0 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 10–6–2 Recap
19 L November 14, 1996 1–2 OT Calgary Flames (1996–97) 10–7–2 Recap
20 L November 15, 1996 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 10–8–2 Recap
21 L November 17, 1996 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 10–9–2 Recap
22 T November 19, 1996 4–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 10–9–3 Recap
23 L November 21, 1996 1–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 10–10–3 Recap
24 W November 22, 1996 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 11–10–3 Recap
25 L November 27, 1996 2–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 11–11–3 Recap
26 L November 29, 1996 0–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 11–12–3 Recap
27 W November 30, 1996 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 12–12–3 Recap
December: 3–8–3 (home: 2–5–2; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
28 L December 6, 1996 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 12–13–3 Recap
29 L December 7, 1996 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 12–14–3 Recap
30 L December 9, 1996 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 12–15–3 Recap
31 L December 12, 1996 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 12–16–3 Recap
32 W December 13, 1996 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 13–16–3 Recap
33 W December 15, 1996 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 14–16–3 Recap
34 L December 18, 1996 2–3 OT Dallas Stars (1996–97) 14–17–3 Recap
35 L December 20, 1996 1–3 Florida Panthers (1996–97) 14–18–3 Recap
36 T December 22, 1996 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 14–18–4 Recap
37 T December 23, 1996 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) 14–18–5 Recap
38 T December 26, 1996 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 14–18–6 Recap
39 L December 28, 1996 4–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 14–19–6 Recap
40 W December 29, 1996 4–3 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 15–19–6 Recap
41 L December 31, 1996 1–4 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 15–20–6 Recap
January: 3–6–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
42 L January 2, 1997 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 15–21–6 Recap
43 T January 5, 1997 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 15–21–7 Recap
44 W January 8, 1997 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 16–21–7 Recap
45 T January 10, 1997 3–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 16–21–8 Recap
46 W January 11, 1997 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 17–21–8 Recap
47 L January 13, 1997 0–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 17–22–8 Recap
48 L January 20, 1997 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 17–23–8 Recap
49 L January 22, 1997 3–4 OT Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 17–24–8 Recap
50 L January 24, 1997 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 17–25–8 Recap
51 L January 25, 1997 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 17–26–8 Recap
52 W January 27, 1997 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 18–26–8 Recap
February: 7–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 1, 1997 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 19–26–8 Recap
54 W February 3, 1997 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 20–26–8 Recap
55 L February 6, 1997 2–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 20–27–8 Recap
56 W February 8, 1997 4–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 21–27–8 Recap
57 W February 13, 1997 7–3 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 22–27–8 Recap
58 W February 15, 1997 2–0 New York Rangers (1996–97) 23–27–8 Recap
59 L February 17, 1997 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 23–28–8 Recap
60 W February 20, 1997 5–3 Boston Bruins (1996–97) 24–28–8 Recap
61 W February 22, 1997 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 25–28–8 Recap
62 L February 25, 1997 0–1 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 25–29–8 Recap
63 T February 26, 1997 2–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 25–29–9 Recap
March: 6–4–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 1, 1997 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 25–30–9 Recap
65 W March 2, 1997 4–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 26–30–9 Recap
66 T March 5, 1997 1–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 26–30–10 Recap
67 L March 8, 1997 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 26–31–10 Recap
68 T March 10, 1997 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 26–31–11 Recap
69 W March 12, 1997 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 27–31–11 Recap
70 T March 14, 1997 4–4 OT @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 27–31–12 Recap
71 W March 16, 1997 5–4 New York Islanders (1996–97) 28–31–12 Recap
72 L March 20, 1997 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 28–32–12 Recap
73 W March 23, 1997 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 29–32–12 Recap
74 W March 26, 1997 5–3 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 30–32–12 Recap
75 L March 28, 1997 3–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 30–33–12 Recap
76 W March 30, 1997 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 31–33–12 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
77 T April 1, 1997 3–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 31–33–13 Recap
78 L April 3, 1997 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 31–34–13 Recap
79 W April 6, 1997 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 32–34–13 Recap
80 L April 9, 1997 0–1 St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 32–35–13 Recap
81 W April 11, 1997 7–3 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 33–35–13 Recap
82 W April 13, 1997 5–2 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 34–35–13 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1997 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 16, 1997 0–6 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 18, 1997 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 20, 1997 4–3 2OT Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 22, 1997 6–3 Colorado Avalanche Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 24, 1997 0–7 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 26, 1997 3–6 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10 Tony Amonte RW 81 41 36 77 35 64 6 4 2 6 2 8
26 Alexei Zhamnov C 74 20 42 62 18 56 — — — — — —
7 Chris Chelios D 72 10 38 48 16 112 6 0 1 1 −2 8
55 Eric Daze RW 71 22 19 41 −4 16 6 2 1 3 −1 2
32 Murray Craven C 75 8 27 35 0 12 2 0 0 0 −4 2
2 Eric Weinrich D 81 7 25 32 19 62 6 0 1 1 −1 4
19[a] Ethan Moreau LW 82 15 16 31 13 123 6 1 0 1 3 9
16 Kevin Miller RW 69 14 17 31 −10 41 6 0 1 1 0 0
11 Jeff Shantz C 69 9 21 30 11 28 6 0 4 4 4 6
20 Gary Suter D 82 7 21 28 −4 70 6 1 4 5 1 8
18 Denis Savard C 64 9 18 27 −10 60 6 0 2 2 −3 2
25 Sergei Krivokrasov LW 67 13 11 24 −1 42 6 1 0 1 −2 4
38 James Black LW 64 12 11 23 6 20 5 1 1 2 1 2
24 Bob Probert LW 82 9 14 23 −3 326 6 2 1 3 −4 41
4 Keith Carney D 81 3 15 18 26 62 6 1 1 2 −2 2
12 Brent Sutter C 39 7 7 14 10 18 2 0 0 0 −2 6
22 Ulf Dahlen† LW 30 6 8 14 9 10 5 0 1 1 0 0
15 Jim Cummins RW 65 6 6 12 4 199 6 0 0 0 −5 24
6 Michal Sykora† D 28 1 9 10 4 10 1 0 0 0 −2 0
39 Enrico Ciccone D 67 2 2 4 −1 233 4 0 0 0 0 18
22 Adam Creighton† C 19 1 2 3 −2 13 — — — — — —
8 Cam Russell D 44 1 1 2 −8 65 4 0 0 0 0 4
46 Tuomas Gronman D 16 0 1 1 −4 13 — — — — — —
31 Jeff Hackett G 41 0 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0
44 Christian Laflamme D 4 0 1 1 3 2 — — — — — —
37 Jean-Yves Leroux LW 1 0 1 1 1 5 — — — — — —
30 Ed Belfour‡ G 33 0 0 0 26 — — — — — —
54 Dave Chyzowski LW 8 0 0 0 1 6 — — — — — —
14 Steve Dubinsky C 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 4
17 Sergei Klimovich C 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
17 Basil McRae†‡ LW 8 0 0 0 −2 12 — — — — — —
23 Mike Prokopec‡ RW 6 0 0 0 −1 6 — — — — — —
5 Steve Smith D 21 0 0 0 4 29 3 0 0 0 0 4
40 Chris Terreri† G 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
29 Jimmy Waite G 2 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 Jeff Hackett 41 19 18 4 1212 89 2.16 .927 2 2473 6 2 4 190 25 4.34 .868 0 345
30 Ed Belfour‡ 33 11 15 6 946 88 2.69 .907 1 1966 — — — — — — — — —
40 Chris Terreri† 7 4 1 2 192 19 2.66 .901 0 429 2 0 0 28 3 4.11 .893 0 44
29 Jimmy Waite 2 0 1 1 58 7 4.00 .879 0 105 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL Second All-Star Team Chris Chelios (Defense) [4]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte [5]
Chris Chelios[b]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tuomas Gronman October 5, 1996 [7]
Sergei Klimovich December 9, 1996
Christian Laflamme March 12, 1997
Jean-Yves Leroux April 13, 1997

Transactions

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Draft picks

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Chicago's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[8]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 31 Remi Royer  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
2 42 Jeff Paul  Canada Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
2 46 Geoff Peters  Canada Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
5 130 Andy Johnson  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
7 184 Mike Vellinga  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
8 210 Chris Twerdun  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9 236 Andrei Kozyrev  Russia Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Moreau wore number 17 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Chelios was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player.[6]

References

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  • "Chicago Blackhawks 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  • "1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  1. ^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.429 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ^ a b "1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "1996-97 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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