1995–96 St. Louis Blues season

1995–96 St. Louis Blues
Division	4th Central
Conference	5th Western
1995–96 record	32–34–16
Home record	15–17–9
Road record	17–17–7
Goals for	219
Goals against	248
Team information
General manager	Mike Keenan
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Brett Hull (Oct.) Shayne Corson (Oct.–Feb.) Wayne Gretzky (Feb.–May)
Alternate captains	Shayne Corson (Oct., Feb.–May) Brett Hull (Dec.–Feb.) Al MacInnis Jay Wells (Oct.–Dec.)
Arena	Kiel Center
Average attendance	18,805
Minor league affiliate(s)	Worcester IceCats Birmingham Bulls
Team leaders
Goals	Brett Hull (43)
Assists	Al MacInnis (44)
Points	Brett Hull (83)
Penalty minutes	Shayne Corson (192)
Plus/minus	Mike Hudson (+7)
Wins	Grant Fuhr (30)
Goals against average	Grant Fuhr (2.87)

The 1995–96 St. Louis Blues season was the 29th in franchise history. The Blues hired head coach Mike Keenan as general manager. One of Keenan's first moves was trading Brendan Shanahan to the Hartford Whalers for Chris Pronger. Late in the season, Keenan acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings, reuniting him with former Oilers such as Glenn Anderson, Charlie Huddy, Craig MacTavish, and Grant Fuhr. Fuhr was hurt in the final game of the regular season and only played 2 games in the playoffs.

The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference Quarter-finals in the last playoff series ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Blues lost to the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, in seven games. The Blues had seven eventual Hockey Hall of Fame members during the season (Gretzky, Hull, MacInnis, Anderson, Fuhr, Hawerchuk and Pronger).

Regular season

Wayne Gretzky trade

On February 27, the St. Louis Blues acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and draft picks.[1] In 18 regular season games with the Blues, Gretzky recorded 21 points as the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 17th straight season with a record of 32–34–16. He scored 14 points in 13 playoff games for the team, and the Blues lost Game 7 of the conference semifinals in overtime. He also served as the team's captain (replacing Corson) during his short tenure with the Blues.[2]

Final standings

Central Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
4	St. Louis Blues	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
5	Winnipeg Jets	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
6	Dallas Stars	82	26	42	14	227	280	66

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[3]

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

Playoffs

In the playoffs, Gretzky would provide a spark as the Blues overcame an injury to goalie Grant Fuhr in Game 1 to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games. Backup goalie Jon Casey continued to keep the Blues hopes alive as they jumped out to a 3–2 series lead against the Detroit Red Wings. However, the Wings would rally and win the series in double overtime in Game 7 on Steve Yzerman's goal.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs: Blues win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 16, 1996 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Blues lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 18, 1996 4–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 21, 1996 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Blues lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 23, 1996 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Blues lead 3–1 Recap 5 L April 25, 1996 4–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs Blues lead 3–2 Recap 6 W April 27, 1996 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Blues win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L May 3, 1996 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap 2 L May 5, 1996 3–8 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap 3 W May 8, 1996 5–4 OT Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap 4 W May 10, 1996 1–0 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 W May 12, 1996 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings Blues lead 3–2 Recap 6 L May 14, 1996 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 L May 16, 1996 0–1 2OT @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–3 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• 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 Blues only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
16	Brett Hull	RW	70	43	40	83	4	30	13	6	5	11	2	10
2	Al MacInnis	D	82	17	44	61	5	88	13	3	4	7	2	20
9	Shayne Corson	LW	77	18	28	46	3	192	13	8	6	14	−1	22
10[a]	Dale Hawerchuk‡	C	66	13	28	41	5	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Geoff Courtnall	LW	69	24	16	40	−9	101	13	0	3	3	2	14
28	Brian Noonan	RW	81	13	22	35	2	84	13	4	1	5	−5	10
44	Chris Pronger	D	78	7	18	25	−18	110	13	1	5	6	0	16
20	Adam Creighton	C	61	11	10	21	0	78	13	1	1	2	−4	8
99	Wayne Gretzky†	C	18	8	13	21	−6	2	13	2	14	16	2	0
25	Peter Zezel†	C	57	8	13	21	−2	12	10	3	0	3	4	2
32	Stephane Matteau†	LW	46	7	13	20	−4	65	11	0	2	2	−2	8
23	Craig Johnson‡	LW	49	8	7	15	−4	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Mike Hudson†	RW	32	3	12	15	7	26	2	0	1	1	1	4
5	Igor Kravchuk†	D	40	3	12	15	−6	24	10	1	5	6	0	4
5	Jeff Norton‡	D	36	4	7	11	4	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Murray Baron	D	82	2	9	11	3	190	13	1	0	1	4	20
12[b]	Rob Pearson†	RW	27	6	4	10	4	54	2	0	0	0	1	14
35	Christer Olsson	D	26	2	8	10	−6	14	3	0	0	0	−1	0
22	Ian Laperriere‡	RW	33	3	6	9	−4	87	—	—	—	—	—	—
22[c]	David Roberts‡	LW	28	1	6	7	−7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Steve Leach†	RW	14	2	4	6	−3	22	11	3	2	5	4	10
18	Tony Twist	LW	51	3	2	5	−1	100	10	1	1	2	0	16
37	Roman Vopat‡	C	25	2	3	5	−8	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Esa Tikkanen‡	LW	11	1	4	5	1	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Glenn Anderson†	RW	15	2	2	4	−11	6	11	1	4	5	5	6
36	J. J. Daigneault†‡	D	37	1	3	4	−6	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Denis Chasse‡	RW	42	3	0	3	−9	108	—	—	—	—	—	—
37[d]	Patrice Tardif‡	C	23	3	0	3	−2	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Jay Wells	D	76	0	3	3	−8	67	12	0	1	1	0	2
17	Basil McRae	LW	18	1	1	2	−5	40	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	Paul Broten	RW	17	0	1	1	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Dallas Eakins‡	D	16	0	1	1	−2	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Grant Fuhr	G	79	0	1	1		8	2	0	0	0		0
7	Greg Gilbert	LW	17	0	1	1	−1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Yuri Khmylev†	LW	7	0	1	1	−5	0	6	1	1	2	1	4
23[e]	Craig MacTavish†	C	13	0	1	1	−6	8	13	0	2	2	0	6
30	Jon Casey	G	9	0	0	0		0	12	0	2	2		8
32	Donald Dufresne‡	D	3	0	0	0	−2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Charlie Huddy†	D	12	0	0	0	−7	6	13	1	0	1	1	8
1	Pat Jablonski‡	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Fred Knipscheer	C	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Bruce Racine	G	11	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0		0
6	Jamie Rivers	D	3	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
12[f]	Kevin Sawyer‡	LW	6	0	0	0	−2	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Ken Sutton†	D	6	0	0	0	−1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	Alexander Vasilevski	RW	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

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	Grant Fuhr	79	30	28	16	2157	209	2.87	.903	3	4365	2	1	0	45	1	0.87	.978	0	69
30	Jon Casey	9	2	3	0	180	25	3.80	.861	0	395	12	6	6	378	36	2.89	.905	1	747
1	Pat Jablonski‡	1	0	0	0	5	1	7.83	.800	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Bruce Racine	11	0	3	0	101	12	3.13	.881	0	230	1	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	1

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Brett Hull[g]	[6]
		Al MacInnis

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jamie Rivers	October 7, 1995	[7]
	Roman Vopat
	Kevin Sawyer	October 25, 1995
	Bruce Racine	November 18, 1995
	Christer Olsson	January 4, 1996
	Alexander Vasilevski	January 16, 1996
600th assist	Glenn Anderson	April 8, 1996	[8]

Transactions

• July 28, 1995 – Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.

Draft picks

The 1995 NHL entry draft was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last.[9]

Round	Pick	Name	Nationality	College/junior/club team
2	49	Jochen Hecht (LW)	Germany	Adler Mannheim (DEL)
3	75	Scott Roche (G)	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4	101	Michal Handzus (C)	Slovakia	Iskra Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)
5	127	Jeffrey Ambrosio (LW)	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6	153	Denis Hamel (LW)	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7	179	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (D)	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
8	205	Derek Bekar (C)	Canada	Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL)
9	209	Libor Zabransky (D)	Czech Republic	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)

See also

• 1995–96 NHL season

Notes

1. Hawerchuk wore number 12 in his first twelve games.
2. Pearson wore number 27 through March 7.
3. Roberts wore number 15 through December 23.
4. Tardiff wore number 21 in his first five games.
5. MacTavish wore number 22 in his first game.
6. Sawyer wore number 36 in his first three games.
7. Hull was voted to the starting lineup.[5]

References

• "St. Louis Blues 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
• "1995-96 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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3. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
4. "1995-96 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 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.
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7. "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
8. "Flames Win, Jets Tie in Bids for Playoff Berths". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Glenn Anderson picked up his 600th career assist for the Blues.
9. "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.