1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division 2nd Pacific
1996–97 record 36–33–13
Goals for 245
Goals against 233
Team information
General Manager Jack Ferreira
Coach Ron Wilson
Captain Paul Kariya
Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Team leaders
Goals Teemu Selanne (51)
Assists Teemu Selanne (58)
Points Teemu Selanne (109)
Penalties in minutes Warren Rychel (218)
Plus/minus Paul Kariya (+36)
Wins Guy Hebert (29)
Goals against average Guy Hebert (2.67)
<1995–96 1997–98>

The 1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the fourth season in franchise history. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason

Forward Paul Kariya is named team captain, following the retirement of defenceman Randy Ladouceur.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11 Colorado Avalanche 82 49 24 9 277 205 107
24 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 36 33 13 243 231 85
37 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 37 9 252 247 81
49 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 40 7 257 273 77
510 Calgary Flames 82 32 41 9 214 239 73
612 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 43 11 214 268 67
713 San Jose Sharks 82 27 47 8 211 278 62

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

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 19961–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 0–1–0
2TOctober 7, 19966–6 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 0–1–1
3WOctober 9, 19962–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 1–1–1
4TOctober 10, 19966–6 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 1–1–2
5LOctober 12, 19962–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 1–2–2
6LOctober 16, 19963–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 1–3–2
7LOctober 18, 19961–4 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 1–4–2
8LOctober 20, 19961–5 Boston Bruins (1996–97) 1–5–2
9LOctober 22, 19960–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 1–6–2
10LOctober 24, 19961–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 1–7–2
11LOctober 27, 19961–4 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 1–8–2
12LOctober 30, 19963–6 Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 1–9–2
13WNovember 1, 19964–3 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 2–9–2
14TNovember 3, 19961–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 2–9–3
15LNovember 6, 19965–6 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 2–10–3
16WNovember 8, 19967–4 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 3–10–3
17LNovember 11, 19962–3 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 3–11–3
18WNovember 13, 19963–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 4–11–3
19LNovember 15, 19963–4 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 4–12–3
20LNovember 17, 19962–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 4–13–3
21TNovember 20, 19962–2 OT New York Islanders (1996–97) 4–13–4
22WNovember 23, 19963–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 5–13–4
23WNovember 24, 19963–1 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 6–13–4
24LNovember 27, 19962–3 St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 6–14–4
25WNovember 29, 19962–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 7–14–4
26WDecember 1, 19964–2 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 8–14–4
27WDecember 4, 19963–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 9–14–4
28TDecember 6, 19961–1 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 9–14–5
29LDecember 7, 19963–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 9–15–5
30WDecember 9, 19965–2 @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) 10–15–5
31LDecember 11, 19963–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 10–16–5
32WDecember 13, 19965–4 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 11–16–5
33WDecember 20, 19967–0 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 12–16–5
34LDecember 23, 19961–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 12–17–5
35LDecember 27, 19962–3 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 12–18–5
36LDecember 28, 19963–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 12–19–5
37WDecember 30, 19964–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 13–19–5
38WJanuary 1, 19973–0 @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) 14–19–5
39LJanuary 3, 19972–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 14–20–5
40LJanuary 6, 19971–5 Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 14–21–5
41WJanuary 8, 19973–2 Florida Panthers (1996–97) 15–21–5
42WJanuary 10, 19975–2 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 16–21–5
43WJanuary 12, 19973–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 17–21–5
44LJanuary 15, 19971–2 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 17–22–5
45WJanuary 22, 19973–1 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 18–22–5
46LJanuary 23, 19973–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 18–23–5
47TJanuary 25, 19972–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 18–23–6
48WJanuary 27, 19974–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 19–23–6
49LJanuary 29, 19971–3 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 19–24–6
50WJanuary 31, 19976–3 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 20–24–6
51LFebruary 2, 19972–5 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 20–25–6
52LFebruary 4, 19973–4 @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 20–26–6
53LFebruary 5, 19972–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 20–27–6
54WFebruary 8, 19972–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 21–27–6
55LFebruary 9, 19971–6 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 21–28–6
56WFebruary 12, 19975–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 22–28–6
57LFebruary 15, 19972–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 22–29–6
58WFebruary 17, 19975–1 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 23–29–6
59LFebruary 20, 19971–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 23–30–6
60WFebruary 22, 19974–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 24–30–6
61WFebruary 23, 19975–2 Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 25–30–6
62TFebruary 26, 19973–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 25–30–7
63WFebruary 28, 19974–1 @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 26–30–7
64TMarch 2, 19971–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 26–30–8
65WMarch 5, 19974–1 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 27–30–8
66WMarch 7, 19975–2 New York Rangers (1996–97) 28–30–8
67TMarch 9, 19972–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 28–30–9
68WMarch 12, 19972–1 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 29–30–9
69TMarch 14, 19974–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 29–30–10
70TMarch 16, 19972–2 OT Calgary Flames (1996–97) 29–30–11
71WMarch 19, 19976–2 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 30–30–11
72LMarch 21, 19973–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 30–31–11
73WMarch 23, 19974–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 31–31–11
74LMarch 25, 19972–3 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 31–32–11
75LMarch 26, 19973–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 31–33–11
76WMarch 28, 19974–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 32–33–11
77WMarch 30, 19971–0 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 33–33–11
78TApril 1, 19973–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 33–33–12
79TApril 2, 19975–5 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 33–33–13
80WApril 4, 19973–2 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 34–33–13
81WApril 9, 19974–1 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 35–33–13
82WApril 11, 19974–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 36–33–13

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Playoffs

The Mighty Ducks qualified for the playoffs for the first time. Anaheim beat Phoenix 4-3 in the 1st round but was swept in the 2nd round by Detroit 4-0.

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 16 Phoenix Coyotes 2-4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1-0
2 April 18 Phoenix Coyotes 2-4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2-0
3 April 20 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1-4 Phoenix Coyotes 2-1
4 April 22 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0-2 Phoenix Coyotes 2-2
5 April 24 Phoenix Coyotes 5-2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2-3
6 April 27 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3-2 Phoenix Coyotes 3-3
7 April 29 Phoenix Coyotes 0-3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3

Detroit Red Wings 4, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 May 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1-2 Detroit Red Wings 4-4
2 May 4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2-3 Detroit Red Wings 4-5
3 May 6 Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-6
4 May 8 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-7

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne 78 51 58 109 34
Kariya, PaulPaul Kariya 69 44 55 99 6
Rucchin, SteveSteve Rucchin 79 19 48 67 24
Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov 62 12 34 46 77
Kurri, JariJari Kurri 82 13 22 35 12
Todd, KevinKevin Todd 65 9 21 30 44
Sacco, JoeJoe Sacco 77 12 17 29 35
Bellows, BrianBrian Bellows 62 15 13 28 22
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe 74 4 19 23 90
Jomphe, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jomphe 64 7 14 21 53
Drury, TedTed Drury 73 9 9 18 54
Dollas, BobbyBobby Dollas 79 4 14 18 55
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel 70 10 7 17 218
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger 39 7 7 14 20
Valk, GarryGarry Valk 53 7 7 14 53
Oksiuta, RomanRoman Oksiuta 28 6 7 13 22
Karpa, DaveDave Karpa 69 2 11 13 210
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault 13 2 9 11 22
Olausson, FredrikFredrik Olausson 20 2 9 11 8
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner 67 0 11 11 182
Marshall, JasonJason Marshall 73 1 9 10 140
Hicks, AlexAlex Hicks 18 2 6 8 14
Trebil, DanDan Trebil 29 3 3 6 23
Leclerc, MikeMike Leclerc 5 1 1 2 0
Park, RichardRichard Park 11 1 1 2 10
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens 12 0 2 2 47
Karpov, ValeriValeri Karpov 9 1 0 1 16
Leboutillier, PeterPeter Leboutillier 23 1 0 1 121
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert 67 0 1 1 4
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei 30 0 1 1 37
Tsulygin, NikolaiNikolai Tsulygin 22 0 1 1 8
Antoski, ShawnShawn Antoski 2 0 0 0 2
Banham, FrankFrank Banham 3 0 0 0 0
Nieckar, BarryBarry Nieckar 2 0 0 0 5
O'Neill, MikeMike O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0
Plavsic, AdrienAdrien Plavsic 6 0 0 0 2
Reichert, CraigCraig Reichert 3 0 0 0 0
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov 24 0 0 0 4
Stevenson, JeremyJeremy Stevenson 5 0 0 0 14
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert 3863 67 29 25 12 172 2.67 2133 1961 .919 4
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov 1079 24 7 8 1 52 2.89 539 487 .904 2
O'Neill, MikeMike O'Neill 31 1 0 0 0 3 5.81 10 7 .700 0
Team: 4973 82 36 33 13 227 2.74 2682 2455 .915 6

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Kariya, PaulPaul Kariya 11 7 6 13 4
Mironov, DmitriDmitri Mironov 11 1 10 11 10
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne 11 7 3 10 4
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault 11 2 7 9 16
Bellows, BrianBrian Bellows 11 2 4 6 2
Kurri, JariJari Kurri 11 1 2 3 4
Rucchin, SteveSteve Rucchin 8 1 2 3 10
Sacco, JoeJoe Sacco 11 2 0 2 2
Karpa, DaveDave Karpa 8 1 1 2 20
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger 9 0 2 2 4
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel 11 0 2 2 19
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe 9 0 2 2 16
Drury, TedTed Drury 10 1 0 1 4
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner 11 0 1 1 11
Marshall, JasonJason Marshall 7 0 1 1 4
Park, RichardRichard Park 11 0 1 1 2
Trebil, DanDan Trebil 9 0 1 1 6
Dollas, BobbyBobby Dollas 11 0 0 0 4
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert 9 0 0 0 0
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens 11 0 0 0 15
Leclerc, MikeMike Leclerc 1 0 0 0 0
Nikulin, IgorIgor Nikulin 1 0 0 0 0
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov 4 0 0 0 2
Todd, KevinKevin Todd 4 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Hebert, GuyGuy Hebert 534 9 4 4 18 2.02 255 237 .929 1
Shtalenkov, MikhailMikhail Shtalenkov 211 4 0 3 10 2.84 162 152 .938 0
Team: 745 11 4 7 28 2.26 417 389 .933 1

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Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

July 1, 1996 To Anaheim Ducks
Kevin Brown
To Ottawa Senators
Mike Maneluk
October 1, 1996 To Anaheim Ducks
Espen Knutsen
To Hartford Whalers
Kevin Brown
October 1, 1996 To Anaheim Ducks
Ted Drury
Marc Moro
To Ottawa Senators
Shaun Van Allen
Jason York
November 18, 1996 To Anaheim Ducks
Brian Bellows
To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 1997
November 19, 1996 To Anaheim Ducks
Shawn Antoski
Dmitri Mironov
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Hicks
Fredrik Olausson
February 21, 1997 To Anaheim Ducks
J.J. Daigneault
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Garry Valk
March 18, 1997 To Anaheim Ducks
Richard Park
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Roman Oksiuta
March 18, 1997 To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Janssens
To Hartford Whalers
Bates Battaglia
4th-round pick in 1998

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 9 Ruslan Salei (Defence)  Belarus Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2 35 Matt Cullen (Centre)  United States St. Cloud State (NCAA)
5 117 Brendan Buckley (Defence)  United States Boston College (NCAA)
6 149 Blaine Russell (Goalie)  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7 172 Timo Ahmaoja (Defence)  Finland JYP Jyvaskyla (Finland)
8 198 Kevin Kellett (Defence)  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
9 224 Tobias Johansson (Left wing)  Sweden Malmo IF (Sweden)

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1996–97

*Played Occasional Games in Anaheim

References

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