1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season

On July 23, 1996, Detroit Red Wings President Bill Evo resigned his position after serving just ten months at the team's helm.^[1] The Nickname "Hockeytown" was coined to launch the start of a five-year marketing campaign.

Regular season

The "HOCKEYTOWN" logo, a Red Wings logo overlapped with the term "HOCKEYTOWN," was shown over center ice starting this season and is still there as of 2016.

A season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. 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.

Season standings

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^[2]
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

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954–55 NHL season.

Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, and massage therapist Sergei Mnatsakanov were involved in a limousine accident. The driver, who later said he fell asleep, had a suspended license for previous drunk driving convictions.

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

Main article: 1997 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

Player statistics

All statistics were compiled while playing for the Red Wings.^[3]

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	LW	79	46	41	87	131	31	20	2	7
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman	C	81	22	63	85	78	22	8	0	3
Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov	C	74	30	33	63	30	29	9	2	4
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	D	79	15	42	57	30	11	8	0	1
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov	C	64	12	42	54	26	31	2	1	4
McCarty, DarrenDarren McCarty	RW	68	19	30	49	126	14	5	0	6
Kozlov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Kozlov	LW	80	23	22	45	46	21	3	0	6
Konstantinov, VladimirVladimir Konstantinov	D	77	5	33	38	151	38	0	0	0
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe	RW	78	16	17	33	167	-14	5	1	1
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov	D	64	5	23	28	76	26	0	0	1
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	34	9	9	18	36	2	0	1	2
Johnson, GregGreg Johnson	RW	43	6	10	16	12	-5	0	0	0
Draper, KrisKris Draper	C	76	8	5	13	73	-11	1	0	1
Brown, DougDoug Brown	RW	49	6	7	13	8	-3	1	0	0
Rouse, BobBob Rouse	D	70	4	9	13	58	8	0	2	0
Dandenault, MathieuMathieu Dandenault	LW	65	3	9	12	28	-10	0	0	0
Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor	D	75	4	7	11	129	1	0	0	0
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	LW	47	6	3	9	33	-10	3	0	0
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby	RW	66	3	5	8	75	3	0	0	0
Taylor, TimTim Taylor	C	44	3	4	7	52	-6	0	1	0
Ward, AaronAaron Ward	D	49	2	7	7	52	-9	0	0	0
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	12	2	4	6	0	2	0	0	0
Eriksson, AndersAnders Eriksson	D	23	0	6	6	10	5	0	0	0
Kocur, JoeJoe Kocur	RW	34	2	1	3	70	-7	0	0	1
Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	36	1	2	3	27	-3	0	0	0
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	G	47	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	0
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble	RW	9	1	0	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Hodson, KevinKevin Hodson	G	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grimson, StuStu Grimson	LW	1	0	0	0	0	-1		0	0
Major, MarkMark Major	LW	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Ramsey, MikeMike Ramsey	D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	G	33	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	2769	47	23	13	9	106	2.30	6	1175	1069	.910
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	1952	33	13	11	8	79	2.43	0	782	703	.899
Hodson, KevinKevin Hodson	294	6	2	2	1	8	1.63	1	114	106	.930
Team:	5015	82	38	26	18	193	2.31	7	2071	1878	.907

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov	C	20	8	12	20	12	3	0	4
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	LW	20	9	8	17	43	2	0	2
Kozlov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Kozlov	LW	20	8	5	13	14	4	0	2
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman	C	20	7	6	13	4	3	0	2
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe	RW	20	4	8	12	60	1	0	1
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov	C	20	4	8	12	8	3	0	1
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	20	2	9	11	8	1	0	1
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	D	20	2	6	8	2	0	0	0
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby	LW	20	5	2	7	24	0	1	1
McCarty, DarrenDarren McCarty	RW	20	3	4	8	34	0	0	2
Brown, DougDoug Brown	RW	14	3	3	6	2	0	0
Draper, KrisKris Draper	C	20	2	4	6	12	0	1	0
Kocur, JoeJoe Kocur	RW	19	1	3	4	22	0	0	0
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov	D	20	0	4	4	42	0	0	0
Konstantinov, VladimirVladimir Konstantinov	D	20	0	4	4	29	0	0	0
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	20	0	4	4	24	0	0	0
Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor	D	5	0	1	1	5	0	0	0
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	G	20	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	G	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Rouse, BobBob Rouse	D	20	0	0	0	55	0	0	0
Taylor, TimTim Taylor	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ward, AaronAaron Ward	D	19	0	0	0	17	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	1229	20	16	4	36	1.76	1	494	458	.927
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	47	2	0	0	2	2.55	0	21	19	.905
Team:	1276	20	16	4	38	1.79	1	515	477	.926

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:	Detroit Red Wings
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Mike Vernon
Runner Up: James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Vladimir Konstantinov^[4]

Transactions

August 27, 1996 Traded Dino Ciccarelli to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth round draft pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

October 9, 1996 Acquired Brendan Shanahan & Brian Glynn from the Hartford Whalers for Keith Primeau & Paul Coffey.

October 13, 1996 Stu Grimson claimed on waivers by Hartford Whalers.

December 27, 1996 Signed Joe Kocur as a free agent.

January 27, 1997 Acquired Tomas Sandstrom from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Greg Johnson.

February 8, 1997 Bob Errey claimed on waivers by San Jose Sharks.

March 18, 1997 Acquired Larry Murphy from the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations.

Roster

1996-97 Detroit Red Wings

Goaltenders

29 – Mike Vernon
30 – Chris Osgood
31 – Kevin Hodson

Defensemen

Wingers

11 – Mathieu Dandenault
14 – Brendan Shanahan (A)
15 – Tomas Holmstrom
17 – Doug Brown
18 – Kirk Maltby
19 – Steve Yzerman (C)
20 – Martin Lapointe
21 – Bob Errey
22 – Mike Knuble
23 – Greg Johnson
25 – Darren McCarty
26 – Joey Kocur
28 – Tomas Sandstrom
32 – Stu Grimson
40 – Mark Major

Centers

8 – Igor Larionov
13 – Vyacheslav Kozlov
33 – Kris Draper
37 – Tim Taylor
91 – Sergei Fedorov (A)
GM: Ken Holland
Coach: Scotty Bowman

^[5]

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.^[6]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	26	Jesse Wallin	Defense	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	52	Aren Miller	Goalie	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4	108	Johan Forsander	Left Wing	Sweden	HV71 (SEL)
5	135	Michael Podolka	Goalie	Czech Republic	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	144	Magnus Nilsson	Left Wing	Sweden	Malmo IF (SEL)
6	162	Alexandre Jacques	Right Wing	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7	189	Colin Beardsmore	Center	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8	215	Craig Stahl	Winger	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
9	241	Evgeny Afanasiev	Winger	Canada	Flint Generals (CoHL)

References

Red Wings on Hockey Database

↑ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Evo-Resigns-As-Red-Wings-President/id-adc332ca9a607d6dc0c9210f5f5ad147
↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ "1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1997.html
↑ 1996 NHL Entry Draft Results hockeydb.com

1996–97 NHL season

Northeast Division	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Ottawa Pittsburgh

Atlantic Division	Florida New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington

Central Division	Chicago Dallas Detroit Phoenix St. Louis Toronto

Pacific Division	Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver

See also	Draft Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Legion of Doom Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings

Founded in 1926 Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Original Six Records Award Winners

Personnel	Owner Ilitch Holdings (Mike Ilitch, chairman) General manager Ken Holland Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Henrik Zetterberg Current roster

Arenas	Windsor Arena Olympia Stadium Joe Louis Arena Little Caesars Arena

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks

Culture and lore	Victoria Cougars 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series NHL Centennial Classic Al the Octopus Grind Line Hockeytown Legend of the Octopus Production Line Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Hakan Andersson "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) Russian Five Karen Newman Budd Lynch London Lions 1938 European tour 1954 prison game

Stanley Cup championships	1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998 2002 2008

Retired numbers	1 5 7 9 10 12 19

General managers	Duncan Adams Abel Harkness Delvecchio Lindsay Skinner Devellano Murray Devellano and Bowman Holland

Head coaches	Duncan Keats Adams Ivan Skinner Abel Gadsby Harkness Barkley J. Wilson Garvin Delvecchio L. Wilson Kromm Lindsay Maxner Dea Polano Neale Park Demers Murray Bowman Lewis Babcock Blashill

Affiliates	AHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Toledo Walleye

Media	TV Fox Sports Detroit Ken Daniels Mickey Redmond Radio WXYT-FM WXYT-AM Ken Kal Paul Woods

Detroit Red Wings seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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