1994β95 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 9th Western |
1994β95 record | 16β23β9 |
Home record | 7β11β6 |
Road record | 9β12β3 |
Goals for | 142 |
Goals against | 174 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam McMaster |
Coach |
Barry Melrose (Jan-Apr) Rogie Vachon (Apr-May) |
Captain | Wayne Gretzky |
Alternate captains |
Rob Blake Rick Tocchet |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Average attendance | 15,397 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Phoenix Roadrunners Knoxville Cherokees Muskegon Fury |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Tocchet (18) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (37) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (48) |
Penalty minutes | Michel Petit (84) |
Plus/minus | Tony Granato (+9) |
Wins | Kelly Hrudey (14) |
Goals against average | Kelly Hrudey (3.14) |
The 1994β95 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 28th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16β23β9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots (34.8 per game) and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly three goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18.
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in seventh place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for eighth place with 41 points (16β22β9). However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5β1, finishing in ninth place and therefore missed the playoffs and both San Jose and Dallas clinch playoff berths. After that, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3β3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to seventh place while the Stars fell to eighth place. [1]
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On April 21, head coach Barry Melrose was fired after six consecutive losses and replaced by Kings president Rogie Vachon. [2]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x β Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN β Central, PAC β Pacific
bold β Qualified for playoffs; x β Won division; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
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January: 1β4β1 (home: 1β3β1; road: 0β1β0)
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February: 4β5β3 (home: 1β4β1; road: 3β1β2)
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March: 6β6β2 (home: 1β3β1; road: 5β3β1)
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April: 4β7β3 (home: 4β1β3; road: 0β6β0)
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May: 1β1β0 (home: 0β0β0; road: 1β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
99 | Wayne Gretzky | C | 48 | 11 | 37 | 48 | β20 | 6 |
22 [a] | Rick Tocchet | RW | 36 | 18 | 17 | 35 | β8 | 70 |
7 | Dan Quinn | C | 44 | 14 | 17 | 31 | β3 | 32 |
17 | Jari Kurri | RW | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | β17 | 24 |
21 | Tony Granato | LW | 33 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 68 |
25 | Darryl Sydor | D | 48 | 4 | 19 | 23 | β2 | 36 |
33 | Marty McSorley | D | 41 | 3 | 18 | 21 | β14 | 83 |
19 | John Druce | RW | 43 | 15 | 5 | 20 | β3 | 20 |
44 | Randy Burridgeβ | LW | 38 | 4 | 15 | 19 | β4 | 8 |
24 | Michel Petit | D | 40 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 84 |
28 | Eric Lacroix | LW | 45 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 54 |
15 | Pat Conacher | LW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | β9 | 12 |
13 | Robert Lang | C | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | β7 | 4 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | β16 | 38 |
12 | Kevin Todd | C | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | β5 | 12 |
14 | Gary Shuchuk | C | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β2 | 6 |
77 | Rob Cowie | D | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | β6 | 20 |
29 | Chris Snell | D | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | β7 | 22 |
39 | Yanic Perreault | C | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
2 | Alexei Zhitnikβ‘ | D | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β3 | 27 |
8 | Kevin Brown | RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β7 | 18 |
55 | Troy Crowder | RW | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 99 |
11 | Mike Donnellyβ‘ | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β7 | 4 |
6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 49 |
26 | Philippe Boucherβ | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 4 |
34 | Matt Johnson | LW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
10 | Jeff Shevalier | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
35 | Arto Blomstenβ | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
22 | Charlie Huddyβ‘ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β6 | 6 |
9 | Rob Brown | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
31 | Grant Fuhrβ | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | Pauli Jaks | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | Eric Lavigne | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
10 | Warren Rychelβ‘ | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 19 |
35 | Robb Stauberβ‘ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Jamie Storr | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Dave Thomlinson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
3 | Denis Tsygurovβ | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 11 |
5 | Tim Watters | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1099 | 99 | 3.14 | .910 | 0 | 1894 |
31 | Grant Fuhrβ | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 379 | 47 | 4.04 | .876 | 0 | 698 |
31 | Jamie Storr | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 17 | 3.87 | .888 | 0 | 263 |
36 | Pauli Jaks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3.00 | .920 | 0 | 40 |
35 | Robb Stauberβ‘ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7.33 | .667 | 0 | 16 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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Team | Best Newcomer | Rick Tocchet | [6] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Defensive Player | Pat Conacher | [6] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Tony Granato | [6] | |
Leading Scorer | Wayne Gretzky | [6] | |
Most Inspirational | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Most Popular Player | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Outstanding Defenseman | Darryl Sydor | [6] | |
Unsung Hero | Pat Conacher | [6] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Jari Kurri | February 11, 1995 | [7] |
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1994β95 season. [8]
June 7, 1994 | From
Moncton Hawks (
AHL) Dan Bylsma |
June 14, 1994 | From
Calgary Flames Michel Petit |
June 14, 1994 | From
Dallas Stars Rob Brown |
July 7, 1994 | From
Adirondack Red Wings (
AHL) Barry Potomski |
July 8, 1994 | From
New York Islanders Rob Cowie |
August 31, 1994 | From
Detroit Red Wings Troy Crowder |
September 3, 1994 | From
Ottawa Senators Dan Quinn |
September 22, 1994 | From
Montreal Canadiens AndrΓ© Racicot |
July 20, 1994 | To
Detroit Vipers (
IHL) Bob Jay |
September 6, 1994 | To
Hartford Whalers Bob Wren |
January 18, 1995 | To
St. Louis Blues Donald Dufresne |
Los Angeles' draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. [9]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 7 | Jamie Storr (G) | Canada | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
2 | 33 | Matt Johnson (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
3 | 59 | Vitali Yachmenev (RW) | Russia | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
5 | 111 | Chris Schmidt (C) | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
7 | 163 | Luc Gagne (RW) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
8 | 189 | Andrew Dale (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
9 | 215 | Jan Nemecek (D) | Czech Republic | HC ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice (Czech Republic) |
10 | 241 | Sergei Shalamai (LW) | Russia | HC Irkutsk (Russia) |
S | 7 | Quinn Fair (D) | Canada | Kent State University (NCAA) |
Kurri plays 1,000th NHL game