1995β96 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 6th Pacific |
Conference | 12th Western |
1995β96 record | 24β40β18 |
Home record | 16β16β9 |
Road record | 8β24β9 |
Goals for | 256 |
Goals against | 302 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam McMaster |
Coach | Larry Robinson |
Captain |
Wayne Gretzky (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr) |
Alternate captains |
Rob Blake Jari Kurri (Oct-Mar) Rick Tocchet (Oct-Jan) |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Average attendance | 13,551 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Phoenix Roadrunners Knoxville Cherokees Richmond Renegades |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dmitri Khristich (27) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (66) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (81) |
Penalty minutes | Marty McSorley (148) |
Plus/minus | Kevin Todd (+6) |
Wins | Byron Dafoe (14) |
Goals against average | Jamie Storr (2.75) |
The 1995β96 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 29th season in the National Hockey League. It involved Wayne Gretzky being traded to the St. Louis Blues. For the third consecutive year, the Kings failed to make the playoffs.
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No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
2 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β 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 β Central, PAC β Pacific
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
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October: 4β3β4 (home: 2β1β2; road: 2β2β2)
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November: 7β7β1 (home: 5β2β0; road: 2β5β1)
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December: 3β5β4 (home: 3β2β3; road: 0β3β1)
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January: 3β8β2 (home: 2β2β1; road: 1β6β1)
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February: 1β9β4 (home: 1β4β1; road: 0β5β3)
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March: 4β6β2 (home: 2β4β1; road: 2β2β1)
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April: 2β2β1 (home: 1β1β1; 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 Gretzkyβ‘ | C | 62 | 15 | 66 | 81 | β7 | 32 |
8 | Dmitri Khristich | LW | 76 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 0 | 44 |
43 | Vitali Yachmenev | RW | 80 | 19 | 34 | 53 | β3 | 16 |
44 | Yanic Perreault | C | 78 | 25 | 24 | 49 | β11 | 16 |
12 | Kevin Todd | C | 74 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 38 |
17 | Jari Kurriβ‘ | RW | 57 | 17 | 23 | 40 | β12 | 37 |
22 | Rick Tocchetβ‘ | RW | 44 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 3 | 117 |
21 | Tony Granato | RW | 49 | 17 | 18 | 35 | β5 | 46 |
28 | Eric Lacroix | LW | 72 | 16 | 16 | 32 | β11 | 110 |
33 | Marty McSorleyβ‘ | D | 59 | 10 | 21 | 31 | β14 | 148 |
26 | Philippe Boucher | D | 53 | 7 | 16 | 23 | β26 | 31 |
13 | Robert Lang | RW | 68 | 6 | 16 | 22 | β15 | 10 |
19 | John Druceβ‘ | RW | 64 | 9 | 12 | 21 | β26 | 14 |
27 | John Slaneyβ | D | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 10 |
14 | Gary Shuchuk | RW | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 12 |
25 | Kevin Stevensβ | LW | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | β11 | 22 |
2 [a] | Darryl Sydorβ‘ | D | 58 | 1 | 11 | 12 | β11 | 34 |
77 | Rob Cowie | D | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | β16 | 32 |
9 | Vladimir Tsyplakov | LW | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
23 | Craig Johnsonβ | RW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | β4 | 6 |
15 | Pat Conacherβ‘ | C | 35 | 5 | 2 | 7 | β8 | 18 |
6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 71 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 127 |
5 | Aki Berg | D | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | β13 | 29 |
20 | Ray Ferraroβ | C | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | β13 | 10 |
24 | Nathan LaFayetteβ | C | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β3 | 6 |
3 | Denis Tsygurov | D | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
29 | Steven Finnβ | D | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | β6 | 102 |
40 | Barry Potomski | LW | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | β7 | 104 |
22 | Ian Laperriereβ | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β2 | 15 |
3 | Jan Vopat | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
11 [b] | Shane Churlaβ β‘ | RW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β9 | 37 |
20 | Steve Laroucheβ | C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
15 | Jaroslav Modryβ | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β4 | 6 |
37 | Patrice Tardifβ | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β9 | 37 |
7 | Kevin Brownβ‘ | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 4 |
55 | Troy Crowder | RW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 42 |
2 [c] | Doug Zmolekβ | D | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β6 | 22 |
35 | Arto Blomsten | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Mattias Norstromβ | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β8 | 18 |
24 | Michel Petitβ‘ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 27 |
45 | Ruslan Batyrshin | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
42 | Dan Bylsma | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Byron Dafoe | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
34 | Matt Johnson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
1 | Jamie Storr | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Byron Dafoe | 47 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1539 | 172 | 3.87 | .888 | 1 | 2666 |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | 36 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1214 | 113 | 3.26 | .907 | 0 | 2077 |
1 | Jamie Storr | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 12 | 2.75 | .918 | 0 | 262 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Wayne Gretzky [d] | [6] |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Vitali Yachmenev (October) | [7] | |
Team | Best Newcomer | Vitali Yachmenev | [8] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Dmitri Khristich | [8] | |
Defensive Player | Kevin Todd | [8] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Rob Blake | [8] | |
Eric Lacroix | |||
Leading Scorer | Dmitri Khristich | [8] | |
Most Inspirational | Tony Granato | [8] | |
Most Popular Player | Eric Lacroix | [8] | |
Outstanding Defenseman | Steven Finn | [8] | |
Unsung Hero | Steven Finn | [8] |
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1995β96 season. [9]
August 30, 1995 | From
St. John's Maple Leafs (
AHL) Steve Bancroft |
September 12, 1995 | From
Phoenix Roadrunners (
IHL) Nicholas Vachon |
July 14, 1995 | To
St. Louis Blues Grant Fuhr (2 years, $2.1 million) |
July 17, 1995 | To
Chicago Wolves (
IHL) Rob Brown |
August 1, 1995 | To
Ottawa Senators Dan Quinn (2 years, $1.05 million) |
August 25, 1995 | To
Chicago Blackhawks Andre Racicot |
September 19, 1995 | To
Edmonton Oilers Rem Murray |
October 4, 1995 | To
Buffalo Sabres Randy Burridge (1 year, $350,000) |
October 2, 1995 | To
Ottawa Senators Justin Hocking |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. [10]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Aki Berg | Finland | TPS (Finland) |
2 | 33 | Donald MacLean | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
2 | 50 | Pavel Rosa | Czech Republic | HC Litvinov (Czech Republic) |
3 | 59 | Vladimir Tsyplakov | Belarus | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) |
5 | 118 | Jason Morgan | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
6 | 137 | Igor Melyakov | Russia | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
7 | 157 | Benoit Larose | Canada | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) |
7 | 163 | Juha Vuorivirta | Finland | Tappara (Finland) |
9 | 215 | Brian Stewart | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |