1996β97 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 6th Pacific |
Conference | 12th Western |
1996β97 record | 28β43β11 |
Home record | 18β16β7 |
Road record | 10β27β4 |
Goals for | 214 |
Goals against | 268 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam McMaster |
Coach | Larry Robinson |
Captain | Rob Blake |
Alternate captains |
Kevin Stevens Ed Olczyk |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Average attendance | 12,297 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Phoenix Roadrunners Knoxville Cherokees Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ray Ferraro (25) |
Assists | Dmitri Khristich (37) |
Points | Dmitri Khristich (56) |
Penalty minutes | Matt Johnson (194) |
Plus/minus | Dmitri Khristich (+8) Vladimir Tsyplakov (+8) |
Wins |
Byron Dafoe (13) Stephane Fiset (13) |
Goals against average | Byron Dafoe (3.11) |
The 1996β97 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 30th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
Defenseman Rob Blake was named team captain. [1] [2]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 277 | 205 | 107 |
2 | 4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 243 | 231 | 85 |
3 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 252 | 247 | 81 |
4 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 257 | 273 | 77 |
5 | 10 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
6 | 12 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 214 | 268 | 67 |
7 | 13 | 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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β 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 β Central, PAC β Pacific
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy
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October: 5β6β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 2β4β1)
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November: 5β6β1 (home: 2β2β0; road: 3β4β1)
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December: 3β9β1 (home: 2β4β1; road: 1β5β0)
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January: 5β6β2 (home: 4β2β1; road: 1β4β1)
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February: 5β6β2 (home: 4β2β2; road: 1β4β0)
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March: 3β8β2 (home: 2β3β1; road: 1β5β1)
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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 |
8 | Dmitri Khristich | C | 75 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 8 | 38 |
20 | Ray Ferraro | C | 81 | 25 | 21 | 46 | β22 | 112 |
7 | Eddie Olczykβ‘ | RW | 67 | 21 | 23 | 44 | β22 | 45 |
9 | Vladimir Tsyplakov | LW | 67 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 12 |
25 | Kevin Stevens | LW | 69 | 14 | 20 | 34 | β27 | 96 |
43 | Vitali Yachmenev | LW | 65 | 10 | 22 | 32 | β9 | 10 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 62 | 8 | 23 | 31 | β28 | 82 |
21 | Kai Nurminen | RW | 67 | 16 | 11 | 27 | β3 | 22 |
44 | Yanic Perreault | C | 41 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 20 |
28 | Philippe Boucher | D | 60 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
22 | Ian Laperriere | C | 62 | 8 | 15 | 23 | β25 | 102 |
14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 80 | 1 | 21 | 22 | β4 | 84 |
6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 55 | 5 | 12 | 17 | β13 | 144 |
11 | Brad Smythβ | RW | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | β7 | 74 |
27 | John Slaney | D | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | β10 | 4 |
19 | Jeff Shevalier | LW | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | β6 | 6 |
33 | Jan Vopat | D | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
12 | Roman Vopat | C | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | β7 | 60 |
42 | Dan Bylsma | RW | 79 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β15 | 32 |
27 | Glen Murrayβ | RW | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | β2 | 8 |
5 | Aki Berg | D | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | β9 | 24 |
23 | Craig Johnson | LW | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | β7 | 26 |
41 | Brent Grieve | LW | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | β2 | 15 |
15 | Jaroslav Modry | D | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β13 | 25 |
40 | Barry Potomski | LW | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | β8 | 93 |
29 | Steven Finn | D | 54 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β8 | 84 |
17 | Matt Johnson | LW | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β4 | 194 |
24 | Nathan LaFayette | C | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β8 | 8 |
10 | Neal Brotenβ β‘ | C | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β9 | 0 |
85 | Petr Klimaβ‘ | RW | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β7 | 2 |
37 | Paul DiPietro | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 6 |
2 | Doug Zmolek | D | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β22 | 116 |
32 | Jean-Claude Bergeron | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | Byron Dafoe | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | Stephane Fiset | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
26 | Chris Marinucciβ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
7 | Steve McKenna | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
52 | Jason Morgan | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
1 | Jamie Storr | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
34 | Byron Dafoe | 40 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1178 | 112 | 3.11 | .905 | 0 | 2162 |
35 | Stephane Fiset | 44 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1410 | 132 | 3.19 | .906 | 4 | 2482 |
1 | Jamie Storr | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 11 | 2.49 | .925 | 0 | 265 |
32 | Jean-Claude Bergeron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4.30 | .886 | 0 | 56 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Rob Blake [a] | [6] |
Dmitri Khristich | |||
Team | Best Newcomer | Stephane Fiset | [7] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Dmitri Khristich | [7] | |
Defensive Player | Ian Laperriere | [7] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Dan Bylsma | [7] | |
Byron Dafoe | |||
Leading Scorer | Dmitri Khristich | [7] | |
Most Inspirational | Ian Laperriere | [7] | |
Most Popular Player | Dan Bylsma | [7] | |
Ian Laperriere | |||
Outstanding Defenseman | Mattias Norstrom | [7] | |
Unsung Hero | Byron Dafoe | [7] |
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1996β97 season. [8]
June 20, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Stephane Fiset 1st round pick in 1998 |
To
Colorado Avalanche Eric Lacroix 1st round pick in 1998 |
August 22, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Petr Klima |
To
Tampa Bay Lightning 5th round pick in 1997 |
October 25, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Klima |
November 19, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Chris Marinucci |
To
New York Islanders Nicholas Vachon |
November 22, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Neal Broten |
To
New Jersey Devils Future considerations |
November 28, 1996 | To
Los Angeles Kings Brad Smyth |
To
Florida Panthers 3rd round pick in 1997 |
March 18, 1997 | To
Los Angeles Kings Glen Murray |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Eddie Olczyk |
May 23, 1996 | From
Merrimack College (
HE) Steve McKenna |
July 8, 1996 | From
Winnipeg Jets Eddie Olczyk (2 years, $2.15 million) |
July 23, 1996 | From
Toronto Maple Leafs Paul DiPietro (1 year, $325,000) |
August 2, 1996 | From
Chicago Blackhawks Brent Grieve (1 year, $325,000) |
August 28, 1996 | From
Tampa Bay Lightning Jean-Claude Bergeron (1 year, $300,000) |
September 6, 1996 | From
Buffalo Sabres Mark Astley (1 year, $350,000) |
December 13, 1996 | From
Boston Bruins Rick Zombo (1 year, $724,500) |
July 10, 1996 | To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Kevin Todd (2 years, $1.2 million) |
July 24, 1996 | To
Florida Panthers Craig Ferguson (1 year, $350,000) |
August 15, 1996 | To
San Jose Sharks Tony Granato (3 years, $4.5 million) |
September 14, 1996 | To
Houston Aeros (
IHL) Gary Shuchuk |
October 4, 1996 | To
Vancouver Canucks Troy Crowder (1 year, $500,000) |
January 28, 1997 | To
Dallas Stars Neal Broten |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. [9]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 30 | Josh Green | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers ( WHL) |
2 | 37 | Marian Cisar | Czech Republic | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
3 | 57 | Greg Phillips | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
4 | 84 | Mikael Simons | Sweden | Mora IK (Sweden) |
4 | 96 | Eric Belanger | Canada | Beauport Harfangs ( QMJHL) |
5 | 120 | Jesse Black | Canada | Niagara Falls Thunder ( OHL) |
5 | 123 | Peter Hogan | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
8 | 190 | Steve Valiquette | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
8 | 193 | Kai Nurminen | Finland | HV71 (Sweden) |
9 | 219 | Sebastien Simard | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
Defenseman Rob Blake, who is battling an arm injury, was named team captain but remains questionable for the opener.
Oct. 1, 1996 Named captain of Los Angeles