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1996–97 Hartford Whalers season

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National Hockey League team season

1996–97Hartford Whalers
Division5thNortheast
Conference10thEastern
1996–97 record32–39–11
Home record23–15–3
Road record9–24–8
Goals for226
Goals against256
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainKevin Dineen
Alternate captainsGlen Wesley
Andrew Cassels
ArenaHartford Civic Center
Average attendance13,680 (87.5%)[1]
Minor league affiliatesSpringfield Falcons (AHL)
Richmond Renegades (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (36)
AssistsAndrew Cassels (44)
PointsGeoff Sanderson (67)
Penalty minutesStu Grimson (218)
Plus/minusSami Kapanen (+6)
WinsSean Burke (22)
Goals against averageSean Burke (2.69)

The1996–97Hartford Whalers season was the25thseason of the franchise and the 18th and final NHL season in Hartford. The Whalers would move toGreensboro,North Carolina, the next season to become theCarolina Hurricanes.

Off-season

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On June 22, the Whalers participated in the1996 NHL entry draft held at theKiel Center inSt. Louis,Missouri. Hartford did not have a selection in the first round, as the pick was traded to theBoston Bruins as part of the trade that broughtGlen Wesley to the Whalers. In the second round, Hartford made their first selection of the draft, as they drafted Trevor Wasyluk from theMedicine Hat Tigers of theWestern Hockey League with the 34th overall pick in the draft. Wasyluk scored 25 goals and 46 points in 69 games during the1995–96 season. Other notable selections by the Whalers includedCraig MacDonald in the fourth round, andCraig Adams in the ninth round.

The Whalers acquiredKevin Brown in a trade with theAnaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange forEspen Knutsen on October 1. Brown played in seven games with theLos Angeles Kings during the 1995–96 season, scoring one goal. Brown spent the majority of the season with thePhoenix Roadrunners of theIHL, scoring 10 goals and 26 points in 45 games. He also played in eight games with thePrince Edward Island Senators of theAHL, scoring three goals and nine points after he was traded from the Kings to theOttawa Senators during the season.

On October 2, Hartford claimedKent Manderville off of waivers from theEdmonton Oilers. In 37 games with the Oilers during the 1995–96 where he scored three goals and eight points.

Regular season

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On April 13, 1997, the Whalers played their last game in Hartford, defeating theTampa Bay Lightning 2–1. TeamcaptainKevin Dineen scored the final goal in Whaler history.

The final words fromSportsChannel New England with Play by play voiceJohn Forslund at the end of the game were as follows:

"It's over folks, it's been a great ride. The Whalers will go out, winners".

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No.CRGPWLTGFGAPts
12Buffalo Sabres8240301223720892
26Pittsburgh Penguins823836828528084
37Ottawa Senators8231361522623477
48Montreal Canadiens8231361524927677
510Hartford Whalers8232391122625675
613Boston Bruins822647923430061
Eastern Conference[2]
RDivGPWLTGFGAPts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82452314231182104
2Buffalo SabresNE8240301223720892
3Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413274217103
4Florida PanthersATL8235281922120189
5New York RangersATL8238341025823186
6Pittsburgh PenguinsNE823836828528084
7Ottawa SenatorsNE8231361522623477
8Montreal CanadiensNE8231361524927677
9Washington CapitalsATL823340921423175
10Hartford WhalersNE8232391122625675
11Tampa Bay LightningATL8232401021724774
12New York IslandersATL8229411224025070
13Boston BruinsNE822647923430061

Divisions:ATL – Atlantic,NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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1996–97 regular season[3]
October: 5–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1October 5, 19961–0Phoenix Coyotes(1996–97)1–0–015,635W
2October 8, 19967–3Pittsburgh Penguins(1996–97)2–0–011,240W
3October 12, 19960–6@Florida Panthers(1996–97)2–1–014,703L
4October 17, 19963–1@New York Islanders(1996–97)3–1–08,019W
5October 19, 19966–2New Jersey Devils(1996–97)4–1–014,476W
6October 24, 19964–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1996–97)5–1–012,328W
7October 26, 19963–6@Buffalo Sabres(1996–97)5–2–016,193L
8October 30, 19962–2 OTNew York Islanders(1996–97)5–2–111,936T
9October 31, 19964–4 OT@Boston Bruins(1996–97)5–2–213,284T
November: 6–5–3 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–1–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
10November 2, 19962–3Los Angeles Kings(1996–97)5–3–213,425L
11November 4, 19961–5@Detroit Red Wings(1996–97)5–4–219,983L
12November 6, 19965–1Boston Bruins(1996–97)6–4–213,026W
13November 8, 19961–4Detroit Red Wings(1996–97)6–5–214,460L
14November 9, 19964–3 OTBuffalo Sabres(1996–97)7–5–213,352W
15November 12, 19964–3@San Jose Sharks(1996–97)8–5–217,742W
16November 14, 19962–1@Phoenix Coyotes(1996–97)9–5–214,968W
17November 16, 19964–4 OT@Colorado Avalanche(1996–97)9–5–316,061T
18November 20, 19963–1Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)10–5–313,033W
19November 22, 19961–7Pittsburgh Penguins(1996–97)10–6–314,572L
20November 23, 19963–3 OT@Ottawa Senators(1996–97)10–6–414,648T
21November 27, 19962–6Vancouver Canucks(1996–97)10–7–414,289L
22November 29, 19961–1 OT@Florida Panthers(1996–97)10–7–514,703T
23November 30, 19966–3@Tampa Bay Lightning(1996–97)11–7–516,375W
December: 6–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
24December 3, 19964–4 OT@Pittsburgh Penguins(1996–97)11–7–613,816T
25December 5, 19964–2@Boston Bruins(1996–97)12–7–614,955W
26December 7, 19966–4Buffalo Sabres(1996–97)13–7–613,464W
27December 11, 19965–2Florida Panthers(1996–97)14–7–611,884W
28December 12, 19962–3@Philadelphia Flyers(1996–97)14–8–619,124L
29December 14, 19960–4Philadelphia Flyers(1996–97)14–9–614,590L
30December 16, 19962–5@New York Rangers(1996–97)14–10–618,200L
31December 17, 19965–3St. Louis Blues(1996–97)15–10–612,922W
32December 20, 19961–4Dallas Stars(1996–97)15–11–612,945L
33December 21, 19966–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning(1996–97)16–11–612,082W
34December 26, 19961–5@Buffalo Sabres(1996–97)16–12–618,595L
35December 28, 19963–2Ottawa Senators(1996–97)17–12–614,092W
36December 29, 19963–4@Chicago Blackhawks(1996–97)17–13–620,502L
January: 3–10–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–7–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
37January 1, 19972–3 OT@Washington Capitals(1996–97)17–14–612,608L
38January 2, 19974–5 OTBoston Bruins(1996–97)17–15–614,403L
39January 4, 19971–1 OTWashington Capitals(1996–97)17–15–714,613T
40January 6, 19974–5@Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)17–16–720,292L
41January 9, 19972–3@Calgary Flames(1996–97)17–17–717,121L
42January 10, 19973–5@Vancouver Canucks(1996–97)17–18–717,378L
43January 12, 19971–2 OT@Edmonton Oilers(1996–97)17–19–714,301L
44January 15, 19970–3Pittsburgh Penguins(1996–97)17–20–714,502L
45January 20, 19973–1Toronto Maple Leafs(1996–97)18–20–713,002W
46January 22, 19972–1 OTFlorida Panthers(1996–97)19–20–712,627W
47January 24, 19972–5New York Islanders(1996–97)19–21–714,619L
48January 25, 19975–1@Buffalo Sabres(1996–97)20–21–718,595W
49January 30, 19973–5@Los Angeles Kings(1996–97)20–22–711,036L
50January 31, 19973–6@Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1996–97)20–23–717,174L
February: 4–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
51February 5, 19972–5@New York Rangers(1996–97)20–24–718,200L
52February 6, 19975–3@Boston Bruins(1996–97)21–24–715,213W
53February 8, 19972–3 OT@Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)21–25–721,273L
54February 12, 19972–3New Jersey Devils(1996–97)21–26–712,710L
55February 13, 19970–4@New Jersey Devils(1996–97)21–27–714,138L
56February 15, 19972–1Ottawa Senators(1996–97)22–27–713,767W
57February 16, 19972–4@Ottawa Senators(1996–97)22–28–718,338L
58February 19, 19972–2 OT@Philadelphia Flyers(1996–97)22–28–819,484T
59February 21, 19977–2New York Rangers(1996–97)23–28–814,660W
60February 22, 19972–0Washington Capitals(1996–97)24–28–814,311W
61February 26, 19972–2 OTChicago Blackhawks(1996–97)24–28–913,121T
62February 28, 19972–3San Jose Sharks(1996–97)24–29–913,547L
March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
63March 2, 19972–5Philadelphia Flyers(1996–97)24–30–914,660L
64March 5, 19972–0Calgary Flames(1996–97)25–30–912,140W
65March 7, 19972–0Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)26–30–914,341W
66March 8, 19971–1 OT@Toronto Maple Leafs(1996–97)26–30–1015,726T
67March 12, 19976–3Boston Bruins(1996–97)27–30–1013,155W
68March 13, 19970–6@New Jersey Devils(1996–97)27–31–1016,244L
69March 15, 19972–4Edmonton Oilers(1996–97)27–32–1014,437L
70March 16, 19973–5@Washington Capitals(1996–97)27–33–1018,130L
71March 20, 19971–4@St. Louis Blues(1996–97)27–34–1017,959L
72March 21, 19970–2@Dallas Stars(1996–97)27–35–1016,522L
73March 25, 19970–4Colorado Avalanche(1996–97)27–36–1014,191L
74March 27, 19975–2@Tampa Bay Lightning(1996–97)28–36–1019,984W
75March 29, 19972–1New York Rangers(1996–97)29–36–1014,660W
April: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
76April 2, 19971–4Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)29–37–1014,177L
77April 3, 19975–5 OT@Pittsburgh Penguins(1996–97)29–37–1117,284T
78April 5, 19974–1@Montreal Canadiens(1996–97)30–37–1121,273W
79April 7, 19974–2Buffalo Sabres(1996–97)31–37–1114,660W
80April 9, 19974–5@Ottawa Senators(1996–97)31–38–1118,500L
81April 11, 19974–6@New York Islanders(1996–97)31–39–1115,382L
82April 13, 19972–1Tampa Bay Lightning(1996–97)32–39–1114,660W

Legend:W Win (2 points)L Loss (0 points)T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C =Center; D =Defense; G =Goaltender; LW =Left wing; RW =Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.
No.PlayerPosRegular season
GPGAPts+/-PIM
8Geoff SandersonLW82363167−929
21Andrew CasselsC81224466−1646
55Keith PrimeauC75262551−3161
11Kevin DineenRW78192948−6141
16Nelson EmersonRW6692938−2134
12Steven RiceRW78211435−1159
20Glen WesleyD6862632040
92Jeff O'NeillRW72141630−2440
24Sami KapanenRW4513122562
18Robert KronLW68101222−1810
28Paul RanheimLW67101121−1318
7Curtis LeschyshynD6441317−1930
3Steve ChiassonD1831114−107
6Adam BurtD7121113−1379
44Kent MandervilleC446511318
4Gerald DiduckD5611011−940
77Paul Coffey†‡D20358018
14Kevin HallerD35268−1148
36Glen FeatherstoneD41257087
10Andrei NikolishinC12257−22
5Alexander GodynyukD55167−1041
27Derek KingLW1233602
22Mark JanssensC54246−1090
23Marek MalikD47156550
32Stu GrimsonLW75224−7218
46Kevin BrownRW11044−66
17Hnat DomenichelliLW13213−47
39Kelly ChaseRW281232122
17Chris MurrayRW8112110
1Sean BurkeG5102214
37Jeff DanielsLW1002220
41Nolan PrattD902206
7Brian GlynnD110122
94Brendan ShanahanLW210110
26Steve MartinsC201100
29Jason MuzzattiG3101118
27Jeff BrownD100000
47Jean-Sebastien GiguereG80000
25Jason McBainD6000−40

Goaltending

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No.PlayerRegular season
GPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
1Sean Burke512222615601342.69.91442985
29Jason Muzzatti319135815913.43.88801591
47Jean-Sebastien Giguere8140201243.65.8810394

Awards and records

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Awards

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TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selectionGeoff Sanderson[4]
TeamAward of ExcellenceKevin Dineen[5]
Booster Club MVP AwardSean Burke[5]
Frank Keys Memorial AwardKent Manderville[5]
Mark Kravitz AwardSean Burke[5]
Most Valuable DefensemanGlen Wesley[5]
Three Star Award of ExcellenceSean Burke[5]
Top Gun AwardGeoff Sanderson[5]
True Grit AwardKevin Dineen[5]

Milestones

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MilestonePlayerDateRef
First gameHnat DomenichelliOctober 5, 1996[6]
Nolan Pratt
Jean-Sebastien GiguereDecember 12, 1996

Transactions

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The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the1996–97 season.

Trades

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October 1, 1996ToAnaheim Mighty Ducks
Espen Knutsen
ToHartford Whalers
Kevin Brown
October 9, 1996ToDetroit Red Wings
Brendan Shanahan
Brian Glynn
ToHartford Whalers
Paul Coffey
Keith Primeau
1st round pick in1997 -Nikos Tselios
November 9, 1996ToWashington Capitals
Andrei Nikolishin
ToHartford Whalers
Curtis Leschyshyn
December 15, 1996ToPhiladelphia Flyers
Paul Coffey
3rd round pick in1997 -Kris Mallette
ToHartford Whalers
Kevin Haller
1st round pick in1997 -Scott Hannan
7th round pick in1997 -Andrew Merrick
March 5, 1997ToCalgary Flames
Hnat Domenichelli
Glen Featherstone
2nd round pick in1997 -Dmitri Kokorev
3rd round pick in1998 -Paul Manning
ToHartford Whalers
Steve Chiasson
3rd round pick in1997 -Francis Lessard
March 18, 1997ToToronto Maple Leafs
Kelly Chase
ToHartford Whalers
8th round pick in1998 -Jaroslav Svoboda
March 18, 1997ToAnaheim Mighty Ducks
Mark Janssens
ToHartford Whalers
Bates Battaglia
4th round pick in1998 -Josef Vasicek
March 18, 1997ToNew York Islanders
5th round pick in1997 -Adam Edinger
ToHartford Whalers
Derek King
March 18, 1997ToPhoenix Coyotes
Gerald Diduck
ToHartford Whalers
Chris Murray

Waivers

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October 2, 1996FromEdmonton Oilers
Kent Manderville
October 12, 1996FromDetroit Red Wings
Stu Grimson

Free agents

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PlayerNew Team
Scott DanielsPhiladelphia Flyers
Brad McCrimmonPhoenix Coyotes
David WilliamsBoston Bruins
Kevin SmythOrlando Solar Bears (IHL)
John StevensPhiladelphia Flyers

Draft picks

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Hartford's picks at the1996 NHL entry draft held at theKiel Center inSt. Louis,Missouri.[7]

Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
234Trevor WasylukLeft wing CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
361Andrei PetruninRight wing RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
488Craig MacDonaldCenter CanadaHarvard University (ECAC)
4104Steve WasylkoCenter CanadaDetroit Whalers (OHL)
5116Mark McMahonDefense CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
6143Aaron BakerGoaltender CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
7171Greg KuznikDefense CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8197Kevin MarshLeft wing CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
9223Craig AdamsRight wing CanadaHarvard University (ECAC)
9231Askhat RakhmatullinLeft wing RussiaSalavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)

Departure from Hartford

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In 1994,Compuware founderPeter Karmanos purchased the Whalers. Karmanos pledged to keep the Whalers in Hartford for four years. Frustrated with lackluster attendance and corporate support, he announced in 1996 that if the Whalers were unable to sell at least 11,000 season tickets for the1996–97 season, he would likely move the team. Furthermore, ownership only made season tickets available in full-season (41-game) packages, eliminating the popular five- and ten-game "mini plans," in a strategy largely designed to spur purchases from wealthier corporations and individuals. Sales were underwhelming at the beginning of the campaign, and at the end of the1995–96 season it was still unknown whether the Whalers would stay in Connecticut or move. However, thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign, and the creative efforts of many fans (who pooled together resources to purchase some of the full-season packages collectively) the Whalers announced that they would stay in Connecticut for the1996–97 season.

In early 1996, negotiations between the Whalers and Connecticut GovernorJohn G. Rowland to build a new $147.5 million arena seemed to be going well. However, negotiations fell apart when Rowland and the State refused Karmanos' demand to reimburse the Whalers for up to $45 million in losses during the three years the new arena was to be built. As a result, the team announced on March 26, 1997, that they would leave Hartford, one of the few times that a team announced it would leave its current city without having already selected a new city. Many suspected that GovernorJohn G. Rowland did not want to keep the Whalers, as he harbored hopes of instead landing an NFL franchise. Ideally, Rowland wanted to use the state's resources to build a new stadium to lure theNew England Patriots to Connecticut and did not have serious intentions of building an NHL arena for the Whalers.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^"Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph".hockeydb.com.
  2. ^"1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^"1996-97 Hartford Whalers Schedule".Hockey-Reference.com. RetrievedJuly 16, 2023.
  4. ^"1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".Hockey-Reference.com. RetrievedAugust 29, 2024.
  5. ^abcdefgh"Whalers Team Awards".www.whalershockey.com. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2023.
  6. ^"1996-97 NHL Debuts".Hockey-Reference.com. RetrievedOctober 7, 2024.
  7. ^"1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".www.hockeydb.com. RetrievedJuly 27, 2023.
  8. ^How's It Goin', Pete? Part 4
  9. ^"The Recorder". Archived fromthe original on May 15, 2007. RetrievedJanuary 14, 2008.
  10. ^The Patriots Nix Hartford, Stay in Foxboro - BackgroundArchived 2007-10-13 at theWayback Machine
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