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1995–96 Dallas Stars season

1995–96 Dallas Stars
Division6th Central
Conference11th Western
1995–96 record26–42–14
Home record14–18–9
Road record12–24–5
Goals for227
Goals against280
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachBob Gainey (Oct.–Jan.)
Ken Hitchcock (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainDerian Hatcher
ArenaReunion Arena
Average attendance15,572
Minor league affiliate(s)Michigan K-Wings
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
GoalsMike Modano (36)
AssistsMike Modano (45)
PointsMike Modano (81)
Penalty minutesBill Huard (176)
Plus/minusJere Lehtinen (+5)
WinsAndy Moog (13)
Goals against averageAndy Moog (2.99)

The 1995–96 Dallas Stars season was the third National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas (and 29th as a franchise), which would start off badly and finish badly, with a division worst 26-42-14. The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1993 when they were known as the Minnesota North Stars.

Offseason

Regular season

On January 8, 1996, Bob Gainey resigned as head coach and was replaced by Michigan K-Wings head coach Ken Hitchcock. Gainey remained the team's general manager.[1]

On March 11, 1996, the Stars played in the final game at the Montreal Forum.

Final standings

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
4 St. Louis Blues 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
6 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 227 280 66

Note: 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 – 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 – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season[3]
October: 5–4–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 7, 1995 5–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 10, 1995 7–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 12, 1995 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 1–2–0 Recap
4 W October 14, 1995 6–5 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 17, 1995 3–4 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 2–3–0 Recap
6 T October 19, 1995 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 2–3–1 Recap
7 T October 21, 1995 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 2–3–2 Recap
8 W October 24, 1995 3–0 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 3–3–2 Recap
9 W October 26, 1995 5–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 4–3–2 Recap
10 W October 28, 1995 4–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 5–3–2 Recap
11 L October 30, 1995 1–6 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 5–4–2 Recap
November: 3–3–3 (home: 3–0–2; road: 0–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 T November 1, 1995 1–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 5–4–3 Recap
13 L November 4, 1995 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 5–5–3 Recap
14 T November 8, 1995 3–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 5–5–4 Recap
15 T November 9, 1995 1–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 5–5–5 Recap
16 L November 14, 1995 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 5–6–5 Recap
17 L November 15, 1995 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 5–7–5 Recap
18 W November 17, 1995 2–1 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 6–7–5 Recap
19 W November 22, 1995 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 7–7–5 Recap
20 W November 25, 1995 2–0 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 8–7–5 Recap
December: 2–10–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 1–6–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
21 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 8–7–6 Recap
22 W December 3, 1995 7–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 9–7–6 Recap
23 L December 5, 1995 4–6 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–8–6 Recap
24 L December 7, 1995 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 9–9–6 Recap
25 L December 9, 1995 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 9–10–6 Recap
26 L December 11, 1995 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–11–6 Recap
27 L December 13, 1995 4–8 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 9–12–6 Recap
28 L December 15, 1995 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 9–13–6 Recap
29 W December 17, 1995 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 10–13–6 Recap
30 T December 21, 1995 3–3 OT New York Islanders (1995–96) 10–13–7 Recap
31 L December 23, 1995 0–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 10–14–7 Recap
32 L December 26, 1995 3–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 10–15–7 Recap
33 L December 28, 1995 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 10–16–7 Recap
34 L December 29, 1995 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 10–17–7 Recap
January: 4–7–4 (home: 1–4–3; road: 3–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
35 L January 1, 1996 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 10–18–7 Recap
36 T January 3, 1996 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 10–18–8 Recap
37 W January 5, 1996 5–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 11–18–8 Recap
38 L January 7, 1996 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 11–19–8 Recap
39 T January 8, 1996 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 11–19–9 Recap
40 L January 10, 1996 0–4 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 11–20–9 Recap
41 T January 12, 1996 6–6 OT Florida Panthers (1995–96) 11–20–10 Recap
42 L January 14, 1996 2–7 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 11–21–10 Recap
43 L January 15, 1996 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 11–22–10 Recap
44 L January 17, 1996 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–23–10 Recap
45 W January 22, 1996 6–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 12–23–10 Recap
46 W January 24, 1996 5–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 13–23–10 Recap
47 W January 26, 1996 4–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 14–23–10 Recap
48 L January 29, 1996 1–2 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 14–24–10 Recap
49 T January 31, 1996 1–1 OT New York Rangers (1995–96) 14–24–11 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 L February 2, 1996 4–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 14–25–11 Recap
51 L February 4, 1996 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 14–26–11 Recap
52 W February 6, 1996 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 15–26–11 Recap
53 L February 7, 1996 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 15–27–11 Recap
54 L February 10, 1996 3–6 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 15–28–11 Recap
55 L February 11, 1996 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 15–29–11 Recap
56 W February 16, 1996 6–1 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 16–29–11 Recap
57 L February 18, 1996 4–6 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 16–30–11 Recap
58 L February 19, 1996 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 16–31–11 Recap
59 W February 22, 1996 3–2 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 17–31–11 Recap
60 W February 24, 1996 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 18–31–11 Recap
61 W February 25, 1996 6–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–31–11 Recap
62 T February 28, 1996 4–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 19–31–12 Recap
March: 5–7–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–6–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 W March 2, 1996 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 20–31–12 Recap
64 W March 5, 1996 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 21–31–12 Recap
65 W March 6, 1996 2–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 22–31–12 Recap
66 L March 11, 1996 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 22–32–12 Recap
67 L March 13, 1996 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–33–12 Recap
68 L March 15, 1996 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 22–34–12 Recap
69 L March 17, 1996 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 22–35–12 Recap
70 W March 20, 1996 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 23–35–12 Recap
71 L March 22, 1996 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–36–12 Recap
72 T March 23, 1996 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 23–36–13 Recap
73 L March 26, 1996 2–8 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 23–37–13 Recap
74 W March 28, 1996 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 24–37–13 Recap
75 L March 31, 1996 3–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 24–38–13 Recap
April: 2–4–1 (home: 0–2–1; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 L April 3, 1996 1–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 24–39–13 Recap
77 T April 5, 1996 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 24–39–14 Recap
78 L April 7, 1996 1–4 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 24–40–14 Recap
79 W April 9, 1996 4–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 25–40–14 Recap
80 W April 10, 1996 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 26–40–14 Recap
81 L April 12, 1996 3–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 26–41–14 Recap
82 L April 14, 1996 1–5 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 26–42–14 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Stars only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
9 Mike Modano C 78 36 45 81 −12 63
23 Greg Adams LW 66 22 21 43 −21 33
41 Brent Gilchrist LW 77 20 22 42 −11 36
4 Kevin Hatcher D 74 15 26 41 −24 58
25 Joe Nieuwendyk† C 52 14 18 32 −17 41
2 Derian Hatcher D 79 8 23 31 −12 129
10 Todd Harvey RW 69 9 20 29 −13 136
29 Grant Marshall RW 70 9 19 28 0 111
26 Jere Lehtinen RW 57 6 22 28 5 16
15 Dave Gagner‡ C 45 14 13 27 −17 44
33 Benoit Hogue† C 34 7 20 27 4 36
39 Mike Kennedy C 61 9 17 26 −7 48
12 Grant Ledyard D 73 5 19 24 −15 20
21 Guy Carbonneau C 71 8 15 23 −2 38
24 Richard Matvichuk D 73 6 16 22 4 71
20 Brent Fedyk† LW 41 10 9 19 −17 30
17 Bill Huard LW 51 6 6 12 3 176
22 Trent Klatt‡ RW 22 4 4 8 0 23
6 Darryl Sydor† D 26 2 6 8 −1 41
27 Shane Churla‡ RW 34 3 4 7 4 168
6 Corey Millen‡ C 13 3 4 7 0 8
11 Mike Donnelly LW 24 2 5 7 −2 10
5 Doug Zmolek‡ D 42 1 5 6 1 65
44 Randy Wood† LW 30 1 4 5 −11 26
16 Jamie Langenbrunner RW 12 2 2 4 −2 6
20 Nikolai Borschevsky‡ RW 12 1 3 4 −7 6
18 Mike Lalor D 63 1 2 3 −10 31
3 Craig Ludwig D 65 1 2 3 −17 70
43 Jim Storm LW 10 1 2 3 −1 17
22 Robert Petrovicky† C 5 1 1 2 1 0
28 Bob Bassen C 13 0 1 1 −6 15
38 Mark Lawrence RW 13 0 1 1 0 17
45 Allan Bester† G 10 0 0 0 2
37 Zac Boyer RW 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 Paul Cavallini‡ D 8 0 0 0 −3 6
40 Patrick Cote LW 2 0 0 0 −2 5
30 Manny Fernandez G 5 0 0 0 0
25 Dan Kesa‡ RW 3 0 0 0 −1 0
40 Pat MacLeod D 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 Daniel Marois RW 3 0 0 0 0 2
35 Andy Moog G 41 0 0 0 28
32 Travis Richards D 1 0 0 0 −1 2
34 Darcy Wakaluk G 37 0 0 0 6
31 Jordan Willis G 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Andy Moog 41 13 19 7 1106 111 2.99 .900 1 2228
34 Darcy Wakaluk 37 9 16 5 975 106 3.39 .891 1 1875
45 Allan Bester† 10 4 5 1 297 30 2.99 .899 0 601
30 Manny Fernandez 5 0 1 1 121 19 4.58 .843 0 249
31 Jordan Willis 1 0 1 0 14 1 3.20 .929 0 19

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Kevin Hatcher [4]
NHL Rookie of the Month Jere Lehtinen (February) [5]
Team Star of the Game Award Mike Modano [6]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jere Lehtinen October 7, 1995 [7]
Jordan Willis January 17, 1996
Patrick Cote April 12, 1996
1,000th game played Guy Carbonneau February 6, 1996 [8]
Craig Ludwig March 2, 1996 [9]

Draft picks

Dallas'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)
1 11 Jarome Iginla  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 37 Patrick Cote  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
3 63 Petr Buzek  Czech Republic Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic)
3 69 Sergei Gusev  Russia Mayak Samara (Russia)
5 115 Wade Strand  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
6 141 Dominic Marleau  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 173 Jeff Dewar  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
8 193 Anatoli Koveshnikov  Ukraine Sokil Kyiv (Ukraine)
8 202 Sergei Luchinkin  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
9 219 Steve Lowe  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

References

  1. ^ "Gainey quits as Stars coach". Tampa Bay Times. January 9, 1996. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Dallas Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lehtinen NHL Rookie of Month - UPI Archives". UPI. March 1, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
  7. ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Stars 5, Blues 2 - UPI Archives". UPI. February 7, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Dallas center Guy Carbonneau appeared in his 1,000th NHL game and assisted on Marshall's first goal.
  9. ^ "Stars 5, Maple Leafs 1 - UPI Archives". UPI. March 3, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Dallas defenseman Craig Ludwig played the 1,000th game of his NHL career and was honored in a ceremony before the game.
  10. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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