1995–96 New York Islanders season

The 1995–96 New York Islanders season was the 24th season in the franchise's history. This season saw the Islanders finish in last place with a record of 22–50–10. During the season, team management fired General Manager Don Maloney, whom fans blamed for the team's downfall, and gave Mike Milbury total control of hockey operations as both head coach and general manager.

1995–96 New York Islanders
Division7th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
1995–96 record22–50–10
Home record14–21–6
Road record8–29–4
Goals for229
Goals against315
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachLorne Henning
Mike Milbury (interim)
CaptainPatrick Flatley
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsZigmund Palffy (43)
AssistsTravis Green (45)
PointsZigmund Palffy (87)

Offseason

Before the 1995–96 season, Don Maloney fired Lorne Henning and named Mike Milbury head coach. The same year, the Isles' attempt at updating their look resulted in the unveiling of the "fisherman" logo. It proved to be such a disaster that the team announced less than a year after unveiling it that they would go back to their original logo as soon as league rules could allow. Rangers fans still mock the Islanders with chants of "we want fishsticks," a reference to the way the logo resembled the Gorton's fisherman.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers82452413282208103
2New York Rangers8241271427223796
3Florida Panthers8241311025423492
4Washington Capitals8239321123420489
5Tampa Bay Lightning8238321223824888
6New Jersey Devils8237331221520286
7New York Islanders8222501022931554
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413282208103
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8249294362284102
3New York RangersATL8241271427223796
4Florida PanthersATL8241311025423492
5Boston BruinsNE8240311128226991
6Montreal CanadiensNE8240321026524890
7Washington CapitalsATL8239321123420489
8Tampa Bay LightningATL8238321223824888
9New Jersey DevilsATL8237331221520286
10Hartford WhalersNE823439923725977
11Buffalo SabresNE823342724726273
12New York IslandersATL8222501022931554
13Ottawa SenatorsNE821859519129141

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 7, 19954–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19953–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)0–1–1
3LOctober 14, 19950–3Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)0–2–1
4LOctober 15, 19953–5@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)0–3–1
5LOctober 17, 19951–5New York Rangers (1995–96)0–4–1
6WOctober 20, 19952–0Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)1–4–1
7LOctober 25, 19951–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)1–5–1
8LOctober 26, 19955–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)1–6–1
9TOctober 28, 19955–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)1–6–2
10WOctober 31, 19955–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)2–6–2
11LNovember 3, 19953–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)2–7–2
12LNovember 4, 19952–3Washington Capitals (1995–96)2–8–2
13LNovember 7, 19952–5Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)2–9–2
14LNovember 10, 19951–4@ New York Rangers (1995–96)2–10–2
15LNovember 11, 19951–4St. Louis Blues (1995–96)2–11–2
16WNovember 14, 19955–3@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)3–11–2
17LNovember 16, 19952–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)3–12–2
18LNovember 17, 19951–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)3–13–2
19WNovember 22, 19955–2Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)4–13–2
20TNovember 24, 19951–1 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)4–13–3
21LNovember 25, 19951–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)4–14–3
22LNovember 28, 19953–7Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–15–3
23WNovember 30, 19955–3@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)5–15–3
24WDecember 2, 19954–1New Jersey Devils (1995–96)6–15–3
25LDecember 5, 19953–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)6–16–3
26LDecember 6, 19954–7@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)6–17–3
27LDecember 9, 19952–4@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)6–18–3
28WDecember 10, 19956–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)7–18–3
29LDecember 12, 19951–3Florida Panthers (1995–96)7–19–3
30LDecember 14, 19953–4 OT@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)7–20–3
31TDecember 16, 19953–3 OTHartford Whalers (1995–96)7–20–4
32LDecember 19, 19951–4@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)7–21–4
33TDecember 21, 19953–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)7–21–5
34WDecember 23, 19953–1Washington Capitals (1995–96)8–21–5
35TDecember 26, 19953–3 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)8–21–6
36LDecember 27, 19953–5@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)8–22–6
37WDecember 31, 19955–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)9–22–6
38TJanuary 4, 19962–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1995–96)9–22–7
39WJanuary 6, 19965–4Ottawa Senators (1995–96)10–22–7
40TJanuary 9, 19963–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1995–96)10–22–8
41WJanuary 11, 19964–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)11–22–8
42WJanuary 15, 19963–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)12–22–8
43LJanuary 17, 19963–6Hartford Whalers (1995–96)12–23–8
44LJanuary 22, 19963–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)12–24–8
45LJanuary 24, 19961–4@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)12–25–8
46LJanuary 26, 19961–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)12–26–8
47LJanuary 27, 19963–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)12–27–8
48WJanuary 30, 19965–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1995–96)13–27–8
49LFebruary 3, 19965–6 OT@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)13–28–8
50WFebruary 4, 19965–3Dallas Stars (1995–96)14–28–8
51LFebruary 6, 19962–4New York Rangers (1995–96)14–29–8
52LFebruary 8, 19962–6@ New York Rangers (1995–96)14–30–8
53WFebruary 10, 19964–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)15–30–8
54LFebruary 12, 19961–4Ottawa Senators (1995–96)15–31–8
55LFebruary 15, 19963–6Calgary Flames (1995–96)15–32–8
56WFebruary 17, 19964–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)16–32–8
57WFebruary 22, 19965–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)17–32–8
58LFebruary 23, 19962–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)17–33–8
59WFebruary 25, 19962–0Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)18–33–8
60LFebruary 27, 19962–6Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)18–34–8
61LFebruary 29, 19961–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)18–35–8
62LMarch 1, 19962–6@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)18–36–8
63LMarch 3, 19965–7Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)18–37–8
64WMarch 5, 19965–3Boston Bruins (1995–96)19–37–8
65LMarch 7, 19963–4@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)19–38–8
66WMarch 9, 19964–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)20–38–8
67LMarch 16, 19962–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)20–39–8
68LMarch 17, 19961–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)20–40–8
69LMarch 19, 19961–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)20–41–8
70LMarch 21, 19962–3@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)20–42–8
71LMarch 23, 19962–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)20–43–8
72LMarch 25, 19961–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)20–44–8
73LMarch 26, 19961–7Washington Capitals (1995–96)20–45–8
74LMarch 30, 19961–3@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)20–46–8
75LMarch 31, 19961–4New York Rangers (1995–96)20–47–8
76LApril 2, 19962–6Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)20–48–8
77LApril 5, 19962–4@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)20–49–8
78WApril 6, 19963–0Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)21–49–8
79LApril 8, 19963–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)21–50–8
80WApril 10, 19966–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)22–50–8
81TApril 12, 19961–1 OTFlorida Panthers (1995–96)22–50–9
82TApril 13, 19965–5 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)22–50–10

Playoffs

The Islanders missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Zigmund PalffyRW8143448756-171716
Travis GreenC6925457042-201412
Mathieu SchneiderD6511364793-18701
Marty McInnisRW7412344639-11201
Wendel ClarkLW/D5824194360-12602
Todd BertuzziRW7618213983-14402
Alexander SemakC6920143468-4602
Derek KingLW6112203223-10510
Niklas AnderssonLW4714122612-3321
Bryan McCabeD8271623156-24301
Patrick FlatleyRW56891721-24000
Scott LachanceD553101354-19100
Bob SweeneyC/RW66661259-23011
Martin StrakaC22210126-6000
Chris LuongoD74371055-23100
Brent SeverynLW651891803000
Dan PlanteRW7353850-22020
Darius KasparaitisD4617893-12000
Kirk MullerLW1543715-10000
Andrei VasilyevLW1025724001
Dennis VaskeD1916721-13101
Darby HendricksonC1614533-6001
Bob BeersD1305510-2000
Derek ArmstrongC1913414-6000
Kenny JonssonD1604410-5000
Milan TichyD804483000
Brad DalgarnoRW1812314-2000
Brett LindrosRW1812347-6000
Rich PilonD2703372-9000
Pat ConacherLW131120-4000
Mick VukotaRW32112106-3000
Craig DarbyC100220-1000
Danton ColeC/RW1010100000
Micah AivazoffC120116-6000
Dean ChynowethD1401140-4000
Jarrett DeulingLW1401111-1000
Eric FichaudG2401100000
Jason HerterD101101000
Andreas JohanssonC301101000
Chris TaylorC1101121000
Ken BelangerLW700027-2000
Bob HalkidisD500030-3000
Mike MacWilliamLW600014-1000
Jamie McLennanG1300020000
Grigori PanteleevLW40000-3000
Tommy SaloG1000000000
Tommy SoderstromG5100070000
Jason StrudwickD100070000
Jason WidmerD400070000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Tommy Soderstrom259051112261673.87213701203.878
Eric Fichaud1234247122683.311659591.897
Jamie McLennan63613391393.680342303.886
Tommy Salo52310171354.020250215.860
Team:4983822250103093.72326212312.882

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Wade Redden CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
228Jan Hlavac Czech RepublicSparta Prague (Czech Republic)
241D. J. Smith CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
5106Vladimir Orszagh SlovakiaIskra Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)
7158Andrew Taylor CanadaDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)
9210David MacDonald CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
9211Mike Broda CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

References

  1. "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. "1995-96 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
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