1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It marked the year they played their first season in General Motors Place, the year future star Markus Naslund joined the team, and Cliff Ronning's final season with the Canucks.

1995–96 Vancouver Canucks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
1995–96 record32–35–15
Home record15–19–7
Road record17–16–8
Goals for278
Goals against278
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachRick Ley
Pat Quinn (interim)
CaptainTrevor Linden
Alternate captainsDave Babych
Pavel Bure
Martin Gelinas
Dana Murzyn
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance17,795
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Mogilny (55)
AssistsAlexander Mogilny (52)
PointsAlexander Mogilny (107)
Penalty minutesGino Odjick (181)
WinsCorey Hirsch (17)
Goals against averageCorey Hirsch (2.93)

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

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[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19953–5Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)0–1–0
2TOctober 12, 19957–7 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)0–1–1
3WOctober 14, 19957–6@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)1–1–1
4TOctober 15, 19953–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (1995–96)1–1–2
5WOctober 18, 19955–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)2–1–2
6LOctober 21, 19954–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)2–2–2
7LOctober 24, 19952–5@ New York Rangers (1995–96)2–3–2
8WOctober 25, 19954–2@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)3–3–2
9LOctober 28, 19951–4Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)3–4–2
10WOctober 30, 19954–3San Jose Sharks (1995–96)4–4–2
11TNovember 1, 19953–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1995–96)4–4–3
12TNovember 3, 19954–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)4–4–4
13TNovember 4, 19954–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)4–4–5
14WNovember 7, 19955–2@ New York Islanders (1995–96)5–4–5
15LNovember 9, 19952–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)5–5–5
16LNovember 11, 19954–8Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)5–6–5
17LNovember 12, 19952–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)5–7–5
18TNovember 16, 19952–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)5–7–6
19LNovember 18, 19954–5 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)5–8–6
20LNovember 19, 19952–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)5–9–6
21LNovember 22, 19953–4@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)5–10–6
22WNovember 23, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–10–6
23LNovember 25, 19952–7@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)6–11–6
24TNovember 29, 19952–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1995–96)6–11–7
25WDecember 1, 19957–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)7–11–7
26WDecember 5, 19956–2Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)8–11–7
27LDecember 8, 19953–6St. Louis Blues (1995–96)8–12–7
28WDecember 9, 19954–3@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)9–12–7
29TDecember 13, 19952–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)9–12–8
30WDecember 17, 19954–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)10–12–8
31WDecember 18, 19954–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)11–12–8
32TDecember 20, 19952–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–12–9
33WDecember 22, 19956–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)12–12–9
34LDecember 23, 19950–1Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)12–13–9
35LDecember 26, 19952–4Calgary Flames (1995–96)12–14–9
36LDecember 28, 19952–3New York Rangers (1995–96)12–15–9
37TDecember 31, 19955–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)12–15–10
38WJanuary 3, 19967–2Florida Panthers (1995–96)13–15–10
39WJanuary 6, 19969–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)14–15–10
40LJanuary 8, 19965–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)14–16–10
41TJanuary 10, 19962–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)14–16–11
42WJanuary 13, 19965–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)15–16–11
43WJanuary 15, 19966–0@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)16–16–11
44LJanuary 16, 19960–3@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)16–17–11
45LJanuary 22, 19964–6Dallas Stars (1995–96)16–18–11
46LJanuary 24, 19961–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)16–19–11
47TJanuary 25, 19962–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)16–19–12
48WJanuary 27, 19966–3New York Islanders (1995–96)17–19–12
49LJanuary 30, 19962–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)17–20–12
50TFebruary 1, 19962–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)17–20–13
51WFebruary 2, 19965–4@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)18–20–13
52WFebruary 4, 19964–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)19–20–13
53LFebruary 7, 19963–5Hartford Whalers (1995–96)19–21–13
54WFebruary 9, 19963–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–21–13
55TFebruary 10, 19964–4 OTWashington Capitals (1995–96)20–21–14
56WFebruary 13, 19965–4Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)21–21–14
57WFebruary 15, 19965–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)22–21–14
58LFebruary 17, 19961–4Boston Bruins (1995–96)22–22–14
59LFebruary 19, 19963–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)22–23–14
60WFebruary 21, 19965–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)23–23–14
61WFebruary 23, 19963–1San Jose Sharks (1995–96)24–23–14
62LFebruary 27, 19964–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)24–24–14
63TFebruary 29, 19962–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1995–96)24–24–15
64WMarch 2, 19963–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)25–24–15
65WMarch 3, 19963–0@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)26–24–15
66WMarch 6, 19965–2Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)27–24–15
67LMarch 9, 19965–7Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)27–25–15
68LMarch 12, 19960–9@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)27–26–15
69LMarch 14, 19961–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)27–27–15
70LMarch 15, 19960–2@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)27–28–15
71LMarch 17, 19962–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)27–29–15
72LMarch 19, 19963–4Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)27–30–15
73WMarch 22, 19965–2Dallas Stars (1995–96)28–30–15
74LMarch 23, 19960–4Calgary Flames (1995–96)28–31–15
75WMarch 25, 19964–1Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)29–31–15
76LMarch 27, 19962–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)29–32–15
77WMarch 29, 19964–2Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)30–32–15
78LApril 1, 19962–6Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)30–33–15
79LApril 3, 19963–4@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)30–34–15
80WApril 6, 19964–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)31–34–15
81LApril 8, 19960–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)31–35–15
82WApril 13, 19965–0Calgary Flames (1995–96)32–35–15

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Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche

Colorado wins series 4–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 16Vancouver2 – 5ColoradoMcLean16,0610 – 1
2April 18Vancouver5 – 4ColoradoHirsch16,0611 – 1
3April 20Colorado4 – 0VancouverHirsch18,4221 – 2
4April 22Colorado3 – 4VancouverHirsch18,4222 – 2
5April 25Vancouver4 – 5ColoradoOTHirsch16,0612 – 3
6April 27Colorado3 – 2VancouverHirsch18,4222 – 4

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Mogilny7955521071416
Trevor Linden82334780642
Cliff Ronning792245671642
Russ Courtnall812639652540
Martin Gelinas81302656859

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSv%GAA
Corey Hirsch412338171461141.9032.93
Kirk McLean452645152191562.8793.54

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Mogilny6189-18
Trevor Linden6448-16
Esa Tikkanen6325-32
Gino Odjick631426
Russ Courtnall6134-42

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

PlayerGPTOIWLGASOSv%GAA
Corey Hirsch633823210.8733.73
Kirk McLean1210130.7508.57

Transactions

Trades

July 8, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Alexander Mogilny
5th round pick in 1995 (Todd Norman)
To Buffalo Sabres
Michael Peca
Mike Wilson
1st round pick in 1995 (Jay McKee)
July 8, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Ridley
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergio Momesso
November 23, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Esa Tikkanen
To New Jersey Devils
2nd round pick in 1996 (Wesley Mason)
December 19, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Jim Dowd
Frantisek Kucera
2nd round pick in 1997 (Ryan Bonni)
To Hartford Whalers
Jeff Brown
3rd round pick in 1998 (Paul Manning)
March 15, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Sillinger
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Roman Oksiuta
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Jesse Belanger
To Florida Panthers
3rd round pick in 1996 (Oleg Kvasha)
Future considerations
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Joe Kocur
To New York Rangers
Kay Whitmore
March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks
Markus Naslund
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alek Stojanov

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 40 Chris McAllister (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 61 Larry Courville (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks
(from Chicago via Hartford)
Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 66 Peter Schaefer (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4 92 Lloyd Shaw (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5 120 Todd Norman (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks
(from Buffalo)
Guelph Storm (OHL)
6 144 Brent Sopel (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 170 Stu Boedker (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Colorado College (WCHA)
8 196 Tyler Willis (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 222 Jason Cugnet (G)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kelowna Spartans (BCJHL)

References

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