1996–97 St. Louis Blues season

The highlight of the 1996–97 St. Louis Blues season was, after losing Wayne Gretzky the Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and coach Mike Keenan developed. This was the last season until early 2009, that a huge Blue note would appear at center ice

1996–97 St. Louis Blues
Division4th Central
Conference6th Western
1996–97 record36–35–11
Home record17–20–4
Road record19–15–7
Goals for236
Goals against239
Team information
General managerMike Keenan
CoachMike Keenan
Jimmy Roberts (interim)
Joel Quenneville
CaptainVacant
ArenaKiel Center

Offseason

After losing captain Wayne Gretzky to free-agency, the Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and Coach Mike Keenan developed, as the Blues got off to a slow start. On December 19 the Keenan era would come to a sudden end as he is fired as GM and Coach. Eventually he would be replaced by assistant coach Jimmy Roberts. Roberts' stint as interim head coach lasted nine games, as the team would hire Colorado Avalanche assistant coach Joel Quenneville to serve as the team's head coach. The change worked with Quenneville behind the bench as the Blues recovered and made the playoffs for the 18th straight season with a 36–35–11 record. However, once again the Blues would make a quick exit in the playoffs as they are beaten by the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Dallas Stars8248268252198104
23Detroit Red Wings8238261825319794
35Phoenix Coyotes823837724024383
46St. Louis Blues8236351123623983
58Chicago Blackhawks8234351322321081
611Toronto Maple Leafs823044823027368

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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalanchePAC8249249277205107
2Dallas StarsCEN8248268252198104
3Detroit Red WingsCEN8238261825319794
4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8236331324523385
5Phoenix CoyotesCEN823837724024383
6St. Louis BluesCEN8236351123623983
7Edmonton OilersPAC823637925224781
8Chicago BlackhawksCEN8234351322321081
9Vancouver CanucksPAC823540725727377
10Calgary FlamesPAC823241921423973
11Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823044823027368
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8228431121426867
13San Jose SharksPAC822747821127862

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 4, 19964–2Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)1–0–0
2LOctober 6, 19961–4Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 19963–1@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)2–1–0
4WOctober 11, 19963–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)3–1–0
5LOctober 12, 19963–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)3–2–0
6WOctober 17, 19966–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)4–2–0
7LOctober 18, 19961–2@ New York Rangers (1996–97)4–3–0
8LOctober 20, 19962–3San Jose Sharks (1996–97)4–4–0
9WOctober 22, 19962–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)5–4–0
10LOctober 24, 19964–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)5–5–0
11LOctober 26, 19964–6Washington Capitals (1996–97)5–6–0
12LOctober 30, 19963–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)5–7–0
13LNovember 1, 19962–4Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)5–8–0
14WNovember 3, 19966–3Dallas Stars (1996–97)6–8–0
15LNovember 5, 19963–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)6–9–0
16WNovember 8, 19964–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)7–9–0
17WNovember 9, 19963–2@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)8–9–0
18WNovember 14, 19965–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)9–9–0
19WNovember 16, 19962–0Calgary Flames (1996–97)10–9–0
20WNovember 17, 19964–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)11–9–0
21LNovember 19, 19962–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)11–10–0
22WNovember 21, 19964–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1996–97)12–10–0
23LNovember 23, 19961–3Florida Panthers (1996–97)12–11–0
24WNovember 27, 19963–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)13–11–0
25LDecember 1, 19963–4San Jose Sharks (1996–97)13–12–0
26LDecember 3, 19960–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)13–13–0
27LDecember 5, 19960–3Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)13–14–0
28WDecember 6, 19964–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)14–14–0
29WDecember 8, 19963–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)15–14–0
30TDecember 11, 19965–5 OT@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)15–14–1
31LDecember 13, 19961–4Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)15–15–1
32LDecember 15, 19960–8Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)15–16–1
33LDecember 17, 19963–5@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)15–17–1
34LDecember 19, 19960–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)15–18–1
35LDecember 21, 19960–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)15–19–1
36WDecember 22, 19967–4Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)16–19–1
37TDecember 26, 19964–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)16–19–2
38LDecember 27, 19962–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)16–20–2
39WDecember 29, 19964–2Boston Bruins (1996–97)17–20–2
40TJanuary 2, 19972–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1996–97)17–20–3
41TJanuary 3, 19972–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)17–20–4
42WJanuary 5, 19975–3@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)18–20–4
43LJanuary 7, 19972–5Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)18–21–4
44WJanuary 9, 19974–3@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)19–21–4
45LJanuary 11, 19971–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)19–22–4
46WJanuary 15, 19974–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)20–22–4
47WJanuary 20, 19976–4@ New York Islanders (1996–97)21–22–4
48WJanuary 23, 19974–3Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)22–22–4
49WJanuary 25, 19978–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)23–22–4
50LJanuary 27, 19971–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)23–23–4
51WJanuary 29, 19974–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)24–23–4
52WJanuary 30, 19975–2@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)25–23–4
53LFebruary 1, 19971–4Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)25–24–4
54TFebruary 4, 19971–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)25–24–5
55WFebruary 6, 19976–4Dallas Stars (1996–97)26–24–5
56TFebruary 8, 19973–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)26–24–6
57LFebruary 10, 19972–4Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)26–25–6
58WFebruary 13, 19974–1New York Rangers (1996–97)27–25–6
59LFebruary 15, 19972–5Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)27–26–6
60WFebruary 17, 19974–2Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)28–26–6
61TFebruary 20, 19971–1 OTOttawa Senators (1996–97)28–26–7
62TFebruary 22, 19972–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1996–97)28–26–8
63LFebruary 23, 19973–5Calgary Flames (1996–97)28–27–8
64LFebruary 25, 19972–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)28–28–8
65LFebruary 27, 19972–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)28–29–8
66LMarch 5, 19972–3@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)28–30–8
67LMarch 9, 19971–4Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)28–31–8
68WMarch 11, 19974–3@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)29–31–8
69WMarch 13, 19974–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)30–31–8
70TMarch 14, 19974–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)30–31–9
71LMarch 17, 19972–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)30–32–9
72WMarch 20, 19974–1Hartford Whalers (1996–97)31–32–9
73LMarch 23, 19971–4Dallas Stars (1996–97)31–33–9
74LMarch 25, 19972–3@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)31–34–9
75WMarch 27, 19972–1Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)32–34–9
76WMarch 30, 19973–2Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)33–34–9
77TApril 1, 19971–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)33–34–10
78TApril 3, 19975–5 OTNew York Islanders (1996–97)33–34–11
79LApril 6, 19970–2New Jersey Devils (1996–97)33–35–11
80WApril 9, 19971–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)34–35–11
81WApril 10, 19975–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)35–35–11
82WApril 13, 19973–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)36–35–11

Playoffs

The Blues lost 4 games to 2 to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round.

1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-Final vs. Detroit Red Wings (6)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 16St. Louis2 – 0Detroit1 – 0
2April 18St. Louis1 – 2Detroit1 – 1
3April 20Detroit3 – 2St. Louis1 – 2
4April 22Detroit0 – 4St. Louis2 – 2
5April 25St. Louis2 – 5Detroit2 – 3
6April 27Detroit3 – 1St. Louis2 – 4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett HullRW7742408210-91226
Pierre TurgeonC69254974124507
Geoff CourtnallLW82174057863402
Joe MurphyRW7520254569-1412
Jim CampbellRW68232043683506
Al MacInnisD72133043652611
Stephane MatteauLW741620365011122
Chris ProngerD7911243514315400
Harry YorkC74141832241313
Igor KravchukD8242428357100
Róbert PetrovickýC4471219102001
Scott PellerinLW54810183512022
Craig ConroyC6161117430001
Peter ZezelC354913126001
Ricard PerssonD53481245-2100
Craig MacTavishC5025733-12000
Brian NoonanRW1325702000
Jamie RiversD152576-4100
Libor ZabranskyD3415644-1001
Mike PelusoLW442351580000
Sergio MomessoLW3113437-4000
Marc BergevinD8204453-9000
Pavol DemitraLW830320201
Shayne CorsonLW1121324-4100
Stephen LeachRW1721324-2000
Konstantin ShafranovRW521301000
Rob PearsonRW1812337-5000
Tony TwistLW64123121-8000
Murray BaronD1102211-4000
Grant FuhrG7302260000
Trent YawneyD39022172000
Yuri KhmylevLW21012-1000
Gary LeemanRW201100000
Jamal MayersRW60112-3000
Christer OlssonD501101000
Jon CaseyG1500000000
Rory FitzpatrickD20002-2000
Chris McAlpineD1500024-2000
Alexander VasilevskiRW30002-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Grant Fuhr4261733327111932.72319401747.901
Jon Casey70715380403.390299259.866
Team:4968823635112332.81322392006.896

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett HullRW627924000
Geoff CourtnallLW6314230102
Pavol DemitraLW613463000
Al MacInnisD61234-1100
Joe MurphyRW611210-2100
Chris ProngerD6112220000
Pierre TurgeonC511220100
Marc BergevinD610182000
Jim CampbellRW41016-1100
Chris McAlpineD401101000
Craig ConroyC60008-1000
Grant FuhrG600040000
Igor KravchukD20002-1000
Stephen LeachRW600033-2000
Craig MacTavishC10002-1000
Stephane MatteauLW500000000
Sergio MomessoLW300060000
Scott PellerinLW60006-1000
Mike PelusoLW500025-1000
Ricard PerssonD600027-1000
Robert PetrovickyC200001000
Tony TwistLW600000000
Harry YorkC50002-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Grant Fuhr357624132.182183170.929
Team:357624132.182183170.929

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

Center

Right Wing

Left Wing

Defense

Goalie

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
114Marty Reasoner United StatesBoston College (Hockey East)
367Gordie Dwyer CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
495Jon Zukiwsky CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
497Andrei Petrakov RussiaAvtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia)
6159Stephen Wagner CanadaOlds Grizzlys (AJHL)
7169Daniel Corso CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7177Reed Low CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
8196Andrej Podkonicky SlovakiaZTK Zvolen (Slovakia)
8203Anthony Hutchins United StatesLawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
9229Konstantin Shafranov KazakhstanFort Wayne Komets (IHL)

See also

References

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