1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season

1995–96 Montreal Canadiens
Division 3rd Northeast
Conference 6th Eastern
1995–96 record 40–32–10
Home record 23–12–6
Road record 17–20–4
Goals for 265
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Serge Savard (Oct)
Rejean Houle
Coach Jacques Demers (Oct)
Mario Tremblay
Captain Mike Keane (Oct-Dec)
Pierre Turgeon (Dec-Apr)
Alternate captains Vincent Damphousse
Lyle Odelein
Arena Montreal Forum and Molson Centre
Team leaders
Goals Pierre Turgeon and Vincent Damphousse (38)
Assists Pierre Turgeon (58)
Points Pierre Turgeon (96)
Penalties in minutes Lyle Odelein (230)
Plus/minus Peter Popovic (+21)
Wins Jocelyn Thibault (23)
Goals against average Jocelyn Thibault (2.83)

The 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 87th season. Two notable events happened during the season. The Canadiens moved from their long-time home Montreal Forum to the new Molson Centre. The other was the trade of star goaltender Patrick Roy. The club qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

  • At the beginning of the season, Mike Keane (who was named as the 23rd captain of the Montreal Canadiens, near the end of last season) was subject to media scrutiny after speaking to Mathias Brunet of La Presse (a French language newspaper). Keane declared that he had no intention of learning French.[1]
  • October 17, 1995: Canadiens president Ronald Corey fired General Manager Serge Savard, and his assistants Andre Boudrias and Carol Vadnais.[2] Head coach Jacques Demers was also relieved of his duties, while assistant coach Charles Thiffault was reassigned.
  • October 21, 1995: Ronald Corey hired Rejean Houle to become the new General Manager of the Canadiens. Mario Tremblay was hired as the new head coach, and Yvan Cournoyer was hired as an assistant coach.[3] Tremblay had been Roy's roommate during his rookie season.[4]
  • In his first 15 starts with Tremblay as head coach, Patrick Roy had 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. The one tie came against the Colorado Avalanche.[5] Despite the start, incidents occurred with Tremblay in Edmonton. Tremblay spotted Roy in the hotel bar, and Tremblay told Roy that he wanted him to leave the hotel bar.[6] A conflict ensued in Montreal when Tremblay told Roy that he was not allowed to visit the trainer's room and speak to teammates unless he was injured.[5]
  • November 28, 1995: The Canadiens were playing the Detroit Red Wings on the road. The day before the match, Mario Tremblay spoke to Mario Leclerc of Le Journal de Montreal newspaper. Tremblay mentioned that he was resentful of current Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman. The first five years of Tremblay's career were played under Bowman, and Tremblay told Leclerc that Bowman always threatened to send him to the minors.[7] When Leclerc approached Cournoyer, he stated that he did not want to speak about Bowman.[8] The Canadiens lost the game by a score of 3-2. The next day, the Journal de Montreal had a headline that stated, Bowman has the last word.[8]
  • February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.[9] Roy stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 4-2 win. After the game, Roy took the game puck and flipped it to Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay.[10]

Tremblay Incident

  • On December 2, 1995 Montreal's head coach Mario Tremblay elected to keep Roy in the goal until he let in 9 goals on 26 shots during an 11–1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.[11] This was the last straw for Roy in what was already a contentious relationship with the rookie head coach. Friction between the two dated back to Roy's rookie year, when Tremblay used to needle the young Quebecer on his broken English and was critical of Roy through much of his career. The two had almost come to blows in a Long Island coffee shop before Tremblay was announced as a coach and his first appearance in the dressing room was greeted with snickers from Roy. They almost fought a second time after Tremblay fired a shot at Roy's throat during practice.
  • When Roy was replaced midway through the second period, as he was storming off the ice, Roy could be seen on-camera [12] telling Habs team President Ronald Corey that this was the last game he would ever play for Montreal, later elaborating by saying that he would not play for Montreal as long as Tremblay was coach.

The Roy Trade

  • On December 6, four days after the incident, he was traded to Colorado along with Canadiens captain Mike Keane in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky, and Andrei Kovalenko, which is known in Montreal as "Le Trade."[13] Roy's relationship with the Canadiens remained strained until 2008, when it was announced that Roy's #33 jersey would be retired. The trade benefited Colorado as Roy helped the Avalanche qualify for the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche swept the Panthers 4–0.

Final Game at the Forum

  • On March 11, 1996, the Montreal Canadiens played their last game at the Montreal Forum, beating the Dallas Stars 4–1 on a Monday night. The game was televised on TSN and TQS in Canada, and on ESPN in the United States. After the game, many previous hockey greats were presented to the crowd. The largest ovation of the night was left at the end for legendary Canadiens star Maurice "Rocket" Richard - at over 16 minutes in length.

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA PTS
1Pittsburgh Penguins8249294362284102
2Boston Bruins8240311128226991
3Montreal Canadiens8240321026524890
4Hartford Whalers823439923725977
5Buffalo Sabres823342724726272
6Ottawa Senators821859519129141
Eastern Conference[14]
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

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOct 7, 19951–7Philadelphia Flyers0–1–0
2LOct 11, 19951–6@ Florida Panthers0–2–0
3LOct 12, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–3–0
4LOct 14, 19951–4New Jersey Devils0–4–0
5LOct 20, 19950–2@ New York Islanders0–5–0
6WOct 21, 19954–3Toronto Maple Leafs1–5–0
7WOct 23, 19956–3Los Angeles Kings2–5–0
8WOct 25, 19957–2Florida Panthers3–5–0
9WOct 27, 19954–1@ Hartford Whalers4–5–0
10WOct 28, 19955–3Chicago Blackhawks5–5–0
11WOct 31, 19953–1@ Boston Bruins6–5–0
12LNov 1, 19952–5@ Washington Capitals6–6–0
13WNov 4, 19954–1Boston Bruins7–6–0
14LNov 8, 19952–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim7–7–0
15WNov 11, 19954–0@ Calgary Flames8–7–0
16WNov 12, 19954–2@ Vancouver Canucks9–7–0
17WNov 15, 19954–1@ Edmonton Oilers10–7–0
18WNov 18, 19955–1Ottawa Senators11–7–0
19WNov 20, 19954–3 OTHartford Whalers12–7–0
20LNov 22, 19952–4@ Hartford Whalers12–8–0
21TNov 25, 19952–2 OTColorado Avalanche12–8–1
22LNov 28, 19952–3@ Detroit Red Wings12–9–1
23LNov 29, 19954–5@ St. Louis Blues12–10–1
24LDec 2, 19951–11Detroit Red Wings12–11–1
25WDec 6, 19954–2New Jersey Devils13–11–1
26LDec 7, 19955–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins13–12–1
27TDec 9, 19952–2 OTNew York Rangers13–12–2
28WDec 12, 19956–5@ Winnipeg Jets14–12–2
29WDec 15, 19954–1@ Chicago Blackhawks15–12–2
30LDec 16, 19952–4Philadelphia Flyers15–13–2
31WDec 18, 19953–2Hartford Whalers16–13–2
32LDec 20, 19951–2@ Buffalo Sabres16–14–2
33WDec 22, 19954–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins17–14–2
34WDec 23, 19951–0Pittsburgh Penguins18–14–2
35LDec 26, 19950–4@ Washington Capitals18–15–2
36LDec 28, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning18–16–2
37WDec 30, 19954–1@ Ottawa Senators19–16–2
38LJan 3, 19964–7@ New York Rangers19–17–2
39TJan 4, 19962–2 OT@ New York Islanders19–17–3
40LJan 6, 19966–7Buffalo Sabres19–18–3
41TJan 8, 19963–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning19–18–4
42TJan 10, 19962–2 OTVancouver Canucks19–18–5
43WJan 12, 19966–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins20–18–5
44TJan 13, 19963–3 OTSt. Louis Blues20–18–6
45WJan 17, 19963–0@ Ottawa Senators21–18–6
46LJan 22, 19961–4Tampa Bay Lightning21–19–6
47WJan 25, 19966–2@ Florida Panthers22–19–6
48WJan 27, 19964–1Winnipeg Jets23–19–6
49WJan 28, 19965–4Boston Bruins24–19–6
50WJan 31, 19965–3Washington Capitals25–19–6
51LFeb 1, 19962–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers25–20–6
52WFeb 3, 19964–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs26–20–6
53LFeb 5, 19962–4@ Colorado Avalanche26–21–6
54WFeb 7, 19964–2@ Dallas Stars27–21–6
55LFeb 10, 19963–5Ottawa Senators27–22–6
56WFeb 12, 19963–0San Jose Sharks28–22–6
57TFeb 15, 19962–2 OT@ New York Rangers28–22–7
58WFeb 17, 19965–1Calgary Flames29–22–7
59LFeb 21, 19963–5@ Hartford Whalers29–23–7
60LFeb 23, 19965–6@ New Jersey Devils29–24–7
61WFeb 24, 19967–3Pittsburgh Penguins30–24–7
62LFeb 26, 19964–7@ San Jose Sharks30–25–7
63LFeb 28, 19962–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim30–26–7
64LMar 2, 19964–5@ Los Angeles Kings30–27–7
65WMar 9, 19963–2Ottawa Senators31–27–7
66WMar 11, 19964–1Dallas Stars32–27–7
67TMar 13, 19961–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils32–27–8
68WMar 16, 19964–2New York Rangers33–27–8
69WMar 18, 19963–2Buffalo Sabres34–27–8
70WMar 20, 19963–2Hartford Whalers35–27–8
71WMar 22, 19964–1@ Buffalo Sabres36–27–8
72LMar 23, 19965–6Edmonton Oilers36–28–8
73WMar 25, 19964–1New York Islanders37–28–8
74LMar 27, 19960–1 OTWashington Capitals37–29–8
75WMar 28, 19964–3 OT@ Boston Bruins38–29–8
76WMar 30, 19963–1@ Ottawa Senators39–29–8
77LApr 1, 19964–6Buffalo Sabres39–30–8
78LApr 3, 19961–4Boston Bruins39–31–8
79TApr 4, 19963–3 OT@ Boston Bruins39–31–9
80WApr 6, 19962–1Florida Panthers40–31–9
81LApr 11, 19962–3@ Philadelphia Flyers40–32–9
82TApr 13, 19965–5 OTNew York Islanders40–32–10

Playoffs

NY Rangers vs. Montreal
DateAwayHome
April 16Montreal 32 NY RangersOT
April 18Montreal 53 NY Rangers
April 21NY Rangers 21 Montreal
April 23NY Rangers 43 Montreal
April 26Montreal 23 NY Rangers
April 28NY Rangers 53 Montreal
NY Rangers wins series 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Pierre TurgeonC8038589644191716
Vincent DamphousseC8038569415851143
Mark RecchiRW8228507869201126
Martin RucinskyLW56253560548923
Saku KoivuC8220254540-7832
Valeri BureRW772220422810501
Patrice BriseboisD69927366510301
Andrei KovalenkoRW51171734339303
Brian SavageLW752583328-8404
Vladimir MalakhovD6152328797200
Turner StevensonRW8091625167-2002
Lyle OdeleinD79314172308010
Stephane QuintalD6821416117-4011
Benoit BrunetLW26781517-4314
Peter PopovicD76212146921000
Oleg PetrovRW36471123-9002
Marc BureauC65371046-3001
Chris MurrayRW483471635001
Mike KeaneRW180776-6000
David WilkieD2415610-10100
Craig RivetD19145544000
Donald BrashearLW67044223-10000
Marko KiprusoffD240448-3000
Yves RacineD2503326-7000
Scott FraserC152024-1000
Rory FitzpatrickD4202218-7000
Craig FergusonC101012-5000
J. J. DaigneaultD701160000
Francois GroleauD201122000
Pat JablonskiG2301120000
Sebastien BordeleauC40000-1000
Craig ConroyC70002-4000
Robert DirkD300060000
Patrick LabrecqueG200020000
Mark LambC100000000
Patrick RoyG2200060000
Yves SaraultLW140004-7000
Jose TheodoreG100000000
Jocelyn ThibaultG4000020000
Darcy TuckerRW30000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jocelyn Thibault233440231331102.83312581148.913
Patrick Roy1260221291622.951667605.907
Pat Jablonski126423596622.940676614.908
Patrick Labrecque98201074.2904740.851
Jose Theodore9100016.67021.500
Team:4965824032102422.92426502408.909

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Vincent DamphousseC64480012
Mark RecchiRW63360300
Pierre TurgeonC62462000
Saku KoivuC63148000
Patrice BriseboisD61236000
David WilkieD612312000
Marc BureauC61124000
Rory FitzpatrickD61120000
Lyle OdeleinD61126010
Benoit BrunetLW30220000
Peter PopovicD60224000
Brian SavageLW60222000
Valeri BureRW60116000
Oleg PetrovRW50110000
Stephane QuintalD60116000
Turner StevensonRW60112000
Donald BrashearLW60002000
Pat JablonskiG10000000
Andrei KovalenkoRW60006000
Chris MurrayRW40004000
Jocelyn ThibaultG60000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jocelyn Thibault311624183.470188170.904
Pat Jablonski4910011.2201716.941
Team:360624193.170205186.907

[15]

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;

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 8 Terry Ryan Left Wing  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3 60 Miloslav Guren Defence  Czechoslovakia HC Zlín (Czech)
3 74 Martin Hohenberger Left Wing  Austria Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 86 Jonathan Delisle Right Wing  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 112 Niklas Anger Right Wing  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
6 138 Boyd Olson Center  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7 164 Stephane Robidas Defence  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8 190 Greg Hart Right Wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9 216 Eric Houde Center  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.341, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.342, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, pp.343-4 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  4. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.339 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  5. 1 2 Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.347, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  6. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.348, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  7. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.350 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  8. 1 2 Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.351 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  9. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  10. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.383 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  11. ↑ "1984 NHL Entry Draft - Patrick Roy". Hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  12. ↑ "Dernier match de Roy avec Montréal". YouTube. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  14. ↑ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ "1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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