1996–97 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
1996–97 record45–23–14
Home record23–9–9
Road record22–14–5
Goals for231
Goals against182
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsJohn MacLean
Ken Daneyko
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance16,398
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats
Raleigh IceCaps
Team leaders
GoalsJohn MacLean and Bill Guerin (29)
AssistsBobby Holík (39)
PointsBobby Holik (62)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (110)
Plus/minusDave Andreychuk (+38)
WinsMartin Brodeur (37)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (1.88)

The 1996–97 New Jersey Devils season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 15th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The Devils captured the Atlantic Division title and finished first in the Eastern Conference, but fell in the second round of the playoffs to their arch-rivals, the New York Rangers.

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority was contractually obligated to install a new US$600,000 sound system in Continental Airlines Arena prior to the start of the season.[2]

Offseason

The Devils' head coach Jacques Lemaire expressed his disappointment following the team's loss to the Ottawa Senators in the final game of the 1995–96 season, the first time since 1970 that the defending Stanley Cup champion missed the playoffs in the following season. Lemare was quoted as saying that the team lacked confidence. He also felt that the media, the fans, and some players, misread his commitment to defensive hockey as a detriment to offensive creativity, stating that he never stopped his players from being creative in the offensive zone. He ended up needing to repair his relationship with Devils team captain Scott Stevens due to his comment following the Ottawa game that the team suffered from a "lack of leadership". Stevens reportedly saw the remark as a personal attack, and so himself and Lemare ended up sitting down together in order to discuss the comment. Lemare later stated to the media that the remark was intended to be an indictment of the entire team, himself included.[3]

The 1996 NHL free agent market officially opened on July 1, 1996, following the passing of the June 30 deadline for teams to file contracts with the league. The largest name to become a free agent on July 1 was Wayne Gretzky, who was released from the St. Louis Blues after the team failed to reach an agreement with Gretzky's agent. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers (who eventually signed him) were reported to have expressed interest in signing Gretzky, but New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello told reporters Gretzky did not fit with the team's financial plan. Lamoriello did express a desire to retain Phil Housley, an offensive-minded defenseman who was acquired by the Devils late in the 1995–96 season but who had been released by the team after failing to be signed prior to the deadline.[4] The Devils were unable to sign Housley though, who signed a US$7.7 million three-year deal that included a no-trade clause with the Washington Capitals on July 22, 1996. Lamoriello stated that the team didn't want to make a long term offer, and would not consider a no-trade clause. He reportedly felt that Housley's previous $2.2 million salary was "astronomical".[5]

Speculation the Devils would trade for all-star center Jeremy Roenick, 26 years old at the time, began following the Ranger's signing of Gretzky. In late August, Lou Lamoriello confirmed to the media he was attempting to bring Roenick, a restricted free agent, to the Devils via a trade. Any team signing Roenick out from the Phoenix Coyotes would be required to give the Coyotes five first-round draft picks in compensation, and Lamoriello was quoted as saying, "I have no intentions right now of giving up draft picks."[6] Rumors were reported in the media that Lamoriello considered dealing forwards Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Mike Peluso and defenseman Scott Niedermayer for Roenick.[7] Reports the next day reiterated Lamoriello's interest in Roenick, both for the Devils and as a player for Team USA, also included the possibility of including Stephane Richer in a potential trade.[8] However, Richer was traded back to the Montreal Canadiens the following day in exchange for 28-year-old Lyle Odelein, whom the Devils immediately signed to a three-year contract at approximately $1.5 million per season.[9] Roenick eventually signed with the Coyotes, despite interest from the Devils and Capitols, among others.

Amid rumors that the Devils were interested in dealing with the Detroit Red Wings for hold-out center Keith Primeau, Devils center Bobby Holik did not show up to training camp in what was described as a surprising decision on his part to not report to the team. Speculation among teammates and the media was that he wanted a trade.[10] Neal Broten, who was considering retirement at the time, and Mike Peluso, who had been benched by Lemaire during the 1995–96 season and thought that he would be traded over the summer, did report to training camp along with 60 other players. Several regular players who were involved with the 1996 World Cup of Hockey tournament were scheduled to report to camp late.[11]

Regular season

During the regular season, the Devils allowed the fewest goals (182), the fewest power-play goals (28), took the fewest penalties (235) and had the best penalty killing percentage (88.09%) in the league. Coincidentally, they also had the fewest power-play goals (40) and the fewest short-handed goals (4) in the league.[12] Devils goaltenders combined to record 12 shutouts, the most in the NHL and 5 of those shutouts came in the final 10 games of the season.[13][14]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11New Jersey Devils82452314231182104
23Philadelphia Flyers82452413274217103
34Florida Panthers8235281922120189
45New York Rangers8238341025823186
59Washington Capitals823340921423175
611Tampa Bay Lightning8232401021724774
712New York Islanders8229411224025070
Eastern Conference[15]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82452314231182104
2Buffalo SabresNE8240301223720892
3Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413274217103
4Florida PanthersATL8235281922120189
5New York RangersATL8238341025823186
6Pittsburgh PenguinsNE823836828528084
7Ottawa SenatorsNE8231361522623477
8Montreal CanadiensNE8231361524927677
9Washington CapitalsATL823340921423175
10Hartford WhalersNE8232391122625675
11Tampa Bay LightningATL8232401021724774
12New York IslandersATL8229411224025070
13Boston BruinsNE822647923430061

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(E1) New Jersey Devils vs. (E8) Montreal Canadiens

In the first game of the series against Montreal, on April 17, 1997, with the Devils up by two goals late in the game, Martin Brodeur fired the puck the length of the ice and into the Canadiens' empty net to ensure a 5–2 victory. It was only the second time in NHL history that a goaltender had scored in the playoffs, and the fifth time overall.[16] In the game 2, the Devils were victorious by a score of 4–1. Games three and four were played at Molson Centre. The Devils won game 3 6–4. However, in game 4, Montreal was victorious by a score of 4–3 in the third overtime. Game 5 shifted back to New Jersey where the Devils shut out Montreal 4-0 and won the series 4–1.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(E1) New Jersey Devils vs. (E5) New York Rangers

The series opened at the Meadowlands. The Devils won 2–0 in Game 1, but New York evened the series in Game 2 by winning 2–0. Games 3 and 4 were played at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won Game 3, 3–2, and Game 4, 3–0. Game 5 was back at the Meadowlands. New York won 2–1 in overtime and the series four games to one on a wraparound goal by Adam Graves to eliminate the Devils and advance.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1996–97 regular season[14]
October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 19963–1Detroit Red Wings1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 19961–3@ Philadelphia Flyers1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 12, 19962–4Dallas Stars1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 15, 19963–2Montreal Canadiens2–2–0Recap
5TOctober 18, 19962–2 OTOttawa Senators2–2–1Recap
6LOctober 19, 19962–6@ Hartford Whalers2–3–1Recap
7WOctober 24, 19963–1San Jose Sharks3–3–1Recap
8WOctober 26, 19964–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–3–1Recap
9LOctober 29, 19962–5@ Boston Bruins4–4–1Recap
10LOctober 30, 19961–6New York Rangers4–5–1Recap
November: 8–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 2, 19962–1Tampa Bay Lightning5–5–1Recap
12WNovember 6, 19962–0@ Detroit Red Wings6–5–1Recap
13WNovember 7, 19964–2@ Chicago Blackhawks7–5–1Recap
14WNovember 9, 19964–0New York Islanders8–5–1Recap
15WNovember 12, 19963–2 OTWashington Capitals9–5–1Recap
16LNovember 14, 19960–3Vancouver Canucks9–6–1Recap
17WNovember 16, 19966–3Tampa Bay Lightning10–6–1Recap
18WNovember 19, 19962–1@ Ottawa Senators11–6–1Recap
19LNovember 22, 19961–5Washington Capitals11–7–1Recap
20LNovember 23, 19963–4@ Washington Capitals11–8–1Recap
21WNovember 27, 19963–2@ Dallas Stars12–8–1Recap
22LNovember 28, 19963–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes12–9–1Recap
23LNovember 30, 19961–2@ Colorado Avalanche12–10–1Recap
December: 8–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 5–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24WDecember 3, 19962–0Florida Panthers13–10–1Recap
25WDecember 5, 19962–1Calgary Flames14–10–1Recap
26LDecember 7, 19963–4 OTPhoenix Coyotes14–11–1Recap
27WDecember 10, 19965–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs15–11–1Recap
28WDecember 12, 19967–4@ Boston Bruins16–11–1Recap
29TDecember 14, 19963–3 OTMontreal Canadiens16–11–2Recap
30WDecember 16, 19965–0@ Calgary Flames17–11–2Recap
31WDecember 18, 19962–1@ Vancouver Canucks18–11–2Recap
32WDecember 20, 19963–2@ Edmonton Oilers19–11–2Recap
33TDecember 23, 19960–0 OTBuffalo Sabres19–11–3Recap
34LDecember 26, 19961–4@ New York Islanders19–12–3Recap
35WDecember 28, 19965–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim20–12–3Recap
36LDecember 31, 19965–6@ Buffalo Sabres20–13–3Recap
January: 4–4–4 (home: 1–2–4; road: 3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 2, 19971–6Pittsburgh Penguins20–14–3Recap
38WJanuary 3, 19971–0@ Ottawa Senators21–14–3Recap
39LJanuary 5, 19973–5St. Louis Blues21–15–3Recap
40TJanuary 8, 19971–1 OTColorado Avalanche21–15–4Recap
41TJanuary 10, 19973–3 OTChicago Blackhawks21–15–5Recap
42LJanuary 12, 19970–3@ New York Rangers21–16–5Recap
43WJanuary 14, 19974–2Boston Bruins22–16–5Recap
44WJanuary 21, 19974–1@ Los Angeles Kings23–16–5Recap
45LJanuary 22, 19971–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim23–17–5Recap
46WJanuary 24, 19973–1@ San Jose Sharks24–17–5Recap
47TJanuary 29, 19971–1 OTOttawa Senators24–17–6Recap
48TJanuary 31, 19973–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs24–17–7Recap
February: 7–1–5 (home: 4–0–2; road: 3–1–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
49TFebruary 1, 19974–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens24–17–8Recap
50WFebruary 5, 19974–1New York Islanders25–17–8Recap
51TFebruary 7, 19972–2 OTFlorida Panthers25–17–9Recap
52WFebruary 8, 19974–2Philadelphia Flyers26–17–9Recap
53WFebruary 12, 19973–2@ Hartford Whalers27–17–9Recap
54WFebruary 13, 19974–0Hartford Whalers28–17–9Recap
55WFebruary 15, 19974–1@ Montreal Canadiens29–17–9Recap
56TFebruary 17, 19972–2 OT@ New York Rangers29–17–10Recap
57TFebruary 19, 19971–1 OTNew York Rangers29–17–11Recap
58TFebruary 20, 19972–2 OT@ Florida Panthers29–17–12Recap
59LFebruary 22, 19971–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning29–18–12Recap
60WFebruary 26, 19975–3@ New York Islanders30–18–12Recap
61WFebruary 27, 19974–1Buffalo Sabres31–18–12Recap
March: 10–3–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
62WMarch 1, 19976–3Pittsburgh Penguins32–18–12Recap
63WMarch 4, 19973–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins33–18–12Recap
64WMarch 5, 19973–1@ Philadelphia Flyers34–18–12Recap
65LMarch 8, 19971–5@ New York Islanders34–19–12Recap
66WMarch 9, 19974–1@ Buffalo Sabres35–19–12Recap
67WMarch 11, 19976–1Edmonton Oilers36–19–12Recap
68WMarch 13, 19976–0Hartford Whalers37–19–12Recap
69WMarch 15, 19973–2Washington Capitals38–19–12Recap
70LMarch 17, 19971–4Florida Panthers38–20–12Recap
71TMarch 19, 19972–2 OT@ Washington Capitals38–20–13Recap
72WMarch 22, 19973–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins39–20–13Recap
73LMarch 25, 19973–4Philadelphia Flyers39–21–13Recap
74WMarch 27, 19974–0New York Rangers40–21–13Recap
75WMarch 30, 19975–2Los Angeles Kings41–21–13Recap
April: 4–2–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76WApril 1, 19971–0@ Washington Capitals42–21–13Recap
77WApril 4, 19973–0Tampa Bay Lightning43–21–13Recap
78WApril 6, 19972–0@ St. Louis Blues44–21–13Recap
79TApril 8, 19972–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning44–21–14Recap
80LApril 9, 19972–4@ Florida Panthers44–22–14Recap
81WApril 11, 19972–0Boston Bruins45–22–14Recap
82LApril 13, 19974–5@ Philadelphia Flyers45–23–14Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1997 Stanley Cup playoffs[14]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens – Devils win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 17, 19975–2Montreal CanadiensDevils lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 19, 19974–1Montreal CanadiensDevils lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 22, 19976–4@ Montreal CanadiensDevils lead 3–0Recap
4LApril 24, 19973–4 3OT@ Montreal CanadiensDevils lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 26, 19974–0Montreal CanadiensDevils win 4–1Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (5) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 2, 19972–0New York RangersDevils lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 4, 19970–2New York RangersSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 6, 19972–3@ New York RangersRangers lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 8, 19970–3@ New York RangersRangers lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 11, 19971–2 OTNew York RangersRangers win 4–1Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Bobby HolikC8223396224541023514
23Dave AndreychukLW822734613848100000
15John MacLeanRW8029255411491045914
12Bill GuerinRW82291847−2958213−518
14Brian RolstonLW811827456201041506
25Valeri ZelepukinLW71142438−1036832532
27Scott NiedermayerD8153035−4641024606
32Steve ThomasLW5715193494610112−618
10Denis PedersonC701220327629000−22
21Randy McKayRW7791827151091011210
4Scott StevensD7951924267010044−22
11Steve Sullivan‡RW3381422914——————
93Doug Gilmour†C207152272210044−214
29Shawn ChambersD7341721171910167−26
19Bobby CarpenterC62415196141012322
24Lyle OdeleinD79313161611010224−319
20Jay PandolfoLW466814−166011−20
3Ken DaneykoD77279247010000128
2Dave Ellett†D202572610033−110
28Kevin DeanD2824626110110
26[lower-alpha 1]Patrik EliasLW17235−42823504
18Sergei BrylinLW29224−1320——————
30Martin BrodeurG670448101010
33Reid SimpsonLW270440605000−129
26Jason Smith‡D57123−838——————
17Petr SykoraRW19123−84200012
22Peter Zezel†C18033442000010
8Mike Peluso‡LW20022068——————
8Pascal RheaumeC210110——————
9Neal Broten‡C3011−10——————
1Mike DunhamG260002——————
26Krzysztof OliwaLW1000−15——————
5Ricard Persson‡D100000——————
35Jeff ReeseG30000——————
9Vadim SharifijanovLW200000——————

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Martin Brodeur6737141316331201.88.9271038381055268191.73.9292659
1Mike Dunham26871456432.55.90621013—————————
35Jeff Reese302065135.62.8000139—————————

Awards and records

Awards

Martin Brodeur was also a runner-up for the Vezina Trophy.

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL Second All-Star Team Martin Brodeur (Goaltender) [17]
Scott Stevens (Defense)
William M. Jennings Trophy Martin Brodeur [18]
Mike Dunham
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Brodeur [19]
Scott Stevens
Team Devils' Players' Player Dave Andreychuk [20]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Denis Pederson [20]
Most Valuable Devil Martin Brodeur [20]
Three-Star Award Martin Brodeur [20]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Bobby Carpenter October 19, 1996 [21]

Draft picks

The New Jersey Devils were 10th[22] in order of selection at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, held June 22, 1996, in St. Louis. In a move interpreted to be an affirmation of their commitment to a defense-first philosophy, the Devils chose 6–3, 195-pound Lance Ward of the Western Hockey League's Red Deer Rebels, who had not been ranked anywhere near the tenth seed to observers, with their first pick.[23]

"I was a bit surprised to go early because there are a lot of great players [here], but I'm a pretty happy kid right now", Ward said. "I was hoping to go in the first round but you never know what's going to happen. It was a pretty open field and I guess [the Devils] liked me. They flew me to Toronto for a physical test and an interview [last month] and I guess I did well." Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello was impressed with Ward's potential to be yet another hard-hitting New Jersey defenseman, stating, "We liked [Ward's] potential as far as his upside is concerned", Lamoriello said. "We have guys like Scott Stevens and Ken Daneyko on our team and this young man [is like them]. He's strong now, he's mean, and he's got skills."[23]

During the draft, the Devils traded backup goaltender Corey Schwab to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for their backup goalie Jeff Reese along with their second-round (47th overall) and eighth-round (198th overall) picks in the draft. The Devils then traded their original second round pick (28th overall) to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for the Penguins' two second-round picks (41st and 47th overall).[23]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 10 Lance Ward  Canada D Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [Draft 1]
2 38 Wes Mason  Canada LW Sarnia Sting (OHL) [Draft 2]
2 41 Josh DeWolf  United States D Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) [Draft 3]
2 47 Pierre Dagenais  Canada LW Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) [Draft 4]
2 49 Colin White  Canada D Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) [Draft 3][Draft 5]
3 63 Scott Parker  Canada RW Kelowna Rockets (WHL) [Draft 6]
4 91 Josef Boumedienne  Sweden D Huddinge IK (Allsvenskan)
4 101 Josh MacNevin  Canada D Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) [Draft 7]
5 118 Glenn Crawford  Canada LW Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6 145 Sean Ritchlin  United States RW University of Michigan (CCHA)
7 173 Daryl Andrews  Canada D Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
8 199 Willie Mitchell  Canada D Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
8 205 Jay Bertsch  Canada RW Spokane Chiefs (WHL) [Draft 4][Draft 8]
9 225 Pasi Petrilainen  Finland D Tappara (SM-liiga)

Notes

  1. ↑ Never reported for the Devils; was subsequently redrafted by Florida in the third round (63rd overall) of the 1998 Draft.
  2. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1996 second-round pick (Mason) from Vancouver for Esa Tikkanen on November 23, 1995; Tikkanen had been acquired from St. Louis just 22 days earlier.
  3. 1 2 The Devils acquired two 1996 second-round picks, DeWolf (originally Toronto's) and White, from Pittsburgh for San Jose's 1996 second-round pick (used on Pavel Skrbek) on June 22, 1996. The Devils had originally received the pick from San Jose in exchange for Chris Terreri on November 15, 1995.
  4. 1 2 The Devils traded Corey Schwab to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, Chicago's 1996 second-round pick (Dagenais), and Tampa Bay's 1996 eighth-round pick (Bertsch), on June 22, 1996.
  5. ↑ Although the Devils made four picks in the second round of the 1996 Draft, none were originally their picks; the Devils' original pick (used on Marek Posmyk) was traded to Toronto in exchange for Dave Andreychuk on March 13, 1996.
  6. ↑ Parker never reported for the Devils; he was subsequently redrafted by Colorado in the first round (20th overall) of the 1998 Draft.
  7. ↑ Compensatory pick awarded by the NHL as compensation for free agent Bruce Driver.
  8. ↑ Bertsch had previously been drafted by Quebec in the eighth round (191st overall) of the 1994 Draft.

Media

This was the final season of television broadcast coverage on SportsChannel New York as the channel would rebrand itself to Fox Sports Net New York the following season.

Notes

  1. ↑ Elias wore number 22 during the regular season.

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  21. ↑ "DEVILS VS. WHALERS". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1996. Retrieved July 27, 2023. Devils center Bobby Carpenter will play his 1,000th NHL game tonight.
  22. ↑ "SPORTS". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. June 22, 1996. Sports, p. 40. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  23. 1 2 3 Wentworth, Bridget (June 23, 1994). "Devils ' No. 1 pick a defensive one". The Star-Ledger. Newswire. Sports, p. 4. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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