1996–97 San Jose Sharks season

The 1996–97 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' sixth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks again failed to make the playoffs, finishing 13th in the Western Conference.

1996–97 San Jose Sharks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1996–97 record27–47–8
Goals for211
Goals against278
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachAl Sims
CaptainTodd Gill

Offseason

Defenceman Todd Gill is named team captain, following the departure of Jeff Odgers.

Regular season

On October 18, the Sharks scored three short-handed goals in a 4-1 win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.[1]

The Sharks finished the regular season last in scoring (211 goals for) and had the most power-play opportunities against (409).[2]

Final standings
Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Colorado Avalanche8249249277205107
24Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8236331324323185
37Edmonton Oilers823637925224781
49Vancouver Canucks823540725727377
510Calgary Flames823241921423973
612Los Angeles Kings8228431121426867
713San Jose Sharks822747821127862

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[3]
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
1TOctober 5, 19962–2 OTNew York Islanders (1996–97)0–0–1
2WOctober 6, 19967–6 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)1–0–1
3LOctober 8, 19960–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)1–1–1
4LOctober 10, 19961–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)1–2–1
5LOctober 12, 19963–5Boston Bruins (1996–97)1–3–1
6TOctober 16, 19963–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)1–3–2
7WOctober 18, 19964–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)2–3–2
8WOctober 20, 19963–2@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)3–3–2
9LOctober 22, 19963–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)3–4–2
10LOctober 24, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)3–5–2
11TOctober 26, 19962–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1996–97)3–5–3
12WOctober 27, 19966–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)4–5–3
13WOctober 30, 19963–1Calgary Flames (1996–97)5–5–3
14LNovember 1, 19963–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)5–6–3
15WNovember 2, 19964–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1996–97)6–6–3
16LNovember 6, 19961–4Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)6–7–3
17WNovember 8, 19963–1Dallas Stars (1996–97)7–7–3
18LNovember 12, 19963–4Hartford Whalers (1996–97)7–8–3
19LNovember 15, 19961–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)7–9–3
20TNovember 16, 19962–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)7–9–4
21LNovember 18, 19962–4@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)7–10–4
22LNovember 21, 19961–6Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)7–11–4
23LNovember 23, 19960–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)7–12–4
24WNovember 27, 19963–2Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)8–12–4
25LNovember 29, 19962–4Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)8–13–4
26WDecember 1, 19964–3@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)9–13–4
27WDecember 4, 19962–1@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)10–13–4
28LDecember 7, 19963–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)10–14–4
29WDecember 11, 19963–2Washington Capitals (1996–97)11–14–4
30LDecember 13, 19960–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)11–15–4
31LDecember 17, 19963–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)11–16–4
32LDecember 20, 19962–3@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)11–17–4
33LDecember 21, 19961–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)11–18–4
34WDecember 23, 19962–1@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)12–18–4
35WDecember 26, 19966–1Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)13–18–4
36LDecember 28, 19963–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)13–19–4
37WDecember 31, 19965–1@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)14–19–4
38LJanuary 2, 19971–4Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)14–20–4
39LJanuary 4, 19973–4Calgary Flames (1996–97)14–21–4
40TJanuary 7, 19971–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1996–97)14–21–5
41LJanuary 9, 19973–4St. Louis Blues (1996–97)14–22–5
42WJanuary 11, 19972–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)15–22–5
43WJanuary 13, 19975–4Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)16–22–5
44LJanuary 20, 19971–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)16–23–5
45WJanuary 22, 19977–2Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)17–23–5
46LJanuary 24, 19971–3New Jersey Devils (1996–97)17–24–5
47LJanuary 27, 19972–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)17–25–5
48LJanuary 29, 19971–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)17–26–5
49WJanuary 30, 19976–3@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)18–26–5
50WFebruary 1, 19972–1Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)19–26–5
51LFebruary 3, 19972–4Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)19–27–5
52WFebruary 5, 19973–2Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)20–27–5
53TFebruary 8, 19973–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)20–27–6
54LFebruary 10, 19972–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)20–28–6
55LFebruary 12, 19971–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)20–29–6
56LFebruary 13, 19973–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)20–30–6
57LFebruary 16, 19972–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)20–31–6
58WFebruary 18, 19973–1Dallas Stars (1996–97)21–31–6
59LFebruary 20, 19971–6Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)21–32–6
60LFebruary 23, 19973–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)21–33–6
61TFebruary 25, 19972–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)21–33–7
62WFebruary 28, 19973–2@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)22–33–7
63LMarch 1, 19972–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)22–34–7
64LMarch 3, 19974–5 OT@ New York Rangers (1996–97)22–35–7
65WMarch 6, 19972–0Ottawa Senators (1996–97)23–35–7
66LMarch 9, 19971–2New York Rangers (1996–97)23–36–7
67LMarch 11, 19973–4St. Louis Blues (1996–97)23–37–7
68LMarch 14, 19971–4Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)23–38–7
69LMarch 15, 19974–7Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)23–39–7
70LMarch 19, 19972–4@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)23–40–7
71WMarch 20, 19972–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)24–40–7
72LMarch 22, 19971–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)24–41–7
73LMarch 24, 19971–5Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)24–42–7
74LMarch 26, 19971–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)24–43–7
75WMarch 28, 19974–3Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)25–43–7
76LApril 1, 19971–7@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)25–44–7
77TApril 2, 19975–5 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)25–44–8
78WApril 4, 19977–6 OTColorado Avalanche (1996–97)26–44–8
79LApril 7, 19972–3Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)26–45–8
80WApril 9, 19974–1@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)27–45–8
81LApril 11, 19973–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)27–46–8
82LApril 12, 19971–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)27–47–8

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Owen NolanRW72313263155-191003
Jeff FriesenLW8228346275-8625
Bernie NichollsC6512334563-21210
Viktor KozlovC7816254140-16404
Tony GranatoRW76251540159-7514
Darren TurcotteC6516213716-8314
Andrei NazarovLW60121527222-4101
Steve GuollaC431382114-10201
Todd GillD7902121101-20000
Ulf DahlenLW43811198-11301
Greg HawgoodD636121869-22300
Marcus RagnarssonD693141763-18200
Marty McSorleyD5741216186-6011
Doug BodgerD811151664-14001
Shean DonovanRW73961542-18010
Al IafrateD38691591-10300
Ron SutterC78571265-8121
Bob ErreyLW3036920-2000
Vlastimil KroupaD3526812-17201
Mike RathjeD3108821-1000
Michal SykoraD35257590100
Dody WoodC44325193-3000
Ville PeltonenLW282350-8100
Chris TancillC254048-5100
Tim HunterRW460441350000
Todd EwenRW51022162-5000
Ray WhitneyLW120224-6000
Jason WidmerD201101000
Alexei YegorovRW201101000
Ed BelfourG1300080000
Jan CalounRW20000-2000
Wade FlahertyG700000000
Iain FraserC20002-1000
Kelly HrudeyG4800000000
Chris LipumaD800022-2000
Chris TerreriG2200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey263148162451403.19012631123.889
Chris Terreri1200226103552.750553498.901
Ed Belfour75713390433.411371328.884
Wade Flaherty3597240315.180202171.847
Team:494782274782693.26123892120.887

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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;

Roster

Ed Belfour Doug Bodger Jan Caloun Ulf Dahlen Shean Donovan Bob Errey Todd Ewen Wade Flaherty Iain Fraser Jeff Friesen Todd Gill Tony Granato Steve Guolla Greg Hawgood Kelly Hrudey Tim Hunter Al Iafrate Viktor Kozlov Vlastimil Kroupa Chris Lipuma Marty McSorley Andrei Nazarov Bernie Nicholls Owen Nolan Ville Peltonen Marcus Ragnarsson Mike Rathje Ron Sutter Michal Sykora Chris Tancill Chris Terreri Darren Turcotte Ray Whitney Jason Widmer Dody Wood Alexei Yegorov

Draft picks
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 2 Andrei Zyuzin Defence  Russia Salavat Yulajev
1 21 Marco Sturm Right Wing  Germany Landshut EV
3 55 Terry Friesen Goalie  Canada Swift Current Broncos
4 102 Matt Bradley Right Wing  Canada Kingston Frontenacs
6 137 Michel Larocque Goalie  Germany Boston University
7 164 Jake Deadmarsh Defence  Canada Kamloops Blazers
8 191 Cory Cyrenne Center  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
9 217 David Thibeault Left Wing  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199610180MDA.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1997.html
  3. "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. "1996-97 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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