1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season

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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
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)
Wins Jocelyn Thibault (23)
Goals against average Jocelyn Thibault (2.83)

The 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season involved trading famous goaltender Patrick Roy.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1. 8. Terry Ryan (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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[1]. 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, then a Canadiens broadcaster, would 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[2] 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.

[edit] The Roy Trade

  • On December 5, three days after the incident, he was traded to Colorado along with Montreal captain Mike Keane in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky, and Andrei Kovalenko, which is known in Montreal as "Le Trade."[3] Roy's relationship with the Canadiens remains strained to this day. However, the Canadiens have not issued Roy's old #33 jersey since he left the team.

The trade would benefit Colorado as Roy would help the Avalanche qualify for the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche would sweep the Panthers 4–0.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Season standings

Northeast Division
Team W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins 49 29 4 362 284 102
Boston Bruins 40 31 11 282 269 91
Montreal Canadiens 40 32 10 265 248 90
Hartford Whalers 34 39 9 237 259 77
Buffalo Sabres 33 42 7 247 262 73
Ottawa Senators 18 59 5 191 291 41

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Playoffs

NY Rangers vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
April 16 Montreal 3 2 NY Rangers OT
April 18 Montreal 5 3 NY Rangers
April 21 NY Rangers 2 1 Montreal
April 23 NY Rangers 4 3 Montreal
April 26 Montreal 2 3 NY Rangers
April 28 NY Rangers 5 3 Montreal
NY Rangers wins series 4–2

[edit] References

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
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Affiliates
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1995–96 NHL season by team
Northeast Division
Buffalo • Pittsburgh • Boston • Montreal • Hartford • Ottawa
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia • NY Rangers • Florida • Washington • Tampa Bay • New Jersey • NY Islanders
Central Division
Detroit • Chicago • Toronto • St. Louis • Winnipeg • Dallas
Pacific Division
Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A.• San Jose • Vancouver
See also