1995–96 San Jose Sharks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1995–96 record20–55–7
Home record12–26–3
Road record8–29–4
Goals for252
Goals against357
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo (Oct-Mar)
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine (Oct-Dec)
Jim Wiley (Dec-Apr)
CaptainJeff Odgers
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance17,190
Minor league affiliate(s)Kansas City Blades
Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
GoalsOwen Nolan (29)
AssistsCraig Janney (49)
PointsCraig Janney (62)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (192)
Plus/minusDarren Turcotte (+8)
WinsChris Terreri (13)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (3.70)

The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993, finishing with the worst record in the NHL that season.

Offseason

Regular season

On December 2, head coach Kevin Constantine was fired after a 3–18–4 start and replaced by assistant coach Jim Wiley.[1]

On March 6, director of player personnel and effectively co-general manager Chuck Grillo was fired, leaving Dean Lombardi as the sole general manager of the team.[2]

The Sharks allowed the most goals (357), the most even-strength goals (244), the most power-play goals (93), had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (76.57%), the fewest shutouts for (0) and the fewest shots on goal (2,143).[3] On January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10–8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.[4]

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: 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[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season[6]
October: 0–7–3 (home: 0–5–1; road: 0–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 7, 19953–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)0–1–0Recap
2TOctober 12, 19956–6 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)0–1–1Recap
3LOctober 14, 19956–7Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–2–1Recap
4LOctober 17, 19952–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)0–3–1Recap
5TOctober 19, 19953–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–3–2Recap
6TOctober 22, 19951–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)0–3–3Recap
7LOctober 25, 19951–6Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–4–3Recap
8LOctober 28, 19953–4Dallas Stars (1995–96)0–5–3Recap
9LOctober 30, 19953–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–6–3Recap
10LOctober 31, 19953–5New York Rangers (1995–96)0–7–3Recap
November: 3–10–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11TNovember 2, 19953–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)0–7–4Recap
12WNovember 4, 19957–3St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–7–4Recap
13LNovember 7, 19953–7@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)1–8–4Recap
14LNovember 8, 19952–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)1–9–4Recap
15LNovember 10, 19951–9Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)1–10–4Recap
16LNovember 11, 19952–5Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)1–11–4Recap
17LNovember 14, 19953–5New York Islanders (1995–96)1–12–4Recap
18LNovember 16, 19951–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–13–4Recap
19LNovember 17, 19951–2@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)1–14–4Recap
20WNovember 19, 19953–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)2–14–4Recap
21LNovember 21, 19952–3@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)2–15–4Recap
22LNovember 22, 19952–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)2–16–4Recap
23WNovember 25, 19957–2Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–16–4Recap
24LNovember 29, 19953–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)3–17–4Recap
December: 5–8–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 1, 19952–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–18–4Recap
26WDecember 2, 19955–3Washington Capitals (1995–96)4–18–4Recap
27LDecember 5, 19952–12@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–19–4Recap
28WDecember 7, 19955–3Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)5–19–4Recap
29LDecember 9, 19952–4Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)5–20–4Recap
30WDecember 12, 19952–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)6–20–4Recap
31LDecember 14, 19951–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)6–21–4Recap
32LDecember 16, 19952–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–22–4Recap
33LDecember 17, 19952–4@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)6–23–4Recap
34WDecember 19, 19957–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)7–23–4Recap
35WDecember 22, 19954–3Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–23–4Recap
36LDecember 26, 19951–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)8–24–4Recap
37LDecember 29, 19952–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)8–25–4Recap
January: 3–10–0 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 3, 19961–3Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)8–26–4Recap
39LJanuary 5, 19962–5Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–27–4Recap
40LJanuary 6, 19965–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–28–4Recap
41LJanuary 8, 19962–5Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–29–4Recap
42LJanuary 10, 19964–7@ New York Rangers (1995–96)8–30–4Recap
43WJanuary 11, 19962–1@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)9–30–4Recap
44WJanuary 13, 199610–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)10–30–4Recap
45LJanuary 16, 19961–4@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–31–4Recap
46LJanuary 17, 19964–6@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–32–4Recap
47LJanuary 24, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)10–33–4Recap
48LJanuary 25, 19961–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)10–34–4Recap
49LJanuary 27, 19963–4 OTColorado Avalanche (1995–96)10–35–4Recap
50WJanuary 30, 19968–2Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–35–4Recap
February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51TFebruary 1, 19966–6 OTLos Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–35–5Recap
52LFebruary 3, 19961–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)11–36–5Recap
53WFebruary 5, 19966–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)12–36–5Recap
54WFebruary 10, 19966–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)13–36–5Recap
55LFebruary 12, 19960–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)13–37–5Recap
56LFebruary 14, 19963–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)13–38–5Recap
57TFebruary 15, 19962–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)13–38–6Recap
58LFebruary 17, 19962–4@ New York Islanders (1995–96)13–39–6Recap
59LFebruary 20, 19963–5@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)13–40–6Recap
60LFebruary 23, 19961–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)13–41–6Recap
61LFebruary 25, 19963–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)13–42–6Recap
62WFebruary 26, 19967–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)14–42–6Recap
March: 4–9–1 (home: 1–7–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63LMarch 1, 19963–7Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)14–43–6Recap
64LMarch 3, 19961–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)14–44–6Recap
65WMarch 5, 19965–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)15–44–6Recap
66LMarch 6, 19961–2Dallas Stars (1995–96)15–45–6Recap
67LMarch 8, 19962–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)15–46–6Recap
68WMarch 10, 19966–4Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)16–46–6Recap
69LMarch 13, 19963–8Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)16–47–6Recap
70LMarch 15, 19962–4St. Louis Blues (1995–96)16–48–6Recap
71LMarch 17, 19962–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)16–49–6Recap
72TMarch 18, 19963–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)16–49–7Recap
73WMarch 20, 19967–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)17–49–7Recap
74WMarch 22, 19962–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)18–49–7Recap
75LMarch 28, 19963–8Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–50–7Recap
76LMarch 31, 19962–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)18–51–7Recap
April: 2–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
77WApril 2, 19966–3Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)19–51–7Recap
78WApril 4, 19965–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–51–7Recap
79LApril 6, 19961–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)20–52–7Recap
80LApril 7, 19963–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)20–53–7Recap
81LApril 10, 19962–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)20–54–7Recap
82LApril 12, 19960–6Calgary Flames (1995–96)20–55–7Recap
Legend:

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

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 Sharks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15Craig Janney‡C71134962−3526
11Owen Nolan†RW72293261−30137
26Ray Sheppard†‡RW51271946−1910
19Jeff FriesenLW79153146−1942
8Kevin Miller‡C68222042−841
14Ray WhitneyLW60172441−2316
33Marcus RagnarssonD7183139−2442
13Jamie BakerC77161733−1979
22Ulf DahlenLW59161228−2127
18Chris TancillC4571623−1220
3[lower-alpha 1]Doug Bodger†D5741923−1850
42Shean DonovanRW7413821−1739
38Michal SykoraD7941620−1454
25Viktor KozlovC6261319−156
34[lower-alpha 2]Yves Racine†D3211617−328
36Jeff OdgersRW7812416−4192
23Andrei NazarovLW427714−1562
37Ville PeltonenLW3121113−714
43Jan CalounRW11831140
9[lower-alpha 3]Darren Turcotte†C9651184
16Dody WoodC323690138
4Jay MoreD74279−32147
44Vlastimil KroupaD27178−1718
2Jim KyteD57178−12146
40Mike RathjeD27077−1614
48Alexei YegorovRW9325−52
41Tom PedersonD60145−940
30Chris Terreri†G460554
21Dave BrownRW37314446
6Sandis Ozolinsh‡D713424
17Pat Falloon‡RW9303−14
7Igor Larionov‡C4112−60
28Sergei Bautin†D1000−12
31Wade FlahertyG240000
32Arturs IrbeG220004
29Geoff SarjeantG40002

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Chris Terreri†461329113221553.70.88302516
32Arturs Irbe224124607854.59.86001112
31Wade Flaherty243121689924.85.86601137
29Geoff Sarjeant402187144.92.8390171

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy George Gund III [7]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Owen Nolan [8]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Jamie Baker [9]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Marcus Ragnarsson [9]

Transactions

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[10]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 12 Teemu Riihijärvi Left Wing  Finland K-Espoo Jrs
2 38 Peter Roed Center  United States White Bear Lake H.S
3 64 Marko Mäkinen Right Wing  Finland TPS Jrs
4 90 Vesa Toskala Goalie  Finland Ilves Jr
5 116 Miikka Kiprusoff Goalie  Finland TPS Jr
5 130 Michal Broš Center  Czech Republic HC Olomouc
6 140 Timo Hakanen Center  Finland Assat Jrs
6 142 Jaroslav Kudrna Left Wing  Czech Republic Penticton Panthers
7 167 Brad Mehalko Right Wing  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
7 168 Robert Jindrich Defense  Czech Republic Plzen HC
8 194 Ryan Kraft Center  United States U. of Minnesota
9 220 Mikko Markkanen Right Wing  Finland TPS Jrs

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bodger wore number 5 in his first two games.
  2. ↑ Racine wore number 47 in his first two games.
  3. ↑ Turcotte wore number 47 in his first game.

References

  • "San Jose Sharks 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  • "1995-96 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  1. ↑ McKeon, Ross (December 3, 1995). "Sharks fire coach Constantine". sfgate.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Tony (March 7, 1996). "Sharks Are All Dean's Now / Grillo fired -- Lombardi takes charge". sfgate.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1995-96 NHL Summary".
  4. ↑ "San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score — January 13, 1996".
  5. ↑ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ↑ "1995-96 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  9. 1 2 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
  10. ↑ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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