1996-97 Western Conference Final NHL Standings

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Central Division

  W L T Pts GF GA Dif
*Dallas 48 26 8 104 252 198 +54
†Detroit 38 26 18 94 253 197 +56
†Phoenix 38 37 7 83 240 243 -3
†St. Louis 36 35 11 83 236 239 -3
†Chicago 34 35 13 81 223 210 +13
Toronto 30 44 8 68 230 273 -43
Head Coaches: Dal— Ken Hitchcock (2nd season); Det— Scotty Bowman (4th); Pho— Don Hay (1st); St.L— fired Mike Keenan (3rd, 15-17-1) on Dec. 19 and replaced him with asst. Jimmy Roberts (3-3-3) and then Joel Quenneville (18-15-7) on Jan. 6; Chi— Craig Hartsburg (2nd); Tor— Mike Murphy (1st).
1995-96 Standings: 1. Detroit (62-13-7, 131 points); 2. Chicago (40-28-14, 94 pts); 3. Toronto (34-36-12, 80 pts); 4. St. Louis (32-34-16, 80 pts); 5. Winnipeg (36-40-6, 78 pts); 6. Dallas (26-42-14, 66 pts).
Note: Winnipeg moved to Phoenix before the 1996-97 season.

Pacific Division

  W L T Pts GF GA Dif
*Colorado 49 24 9 107 277 205 +72
†Anaheim 36 33 13 85 245 233 +12
†Edmonton 36 37 9 81 252 247 +5
Vancouver 35 40 7 77 257 273 -16
Calgary 32 41 9 73 214 239 -25
Los Angeles 28 43 11 67 214 268 -54
San Jose 27 47 8 62 211 278 -67
Head Coaches: Col— Marc Crawford (3rd season); Ana— Ron Wilson (4th); Edm— Ron Low (3rd); Van— Tom Renney (1st); Cal— Pierre Page (2nd); LA— Larry Robinson (2nd); SJ— Al Sims (2nd).
1995-96 Standings: 1. Colorado (47-25-10, 104 points); 2. Calgary (34-34-11, 79 pts); 3. Vancouver (32-35-15, 79 pts); 4. Anaheim (35-39-8, 78 pts); 5. Edmonton (30-44-8, 68 pts); 6. Los Angeles (24-40-18, 66 pts); 7. San Jose (20-55-7, 47 pts).

 

Division champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (†) are noted. Number of seasons listed after each head coach refers to current tenure with club through 1996-97 season.

 

 

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