1995–96 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1995–96 1995 New York Islanders Eastern 12th Atlantic 7th 22–50–10 14–21–6 8–29–4 229 315 Don Maloney (Oct.–Dec.)Darcy Regier (Dec.)Mike Milbury (Dec.–Apr.) Mike Milbury Patrick Flatley Nassau Coliseum 11,355 Utah GrizzliesTallahassee Tiger Sharks Zigmund Palffy (43) Travis Green (45) Zigmund Palffy (87) Brent Severyn (180) Brent Severyn (+3) Tommy Soderstrom (11) Eric Fichaud (3.31) The 1995–96 New York Islanders season was the 24th season in the franchise's history. This season saw the Islanders finish in last place with a record of 22–50–10 and miss the playoffs for the second straight year. During the season, team management fired General Manager Don Maloney, whom fans blamed for the team's downfall, and gave Mike Milbury total control of hockey operations as both head coach and general manager. Offseason Before the 1995–96 season, Don Maloney fired Lorne Henning and named Mike Milbury head coach. The same year, the Isles' attempt at updating their look resulted in the unveiling of the "fisherman" logo. It proved to be such a disaster that the team announced less than a year after unveiling it that they would go back to their original logo as soon as league rules could allow. Rangers fans still mock the Islanders with chants of "we want fishsticks", a reference to the way the logo resembled the Gorton's fisherman. Regular season Season standings NYI NYI Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 5px solid; 1995–96 regular season1995-96 New York Islanders Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1996_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 11, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; October: 2–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 7, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||0–0–1 || 1995020002 T |- |2||October 10, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||0–1–1 || 1995020019 L |- |3||October 14, 1995||0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||0–2–1 || 1995020041 L |- |4||October 15, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||0–3–1 || 1995020050 L |- |5||October 17, 1995||1–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||0–4–1 || 1995020055 L |- |6||October 20, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||1–4–1 || 1995020074 W |- |7||October 25, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–5–1 || 1995020100 L |- |8||October 26, 1995||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||1–6–1 || 1995020105 L |- |9||October 28, 1995||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–6–2 || 1995020117 T |- |10||October 31, 1995||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||2–6–2 || 1995020133 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; November: 3–9–1 (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |11||November 3, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||2–7–2 || 1995020152 L |- |12||November 4, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||2–8–2 || 1995020159 L |- |13||November 7, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||2–9–2 || 1995020172 L |- |14||November 10, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||2–10–2 || 1995020189 L |- |15||November 11, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||2–11–2 || 1995020197 L |- |16||November 14, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||3–11–2 || 1995020218 W |- |17||November 16, 1995||2–9 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||3–12–2 || 1995020230 L |- |18||November 17, 1995||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||3–13–2 || 1995020236 L |- |19||November 22, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||4–13–2 || 1995020262 W |- |20||November 24, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||4–13–3 || 1995020270 T |- |21||November 25, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||4–14–3 || 1995020280 L |- |22||November 28, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||4–15–3 || 1995020292 L |- |23||November 30, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||5–15–3 || 1995020305 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; December: 4–7–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–5–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |24||December 2, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||6–15–3 || 1995020320 W |- |25||December 5, 1995||3–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||6–16–3 || 1995020332 L |- |26||December 6, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||6–17–3 || 1995020339 L |- |27||December 9, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||6–18–3 || 1995020359 L |- |28||December 10, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||7–18–3 || 1995020366 W |- |29||December 12, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||7–19–3 || 1995020374 L |- |30||December 14, 1995||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||7–20–3 || 1995020388 L |- |31||December 16, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||7–20–4 || 1995020400 T |- |32||December 19, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||7–21–4 || 1995020418 L |- |33||December 21, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||7–21–5 || 1995020430 T |- |34||December 23, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||8–21–5 || 1995020443 W |- |35||December 26, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||8–21–6 || 1995020451 T |- |36||December 27, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||8–22–6 || 1995020459 L |- |37||December 31, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||9–22–6 || 1995020481 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; January: 4–5–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 0–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |38||January 4, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||9–22–7 || 1995020504 T |- |39||January 6, 1996||5–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||10–22–7 || 1995020517 W |- |40||January 9, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||10–22–8 || 1995020534 T |- |41||January 11, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||11–22–8 || 1995020546 W |- |42||January 15, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||12–22–8 || 1995020570 W |- |43||January 17, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||12–23–8 || 1995020580 L |- |44||January 22, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||12–24–8 || 1995020593 L |- |45||January 24, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||12–25–8 || 1995020603 L |- |46||January 26, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||12–26–8 || 1995020615 L |- |47||January 27, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||12–27–8 || 1995020624 L |- |48||January 30, 1996||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||13–27–8 || 1995020632 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; February: 5–8–0 (home: 4–5–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |49||February 3, 1996||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||13–28–8 || 1995020657 L |- |50||February 4, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||14–28–8 || 1995020666 W |- |51||February 6, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–29–8 || 1995020672 L |- |52||February 8, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–30–8 || 1995020684 L |- |53||February 10, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||15–30–8 || 1995020696 W |- |54||February 12, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||15–31–8 || 1995020711 L |- |55||February 15, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||15–32–8 || 1995020723 L |- |56||February 17, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||16–32–8 || 1995020738 W |- |57||February 22, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||17–32–8 || 1995020762 W |- |58||February 23, 1996||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||17–33–8 || 1995020769 L |- |59||February 25, 1996||2–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||18–33–8 || 1995020785 W |- |60||February 27, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||18–34–8 || 1995020793 L |- |61||February 29, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||18–35–8 || 1995020803 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; March: 2–12–0 (home: 1–4–0; road: 1–8–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |62||March 1, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||18–36–8 || 1995020810 L |- |63||March 3, 1996||5–7 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||18–37–8 || 1995020821 L |- |64||March 5, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||19–37–8 || 1995020830 W |- |65||March 7, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||19–38–8 || 1995020840 L |- |66||March 9, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||20–38–8 || 1995020856 W |- |67||March 16, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||20–39–8 || 1995020887 L |- |68||March 17, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||20–40–8 || 1995020897 L |- |69||March 19, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||20–41–8 || 1995020905 L |- |70||March 21, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||20–42–8 || 1995020490 L |- |71||March 23, 1996||2–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||20–43–8 || 1995020931 L |- |72||March 25, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||20–44–8 || 1995020942 L |- |73||March 26, 1996||1–7 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||20–45–8 || 1995020948 L |- |74||March 30, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||20–46–8 || 1995020970 L |- |75||March 31, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||20–47–8 || 1995020976 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; April: 2–3–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |76||April 2, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||20–48–8 || 1995020987 L |- |77||April 5, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||20–49–8 || 1995021006 L |- |78||April 6, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||21–49–8 || 1995021015 W |- |79||April 8, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||21–50–8 || 1995021027 L |- |80||April 10, 1996||6–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||22–50–8 || 1995021032 W |- |81||April 12, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||22–50–9 || 1995021047 T |- |82||April 13, 1996||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||22–50–10 || 1995021054 T |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T 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 Islanders only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 16Palffy wore number 68 in his first eleven games. Zigmund Palffy Žigmund Pálffy RW 81 43 44 87 −17 56 39 Travis Green C 69 25 45 70 −20 42 72 Mathieu Schneider D 65 11 36 47 −18 93 18 Marty McInnis RW 74 12 34 46 −11 39 17 Wendel Clark LW 58 24 19 43 −12 60 44 Todd Bertuzzi RW 76 18 21 39 −14 83 28 Alexander Semak C 69 20 14 34 −4 68 27 Derek King LW 61 12 20 32 −10 23 32 Niklas Andersson LW 47 14 12 26 −3 12 4 Bryan McCabe D 82 7 16 23 −24 156 26 Patrick Flatley RW 56 8 9 17 −24 21 7 Scott Lachance D 55 3 10 13 −19 54 20 Bob Sweeney ice hockey C 66 6 6 12 −23 59 82Straka wore number 43 in his first game. Martin Straka C 22 2 10 12 −6 6 6 Chris Luongo D 74 3 7 10 −23 55 24 Brent Severyn LW 65 1 8 9 3 180 21 Dan Plante RW 73 5 3 8 −22 50 11 Darius Kasparaitis D 46 1 7 8 −12 93 9 Kirk Muller LW 15 4 3 7 −10 15 34Vasilyev wore number 14 in his first six games and then number 36 in his next two games. Andrei Vasilyev ice hockey LW 10 2 5 7 4 2 37 Dennis Vaske D 19 1 6 7 −13 21 17 Darby Hendrickson C 16 1 4 5 −6 33 2 Bob Beers ice hockey D 13 0 5 5 −2 10 14 Derek Armstrong ice hockey C 19 1 3 4 −6 14 3 Kenny Jonsson Kenny Jönsson D 16 0 4 4 −5 10 33 Milan Tichy Milan Tichý D 8 0 4 4 3 8 15 Brad Dalgarno RW 18 1 2 3 −2 14 75 Brett Lindros RW 18 1 2 3 −6 47 47 Rich Pilon D 27 0 3 3 −9 72 25 Pat Conacher LW 13 1 1 2 −4 0 12 Mick Vukota RW 32 1 1 2 −3 106 10 Craig Darby C 10 0 2 2 −1 0 14Cole wore number 10 in his first game. Danton Cole RW 10 1 0 1 0 0 36Aivazoff wore number 34 in his first game and then number 10 in his next eight games. Micah Aivazoff C 12 0 1 1 −6 6 3 Dean Chynoweth D 14 0 1 1 −4 40 34 Jarrett Deuling LW 14 0 1 1 −1 11 1 Eric Fichaud Éric Fichaud G 24 0 1 1 0 34 Jason Herter D 1 0 1 1 1 0 38 Andreas Johansson ice hockey C 3 0 1 1 1 0 43Taylor wore number 14 in his first five games. Chris Taylor ice hockey C 11 0 1 1 1 2 33 Ken Belanger LW 7 0 0 0 −2 27 36Halkidis wore number 3 in his first three games. Bob Halkidis D 5 0 0 0 −3 30 43 Mike MacWilliam LW 6 0 0 0 −1 14 29 Jamie McLennan G 13 0 0 0 2 32 Grigori Panteleev LW 4 0 0 0 −3 0 35 Tommy Salo G 10 0 0 0 0 30 Tommy Soderstrom Tommy Söderström G 51 0 0 0 7 36 Jason Strudwick D 1 0 0 0 0 7 34 Jason Widmer D 4 0 0 0 0 7 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice 30 Tommy Soderstrom Tommy Söderström 51 11 22 6 1370 167 3.87 .878 2 2590 1 Eric Fichaud Éric Fichaud 24 7 12 2 659 68 3.31 .897 1 1234 29 Jamie McLennan 13 3 9 1 342 39 3.68 .886 0 636 35 Tommy Salo 10 1 7 1 250 35 4.01 .860 0 523 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) Lester Patrick Trophy Ken MorrowLester Patrick Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/lester-patrick-trophy records.nhl.com August 27, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Mathieu Schneider1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1996_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Team Bob Nystrom Award Dan PlanteNew York Islanders – Awards and Honors https://islanders.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43590 https://web.archive.org/web/20161013103916/http://islanders.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43590 dead October 13, 2016 New York Islanders August 9, 2022 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Todd Bertuzzi October 7, 19951995-96 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 6, 2024 Bryan McCabe Jason Herter December 6, 1995 Eric Fichaud January 30, 1996 Jarrett Deuling February 25, 1996 Mike MacWilliam March 17, 1996 Jason Strudwick March 30, 1996 Andreas Johansson April 5, 1996 Draft picks New York's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1995e.html www.hockeydb.com August 28, 2023 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)12Wade ReddenCanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)228Jan HlavacSparta Prague (Czech Republic)241D. J. SmithCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)5106Vladimir OrszaghIskra Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)7158Andrew TaylorCanadaDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)9210David MacDonaldCanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)9211Mike BrodaCanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL) Notes References New York Islanders 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000521996.html www.hockeydb.com August 11, 2023 1995-96 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 11, 2023 1995-96 Category:1995–96 NHL season by team Category:1995 in sports in New York (state) Category:1996 in sports in New York (state)