1995–96 Hartford Whalers season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2020 NHL 1995–96 1995 Hartford Whalers Northeast 4th Eastern 10th 34–39–9 22–15–4 12–24–5 237 259 Jim Rutherford Paul Holmgren (Oct.–Nov.) Paul Maurice (Nov.–Apr.) Brendan Shanahan Glen Wesley Andrew Cassels Hartford Civic Center 11,983 (76.6%)https://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=6045 Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph hockeydb.com Springfield Falcons (AHL) Richmond Renegades (ECHL) Brendan Shanahan (44) Andrew Cassels (43) Brendan Shanahan (78) Brad McCrimmon (+15) Scott Daniels (254) Sean Burke (28) Jason Muzzatti (2.90) The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season was the 24th season of the franchise, 17th season in the NHL. The Whalers missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Off-season On May 31, the Whalers acquired a fourth round draft pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jan Vopat. The Whalers participated in the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta on July 8. With their first round selection, 13th overall, Hartford selected Jean-Sebastien Giguere from the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Giguere had a record of 14-27-5 with a 3.94 GAA and a .889 save percentage with the Mooseheads during the 1994–95 season. In the fourth round, the club selected Sami Kapanen from HIFK of the SM-liiga. In 49 games, Kapanen scored 14 goals and 42 points. Other notable players the Whalers selected in the draft include Ian MacNeil, Byron Ritchie and Mike Rucinski. Hartford signed free agent Jeff Daniels on July 18. Daniels played in three games with the Florida Panthers during the 1994–95, earning no points. He played a majority of the season with the Detroit Vipers of the IHL, scoring eight goals and 20 points in 25 games. On July 27, the Whalers and St. Louis Blues were involved in a blockbuster trade. Hartford acquired Brendan Shanahan from the Blues in exchange for Chris Pronger. In 45 games during the 1994–95 season, Shanahan scored 20 goals and 41 points. Shanahan had back-to-back 50+ goal seasons in 1992–93 and 1993–94. Shanahan was named to the NHL First All-Star Team during the 1993–94 season, as he scored 52 goals and 102 points in 81 games, while accumulating 211 penalty minutes. The Whalers signed free agent Gerald Diduck on August 24. Diduck split the 1994–95 season between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. In 35 games, he scored two goals and five points. On October 6, the Whalers acquired Nelson Emerson in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Darren Turcotte. In 1994–95, Emerson scored 14 goals and 37 points in 48 games with the Jets. During the 1993–94 season, Emerson scored a career high 33 goals and 74 points in 83 games with Winnipeg. Also, on October 6, at the NHL Waiver Draft, the Whalers selected Jason Muzzatti from the Calgary Flames. Muzzatti had a 10-14-4 record with the Saint John Flames during the 1994–95 season. Regular season Against the Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996, Chris Osgood became the third goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.Red Wings 4, Whalers 2 - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/03/06/Red-Wings-4-Whalers-2/9969826088400/ UPI August 7, 2023 March 6, 1996 The Whalers were shutout a league-high 8 times during the regular season. Final standings HAR HAR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 5px solid; 1995–96 regular season1995-96 Hartford Whalers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1996_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 7, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; October: 4–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |1||October 7, 1995||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||1–0–0 || 15,635 || 1995020003 W |- |2||October 11, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||2–0–0 || 8,635 || 1995020023 W |- |3||October 14, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||3–0–0 || 15,500 || 1995020038 W |- |4||October 16, 1995||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||4–0–0 || 18,200 || 1995020054 W |- |5||October 20, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||4–0–1 || 15,635 || 1995020072 T |- |6||October 21, 1995||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||4–1–1 || 12,503 || 1995020081 L |- |7||October 25, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||4–2–1 || 10,527 || 1995020097 L |- |8||October 27, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||4–3–1 || 11,157 || 1995020109 L |- |9||October 28, 1995||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||4–4–1 || 17,565 || 1995020114 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; November: 5–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |10||November 2, 1995||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||4–5–1 || 10,458 || 1995020146 L |- |11||November 4, 1995||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||5–5–1 || 8,794 || 1995020157 W |- |12||November 5, 1995||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||5–6–1 || 17,218 || 1995020166 L |- |13||November 7, 1995||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||6–6–1 || 8,628 || 1995020171 W |- |14||November 11, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||6–7–1 || 15,635 || 1995020195 L |- |15||November 14, 1995||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||6–8–1 || 11,916 || 1995020211 L |- |16||November 15, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||7–8–1 || 7,641 || 1995020220 W |- |17||November 18, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||7–9–1 || 13,910 || 1995020238 L |- |18||November 20, 1995||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||7–10–1 || 16,312 || 1995020250 L |- |19||November 22, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||8–10–1 || 11,642 || 1995020259 W |- |20||November 24, 1995||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||9–10–1 || 15,726 || 1995020273 W |- |21||November 25, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||9–11–1 || 13,108 || 1995020276 L |- |22||November 29, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||9–11–2 || 15,203 || 1995020298 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; December: 2–10–3 (home: 2–3–1; road: 0–7–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |23||December 1, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||9–12–2 || 12,036 || 1995020310 L |- |24||December 2, 1995||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||9–13–2 || 10,092 || 1995020317 L |- |25||December 6, 1995||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||10–13–2 || 8,760 || 1995020339 W |- |26||December 9, 1995||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||10–14–2 || 16,114 || 1995020356 L |- |27||December 10, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||10–15–2 || 17,955 || 1995020367 L |- |28||December 13, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||10–16–2 || 7,547 || 1995020378 L |- |29||December 15, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||11–16–2 || 9,826 || 1995020391 W |- |30||December 16, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||11–16–3 || 8,251 || 1995020400 T |- |31||December 18, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||11–17–3 || 16,237 || 1995020411 L |- |32||December 20, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||11–18–3 || 6,563 || 1995020420 L |- |33||December 22, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||11–18–4 || 18,200 || 1995020433 T |- |34||December 23, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||11–18–5 || 12,262 || 1995020440 T |- |35||December 28, 1995||4–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||11–19–5 || 17,181 || 1995020463 L |- |36||December 30, 1995||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||11–20–5 || 18,130 || 1995020478 L |- |37||December 31, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||11–21–5 || 19,983 || 1995020483 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; January: 8–4–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |38||January 3, 1996||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||12–21–5 || 8,087 || 1995020494 W |- |39||January 5, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||13–21–5 || 12,239 || 1995020507 W |- |40||January 6, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||13–22–5 || 17,565 || 1995020515 L |- |41||January 9, 1996||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||14–22–5 || 9,702 || 1995020537 W |- |42||January 10, 1996||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||14–23–5 || 16,469 || 1995020544 L |- |43||January 12, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||15–23–5 || 9,709 || 1995020554 W |- |44||January 16, 1996||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||16–23–5 || 11,124 || 1995020572 W |- |45||January 17, 1996||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||17–23–5 || 8,544 || 1995020580 W |- |46||January 24, 1996||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||17–24–5 || 12,808 || 1995020597 L |- |47||January 25, 1996||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||18–24–5 || 13,757 || 1995020607 W |- |48||January 27, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||18–24–6 || 15,635 || 1995020617 T |- |49||January 30, 1996||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||18–25–6 || 17,190 || 1995020636 L |- |50||January 31, 1996||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||19–25–6 || 11,775 || 1995020644 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; February: 6–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |51||February 2, 1996||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||20–25–6 || 17,174 || 1995020654 W |- |52||February 7, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||21–25–6 || 16,758 || 1995020682 W |- |53||February 9, 1996||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||22–25–6 || 16,061 || 1995020691 W |- |54||February 11, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||23–25–6 || 15,397 || 1995020708 W |- |55||February 14, 1996||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||23–26–6 || 15,635 || 1995020717 L |- |56||February 17, 1996||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||24–26–6 || 15,291 || 1995020735 W |- |57||February 21, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||25–26–6 || 14,311 || 1995020755 W |- |58||February 23, 1996||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||25–27–6 || 17,235 || 1995020767 L |- |59||February 25, 1996||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||25–28–6 || 11,143 || 1995020783 L |- |60||February 28, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||25–28–7 || 9,360 || 1995020795 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; March: 6–6–2 (home: 6–3–0; road: 0–3–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |61||March 1, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||25–29–7 || 11,552 || 1995020807 L |- |62||March 2, 1996||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||26–29–7 || 11,935 || 1995020815 W |- |63||March 6, 1996||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||26–30–7 || 11,252 || 1995020835 L |- |64||March 8, 1996||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||27–30–7 || 10,979 || 1995020845 W |- |65||March 9, 1996||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||27–31–7 || 20,803 || 1995020855 L |- |66||March 13, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||28–31–7 || 11,850 || 1995020869 W |- |67||March 16, 1996||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||29–31–7 || 13,213 || 1995020886 W |- |68||March 18, 1996||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||30–31–7 || 11,440 || 1995020901 W |- |69||March 20, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||30–32–7 || 21,255 || 1995020910 L |- |70||March 22, 1996||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||30–32–8 || 13,596 || 1995020921 T |- |71||March 23, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||30–32–9 || 18,130 || 1995020932 T |- |72||March 25, 1996||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||30–33–9 || 17,380 || 1995020943 L |- |73||March 27, 1996||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||30–34–9 || 13,884 || 1995020951 L |- |74||March 30, 1996||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||31–34–9 || 13,628 || 1995020970 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; April: 3–5–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |75||April 1, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||31–35–9 || 13,159 || 1995020985 L |- |76||April 3, 1996||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||31–36–9 || 22,576 || 1995020993 L |- |77||April 4, 1996||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||32–36–9 || 17,757 || 1995021002 W |- |78||April 6, 1996||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||32–37–9 || 13,521 || 1995021011 L |- |79||April 8, 1996||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||33–37–9 || 12,683 || 1995021025 W |- |80||April 11, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||33–38–9 || 17,565 || 1995021041 L |- |81||April 13, 1996||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||34–38–9 || 15,635 || 1995021053 W |- |82||April 14, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||34–39–9 || 16,230 || 1995021060 L |- |- | 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 Whalers only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 94 Brendan Shanahan LW 74 44 34 78 2 125 8 Geoff Sanderson LW 81 34 31 65 0 40 21 Andrew Cassels C 81 20 43 63 8 39 16 Nelson Emerson RW 81 29 29 58 −7 78 13Nikolishin wore number 11 until Dineen was acquired. Andrei Nikolishin C 61 14 37 51 −2 34 18 Robert Kron LW 77 22 28 50 −1 6 27 Jeff Brown ice hockey, born 1966 D 48 7 31 38 2 38 28 Paul Ranheim LW 73 10 20 30 −2 14 92 Jeff O'Neill RW 65 8 19 27 −3 40 20 Glen Wesley D 68 8 16 24 −9 88 12 Steven Rice RW 59 10 12 22 −4 47 6 Adam Burt D 78 4 9 13 −4 121 36 Glen Featherstone D 68 2 10 12 10 138 4Diduck wore number 44 through December 18. Gerald Diduck D 79 1 9 10 7 88 24 Sami Kapanen RW 35 5 4 9 0 6 10 Brad McCrimmon D 58 3 6 9 15 62 11 Kevin Dineen RW 20 2 7 9 7 67 22 Mark Janssens C 81 2 7 9 −13 155 4 Frantisek Kucera František Kučera D 30 2 6 8 −3 10 15 Scott Daniels ice hockey LW 53 3 4 7 −4 254 39 Kelly Chase RW 55 2 4 6 −4 230 1 Sean Burke G 66 0 6 6 16 32 Steve Martins C 23 1 3 4 −3 8 7 Brian Glynn D 54 0 4 4 −15 44 14 Kevin Smyth LW 21 2 1 3 −5 8 26 Jocelyn Lemieux RW 29 1 2 3 −11 31 33 Jimmy Carson C 11 1 0 1 1 0 5 Alexander Godynyuk D 3 0 0 0 −1 2 23 Marek Malik Marek Malík D 7 0 0 0 −3 4 25 Jason McBain D 3 0 0 0 −1 0 29 Jason Muzzatti G 22 0 0 0 33 35 Jeff Reese G 7 0 0 0 0 Goaltending = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only. 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 1 Sean Burke 66 28 28 6 2034 190 3.11 .907 4 3669 29 Jason Muzzatti 22 4 8 3 551 49 2.90 .911 1 1013 35 Jeff Reese 7 2 3 0 170 14 3.06 .918 1 275 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Brendan ShanahanShanahan was voted to the starting lineup.NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986) https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 NHL.com August 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322193353/https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 March 22, 20231996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1996_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Team Award of Excellence Brad McCrimmonWhalers Team Awards http://www.whalershockey.com/awards.asp www.whalershockey.com September 11, 2023 Booster Club MVP Award Sean Burke Frank Keys Memorial Award Brad McCrimmon Mark Kravitz Award Sean Burke Most Valuable Defenseman Jeff Brown Three Star Award of Excellence Sean Burke Top Gun Award Brendan Shanahan True Grit Award Nelson Emerson Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Jeff O'Neill October 7, 19951995-96 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 6, 2024 Steve Martins December 6, 1995 Sami Kapanen December 13, 1995 Jason McBain April 11, 1996 Transactions The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season. Trades May 31, 1995To Los Angeles KingsJan VopatTo Hartford Whalers4th round pick in 1995 - Ian MacNeil July 27, 1995To St. Louis BluesChris ProngerTo Hartford WhalersBrendan Shanahan October 6, 1995To Winnipeg JetsDarren TurcotteTo Hartford WhalersNelson Emerson November 29, 1995To Dallas StarsRobert PetrovickyTo Hartford WhalersDan Kesa December 1, 1995To Tampa Bay LightningJeff ReeseTo Hartford Whalers9th round pick in 1996 - Askhat Rakhmatulin December 19, 1995To New Jersey DevilsJocelyn Lemieux 2nd round pick in 1998 - John ErskineTo Hartford WhalersJim Dowd 2nd round pick in 1997 - Dmitri Kokorev December 19, 1995To Vancouver CanucksJim Dowd Frantisek Kucera 2nd round pick in 1997 - Ryan BonniTo Hartford WhalersJeff Brown 3rd round pick in 1998 - Paul Manning December 28, 1995To Philadelphia Flyers3rd round pick in 1997 - Kris Mallette 7th round pick in 1997 - Andrew MerrickTo Hartford WhalersKevin Dineen Waivers October 6, 1995From Calgary FlamesJason Muzzatti Free agents Player Former team Jeff Daniels Detroit Vipers (IHL) Gerald Diduck Chicago Blackhawks David Williams Anaheim Mighty Ducks Player New team Jeff Bloemberg Detroit Red Wings Jim Sandlak Vancouver Canucks Draft picks Hartford's 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 Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)113Jean-Sebastien GiguereGoaltenderHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)235Sergei FedotovDefenseDynamo Moscow (Russia)485Ian MacNeilCenterOshawa Generals (OHL)487Sami KapanenRight wingHIFK (Finland)5113Hugh HamiltonDefenseSpokane Chiefs (WHL)7165Byron RitchieCenterLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)8191Milan KostolnyRight wingDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)9217Mike RucinskiDefenseDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) See also 1995–96 NHL season Notes References Hartford Whalers 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000461996.html www.hockeydb.com August 7, 2023 1995-96 Hartford Whalers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HAR/1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 7, 2023 1995-96 Category:1995–96 NHL season by team Category:1995 in sports in Connecticut Category:1996 in sports in Connecticut