1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1995–96 1995 Eastern 6th Northeast 3rd 40–32–10 23–12–6 17–20–4 265 248 Serge Savard (Oct.) Rejean Houle (Oct.–Apr.) Jacques Demers (Oct.) Mario Tremblay (Oct.–Apr.) Mike Keane (Oct.–Dec.) Pierre Turgeon (Dec.–Apr.) Vincent DamphousseLyle Odelein Montreal Forum and Molson Centre 18,233 (85.7%) Fredericton CanadiensWheeling Thunderbirds Pierre Turgeon and Vincent Damphousse (38) Pierre Turgeon (58) Pierre Turgeon (96) Peter Popovic (+21) Lyle Odelein (230) Jocelyn Thibault (23) Jocelyn Thibault (2.83) The 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 87th season. This season was notable for the trade of star goaltender Patrick Roy, as well as being their final season in the Montreal Forum before moving to the new Molson Centre. The club qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the New York Rangers. Regular season At the beginning of the season, captain Mike Keane was subject to media scrutiny after speaking with Mathias Brunet of La Presse (a French language newspaper). Keane said he didn't know how to speak French; but the journalist misunderstood him, and reported him as refusing to learn how to speak French.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 341, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 On October 17, 1995: Canadiens president Ronald Corey fired general manager Serge Savard and his assistants Andre Boudrias and Carol Vadnais.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 342, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 Head coach Jacques Demers was also relieved of his duties, while assistant coach Charles Thiffault was reassigned. This came after the Habs surrendered 20 goals in the first 4 games of the season. October 21, 1995, Corey hired Rejean Houle as the Canadiens' new general manager. Mario Tremblay was hired as the new head coach, and Yvan Cournoyer was hired as an assistant coach.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, pp.343-4, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 Tremblay had been goaltender Patrick Roy's roommate during his rookie season.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 339, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 On that same day, they beat their chief rival the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in their last appearance at the Forum. In his first 15 starts with Tremblay as head coach, Roy had 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. The one tie came against the Colorado Avalanche.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 347, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 Despite this hot start, Roy and Tremblay clashed multiple times. While in Edmonton, Tremblay spotted Roy in the hotel bar and told him that he wanted him to leave.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 348, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 A conflict ensued in Montreal when Tremblay told Roy that he was not allowed to visit the trainer's room and speak to teammates unless he was injured. On November 28, 1995, the day before a game against the Detroit Red Wings, Mario Tremblay spoke to Mario Leclerc of Le Journal de Montreal. Tremblay mentioned that he was resentful of current Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman. The first five years of Tremblay's career were played under Bowman, and Tremblay told Leclerc that Bowman always threatened to send him to the minors.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 350, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 When Leclerc approached Cournoyer, he stated that he did not want to speak about Bowman.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 351, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 The Canadiens lost the game by a score of 3–2. The next day, the Journal de Montreal had a headline that stated "Bowman has the last word". On February 5, 1996, Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 Roy stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 4–2 win. After the game, Roy took the game puck and flipped it to Mario Tremblay.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p. 383, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 Patrick Roy's final game On December 2, 1995, head coach Mario Tremblay kept goaltender Patrick Roy in goal as he conceded 9 goals on 26 shots during an 11–1 loss to Scotty Bowman's Detroit Red Wings.http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84051.html 1984 NHL Entry Draft - Patrick Roy Hockeydraftcentral.com 2016-11-19 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 used to 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 head coach, and Tremblay's 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. After Roy was replaced midway through the second period, he went over to Canadiens president Ronald Coreyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BJOK7zKmo https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/P-BJOK7zKmo 2021-12-12 live Dernier match de Roy avec Montréal YouTube 2007-02-26 2016-11-19 and stated that he had played his final game with the Canadiens. He later elaborated by saying that he would not play for Montreal as long as Tremblay was coach. Le Trade On December 6, four days after the incident, Roy was traded to Colorado (along with team captain Mike Keane) in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko, a deal known in Montreal as "Le Trade".http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiensstory.html?id%3D21e7b9f5-b334-46ac-9f76-4a6b78ab809b 'I've never been back there' 2008-04-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080530224507/http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiensstory.html?id=21e7b9f5-b334-46ac-9f76-4a6b78ab809b 2008-05-30 Roy's relationship with the Canadiens remained strained until 2008, when it was announced that his #33 jersey would be retired. The trade benefited Colorado, as Roy helped the Avalanche win the 1996 Stanley Cup. Final game at the Forum On March 11, 1996, the Canadiens played their last game at the Montreal Forum, defeating 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. Season standings MON MON Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1995–96 regular season1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1996_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 8, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October: 6–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 7, 1995||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers||0–1–0 || 1995020006 L |- |2||October 11, 1995||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers||0–2–0 || 1995020026 L |- |3||October 12, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||0–3–0 || 1995020029 L |- |4||October 14, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils||0–4–0 || 1995020040 L |- |5||October 20, 1995||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders||0–5–0 || 1995020074 L |- |6||October 21, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs||1–5–0 || 1995020079 W |- |7||October 23, 1995||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings||2–5–0 || 1995020091 W |- |8||October 25, 1995||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers||3–5–0 || 1995020098 W |- |9||October 27, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||4–5–0 || 1995020109 W |- |10||October 28, 1995||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks||5–5–0 || 1995020116 W |- |11||October 31, 1995||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||6–5–0 || 1995020131 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November: 6–5–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |12||November 1, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals||6–6–0 || 1995020139 L |- |13||November 4, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||7–6–0 || 1995020158 W |- |14||November 8, 1995||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||7–7–0 || 1995020180 L |- |15||November 11, 1995||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames||8–7–0 || 1995020201 W |- |16||November 12, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks||9–7–0 || 1995020208 W |- |17||November 15, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers||10–7–0 || 1995020222 W |- |18||November 18, 1995||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators||11–7–0 || 1995020240 W |- |19||November 20, 1995||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||12–7–0 || 1995020250 W |- |20||November 22, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||12–8–0 || 1995020259 L |- |21||November 25, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche||12–8–1 || 1995020279 T |- |22||November 28, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings||12–9–1 || 1995020293 L |- |23||November 29, 1995||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues||12–10–1 || 1995020300 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December: 7–6–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |24||December 2, 1995||1–11 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings||12–11–1 || 1995020319 L |- |25||December 6, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils||13–11–1 || 1995020340 W |- |26||December 7, 1995||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||13–12–1 || 1995020344 L |- |27||December 9, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers||13–12–2 || 1995020358 T |- |28||December 12, 1995||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets||14–12–2 || 1995020376 W |- |29||December 15, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||15–12–2 || 1995020394 W |- |30||December 16, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers||15–13–2 || 1995020399 L |- |31||December 18, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||16–13–2 || 1995020411 W |- |32||December 20, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||16–14–2 || 1995020421 L |- |33||December 22, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||17–14–2 || 1995020431 W |- |34||December 23, 1995||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins||18–14–2 || 1995020442 W |- |35||December 26, 1995||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals||18–15–2 || 1995020453 L |- |36||December 28, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||18–16–2 || 1995020464 L |- |37||December 30, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators||19–16–2 || 1995020477 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January: 6–3–4 (home: 3–2–3; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |38||January 3, 1996||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers||19–17–2 || 1995020496 L |- |39||January 4, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders||19–17–3 || 1995020504 T |- |40||January 6, 1996||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||19–18–3 || 1995020516 L |- |41||January 8, 1996||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning||19–18–4 || 1995020529 T |- |42||January 10, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks||19–18–5 || 1995020538 T |- |43||January 12, 1996||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||20–18–5 || 1995020550 W |- |44||January 13, 1996||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues||20–18–6 || 1995020558 T |- |45||January 17, 1996||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators||21–18–6 || 1995020579 W |- |46||January 22, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning||21–19–6 || 1995020590 L |- |47||January 25, 1996||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers||22–19–6 || 1995020610 W |- |48||January 27, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets||23–19–6 || 1995020620 W |- |49||January 28, 1996||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||24–19–6 || 1995020627 W |- |50||January 31, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals||25–19–6 || 1995020639 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February: 5–7–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–6–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |51||February 1, 1996||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||25–20–6 || 1995020648 L |- |52||February 3, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||26–20–6 || 1995020659 W |- |53||February 5, 1996||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche||26–21–6 || 1995020669 L |- |54||February 7, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars||27–21–6 || 1995020679 W |- |55||February 10, 1996||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators||27–22–6 || 1995020695 L |- |56||February 12, 1996||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks||28–22–6 || 1995020710 W |- |57||February 15, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers||28–22–7 || 1995020724 T |- |58||February 17, 1996||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames||29–22–7 || 1995020737 W |- |59||February 21, 1996||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||29–23–7 || 1995020755 L |- |60||February 23, 1996||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils||29–24–7 || 1995020770 L |- |61||February 24, 1996||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins||30–24–7 || 1995020776 W |- |62||February 26, 1996||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks||30–25–7 || 1995020791 L |- |63||February 28, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||30–26–7 || 1995020801 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March: 9–3–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |64||March 2, 1996||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings||30–27–7 || 1995020819 L |- |65||March 9, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators||31–27–7 || 1995020852 W |- |66||March 11, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars||32–27–7 || 1995020864 W |- |67||March 13, 1996||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils||32–27–8 || 1995020872 T |- |68||March 16, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers||33–27–8 || 1995020888 W |- |69||March 18, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||34–27–8 || 1995020902 W |- |70||March 20, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||35–27–8 || 1995020910 W |- |71||March 22, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||36–27–8 || 1995020920 W |- |72||March 23, 1996||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers||36–28–8 || 1995020930 L |- |73||March 25, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders||37–28–8 || 1995020942 W |- |74||March 27, 1996||0–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals||37–29–8 || 1995020953 L |- |75||March 28, 1996||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||38–29–8 || 1995020960 W |- |76||March 30, 1996||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators||39–29–8 || 1995020972 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April: 1–3–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |77||April 1, 1996||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||39–30–8 || 1995020984 L |- |78||April 3, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||39–31–8 || 1995020992 L |- |79||April 4, 1996||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||39–31–9 || 1995021000 T |- |80||April 6, 1996||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers||40–31–9 || 1995021014 W |- |81||April 11, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||40–32–9 || 1995021043 L |- |82||April 13, 1996||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders||40–32–10 || 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 Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- |1|| April 16, 1996 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Canadiens lead 1–0 || 1995030131 W |- |2|| April 18, 1996 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Canadiens lead 2–0 || 1995030132 W |- |3|| April 21, 1996 || 1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Canadiens lead 2–1 || 1995030133 L |- |4|| April 23, 1996 || 3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Series tied 2–2 || 1995030134 L |- |5|| April 26, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Rangers lead 3–2 || 1995030135 L |- |6|| April 28, 1996 || 3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Rangers win 4–2 || 1995030136 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 77 Pierre Turgeon C 80 38 58 96 19 44 6 2 4 6 1 2 25 Vincent Damphousse C 80 38 56 94 5 158 6 4 4 8 2 0 8 Mark Recchi RW 82 28 50 78 20 69 6 3 3 6 1 0 26 Martin Rucinsky Martin Ručinský LW 56 25 35 60 8 54 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 11 Saku Koivu C 82 20 25 45 −7 40 6 3 1 4 2 8 18 Valeri Bure RW 77 22 20 42 10 28 6 0 1 1 −1 6 43 Patrice Brisebois D 69 9 27 36 10 65 6 1 2 3 2 6 51 Andrei Kovalenko RW 51 17 17 34 9 33 6 0 0 0 −2 6 49 Brian Savage LW 75 25 8 33 −8 28 6 0 2 2 2 2 38 Vladimir Malakhov ice hockey D 61 5 23 28 7 79 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 30 Turner Stevenson RW 80 9 16 25 −2 167 6 0 1 1 −1 2 24 Lyle Odelein D 79 3 14 17 8 230 6 1 1 2 1 6 5 Stephane Quintal Stéphane Quintal D 68 2 14 16 −4 117 6 0 1 1 1 6 22 Benoit Brunet Benoît Brunet LW 26 7 8 15 −4 17 3 0 2 2 1 0 34 Peter Popovic D 76 2 12 14 21 69 6 0 2 2 3 4 6 Oleg Petrov RW 36 4 7 11 −9 23 5 0 1 1 −1 0 28 Marc Bureau ice hockey C 65 3 7 10 −3 46 6 1 1 2 2 4 57 Chris Murray ice hockey, born 1974 RW 48 3 4 7 5 163 4 0 0 0 0 4 12 Mike Keane RW 18 0 7 7 −6 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 27 David Wilkie ice hockey D 24 1 5 6 −10 10 6 1 2 3 1 12 52 Craig Rivet D 19 1 4 5 4 54 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 35 Donald Brashear LW 67 0 4 4 −10 223 6 0 0 0 −1 2 23 Marko Kiprusoff D 24 0 4 4 −3 8 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 29 Yves Racine D 25 0 3 3 −7 26 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 56 Scott Fraser ice hockey C 15 2 0 2 −1 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 53 Rory Fitzpatrick D 42 0 2 2 −7 18 6 1 1 2 −1 0 46 Craig Ferguson ice hockey C 10 1 0 1 −5 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 48 J. J. Daigneault D 7 0 1 1 0 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 48 Francois Groleau François Groleau D 2 0 1 1 2 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 39 Pat Jablonski G 23 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -98 0 71 Sebastien Bordeleau Sébastien Bordeleau C 4 0 0 0 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 20 Craig Conroy C 7 0 0 0 −4 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 3 Robert Dirk D 3 0 0 0 0 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 31 Patrick Labrecque G 2 0 0 0 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 17 Mark Lamb C 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 33 Patrick Roy G 22 0 0 0 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 26 Yves Sarault LW 14 0 0 0 −7 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 37 Jose Theodore José Théodore G 1 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 41 Jocelyn Thibault G 40 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 -98 0 42 Darcy Tucker RW 3 0 0 0 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs 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 GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 41 Jocelyn Thibault 40 23 13 3 1258 110 2.83 .913 3 2334 6 2 4 188 18 3.47 .904 0 311 33 Patrick Roy 22 12 9 1 667 62 2.95 .907 1 1260 — — — — — — — — — 39 Pat Jablonski 23 5 9 6 676 62 2.94 .908 0 1264 1 0 0 17 1 1.24 .941 0 49 31 Patrick Labrecque 2 0 1 0 47 7 4.29 .851 0 98 — — — — — — — — — 37 Jose Theodore 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.69 .500 0 9 — — — — — — — — — Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honourRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Pierre Turgeon1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1996_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Peter PopovicMontreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553 Molson Cup Pierre TurgeonMontreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Marko Kiprusoff October 7, 19951995-96 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 6, 2024 Saku Koivu Patrick Labrecque Scott Fraser November 28, 1995 Rory Fitzpatrick December 15, 1995 Darcy Tucker January 13, 1996 Sebastien Bordeleau February 5, 1996 Jose Theodore February 21, 1996 Francois Groleau April 3, 1996 Draft picks Montreal'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 Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team 1 8 Terry Ryan Left wing Tri-City Americans (WHL) 3 60 Miloslav Guren Defence HC Zlín (Czech) 3 74 Martin Hohenberger Left wing Prince George Cougars (WHL) 4 86 Jonathan Delisle Right wing Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 5 112 Niklas Anger Right wing Djurgårdens IF (Sweden) 6 138 Boyd Olson Centre Tri-City Americans (WHL) 7 164 Stephane Robidas Defence Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 8 190 Greg Hart Right wing Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 9 216 Eric Houde Centre Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) See also 1995–96 NHL season References Montreal Canadiens 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451996.html www.hockeydb.com August 8, 2023 1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 8, 2023 Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens season, 1995-96 Montreal Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Category:1996 in sports in Quebec Category:1996 in Montreal