1996–97 San Jose Sharks season

none March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1996–97 1996 San Jose Sharks 27–47–8 14–23–4 13–24–4 Western 13th Pacific 7th 211 278 Dean Lombardi Al Sims Todd Gill Tony GranatoOwen Nolan San Jose Arena 17,420 Kentucky ThoroughbladesLouisville RiverFrogs Owen Nolan (31) Jeff Friesen (34) Owen Nolan (63) Andrei Nazarov (222) Tim Hunter (0)Michal Sykora (0) Kelly Hrudey (16) Chris Terreri (2.75) The 1996–97 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' sixth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks again failed to make the playoffs, finishing 13th in the Western Conference. Offseason Defenseman Todd Gill was named team captain, following the departure of Jeff Odgers. Regular season On October 18, the Sharks scored three short-handed goals in a 4–1 win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199610180MDA.html San Jose Sharks at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score — October 18, 1996 The Sharks finished the regular season last in scoring (211 goals for) and had the most power-play opportunities against (409).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1997.html 1996-97 NHL Summary Final standings SJS SAN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 5px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 5px solid; 1996–97 regular season1996-97 San Jose Sharks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1997_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 26, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; October: 5–5–3 (home: 1–1–2; road: 4–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 5, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1996–97) ||0–0–1 || 1996020014 T |- |2||October 6, 1996||7–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||1–0–1 || 1996020019 W |- |3||October 8, 1996||0–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||1–1–1 || 1996020027 L |- |4||October 10, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||1–2–1 || 1996020037 L |- |5||October 12, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||1–3–1 || 1996020053 L |- |6||October 16, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||1–3–2 || 1996020067 T |- |7||October 18, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||2–3–2 || 1996020080 W |- |8||October 20, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||3–3–2 || 1996020089 W |- |9||October 22, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||3–4–2 || 1996020096 L |- |10||October 24, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||3–5–2 || 1996020107 L |- |11||October 26, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||3–5–3 || 1996020117 T |- |12||October 27, 1996||6–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||4–5–3 || 1996020127 W |- |13||October 30, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||5–5–3 || 1996020144 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; November: 3–8–1 (home: 3–5–0; road: 0–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |14||November 1, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||5–6–3 || 1996020155 L |- |15||November 2, 1996||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||6–6–3 || 1996020165 W |- |16||November 6, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||6–7–3 || 1996020181 L |- |17||November 8, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||7–7–3 || 1996020193 W |- |18||November 12, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1996–97) ||7–8–3 || 1996020214 L |- |19||November 15, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||7–9–3 || 1996020233 L |- |20||November 16, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||7–9–4 || 1996020240 T |- |21||November 18, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||7–10–4 || 1996020247 L |- |22||November 21, 1996||1–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||7–11–4 || 1996020269 L |- |23||November 23, 1996||0–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||7–12–4 || 1996020284 L |- |24||November 27, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||8–12–4 || 1996020302 W |- |25||November 29, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||8–13–4 || 1996020311 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; December: 6–6–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 4–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |26||December 1, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||9–13–4 || 1996020325 W |- |27||December 4, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||10–13–4 || 1996020338 W |- |28||December 7, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||10–14–4 || 1996020361 L |- |29||December 11, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||11–14–4 || 1996020379 W |- |30||December 13, 1996||0–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||11–15–4 || 1996020390 L |- |31||December 17, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||11–16–4 || 1996020413 L |- |32||December 20, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||11–17–4 || 1996020426 L |- |33||December 21, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||11–18–4 || 1996020434 L |- |34||December 23, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||12–18–4 || 1996020451 W |- |35||December 26, 1996||6–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||13–18–4 || 1996020462 W |- |36||December 28, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||13–19–4 || 1996020476 L |- |37||December 31, 1996||5–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||14–19–4 || 1996020493 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; January: 4–7–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |38||January 2, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||14–20–4 || 1996020506 L |- |39||January 4, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||14–21–4 || 1996020520 L |- |40||January 7, 1997||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||14–21–5 || 1996020533 T |- |41||January 9, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||14–22–5 || 1996020546 L |- |42||January 11, 1997||2–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||15–22–5 || 1996020560 W |- |43||January 13, 1997||5–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||16–22–5 || 1996020571 W |- |44||January 20, 1997||1–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||16–23–5 || 1996020483 L |- |45||January 22, 1997||7–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||17–23–5 || 1996020604 W |- |46||January 24, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||17–24–5 || 1996020615 L |- |47||January 27, 1997||2–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||17–25–5 || 1996020633 L |- |48||January 29, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||17–26–5 || 1996020644 L |- |49||January 30, 1997||6–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||18–26–5 || 1996020648 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; February: 4–7–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |50||February 1, 1997||2–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||19–26–5 || 1996020663 W |- |51||February 3, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||19–27–5 || 1996020672 L |- |52||February 5, 1997||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||20–27–5 || 1996020685 W |- |53||February 8, 1997||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||20–27–6 || 1996020696 T |- |54||February 10, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||20–28–6 || 1996020710 L |- |55||February 12, 1997||1–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||20–29–6 || 1996020720 L |- |56||February 13, 1997||3–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||20–30–6 || 1996020726 L |- |57||February 16, 1997||2–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||20–31–6 || 1996020745 L |- |58||February 18, 1997||3–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||21–31–6 || 1996020760 W |- |59||February 20, 1997||1–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||21–32–6 || 1996020769 L |- |60||February 23, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||21–33–6 || 1996020786 L |- |61||February 25, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||21–33–7 || 1996020794 T |- |62||February 28, 1997||3–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) ||22–33–7 || 1996020811 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; March: 3–10–0 (home: 2–6–0; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |63||March 1, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||22–34–7 || 1996020819 L |- |64||March 3, 1997||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||22–35–7 || 1996020829 L |- |65||March 6, 1997||2–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||23–35–7 || 1996020848 W |- |66||March 9, 1997||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||23–36–7 || 1996020868 L |- |67||March 11, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||23–37–7 || 1996020877 L |- |68||March 14, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||23–38–7 || 1996020893 L |- |69||March 15, 1997||4–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||23–39–7 || 1996020902 L |- |70||March 19, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||23–40–7 || 1996020922 L |- |71||March 20, 1997||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||24–40–7 || 1996020929 W |- |72||March 22, 1997||1–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||24–41–7 || 1996020942 L |- |73||March 24, 1997||1–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||24–42–7 || 1996020950 L |- |74||March 26, 1997||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||24–43–7 || 1996020961 L |- |75||March 28, 1997||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||25–43–7 || 1996020970 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; April: 2–4–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |76||April 1, 1997||1–7 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||25–44–7 || 1996020991 L |- |77||April 2, 1997||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||25–44–8 || 1996020998 T |- |78||April 4, 1997||7–6 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||26–44–8 || 1996021009 W |- |79||April 7, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||26–45–8 || 1996021027 L |- |80||April 9, 1997||4–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||27–45–8 || 1996021036 W |- |81||April 11, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||27–46–8 || 1996021053 L |- |82||April 12, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||27–47–8 || 1996021059 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 Sharks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 11 Owen Nolan RW 72 31 32 63 −19 155 39 Jeff Friesen LW 82 28 34 62 −8 75 9 Bernie Nicholls C 65 12 33 45 −21 63 25 Viktor Kozlov C 78 16 25 41 −16 40 21 Tony Granato RW 76 25 15 40 −7 159 8 Darren Turcotte C 65 16 21 37 −8 16 62 Andrei Nazarov LW 60 12 15 27 −4 222 17 Steve Guolla C 43 13 8 21 −10 14 23 Todd Gill D 79 0 21 21 −20 101 22 Ulf Dahlen LW 43 8 11 19 −11 8 4 Greg Hawgood D 63 6 12 18 −22 69 10 Marcus Ragnarsson D 69 3 14 17 −18 63 33 Marty McSorley D 57 4 12 16 −6 186 3 Doug Bodger D 81 1 15 16 −14 64 42 Shean Donovan RW 73 9 6 15 −18 42 43 Al Iafrate D 38 6 9 15 −10 91 12 Ron Sutter C 78 5 7 12 −8 65 22Errey wore number 14 in his first two games. Bob Errey LW 30 3 6 9 −2 20 44 Vlastimil Kroupa D 35 2 6 8 −17 12 40 Mike Rathje D 31 0 8 8 −1 21 38 Michal Sykora D 35 2 5 7 0 59 16 Dody Wood C 44 3 2 5 −3 193 7 Ville Peltonen LW 28 2 3 5 −8 0 18 Chris Tancill C 25 4 0 4 −5 8 19 Tim Hunter ice hockey RW 46 0 4 4 0 135 36 Todd Ewen RW 51 0 2 2 −5 162 14 Ray Whitney ice hockey LW 12 0 2 2 −6 4 5 Jason Widmer D 2 0 1 1 1 0 15 Alexei Yegorov ice hockey, born 1975 RW 2 0 1 1 1 0 20fn1 Belfour wore number 30 in his first game. Ed Belfour G 13 0 0 0 8 91 Jan Caloun Jan Čaloun RW 2 0 0 0 −2 0 31 Wade Flaherty G 7 0 0 0 0 28 Iain Fraser ice hockey C 2 0 0 0 −1 2 32 Kelly Hrudey G 48 0 0 0 0 26 Chris Lipuma D 8 0 0 0 −2 22 30 Chris Terreri G 22 0 0 0 0 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 32 Kelly Hrudey 48 16 24 5 1263 140 3.19 .889 0 2631 30 Chris Terreri 22 6 10 3 553 55 2.75 .901 0 1200 20fn1 Ed Belfour 13 3 9 0 371 43 3.41 .884 1 757 31 Wade Flaherty 7 2 4 0 202 31 5.18 .847 0 359 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Tony GranatoBill Masterton Memorial Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/bill-masterton-memorial-trophy records.nhl.com July 27, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Tony GranatoGranato was selected by the commissioner.All-Star Game Rosters The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jan/18/all-star-game-rosters/ www.spokesman.com July 27, 2023 January 18, 19971997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1997_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Owen Nolan Team Sharks Player of the Year Jeff Friesen2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58 Sharks Rookie of the Year Steve Guolla Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef 1,000th game played Bernie Nicholls October 20, 1996Players who reached the 1,000th-game mark as San Jose Sharks https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/10/20/players-who-reached-the-1000th-game-mark-as-san-jose-sharks/ East Bay Times July 27, 2023 October 20, 2011 First game Steve Guolla January 7, 19971996-97 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1997_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 7, 2024 Draft picks San Jose's picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1996e.html www.hockeydb.com July 27, 2023 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team 1 2 Andrei Zyuzin Defense Salavat Yulajev 1 21 Marco Sturm Right wing Landshut EV 3 55 Terry Friesen Goalie Swift Current Broncos 4 102 Matt Bradley Right wing Kingston Frontenacs 6 137 Michel Larocque Goalie Boston University 7 164 Jake Deadmarsh Defense Kamloops Blazers 8 191 Cory Cyrenne Center Brandon Wheat Kings 9 217 David Thibeault Left wing Drummondville Voltigeurs See also 1996–97 NHL season Notes References San Jose Sharks 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000441997.html www.hockeydb.com July 26, 2023 1996-97 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1997.html Hockey-Reference.com July 26, 2023 S Category:San Jose Sharks seasons Category:1990s in San Jose, California San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks