1995–96 New York Islanders season
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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
| No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
| 3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
| 4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
| 7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
Template:1995–96 NHL Eastern Conference standings
Schedule and results
Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-tied |1||October 7, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||0–0–1 || T |- Template:Game-lost |2||October 10, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||0–1–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost |3||October 14, 1995||0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||0–2–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost |4||October 15, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||0–3–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost |5||October 17, 1995||1–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||0–4–1 || L |- Template:Game-won |6||October 20, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||1–4–1 || W |- Template:Game-lost |7||October 25, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–5–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost |8||October 26, 1995||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||1–6–1 || L |- Template:Game-tied |9||October 28, 1995||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–6–2 || T |- Template:Game-won |10||October 31, 1995||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||2–6–2 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |11||November 3, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||2–7–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |12||November 4, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||2–8–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |13||November 7, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||2–9–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |14||November 10, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||2–10–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |15||November 11, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||2–11–2 || L |- Template:Game-won |16||November 14, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||3–11–2 || W |- Template:Game-lost |17||November 16, 1995||2–9 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||3–12–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |18||November 17, 1995||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||3–13–2 || L |- Template:Game-won |19||November 22, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||4–13–2 || W |- Template:Game-tied |20||November 24, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||4–13–3 || T |- Template:Game-lost |21||November 25, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||4–14–3 || L |- Template:Game-lost |22||November 28, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||4–15–3 || L |- Template:Game-won |23||November 30, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||5–15–3 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won |24||December 2, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||6–15–3 || W |- Template:Game-lost |25||December 5, 1995||3–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||6–16–3 || L |- Template:Game-lost |26||December 6, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||6–17–3 || L |- Template:Game-lost |27||December 9, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||6–18–3 || L |- Template:Game-won |28||December 10, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||7–18–3 || W |- Template:Game-lost |29||December 12, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||7–19–3 || L |- Template:Game-lost |30||December 14, 1995||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||7–20–3 || L |- Template:Game-tied |31||December 16, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||7–20–4 || T |- Template:Game-lost |32||December 19, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||7–21–4 || L |- Template:Game-tied |33||December 21, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||7–21–5 || T |- Template:Game-won |34||December 23, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||8–21–5 || W |- Template:Game-tied |35||December 26, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||8–21–6 || T |- Template:Game-lost |36||December 27, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||8–22–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |37||December 31, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||9–22–6 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-tied |38||January 4, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||9–22–7 || T |- Template:Game-won |39||January 6, 1996||5–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||10–22–7 || W |- Template:Game-tied |40||January 9, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||10–22–8 || T |- Template:Game-won |41||January 11, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||11–22–8 || W |- Template:Game-won |42||January 15, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||12–22–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |43||January 17, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||12–23–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |44||January 22, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||12–24–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |45||January 24, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||12–25–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |46||January 26, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||12–26–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |47||January 27, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||12–27–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |48||January 30, 1996||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||13–27–8 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |49||February 3, 1996||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||13–28–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |50||February 4, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||14–28–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |51||February 6, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–29–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |52||February 8, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||14–30–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |53||February 10, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||15–30–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |54||February 12, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||15–31–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |55||February 15, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||15–32–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |56||February 17, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||16–32–8 || W |- Template:Game-won |57||February 22, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||17–32–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |58||February 23, 1996||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||17–33–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |59||February 25, 1996||2–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||18–33–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |60||February 27, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||18–34–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |61||February 29, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||18–35–8 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |62||March 1, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||18–36–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |63||March 3, 1996||5–7 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||18–37–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |64||March 5, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||19–37–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |65||March 7, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||19–38–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |66||March 9, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||20–38–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |67||March 16, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||20–39–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |68||March 17, 1996||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||20–40–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |69||March 19, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||20–41–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |70||March 21, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||20–42–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |71||March 23, 1996||2–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||20–43–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |72||March 25, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||20–44–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |73||March 26, 1996||1–7 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||20–45–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |74||March 30, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||20–46–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |75||March 31, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||20–47–8 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |76||April 2, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||20–48–8 || L |- Template:Game-lost |77||April 5, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||20–49–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |78||April 6, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||21–49–8 || W |- Template:Game-lost |79||April 8, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||21–50–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |80||April 10, 1996||6–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||22–50–8 || W |- Template:Game-tied |81||April 12, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||22–50–9 || T |- Template:Game-tied |82||April 13, 1996||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||22–50–10 || T |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- Template:Dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
- Template:Double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 16Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 81 | 43 | 44 | 87 | −17 | 56 |
| 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 69 | 25 | 45 | 70 | −20 | 42 |
| 72 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | D | 65 | 11 | 36 | 47 | −18 | 93 |
| 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 74 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −11 | 39 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | LW | 58 | 24 | 19 | 43 | −12 | 60 |
| 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 76 | 18 | 21 | 39 | −14 | 83 |
| 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 69 | 20 | 14 | 34 | −4 | 68 |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 61 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −10 | 23 |
| 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 47 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −3 | 12 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 82 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −24 | 156 |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 56 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −24 | 21 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −19 | 54 |
| 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | C | 66 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −23 | 59 |
| 82Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:DaggerTemplate:Double-dagger | C | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −6 | 6 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −23 | 55 |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 65 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 180 |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 73 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −22 | 50 |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −12 | 93 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | LW | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −10 | 15 |
| 34Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −13 | 21 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | C | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 33 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 10 |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 14 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −5 | 10 |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 14 |
| 75 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 47 |
| 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −9 | 72 |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | LW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 106 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 14Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 40 |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 11 |
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 27 |
| 36Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 30 |
| 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 51 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1370 | 167 | 3.87 | .878 | 2 | 2590 |
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 659 | 68 | 3.31 | .897 | 1 | 1234 |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 342 | 39 | 3.68 | .886 | 0 | 636 |
| 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 250 | 35 | 4.01 | .860 | 0 | 523 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| League (annual) |
Lester Patrick Trophy | Ken Morrow | [1] |
| League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Mathieu Schneider | [2] |
| Team | Bob Nystrom Award | Dan Plante | [3] |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| First game | Todd Bertuzzi | October 7, 1995 | [4] |
| 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 |
Transactions
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Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[5]
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Wade Redden | Template:Flagu | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 2 | 28 | Jan Hlavac | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 2 | 41 | D. J. Smith | Template:Flagu | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 5 | 106 | Vladimir Orszagh | Script error: No such module "flag". | Iskra Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) |
| 7 | 158 | Andrew Taylor | Template:Flagu | Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) |
| 9 | 210 | David MacDonald | Template:Flagu | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 9 | 211 | Mike Broda | Template:Flagu | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
Notes
References
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