1996–97 Montreal Canadiens season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1996–97
Team=Montreal Canadiens
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=8th
Division=Northeast
DivisionRank=4th
Record=31–36–15
HomeRecord=17–17–7
RoadRecord=14–19–8
GoalsFor=249
GoalsAgainst=276
GeneralManager=Rejean Houle
Coach=Mario Tremblay
Captain=Pierre Turgeon (Oct)
Vincent Damphousse (Oct-Apr)
AltCaptain=
Arena=Bell Centre
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Mark Recchi (34)
AssistsLeader=Vincent Damphousse (54)
PointsLeader=Vincent Damphousse (81)
PIMLeader=Scott Thornton (128)
WinsLeader=Jocelyn Thibault (22)
GAALeader=Jocelyn Thibault (2.90)

The 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens qualified for the playoffs despite a sub-.500 season. The Canadiens were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals by the New Jersey Devils 4 games to 1.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

eason standings

Defencemen

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451997.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]
* [http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1997&lg= Canadiens on NHL Reference]