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The Canadian National Hockey League
1996-97 Synopsis |
| '96-'97 Canada Cup Champion: | MIKE MARTIN and the BLUES |
| '96-'97 East Conference Champion: | MIKE COOLIGAN and the SENATORS |
| '96-'97 West Conference Champion: | MIKE MARTIN and the BLUES |
| '96-'97 Division Winners: | BRUINS, LIGHTNING, BLUES, CANUCKS |
| The '96-'97 Season: |
Standings Team Rosters Player Statistics Trades/Waivers '97 Equalization Draft |
Playoffs/Awards/ Tournaments: |
'97 Playoffs '96-'97 Awards '96-'97 Player Awards '97 All Star Game '96 World Cup |
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The CanadianNHL Playoffs '97
Final Playoff Standings and Stats Champion: BLUES Playoff MVP: Mario Lemiuex (Blues) (20-22-15-37, +22, 9ppg, 1shg, 2gw) |
| CANADA CUP SERIES: |
MIKE MARTIN and the BLUES win the CANADA CUP Canada Cup Series: BLUES win series 4-1 vs Senators Game Summaries: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| East Div Semi-Finals | East Div Finals | East Conference Finals | East Conference Champion | Canada Cup Champion | West Conference Finals | West Div Finals | West Div Semi-Finals |
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4 BRUINS 1 Canadiens ------------- 4 SENATORS 0 Whalers ------------- 4 LIGHTNING 3 Devils ------------- 3 Capitals 4 RANGERS |
3 Bruins 4 SENATORS ------------- 2 Lightning 4 RANGERS |
4 SENATORS 1 Rangers |
1 Senators | 4 BLUES |
4 BLUES 0 Canucks |
4 BLUES 3 Leafs ------------- 4 CANUCKS 1 Oilers |
4 BLUES 0 Wings ------------- 4 LEAFS 2 Hawks ------------- 4 CANUCKS 1 Avalanche ------------- 2 Ducks 4 OILERS |
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The CanadianNHL Awards '97 |
CNHL GM of the Year '97:
MIKE MARTIN
of the BLUES
PRIZE: An additional player may be protected in the Equalization Draft and an additional
first round entry draft pick determined by draw (5th pick overall).
Coach of the year:
MIKE MARTIN
of the BLUES
PRIZE: An additional slump adjustment for CNHL Year II which can be exercised at
anytime during the season or playoffs.
Home Page of the year:
MIKE COOLIGAN
of the SENATORS
PRIZE: An additional second round draft pick determined by draw (25th overall).
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The CanadianNHL Player Awards '96-'97 |
PLAYER GM AWARDS
| Season MVP | Wayne Gretzky [Wings] - 83 - 34 - 82 - 116, 313 shots |
| Best Defensmen | Gary Suter [Blues] - 83 - 31 - 52 - 83, +64. |
| Best Goalie | Darren Puppa [Bruins] - 62-41-17-4, 2.76 GAA, .906 Save%, 4 Shutouts |
| Rookie of the Year | Eric Daze [Maple Leafs] - 83 - 48 - 49 - 97, +38 |
| Playoff MVP | Mario Lemiuex [Blues] - 19 - 22 - 15 - 37 |
'96-'97 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
| MARCH | Pierre Turgeon of the SENATORS (17-14-13-27) |
| FEBRUARY | Mario Lemieux of the BLUES (19-19-26-45) |
| JANUARY | Ray Ferraro of the BLUES (14-21-8-29) |
| DECEMBER | Kevin Miller of the BRUINS (9-8-4-12) |
| NOVEMBER | Joe Juneau of the CAPITALS (13-12-14-26) |
| OCTOBER | John Vanbeisbrouck of the SENATORS (1.98 gaa,7-0-1,2 so,.932 s%) |
| SEPTEMBER | Ed Belfour of the BLUES (1.82 gaa,9 wins,3 so,.933 s%) |
'96-'97 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 25 - None Week 24 - SENATORS: Gary Roberts 5-4-5- 9,+2 Week 23 - PENGUINS: Mark Messier 4-9-1-10 Week 22 - None Week 21 - BRUINS: Darren Puppa 3-0-0, .968 save%, 1.00 GAA, & 1 shutout Week 20 - BLUES: Robert Kron 4-9-2-11,+9 Week 19 - BLUES: Cam Neely 3-7-1- 8,+7 Week 18 - BLUES: Mario Lemieux 4-8-7-15 WEEK 17 - AVALANCHE: Rod Brind'Amour 4-5-3- 8 WEEK 16 - CANUCKS: Mike Modano 4-3-6- 9,+7 WEEK 15 - LEAFS: Eric Daze 4-8-2-10,+10 Week 14 - RANGERS: Peter Nedved 4-2-7- 9,+9 Week 13 - BRUINS: Darren Puppa 1.95 gaa, .938 Save% in 3 games Week 12 - BLUES: Patrick Roy 1.67 gaa, .943 Save% in 3 games Week 11 - BRUINS: Kevin Miller 3-4-2- 6 Week 10 - CAPITALS: Joé Juneau 3-4-6-10 Week 9 - HAWKS: Keith Tkuchuk Week 8 - BRUINS: Esa Tikkanen 3-3-4- 7 Week 7 - OILERS: German Titov 2-1-4- 5 Week 6 - BLUES: Patrick Roy 2-0-0 1 shutout and 0.50 gaa Week 5 - SENATORS: Vanbeisbrouck 4-0-0 1.75 1so .944 Week 4 - SENATORS: Sandis Ozolinsh 3-3-3- 6 Week 3 - BRUINS: Adam Oates Week 2 - BRUINS: Adam Oates Week 1 - AVALANCHE: Eric Lindros 5-6-1- 7
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The CNHL Allstar Game '97
East Roster >>> East 5 West 2 <<< West Roster All Star Game MVP: Brian Leetch (WHALERS) (1g 1a) |
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The CNHL World Cup '96
Final Standings and Stats |
| '96 World Cup Champion: | BRIAN NEWMAN (CNHL Leafs) and TEAM EUROPE |
| '96 World Cup MVP: | Dominik Hasek (CNHL Penguins) (.897 save%, 3-1 record) |