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The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993, finishing with the worst record in the NHL that season.

Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1995–96 record20–55–7
Home record12–26–3
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1995–96 San Jose Sharks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1995–96 record20–55–7
Home record12–26–3
Road record8–29–4
Goals for252
Goals against357
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo (Oct.–Mar.)
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine (Oct.–Dec.)
Jim Wiley (Dec.–Apr.)
CaptainJeff Odgers
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance17,190
Minor league affiliatesKansas City Blades
Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
GoalsOwen Nolan (29)
AssistsCraig Janney (49)
PointsCraig Janney (62)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (192)
Plus/minusDarren Turcotte (+8)
WinsChris Terreri (13)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (3.70)
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Regular season

On December 2, head coach Kevin Constantine was fired after a 3–18–4 start and replaced by assistant coach Jim Wiley.[1]

On March 6, director of player personnel and effectively co-general manager Chuck Grillo was fired, leaving Dean Lombardi as the sole general manager of the team.[2]

The Sharks allowed the most goals (357), the most even-strength goals (244), the most power-play goals (93), had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (76.57%), the fewest shutouts for (0) and the fewest shots on goal (2,143).[3] On January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10–8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.[4]

Final standings

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Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747
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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Western Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

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1995–96 regular season[6]
October: 0–7–3 (home: 0–5–1; road: 0–2–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 7, 19953–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)0–1–0L
2October 12, 19956–6 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)0–1–1T
3October 14, 19956–7Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–2–1L
4October 17, 19952–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)0–3–1L
5October 19, 19953–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–3–2T
6October 22, 19951–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)0–3–3T
7October 25, 19951–6Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–4–3L
8October 28, 19953–4Dallas Stars (1995–96)0–5–3L
9October 30, 19953–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–6–3L
10October 31, 19953–5New York Rangers (1995–96)0–7–3L
November: 3–10–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–6–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11November 2, 19953–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)0–7–4T
12November 4, 19957–3St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–7–4W
13November 7, 19953–7@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)1–8–4L
14November 8, 19952–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)1–9–4L
15November 10, 19951–9Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)1–10–4L
16November 11, 19952–5Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)1–11–4L
17November 14, 19953–5New York Islanders (1995–96)1–12–4L
18November 16, 19951–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–13–4L
19November 17, 19951–2@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)1–14–4L
20November 19, 19953–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)2–14–4W
21November 21, 19952–3@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)2–15–4L
22November 22, 19952–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)2–16–4L
23November 25, 19957–2Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–16–4W
24November 29, 19953–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)3–17–4L
December: 5–8–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 1, 19952–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–18–4L
26December 2, 19955–3Washington Capitals (1995–96)4–18–4W
27December 5, 19952–12@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–19–4L
28December 7, 19955–3Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)5–19–4W
29December 9, 19952–4Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)5–20–4L
30December 12, 19952–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)6–20–4W
31December 14, 19951–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)6–21–4L
32December 16, 19952–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–22–4L
33December 17, 19952–4@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)6–23–4L
34December 19, 19957–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)7–23–4W
35December 22, 19954–3Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–23–4W
36December 26, 19951–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)8–24–4L
37December 29, 19952–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)8–25–4L
January: 3–10–0 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–6–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38January 3, 19961–3Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)8–26–4L
39January 5, 19962–5Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–27–4L
40January 6, 19965–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–28–4L
41January 8, 19962–5Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–29–4L
42January 10, 19964–7@ New York Rangers (1995–96)8–30–4L
43January 11, 19962–1@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)9–30–4W
44January 13, 199610–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)10–30–4W
45January 16, 19961–4@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–31–4L
46January 17, 19964–6@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–32–4L
47January 24, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)10–33–4L
48January 25, 19961–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)10–34–4L
49January 27, 19963–4 OTColorado Avalanche (1995–96)10–35–4L
50January 30, 19968–2Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–35–4W
February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–6–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51February 1, 19966–6 OTLos Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–35–5T
52February 3, 19961–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)11–36–5L
53February 5, 19966–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)12–36–5W
54February 10, 19966–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)13–36–5W
55February 12, 19960–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)13–37–5L
56February 14, 19963–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)13–38–5L
57February 15, 19962–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)13–38–6T
58February 17, 19962–4@ New York Islanders (1995–96)13–39–6L
59February 20, 19963–5@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)13–40–6L
60February 23, 19961–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)13–41–6L
61February 25, 19963–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)13–42–6L
62February 26, 19967–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)14–42–6W
March: 4–9–1 (home: 1–7–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63March 1, 19963–7Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)14–43–6L
64March 3, 19961–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)14–44–6L
65March 5, 19965–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)15–44–6W
66March 6, 19961–2Dallas Stars (1995–96)15–45–6L
67March 8, 19962–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)15–46–6L
68March 10, 19966–4Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)16–46–6W
69March 13, 19963–8Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)16–47–6L
70March 15, 19962–4St. Louis Blues (1995–96)16–48–6L
71March 17, 19962–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)16–49–6L
72March 18, 19963–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)16–49–7T
73March 20, 19967–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)17–49–7W
74March 22, 19962–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)18–49–7W
75March 28, 19963–8Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–50–7L
76March 31, 19962–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)18–51–7L
April: 2–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
77April 2, 19966–3Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)19–51–7W
78April 4, 19965–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–51–7W
79April 6, 19961–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)20–52–7L
80April 7, 19963–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)20–53–7L
81April 10, 19962–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)20–54–7L
82April 12, 19960–6Calgary Flames (1995–96)20–55–7L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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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.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15Craig Janney‡C71134962−3526
11Owen Nolan†RW72293261−30137
26Ray Sheppard†‡RW51271946−1910
19Jeff FriesenLW79153146−1942
8Kevin Miller‡C68222042−841
14Ray WhitneyLW60172441−2316
33Marcus RagnarssonD7183139−2442
13Jamie BakerC77161733−1979
22Ulf DahlenLW59161228−2127
18Chris TancillC4571623−1220
3[a]Doug Bodger†D5741923−1850
42Shean DonovanRW7413821−1739
38Michal SykoraD7941620−1454
25Viktor KozlovC6261319−156
34[b]Yves Racine†D3211617−328
36Jeff OdgersRW7812416−4192
23Andrei NazarovLW427714−1562
37Ville PeltonenLW3121113−714
43Jan CalounRW11831140
9[c]Darren Turcotte†C9651184
16Dody WoodC323690138
4Jay MoreD74279−32147
44Vlastimil KroupaD27178−1718
2Jim KyteD57178−12146
40Mike RathjeD27077−1614
48Alexei YegorovRW9325−52
41Tom PedersonD60145−940
30Chris Terreri†G460554
21Dave BrownRW37314446
6Sandis Ozolinsh‡D713424
17Pat Falloon‡RW9303−14
7Igor Larionov‡C4112−60
28Sergei Bautin†D1000−12
31Wade FlahertyG240000
32Arturs IrbeG220004
29Geoff SarjeantG40002
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Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Chris Terreri†461329113221553.70.88302516
32Arturs Irbe224124607854.59.86001112
31Wade Flaherty243121689924.85.86601137
29Geoff Sarjeant402187144.92.8390171
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy George Gund III [7]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Owen Nolan [8]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Jamie Baker [9]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Marcus Ragnarsson [9]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Marcus Ragnarsson October 7, 1995 [10]
Ville Peltonen October 12, 1995
Alexei Yegorov February 10, 1996
Jan Caloun March 18, 1996
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Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[11]

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 12 Teemu Riihijarvi Left wing  Finland K-Espoo Jrs
2 38 Peter Roed Center  United States White Bear Lake H.S
3 64 Marko Makinen Right wing  Finland TPS Jrs
4 90 Vesa Toskala Goalie  Finland Ilves Jr
5 116 Miikka Kiprusoff Goalie  Finland TPS Jr
5 130 Michal Bros Center  Czech Republic HC Olomouc
6 140 Timo Hakanen Center  Finland Assat Jrs
6 142 Jaroslav Kudrna Left wing  Czech Republic Penticton Panthers
7 167 Brad Mehalko Right wing  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
7 168 Robert Jindrich Defense  Czech Republic Plzen HC
8 194 Ryan Kraft Center  United States U. of Minnesota
9 220 Mikko Markkanen Right wing  Finland TPS Jrs
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Bodger wore number 5 in his first two games.
  2. [b]
    Racine wore number 47 in his first two games.
  3. [c]
    Turcotte wore number 47 in his first game.

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