Английская Википедия:1996–97 Hartford Whalers season

The 1996–97 Hartford Whalers season was the 25th season of the franchise and the 18th and final season in Hartford. The Whalers would move to Greensboro, North Carolina, the next season to become the Carolina Hurricanes.

Off-season

On June 22, the Whalers participated in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Hartford did not have a selection in the first round, as the pick was traded to the Boston Bruins as part of the trade that brought Glen Wesley to the Whalers. In the second round, Hartford made their first selection of the draft, as they drafted Trevor Wasyluk from the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League with the 34th overall pick in the draft. Wasyluk scored 25 goals and 46 points in 69 games during the 1995-96 season. Other notable selections by the Whalers included Craig MacDonald in the fourth round, and Craig Adams in the ninth round.

The Whalers acquired Kevin Brown in a trade with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange for Espen Knutsen on October 1. Brown played in seven games with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1995-96 season, scoring one goal. Brown spent the majority of the season with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL, scoring 10 goals and 26 points in 45 games. He also played in eight games with the Prince Edward Island Senators of the AHL, scoring three goals and nine points after he was traded from the Kings to the Ottawa Senators during the season.

On October 2, Hartford claimed Kent Manderville off of waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. In 37 games with the Oilers during the 1995-96 where he scored three goals and eight points.

Regular season

On April 13, 1997, the Whalers played their last game in Hartford, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1. Fittingly, team captain Kevin Dineen scored the final goal in Whaler history.

The final words from SportsChannel New England with Play by play voice John Forslund at the end of the game were as follows:

"It's over folks, it's been a great ride. The Whalers will go out, winners".

Final standings

Шаблон:1996–97 NHL Northeast Division standings Шаблон:1996–97 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |1||W||October 5, 1996||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || 15,635 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |2||W||October 8, 1996||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||2–0–0 || 11,240 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |3||L||October 12, 1996||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||2–1–0 || 14,703 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |4||W||October 17, 1996||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||3–1–0 || 8,019 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |5||W||October 19, 1996||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||4–1–0 || 14,476 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |6||W||October 24, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||5–1–0 || 12,328 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |7||L||October 26, 1996||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||5–2–0 || 16,193 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |8||T||October 30, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1996–97) ||5–2–1 || 11,936 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |9||T||October 31, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||5–2–2 || 13,284 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |10||L||November 2, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||5–3–2 || 13,425 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |11||L||November 4, 1996||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||5–4–2 || 19,983 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |12||W||November 6, 1996||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||6–4–2 || 13,026 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |13||L||November 8, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||6–5–2 || 14,460 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |14||W||November 9, 1996||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||7–5–2 || 13,352 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |15||W||November 12, 1996||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||8–5–2 || 17,742 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |16||W||November 14, 1996||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) ||9–5–2 || 14,968 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |17||T||November 16, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||9–5–3 || 16,061 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |18||W||November 20, 1996||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||10–5–3 || 13,033 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |19||L||November 22, 1996||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||10–6–3 || 14,572 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |20||T||November 23, 1996||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||10–6–4 || 14,648 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |21||L||November 27, 1996||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||10–7–4 || 14,289 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |22||T||November 29, 1996||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||10–7–5 || 14,703 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |23||W||November 30, 1996||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||11–7–5 || 16,375 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center;" |24||T||December 3, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||11–7–6 || 13,816 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |25||W||December 5, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||12–7–6 || 14,955 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |26||W||December 7, 1996||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||13–7–6 || 13,464 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |27||W||December 11, 1996||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||14–7–6 || 11,884 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |28||L||December 12, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||14–8–6 || 19,124 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |29||L||December 14, 1996||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||14–9–6 || 14,590 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |30||L||December 16, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||14–10–6 || 18,200 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |31||W||December 17, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||15–10–6 || 12,922 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |32||L||December 20, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||15–11–6 || 12,945 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |33||W||December 21, 1996||6–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||16–11–6 || 12,082 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |34||L||December 26, 1996||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||16–12–6 || 18,595 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |35||W||December 28, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||17–12–6 || 14,092 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |36||L||December 29, 1996||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||17–13–6 || 20,502 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |37||L||January 1, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||17–14–6 || 12,608 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |38||L||January 2, 1997||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||17–15–6 || 14,403 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |39||T||January 4, 1997||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||17–15–7 || 14,613 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |40||L||January 6, 1997||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||17–16–7 || 20,292 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |41||L||January 9, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||17–17–7 || 17,121 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |42||L||January 10, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||17–18–7 || 17,378 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |43||L||January 12, 1997||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||17–19–7 || 14,301 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |44||L||January 15, 1997||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||17–20–7 || 14,502 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |45||W||January 20, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||18–20–7 || 13,002 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |46||W||January 22, 1997||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||19–20–7 || 12,627 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |47||L||January 24, 1997||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1996–97) ||19–21–7 || 14,619 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |48||W||January 25, 1997||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||20–21–7 || 18,595 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |49||L||January 30, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||20–22–7 || 11,036 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |50||L||January 31, 1997||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||20–23–7 || 17,174 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |51||L||February 5, 1997||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||20–24–7 || 18,200 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |52||W||February 6, 1997||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||21–24–7 || 15,213 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |53||L||February 8, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||21–25–7 || 21,273 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |54||L||February 12, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||21–26–7 || 12,710 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |55||L||February 13, 1997||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||21–27–7 || 14,138 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |56||W||February 15, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||22–27–7 || 13,767 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |57||L||February 16, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||22–28–7 || 18,338 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |58||T||February 19, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||22–28–8 || 19,484 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |59||W||February 21, 1997||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||23–28–8 || 14,660 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |60||W||February 22, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||24–28–8 || 14,311 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |61||T||February 26, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||24–28–9 || 13,121 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |62||L||February 28, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||24–29–9 || 13,547 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |63||L||March 2, 1997||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||24–30–9 || 14,660 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |64||W||March 5, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||25–30–9 || 12,140 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |65||W||March 7, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||26–30–9 || 14,341 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |66||T||March 8, 1997||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||26–30–10 || 15,726 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |67||W||March 12, 1997||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||27–30–10 || 13,155 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |68||L||March 13, 1997||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||27–31–10 || 16,244 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |69||L||March 15, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||27–32–10 || 14,437 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |70||L||March 16, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||27–33–10 || 18,130 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |71||L||March 20, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||27–34–10 || 17,959 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |72||L||March 21, 1997||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||27–35–10 || 16,522 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |73||L||March 25, 1997||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||27–36–10 || 14,191 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |74||W||March 27, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||28–36–10 || 19,984 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |75||W||March 29, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||29–36–10 || 14,660 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |76||L||April 2, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||29–37–10 || 14,177 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center;" |77||T||April 3, 1997||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||29–37–11 || 17,284 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |78||W||April 5, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||30–37–11 || 21,273 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |79||W||April 7, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||31–37–11 || 14,660 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |80||L||April 9, 1997||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||31–38–11 || 18,500 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |81||L||April 11, 1997||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||31–39–11 || 15,382 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |82||W||April 13, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||32–39–11 || 14,660 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end |- | Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Game log end

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
Шаблон:Dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.
Шаблон:Double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Whalers only.

			Regular season
Шаблон:Abbr	Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
8	Шаблон:Sortname	LW	82	36	31	67	−9	29
21	Шаблон:Sortname	C	81	22	44	66	−16	46
55	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	C	75	26	25	51	−3	161
11	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	78	19	29	48	−6	141
16	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	66	9	29	38	−21	34
12	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	78	21	14	35	−11	59
20	Шаблон:Sortname	D	68	6	26	32	0	40
92	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	72	14	16	30	−24	40
24	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	45	13	12	25	6	2
18	Шаблон:Sortname	LW	68	10	12	22	−18	10
28	Шаблон:Sortname	LW	67	10	11	21	−13	18
7	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	D	64	4	13	17	−19	30
3	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	D	18	3	11	14	−10	7
6	Шаблон:Sortname	D	71	2	11	13	−13	79
44	Шаблон:Sortname	C	44	6	5	11	3	18
4	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	D	56	1	10	11	−9	40
77	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger Шаблон:Double-dagger	D	20	3	5	8	0	18
14	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	D	35	2	6	8	−11	48
36	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	D	41	2	5	7	0	87
10	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	C	12	2	5	7	−2	2
5	Шаблон:Sortname	D	55	1	6	7	−10	41
27	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	LW	12	3	3	6	0	2
22	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	C	54	2	4	6	−10	90
23	Шаблон:Sortname	D	47	1	5	6	5	50
32	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	LW	75	2	2	4	−7	218
46	Шаблон:Sortname	RW	11	0	4	4	−6	6
17	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	LW	13	2	1	3	−4	7
39	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	RW	28	1	2	3	2	122
17	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Dagger	RW	8	1	1	2	1	10
1	Шаблон:Sortname	G	51	0	2	2		14
37	Шаблон:Sortname	LW	10	0	2	2	2	0
41	Шаблон:Sortname	D	9	0	2	2	0	6
7	Шаблон:Sortname	D	1	1	0	1	2	2
94	Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:Double-dagger	LW	2	1	0	1	1	0
26	Шаблон:Sortname	C	2	0	1	1	0	0
29	Шаблон:Sortname	G	31	0	1	1		18
27	Шаблон:Sortname	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	Шаблон:Sortname	G	8	0	0	0		0
25	Шаблон:Sortname	D	6	0	0	0	−4	0

Goaltending

		Regular season
Шаблон:Abbr	Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Sean Burke	51	22	22	6	1560	134	2.69	.914	4	2985
29	Jason Muzzatti	31	9	13	5	815	91	3.43	.888	0	1591
47	Jean-Sebastien Giguere	8	1	4	0	201	24	3.65	.881	0	394

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Geoff Sanderson	^[1]
Team	Award of Excellence	Kevin Dineen	^[2]
	Booster Club MVP Award	Sean Burke	^[2]
	Frank Keys Memorial Award	Kent Manderville	^[2]
	Mark Kravitz Award	Sean Burke	^[2]
	Most Valuable Defenseman	Glen Wesley	^[2]
	Three Star Award of Excellence	Sean Burke	^[2]
	Top Gun Award	Geoff Sanderson	^[2]
	True Grit Award	Kevin Dineen	^[2]

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1996–97 season.

Trades

October 1, 1996	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Espen Knutsen	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Brown
October 9, 1996	To Detroit Red Wings Brendan Shanahan Brian Glynn	To Hartford Whalers Paul Coffey Keith Primeau 1st round pick in 1997 - Nikos Tselios
November 9, 1996	To Washington Capitals Andrei Nikolishin	To Hartford Whalers Curtis Leschyshyn
December 15, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Coffey 3rd round pick in 1997 - Kris Mallette	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Haller 1st round pick in 1997 - Scott Hannan 7th round pick in 1997 - Andrew Merrick
March 5, 1997	To Calgary Flames Hnat Domenichelli Glen Featherstone 2nd round pick in 1997 - Dmitri Kokorev 3rd round pick in 1998 - Paul Manning	To Hartford Whalers Steve Chiasson 3rd round pick in 1997 - Francis Lessard
March 18, 1997	To Toronto Maple Leafs Kelly Chase	To Hartford Whalers 8th round pick in 1998 - Jaroslav Svoboda
March 18, 1997	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Mark Janssens	To Hartford Whalers Bates Battaglia 4th round pick in 1998 - Josef Vasicek
March 18, 1997	To New York Islanders 5th round pick in 1997 - Adam Edinger	To Hartford Whalers Derek King
March 18, 1997	To Phoenix Coyotes Gerald Diduck	To Hartford Whalers Chris Murray

Waivers

October 2, 1996	From Edmonton Oilers Kent Manderville
October 12, 1996	From Detroit Red Wings Stu Grimson

Free agents

Player	New Team
Scott Daniels	Philadelphia Flyers
Brad McCrimmon	Phoenix Coyotes
David Williams	Boston Bruins
Kevin Smyth	Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)
John Stevens	Philadelphia Flyers

Draft picks

Hartford's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.^[3]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	34	Trevor Wasyluk	Left wing	Шаблон:CAN	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3	61	Andrei Petrunin	Right wing	Шаблон:RUS	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
4	88	Craig MacDonald	Center	Шаблон:CAN	Harvard University (ECAC)
4	104	Steve Wasylko	Center	Шаблон:CAN	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
5	116	Mark McMahon	Defense	Шаблон:CAN	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6	143	Aaron Baker	Goaltender	Шаблон:CAN	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7	171	Greg Kuznik	Defense	Шаблон:CAN	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8	197	Kevin Marsh	Left wing	Шаблон:CAN	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
9	223	Craig Adams	Right wing	Шаблон:CAN	Harvard University (ECAC)
9	231	Askhat Rakhmatullin	Left wing	Шаблон:RUS	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)

Departure from Hartford

In 1994, Compuware founder Peter Karmanos purchased the Whalers. Karmanos pledged to keep the Whalers in Hartford for four years. Frustrated with lackluster attendance and corporate support, he announced in 1996 that if the Whalers were unable to sell at least 11,000 season tickets for the 1996–97 season, he would likely move the team. Furthermore, ownership only made season tickets available in full-season (41-game) packages, eliminating the popular five- and ten-game "mini plans," in a strategy largely designed to spur purchases from wealthier corporations and individuals. Sales were underwhelming at the beginning of the campaign, and at the end of the 1995–96 season it was still unknown whether the Whalers would stay in Connecticut or move. However, thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign, and the creative efforts of many fans (who pooled together resources to purchase some of the full-season packages collectively) the Whalers announced that they would stay in Connecticut for the 1996–97 season.

In early 1996, negotiations between the Whalers and Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland to build a new $147.5 million arena seemed to be going well. However, negotiations fell apart when Rowland and the State refused Karmanos' demand to reimburse the Whalers for up to $45 million in losses during the three years the new arena was to be built. As a result, the team announced on March 26, 1997, that they would leave Hartford, one of the few times that a team announced it would leave its current city without having already selected a new city. Many suspected that Governor John G. Rowland did not want to keep the Whalers, as he harbored hopes of instead landing an NFL franchise. Ideally, Rowland wanted to use the state's resources to build a new stadium to lure the New England Patriots to Connecticut and did not have serious intentions of building an NHL arena for the Whalers.^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

References

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[1] Шаблон:Cite web

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[3] Шаблон:Cite web

[4] How's It Goin', Pete? Part 4

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[6] The Patriots Nix Hartford, Stay in Foxboro - Background Шаблон:Webarchive

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