1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-35-13 - 81 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Colorado Avalanche 4-2
Coach: Craig Hartsburg (34-35-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks RosterTeam Record: 34-35-13 - 81 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Colorado Avalanche 4-2
Coach: Craig Hartsburg (34-35-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks Results
The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 34 wins and 35 losses and 13 ties for 81 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Blackhawks scored 223 goals and allowed 210. Tony Amonte netted 41 goals for Chicago, while Alex Zhamnov contributed 42 assists. Jeff Hackett topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 2.16 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Craig Hartsburg coached the team. The 1996-97 Chicago Blackhawks lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amonte | R | 81 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 64 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 266 | 15.4 |
| Alex Zhamnov | C | 74 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 9.6 |
| Chris Chelios | D | 72 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 112 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 5.2 |
| Eric Daze | L | 71 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 16 | -4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 12.5 |
| Murray Craven | L | 75 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 6.6 |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 81 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 6.1 |
| Ethan Moreau | L | 82 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 123 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 13.2 |
| Kevin Miller | R | 69 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 10.1 |
| Jeff Shantz | C | 69 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 10.5 |
| Gary Suter | D | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 70 | -4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 3.1 |
| Denis Savard | C | 64 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 60 | -10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 11.0 |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | R | 67 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 42 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 12.5 |
| James Black | C | 64 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 9.8 |
| Bob Probert | L | 82 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 326 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 8.1 |
| Keith Carney | D | 81 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 3.9 |
| Brent Sutter | C | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 11.3 |
| Ulf Dahlen | R | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 11.3 |
| Jim Cummins | R | 65 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 199 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 9.8 |
| Michal Sykora | D | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 |
| Enrico Ciccone | D | 67 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 233 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 3.1 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Cam Russell | D | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Tuomas Gronman | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Hackett | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Laflamme | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Yves Leroux | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Basil McRae | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Terreri | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Waite | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Belfour | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Dubinsky | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Mike Prokopec | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sergei Klimovich | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Chyzowski | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Steve Smith | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1559 | 223 | 370 | 593 | 1749 | 132 | 45 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 2491 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hackett | 41 | 2473 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 2.16 | 1212 | 1123 | .927 |
| Ed Belfour | 33 | 1966 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 2.69 | 946 | 858 | .907 |
| Chris Terreri | 7 | 429 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.66 | 192 | 173 | .901 |
| Jimmy Waite | 2 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.00 | 58 | 51 | .879 |
| Totals | 83 | 4973 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 203 | 2.45 | 2611 | 2408 | .922 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amonte | R | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 | |
| Chris Chelios | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| Eric Daze | L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | |
| Murray Craven | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Ethan Moreau | L | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Kevin Miller | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Shantz | C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Gary Suter | D | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Denis Savard | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| James Black | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Bob Probert | L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20.0 | |
| Keith Carney | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Brent Sutter | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Ulf Dahlen | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Cummins | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Michal Sykora | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Enrico Ciccone | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Cam Russell | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Hackett | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Terreri | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Dubinsky | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Steve Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 116 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 160 | -17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 7.6 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hackett | 6 | 345 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.35 | 190 | 165 | .868 |
| Chris Terreri | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.09 | 28 | 25 | .893 |
| Totals | 8 | 389 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.32 | 246 | 218 | .886 |
