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1995-96 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1995-96 Season Recap

The Red Wings have one of the finest season in NHL history winning a record 62 games on the way to claiming their 2nd straight President's Trophy with a 62-13-7 record. In the playoffs the Red Wings would beat the lame duck Winnipeg Jets in 6 games. In the 2nd Round the Wings would be taken to the limit by the St. Louis Blues needing an overtime goal in Game 7 to win the series. However, the Red Wings lose the first 2 games in the Conference Finals at home to the Colorado Avalanche and never recover, falling in 6 games.

1996 Red Wings

1995-96 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Lost Conference Finals

62-13 (.799)

1st place in NHL Western Conference Central Division

Head Coach

Scotty Bowman

General Manager

Jim Devellano
Scotty Bowman

Team Owner

Mike Ilitch

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Attendance

816,850 total
19,923 per game

1996 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 26 Jesse Wallin D

2 52 Aren Miller G

4 108 Johan Forsander L

5 135 Michal Podolka G

6 144 Magnus Nilsson L

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Recap

Lost Conference Finals

1996 Draft Picks

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