New Jersey Devils
1996-97 Season Recap

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The 1997 New Jersey Devils, coached by Jacques Lemaire, lost the Conference Semifinals after finishing the NHL regular season in 1st place in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 45-23-14 record.

1997 Devils

1996-97 New Jersey DevilsDevils

Lost Conference Semifinals

45-23 (.634)

1st place in NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division

Head Coach

Jacques Lemaire

General Manager

Lou Lamoriello

Team Owner

Puck Holdings
YankeesNets LLC

Arena

Continental Airlines Arena

Attendance

672,318 total
16,398 per game

1997 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 24 Jean-Francois Damphous G

2 38 Stanislav Gron L

4 104 Lucas Nehrling D

5 131 Jiri Bicek L

6 159 Sascha Goc D

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Recap

Lost Conference Semifinals

1997 Draft Picks

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