1994-1995 NHL season
| 1995 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | January 20 – June 24, 1995 |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Ed Jovanovski |
| Picked by | Florida Panthers |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
| Season MVP | Eric Lindros (Flyers) |
| Top scorer | Jaromir Jagr (Penguins) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | New Jersey Devils |
| Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Western champions | Detroit Red Wings |
| Western runners-up | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Playoffs MVP | Claude Lemieux (Devils) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | New Jersey Devils |
| Runners-up | Detroit Red Wings |
The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. The teams played a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. In addition, the NHL All-Star Game, which had been scheduled to take place January 20–21, 1995, in San Jose, California, was canceled. San Jose was eventually selected as the venue for the 1997 NHL All-Star Game. The New Jersey Devils swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings for their first Stanley Cup win. It was also their first appearance in the finals overall.
The Hartford Whalers were purchased by Peter Karmanos.
This was the last season in Quebec City for the Quebec Nordiques, as they announced that they would move to Denver after the season and become the Colorado Avalanche.
It was the first season with games televised by Fox, which they would do until the end of the 1998–99 season. It marked the first major American broadcast agreement for the NHL since 1975. Fox split Stanley Cup Finals games with ESPN.
The regular season was shortened because of a 103-day lockout, which ended on January 11, 1995. The season got underway nine days later.
The Boston Bruins played their final season at the Boston Garden. They would then move to their current arena, the TD Garden (then named the FleetCenter).
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