1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season
| 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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Western Conference champions
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| Division | 2nd Central |
| Conference | 3rd Western |
| 1996–97 record | 38–26–18 |
| Home record | 20–12–9 |
| Road record | 18–14–9 |
| Goals for | 253 |
| Goals against | 197 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager |
Scotty Bowman (interim) Jim Devellano (interim) Ken Holland (interim) |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Captain | Steve Yzerman |
| Alternate captains |
Sergei Fedorov Brendan Shanahan |
| Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Brendan Shanahan (46) |
| Assists | Steve Yzerman (63) |
| Points | Brendan Shanahan (87) |
| Penalties in minutes | Martin Lapointe (167) |
| Plus/minus | Vladimir Konstantinov (38) |
| Wins | Chris Osgood (23) |
| Goals against average | Kevin Hodson (1.63) |
The 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season was the 71st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup, their first since 1955.
On July 23, 1996, Detroit Red Wings President Bill Evo resigned his position after serving just ten months at the team's helm. The Nickname "Hockeytown" was coined to launch the start of a five-year marketing campaign.
The "HOCKEYTOWN" logo, a Red Wings logo overlapped with the term "HOCKEYTOWN," was shown over center ice starting this season and is still there as of 2016[update].
A season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period.
On March 26, 1997, the Red Wings–Avalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6–5 in overtime.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954–55 NHL season.
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