1996–97 St. Louis Blues season
| 1996–97 St. Louis Blues | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Central |
| Conference | 6th Western |
| 1996–97 record | 36–35–11 |
| Home record | 17–20–4 |
| Road record | 19–15–7 |
| Goals for | 236 |
| Goals against | 239 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Mike Keenan |
| Coach | Mike Keenan Joel Quenneville |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Arena | Kiel Center |
The highlight of the 1996–97 St. Louis Blues season was, after losing Wayne Gretzky the Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and Coach Mike Keenan developed. This was the last season until early 2009, that a huge Blue note would appear at center ice
After losing captain Wayne Gretzky to free-agency, the Blues were in turmoil as an ugly public feud between Brett Hull and Coach Mike Keenan developed, as the Blues got off to a slow start. On December 19 the Keenan era would come to a sudden end as he is fired as GM and Coach. Eventually he would be replaced by Joel Quenneville behind the bench as the Blues recovered and made the playoffs for the 18th straight season with a 36–35–11 record. However, once again the Blues would make a quick exit in the playoffs as they are beaten by the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games.
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 Blues lost 4 games to 2 to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round.
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