1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-32-10 - 90 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Jacques Demers (0-4)
Coach: Jacques Laperriere (0-1)
Coach: Mario Tremblay (40-27-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens StatisticsTeam Record: 40-32-10 - 90 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Jacques Demers (0-4)
Coach: Jacques Laperriere (0-1)
Coach: Mario Tremblay (40-27-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses and 10 ties for 90 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Canadiens scored 265 goals and conceded 248. Vincent Damphousse and Pierre Turgeon netted 38 goals for Montreal each, and Pierre Turgeon accounted for 58 assists. Jocelyn Thibault earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jacques Demers, Jacques Laperriere and Mario Tremblay coached the team. The 1995-96 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastien Bordeleau | C | February 15, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | R | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Donald Brashear | L | January 7, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | L | Bedford, IN USA |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | January 27, 1971 | 6'2" | 203 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Benoit Brunet | L | August 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 203 | L | Pointe-Claire, QC Canada |
| Valeri Bure | R | June 13, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Moscow, Russia |
| Marc Bureau | C | May 19, 1966 | 6'1" | 203 | R | Trois-Rivieres, QC Canada |
| Craig Conroy | C | September 4, 1971 | 6'2" | 193 | R | Potsdam, NY USA |
| J.J. Daigneault | D | October 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 192 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | December 17, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Robert Dirk | D | August 20, 1966 | 6'4" | 210 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Craig Ferguson | C | April 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Castro Valley, CA USA |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | January 11, 1975 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Rochester, NY USA |
| Scott Fraser | R | May 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 178 | R | Moncton, NB Canada |
| Francois Groleau | D | January 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 197 | L | Longueuil, QC Canada |
| Pat Jablonski | G | June 20, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | R | Toledo, OH USA |
| Mike Keane | R | May 29, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Marko Kiprusoff | D | June 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Turku, Finland |
| Saku Koivu | C | November 23, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | L | Turku, Finland |
| Andrei Kovalenko | R | June 7, 1970 | 5'10" | 200 | L | Gorky, Russia |
| Patrick Labrecque | G | March 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | L | LaSalle, QC Canada |
| Mark Lamb | C | August 3, 1964 | 5'9" | 180 | L | Ponteix, SK Canada |
| Vladimir Malakhov | D | August 30, 1968 | 6'4" | 230 | L | Sverdlovsk, Russia |
| Chris Murray | R | October 25, 1974 | 6'2" | 213 | R | Port Hardy, BC Canada |
| Lyle Odelein | D | July 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 210 | L | Quill Lake, SK Canada |
| Oleg Petrov | R | April 18, 1971 | 5'9" | 172 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Peter Popovic | D | February 10, 1968 | 6'6" | 243 | R | Koping, Sweden |
| Stephane Quintal | D | October 22, 1968 | 6'3" | 231 | R | Boucherville, QC Canada |
| Yves Racine | D | February 7, 1969 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Matane, QC Canada |
| Mark Recchi | R | February 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 195 | L | Kamloops, BC Canada |
| Craig Rivet | D | September 13, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | R | North Bay, ON Canada |
| Patrick Roy | G | October 5, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Quebec City, QC Canada |
| Martin Rucinsky | L | March 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Most, Czech Republic |
| Yves Sarault | L | December 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Valleyfield, QC Canada |
| Brian Savage | L | February 24, 1971 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Turner Stevenson | R | May 18, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | R | Prince George, BC Canada |
| Jose Theodore | G | September 13, 1976 | 5'11" | 182 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Jocelyn Thibault | G | January 12, 1975 | 5'11" | 169 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Darcy Tucker | C | March 15, 1975 | 5'10" | 178 | L | Castor, AB Canada |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | August 28, 1969 | 6'1" | 199 | L | Rouyn-Noranda, QC Canada |
| David Wilkie | D | May 30, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | R | Ellensburg, WA USA |
