1995–96 St. Louis Blues season
The 1995–96 St. Louis Blues season was the 29th in franchise history. The Blues hired head coach Mike Keenan as general manager. One of Keenan's first moves was trading Brendan Shanahan to the Hartford Whalers for Chris Pronger. Late in the season, Keenan acquired Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings, reuniting him with former Oilers such as Glenn Anderson, Charlie Huddy, Craig MacTavish, and Grant Fuhr. Fuhr was hurt in the final game of the regular season and only played 2 games in the playoffs.
| 1995–96 St. Louis Blues | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Central |
| Conference | 5th Western |
| 1995–96 record | 32–34–16 |
| Home record | 15–17–9 |
| Road record | 17–17–7 |
| Goals for | 219 |
| Goals against | 248 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Mike Keenan |
| Coach | Mike Keenan |
| Captain | Brett Hull (Oct.) Shayne Corson (Oct.–Feb.) Wayne Gretzky (Feb.–Apr.) |
| Alternate captains | Shayne Corson (Oct., Feb.–Apr.) Brett Hull (Dec.–Feb.) Al MacInnis Jay Wells (Oct.–Dec.) |
| Arena | Kiel Center |
| Average attendance | 18,805 |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Worcester IceCats Birmingham Bulls |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Brett Hull (43) |
| Assists | Al MacInnis (44) |
| Points | Brett Hull (83) |
| Penalty minutes | Shayne Corson (192) |
| Plus/minus | Mike Hudson (+7) |
| Wins | Grant Fuhr (30) |
| Goals against average | Grant Fuhr (2.87) |
The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference Quarter-finals in the last playoff series ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Blues lost to the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, in seven games. The Blues had seven eventual Hockey Hall of Fame members during the season (Gretzky, Hull, MacInnis, Anderson, Fuhr, Hawerchuk and Pronger).