The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers season was the 24th season of the franchise, 17th season in the NHL.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft
Against the Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996, Chris Osgood became the third goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.
The Whalers were shutout a league-high 8 times during the Regular season.
Final standings
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.
July 27, 1995 - Chris Pronger traded to the St. Louis Blues for Brendan Shanahan.
October 6, 1995 - Darren Turcotte traded to the Winnipeg Jets for Nelson Emerson.
November 29, 1995 - Jeff Reese traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Tampa's 1996 ninth round draft pick (Ashkat Rakhmatulin).
December 16, 1995 - Jocelyn Lemieux and Hartford's 1998 second round draft pick (later traded to Dallas who selects John Erskine) traded to the New Jersey Devils for Jim Dowd and New Jersey's 1997 second round draft pick (later traded to Calgary who selects Dmitry Kokorev).
December 16, 1995 - Frantisek Kucera, Jim Dowd, and Hartford's 1997 second round draft pick (Ryan Bonni) traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Jeff Brown and Vancouver's 1998 third round draft pick (later traded to Calgary who selects Paul Manning).
December 28, 1995 - Future considerations traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Kevin Dineen. Hartford later sends their 1997 seventh round draft pick (later traded back to Hartford - Carolina selects Andrew Merrick) to Philadelphia to complete the deal.
July 29, 1995 - Whalers claim Jeff Bes on waivers from the Dallas Stars.
August 1, 1995 - Whalers sign Gerald Diduck as an unrestricted free agent.
October 6, 1995 - Whalers lose Ted Drury to the Ottawa Senators on waivers.
October 6, 1995 - Whalers claim Jason Muzzatti on waivers from thee Calgary Flames.
Hartford's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
