Division 7th Atlantic Goals for 240 General Manager Mike Milbury | 1996–97 record 29–41–12 Goals against 250 | |
Coach Mike Milbury (interim)
Rick Bowness | ||
The 1996-97 New York Islanders season was the 25th in the franchise's history. It saw the withdrawal of the "Fisherman" logo from 1995 at the start of the season and the return of the original logo.
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Offseason
Captain Patrick Flatley leaves Long Island, signing with the rival New York Rangers. The team doesn't name a new captain, until the 1997-98 season.
Final standings
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
For the third consecutive year, the Islanders failed to make the playoffs.
Regular season
Note: Pos = Position; 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;