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The 1994-95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. 26 teams each played 48 games, a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. The New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.
[edit] League Business
The Hartford Whalers were purchased by Peter Karmanos.
This was the last season in Quebec City for the Quebec Nordiques, as they announced that they would move to Denver after the season and become the Colorado Avalanche.
It was the first season with games televised by Fox, which they would do until the end of the 1998-1999 season. It marked the first major American broadcast agreement for the NHL since 1975. Fox split Stanley Cup Finals games with ESPN.
The regular season was shortened because of a 103 day lockout, which ended on 11 January 1995. The season finally got underway nine days later.
[edit] New Arenas
An era comes to an end as the Boston Bruins play their final season at the Boston Garden.
The Chicago Blackhawks open the United Center.
The St. Louis Blues open the Kiel Center now Scottrade Center.
[edit] Rule Changes
Two Zambonis would now be required by every arena for the resurfacing between periods.
- A coach can call for a stick measurement in overtime, but the request must be made before the winning goal is scored;
- leaving the penalty box to join an altercation on the ice will draw an automatic three-game suspension;
- any severe check from behind will result in a major penalty and game misconduct.
[edit] Regular season
The abbreviated season ended much later than usual. For the first and, as of 2007, the only time in NHL history, the Stanley Cup Finals concluded after the Summer Solstice. Despite the late end to the playoffs, only 81 total playoff games were held, the lowest number to date under the "16 wins" playoff format.
[edit] Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
[edit] Eastern Conference
[edit] Western Conference
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Conference quarterfinals
[edit] Eastern Conference
| Quebec vs. NY Rangers
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 6 | NY Rangers 4 | 5 Quebec
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| May 8 | NY Rangers 8 | 3 Quebec
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| May 10 | Quebec 3 | 4 NY Rangers
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| May 12 | Quebec 2 | 3 NY Rangers | OT
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| May 14 | NY Rangers 2 | 4 Quebec
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| May 16 | Quebec 2 | 4 NY Rangers
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| NY Rangers wins series 4–2
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| Pittsburgh vs. Washington
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 6 | Washington 5 | 4 Pittsburgh
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| May 8 | Washington 3 | 5 Pittsburgh
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| May 10 | Pittsburgh 2 | 6 Washington
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| May 12 | Pittsburgh 2 | 6 Washington
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| May 14 | Washington 5 | 6 Pittsburgh | OT
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| May 16 | Pittsburgh 7 | 1 Washington
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| May 18 | Washington 0 | 3 Pittsburgh
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| Pittsburgh wins series 4–3
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| Philadelphia vs. Buffalo
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | Buffalo 3 | 4 Philadelphia | OT
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| May 8 | Buffalo 1 | 3 Philadelphia
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| May 10 | Philadelphia 1 | 3 Buffalo
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| May 12 | Philadelphia 4 | 2 Buffalo
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| May 14 | Buffalo 4 | 6 Philadelphia
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| Philadelphia wins series 4–1
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| Boston vs. New Jersey
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | New Jersey 5 | 0 Boston
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| May 8 | New Jersey 3 | 0 Boston
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| May 10 | Boston 3 | 2 New Jersey
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| May 12 | Boston 0 | 1 New Jersey | OT
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| May 14 | New Jersey 3 | 2 Boston
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| New Jersey wins series 4–1
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[edit] Western Conference
| Detroit vs. Dallas
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | Dallas 3 | 4 Detroit
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| May 9 | Dallas 1 | 4 Detroit
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| May 11 | Detroit 5 | 1 Dallas
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| May 14 | Detroit 1 | 4 Dallas
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| May 15 | Dallas 1 | 3 Detroit
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| Detroit wins series 4–1
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| St. Louis vs. Vancouver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | Vancouver 1 | 2 St. Louis
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| May 9 | Vancouver 5 | 3 St. Louis
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| May 11 | St. Louis 1 | 6 Vancouver
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| May 13 | St. Louis 5 | 2 Vancouver
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| May 15 | Vancouver 6 | 5 St. Louis | OT
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| May 17 | St. Louis 8 | 2 Vancouver
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| May 19 | Vancouver 5 | 3 St. Louis
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| Vancouver wins series 4–3
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| Chicago vs. Toronto
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | Toronto 5 | 3 Chicago
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| May 9 | Toronto 3 | 0 Chicago
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| May 11 | Chicago 3 | 2 Toronto
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| May 13 | Chicago 3 | 1 Toronto
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| May 15 | Toronto 2 | 4 Chicago
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| May 17 | Chicago 4 | 5 Toronto | OT
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| May 19 | Toronto 2 | 5 Chicago
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| Chicago wins series 4–3
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| Calgary vs. San Jose
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 7 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary
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| May 9 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary | OT
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| May 11 | Calgary 9 | 2 San Jose
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| May 13 | Calgary 6 | 4 San Jose
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| May 15 | San Jose 0 | 5 Calgary
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| May 17 | Calgary 3 | 5 San Jose
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| May 19 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary | 2OT
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| San Jose wins series 4–3
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[edit] Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
| Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 20 | New Jersey 2 | 3 Pittsburgh
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| May 22 | New Jersey 4 | 2 Pittsburgh
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| May 24 | Pittsburgh 1 | 5 New Jersey
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| May 26 | Pittsburgh 1 | 2 New Jersey | OT
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| May 28 | New Jersey 4 | 1 Pittsburgh
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| New Jersey win series 4–1
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| Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 21 | NY Rangers 4 | 5 Philadelphia | OT
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| May 22 | NY Rangers 3 | 4 Philadelphia | OT
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| May 24 | Philadelphia 5 | 2 NY Rangers
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| May 26 | Philadelphia 4 | 1 NY Rangers
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| Philadelphia wins series 4–0
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Western Conference
| Detroit vs. San Jose
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 21 | San Jose 0 | 6 Detroit
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| May 23 | San Jose 2 | 6 Detroit
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| May 25 | Detroit 6 | 2 San Jose
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| May 27 | Detroit 6 | 2 San Jose
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| Detroit wins series 4–0
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| Chicago vs. Vancouver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| May 21 | Vancouver 1 | 2 Chicago | OT
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| May 23 | Vancouver 0 | 2 Chicago
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| May 25 | Chicago 3 | 2 Vancouver | OT
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| May 27 | Chicago 4 | 3 Vancouver | OT
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| Chicago wins series 4–0
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[edit] Conference finals
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Eastern Conference
| Philadelphia vs. New Jersey
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| Date | Away | Home
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| June 3 | New Jersey 4 | 1 Philadelphia
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| June 5 | New Jersey 5 | 2 Philadelphia
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| June 7 | Philadelphia 3 | 2 New Jersey | OT
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| June 10 | Philadelphia 4 | 2 New Jersey
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| June 11 | New Jersey 3 | 2 Philadelphia
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| June 13 | Philadelphia 2 | 4 New Jersey
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New Jersey wins series 4–2
and Prince of Wales Trophy
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Western Conference
| Detroit vs. Chicago
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| Date | Away | Home
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| June 1 | Chicago 1 | 2 Detroit | OT
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| June 4 | Chicago 2 | 3 Detroit
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| June 6 | Detroit 4 | 3 Chicago | 2OT
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| June 8 | Detroit 2 | 5 Chicago
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| June 11 | Chicago 1 | 2 Detroit | 2OT
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Detroit wins series 4–1 and
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
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[edit] Finals
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| Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils
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| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes
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| June 17 | New Jersey | 2 | Detroit | 1 |
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| June 20 | New Jersey | 4 | Detroit | 2 |
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| June 22 | Detroit | 2 | New Jersey | 5 |
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| June 24 | Detroit | 2 | New Jersey | 5 |
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New Jersey wins series 4–0
and Stanley Cup
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Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy
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[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
[edit] NHL Awards
The NHL Awards presentation took place on July 6, 1995.
| Presidents' Trophy: | Detroit Red Wings
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| Prince of Wales Trophy: | New Jersey Devils
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| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Detroit Red Wings
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| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres
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| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques
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| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Claude Lemieux, New Jersey Devils
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| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
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| Jack Adams Award: | Marc Crawford, Quebec Nordiques
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| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings
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| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
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| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
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| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Vezina Trophy: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
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| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
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| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen, Bob Fleming
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[edit] All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team
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| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
| G
| Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
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| Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings
| D
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
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| Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens
| D
| Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
| C
| Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
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| Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
| RW
| Theoren Fleury, Calgary Flames
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| John LeClair, Montreal/Philadelphia
| LW
| Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets
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[edit] Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1994-95 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Oleg Tverdovsky, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
- Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
- Cory Stillman, Calgary Flames
- Eric Daze, Chicago Blackhawks
- Jamie Langenbrunner, Dallas Stars
- Manny Fernandez, Dallas Stars
- Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers
- Robert Svehla, Florida Panthers
- Marek Malik, Hartford Whalers
- Craig Conroy, Montreal Canadiens
- Valeri Bure, Montreal Canadiens
- Brian Rolston, New Jersey Devils
- Sergei Brylin, New Jersey Devils
- Tommy Salo, New York Islanders
- Radek Bonk, Ottawa Senators
- Adam Deadmarsh, Quebec Nordiques
- Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques
- Jeff Friesen, San Jose Sharks
- Viktor Kozlov, San Jose Sharks
- Kenny Jonsson, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Adrian Aucoin, Vancouver Canucks
- Scott Walker, Vancouver Canucks
- Jim Carey, Washington Capitals
- Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals
[edit] Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1994-95 (listed with their last team):
- Mats Naslund, Boston Bruins
- Craig Simpson, Buffalo Sabres
- Kelly Kisio, Calgary Flames
- Jim Peplinski, Calgary Flames
- Dirk Graham, Chicago Blackhawks
- Mark Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- Mike Krushelnyski, Detroit Red Wings
- Kent Nilsson, Edmonton Oilers
- Gaetan Duchesne, Florida Panthers
- Mark Osborne, New York Rangers
- Steve Larmer, New York Rangers
- Sylvain Turgeon, Ottawa Senators
- Peter Stastny, St. Louis Blues
- Gerard Gallant, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Garth Butcher, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Rich Sutter, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Dave Poulin, Washington Capitals
- Thomas Steen, Winnipeg Jets
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Template:1994-95 NHL season by team
