1996-97 Season

Season started with:

Philadelphia Flyers

Season ended with:

Florida Panthers

Last Season:

1995-96

Next Season:

1997-98

Belt Timeline for 1996-97 Season

Shows when each team held the championship belt during the season

Elo Ratings for 1996-97 Season

Elo rating changes for all teams during the season

Belt Holder	Date	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/05/96	Florida Panthers	3	Philadelphia Flyers	1
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/06/96	Florida Panthers	5	New York Rangers	2
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/08/96	New York Rangers	1	Florida Panthers	1
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/12/96	Hartford Whalers	0	Florida Panthers	6
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/16/96	Florida Panthers	3	San Jose Sharks	3
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/17/96	Florida Panthers	2	Colorado Avalanche	1
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/20/96	Florida Panthers	1	Phoenix Coyotes	1
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/23/96	Ottawa Senators	2	Florida Panthers	5
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/25/96	New York Rangers	4	Florida Panthers	6
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/27/96	Florida Panthers	3	Philadelphia Flyers	2
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/29/96	Florida Panthers	1	New York Rangers	1
Florida Panthers 10/05 - 10/30	10/30/96	Chicago Blackhawks	2	Florida Panthers	3
Philadelphia Flyers 11/02 - 11/02	11/02/96	Philadelphia Flyers	3	Florida Panthers	2
New York Islanders 11/04 - 11/06	11/04/96	New York Islanders	4	Philadelphia Flyers	3
New York Islanders 11/04 - 11/06	11/06/96	New York Rangers	1	New York Islanders	1
New Jersey Devils 11/09 - 11/12	11/09/96	New York Islanders	0	New Jersey Devils	4
New Jersey Devils 11/09 - 11/12	11/12/96	Washington Capitals	2	New Jersey Devils	3
Vancouver Canucks 11/14 - 11/14	11/14/96	Vancouver Canucks	3	New Jersey Devils	0
Montreal Canadiens 11/16 - 11/16	11/16/96	Vancouver Canucks	1	Montreal Canadiens	6
Hartford Whalers 11/20 - 11/20	11/20/96	Montreal Canadiens	1	Hartford Whalers	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	11/22/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	Hartford Whalers	1
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	11/27/96	Montreal Canadiens	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	11/30/96	Boston Bruins	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	6
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/03/96	Hartford Whalers	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	4
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/04/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	Ottawa Senators	2
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/06/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	Washington Capitals	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/07/96	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	5
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/10/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	Los Angeles Kings	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/11/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22 - 12/13	12/13/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	San Jose Sharks	0
Chicago Blackhawks 12/15 - 12/15	12/15/96	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	Chicago Blackhawks	2
Dallas Stars 12/18 - 12/21	12/18/96	Dallas Stars	3	Chicago Blackhawks	2
Dallas Stars 12/18 - 12/21	12/20/96	Dallas Stars	4	Hartford Whalers	1
Dallas Stars 12/18 - 12/21	12/21/96	Dallas Stars	3	New York Islanders	2
San Jose Sharks 12/23 - 12/26	12/23/96	San Jose Sharks	2	Dallas Stars	1
San Jose Sharks 12/23 - 12/26	12/26/96	Vancouver Canucks	1	San Jose Sharks	6
Edmonton Oilers 12/28 - 01/07	12/28/96	San Jose Sharks	3	Edmonton Oilers	5
Edmonton Oilers 12/28 - 01/07	12/30/96	Los Angeles Kings	1	Edmonton Oilers	2
Edmonton Oilers 12/28 - 01/07	01/03/97	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	Edmonton Oilers	4
Edmonton Oilers 12/28 - 01/07	01/07/97	Edmonton Oilers	5	St. Louis Blues	2
Chicago Blackhawks 01/08 - 01/11	01/08/97	Edmonton Oilers	1	Chicago Blackhawks	4
Chicago Blackhawks 01/08 - 01/11	01/10/97	Chicago Blackhawks	3	New Jersey Devils	3
Chicago Blackhawks 01/08 - 01/11	01/11/97	Chicago Blackhawks	3	Detroit Red Wings	1
Tampa Bay Lightning 01/13 - 01/13	01/13/97	Tampa Bay Lightning	2	Chicago Blackhawks	0
Colorado Avalanche 01/15 - 01/20	01/15/97	Tampa Bay Lightning	2	Colorado Avalanche	4
Colorado Avalanche 01/15 - 01/20	01/20/97	Colorado Avalanche	4	Florida Panthers	2
Tampa Bay Lightning 01/21 - 01/21	01/21/97	Colorado Avalanche	2	Tampa Bay Lightning	3
Florida Panthers 01/25 - 01/30	01/25/97	Tampa Bay Lightning	2	Florida Panthers	3
Florida Panthers 01/25 - 01/30	01/28/97	Montreal Canadiens	1	Florida Panthers	5
Florida Panthers 01/25 - 01/30	01/30/97	Boston Bruins	1	Florida Panthers	3
Washington Capitals 02/01 - 02/02	02/01/97	Washington Capitals	3	Florida Panthers	1
Washington Capitals 02/01 - 02/02	02/02/97	Washington Capitals	2	Buffalo Sabres	2
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/07/97	Washington Capitals	2	Calgary Flames	5
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/09/97	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	Calgary Flames	6
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/11/97	Boston Bruins	1	Calgary Flames	5
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/13/97	Edmonton Oilers	2	Calgary Flames	3
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/15/97	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	Calgary Flames	3
Calgary Flames 02/07 - 02/18	02/18/97	Calgary Flames	5	Buffalo Sabres	5
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	02/19/97	Calgary Flames	0	Detroit Red Wings	4
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	02/22/97	Detroit Red Wings	2	St. Louis Blues	2
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	02/24/97	Detroit Red Wings	5	Phoenix Coyotes	3
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	02/27/97	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	Detroit Red Wings	4
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	03/01/97	New York Rangers	0	Detroit Red Wings	3
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	03/02/97	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	Detroit Red Wings	1
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	03/05/97	Detroit Red Wings	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	03/08/97	Detroit Red Wings	5	Vancouver Canucks	3
Detroit Red Wings 02/19 - 03/10	03/10/97	Detroit Red Wings	3	Los Angeles Kings	3
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 03/12 - 03/19	03/12/97	Detroit Red Wings	1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 03/12 - 03/19	03/14/97	St. Louis Blues	4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 03/12 - 03/19	03/16/97	Calgary Flames	2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 03/12 - 03/19	03/19/97	Los Angeles Kings	2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	6
Colorado Avalanche 03/21 - 03/21	03/21/97	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3	Colorado Avalanche	4
Philadelphia Flyers 03/23 - 03/29	03/23/97	Colorado Avalanche	0	Philadelphia Flyers	2
Philadelphia Flyers 03/23 - 03/29	03/25/97	Philadelphia Flyers	4	New Jersey Devils	3
Philadelphia Flyers 03/23 - 03/29	03/29/97	Philadelphia Flyers	5	Washington Capitals	3
St. Louis Blues 03/30 - 04/03	03/30/97	Philadelphia Flyers	2	St. Louis Blues	3
St. Louis Blues 03/30 - 04/03	04/01/97	St. Louis Blues	1	Detroit Red Wings	1
St. Louis Blues 03/30 - 04/03	04/03/97	New York Islanders	5	St. Louis Blues	5
New Jersey Devils 04/06 - 04/08	04/06/97	New Jersey Devils	2	St. Louis Blues	0
New Jersey Devils 04/06 - 04/08	04/08/97	New Jersey Devils	2	Tampa Bay Lightning	2
Florida Panthers 04/09 - 04/11	04/09/97	New Jersey Devils	2	Florida Panthers	4
Florida Panthers 04/09 - 04/11	04/11/97	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	Florida Panthers	4