1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 9th Western |
1994–95 record | 16–23–9 |
Home record | 7–11–6 |
Road record | 9–12–3 |
Goals for | 142 |
Goals against | 174 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam McMaster |
Coach | Barry Melrose (Jan-Apr) Rogie Vachon (Apr-May) |
Captain | Wayne Gretzky |
Alternate captains | Rob Blake Rick Tocchet |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Average attendance | 15,397 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Phoenix Roadrunners Knoxville Cherokees Muskegon Fury |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Tocchet (18) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (37) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (48) |
Penalty minutes | Michel Petit (84) |
Plus/minus | Tony Granato (+9) |
Wins | Kelly Hrudey (14) |
Goals against average | Kelly Hrudey (3.14) |
The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 28th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16–23–9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots (34.8 per game) and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly three goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18.
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in seventh place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for eighth place with 41 points (16–22–9). However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5–1, finishing in ninth place and therefore missed the playoffs and both San Jose and Dallas clinch playoff berths. After that, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3–3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to seventh place while the Stars fell to eighth place.[1]
Offseason
Regular season
On April 21, head coach Barry Melrose was fired after six consecutive losses and replaced by Kings president Rogie Vachon.[2]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
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January: 1–4–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–1–0)
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February: 4–5–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–1–2)
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March: 6–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 5–3–1)
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April: 4–7–3 (home: 4–1–3; road: 0–6–0)
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May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
99 | Wayne Gretzky | C | 48 | 11 | 37 | 48 | −20 | 6 |
22[a] | Rick Tocchet | RW | 36 | 18 | 17 | 35 | −8 | 70 |
7 | Dan Quinn | C | 44 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −3 | 32 |
17 | Jari Kurri | RW | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −17 | 24 |
21 | Tony Granato | LW | 33 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 68 |
25 | Darryl Sydor | D | 48 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −2 | 36 |
33 | Marty McSorley | D | 41 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −14 | 83 |
19 | John Druce | RW | 43 | 15 | 5 | 20 | −3 | 20 |
44 | Randy Burridge† | LW | 38 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 8 |
24 | Michel Petit | D | 40 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 84 |
28 | Eric Lacroix | LW | 45 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 54 |
15 | Pat Conacher | LW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −9 | 12 |
13 | Robert Lang | C | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −16 | 38 |
12 | Kevin Todd | C | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −5 | 12 |
14 | Gary Shuchuk | C | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
77 | Rob Cowie | D | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −6 | 20 |
29 | Chris Snell | D | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −7 | 22 |
39 | Yanic Perreault | C | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
2 | Alexei Zhitnik‡ | D | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 27 |
8 | Kevin Brown | RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 18 |
55 | Troy Crowder | RW | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 99 |
11 | Mike Donnelly‡ | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 4 |
6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 49 |
26 | Philippe Boucher† | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
34 | Matt Johnson | LW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
10 | Jeff Shevalier | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
35 | Arto Blomsten† | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
22 | Charlie Huddy‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
9 | Rob Brown | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
31 | Grant Fuhr† | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | Pauli Jaks | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | Eric Lavigne | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
10 | Warren Rychel‡ | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 19 |
35 | Robb Stauber‡ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Jamie Storr | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Dave Thomlinson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
3 | Denis Tsygurov† | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 11 |
5 | Tim Watters | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
32 | Kelly Hrudey | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1099 | 99 | 3.14 | .910 | 0 | 1894 |
31 | Grant Fuhr† | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 379 | 47 | 4.04 | .876 | 0 | 698 |
31 | Jamie Storr | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 17 | 3.87 | .888 | 0 | 263 |
36 | Pauli Jaks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3.00 | .920 | 0 | 40 |
35 | Robb Stauber‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7.33 | .667 | 0 | 16 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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Team | Best Newcomer | Rick Tocchet | [6] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Defensive Player | Pat Conacher | [6] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Tony Granato | [6] | |
Leading Scorer | Wayne Gretzky | [6] | |
Most Inspirational | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Most Popular Player | Kelly Hrudey | [6] | |
Outstanding Defenseman | Darryl Sydor | [6] | |
Unsung Hero | Pat Conacher | [6] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Jari Kurri | February 11, 1995 | [7] |
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.[8]
Trades
Free agent signings
June 7, 1994 | From Moncton Hawks (AHL) Dan Bylsma |
June 14, 1994 | From Calgary Flames Michel Petit |
June 14, 1994 | From Dallas Stars Rob Brown |
July 7, 1994 | From Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Barry Potomski |
July 8, 1994 | From New York Islanders Rob Cowie |
August 31, 1994 | From Detroit Red Wings Troy Crowder |
September 3, 1994 | From Ottawa Senators Dan Quinn |
September 22, 1994 | From Montreal Canadiens André Racicot |
Free agents lost
July 20, 1994 | To Detroit Vipers (IHL) Bob Jay |
September 6, 1994 | To Hartford Whalers Bob Wren |
Waivers
January 18, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues Donald Dufresne |
Draft picks
Los Angeles' draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[9]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 7 | Jamie Storr (G) | ![]() | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
2 | 33 | Matt Johnson (LW) | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
3 | 59 | Vitali Yachmenev (RW) | ![]() | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
5 | 111 | Chris Schmidt (C) | ![]() | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
7 | 163 | Luc Gagne (RW) | ![]() | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
8 | 189 | Andrew Dale (C) | ![]() | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
9 | 215 | Jan Nemecek (D) | ![]() | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) |
10 | 241 | Sergei Shalamai (LW) | ![]() | HC Irkutsk (Russia) |
S | 7 | Quinn Fair (D) | ![]() | Kent State University (NCAA) |
Notes
- ^ Tocchet wore number 92 through March 14.
References
- "Los Angeles Kings 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "1994-95 Los Angeles Kings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (May 4, 1995). "Kings' Shortest Season Is Ended : Hockey: They lose to Blackhawks, 5-1, and miss playoffs for the second time in a row. Gretzky says he won't play anywhere but Los Angeles next season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "NHL NOTES / Kings Fire Melrose As Coach". sfgate.com. April 22, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1994-95 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–03
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (February 12, 1995). "Kings Finally Savor a Victory : Hockey: Shaken by trade rumors, they defeat Maple Leafs, 5-2, in Toronto, as Kurri plays 1,000th NHL game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
Kurri plays 1,000th NHL game
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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