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36-742: The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1977–78 NHL season . It was named after Frank J. Selke , former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens . The Selke Trophy was the fifth and last of the major NHL awards to be introduced that have been named after General Managers and owners of the Original Six teams , the other awards being the Art Ross Trophy , James Norris Memorial Trophy , Conn Smythe Trophy , and Jack Adams Award . The first recipient

72-497: A close, labour negotiations remained unresolved. The big issue was the implementation of a salary cap . The NHL owners were strongly in favor of the cap while the players were opposed to it. The NHL wanted to levy a luxury tax , a financial penalty that is assigned by the league, on salaries that were higher than the average. However, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) viewed that as

108-514: A variation on a salary cap and refused to accept it. This came right off the heels of the 1992 walkout by players, which interrupted the race for the Stanley Cup. Unlike in the 1992 strike however, it was the owners who wanted to make sure that they got the right deal. Under the leadership of executive director Bob Goodenow , the NHLPA position was that it would be open to a small tax, however

144-525: 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): The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1994–95 (listed with their last team): This was the seventh season that the league's Canadian national broadcast rights were split between TSN and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC . This

180-525: The Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994, while Hart Trophy winner and Art Ross Trophy runner-up Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001. The most points scored in a Selke-winning season is 127 by Doug Gilmour in the 1992–93 NHL season . 1977%E2%80%9378 NHL season The 1977–78 NHL season

216-535: The Philadelphia Flyers , and were swept in two games. It would take another ten years before they got to the playoffs again in New Jersey . The Chicago Black Hawks were swept in the other Original Six matchup of the playoffs, losing to Boston in the quarterfinals. The twelve teams that qualified for the playoffs are ranked 1–12 based on regular season points. Note: Only teams that qualified for

252-841: The Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver, Colorado after the 1994–95 season to became the Colorado Avalanche ; the Winnipeg Jets relocated to Phoenix, Arizona after the 1995–96 season to became the Phoenix Coyotes ; and the Hartford Whalers moved to Greensboro, North Carolina after the 1996–97 season to become the Carolina Hurricanes . The lockout delay pushed the start of the 1994–95 season to January 20. The regular season

288-582: The Canadiens swept the Leafs to advance to the finals. In the other groupings, the higher-placed team won each round, and the second-place Boston Bruins advanced to the finals against the first-place Canadiens. In the finals, the Canadiens defeated the Bruins in six games to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup. The Colorado Rockies made their one and only playoff appearance in the preliminary round against

324-490: The NHL's first major American broadcast network agreement since the 1974–75 season . ESPN's original deal that began 1992–93 season was also restructured, as Fox replaced ESPN's brokered deal with its sister broadcast network ABC . Fox had the All-Star Game and weekly regional telecasts on the last five Sunday afternoons of the regular season, while ESPN and ESPN2 had weeknight games. For playoff coverage, this

360-575: The Philadelphia Flyers' Tom Bladon became the first defenceman in NHL history to score eight points in one game. He scored four goals and four assists versus the Cleveland Barons. It was 25% of his point total for the entire season. The Colorado Rockies qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They would not make the playoffs again until after the team had moved to New Jersey, in 1988. The next time

396-499: The back of their sweaters instead of being identified by numbers, as they were previously. The NHL returned to using uniform numbers for officials for the 1994–95 season . The St. Louis Blues 's home arena, St. Louis Arena , was renamed the Checkerdome after Ralston Purina purchased both the team and the arena, referencing the pet food company's checkerboard logo. Bobby Orr sat out the season to rest his oft-injured knee in

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432-487: The benefits from getting a salary cap and did not want to be the first league in North America to forfeit an entire season just to help out their small-market colleagues. The lockout ended on January 11, 1995. As a result, the league shortened the season length from 84 games, the length of the previous two seasons, to 48. The regular season would then last from January 20 to May 3, the first time in NHL history that

468-528: The bulk of the financial goals could be achieved through revenue sharing. After the lockout had dragged on, the talk of salary cap faded and new items entered the debate. Talk of rookie salary cap, changes to the arbitration system, and loosened free agency. However, large market teams such as Toronto , Detroit , the New York Rangers , Dallas , and Philadelphia eventually broke with the league, as they feared that an extended lockout would outweigh

504-632: The finals overall. The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28–29, 1994, at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut . Ed Jovanovski was selected first overall by the Florida Panthers . On October 1, 1994, the NHL initiated a lockout of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). The players had begun training camps a few weeks earlier as if to start the season. However, as these camps came to

540-568: The first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home-ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL Awards presentation took place on July 6, 1995. Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Regular season The following

576-549: The greatest number of unique winners are the Red Wings with 4— Sergei Fedorov (twice), Steve Yzerman , Kris Draper , and Datsyuk (three times)—all coming since 1994. There has been only one instance in which a Selke Trophy winner was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player when Sergei Fedorov captured both trophies during the 1993–94 NHL season . There has not been an instance in which

612-541: The hope that rest would allow him to return to play in 1978–79; he would return for that season, only playing in six games before retiring. However, defenseman Doug Wilson proved to be an excellent replacement for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Detroit Red Wings made changes, adding rookie Dale McCourt and Andre St. Laurent , who led the Wings to their first playoff appearance since 1970. On December 11, 1977,

648-452: The letters the same color as the background they were on, which for the team's road jerseys was blue. The League threatened further sanctions, and despite playing more than one game with their "unreadable" sweaters, Ballard's Maple Leafs finally complied in earnest by making the letters white on the blue road jerseys. (Blue letter names would not come to the white home jerseys until the following year.) Officials began wearing their surnames on

684-494: The only previous meeting in six games in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals . This was the 14th playoff series meeting between these two teams. Toronto lead 7–6 in previous meetings. Toronto won the most recent meeting in six games in the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals . 1994%E2%80%9395 NHL season The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League . The season start

720-554: The playoff qualification format for this season. Whereas before the top three teams in every division qualified, the format was changed to guarantee the top two teams in each division a playoff spot. The last four qualifiers were from the next-best four regular-season records from teams finishing third or lower. The 1977 NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 14, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal , Quebec . Dale McCourt

756-435: The playoffs are highlighted in bold. The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the two division winners seeded 1–2 based on regular season records, and the six remaining teams seeded 3–8. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During

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792-620: The playoffs are listed here. This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. It was the Rockies' only playoff appearance in their first eight seasons before moving to New Jersey in 1982 (including two years in Kansas City and six in Denver). This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. The only previous meeting

828-642: The playoffs came to Colorado would be the Colorado Avalanche's championship season of 1996. GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold For the first time in NHL history, all of the Original Six teams qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs . The playoffs were held in four rounds, preliminary, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. In

864-581: The preliminary round, the Detroit Red Wings was the only lower-placed team to win over the higher-placed team. The Red Wings were then defeated in five games by the first-place Montreal Canadiens . The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Los Angeles Kings to advance to the quarterfinals, where the Leafs upset the third-place New York Islanders in seven games, setting up an Original Six playoff against Montreal. The upsets ended there as

900-490: The regular season extended into May. All games were limited to intra-conference play. The NHL and NHLPA agreed to shorten future seasons to 82 games. The NHL All-Star Game , which had been scheduled to take place January 20–21, 1995, in San Jose, California , was canceled; San Jose was then awarded 1997 NHL All-Star Game instead. The lost revenue due to the lockout would eventually contribute in part to three teams relocating:

936-713: The teams to travel to the San Jose Arena . This was the first season since 1969–70 , that the Montreal Canadiens missed the playoffs. Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast bold – Qualified for playoffs Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy 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

972-409: The twenty years between 1967 and 1986. This was the 12th playoff series meeting between these two teams. Detroit led 7–4 in previous playoff meetings. Montreal won their most recent meeting in six games in the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals . When Detroit won game two 4–2, the Red Wings victory marked the only time in the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs that the Canadiens lost a game on home ice. Game 4

1008-495: Was Bob Gainey of the Canadiens, who won the trophy the first four years it was given. Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins has won it more times than any other player, with six wins. Guy Carbonneau , Jere Lehtinen and Pavel Datsyuk are tied for the third-most wins, with three apiece. The Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings , and Boston Bruins have won the trophy the most times, with 7 awards apiece. The team with

1044-473: Was delayed due to a lockout of players imposed by the NHL franchise owners. After a new labour agreement was reached between the owners and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), a 48-game season started on January 20. The season ended when the New Jersey Devils swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings for their first Stanley Cup win. It was also their first appearance in

1080-463: Was in the 1975 preliminary round , in which Toronto won the series 2–1. This was the first playoff series between these two teams; they would not meet again in Stanley Cup play until 2004, after the Flames had relocated to Calgary. (The Flames never won a playoff series while representing Atlanta, losing all six over an eight-year period.) For Detroit, it was their only playoff series win in

1116-469: Was selected first overall by the Detroit Red Wings . Teams were required to place the last names of players on the back of all jerseys starting with this season, but Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard initially refused, fearing that he would not be able to sell programs at his team's games. The NHL responded by threatening to levy a fine on the team in February 1978, so Ballard complied by making

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1152-477: Was shortened from 84 games, the length of the previous two seasons, down to 48. Regular season games would be limited to intra-conference play. The shortened regular season ended on May 3, the first time in NHL history that the regular season extended into that month. The March 10, 1995, Detroit Red Wings – San Jose Sharks game was postponed due to the Guadalupe River flooding, making it impossible for

1188-688: Was the 61st season of the National Hockey League . The Montreal Canadiens won their third Stanley Cup in a row, defeating the Boston Bruins four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals . Prior to the start of the season, Clarence Campbell retired as NHL President. John Ziegler succeeded him in that capacity. A trophy for the top defensive forward, the Frank J. Selke Trophy , made its debut this season and went to Bob Gainey , who played left wing for Montreal. The league changed

1224-486: Was the final playoff game at the Detroit Olympia . This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams. Boston won four of the previous five meetings. Chicago won their last series meeting 2–1 in the 1975 preliminary round . This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won

1260-428: Was the first season that HNIC had doubleheaders on every Saturday night of the regular season. TSN continued to televise regular season weeknight games, primarily on Mondays and Thursdays. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs was primarily on CBC, with TSN airing first round all-U.S. series. This was the first season of the league's five-year U.S. national broadcast rights deals with Fox and ESPN . Fox's deal marked

1296-431: Was the first time that all Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals games were exclusive to Fox or ESPN. American regional sports networks could still carry their teams' first and second-round games, but they could no longer televise local coverage beyond those rounds. During the first two rounds, ESPN and ESPN2 televised selected games, while Fox had regional Sunday afternoon telecasts. Fox's Sunday telecasts continued into

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