1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
Buffalo responded with a drive to the Steelers 30-yard line, only to lose the ball when Lake forced a fumble from Thurman Thomas that was recovered by defensive back Chris Oldham. However, the Bills soon got the ball back with excellent field position after Rohn Stark punted the ball 33 yards to the Steelers 49. Kelly then got the team to the 1-yard line with three completions, hitting Tony Cline for 17 yards, Andre Reed for 5, and Steve Tasker for 26. Thomas then ran the ball into the end zone, cutting the score to 20–7.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
Only 45 seconds remained in the half, but O'Donnell proved up to the challenge of earning his team some more points, completing 4 consecutive passes for 53 yards to get the team to the Bills 16-yard line. Johnson finished the drive with his third field goal, giving the Steelers a 23–7 halftime lead.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
In the third quarter, Lake intercepted a pass from Kelly and returned it 3 yards to the Buffalo 25-yard line, leading to Johnson's fourth field goal that put the team up 26–7. Both teams had to punt on their following drives, and Tasker returned Stark's 30-yard punt 4 yards to the Steelers 42-yard line. A few plays later, he took a handoff on a reverse and ran 40 yards to the 3. Alex Van Pelt (who replaced an injured Jim Kelly) finished the drive with 2-yard touchdown pass to Cline, making the score 26–14.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
Early in the fourth quarter, Buffalo took advantage of yet another poor punt from Stark, this one a 31-yard kick that gave them the ball on the Pittburgh 36. Van Pelt then guided the team to the 11-yard line, where Kelly returned to the field and eventually hit Thomas for a 9-yard scoring completion, cutting the score to 26–21 with 11:23 left in the game.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
But Pittsburgh then marched 76 yards, including O'Donnell's 3rd down conversion passes to Thigpen and Andre Hastings for gains of 21 and 17 yards, to score on Morris' 13-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 33–21. The following three drives would result in interceptions, with Kelly throwing a pick to Jerry Olsavsky and Matt Darby nabbing a pass from O'Donnell. On the next play, Linebacker Levon Kirkland intercepted a pass from Kelly and returned it 4 yards to the Bills 23-yard line to set up Morris' 2-yard score with 1:58 remaining to clinch the victory.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
With the Steelers win, they snapped the Bills' 10 game postseason winning streak against the AFC dating back to 1990. Morris rushed for 106 yards and caught 2 passes for 7. Lake had an interception and a fumble recovery.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40, Buffalo Bills 21
This was the third postseason meeting between the Bills and Steelers. Both teams split the first two meetings.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
For the first time ever since becoming the head coach of the Packers, Mike Holmgren was coaching against his former team where he was the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach for six seasons.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
The Packers jumped to a 21–0 lead en route to a 27–17 victory. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre threw for 222 yards in the first half, and ended up with completing 21 out of 28 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Robert Brooks caught four passes for 103 yards. Meanwhile, their defense sacked 49ers quarterback Steve Young three times and intercepted him twice. Young ended up setting a playoff record with 65 pass attempts, but completed only 32 of them for 328 yards. He added 77 yards on the ground. For the second playoff game in a row, Green Bay did not lose any turnovers, while the 49ers turned the ball over 4 times.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
The Packers took the opening kickoff and held onto the ball for 7:11 before kicker Chris Jacke's 44-yard field goal attempt was blocked by 49ers defensive back Tim McDonald. But on San Francisco's first play, running back Adam Walker fumbled after being hit by linebacker Wayne Simmons. Rookie defensive back Craig Newsome picked up the ball and returned it 31 yards for the touchdown. Then after forcing the 49ers to punt, the Packers advanced 62 yards, with Favre completing a 35-yard pass to tight end Keith Jackson and a 20-yarder to Brooks, to score on Favre's 3-yard touchdown to Jackson, who finished the day with four receptions for 101 yards.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
Green Bay would later drive 72 yards in 7 plays to score on tight end Mark Chmura's 13-yard touchdown reception before Young's 32-yard completion to Jerry Rice set up Jeff Wilkins 21–3 field goal to cut the lead to 21–3 at the end of the half. In the second half, Jacke kicked two field goals while the 49ers could only manage two touchdowns: a 1-yard run by Young and a 2-yarder by running back Derek Loville.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
This was the only time during the 1990s that an NFC team won a divisional playoff game on the road. Rice finished the game with 11 receptions for 117 yards, while 49ers tight end Brent Jones had 8 catches for 112.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 6, 1996, NFC: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
This was the first postseason meeting between the Packers and 49ers.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
With Eagles starting quarterback Rodney Peete injured early on, the Cowboys held Philadelphia to only 227 yards and 11 points.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
The Cowboys scored on their second drive of the game, moving the ball 37 yards to Chris Boniol's 24-yard field goal. Following an Eagles punt, Mark McMillian intercepted a pass from Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman and returned it 34 yards to the Cowboys 43, setting up Gary Anderson's 26-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter. On Philadelphia's field goal drive, Peete suffered a concussion when he was tackled by Darren Woodson one yard short of a first down on the Dallas 9-yard line, knocking him out of the game and Randall Cunningham replaced him.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
In the second quarter, Dallas running back Emmitt Smith rushed four times for 25 yards and caught a 22-yard reception on a 70-yard drive that Deion Sanders finished with a 21-yard touchdown on an end-around run. The Eagles managed just one first down before punting. Cowboys then marched 79 yards, including a Troy Aikman's completions of 37 and 26 yards to receiver Kevin Williams and fullback Daryl Johnston. Johnston's catch gave the team a first down on the Eagles 1-yard line, and Smith ran the ball into the end zone on the next play, giving the team a 17–3 lead with 3:42 left in the half.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
Williams returned the second half kickoff 24 yards, and then caught a 34-yard pass as his team drove 59 yards to score on Boniol's 18-yard field goal, making the score 20–3. On Dallas' next drive, they upped their lead to 23–3 with Boniol's franchise record 51-yard field goal.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
In the fourth quarter, Sanders intercepted a pass from Cunningham and returned it 12 yards to the Eagles 21-yard line, leading to their final score on Aikman's 9-yard pass to Michael Irvin. The Eagles responded as Cunningham completed 4/5 passes for 63 yards before taking the ball into the end zone himself on a 4-yard run. He also completed a pass for a 2-point conversion, but by then only 2:36 remained in the game.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
Aikman finished the game 17/24 for 253 yards and a touchdown, with one interception. Irvin, who was double teamed most of the game, had only one reception, but Williams caught 6 passes for 124 yards and returned 2 kickoffs for 45. Smith rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 3 passes for 40. Eagles running back Ricky Watters, who rushed for 1,273 yards during the season, finished this game with just 39 yards on 13 attempts, though he also caught 4 passes for 45 yards. As of the end of the 2019 season, this is the most recent Divisional Playoff win for the Cowboys. They have lost six of those games since (1996, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, and 2018).


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11
This was the third postseason meeting between the Eagles and Cowboys. Both teams split the first two meetings.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
The Chiefs, who held the league's best record during the regular season (13–3), were heavily favored to beat the 9–7 Colts, particularly since Indianapolis star running back Marshall Faulk was inactive due to injury, along with defensive lineman Tony Siragusa due to illness. But by the end of the game, Kansas City lost four turnovers and kicker Lin Elliott missed three field goals en route to a 10–7 Colts upset.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
After the first four possessions of the game resulted in punts, Kansas City scored on quarterback Steve Bono's 20-yard touchdown to wide receiver Lake Dawson with 29 seconds left in the first quarter on a drive that covered 62 yards in 5 plays. Indianapolis countered with a long methodical 18-play drive in which they converted five third downs and one fourth down on the way to Jim Harbaugh's 5-yard touchdown pass to receiver Floyd Turner to tie the game.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
Harbaugh had made several key plays on the drive, converting a 3rd and 11 with an 18-yard scramble and three plays later finding receiver Aaron Bailey for a 13-yard completion on 3rd and 10. Running back Lamont Warren also made a big play by converting a 4th and 1 situation with a 4-yard gain. Later on, Colts kicker Cary Blanchard missed a 47-yard field goal attempt with 57 seconds left in the half. Kansas City then drove to the Colts 17-yard line, only to have Elliott hit the uprights from 35 yards out.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
In the third period, Colts defensive back Ashley Ambrose intercepted a pass from Bono at midfield, setting up Blanchard's 30-yard field goal to give his team the lead. Early in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs reached the Indianapolis 22-yard line, but all they got was another missed field goal, this one from 39 yards with 10:36 left to play. Indianapolis failed to gain a first down with their next two drives, while Bono threw consecutive interceptions, one to linebacker Quentin Coryatt and another to cornerback Eugene Daniel.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
After the Coryatt interception, the Colts had a chance to increase their lead, but Blanchard missed a field goal attempt from 49 yards out. With 4:12 left in the game, Rich Gannon replaced Bono and led the Chiefs from their own 18 to the Colts 25-yard line. But with 42 seconds left, Elliott missed his third field goal of the day, a 42-yard attempt, and Indianapolis escaped with a win.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 7, 1996, AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10, Kansas City Chiefs 7
This was the first postseason meeting between the Colts and Chiefs.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
On the Steelers opening drive, Neil O'Donnell's first pass of the game was tipped by defensive tackle Tony Siragusa and intercepted by Jeff Herrod, who returned it to the Pittsburgh 24-yard line. But the Colts drive was halted when Ray Seals tackled running back Lamont Warren for a loss on third down and one. On the next play, Cary Blanchard hit the right upright on his 34-yard field goal, but it still bounced in and the Colts took a 3–0 lead.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
After each team punted, Pittsburgh's Norm Johnson kicked a field goal to even the game with under two minutes left in the first quarter. The field goal occurred after Kordell Stewart dropped a pass in the end zone. Replays showed Colts safety Jason Belser made contact with Stewart just before the ball arrived, but no penalty flag was thrown.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
In the second quarter, a 30-yard reception by Colts receiver Sean Dawkins set up Blanchard's second field goal. But later on, Pittsburgh drove 80 yards in 17 plays, featuring three third down conversion runs by Kordell Stewart, and scored on O'Donnell's 5-yard third and goal touchdown pass to Stewart with 13 seconds left in the half to make it 10–6. Replays showed Stewart had put half a foot out of bounds before making the catch, which would have made him an ineligible receiver, but the penalty was not called.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
On Indianapolis' first drive of the second half, they drove 61 yards in nine plays, featuring a 29-yard completion from Jim Harbaugh to tight end Ken Dilger. Blanchard finished the drive with his third field goal to cut their deficit to 10–9. Then after forcing a three and out, Indy drove 35 yards in nine plays to set up another field goal try, which would have put the Colts up 12–10. But this time Blanchard's 47-yard attempt sailed wide right. Taking over on their own 37, Pittsburgh mounted a drive in Colts territory where Johnson's 37-yard field goal put them back up by four points, at 13–9.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
Early in the fourth quarter, a long punt return by Steelers receiver Andre Hastings gave them the ball at midfield. But all they got out of their great field position was a missed field goal. After that, Harbaugh threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Floyd Turner to take the lead, 16–13. After a Steelers punt, their defense got a big chance when Warren fumbled deep in Colts territory, but guard Joe Staysniak recovered the ball in mid-air to keep the drive going. Later on, defensive back Willie Williams tackled Warren behind the line on third down and one to force a punt, giving Pittsburgh the ball back with 3:03 left in the game.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
Pittsburgh then marched 67 yards to score the winning touchdown. Running back Byron Bam Morris scored the game-winning 1-yard touchdown run with 1:34 remaining in the game to pull Pittsburgh ahead for good. The drive was aided by O'Donnell's 9-yard completion to Hastings on fourth down and 3 from the 47-yard line, as well as an earlier dropped potential interception that went in and out of the arms of linebacker Quentin Coryatt.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
On the next play after Hastings' fourth down conversion catch, O'Donnell completed a 37-yard pass to Ernie Mills on the Indianapolis 1-yard line, setting up Morris' 1-yard scoring run. The Colts got the ball back and advanced to the Steelers' 29 with 5 seconds left, narrowly avoiding a turnover when defensive back Chris Oldham dropped a wide open interception. On the game's final play, Harbaugh attempted a hail mary pass which he lofted high and came down into a crowd of players in the end zone; the ball momentarily was against the Colts' WR Aaron Bailey's chest but it hit the turf before he could haul it in.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
The Colts were the first No. 5 seed to advance to a conference championship game since the 1990 playoff expansion. Harbaugh completed 21 of 33 passes for 267 yards and a touchdown.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
The game was featured as one of the NFL's Greatest Games as 60 Minutes. It marked the end of a thrilling and hard-fought season for the Colts, in which 15 of their 19 games were decided by one score, including three that went into overtime.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
This was the third postseason meeting between the Colts and Steelers. Pittsburgh won both previous meetings when the Colts were previously in Balitmore.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Running back Emmitt Smith rushed for 150 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, while also catching 2 passes for 17 yards as the Cowboys overcame a Packers 27–24 lead in the fourth quarter.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Green Bay got off to a slow start as quarterback Brett Favre threw incompletions on his first six pass attempts of the game and the team failed to gain any yards on their first 9 plays. However, Packers linebacker Bernardo Harris blocked a punt from John Jett on the game's opening drive that gave the team the ball at the Dallas 23 and enabled them to score first on Chris Jacke's 46-yard field goal. Dallas stormed right back with an 11-play, 80-yard drive, featuring a 35-yard reception by Deion Sanders.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Troy Aikman finished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Michael Irvin. Then Dallas lineman Leon Lett intercepted a screen pass from Favre on the Packers 13, and they scored another touchdown on Aikman's 4-yard throw to Irvin, giving the team a 14–3 lead. However, Favre's first completion of the day turned out to be a big one, a 73-yard touchdown bomb to Robert Brooks. Dallas was forced to punt on their next drive, and Antonio Freeman gave his team great field position with a 39-yard return, with an additional 15 yards coming from a facemask penalty on Jett. This gave the Packers the ball on the Dallas 35, and two plays into the second quarter, Favre threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Jackson. So despite only holding the ball for 2:53 in the first quarter, Green Bay now had the lead at 17–14.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
The Cowboys responded with two long drives for 10 points and a 24–17 halftime lead. Chris Boniol tied the game with his 29th consecutive field goal, putting it through the uprights from 34 yards to conclude a 60-yard drive. Packers punter Craig Hentrich subsequently pinned Dallas back at their own 1-yard line with a 57-yard kick, but Smith bailed his team out with a 25-yard run on the next play, starting off a playoff-record 99-yard drive. Irvin made two big receptions on it, converting the drive's only third down with a 10-yard catch and later hauling in a pass for a 28-yard gain on the Packers 16-yard line. With 24 seconds left in the half, Smith finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Personal fouls against Lett and Dixon Edwards helped start two Green Bay scoring drives in the third quarter. They opened the half with a 52-yard drive to score on Jacke's 37-yard field goal. The next time they got the ball, Favre's 54-yard completion to tight end Keith Jackson set up his 1-yard touchdown pass to Brooks that gave the Packers a 27–24 lead. But Dallas regained the lead a few plays into the fourth quarter after Smith's 5-yard touchdown run capped off a 90-yard possession.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Green Bay responded with a drive past midfield, but Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown put an end to it by intercepting Favre's pass and returning it 28 yards to the Dallas 48. Irvin made a juggling reception near the sidelines for a 36-yard gain on the next play, and then Smith took the ball into the end zone with a 16-yard run to ice the game. Green Bay's final two possessions would each end with a turnover on downs.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Aikman completed 21 of 33 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns. Irvin caught 7 passes for 100 yards and 2 scores. Favre threw for 307 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions. Brooks finished the game with 6 receptions for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. Freeman had 212 all-purpose yards (10 rec, 148 KR, 54 PR)


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
After the contest, Reggie White was so visibly upset, he started shouting at television crews who were filming him on the sidelines. This was the third consecutive year that Dallas eliminated Green Bay from the playoffs (All three games were played in Dallas). "We keep coming down here and getting lessons,” said Packers coach Mike Holmgren, whose team had lost six in a row in Dallas since October 1993. "I'm tired of getting lessons."


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
Meanwhile, the Cowboys were jubilant about making their third Super Bowl appearance in the last four seasons. "We're going home", Irvin said after the game. "We let somebody else borrow our house last year, but we're going back where we belong. I'm going to check the lease, make sure they cleaned up after themselves."


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 14, 1996, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
This was the sixth postseason meeting between the Packers and Cowboys. Dallas had won three of the prior five meetings.


1995–96 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
This was an NFL-leading third Super Bowl meeting between the Cowboys and Steelers. Pittsburgh won both previous meetings.


1995–96 NHL season
The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche (formerly the Quebec Nordiques), who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in the finals, in four games.


1995–96 NHL season, League business
The 1995–96 season was the first season in Denver for the Avalanche, who had relocated from Quebec City where they were previously known as the Quebec Nordiques. Prior to the season, Colorado was assigned to the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They played at McNichols Arena, the building that the New Jersey Devils played in from 1976 to 1982 when they were known as the Colorado Rockies. The Avs would play in that building until they moved to the Pepsi Center in 1999.


1995–96 NHL season, League business
It was also the final season for the original Winnipeg Jets, as they announced that they would be moving from Manitoba to Arizona and become the Phoenix Coyotes at season's end. The NHL would not return to Manitoba until the Atlanta Thrashers moved there to become the "new" Winnipeg Jets following the 2010–11 season.


1995–96 NHL season, League business
This season would mark the last season the Buffalo Sabres would play in the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, the Philadelphia Flyers at the CoreStates Spectrum, the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Thunderdome, the Senators at the Ottawa Civic Centre, and the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum. The Sabres made their new home at the Marine Midland Arena, the Flyers at the CoreStates Center, the Lightning at the Ice Palace, the Senators at the Corel Centre, and the Canadiens at the Molson Centre. The latter two arenas opened before the end of this season.


1995–96 NHL season, League business
With the Montreal Forum closed, Maple Leaf Gardens was the last remaining arena from the Original Six era at the time. The Boston Bruins played their first season at Fleet Center after spending the last 67 at the old Boston Garden, and the Vancouver Canucks played their first game at General Motors Place.


1995–96 NHL season, League business
During the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, each team played 84 games (including two neutral site games). Starting in the 1995–96 season, the neutral site games were eliminated, which reduced the regular season to 82 games per team where it remains to this very day.


1995–96 NHL season, Regular season
The Detroit Red Wings had a spectacular season, finishing with the second-highest regular-season point total in NHL history (131 points), and setting the NHL record for most wins ever in the regular season (62). However, they fell to the Avalanche in the Western Conference Final, the sixth game of which marked the beginning of the heated Detroit-Colorado rivalry, which would last for years to come. Jaromir Jagr broke the record for assists and points by a right winger in a single season . Mario Lemieux had the NHL's last 150+ point season with 161 points in 70 games. This would be the last season in which at least one player would score at least 60 goals (Jagr and Lemieux) until 2008. The New Jersey Devils became the first team since the 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.


1995–96 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


1995–96 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1995–96 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche swept the final series over the Florida Panthers in the minimum four games. Both teams were making their first appearance in the Final. For Colorado, it followed the team's first season in Denver, Colorado after moving from Quebec City. Joe Sakic won the Conn Smythe Trophy.


1995–96 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1995–96 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1995–96 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1995–96 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1995–96 (listed with their last team):


1995–96 NOFV-Oberliga
The 1995–96 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the second season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system after the reintroduction of the Fußball-Regionalliga. This was the first season in German football where the new 3-points-for-a-win rule was used.


1995–96 NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each, SCC Berlin and VFC Plauen, were directly promoted to the 1996–97 Regionalliga Nordost.


1995–96 NSL Cup
The 1995–96 NSL Cup (known as the Johnnie Walker Cup under a sponsorship arrangement) was the twentieth season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The 12 teams that competed in the 1995–96 National Soccer League competed in the cup.


1995–96 NTFL season
The 1995/96 NTFL season was the 75th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1995–96 NTFL season
St Marys had completed a perfect season back to back to set a record of success. The Saints have claimed there 21st premiership title defeating Southern Districts in the grand final by 16 points.


1995–96 NTFL season, Grand Final
This was the third time when St Marys completed a perfect season and the first time when a team has completed an undefeated season back to back.


1995–96 National Division One
The 1995–96 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1995–96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England.


1995–96 National Division One
Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.


1995–96 National Division One
Bath were the champions, beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division due to the expansion of the league from 10 teams to 12 the following season.


1995–96 National Division One, Table
Green denotes championship and qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup. Blue denotes qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.


1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1995–96 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 65th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)
Derry defeated Donegal in the final for the second year in a row.


1995–96 National Football League (Ireland), Format
The teams are in four divisions, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.


1995–96 National Hurling League
The 1995–96 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 65th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 7 October 1995 until 12 May 1996. Galway won, beating Tipperary in the final.


1995–96 National Hurling League, Structure
There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.


1995–96 National Hurling League, Structure
The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.


1995–96 National Hurling League, Structure
The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom two in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.


1995–96 National Professional Soccer League, League standings, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1995–96 National Soccer League
The 1995–96 A-League season was the first year of a rebranded Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and the twentieth since the national league began in 1977. The competition was variously known as the A-League and the Ericsson Cup (as part of a sponsorship arrangement) at the time.


1995–96 National Soccer League, Background
After an attempt to reduce the number of NSL teams from 14 to 12, the Australian Soccer Federation announced that a new competition known as the A-League would operate in parallel to the NSL. After a series of legal challenges, the A-League became the sole national league with largely the same composition of teams as the previous NSL season. The change was seen at the time as a rebranding rather than a new competition. Prior to the season beginning, the league announced a sponsorship agreement with Ericsson that was supposed to last until 2000. The sponsorship led to the league being renamed the Ericsson Cup, though the A-League and NSL names were still used in various forms.


1995–96 National Soccer League, Background
The commencement of the season was delayed as relegated teams Melbourne SC and Heidelberg United obtained court injunctions to prevent the league going ahead. Eventually the injunction was lifted in the Federal Court of Australia to allow the league to start, albeit several weeks late.


1995–96 National Soccer League, Overview
The league was composed of 12 teams. After 33 rounds, Marconi-Fairfield were crowned minor premiers. In the final series, Marconi-Fairfield and the Melbourne Knights contested the 1996 A-League Grand Final, with Melbourne Knights prevailing 2–1.


1995–96 Nationalliga A
Statistics of Swiss National League A in the 1995–96 football season.


1995–96 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.


1995–96 Nationalliga A season
The 1995–96 Nationalliga A season was the 58th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. 10 teams participated in the league, and EHC Kloten won the championship.


1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1995–96 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (10th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 21–14 overall and 4–10 in Big Eight Conference play. After placing 7th in the conference standings, and losing in the quarterfinals of the final Big Eight Tournament, Nebraska won the 1996 National Invitation Tournament.


1995–96 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 1995–96 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 94th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The season started on 4 August 1995 and ended on 24 June 1996.


1995–96 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.


1995–96 New Jersey Devils season
The 1995–96 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 14th season in  New Jersey. After winning the Stanley Cup in the previous season, and qualifying for the playoffs for six seasons, the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1989, losing their last game of the season with a chance to qualify for the postseason. They became the first defending Stanley Cup champions to fail to make the playoffs since the 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens.


1995–96 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
The Devils were the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 319 times. They also had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL, scoring only 215 goals on 2,637 shots (8.2%).


1995–96 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: 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;


1995–96 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
Team's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at Edmonton Coliseum.


1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Nets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets received the ninth pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected NCAA Final Four MVP, Ed O'Bannon out of UCLA. In the offseason, the team signed free agent Vern Fleming. The Nets began their season losing their season opener to the expansion Toronto Raptors on the road, 94–79 on November 3. Scoring leader Derrick Coleman missed the first month of the season due to an irregular heartbeat.


1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
He was soon traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Shawn Bradley, as the Nets won four of their next five games after the trade, leading to a 9–9 start. In January, they dealt Kenny Anderson to the Charlotte Hornets for Kendall Gill, and second-year guard Khalid Reeves. However, Gill would be out for the remainder of the season with a hand injury after playing just eleven games, while Kevin Edwards played just 34 games due to a knee injury. The Nets lost 12 of their final 14 games to finish sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.


1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
Armen Gilliam led the team in scoring with 18.3 points per game, while second-year guard Chris Childs provided them with 12.8 points and 7.0 assists per game, and Jayson Williams, who had an increased role as sixth man, led the Nets with 10.0 rebounds per game off the bench. O'Bannon failed to live up to expectations in his professional career, as he averaged just 6.2 points per game and started in 29 out of 64 games. Following the season, head coach Butch Beard was fired, Gilliam signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, P.J. Brown signed with the Miami Heat, Childs signed with the New York Knicks, Rick Mahorn re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons, and Fleming retired.


1995–96 New York Islanders season
The 1995–96 New York Islanders season was the 24th season in the franchise's history. This season saw the Islanders finish in last place with a record of 22–50–10. During the season, team management fired General Manager Don Maloney, whom fans blamed for the team's downfall, and gave Mike Milbury total control of hockey operations as both head coach and general manager.


1995–96 New York Islanders season, Offseason
Before the 1995–96 season, Don Maloney fired Lorne Henning and named Mike Milbury head coach. The same year, the Isles' attempt at updating their look resulted in the unveiling of the "fisherman" logo. It proved to be such a disaster that the team announced less than a year after unveiling it that they would go back to their original logo as soon as league rules could allow. Rangers fans still mock the Islanders with chants of "we want fishsticks," a reference to the way the logo resembled the Gorton's fisherman.


1995–96 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
The Islanders missed the playoffs for the second straight year.


1995–96 New York Islanders season, Player statistics, 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;


1995–96 New York Islanders season, Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.


1995–96 New York Knicks season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 50th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association in New York City, New York. After Pat Riley left to coach the Miami Heat, the Knicks hired Don Nelson as their new head coach (their "Plan B" after Chuck Daly rejected their offer). The Knicks won ten of their first twelve games, leading to a 16–5 start and held a 30–16 record at the All-Star break. However, the team never seemed to get under Nelson down the stretch, as he was replaced by long-time assistant Jeff Van Gundy after 59 games.


1995–96 New York Knicks season
At midseason, the Knicks traded Charles D. Smith to the San Antonio Spurs for J.R. Reid, and dealt Doug Christie to the expansion Toronto Raptors for Willie Anderson. Under Van Gundy, the Knicks finished the season playing around .500 to post a 47–35 record, second in the Atlantic Division. Patrick Ewing led the team with 22.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game while being selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. Last season's Sixth Man of the Year Anthony Mason stepped into the lineup averaging 14.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, while Derek Harper provided the team with 14.0 points per game, and John Starks contributed with 12.6 points per game.


1995–96 New York Knicks season
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks swept the 4th-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in three straight games. However, they would lose four games to one to the 72–10 Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. Following the season, Mason was traded to the Charlotte Hornets, Derek Harper re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, three-point specialist Hubert Davis was traded to the Toronto Raptors, and Reid and Anderson were both released to free agency.


1995–96 New York Knicks season
For the season, the Knicks added the city name "New York" above their primary logo. They also added new blue alternate road uniforms with black side panels, which they wore on the road frequently, that they would become their primary road jerseys for the 1997–98 season, where they would change their home uniforms adding blue side panels to their jerseys.


1995–96 New York Knicks season, Player stats
NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1995–96 New York Rangers season
The 1995–96 New York Rangers season was the 70th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a 41–27–14 record, which placed them second in the Atlantic Division and gave them a berth in the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, where the team lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.


1995–96 New York Rangers season, Regular season
The Rangers were shorthanded a league-high 495 times during the regular season, and tied the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).


1995–96 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1995–96 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta, at the Edmonton Coliseum.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 1995–96 FA Premier League season, English club Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, finishing in second place.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
The 1995–96 season saw Sir John Hall's millions allow Newcastle to invest heavily in players from across the world. With a total of some £16 million spent on the signings of Les Ferdinand, David Ginola, Warren Barton and Shaka Hislop before the start of the season, Kevin Keegan's team made a strong start. Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla and England midfielder David Batty were also attracted to the north-east in February 1996 for a combined total of around £11 million.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
An explosive start to the season saw Newcastle storm to the top of the Premier League table. Newcastle led the league for virtually all of the season from August until mid-March, and by Christmas had established a 10-point lead over Manchester United. Though they lost 2–0 at Old Trafford on 27 December, they still managed to extend this lead to 12 points on 20 January 1996, putting them in prime position for the title with 15 matches remaining. However, Manchester United – bolstered by the return of Eric Cantona from suspension – then enjoyed a surge in form.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Despite an emphatic 2–1 win at Middlesbrough largely inspired by debutant Faustino Asprilla, Newcastle lost five of their next eight. Newcastle dropped vital points away to West Ham and Manchester City, whilst A 1–0 win for Alex Ferguson's team at St James' Park on 4 March ended Newcastle's 100% home record in the league and cut their lead to a single point, and further away defeats at Arsenal, Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers allowed Manchester United to overtake them and establish a lead that would ultimately prove decisive.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary
Ferguson's mind games added further heat to the title race and provoked an infamous rant from Keegan live on Sky Sports on 29 April 1996, following his team's 1–0 win at Leeds United. A 1–1 draw at Nottingham Forest three days later left Newcastle needing to beat Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United needing to lose against Middlesbrough, if the title was to return to Tyneside for the first time since 1927. In the end, a 1–1 draw proved academic as Manchester United beat the Teessiders 3–0, thus winning by four points. Newcastle's second place finish was nonetheless their highest finish for 69 years.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Analysis
The contest between Newcastle United and Manchester United for the Premier League title in the 1995–96 season has been described by Total Football magazine as "an absolute classic." In 2012, the season was one of six nominees for the Premier League 20 Seasons Award for the best Premier League season ever.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Analysis
The 4-3 loss to Liverpool was voted the greatest game of the first decade of the Premier League at the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards, attributing to the jubilant celebrations at Anfield whilst Keegan slumped over the advertising hoardings in distress.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Analysis
Newcastle's collapse in the Premier League title race has been the subject of continuous debate. Newcastle's performance has been described by Graham Lister of Goal.com as having "entered football folklore as the Premier League's ultimate Devon Loch moment." Rob Lee claimed that the failure to capture the title was due to falling player confidence, whilst Ian Cusack believed that the return of Eric Cantona was the major difference, stating "Newcastle United had, player for player, the best team in the Premiership, but didn’t have the best player."


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Analysis
Mark Lawrenson said the general consensus was Keegan's attacking philosophy having been instrumental in costing Newcastle the title, stating "I really think they should have won the league in the 1995–96 season...Kevin could have done it if he'd altered the system very, very slightly. But he didn't want to betray his principles...I think Kevin wanted it free-flowing in all departments and that doesn't necessarily happen."


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Kit
Newcastle United's kit was manufactured by the company Adidas and sponsored by Tyneside-based brewery Newcastle Brown Ale.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1995–96 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1995–96 North West Counties Football League
The 1995–96 North West Counties Football League season was the 14th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.


1995–96 Northern Counties East Football League
The 1995–96 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 14th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


1995–96 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


1995–96 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


1995–96 Northern Football League
The 1995–96 Northern Football League season was the 98th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1995–96 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1995–96 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


1995–96 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the college basketball season of 1995–96. The team, led by head coached by Brian Hammel, were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference and played their homes game at the Chick Evans Field House. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in MCC play; won the 1996 MCC Men's Basketball Tournament and lost in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament.


1995–96 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team, Roster
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1995–96 Northern Premier League
The 1995–96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.


1995–96 Northern Premier League, Promotion and relegation
In the twenty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Bamber Bridge should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Droylsden and Matlock Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Runcorn, First Division winners Lancaster City and second placed Alfreton Town. In the First Division Fleetwood folded at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Stocksbridge Park Steels and Flixton.


1995–96 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.


1995–96 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season, Season summary
Martin O'Neill, who had taken Wycombe Wanderers from the Conference to the Second Division with successive promotions, was appointed as Norwich City manager in the summer of 1995. He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over Chase's refusal to permit O'Neill to spend significant sums on strengthening the squad. Soon after O'Neill's resignation, Chase stepped down after protests from supporters, who complained that he kept selling the club's best players and was to blame for the relegation.


1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season, Season summary
Indeed, between 1992 and January 1995, Norwich had disposed of a number of key attacking players: Robert Fleck (for £2.1M), Ruel Fox (for £2.25M), Chris Sutton (for £5M),  Efan Ekoku (£0.9M) and Mark Robins (£1M). Nearly 40 years after being instrumental in saving the club from bankruptcy, Geoffrey Watling bought Chase's majority shareholding. Gary Megson was appointed Norwich manager on a temporary basis for the second time in eight months. Megson remained in charge until the end of the season before leaving the club. Just four seasons after finishing third in the Premiership and beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, Norwich had finished 16th in Division One.


1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the FA Premier League.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
Nottingham Forest were expected to struggle following the sale of star striker Stan Collymore to Liverpool, but they performed reasonably well throughout the season and there was never any question of them being relegated. They were unbeaten from their first 12 league games, although they drew too many games to be considered serious title challengers, before they ran into a 7–0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers, who had just signed Forest midfielder Lars Bohinen.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
The biggest success of the season was Forest's UEFA Cup exploits. In arguably the worst season for English clubs in European competitions in the era of three European trophies, they were the only English side with European action to look forward to after Christmas, and in March their adventure resumed with the first leg of the quarter-final – against Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion. Forest lost 2–1, and any remaining hopes of a semi-final place were crushed in the second leg when the Bavarians thrashed Frank Clark's men 5–1 at the City Ground.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary
A ninth-place finish in the final table was not quite enough to secure another European campaign, and Clark's big summer signing, Dean Saunders, was captured in hope that he could be the man to score the goals which would bring more success to the club.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1995–96 OB I bajnokság season was the 59th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Five teams participated in the league, and Dunaferr Dunaujvaros won the championship.


1995–96 OHL season
The 1995–96 OHL season was the 16th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The league expanded as the Barrie Colts entered into the central division. The Detroit Junior Red Wings become the Detroit Whalers. Seventeen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm.


1995–96 OHL season, Expansion, Barrie Colts
On May 6, 1994, The Barrie Colts were approved as an expansion team in the Ontario Hockey League beginning in the 1995-96 season. The Colts began their inaugural season playing in the Barrie Arena, however, on December 31, 1995, the Colts moved into their new home, the Barrie Molson Centre. The Colts joined the Central Division.


1995–96 OHL season, Rebranding, Detroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers
At the conclusion of the 1994-95, the Detroit Junior Red Wings severed all ties with the National Hockey League Detroit Red Wings, as Peter Karmanos renamed the franchise the Detroit Whalers.


1995–96 OHL season, Rebranding, Detroit Junior Red Wings to Detroit Whalers
The Whalers moved out of Joe Louis Arena and into the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League. The Whalers would play 21 of their 33 home games in the regular season at the Palace of Auburn Hills while playing their remaining 12 home games at Oak Park Ice Arena. The Whalers played all of their home playoff games at the Oak Park Ice Arena.


1995–96 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = earned first round bye


1995–96 OHL season, 1996 OHL Priority Selection
On June 1, 1996, the OHL conducted the 1996 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. The London Knights held the first overall pick in the draft and selected Rico Fata from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Fata was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


1995–96 OHL season, 1996 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1996 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


1995–96 OPJHL season
The 1995–96 OPJHL season is the third season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The twenty-two teams of the MacKenzie, MacKinnon, Phillips, and Ruddock Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule. The top 4 teams of each division make the playoffs.


1995–96 OPJHL season
The winner of the OPJHL playoffs, the Newmarket 87's, won the 1996 Buckland Cup as OHA Champions and the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, but failed to win the 1996 Royal Bank Cup.


1995–96 OPJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


1995–96 OPJHL season, OHA Buckland Cup and Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
The 1996 Dudley Hewitt Cup was hosted by the Cobourg Cougars of Cobourg, Ontario. Both Newmarket and Brampton were granted entry into the event, Newmarket eventually won.


1995–96 OPJHL season, 1996 Royal Bank Cup Championship
The 1996 Royal Bank Cup was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs of Melfort, Saskatchewan. The Newmarket 87's were defeated in the semi-final.


1995–96 OPJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1995–96. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.


1995–96 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1995–96 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Omani League
The 1995–96 Omani League was the 22nd edition of the top football league in Oman. Sur SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 1994–95 Omani League season. Sur SC emerged as the champions of the 1995–96 Omani League with a total of 56 points.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Magic's seventh season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Magic signed free agent Jon Koncak. Coming off their trip to the NBA Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Houston Rockets, the Magic won their second straight Atlantic Division title with a 60–22 record, a regular season record which still stands as the best in franchise history. This despite missing Shaquille O'Neal for the first 22 games of the season due to a thumb injury.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
Anfernee Hardaway stepped up in O'Neal's absence and was awarded Player of the Month for November, as the Magic got off to a 13–2 start. The season saw Dennis Scott take a place in the league history books by scoring 267 three-point field goals, a single season record since broken by Stephen Curry. Scott set a then-record of 11 three-point field goals in a 119–104 home win against the Atlanta Hawks on April 18, 1996. Scott finished third on the team in scoring averaging 17.5 points per game.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
Hardaway averaged 21.7 points, 7.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and O'Neal averaged 26.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team. Both Hardaway and O'Neal were selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, while power forward Horace Grant made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. This was also the only season of O'Neal's NBA career where he hit his only three-pointer in a 121–91 home win against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 16, 1996.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
Despite the franchise best record, the Magic were beaten by the top seed in the East, the dominant Chicago Bulls, who finished with a then all-time best record of 72–10. In the playoffs, the Magic would sweep the Detroit Pistons in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the 6th-seeded Hawks in five games, despite losing Game 4 at The Omni in Atlanta 104–99.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
The Eastern Conference Finals matched up the Magic with the Bulls, the team they had eliminated in the previous year's playoffs. However, Grant went down with an elbow injury in Game 1, and was out for the rest of the series. The Bulls would be too strong as they swept the Magic 4–0. Thereby, the Magic became the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs in a sweep for three consecutive seasons since the 1950 Chicago Stags.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season
Following the season, the All-Star center O'Neal left the team, signing as a free agent for the Los Angeles Lakers after four seasons in Orlando, Anthony Bowie was released to free agency, and Koncak was traded to the Golden State Warriors.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season, Playoffs
The Magic opened up their playoffs campaign on April 26 against the Detroit Pistons, a game they won convincingly 112-92 at home in the Orlando Arena. The Magic would also win Game 2 at home before clinching the series, and a sweep, of the Pistons in Game 3 away from home at the Palace of Auburn Hills.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season, Playoffs
The second round put the Magic against the Atlanta Hawks. The Magic opened the series with two convincing wins at home, both with scoring margins greater than 20 points. The Magic carried this momentum into Game 3 away from home at the Omni, winning a closer fought match 102-96. The Hawks won Game 4, avoiding the sweep, but the Magic were too strong and won Game 5 at home to clinch the series 4-1.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season, Playoffs
The Eastern Conference finals saw the Magic face the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, a team they had eliminated in the previous years playoffs. With Horace Grant out with an elbow injury from Game 1, the dominant Chicago Bulls would prove to be too strong for the Orlando this year, sweeping the series 4-0 and denying the Magic consecutive trips to the NBA finals.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1995–96 Orlando Magic season, Awards and honors, League records
During the 1995–96 season, Dennis Scott set the record for most three-point field goals scored in a regular season with 267.


1995–96 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1995–96 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 90th water polo championship in Hungary.


1995–96 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), First stage
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season
The 1995–96 Ottawa Senators season was the fourth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season was plenty of change for the club. The club changed coaching staffs twice, changed their general manager and moved into the new Palladium arena in Kanata. The team again finished last in the league, even though they knocked the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils out of playoff contention on the last game of the season, allowing the Tampa Bay Lightning to clinch the playoff berth at the expense of the Devils.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Offseason
Prior to the season, on August 2, 1995, Brian Smith, former NHL hockey player and sportscaster at Ottawa TV station CJOH-TV was killed. He had been the primary reporter on the Senators for the station. The Senators honored him with a patch on their jerseys, with his nickname 'Smitty' and number 18, which they wore on their jerseys for the whole season. The team raised a banner in his memory.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators finished last in wins (18), points (41), goals scored (191), even-strength goals scored (132), power-play goals scored (53) and power-play percentage (12.33%). They also tied the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
There were some bright spots during the season, rookie Daniel Alfredsson led the team offensively with 61 points (26 goals-35 assists), while Alexei Yashin was out of the lineup for 36 games. Alfredsson won the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's rookie of the year.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
After getting off to a good start with a 6–5–0 record, the Senators lost their next eight games, which ended up costing head coach Rick Bowness his job, as the club replaced him with Dave Allison, who was previously the head coach of the Senators AHL affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. The Dave Allison era did not last long in Ottawa, as the club won two of 25 games (2–22–1) before he was replaced by Jacques Martin. Under Martin, the Senators was more competitive, going 10–24–4 in his 38 games to finish the year with an 18–59–5, their fourth straight season at the bottom of the NHL standings.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
After taking over from the fired Randy Sexton as General Manager, on December 6, 1995, Pierre Gauthier made three moves to strengthen the club. He hired Jacques Martin as head coach, signed hold-out Alexei Yashin to a contract and engineered a blockbuster trade on January 23, 1996, dealing away Don Beaupre, Martin Straka, and Bryan Berard, while acquiring Damian Rhodes and Wade Redden. It was a three-way trade between the Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders and was necessary because Berard, the Senators' first-round pick, was refusing to report to the Senators.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
The Senators left the Ottawa Civic Centre and played their first game in The Palladium on January 17, 1996, against the Montreal Canadiens. The raising of the Senators' Stanley Cup banners failed, leaving the banners obscuring some fans' view of the scoreboard. The Senators lost 3–0 to the Canadiens.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Highlights
On April 13, 1996, the Senators played the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, who must win to clinch the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Senators played the role of spoiler, defeating New Jersey 5–2, officially eliminating the Devils from post-season play and giving the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team that entered the league the same year as the Senators, its first playoff berth.


1995–96 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta.


1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 1995–96 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in its 40th Eredivisie tournament.


1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
PSV finished the season in second, one better than last season, with ten more points (once adjusting for the switch to three-points-for-a-win). The club also made its deepest run in Europe since winning the European Cup at the turn of the decade, with a 7-1 thrashing off Finnish team MyPa and a 5-3 victory at Leeds among the highlights as PSV reached the quarter-finals. A 2-2 draw at Spanish giants Barcelona gave the Dutch club a foundation for a second-leg triumph, but a late Barcelona goal gave the Catalans the victory on the night and a semi-final berth.


1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season, First-team squad
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1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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1995–96 Panathinaikos F.C. season
In the 1995–96 season Panathinaikos played in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the Champions League and Greek Cup.


1995–96 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
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1995–96 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Super Cup
The 1996 Greek Super Cup was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1995–96 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1995–96 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 26th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 37,353 spectators per match. The club was presided by Michel Denisot and the team was coached by Luis Fernández. Raí was the team captain.


1995–96 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
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1995–96 Parma A.C. season
Parma Associazione Calcio played its sixth consecutive Serie A season, which was the last under legendary coach Nevio Scala, who stepped down at the end of the season. Defensive stalwarts Alberto Di Chiara and Lorenzo Minotti also left the club following the season's conclusion. Despite being only one point behind third-placed Lazio, Parma finished 6th in the standings. In contrast to the previous four seasons, Parma did not win any cups either. The most significant moment of Parma's season was the debut of the club's new superstar, 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who saved a penalty on his debut against A.C. Milan.


1995–96 Parma A.C. season, Players, Squad information
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1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995–96 season. The team was led by long-time assistant Jerry Dunn, serving in his first-year as head coach. Penn State played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania – the first six at Rec Hall before opening the brand new Bryce Jordan Center on January 11, 1996. After winning the first 13 games of the season, the Nittany Lions climbed as high as No. 9 in the AP poll, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Penn State lost to Arkansas in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 21–7 (12–6 Big Ten).


1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Peterborough United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season, Season summary
A poor start to the season that saw Peterborough win 3 out of the first 13 games forced manager John Still to leave the club in October 1995 to be replaced by Mick Halsall.


1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season, Season summary
They show signs of improvement between mid-February and mid-March which saw them win 5 out of the last 8 games climbing them to mid-table but as it seemed Peterborough were going to make a late charge for a play-off place, poor form returned, winning just 1 out of final 12 games picking up just 7 points during that run which saw them slump to a disappointing 19th place just 3 points clear of the relegation zone.


1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season, Squad
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1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 76ers 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in Philadelphia. The Sixers had the third overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Jerry Stackhouse from the University of North Carolina. During the offseason, the team signed free agents Vernon Maxwell and Richard Dumas, then later on signed second-year guard Trevor Ruffin in December. Stackhouse and Clarence Weatherspoon both provided a nice young nucleus from which to build. However, finding talent to surround them was often difficult, as the Sixers suffered an 11-game losing streak after a 2–2 start.


1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
Early into the season, Shawn Bradley was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Derrick Coleman, who only played in just eleven games due to an irregular heartbeat. At midseason, second-year forward Sharone Wright was dealt to the expansion Toronto Raptors for Tony Massenburg and Ed Pinckney, while Jeff Malone was released to free agency, and later signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.


1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
The Sixers went on a nine-game losing streak in January, lost seven straight games in February, then lost eight straight in March, and had their worst season since the infamous 73-loss 1972–73 season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with an 18–64 record. Stackhouse led the team with 19.2 points per game and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Weatherspoon averaged 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Maxwell provided the team averaging 16.2 points per game. This would also be the final season the Sixers would play in The Spectrum. Following the season, Maxwell re-signed with his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, Massenburg signed with the New Jersey Nets, head coach John Lucas II was fired, and Ruffin, Dumas and Pinckney were all released to free agency.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the Spectrum's final season the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers lost in the Conference Semi-finals to the Florida Panthers in six games.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Building on the success of the lockout season, the Flyers began the year with a 7–1 rout in Montreal over the Canadiens. An early 5–0–1 stretch was derailed in a 5–4 loss to Chicago on October 22, in which Dominic Roussel turned in a poor performance in net. It would be one of several in the early going which forced head coach Terry Murray to favor Garth Snow as the backup to Ron Hextall.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Lindros was hurt in early November, and the club limped to a 2–4–1 record in his absence. However, after his return they ripped off eight straight wins as part of a 12–2–2 stretch which put them in contention in the Atlantic Division with the Florida Panthers. However, the momentum switched and the club struggled to a 3–6–7 record thereafter.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
A 3–2 home overtime win over Montreal on February 1, in which defenseman Petr Svoboda was elbowed in the head by Marc Bureau, finally lit a fire under the team. In addition, the trade-deadline acquisition of Dale Hawerchuk, who was needed in Mikael Renberg's absence, spurred a 13–3–0 charge at the end of the season. Thanks to a 6–5 Bruins win over the Penguins on the final day, the Flyers gained the top spot in the Eastern Conference following a 3–1 win over Tampa.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Lindros hit the 100-point mark in a 3–0 win over Hartford on March 25, while LeClair netted his 50th goal of the season in a 5–1 win in New Jersey on April 10. In an ironic twist, Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux notched the game-winning goal on a fluke shot in a Colorado 5–3 win in Philly on February 11. With the Devils the previous June, Lemieux hit the net from 50 feet out to give his club a 3–2 win in Game 5 of the conference finals.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
On April 2, the Flyers scored three short-handed goals in a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
On April 11, the Flyers organization celebrated the final regular-season game in the Spectrum. The home team took care of their end, topping the Canadiens 3–2. After the game, an emotional torch-passing ceremony saw past and present team members skating alongside each other, with a symbolic transference of leadership from Bobby Clarke to Lindros.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
With the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers drew their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, coached by former Flyer Terry Crisp. After a 7–3 Philly home rout in Game 1, Lightning goalie Daren Puppa was spectacular and Brian Bradley notched the OT winner in a 2–1 Game 2 triumph. Former draft pick Alexander Selivanov ended Game 3 in Tampa with an overtime goal. Hawerchuk and LeClair provided leadership and goals in a 4–1 road win in Game 4, then the Flyers won 4–1 in Game 5 at the Spectrum. The Flyers closed out the series with a 6–1 score in Game 6 at the Thunderdome.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
Next up in the conference semi-finals were the Florida Panthers, a team which relied on goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and the neutral zone trap for success. Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1, and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win. Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Hawerchuk, Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. The Panthers ended the Flyers' season in Game 6.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 1995, the day after the deciding game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 1996, the day of the deciding game of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were not involved in any selections during the 1995 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 2, 1995. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen Darren Rumble and Todd Nelson, and forwards Gilbert Dionne, Yanick Dupre, Tony Horacek, Shawn McCosh, Jim Montgomery, Clayton Norris, Russ Romaniuk, and Anatoli Semenov.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 28, 1995. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 74th overall, and Mark Recchi to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair on February 9, 1995. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Stewart Malgunas on September 9, 1993.


1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, Notable achievements
Under coach Junel Baculi, the PBL-Andoks team won the Asian Interclub basketball championships in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia-Petronas, 101–82, in the finals. The PBL selection were reinforced by seven-time PBA best import Bobby Parks and former Ginebra import Alexander Coles.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, Notable achievements
The Stag Pale Pilseners completed a three-conference sweep and a grandslam in their very first season in the PBL. The Pilseners of coach Alfrancis Chua, with the likes of MVP Marlou Aquino, Bal David, Reuben Dela Rosa, Randy Alcantara, Derrick Bughao, Paul Du and best import Antoine Joubert, became the third team to win a title in their first try during the Reinforced Conference, defeating Red Bull Energy Drink in four games. Stag had an easier time scoring a three-game finals sweep in the next two conferences, winning over Casino Rubbing Alcohol in the All-Filipino Cup and repeating over Red Bull in the Danny Floro Cup on January 1996.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, Occurrences
The PBL took a two-week break during the month of June to give way to the ABC Championships where most of the top players are members of the national team, the league resume on June 29 with the best-of-three semifinal pairings in the short All-Filipino Cup.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, Reinforced Conference
The imports who saw action in this conference were Antoine Joubert (Stag), Ray Reed (Red Bull), who was replaced by Stevie Thompson, Glynn Blackwell (Chowking), Claude Moore (Casino), Gary Gaspard (Kutitap), David Barksdale (Magnolia), Tony Tolbert (Burger Machine), Steve Hall (Ramcar), and Mark Harris (Carol Ann).


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, Reinforced Conference
Stag and Red Bull played in the finals, the Pale Pilseners finish the semifinal round with 19 wins and 4 losses, followed by Red Bull with a 16 wins and 7 losses. Chowking and Casino gained a playoff for the second finals slot via win 4-of-7 incentive scheme. Casino won against Chowking, 92-73, but the Alcohol Makers in turn, lost to Red Bull on the following day for the right to meet the Pilseners for the championship.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, All-Filipino Cup
Three teams; Red Bull, Burger Machine and Carol Ann's were eliminated after a one-round eliminations. In the best-of-three semifinals match-up, Stag prevailed over Kutitap and Casino won over Oriental Battery to arrange a finals showdown.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, 1995-96 Danny Floro Cup
Six teams makes it to the quarterfinals after the eliminations. Stag scored a 2-0 sweep over Casino in their best-of-three semifinal series. Red Bull also swept their own series against Kutitap and sealed a finals rematch with the Pale Pilseners.


1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season, International Invitational Cup
The short international invitational tournament took place from December 9–17, 1995. Guest teams were Boysen-International Bank of Korea, Hapee Ozeta Slovak Club of the Slovak Republic and the Budweiser King of Guam. Casino Rubbing Alcohol and Slovak were declared co-champions after their final game ended at 97-all. The PBL was forced to let the Slovak squad leave early to catch their flight. The Danny Floro Cup resumes just before Christmas.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 28th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns acquired Hot Rod Williams from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Suns struggled with a 13–13 start to the season, then lost eight of their next nine games. Head coach Paul Westphal, who had led the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, went 14–19 before being replaced by Cotton Fitzsimmons, who would come on to coach in his third stint with the Suns.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
The team played above .500 for the remainder of the season and finished fourth in the Pacific Division, and seventh in the Western Conference with a 41–41 record. The Suns were eliminated from the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs, three games to one in the Western Conference First Round. All home games were played at America West Arena. They were also one of the nine teams to defeat the 72–10 Chicago Bulls.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
Charles Barkley led the Suns for the fourth consecutive year in both points and rebounds, averaging 23.2 and 11.6 on the season. Point guard Kevin Johnson again led the team in assists, averaging 9.2 per game to go with his 18.7 points per game. Michael Finley, a rookie from Wisconsin, who appeared in all 82 regular season games, was third in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game, 39.2 minutes per game, and was later named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
Despite playing all 82 games, Finley suffered an ankle injury on the final day of the regular season, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoff games. Sixth man Danny Manning averaged 13.4 points per game off the bench, but only played just 33 games due to a torn ACL, a sprained ankle and knee tendinitis. Second-year guard Wesley Person provided the team with 12.7 points per game, and led them with 117 three-point field goals.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
Barkley made his 10th consecutive All-Star Game. The power forward, who had turned 33 years of age during the season, made his 11th All-NBA Team, appearing as a selection on the Third Team. It was the first time in Barkley's career he had not been selected to the First or Second Team. Following the season, Barkley was traded to the Houston Rockets, and Elliot Perry was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
The Suns received the 21st pick from a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1994. With the pick they would select future All-Star swingman Michael Finley from Wisconsin. Finley averaged 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in four years with the Badgers. On October 4, the Suns signed Finley to a three-year rookie contract for $2.17 million. In his rookie season, Finley would average 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game, earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. Finley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks midway through his sophomore season for All-Star point guard Jason Kidd.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
The Suns used their first-round pick to select small forward Mario Bennett from Arizona State. Bennett averaged 15.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in three years with the Sun Devils. On October 4, the Suns signed Bennett to a three-year rookie contract for $1.66 million. Bennett underwent knee surgery before the season and remained on the injured reserve until March 1. Bennett would appear in just 19 regular season games, starting in 14 due to injuries, and two playoff games before being waived prior to the 1996–97 season.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
The Suns used their second-round pick to select shooting guard Chris Carr from Southern Illinois. Carr averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in three years with the Salukis. On October 2, the Suns signed Carr to a one-year rookie contract for $200,000. Carr appeared in 60 regular season games, starting in ten, and three playoff games. Carr would sign as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves after the season.


1995–96 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. † – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 82 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 125 free-throws made.


1995–96 Piacenza Calcio season
Piacenza Calcio managed to secure a penultimate-round survival in their second attempt to establish themselves in Serie A. Much thanks to the presence of 14-times goal scorer Nicola Caccia and creative midfielder Gianpietro Piovani, plus a tight defensive line, Piacenza had five points in hand to the relegated Bari.


1995–96 Pilkington Cup
The 1995–96 Pilkington Cup was the 25th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition. Bath won the competition defeating Leicester in the final. The attendance of 75,000 was a world record for a rugby union match. The final ended in controversy after the referee Steve Lander awarded a penalty try in the last minute of the match which sealed victory for Bath. The event was sponsored by Pilkington and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.


1995–96 Pirveli Liga
1995–96 Pirveli Liga was the 7th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The 1995–96 season saw 29 teams in competition: 19 in the Eastern zone, and 20 in the Western zone. Pirveli Liga is the second division of Georgian football. It consists of reserve and professional teams.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ralph Willard, the Panthers finished with a record of 10–17.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the return of Mario Lemieux after missing an entire season due to injuries. The Penguins improved to first in the Northeast Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. In the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins progressed to the Conference Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL after missing the entire 1994–95 season energized the Penguins and re-instituted the team's finesse game for the 1995–96 season. The Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, leading all League teams in goals (362), even-strength goals (235), power-play goals (109), power-play percentage (25.95%) and shooting percentage while scoring 362 goals on just 2,645 shots (13.7%). Despite missing 12 regular-season games, Lemieux led the NHL in goals (69), assists (92), points (161) power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (8).


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Czech superstar Jaromir Jagr had a career year, scoring 62 goals (second in the League), 87 assists (third in the League) and 149 points (second in the League). The third 100-point scorer on the team was Ron Francis, who tallied 27 goals and 92 assists (tied for first in the NHL with Lemieux) for 119 points. Petr Nedved scored 45 goals and had 54 assists for 99 points in 80 games—he finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage, with 22.1%. Despite missing over a quarter of the season, Tomas Sandstrom also had a strong year, scoring 35 goals and picking up 35 assists for 70 points in 58 games.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Lemieux scored three goals or more in a game six times, and four goals or more in a game twice. On March 26, 1996, he scored five goals in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. Lemieux tallied two even-strength goals, two power-play goals and one short-handed goal in the game, which the Penguins won 8–4.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
In the 1996 Playoffs, the Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the heavily favored Penguins were upset in seven games by the defense-oriented Florida Panthers.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season:


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams
The Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League finished in fifth place in the East Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Richmond Renegades.


1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams
The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) finished in third place in the Central Division, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Michigan K-Wings.


1995–96 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1995–96 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 61st season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1995–96 season was Port Vale's 84th season of football in the English Football League, and second successive season in the First Division. Despite a poor start to the season, John Rudge led his side to a twelfth-place finish. The league highlights were two derby wins over Stoke City, had these results gone the other way then Stoke would have won automatic promotion to the Premier League. Vale's excellent mid-season form also raised hopes of a promotion campaign, but they faded away at the final stages.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season
In the FA Cup, Vale achieved a celebrated upset by knocking out holders Everton with a 2–1 win at Vale Park. They were then eliminated at the Fifth Round, after taking Leeds United to a replay. They reached the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, where they were defeated 5–2 by Genoa. These successes did not translate to the League Cup, where Vale exited at the First Round. Key new signings were Lee Mills and Player of the Year Jon McCarthy, though it was established star Tony Naylor who was the club's top-scorer.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
The pre-season saw John Rudge make three key signings.. He bought Lee Mills from Derby County with Robin van der Laan going in the opposite direction with Vale receiving an additional £475,000; as well as Jon McCarthy from York City for a, still club record, £500,000; and defender Andy Hill from Manchester City for £200,000. He also signed Dutch defender Jermaine Holwyn from AFC Ajax for a £5,000 fee.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
The season started terribly, as Vale won just one of their opening ten league games, failing to find the net in half of these fixtures. However the one win during this time was against the most important of opponents, rivals Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. The derby took place on 27 August, and a crowd of 14,283 witnessed Ian Bogie score the only goal of the game.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
Their win over Huddersfield Town at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium at the start of the October was also followed by a sequence of eight games without a win, leaving the club staring relegation in the face. In November, Canadian international defender Randy Samuel signed after impressing on trial, but soon was sidelined with a serious knee injury. Meanwhile, John Jeffers left the club for Stockport County. The Vale turned a corner in December, and would remain one of the division's form sides until April, losing just two league games in a run of nineteen games, picking up eleven wins.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
One of these wins was against Stoke, who left Burslem on 12 March with a 1–0 defeat. To Stoke, Bogie lived up to his name, as he scored his second league goal of the campaign in front of a Vale Park crowd of 16,737. Vale were facing the prospect of a promotion battle to reach the top-flight of English football, the Premier League, for the first time in their history. However just two wins came in the final ten games, leaving Vale to settle for a top-half finish.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
They finished in twelfth place with sixty points, eleven points shy of Charlton Athletic in the play-off zone, and eight points clear of Millwall in the relegation zone. Tony Naylor was top-scorer with twelve goals in all competitions, closely followed by Martin Foyle, Andy Porter, and Jon McCarthy.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
At the end of the season Kevin Kent retired, and took up a coaching role at the club. Young winger Craig Lawton had not established himself at Vale, and so was transferred to non-league Colwyn Bay. Randy Samuel was also permitted to leave for Norwegian club Harstad IL. Bradley Sandeman was another departing player, as he was given a free transfer to Rotherham United, whilst Lee Glover also joined the "Millers" for a £150,000 fee.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale faced a difficult tie against Crystal Palace. After a goalless draw at Selhurst Park, the Vale advanced with a 4–3 win thanks to a brace from Ray Walker. They then faced the Premier League cup-holders Everton at Goodison Park. Foyle equalized after the "Toffees" scored the opener, and Ian Bogie saved the day with a deflected goal in injury time after Everton had again taken the lead through Duncan Ferguson.