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Bryan Berard's 1996-1997 season

Calder Memorial Trophy
Points
48
NHL#99
Goals
8
NHL#264
Assists
40
NHL#36
Plus/minus
+1
NHL#254
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Defenceman Bryan Berard was 19 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played all 82 games and scored 8 goals and 40 assists for 48 points, 0.59 points per game. New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs. He won Calder Memorial Trophy, the first since Daniel Alfredsson in 1996.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. NHL debut

    Bryan Berard makes his NHL debut

    NYINew York Islanders0–1LAKLos Angeles Kings

    Bryan was 19 years old · Great Western Forum, USA

    Other Swedes on the ice: Andreas Johansson, Kenny Jönsson, Tommy Salo, among others.

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    • The game
      NYI0–1LAK
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–2SJS
      game 2/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Bryan Berard records his first NHL assist

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 5

    • The game
      NYI3–3OTT
      game 3/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 4/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      HFD3–1NYI
      L
      game 5/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      L
      game 6/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      TBL6–3NYI
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      SJS2–2NYI
      game 8/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI2–2HFD
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      TOR5–3NYI
      L
      game 10/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
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    • November 1996
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYI
      W
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      game 12/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR1–1NYI
      game 13/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI0–4NJD
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      COL6–2NYI
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–5NYI
      W
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–3FLA
      game 17/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–2ANA
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–3COL
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–3PHX
      game 21/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      11
      points
      NHL#140
      1
      goals
      NHL#326
      10
      assists
      NHL#51
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#44
      NYI
      4-9-0W-L-OT16Points
      7th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Bryan Berard scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · November 23

    • The game
      PHI1–4NYI
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–0WSH
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • December 1996
    • The game
      CGY1–3NYI
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI2–4FLA
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      WSH0–2NYI
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PHX2–8NYI
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYI1–4TBL
      L
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI0–5PHI
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      DAL3–2NYI
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      FLA4–3NYI
      L
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NJD1–4NYI
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      DET7–1NYI
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI0–2TOR
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      L
      game 38/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      L
      game 40/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      game 41/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      25
      points
      NHL#97
      5
      goals
      NHL#217
      20
      assists
      NHL#46
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#47
      NYI
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      7th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–4TBL
      game 42/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–2NYR
      W
      game 43/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL6–4NYI
      L
      game 45/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM1–8NYI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI5–2HFD
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      CHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI3–4CGY
      L
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI1–2VAN
      L
      game 50/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NYI0–1EDM
      L
      game 51/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • February 1997
    • The game
      ANA3–4NYI
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI1–4NJD
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR5–2NYI
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 55/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI5–1PIT
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      FLA0–1NYI
      W
      game 57/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL4–1NYI
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT1–4NYI
      W
      game 60/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NJD5–3NYI
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      L
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      37
      points
      NHL#100
      6
      goals
      NHL#258
      31
      assists
      NHL#40
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#65
      NYI
      20-32-0W-L-OT50Points
      7th in the Atlantic·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      NYI2–0WSH
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      TBL6–3NYI
      L
      game 64/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      BOS2–5NYI
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NJD1–5NYI
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–3FLA
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–0TBL
      W
      game 68/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI2–5BOS
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      L
      game 70/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      FLA4–7NYI
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 72/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–2BUF
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI6–3BOS
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      BOS2–8NYI
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • April 1997
    • The game
      NYI4–5DAL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      NYI5–5STL
      game 77/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      TBL3–2NYI
      L
      game 78/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI1–2MTL
      L
      game 79/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–1NYI
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      HFD4–6NYI
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    The season in numbers

    Bryan Berard closes the 1996-1997 season with 48 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    48
    NHL#99
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#264
    Assists
    40
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    0.59
    NHL#134
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#254
    Events
    48
    career best in points
    40
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    Honour

    Bryan Berard won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1996-1997

    Calder Memorial Trophy
    NYINew York Islanders