1996-97 Hartford Whalers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-39-11 - 75 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Paul Maurice (32-39-11)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
1996-97 Hartford Whalers Statistics
1996-97 Hartford Whalers Results

The Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 32 wins and 39 losses and 11 ties for 75 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Northeast Division.

The Whalers netted 226 goals and yielded 256. Geoff Sanderson scored 36 goals for Hartford, while Andrew Cassels accounted for 44 assists. Sean Burke topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.69 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Paul Maurice coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jeff BrownDApril 30, 19666'1"204ROttawa, ON Canada
Kevin BrownRMay 11, 19746'1"212RBirmingham, England
Sean BurkeGJanuary 29, 19676'4"211LWindsor, ON Canada
Adam BurtDJanuary 15, 19696'2"205LDetroit, MI USA
Andrew CasselsCJuly 23, 19696'1"185LBramalea, ON Canada
Kelly ChaseROctober 25, 19675'11"201RPorcupine Plain, SK Canada
Steve ChiassonDApril 14, 19676'1"205LBarrie, ON Canada
Paul CoffeyDJune 1, 19616'0"205LWeston, ON Canada
Jeff DanielsLJune 24, 19686'1"200LOshawa, ON Canada
Gerald DiduckDApril 6, 19656'1"216REdmonton, AB Canada
Kevin DineenROctober 28, 19635'11"198RQuebec City, QC Canada
Hnat DomenichelliCFebruary 17, 19766'0"195LEdmonton, AB Canada
Nelson EmersonRAugust 17, 19675'11"180RHamilton, ON Canada
Glen FeatherstoneDJuly 8, 19686'4"209LToronto, ON Canada
Jean-Sebastien GiguereGMay 16, 19776'1"201LMontreal, QC Canada
Brian GlynnDNovember 23, 19676'4"218LIserlohn, Germany
Alexander GodynyukDJanuary 27, 19706'0"207LKiev, Ukraine
Stu GrimsonLMay 20, 19656'4"240LVancouver, BC Canada
Kevin HallerDDecember 5, 19706'2"199LTrochu, AB Canada
Mark JanssensCMay 19, 19686'3"212LSurrey, BC Canada
Sami KapanenRJune 14, 19735'10"185LVantae, Finland
Derek KingLFebruary 11, 19676'1"203LHamilton, ON Canada
Robert KronCFebruary 27, 19675'11"185LBrno, Czech Republic
Curtis LeschyshynDSeptember 21, 19696'1"207LThompson, MB Canada
Marek MalikDJune 24, 19756'6"240LOstrava, Czech Republic
Kent MandervilleCApril 12, 19716'3"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
Steve MartinsCApril 13, 19725'9"185LGatineau, QC Canada
Jason McBainDApril 12, 19746'2"180LKimberley, BC Canada
Chris MurrayROctober 25, 19746'2"213RPort Hardy, BC Canada
Jason MuzzattiGFebruary 3, 19706'2"210LToronto, ON Canada
Andrei NikolishinCMarch 25, 19736'0"213LVorkuta, Russia
Jeff O'NeillCFebruary 23, 19766'1"195RKing City, ON Canada
Nolan PrattDAugust 14, 19756'3"207LFort McMurray, AB Canada
Keith PrimeauCNovember 24, 19716'5"220LToronto, ON Canada
Paul RanheimLJanuary 25, 19666'1"210RSt. Louis, MO USA
Steven RiceRMay 26, 19716'0"217RKitchener, ON Canada
Geoff SandersonLFebruary 1, 19726'0"190LHay River, NT Canada
Brendan ShanahanLJanuary 23, 19696'3"220RMimico, ON Canada
Glen WesleyDOctober 2, 19686'1"207LRed Deer, AB Canada