1996-97 New York Islanders Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 29-41-12 - 70 points
Finishing 7th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Mike Milbury (13-23-9)
Coach: Rick Bowness (16-18-3)
Location: New York, New York
1996-97 New York Islanders Statistics
1996-97 New York Islanders Results

The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 29 wins and 41 losses and 12 ties for 70 points, finishing seventh in the NHL's Atlantic Division.

The Islanders scored 240 goals and allowed 250. Ziggy Palffy netted 48 goals for New York and contributed 42 assists. Tommy Salo topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.82 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Mike Milbury and Rick Bowness coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Niklas AnderssonLMay 20, 19715'9"180LKungalv, Sweden
Dave ArchibaldCApril 14, 19696'1"210LChilliwack, BC Canada
Derek ArmstrongCApril 23, 19736'0"190ROttawa, ON Canada
Ken BelangerLMay 14, 19746'4"225LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Bryan BerardDMarch 5, 19776'2"220LWoonsocket, RI USA
Todd BertuzziRFebruary 2, 19756'3"242LSudbury, ON Canada
Jarrett DeulingLMarch 4, 19746'0"205LVernon, BC Canada
Mike DonnellyLOctober 10, 19635'11"185LLivonia, MI USA
Jim DowdCDecember 25, 19686'0"180RBrick, NJ USA
Eric FichaudGNovember 4, 19755'11"179LAnjue, QC Canada
Corey FosterDOctober 27, 19696'3"204LOttawa, ON Canada
Travis GreenCDecember 20, 19706'1"204RCastlegar, BC Canada
Jason HollandDApril 30, 19766'3"219RMorinville, AB Canada
Doug HoudaDJune 3, 19666'2"208RBlairmore, AB Canada
Brent HughesLApril 5, 19665'11"195LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Andreas JohanssonCMay 19, 19736'0"202LFalun, Sweden
Kenny JonssonDOctober 6, 19746'3"217LAngelholm, Sweden
Darius KasparaitisDOctober 16, 19725'11"215LElektrenai, Lithuania
Derek KingLFebruary 11, 19676'1"203LHamilton, ON Canada
Paul KruseLMarch 15, 19706'1"215LMerritt, BC Canada
Scott LachanceDOctober 22, 19726'1"215LCharlottesville, VA USA
Claude LapointeCOctober 11, 19685'9"188LLachine, QC Canada
Bryan McCabeDJune 8, 19756'2"220LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Marty McInnisLJune 2, 19705'11"187RHingham, MA USA
Dave McLlwainCJanuary 9, 19676'0"185LSeaforth, ON Canada
Ziggy PalffyRMay 5, 19725'10"183LSkalica, Slovakia
Rich PilonDApril 30, 19686'2"220LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Dan PlanteROctober 5, 19715'11"202RSt. Louis, MO USA
Robert ReichelCJune 25, 19715'10"180LLitvinov, Czech Republic
Tommy SaloGFebruary 1, 19715'11"182LSurahammar, Sweden
Bryan SmolinskiCDecember 27, 19716'1"215RToledo, OH USA
Tommy SoderstromGJuly 17, 19695'7"157LStockholm, Sweden
Chris TaylorCMarch 6, 19726'2"192LStratford, ON Canada
Nick VachonCJuly 20, 19725'10"185LMontreal, QC Canada
Andrei VasilyevLMarch 30, 19725'9"180RVoskresensk, Russia
Dennis VaskeDOctober 11, 19676'2"210LRockford, IL USA
Mick VukotaRSeptember 14, 19666'1"225RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Steve WebbRApril 30, 19756'0"211RPeterborough, ON Canada
Randy WoodLOctober 12, 19636'0"195LPrinceton, NJ USA