
1996-97 New York Islanders Roster
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 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 |
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Niklas Andersson | L | May 20, 1971 | 5'9" | 180 | L | Kungalv, Sweden |
Dave Archibald | C | April 14, 1969 | 6'1" | 210 | L | Chilliwack, BC Canada |
Derek Armstrong | C | April 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Ottawa, ON Canada |
Ken Belanger | L | May 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
Bryan Berard | D | March 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 220 | L | Woonsocket, RI USA |
Todd Bertuzzi | R | February 2, 1975 | 6'3" | 242 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
Jarrett Deuling | L | March 4, 1974 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Vernon, BC Canada |
Mike Donnelly | L | October 10, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Livonia, MI USA |
Jim Dowd | C | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | R | Brick, NJ USA |
Eric Fichaud | G | November 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 179 | L | Anjue, QC Canada |
Corey Foster | D | October 27, 1969 | 6'3" | 204 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
Travis Green | C | December 20, 1970 | 6'1" | 204 | R | Castlegar, BC Canada |
Jason Holland | D | April 30, 1976 | 6'3" | 219 | R | Morinville, AB Canada |
Doug Houda | D | June 3, 1966 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Blairmore, AB Canada |
Brent Hughes | L | April 5, 1966 | 5'11" | 195 | L | New Westminster, BC Canada |
Andreas Johansson | C | May 19, 1973 | 6'0" | 202 | L | Falun, Sweden |
Kenny Jonsson | D | October 6, 1974 | 6'3" | 217 | L | Angelholm, Sweden |
Darius Kasparaitis | D | October 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 215 | L | Elektrenai, Lithuania |
Derek King | L | February 11, 1967 | 6'1" | 203 | L | Hamilton, ON Canada |
Paul Kruse | L | March 15, 1970 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Merritt, BC Canada |
Scott Lachance | D | October 22, 1972 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Charlottesville, VA USA |
Claude Lapointe | C | October 11, 1968 | 5'9" | 188 | L | Lachine, QC Canada |
Bryan McCabe | D | June 8, 1975 | 6'2" | 220 | L | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
Marty McInnis | L | June 2, 1970 | 5'11" | 187 | R | Hingham, MA USA |
Dave McLlwain | C | January 9, 1967 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Seaforth, ON Canada |
Ziggy Palffy | R | May 5, 1972 | 5'10" | 183 | L | Skalica, Slovakia |
Rich Pilon | D | April 30, 1968 | 6'2" | 220 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
Dan Plante | R | October 5, 1971 | 5'11" | 202 | R | St. Louis, MO USA |
Robert Reichel | C | June 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Litvinov, Czech Republic |
Tommy Salo | G | February 1, 1971 | 5'11" | 182 | L | Surahammar, Sweden |
Bryan Smolinski | C | December 27, 1971 | 6'1" | 215 | R | Toledo, OH USA |
Tommy Soderstrom | G | July 17, 1969 | 5'7" | 157 | L | Stockholm, Sweden |
Chris Taylor | C | March 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Stratford, ON Canada |
Nick Vachon | C | July 20, 1972 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Andrei Vasilyev | L | March 30, 1972 | 5'9" | 180 | R | Voskresensk, Russia |
Dennis Vaske | D | October 11, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Rockford, IL USA |
Mick Vukota | R | September 14, 1966 | 6'1" | 225 | R | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
Steve Webb | R | April 30, 1975 | 6'0" | 211 | R | Peterborough, ON Canada |
Randy Wood | L | October 12, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Princeton, NJ USA |