1996-97 Vancouver Canucks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-40-7 - 77 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Pacific Division
Coach: Tom Renney (35-40-7)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks Results

The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 35 wins and 40 losses and 7 ties for 77 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Pacific Division.

The Canucks netted 257 goals and surrendered 273. Martin Gelinas scored 35 goals for Vancouver, and Alexander Mogilny tallied 30 or more also. Alexander Mogilny recorded 42 assists. Kirk McLean topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.21 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Tom Renney coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Adrian AucoinDJuly 3, 19736'2"215ROttawa, ON Canada
Dave BabychDMay 23, 19616'2"215LEdmonton, AB Canada
Lonny BohonosRMay 20, 19735'11"190RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Donald BrashearLJanuary 7, 19726'2"235LBedford, IN USA
Pavel BureRMarch 31, 19715'10"189LMoscow, Russia
Russ CourtnallRJune 2, 19655'11"185RDuncan, BC Canada
Larry CourvilleLApril 2, 19756'1"180LTimmins, ON Canada
Troy CrowderRMay 3, 19686'4"220RSudbury, ON Canada
Jassen CullimoreDDecember 4, 19726'5"235LSimcoe, ON Canada
Mike FountainGJanuary 26, 19726'1"180LNorth York, ON Canada
Martin GelinasLJune 5, 19705'11"202LShawinigan, QC Canada
Bret HedicanDAugust 10, 19706'2"210LSt. Paul, MN USA
Corey HirschGAugust 10, 19725'10"175LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Chris JosephDSeptember 10, 19696'3"212RBurnaby, BC Canada
Frantisek KuceraDFebruary 3, 19686'2"205RPrague, Czech Republic
Trevor LindenCApril 11, 19706'4"215RMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Jyrki LummeDJuly 16, 19666'1"209LTampere, Finland
Kirk McLeanGJune 26, 19666'0"180LWillowdale, ON Canada
Alexander MogilnyRFebruary 18, 19696'0"210LKhabarovsk, Russia
Dana MurzynDDecember 9, 19666'2"200LCalgary, AB Canada
John NamestnikovDOctober 9, 19715'11"190RNovgorod, Russia
Markus NaslundLJuly 30, 19735'11"195LOrnskoldsvik, Sweden
Sergei NemchinovCJanuary 14, 19646'1"205LMoscow, Russia
Brian NoonanRMay 29, 19656'1"200RBoston, MA USA
Gino OdjickLSeptember 7, 19706'3"224LManiwaki, QC Canada
Mike RidleyCJuly 8, 19636'0"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
David RobertsLMay 28, 19706'0"185LAlameda, CA USA
Leif RohlinDFebruary 26, 19686'1"198LVasteras, Sweden
Alexander SemakCFebruary 11, 19665'10"185RUfa, Russia
Mike SillingerCJune 29, 19715'10"198RRegina, SK Canada
Steve StaiosDJuly 28, 19736'1"200RHamilton, ON Canada
Esa TikkanenLJanuary 25, 19656'1"190LHelsinki, Finland
Scott WalkerRJuly 19, 19735'10"196RMontreal, QC Canada
Mark WottonDNovember 16, 19736'1"195LFoxwarren, MB Canada



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