1996-97 Calgary Hitmen Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 15-53-4 - 34 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Jim Currie (15-53-4)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996-97 Calgary Hitmen Statistics

The Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 15 wins and 53 losses and 4 ties for 34 points in the WHL's Central Division.

The Hitmen potted 199 goals, worst in the circuit and allowed 360. Boris Protsenko scored 35 goals for Calgary, and Brad Moran tallied 30 or more, too. Brad Moran contributed 36 assists. Joe Stephenson and Aaron MacDonald topped the squad with 6 wins each, while Aaron MacDonald registered a 4 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jim Currie coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ryan AndresRWJuly 22, 19796'0"209RMacnutt, SK Canada
Brady AustinDJanuary 26, 1979LRed Deer, AB Canada
Kris BeechCFebruary 5, 19816'3"211LSalmon Arm, BC Canada
Peter BergmanLWApril 14, 19786'3"196LYellowknife, NT Canada
Ryan BerryDApril 25, 19786'3"209RSurrey, BC Canada
Brad CruikshankFFebruary 14, 19795'9"181RKelowna, BC Canada
Kim DillabaughGJuly 28, 19775'11"161LDuncan, BC CAN
Karlen EthierG
Chris FleuryDMarch 13, 19786'1"181LKamloops, BC Canada
Ryan GeremiaLWFebruary 2, 19796'0"203LVauxhall, AB Canada
Darcy HordichukLAugust 10, 19806'1"215LKamsack, SK Canada
Matt KinchDFebruary 17, 19805'11"185RRed Deer, AB
Kevin LappLWNovember 8, 19786'4"218LGolden, BC Canada
Aaron MacDonaldGAugust 29, 19776'2"201LGrande Prairie, AB Canada
Eric MaksimenkoCJanuary 2, 19785'10"181LElk River, MN USA
Kevin MarshFJune 30, 19786'0"207LArdrossan, AB Canada
Sean McAslanRWJanuary 12, 19806'1"192ROkotoks, AB
Thomas MigdalRWMarch 7, 19776'1"190LLipton, SK Canada
Kirby MillarG
Clint Miller
Brad MoranCMarch 20, 19795'11"187LAbbotsford, BC Canada
Chris NielsenCFebruary 16, 19806'2"204RMoshi, Tanzania
Jeff OldenborgerLWJune 27, 19786'3"194LNorth Vancouver, BC CAN
Kevin Olsen
Boris ProtsenkoRWAugust 21, 19786'0"192RKiev, UKR
Roman PylnerCJanuary 8, 19785'11"194LLitvinov, CZE
Curtis RichDOctober 6, 19796'4"201LEdmonton, AB Canada
Kevin Russell
Rod SarichD/FMarch 23, 19816'4"187LBladworth, SK Canada
Jeremy SchaeferLWFebruary 27, 19766'3"209L
Ray SchultzDNovember 14, 19766'2"215LEdmonton, AB Canada
Ryan ShannonDJanuary 4, 19786'2"216LLeduc, AB Canada
Mitch ShawaraRWFebruary 18, 19766'1"205RMcBride, BC Canada
Aaron ShrievesFApril 10, 19796'2"214LNelson, BC Canada
Kenton SmithDSeptember 10, 19795'11"180LEdmonton, AB
Jerred SmithsonCFebruary 4, 19796'3"194RVernon, BC Canada
Joe StephensonG
Nathan StruebyCJanuary 20, 19776'1"190LColonsay, SK CAN
Patrick TetleyF6'1"195Calgary, ALTA
Wyatt TunnicliffeLWFebruary 21, 19796'3"201LChilliwack, BC CAN
Tony VlastelicCJanuary 22, 19766'3"194RBurnaby, BC Canada
Ryan Wandler
John WoodDMarch 13, 19786'2"200Glaslyn, SASK Canada



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