1996-97 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 39-32-1 - 79 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1996-97 Medicine Hat Tigers Statistics

The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 39 wins and 32 losses and 1 ties for 79 points in the WHL's Central Division.

The Tigers scored 270 goals and conceded 278. Mark Polak netted 43 goals for Medicine Hat, while Trevor Wasyluk tallied 30 or more also. Mark Polak contributed 41 assists. Scott Buhler earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.65 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike BayrackFSeptember 17, 19785'11"205LEdmonton, AB
Konrad BrandDJuly 14, 19796'3"245LCold Lake, AB Canada
Berkeley BuchkoCJanuary 14, 19805'11"185LMeadow Lake, SK Canada
Scott BuhlerGJanuary 14, 19785'10"172LOsler, SK Canada
Clint CabanaDApril 23, 19786'2"205LBonnyville, AB Canada
Marco CefaloRWJune 8, 19786'1"209RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jason ChimeraLMay 2, 19796'2"206LEdmonton, AB Canada
Kirk DeWaeleDMarch 24, 19766'2"210RCalgary, AB
Jeff DewarRWMay 21, 19766'2"201RRothesay, NB Canada
Mike EleyCMay 28, 19786'0"194LColonsay, SK CAN
Josh GreenLNovember 16, 19776'3"215LCamrose, AB Canada
Derek HollandDMay 18, 19796'1"201LBrandon, MB Canada
Curtis HuppeRWFebruary 21, 19796'0"194RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Henry KusterRWNovember 1, 19776'1"227RStony Plain, MB Canada
Kevin MackieDFebruary 9, 19796'2"201RVictoria, BC Canada
Kevin McDonaldFApril 29, 19775'11"205ROlds, AB Canada
Aaron MillarRWMarch 16, 19785'9"174RFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Andrew MilneDJuly 28, 19786'2"201LSaint Albert, AB Canada
Aaron MoserCApril 28, 19805'11"185LEdmonton, AB CAN
Colin O'HaraDApril 2, 19776'1"209RVernon, BC Canada
Jaroslav ObsutDSeptember 3, 19766'1"200LPresov, Slovakia
Tyler PerryCAugust 31, 19776'0"203R7 Mile House, BC Canada
Mark PolakCMay 16, 19766'0"172RSpruce Grove, AB Canada
Sergei RadchenkoDFebruary 22, 19786'1"194LKiev, UKR
Bryan RandallRWAugust 8, 19786'5"238L
Chad ReichLWMay 26, 19765'10"165LCraik, SK CAN
Robby SandrockDMarch 10, 19785'11"179RWilliams Lake, BC Canada
Dustin SchwartzGMarch 30, 19795'11"185LStettler, AB Canada
Carson SmithLWMay 17, 19786'2"181LCalgary, AB Canada
Blair St. MartinDMarch 24, 19776'0"190LSlave Lake, AB Canada
Pat StachniakDMarch 17, 19796'1"220REdmonton, AB Canada
Lee SvangstuLWJuly 23, 19766'5"231
Jeff TempleLWSeptember 23, 19785'11"187LBrandon, MB CAN
Rocky ThompsonDAugust 8, 19776'2"205RCalgary, AB Canada
Brad TutschekGSeptember 23, 19806'0"160Edmonton, ALTA Canada
Brad VothWFebruary 25, 19806'5"229RCalgary, AB Canada
Trevor WasylukLWMay 4, 19786'4"185LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Chad WilchynskiDApril 4, 19776'3"220LRegina, SK Canada



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