1996-97 Swift Current Broncos Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 44-23-5 - 93 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Todd McLellan (44-23-5)
Location: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
1996-97 Swift Current Broncos Statistics

The Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 44 wins and 23 losses and 5 ties for 93 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Broncos netted 336 goals and surrendered 243. Josh St. Louis scored 57 goals for Swift Current, while Sergei Varlamov and Brad Larsen tallied 30 or more, too. Jeff Henkelman accounted for 53 assists. Terry Friesen earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Lindsey Materi added 15 or more wins also. Terry Friesen recorded a 3.3 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Todd McLellan coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brett AllanLWSeptember 8, 19806'4"185LBentley, AB Canada
Derek ArbezRWFebruary 17, 19776'1"212RStonewall, MB Canada
Chad BeagleCAugust 17, 19785'9"194LLomond, AB Canada
Kurt DrummondCApril 12, 19786'0"180Edmonton, ALTA Canada
Aaron FoxLWJuly 26, 19795'10"185L
Terry FriesenGOctober 29, 19775'11"190LWinkler, MB
Josh GreenLNovember 16, 19776'3"215LCamrose, AB Canada
Justin GuyDApril 21, 19776'2"220L
Jeff HenkelmanDDecember 30, 19775'11"190LSwan River, MB CAN
John HewittRWApril 21, 19776'2"209Portage La Prarie, MB Canada
Jeff KirwanCJune 15, 19775'10"174LGull Lake, SK CAN
Brad LarsenLJune 28, 19776'0"210LNakusp, BC Canada
Kevin MackieDFebruary 9, 19796'2"201RVictoria, BC Canada
Lindsey MateriGJanuary 21, 19795'6"154LBragg Creek, AB Canada
Andrew MilneDJuly 28, 19786'2"201LSaint Albert, AB Canada
Lawrence NycholatDMay 7, 19795'11"197LCalgary, AB Canada
Tyler PerryCAugust 31, 19776'0"203R7 Mile House, BC Canada
Jeremy RondeauLWNovember 30, 19786'2"220LVermillion, AB Canada
Michal RozsivalDSeptember 3, 19786'2"210RVlasim, Czech Republic
Robby SandrockDMarch 10, 19785'11"179RWilliams Lake, BC Canada
Jeff SchaefferCJanuary 19, 19785'10"183LLang, SK CAN
Quinn SherdahlRWSeptember 2, 19796'2"196RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Tyler ShybunkaCJanuary 21, 19795'10"181LEdson, AB Canada
Jim SmithDApril 6, 19796'1"201RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Brent SopelDJanuary 7, 19776'1"201RCalgary, ALB
Josh St. LouisFMarch 30, 19766'3"225LCalgary, AB Canada
Nathan StruebyCJanuary 20, 19776'1"190LColonsay, SK CAN
Chris SzyskyRWJune 8, 19766'0"205RRegina, SK Canada
Rocky ThompsonDAugust 8, 19776'2"205RCalgary, AB Canada
Ryan ToblerLMay 13, 19766'3"227LCalgary, AB Canada
Matt Van HorlickDAugust 26, 19765'11"181LKamloops, BC Canada
Sergei VarlamovLJuly 21, 19785'11"203LKiev, Ukraine
Dreu VolkDL



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