1996-97 Tri-City Americans Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 22-43-7 - 51 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Bob Loucks (22-43-7)
Location: Kennewick, Washington
1996-97 Tri-City Americans Statistics

The Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 22 wins and 43 losses and 7 ties for 51 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Americans scored 225 goals and conceded 288. Mike Hurley netted 36 goals for Tri-City, and Brent Ascroft contributed 65 assists. Aaron Baker topped the squad with 11 wins, while Brian Boucher recorded a 3.64 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Loucks coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bobby AlmeidaCNovember 28, 19805'8"181LEdmonton, AB Canada
Chris AndersonDJanuary 21, 19796'2"201RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Brent AscroftCJanuary 16, 19765'10"170RRochester, NY USA
Aaron BakerGFebruary 17, 19786'1"170REckville, AB Canada
Joey BastienCFebruary 12, 19805'10"181REdmonton, AB Canada
Vladimir BednarFAugust 5, 19796'3"185R
Brian BoucherGJanuary 2, 19776'2"198LWoonsocket, RI USA
Curtis CapjackLWAugust 5, 19775'11"172LEdmonton, AB Canada
Chris FlynnDMarch 19, 19806'0"185RVictoria, BC CAN
Dan FochtDDecember 31, 19776'6"234LRegina, SK Canada
Shawn GervaisRWJuly 12, 19766'0"187LSt. Albert, AB Canada
Dylan GyoriCFebruary 20, 19795'10"183LRimbey, AB Canada
Greg HartRWJanuary 31, 19775'11"203LKamloops, BC CAN
Darrell HayDApril 2, 19806'0"200RKamloops, BC
Ryan HendersonDJanuary 17, 19786'4"190RRosetown, SK CAN
Mike HurleyRWNovember 17, 19776'1"183Sherwood Park, AB Canada
Zenith KomarniskiDAugust 13, 19786'0"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jason LabarberaGJanuary 18, 19806'3"230LBurnaby, BC Canada
Jody LapeyreRWMay 24, 19795'11"194LChilliwack, BC Canada
Shawn LegaultFMay 22, 19776'3"216LLegal, AB Canada
Scott McCallumDFebruary 15, 19796'4"229LDauphin, MB Canada
Ken McKayFFebruary 21, 19786'0"190Westbank, BC Canada
Clint OrrRWJanuary 9, 19796'1"192RMoose Jaw, SK CAN
Roman PylnerCJanuary 8, 19785'11"194LLitvinov, CZE
Petr SachlRWDecember 2, 19776'1"198LJindrichuv Hradec, CZE
Matt SharugaRWMarch 5, 19785'11"174REdmonton, AB Canada
Eric SkaugDDecember 1, 19806'0"190RTroutdale, OR USA
Dan SmithDOctober 19, 19766'2"200LFernie, BC Canada
Mark SmithFSeptember 28, 19785'10"161LKelowna, BC Canada
Craig StahlRWMarch 19, 19776'0"201RCranbrook, BC Canada
Jarrett ThompsonCJanuary 26, 19806'0"216LCalgary, AB Canada
K.C. TimmonsD/FApril 6, 19806'3"229LVictoria, BC Canada
Wyatt TunnicliffeLWFebruary 21, 19796'3"201LChilliwack, BC CAN
Kris WaltzeRWMay 30, 19786'0"209RTwo Hills, AB Canada
Tom ZavediukCJanuary 11, 19785'9"185LEdmonton, AB CAN



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