1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-37-7 - 83 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3
Coach: Don Hay (38-37-7)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Statistics
1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Results

The Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 37 losses and 7 ties for 83 points, finishing third in the NHL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Coyotes scored 240 goals and surrendered 243. Keith Tkachuk netted 52 goals for Phoenix, while Mike Gartner tallied 30 or more, too. Oleg Tverdovsky accounted for 45 assists. Nikolai Khabibulin earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Don Hay coached the team. The 1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Murray BaronDJune 1, 19676'3"215LPrince George, BC Canada
Bob CorkumCDecember 18, 19676'2"225RSalisbury, MA USA
Kevin DahlDDecember 30, 19685'11"190RRegina, SK Canada
Gerald DiduckDApril 6, 19656'1"216REdmonton, AB Canada
Shane DoanROctober 10, 19766'2"216RHalkirk, AB Canada
Dallas DrakeRFebruary 4, 19696'1"186LTrail, BC Canada
Parris DuffusGJanuary 27, 19706'2"192LDenver, CO USA
Dallas EakinsDFebruary 27, 19676'2"195LDade City, FL USA
Mike EastwoodCJuly 1, 19676'3"216ROttawa, ON Canada
Jeff FinleyDApril 14, 19676'2"205LEdmonton, AB Canada
Mike GartnerROctober 29, 19596'0"187ROttawa, ON Canada
Tavis HansenRJune 17, 19756'1"205RPrince Albert, SK Canada
Mike HudsonCFebruary 6, 19676'1"205LGuelph, ON Canada
Pat JablonskiGJune 20, 19676'0"180RToledo, OH USA
Craig JanneyCSeptember 26, 19676'1"190LHartford, CT USA
Jim JohnsonDAugust 9, 19626'1"190LNew Hope, MN USA
Nikolai KhabibulinGJanuary 13, 19736'1"208LSverdlovsk, Ukraine
Chad KilgerCNovember 27, 19766'4"224LCornwall, ON Canada
Kris KingLFebruary 18, 19665'11"208LBracebridge, ON Canada
Igor KorolevCSeptember 6, 19706'1"190LMoscow, Russia
Jocelyn LemieuxRNovember 18, 19675'11"220LMont-Laurier, QC Canada
Norm MaciverDSeptember 8, 19645'11"180LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Dave MansonDJanuary 27, 19676'2"200LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Brad McCrimmonDMarch 29, 19595'11"197LDodsland, SK Canada
Jim McKenzieLNovember 3, 19696'4"230LGull Lake, SK Canada
Jay MoreDJanuary 12, 19696'1"210RSouris, MB Canada
Teppo NumminenDJuly 3, 19686'2"198RTampere, Finland
Deron QuintDMarch 12, 19766'2"219LDurham, NH USA
Jeremy RoenickCJanuary 17, 19706'1"196RBoston, MA USA
Cliff RonningCOctober 1, 19655'8"165LBurnaby, BC Canada
Darrin ShannonLDecember 8, 19696'2"210LBarrie, ON Canada
Jason SimonLMarch 21, 19696'1"210LSarnia, ON Canada
Mike StapletonCMay 5, 19665'10"183RSarnia, ON Canada
Brent ThompsonDJanuary 9, 19716'2"205LCalgary, AB Canada
Keith TkachukLMarch 28, 19726'2"225LMelrose, MA USA
Oleg TverdovskyDMay 18, 19766'1"211LDonetsk, Ukraine
Darcy WakalukGMarch 14, 19665'11"180LPincher Creek, AB Canada
Juha YlonenCFebruary 13, 19726'1"189LHelsinki, Finland



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