1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-36-8 - 84 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Eddie Johnston (31-26-5)
Coach: Craig Patrick (7-10-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins Results

The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 36 losses and 8 ties for 84 points, finishing second in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

The Penguins paced the league with 285 goals. Pittsburgh allowed 280 goals. Mario Lemieux scored 50 goals for the squad, while Jaromir Jagr and Petr Nedved netted 30 or more as well. Mario Lemieux contributed 72 assists. Patrick Lalime topped the team with 21 wins, plus Ken Wregget added 15 or more wins, too. Patrick Lalime registered a 2.94 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Eddie Johnston and Craig Patrick coached the team. The 1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Shawn AntoskiLMarch 25, 19706'4"235LBrantford, ON Canada
Stu BarnesCDecember 25, 19705'11"180RSpruce Grove, AB Canada
Tom BarrassoGMarch 31, 19656'3"210RBoston, MA USA
Josef BeranekLOctober 25, 19696'2"195LLitvinov, Czech Republic
Stefan BergkvistDMarch 10, 19756'2"224LLeksand, Sweden
Jeff ChristianLJuly 30, 19706'2"210LBurlington, ON Canada
J.J. DaigneaultDOctober 12, 19655'10"192LMontreal, QC Canada
Philippe DeRouvilleGAugust 7, 19746'1"185LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Joe DziedzicLDecember 18, 19716'3"227LMinneapolis, MN USA
Ron FrancisCMarch 1, 19636'3"200LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Kevin HatcherDSeptember 9, 19666'3"230RDetroit, MI USA
Alex HicksLSeptember 4, 19696'0"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Jaromir JagrRFebruary 15, 19726'3"240LKladno, Czech Republic
Andreas JohanssonCMay 19, 19736'0"202LFalun, Sweden
Greg JohnsonCMarch 16, 19715'11"200LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Darius KasparaitisDOctober 16, 19725'11"215LElektrenai, Lithuania
Petr KlimaLDecember 23, 19646'0"190RChaomutov, Czech Republic
Patrick LalimeGJuly 7, 19746'3"189LSt. Bonaventure, QC Canada
Mario LemieuxCOctober 5, 19656'4"230RMontreal, QC Canada
Francois LerouxDApril 18, 19706'6"247LSte-Adele, QC Canada
Dmitri MironovDDecember 25, 19656'4"224RMoscow, Russia
Ian MoranDAugust 24, 19726'0"205RCleveland, OH USA
Joe MullenRFebruary 26, 19575'9"180RNew York, NY USA
Craig MuniDJuly 19, 19626'3"208LToronto, ON Canada
Glen MurrayRNovember 1, 19726'3"218RHalifax, NS Canada
Petr NedvedCDecember 9, 19716'3"196LLiberec, Czech Republic
Roman OksiutaRAugust 21, 19706'3"230LMurmansk, Russia
Fredrik OlaussonDOctober 5, 19666'2"198RDadesjo, Sweden
Ed OlczykCAugust 16, 19666'1"207LChicago, IL USA
Richard ParkCMay 27, 19765'11"190RSeoul, South Korea
Ed PattersonRNovember 14, 19726'2"213RCalgary, AB Canada
Domenic PittisCOctober 1, 19745'11"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Dan QuinnCJune 1, 19655'11"182LOttawa, ON Canada
Dave RocheLJune 13, 19756'4"230LLindsay, ON Canada
Tomas SandstromRSeptember 4, 19646'2"205LJakobstad, Finland
Alek StojanovRApril 25, 19736'4"225LWindsor, ON Canada
Chris TamerDNovember 17, 19706'2"205LDearborn, MI USA
Garry ValkLNovember 27, 19676'1"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
Neil WilkinsonDAugust 15, 19676'3"194RSelkirk, MB Canada
Jason WoolleyDJuly 27, 19696'0"203LToronto, ON Canada
Ken WreggetGMarch 25, 19646'1"201LBrandon, MB Canada
Tyler WrightCApril 6, 19736'0"190RCanora, SK Canada