1996-97 San Jose Sharks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-47-8 - 62 points
Finishing 7th in the NHL's Pacific Division
Coach: Al Sims (27-47-8)
Location: San Jose, California
1996-97 San Jose Sharks Statistics
1996-97 San Jose Sharks Results

The San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 27 wins and 47 losses and 8 ties for 62 points, finishing seventh in the NHL's Pacific Division.

The Sharks scored 211 goals, worst in the league and conceded 278. Owen Nolan netted 31 goals for San Jose, while Jeff Friesen contributed 34 assists. Kelly Hrudey topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.19 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Al Sims coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ed BelfourGApril 21, 19655'11"202LCarman, MB Canada
Doug BodgerDJune 18, 19666'2"210LChemainus, BC Canada
Jan CalounRDecember 20, 19725'10"190RUsti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Ulf DahlenRJanuary 12, 19676'2"199LOstersund, Sweden
Shean DonovanRJanuary 22, 19756'2"209RTimmins, ON Canada
Bob ErreyLSeptember 21, 19645'10"185LMontreal, QC Canada
Todd EwenRMarch 22, 19666'2"230RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Wade FlahertyGJanuary 11, 19686'0"171RTerrace, BC Canada
Iain FraserCAugust 10, 19695'10"175LScarborough, ON Canada
Jeff FriesenLAugust 5, 19766'1"205LMeadow Lake, SK Canada
Todd GillDNovember 9, 19656'0"180LBrockville, ON Canada
Tony GranatoRJuly 25, 19645'10"185RDowners Grove, IL USA
Steve GuollaCMarch 15, 19736'0"190LScarborough, ON Canada
Greg HawgoodDAugust 10, 19685'10"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Kelly HrudeyGJanuary 13, 19615'10"189LEdmonton, AB Canada
Tim HunterRSeptember 10, 19606'2"202RCalgary, AB Canada
Al IafrateDMarch 21, 19666'3"235LDearborn, MI USA
Viktor KozlovCFebruary 14, 19756'5"235RTogliatti, Russia
Vlastimil KroupaDApril 27, 19756'3"215LMost, Czech Republic
Chris LipumaDMarch 23, 19716'0"183LChicago, IL USA
Marty McSorleyDMay 18, 19636'1"235RHamilton, ON Canada
Andrei NazarovLMay 22, 19746'5"242RChelyabinsk, Russia
Bernie NichollsCJune 24, 19616'0"185RHaliburton, ON Canada
Owen NolanRFebruary 12, 19726'1"214RBelfast, Ireland
Ville PeltonenLMay 24, 19735'11"182LVantaa, Finland
Marcus RagnarssonDAugust 13, 19716'1"215LOstervala, Sweden
Mike RathjeDMay 11, 19746'5"235LMannville, AB Canada
Ron SutterCDecember 2, 19636'0"180RViking, AB Canada
Michal SykoraDJuly 5, 19736'5"225LPardubice, Czech Republic
Chris TancillCFebruary 7, 19685'10"185LLivonia, MI USA
Chris TerreriGNovember 15, 19645'9"170LProvidence, RI USA
Darren TurcotteCMay 2, 19686'0"182LBoston, MA USA
Ray WhitneyLMay 8, 19725'10"180RFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Jason WidmerDAugust 1, 19736'0"200LCalgary, AB Canada
Dody WoodCMarch 18, 19726'0"200LChetwynd, BC Canada
Alexei YegorovRMay 21, 19755'11"185LSt. Petersburg, Russia