1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster
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 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 |
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Shawn Antoski | L | March 25, 1970 | 6'4" | 235 | L | Brantford, ON Canada |
Stu Barnes | C | December 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Spruce Grove, AB Canada |
Tom Barrasso | G | March 31, 1965 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Boston, MA USA |
Josef Beranek | L | October 25, 1969 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Litvinov, Czech Republic |
Stefan Bergkvist | D | March 10, 1975 | 6'2" | 224 | L | Leksand, Sweden |
Jeff Christian | L | July 30, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Burlington, ON Canada |
J.J. Daigneault | D | October 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 192 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Philippe DeRouville | G | August 7, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Victoriaville, QC Canada |
Joe Dziedzic | L | December 18, 1971 | 6'3" | 227 | L | Minneapolis, MN USA |
Ron Francis | C | March 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
Kevin Hatcher | D | September 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 230 | R | Detroit, MI USA |
Alex Hicks | L | September 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Jaromir Jagr | R | February 15, 1972 | 6'3" | 240 | L | Kladno, Czech Republic |
Andreas Johansson | C | May 19, 1973 | 6'0" | 202 | L | Falun, Sweden |
Greg Johnson | C | March 16, 1971 | 5'11" | 200 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
Darius Kasparaitis | D | October 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 215 | L | Elektrenai, Lithuania |
Petr Klima | L | December 23, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Chaomutov, Czech Republic |
Patrick Lalime | G | July 7, 1974 | 6'3" | 189 | L | St. Bonaventure, QC Canada |
Mario Lemieux | C | October 5, 1965 | 6'4" | 230 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
Francois Leroux | D | April 18, 1970 | 6'6" | 247 | L | Ste-Adele, QC Canada |
Dmitri Mironov | D | December 25, 1965 | 6'4" | 224 | R | Moscow, Russia |
Ian Moran | D | August 24, 1972 | 6'0" | 205 | R | Cleveland, OH USA |
Joe Mullen | R | February 26, 1957 | 5'9" | 180 | R | New York, NY USA |
Craig Muni | D | July 19, 1962 | 6'3" | 208 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Glen Murray | R | November 1, 1972 | 6'3" | 218 | R | Halifax, NS Canada |
Petr Nedved | C | December 9, 1971 | 6'3" | 196 | L | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Roman Oksiuta | R | August 21, 1970 | 6'3" | 230 | L | Murmansk, Russia |
Fredrik Olausson | D | October 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 198 | R | Dadesjo, Sweden |
Ed Olczyk | C | August 16, 1966 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Chicago, IL USA |
Richard Park | C | May 27, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Seoul, South Korea |
Ed Patterson | R | November 14, 1972 | 6'2" | 213 | R | Calgary, AB Canada |
Domenic Pittis | C | October 1, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Dan Quinn | C | June 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 182 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
Dave Roche | L | June 13, 1975 | 6'4" | 230 | L | Lindsay, ON Canada |
Tomas Sandstrom | R | September 4, 1964 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Jakobstad, Finland |
Alek Stojanov | R | April 25, 1973 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Windsor, ON Canada |
Chris Tamer | D | November 17, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Dearborn, MI USA |
Garry Valk | L | November 27, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
Neil Wilkinson | D | August 15, 1967 | 6'3" | 194 | R | Selkirk, MB Canada |
Jason Woolley | D | July 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 203 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Ken Wregget | G | March 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
Tyler Wright | C | April 6, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Canora, SK Canada |