1996-97 Washington Capitals Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 33-40-9 - 75 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (33-40-9)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1996-97 Washington Capitals StatisticsTeam Record: 33-40-9 - 75 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (33-40-9)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1996-97 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 33 wins and 40 losses and 9 ties for 75 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
The Capitals scored 214 goals and allowed 231. Peter Bondra netted 46 goals for Washington, while Dale Hunter contributed 32 assists. Jim Carey topped the squad with 17 wins, and Olaf Kolzig recorded a 2.59 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Jim Schoenfeld coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Allison | C | May 29, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | R | North York, ON Canada |
| Craig Berube | L | December 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | L | Calahoo, AB Canada |
| Patrick Boileau | D | February 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 202 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Peter Bondra | R | February 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Lutsk, Ukraine |
| Andrew Brunette | L | August 24, 1973 | 6'1" | 212 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Jim Carey | G | May 31, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Dorchester, MA USA |
| Anson Carter | C | June 6, 1974 | 6'1" | 210 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Eric Charron | D | January 14, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | L | Verdun, QC Canada |
| Sylvain Cote | D | January 19, 1966 | 5'11" | 201 | R | Quebec City, QC Canada |
| Mike Eagles | L | March 7, 1963 | 5'10" | 195 | L | Sussex, NB Canada |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | April 13, 1974 | 6'2" | 211 | L | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Phil Housley | D | March 9, 1964 | 5'10" | 185 | L | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Dale Hunter | C | July 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 198 | L | Petrolia, ON Canada |
| Calle Johansson | D | February 14, 1967 | 5'11" | 203 | L | Goteborg, Sweden |
| Keith Jones | R | November 8, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Brantford, ON Canada |
| Joe Juneau | C | January 5, 1968 | 6'0" | 195 | R | Pont-Rouge, QC Canada |
| Kevin Kaminski | C | March 13, 1969 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Churchbridge, SK Canada |
| Ken Klee | D | April 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 210 | R | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Olaf Kolzig | G | April 6, 1970 | 6'3" | 221 | L | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Steve Konowalchuk | L | November 11, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| Todd Krygier | L | October 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Northville, MI USA |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | September 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Thompson, MB Canada |
| Stewart Malgunas | D | April 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Prince George, BC Canada |
| Kelly Miller | L | March 3, 1963 | 5'11" | 195 | L | Detroit, MI USA |
| Andrei Nikolishin | C | March 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 213 | L | Vorkuta, Russia |
| Adam Oates | C | August 27, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Weston, ON Canada |
| Pat Peake | R | May 28, 1973 | 6'1" | 195 | R | Rochester, MN USA |
| Michal Pivonka | C | January 28, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Kladno, Czech Republic |
| Bill Ranford | G | December 14, 1966 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Joe Reekie | D | February 22, 1965 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Victoria, BC Canada |
| Chris Simon | L | January 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 235 | L | Wawa, ON Canada |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | L | October 1, 1976 | 6'1" | 193 | R | Plzen, Czech Republic |
| Mark Tinordi | D | May 9, 1966 | 6'4" | 213 | L | Red Deer, AB Canada |
| Rick Tocchet | R | April 9, 1964 | 6'0" | 210 | R | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Stefan Ustorf | F | January 3, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Kaufbeuren, Germany |
| Brendan Witt | D | February 20, 1975 | 6'2" | 223 | L | Humboldt, SK Canada |
| Richard Zednik | R | January 6, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Bystrica, Slovakia |
