1996-97 Buffalo Sabres Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-30-12 - 92 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Ted Nolan (40-30-12)
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres StatisticsTeam Record: 40-30-12 - 92 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Ted Nolan (40-30-12)
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 30 losses and 12 ties for 92 points in the NHL's Northeast Division.
The team netted 237 goals and conceded 208. Donald Audette scored 28 goals for the team, while Garry Galley contributed 34 assists. Dominik Hasek earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.27 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Ted Nolan coached the team. The 1996-97 Buffalo Sabres lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Audette | R | September 23, 1969 | 5'8" | 190 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Matthew Barnaby | R | May 4, 1973 | 6'0" | 189 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Bob Boughner | D | March 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 203 | R | Windsor, ON Canada |
| Curtis Brown | C | February 12, 1976 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Unity, SK Canada |
| Randy Burridge | L | January 7, 1966 | 5'9" | 188 | L | Fort Erie, ON Canada |
| Jason Dawe | R | May 29, 1973 | 5'10" | 189 | L | North York, ON Canada |
| Garry Galley | D | April 16, 1963 | 6'0" | 202 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Michal Grosek | R | June 1, 1975 | 6'2" | 207 | R | Vyskov, Czech Republic |
| Dominik Hasek | G | January 29, 1965 | 6'1" | 166 | L | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Brian Holzinger | C | October 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 186 | R | Parma, OH USA |
| Charlie Huddy | D | June 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 210 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | February 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 182 | R | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Brad May | L | November 29, 1971 | 6'1" | 218 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Jay McKee | D | September 8, 1977 | 6'3" | 199 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Barrie Moore | L | May 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 198 | L | London, ON Canada |
| Rumun Ndur | D | July 7, 1975 | 6'2" | 222 | L | Zaria, Nigeria |
| Michael Peca | C | March 26, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Derek Plante | C | January 17, 1971 | 5'11" | 181 | L | Cloquet, MN USA |
| Wayne Primeau | C | June 4, 1976 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Rob Ray | R | June 8, 1968 | 6'0" | 217 | L | Stirling, ON Canada |
| Ed Ronan | R | March 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 197 | R | Quincy, MA USA |
| Miroslav Satan | L | October 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 191 | L | Topolcany, Slovakia |
| Anatoli Semenov | C | March 5, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Moscow, USSR |
| Darryl Shannon | D | June 21, 1968 | 6'2" | 208 | L | Barrie, ON Canada |
| Steve Shields | G | July 19, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Richard Smehlik | D | January 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 222 | L | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Andrei Trefilov | G | August 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Vaclav Varada | R | April 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 208 | L | Vsetin, Czech Republic |
| Dixon Ward | R | September 23, 1968 | 6'0" | 200 | R | Leduc, AB Canada |
| Mike Wilson | D | February 26, 1975 | 6'6" | 229 | L | Brampton, ON Canada |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | October 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 225 | L | Kiev, Ukraine |
