1996-97 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 47-24-1 - 95 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (47-24-1)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1996-97 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics

The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 47 wins and 24 losses and 1 ties for 95 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Wheat Kings potted 339 goals and conceded 208. Peter Schaefer scored 49 goals for Brandon, while Kelly Smart and Stefan Cherneski tallied 30 or more, too. Peter Schaefer accounted for 74 assists. Brian Elder earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus David Haun added 15 or more wins, too. Brian Elder recorded a 2.7 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Bob Lowes coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Johnathan AitkenDMay 24, 19786'4"230LEdmonton, AB Canada
Dorian AnneckRWApril 24, 19766'2"209LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Alex ArgyriouRWSeptember 7, 19795'10"185RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Les BorsheimDApril 27, 19796'2"194RWatrous, SK Canada
Jason BoydLWFebruary 16, 19796'1"194LSt. Albert, AB Canada
Stefan CherneskiRWSeptember 19, 19786'1"203LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Cory CyrenneCAugust 25, 19775'9"185LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mark DutiaumeLWJanuary 31, 19776'0"201LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Brian ElderGJune 8, 19766'1"190LOak Lake, MB Canada
Brett GirardCFebruary 23, 19805'11"190LRed Deer, AB Canada
Aaron GoldadeLWJuly 30, 19806'1"203LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Chad HackywiczRWR
David HaunGFebruary 6, 19785'10"174Solsgirth, MB Canada
Burke HenryDJanuary 21, 19796'3"206LSte. Rose, MB Canada
Derek HollandDMay 18, 19796'1"201LBrandon, MB Canada
Jeff KatcherDApril 16, 19796'4"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Justin KurtzDJanuary 14, 19776'0"188LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Bobby LeavinsLWFebruary 14, 19796'1"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Andrei LupandinGFebruary 15, 19785'10"175Kharkov, Ukraine
Ryan RobsonRWAugust 29, 19785'11"198RRussell, MB Canada
Peter SchaeferLJuly 12, 19776'1"200LRegina, SK Canada
Wade SkolneyDJune 24, 19816'0"197RWynyard, SK Canada
Kelly SmartCSeptember 9, 19776'0"194LBrandon, MB Canada
Troy StewartD
Daryl StockhamLWMarch 26, 19776'2"194LBrandon, MB CAN
Jeff TempleLWSeptember 23, 19785'11"187LBrandon, MB CAN
Daniel TetraultDSeptember 4, 19796'0"205RLabroquerie, MB
Brad TwordikLWNovember 20, 19795'10"201LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Gerhard UnterluggauerDAugust 15, 19765'10"194LVillach, AUT
Darren Van OeneLWJanuary 18, 19786'4"225LEdmonton, AB Canada
Josh WoitasF6'4"236Calgary, AB Canada



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