1996-97 Portland Winter Hawks Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 46-21-5 - 97 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Brent Peterson (46-21-5)
Location: Portland, Oregon
1996-97 Portland Winter Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 46-21-5 - 97 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Brent Peterson (46-21-5)
Location: Portland, Oregon
The Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 46 wins and 21 losses and 5 ties for 97 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Winter Hawks topped the league with just 196 goals allowed. Portland scored 300 goals. Matt Davidson netted 44 goals for the team, while Todd Robinson, Brenden Morrow and Bobby Russell each tallied 30 or more also. Todd Robinson contributed 96 assists. Chris Wickenheiser recorded 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Brent Belecki added 15 or more wins, too. Chris Wickenheiser earned a 2.69 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Brent Peterson coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Bekkering | D | February 7, 1977 | 6'3" | 205 | L | Lethbridge, AB Canada |
| Brent Belecki | G | December 22, 1977 | 5'10" | 183 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Brad Cote | LW | April 20, 1979 | 6'0" | 209 | L | North Battleford, SK CAN |
| Matt Davidson | R | August 9, 1977 | 6'3" | 196 | R | Flin Flon, MB Canada |
| Bobby Duncan | C | May 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 181 | R | Stettler, AB Canada |
| Randy Favaro | RW | February 12, 1976 | 5'11" | 201 | R | North Delta, BC Canada |
| Andrew Ference | D | March 17, 1979 | 5'11" | 189 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Kevin Haupt | D | June 22, 1978 | 6'0" | 194 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Chance Herring | LW | March 1, 1979 | Edmonton, AB CAN | |||
| Todd Hornung | C | September 3, 1980 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Vanguard, SK Canada |
| Brad Isbister | L | May 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 231 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Chris Jacobson | C | February 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 181 | L | North Battleford, SK Canada |
| Shon Jones-Parry | D | February 22, 1980 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Jason Labarbera | G | January 18, 1980 | 6'3" | 230 | L | Burnaby, BC Canada |
| Brenden Morrow | L | January 16, 1979 | 5'11" | 205 | L | Carlysle, SK Canada |
| Tyler Murray | C | April 29, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Mike Muzechka | D | February 1, 1978 | 6'3" | 215 | L | Prince Albert, SASK |
| Shon Parry-Jones | ||||||
| Andrej Podkonicky | L | May 9, 1978 | 6'2" | 202 | L | Zvolen, Czech Republic |
| Kevin Popp | D | February 26, 1976 | 6'1" | 212 | L | Surrey, BC Canada |
| Todd Robinson | C | June 16, 1978 | 5'8" | 185 | R | Trail, BC |
| Bobby Russell | LW | March 9, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Surrey, BC Canada |
| Jared Smith | ||||||
| Marty Standish | RW | July 10, 1978 | 5'7" | 165 | R | Kelvington, SK Canada |
| Doug Strobl | D | July 15, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | L | St.Albert, AB Canada |
| Joey Tetarenko | R | March 3, 1978 | 6'2" | 215 | R | Prince Albert, SK Canada |
| Ondrej Vesely | LW | December 6, 1977 | 6'0" | 196 | L | Zlin, CZE |
| Chris Wickenheiser | G | January 20, 1976 | 6'2" | 207 | L | Swift Current, SK Canada |
