1996-97 Red Deer Rebels Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 43-26-3 - 89 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Rick Carriere (43-26-3)
Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
1996-97 Red Deer Rebels StatisticsTeam Record: 43-26-3 - 89 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Rick Carriere (43-26-3)
Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 43 wins and 26 losses and 3 ties for 89 points in the WHL's Central Division.
The Rebels netted 317 goals and conceded 297. B.J. Young scored 58 goals for Red Deer, while Greg Schmidt and Arron Asham tallied 30 or more as well. B.J. Young contributed 56 assists. Mike Whitney earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.11 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Rick Carriere coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Asham | R | April 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 210 | R | Portage la Prairie, MB Canada |
| Vladimir Bednar | F | August 5, 1979 | 6'3" | 185 | R | |
| Mike Broda | LW | May 26, 1977 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Mike Brown | L | April 27, 1979 | 6'5" | 185 | L | Surrey, BC Canada |
| Scott Burt | LW | February 7, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | L | MacKenzie, BC |
| Devin Francon | LW | February 14, 1980 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Melfort, SK Canada |
| Kris Knoblauch | F | September 24, 1978 | 6'4" | 209 | Imperial, SK Canada | |
| Kyle Kos | D | May 25, 1979 | 6'3" | 183 | R | |
| Brad Leeb | R | August 27, 1979 | 5'11" | 187 | L | Red Deer, AB Canada |
| Marc Magliarditi | G | July 9, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Niagara Falls, NY |
| Justin Mapletoft | C | January 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 202 | L | Lloydminster, SK Canada |
| Mike McBain | D | January 12, 1977 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Kimberley, BC Canada |
| Brent McDonald | C | October 7, 1979 | 5'11" | 195 | R | Olds, AB |
| Ken McKay | F | February 21, 1978 | 6'0" | 190 | Westbank, BC Canada | |
| Scott McQueen | F | December 21, 1979 | 6'2" | 205 | Saskatoon, SASK | |
| Cam Ondrik | G | March 28, 1980 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Cranbrook, BC Canada |
| Chris Ovington | D | August 15, 1980 | 6'4" | 205 | R | Vernon, BC |
| Stephen Peat | R | March 10, 1980 | 6'3" | 230 | R | Princeton, BC Canada |
| Harlan Pratt | D | December 10, 1978 | 6'1" | 190 | R | Redwater, AB |
| Brad Rohrig | C | August 24, 1980 | 5'11" | 168 | L | Cranbrook, BC Canada |
| Terry Ryan | L | January 14, 1977 | 6'1" | 202 | L | St. John's, NL Canada |
| Greg Schmidt | C | April 19, 1976 | 5'10" | 181 | L | North Battleford, SK Canada |
| Lloyd Shaw | D | September 26, 1976 | 6'3" | 220 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
| Pat Stachniak | D | March 17, 1979 | 6'1" | 220 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Garnet Stevenson | G | August 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 170 | L | Shaunavon, SK CAN |
| Martin Tomasek | C | September 2, 1978 | 6'2" | 194 | L | Bilovac, CZE |
| Matt Van Horlick | D | August 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 181 | L | Kamloops, BC Canada |
| Jesse Wallin | D | March 10, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Lance Ward | D | June 2, 1978 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Lloydminster, AB Canada |
| Mike Whitney | G | March 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Swift Current, SK CAN |
| Chris Wickenheiser | G | January 20, 1976 | 6'2" | 207 | L | Swift Current, SK Canada |
| Mark Woywitka | D | March 1, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Vermillion, AB CAN |
| B.J. Young | R | July 23, 1977 | 5'10" | 178 | R | Anchorage, AK USA |
| Jon Zukiwsky | C | October 7, 1977 | 6'2" | 187 | L | Red Deer, AB Canada |
