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 Statistics

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 AshamRApril 13, 19785'11"210RPortage la Prairie, MB Canada
Vladimir BednarFAugust 5, 19796'3"185R
Mike BrodaLWMay 26, 19776'1"194LCalgary, AB Canada
Mike BrownLApril 27, 19796'5"185LSurrey, BC Canada
Scott BurtLWFebruary 7, 19775'11"185LMacKenzie, BC
Devin FranconLWFebruary 14, 19806'3"220LMelfort, SK Canada
Kris KnoblauchFSeptember 24, 19786'4"209Imperial, SK Canada
Kyle KosDMay 25, 19796'3"183R
Brad LeebRAugust 27, 19795'11"187LRed Deer, AB Canada
Marc MagliarditiGJuly 9, 19765'11"190LNiagara Falls, NY
Justin MapletoftCJanuary 11, 19816'1"202LLloydminster, SK Canada
Mike McBainDJanuary 12, 19776'2"195LKimberley, BC Canada
Brent McDonaldCOctober 7, 19795'11"195ROlds, AB
Ken McKayFFebruary 21, 19786'0"190Westbank, BC Canada
Scott McQueenFDecember 21, 19796'2"205Saskatoon, SASK
Cam OndrikGMarch 28, 19806'2"190LCranbrook, BC Canada
Chris OvingtonDAugust 15, 19806'4"205RVernon, BC
Stephen PeatRMarch 10, 19806'3"230RPrinceton, BC Canada
Harlan PrattDDecember 10, 19786'1"190RRedwater, AB
Brad RohrigCAugust 24, 19805'11"168LCranbrook, BC Canada
Terry RyanLJanuary 14, 19776'1"202LSt. John's, NL Canada
Greg SchmidtCApril 19, 19765'10"181LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Lloyd ShawDSeptember 26, 19766'3"220RRegina, SK Canada
Pat StachniakDMarch 17, 19796'1"220REdmonton, AB Canada
Garnet StevensonGAugust 15, 19796'1"170LShaunavon, SK CAN
Martin TomasekCSeptember 2, 19786'2"194LBilovac, CZE
Matt Van HorlickDAugust 26, 19765'11"181LKamloops, BC Canada
Jesse WallinDMarch 10, 19786'2"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Lance WardDJune 2, 19786'3"210LLloydminster, AB Canada
Mike WhitneyGMarch 25, 19786'1"194LSwift Current, SK CAN
Chris WickenheiserGJanuary 20, 19766'2"207LSwift Current, SK Canada
Mark WoywitkaDMarch 1, 19815'10"185LVermillion, AB CAN
B.J. YoungRJuly 23, 19775'10"178RAnchorage, AK USA
Jon ZukiwskyCOctober 7, 19776'2"187LRed Deer, AB Canada



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