1996-97 Val-d'Or Foreurs Roster
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Team Record: 40-28-2 - 82 points
in the QMJHL's Lebel Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Richard Martel (40-28-2)
Location: Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
1996-97 Val-d'Or Foreurs StatisticsTeam Record: 40-28-2 - 82 points
in the QMJHL's Lebel Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Richard Martel (40-28-2)
Location: Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
The Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 28 losses and 2 ties for 82 points in the QMJHL's Lebel Division.
The Foreurs netted 268 goals and allowed 230. Dominic Chiasson scored 50 goals for Val-d'Or, while J.P. Dumont and Francois Archambault tallied 30 or more also. J.P. Dumont contributed 64 assists. Roberto Luongo earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.1 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Richard Martel coached the team. The 1996-97 Val-d'Or Foreurs lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Archambault | D | March 23, 1978 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Chateauguay, QC Canada |
| Francois Archambault | RW | January 4, 1974 | 6'1" | 198 | L | Chateauguay, QC Canada |
| Steve Begin | C | June 14, 1978 | 6'0" | 193 | L | Trois-Rivieres, QC Canada |
| Sylvain Bernard | RW | April 10, 1978 | 6'0" | 196 | R | Repentigny, QC CAN |
| Patrice Bernier | D | September 23, 1979 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Montreal, QC CAN |
| Daniel Bienvenue | LW | June 10, 1977 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Val-d'Or, QC Canada |
| Martin Boisvenue | LW | April 24, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Alexandria, ON Canada |
| Dominic Chiasson | LW | January 18, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | R | Valleyfield, QC Canada |
| Lee Cousineau | RW | August 15, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | R | Kapuskasing, ON CAN |
| Patrick Couture | G | May 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 174 | L | Quebec, QC Canada |
| Lucio DeMartinis | F | July 31, 1978 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Montreal, QC CAN |
| Christian Deschênes | RW | January 12, 1977 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Sorel, QC Canada |
| J.P. Dumont | R | April 1, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Yanick Evola | F | January 23, 1976 | 5'6" | 165 | Boucherville, QC | |
| Jonathan Fauteux | D | December 3, 1980 | 6'2" | 231 | R | Terrebonne, QC Canada |
| Jonathan Gagnon | LW | May 20, 1980 | 6'1" | 198 | L | Longueuil, QC Canada |
| Frederic Gelin | LW | June 26, 1979 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Anjou, QC CAN |
| Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | February 2, 1977 | 6'3" | 225 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Steve Grandmont | LW | June 19, 1979 | L | |||
| Francois Hardy | D | July 6, 1978 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Quebec, QC Canada |
| Patrick Heroux | C | January 5, 1979 | ||||
| Marc-Etienne Hubert | C | April 20, 1978 | 6'2" | 181 | Chicoutimi, QC Canada | |
| Martin Lacaille | D | June 18, 1977 | 5'10" | 194 | L | Val-d'Or, QC Canada |
| Guillaume Lauzon | D | May 16, 1979 | ||||
| Alexander Lazarenko | F | January 3, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | Kharkov, Ukraine | |
| Francis Lessard | D | May 30, 1979 | 6'3" | 235 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Roberto Luongo | G | April 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 205 | L | St. Leonard, QC Canada |
| Andre Menard | RW | January 4, 1979 | ||||
| Owen Milliea | D | March 14, 1979 | 6'1" | 185 | R | Big Cove, NB Canada |
| Frederick Roy | D | May 7, 1979 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Atholville, NB CAN |
| Frederic Servant | RW | July 20, 1977 | 5'10" | 187 | R | Senneterre, QC CAN |
