1996-97 Austin Ice Bats Roster

Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 35-22 (SO: 0-7) - 77 points
in the WPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Blaine Stoughton (35-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Austin, Texas
Attendance: 199,648, Avg. 6,239 in 32 home dates
1996-97 Austin Ice Bats Statistics

The Austin Ice Bats of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 77 points in the WPHL.

The Ice Bats scored 271 goals and gave up 249. Bobby Wallwork netted 42 goals for Austin, while Andy Ross, Troy Binnie and Brett Seguin each tallied 30 or more as well. Brett Seguin contributed 54 assists. Chad Erickson topped the squad with 18 wins, and John Blue added 15 or more victories as well. John Blue earned a 3.47 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.

Blaine Stoughton coached the team. The 1996-97 Austin Ice Bats lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Steve AdamsDApril 11, 19756'1"225REdmonton, AB Canada
Ryan AndersonDFebruary 27, 19756'2"205RBowsman, MB CAN
Troy BinnieLWSeptember 22, 19706'1"201LOttawa, ON Canada
John BlueGFebruary 19, 19665'10"185LHuntington Beach, CA USA
Jim BurtonNovember 6, 1963Brantford, ONT Canada
Mark DeazeleyDApril 8, 19726'2"210Toronto, ONT Canada
Stephane DesjardinsDJune 23, 19725'11"194LAnjou, QC Canada
Brian DobbinRAugust 18, 19665'11"205RPetrolia, ON Canada
Martin DuvalRWMarch 8, 19715'11"187RSt-Leonard, QC Canada
Chad EricksonGAugust 21, 19705'10"175RMinneapolis, MN USA
Brett FizzellDMarch 5, 19756'5"220LCalgary, AB Canada
Jeff GabrielRWJanuary 30, 19726'0"190LNorth York, ON Canada
Rick GirhinyDNovember 4, 19725'11"187LNiagara Falls, ON CAN
Kyle HavilandDAugust 10, 19716'0"216LWindsor, ON Canada
Rob HrytsakCAugust 11, 19655'11"179LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Mike JacksonRWFebruary 4, 19696'0"201RMississauga, ON Canada
Paul LawlessLJuly 2, 19645'11"185LScarborough, ON Canada
Jeff MasseyCSeptember 17, 19686'4"205RSwampscott, MA USA
David MooreDApril 26, 19686'1"194RHampstead, NH USA
Dave MorissetteLDecember 24, 19716'1"224LBaie-Comeau, QC Canada
Chris MorqueDFebruary 16, 19706'0"203LGrand Forks, ND USA
Chris O'RourkeDJanuary 6, 19716'2"194RSherwood Park, AB Canada
John PoirerLWJanuary 21, 19725'6"150LWarwick, NY USA
Andy RossRWMay 24, 19706'4"201RPhiladelphia, PA USA
Brian SakicCSeptember 4, 19715'10"179LBurnaby, BC Canada
Brett SeguinCFebruary 20, 19725'9"190LSt. Mary's, ON Canada
Scott ShaunessyDJanuary 22, 19646'4"220LNewport, RI USA
Jason SmithDMay 21, 19725'10"205RThe Pas, MB Canada
Gerald StoughtonLWMay 13, 19565'11"174LGilbert Plains, MB CAN
Jeremy ThompsonRWApril 8, 19755'11"190RVernon, BC Canada
Bobby WallworkLWMarch 15, 19685'10"190RBoston, MA USA
Jack WilliamsDFebruary 12, 19726'1"201LGreensburg, PA USA



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