1996-97 Utah Grizzlies Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 43-33 (SO: 0-6) - 92 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Butch Goring (43-33, 6 OTL)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 323,408, Avg. 7,888 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Utah Grizzlies Statistics

The Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 43 wins and 33 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 92 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.

The Grizzlies potted 259 goals and surrendered 254. Yan Kaminsky scored 28 goals for Utah, while Chris Taylor contributed 40 assists. Mark McArthur earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.99 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Butch Goring coached the team. The 1996-97 Utah Grizzlies lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Rod AldoffDJanuary 30, 19715'10"196LLethbridge, AB Canada
Shawn AndersonDFebruary 7, 19686'1"200LMontreal, QC Canada
Derek ArmstrongCApril 23, 19736'0"190ROttawa, ON Canada
Don BeaupreGSeptember 19, 19615'10"172LKitchener, ON Canada
Brad BellandLWJanuary 4, 19676'1"187RBelle River, ON Canada
Todd BertuzziRFebruary 2, 19756'3"242LSudbury, ON Canada
Tyler BoucherCApril 27, 19725'8"165LThe Pas, MB Canada
Andy BrickleyL/CAugust 9, 19615'11"200LMelrose, MA USA
Vladimir ChebaturkinDApril 23, 19756'2"226LTyumen, Russia
Jason CourtemancheDJuly 31, 19706'1"216LHartford, CT USA
Gord DineenDSeptember 21, 19626'0"195RToronto, ON Canada
Mike DonnellyLOctober 10, 19635'11"185LLivonia, MI USA
Jim DowdCDecember 25, 19686'0"180RBrick, NJ USA
Pat DunnRMarch 15, 19635'11"190RTrois-Rivieres, QUE Canada
Shannon FinnDJanuary 25, 19726'2"194LToronto, ON Canada
Craig FisherLJune 30, 19706'3"180LOshawa, ON Canada
Glen GulutzanCAugust 12, 19715'10"185LThe Pas, MB Canada
Doug HoudaDJune 3, 19666'2"208RBlairmore, AB Canada
Brent HughesLApril 5, 19665'11"195LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Kelly HurdRWMay 13, 19685'11"190RCastlegar, BC Canada
Marc HusseyDSeptember 8, 19756'4"209RChatham, NB Canada
Bernie JohnDJune 4, 19725'11"190LSudbury, ON Canada
Yan KaminskyLJuly 28, 19716'1"176LPenza, Russia
Les KuntarGJuly 28, 19696'2"195LElmira, NY USA
Claude LapointeCOctober 11, 19685'9"188LLachine, QC Canada
Gary LeemanRFebruary 19, 19645'11"175RToronto, ON Canada
Brett LieversCJune 18, 19716'0"187RSyracuse, NY USA
Dan LupoLWNovember 1, 19725'10"190LSomerville, MA USA
Jacques MailhotRDecember 5, 19616'2"208LShawnigan, QC Canada
Chris MarinucciCDecember 29, 19716'0"188LGrand Rapids, MN USA
Gordon MarkDSeptember 10, 19646'4"218REdmonton, AB Canada
Daniel MaroisROctober 3, 19686'0"190RMontreal, QC Canada
Roger MaxwellRWNovember 21, 19756'3"240RBrampton, ON Canada
Mark McArthurGNovember 16, 19755'11"190LEast York, ON Canada
Glen MearsD/RWJuly 14, 19726'3"220RAnchorage, AK USA
Joby MessierDMarch 2, 19706'0"200RRegina, SK Canada
Rod MillerDFebruary 4, 19706'1"205L
Jaroslav ModryDFebruary 27, 19716'2"220LCeske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Wayne MuirLWJanuary 9, 19696'0"220LSydney, NS Canada
Sylvain NaudRWMarch 29, 19705'11"201RLaSalle, QC Canada
Robert NordbergLWMarch 26, 19705'8"176LBoden, SWE
Sean O'BrienD/FFebruary 9, 1972LBoston, MA USA
Vladimir OrszaghRMay 24, 19775'11"195LBanska Bystrica, Slovakia
Keith OsborneRApril 2, 19696'1"180RToronto, ON Canada
Tom PedersonDJanuary 14, 19705'9"175RBloomington, MN USA
Marc RodgersRMarch 16, 19725'9"185RShawville, QC Canada
Dmitri RodinDFebruary 25, 19756'2"214RTallinn, Estonia
Kurt SeherDApril 15, 19736'2"201LLethbridge, AB Canada
Jeff SharplesDJuly 28, 19676'1"195LTerrace, BC Canada
Jeff SirkkaDJune 17, 19686'0"194LSudbury, ON Canada
Tommy SoderstromGJuly 17, 19695'7"157LStockholm, Sweden
Greg SpenrathD/FSeptember 27, 19696'3"225LEdmonton, AB Canada
Glenn StewartLWJuly 30, 19706'0"192LScarborough, ON Canada
Chris TaylorCMarch 6, 19726'2"192LStratford, ON Canada
Doug TorrelRWApril 29, 19696'2"201RHibbing, MN USA
Nick VachonCJuly 20, 19725'10"185LMontreal, QC Canada
Andrei VasilyevLMarch 30, 19725'9"180RVoskresensk, Russia
Mick VukotaRSeptember 14, 19666'1"225RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Ray WhitneyLMay 8, 19725'10"180RFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Chris WinnesRFebruary 12, 19686'0"201RRidgefield, CT USA
Ravil YakubovCJuly 26, 19705'10"185LMoskva, Russia
Rob ZettlerDMarch 8, 19686'3"200LSept-Iles, QC Canada
Peter ZurbaLWNovember 15, 19745'11"185RThompson, MB Canada



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