1996-97 Tri-City Americans Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 22-43-7 - 51 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Bob Loucks (22-43-7)
Location: Kennewick, Washington
1996-97 Tri-City Americans RosterTeam Record: 22-43-7 - 51 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Bob Loucks (22-43-7)
Location: Kennewick, Washington
The Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 22 wins and 43 losses and 7 ties for 51 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Americans scored 225 goals and conceded 288. Mike Hurley netted 36 goals for Tri-City, and Brent Ascroft contributed 65 assists. Aaron Baker topped the squad with 11 wins, while Brian Boucher recorded a 3.64 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Loucks coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Ascroft | C | 72 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 69 | -15 | 9 | 3 |
| Mike Hurley | RW | 59 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 54 | -5 | 13 | 1 |
| Dylan Gyori | C | 72 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 95 | -18 | 11 | 0 |
| Zenith Komarniski | D | 58 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 112 | -13 | 8 | 0 |
| Petr Sachl | RW | 63 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 32 | -25 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Stahl | RW | 61 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 177 | -26 | 10 | 1 |
| Jody Lapeyre | RW | 53 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 123 | -8 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Smith | D | 72 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 174 | -11 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Bastien | C | 56 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 27 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken McKay | F | 39 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | +3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shawn Gervais | RW | 66 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 136 | -29 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott McCallum | D | 56 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 119 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Flynn | D | 50 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 52 | +3 | 3 | 0 |
| Roman Pylner | C | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 39 | +8 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Legault | F | 66 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 273 | -7 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Hay | D | 61 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 41 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Waltze | RW | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 63 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Capjack | LW | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrett Thompson | C | 60 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Zavediuk | C | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Anderson | D | 63 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 73 | -12 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Focht | D | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 92 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
| K.C. Timmons | D/F | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Bednar | F | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Baker | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Orr | RW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Almeida | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Tunnicliffe | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Labarbera | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Skaug | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Sharuga | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Henderson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hart | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Boucher | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1356 | 225 | 350 | 575 | 1943 | -239 | 75 | 7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Baker | 34 | 1899 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 4.14 | 1111 | 980 | .882 |
| Brian Boucher | 41 | 2459 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 149 | 3.64 | 1502 | 1353 | .901 |
| Jason Labarbera | 2 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.75 | 28 | 24 | .857 |
| Totals | 77 | 4422 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 284 | 3.85 | 2641 | 2357 | .892 |
