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1996-1997 Season

Hartford Whalers are 32-39-11 in the 1996-97 NHL season with 75 points, 18th overall.

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1996-1997 Hartford Whalers Player Stats

All Positions

#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Geoff Sanderson (LW)	82	36	31	67	29	-9
2.		Andrew Cassels (C)	81	22	44	66	46	-16
3.		Keith Primeau (C/LW)	75	26	25	51	161	-3
4.		Kevin Dineen (RW)	78	19	29	48	141	-6
5.		Nelson Emerson (RW)	66	9	29	38	34	-21
6.		Steven Rice (RW)	78	21	14	35	59	-11
7.		Glen Wesley (D)	68	6	26	32	40	0
8.		Jeff O'Neill (RW)	72	14	16	30	40	-24
9.		Sami Kapanen (LW)	45	13	12	25	2	6
10.		Robert Kron (LW)	68	10	12	22	10	-18
11.		Paul Ranheim (LW)	67	10	11	21	18	-13
12.		Curtis Leschyshyn (D)	64	4	13	17	30	-19
13.		Steve Chiasson (D)	18	3	11	14	7	-10
14.		Adam Burt (D)	71	2	11	13	79	-13
15.		Kent Manderville (C)	44	6	5	11	18	3
16.		Gerald Diduck (D)	56	1	10	11	40	-9
17.		Paul Coffey (D)	20	3	5	8	18	0
18.		Kevin Haller (D)	35	2	6	8	48	-11
19.		Andrei Nikolishin (LW)	12	2	5	7	2	-2
20.		Glen Featherstone (D)	41	2	5	7	87	0
21.		Alexander Godynyuk (D)	55	1	6	7	41	-10
22.		Derek King (LW)	12	3	3	6	2	0
23.		Mark Janssens (C)	54	2	4	6	90	-10
24.		Marek Malík (D)	47	1	5	6	50	5
25.		Stu Grimson (LW)	75	2	2	4	218	-7
26.		Kevin Brown (RW)	11	0	4	4	6	-6
27.		Hnat Domenichelli (LW)	13	2	1	3	7	-4
28.		Kelly Chase (RW)	28	1	2	3	122	2
29.		Chris Murray (RW)	8	1	1	2	10	1
30.		Nolan Pratt (D)	9	0	2	2	6	0
31.		Jeff Daniels (LW)	10	0	2	2	0	2
32.		Brian Glynn (D)	1	1	0	1	2	2
33.		Brendan Shanahan (LW)	2	1	0	1	0	1
34.		Steve Martins (C)	2	0	1	1	0	0
35.		Jeff Brown (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
36.		Jason McBain (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-4

#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Sean Burke (G)	51	2.69	.914	22	22	6	4	2985:00	1426
2.		Jason Muzzatti (G)	31	3.43	.888	9	13	5	0	1591:00	724
3.		Jean-Sébastien Giguère (G)	8	3.65	.881	1	4	0	0	394:00	177
4.		Manny Legace (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1996-1997 Hartford Whalers Staff

Head CoachPaul Maurice
Asst. CoachRandy Ladouceur
Asst. CoachTom Webster
Asst. CoachSteve Weeks
General ManagerJim Rutherford
Amateur ScoutTony MacDonald
Amateur ScoutBert Marshall
BroadcasterBill Gardner
CEOPeter Karmanos
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingSheldon Ferguson
Equipment ManagerSkip Cunningham
Equipment ManagerBob Gorman
Equipment ManagerWally Tatomir
European ScoutWilly Lindström
Franchise OwnerPeter Karmanos
Franchise OwnerJim Rutherford

1996-1997 Hartford Whalers Captains

"C"

Kevin Dineen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1996-1997 Hartford Whalers Demographics

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Hartford Whalers Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: Green + Blue + Silver
Town: Hartford, CT, USA Map
Founded: 1979

1996-1997 Hartford Whalers Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Hartford Whalers: 5 121 GP
NHL: 14 647 GP
WC: 277 GP
OG: 42 GP
Liiga: 202 GP
Czechia: 39 GP
AHL: 1 769 GP
DEL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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Hartford Whalers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1996-1997	NHL	82	32	39	11	-	-	226	256	75	0.91	19	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	34	39	9	-	-	237	259	77	0.94	19	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	NHL	48	19	24	5	-	-	127	141	43	0.9	16	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	NHL	84	27	48	9	-	-	227	288	63	0.75	24	Did not make playoffs
1992-1993	NHL	84	26	52	6	-	-	284	369	58	0.69	21	Did not make playoffs
1991-1992	NHL	80	26	41	13	-	-	247	283	65	0.81	20	Conference QF loss
1990-1991	NHL	80	31	38	11	-	-	238	276	73	0.91	15	Conference QF loss
1989-1990	NHL	80	38	33	9	-	-	275	268	85	1.06	7	Conference QF loss
1988-1989	NHL	80	37	38	5	-	-	299	290	79	0.99	12	Conference QF loss
1987-1988	NHL	80	35	38	7	-	-	249	267	77	0.96	13	Conference QF loss
1986-1987	NHL	80	43	30	7	-	-	287	270	93	1.16	4	Conference QF loss
1985-1986	NHL	80	40	36	4	-	-	332	302	84	1.05	11	Conference SF loss
1984-1985	NHL	80	30	41	9	-	-	268	318	69	0.86	14	Did not make playoffs
1983-1984	NHL	80	28	42	10	-	-	288	320	66	0.83	17	Did not make playoffs
1982-1983	NHL	80	19	54	7	-	-	261	403	45	0.56	21	Did not make playoffs
1981-1982	NHL	80	21	41	18	-	-	264	351	60	0.75	18	Did not make playoffs
1980-1981	NHL	80	21	41	18	-	-	292	372	60	0.75	18	Did not make playoffs
1979-1980	NHL	80	27	34	19	-	-	303	312	73	0.91	14	Playoffs Qualifier loss

Hartford Whalers Retired Numbers

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
1996-1997	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	26.97
1995-1996	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	27.23
1994-1995	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	26.43
1993-1994	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	26.38
1992-1993	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	26.15

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ron Francis (F)	714	264	557	821
2.	Kevin Dineen (F)	587	235	268	503
3.	Pat Verbeek (F)	433	192	211	403
4.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	357	219	158	377
5.	Geoff Sanderson (F)	439	189	163	352

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ron Francis (F)	714	264	557	821
2.	Kevin Dineen (F)	587	235	268	503
3.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	357	219	158	377
4.	Pat Verbeek (F)	433	192	211	403
5.	Geoff Sanderson (F)	439	189	163	352

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ron Francis (F)	714	264	557	821
2.	Kevin Dineen (F)	587	235	268	503
3.	Andrew Cassels (F)	438	97	253	350
4.	Pat Verbeek (F)	433	192	211	403
5.	Dave Babych (D)	349	44	196	240

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Torrie Robertson (F)	326	36	115	1368
2.	Kevin Dineen (F)	587	235	503	1237
3.	Pat Verbeek (F)	433	192	403	1144
4.	Ulf Samuelsson (D)	463	31	175	1110
5.	Paul MacDermid (F)	373	68	151	744

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ron Francis (F)	714	264	557	821
2.	Kevin Dineen (F)	587	235	268	503
3.	Adam Burt (D)	499	35	92	127
4.	Dave Tippett (F)	483	75	120	195
5.	Ulf Samuelsson (D)	463	31	144	175

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mike Rogers (F)	160	84	210	1.31
2.	Ron Francis (F)	714	264	821	1.15
3.	Pierre Larouche (F)	83	43	90	1.08
4.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	357	219	377	1.06
5.	Brendan Shanahan (F)	76	45	79	1.04

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mike Rogers (F)	1979-1980	80	44	105
2.	Mike Rogers (F)	1980-1981	80	40	105
3.	Ron Francis (F)	1989-1990	80	32	101
4.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	1979-1980	80	56	100
5.	Ron Francis (F)	1986-1987	75	30	93

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	1979-1980	80	56	100
2.	Blaine Stoughton (F)	1981-1982	80	52	91
3.	Geoff Sanderson (F)	1992-1993	82	46	89
4.	Kevin Dineen (F)	1988-1989	79	45	89
5.	Sylvain Turgeon (F)	1985-1986	76	45	79

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ron Francis (F)	1989-1990	80	69	101
2.	Mike Rogers (F)	1980-1981	80	65	105
3.	Andrew Cassels (F)	1992-1993	84	64	85
4.	Ron Francis (F)	1986-1987	75	63	93
5.	Mike Rogers (F)	1979-1980	80	61	105

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Torrie Robertson (F)	1985-1986	76	37	358
2.	Torrie Robertson (F)	1984-1985	74	41	337
3.	Nick Kypreos (F)	1992-1993	75	27	325
4.	Torrie Robertson (F)	1987-1988	63	10	293
5.	Scott Daniels (F)	1995-1996	53	7	254

Player Nationalities Throughout History