Albany River Rats

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Albany River Rats Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Mike Dunham (G)	52	1972	Johnson City, NY, USA	6'2"	201	L
		Frédéric Henry (G)	47	1977	Québec, QC, CAN	5'11"	179	L
		Richard Shulmistra (G)	53	1971	Sudbury, ON, CAN	6'2"	185	R
		Peter Sidorkiewicz (G)	61	1963	Dabrowa Bialostocka, POL	5'9"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Brad Bombardir (D)	52	1972	Powell River, BC, CAN	6'1"	203	L
		Kevin Dean (D)	55	1969	Madison, WI, USA	6'2"	194	L
		Bryan Helmer (D)	52	1972	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	R
		Geordie Kinnear (D)	51	1973	Simcoe, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L
		Chris McAlpine (D)	53	1971	Roseville, MN, USA	6'0"	216	R
		Ricard Persson (D)	55	1969	Östersund, SWE	6'2"	205	L
		Sheldon Souray (D)	48	1976	Elk Point, AB, CAN	6'4"	231	L
		Mark Strobel (D)	51	1973	St.Paul, MN, USA	6'0"	201	L
		Ken Sutton (D)	55	1969	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
		Sergei Vyshedkevich (D)	49	1975	Dedovsk, RUS	6'0"	194	L
FORWARDS
		Rick Bennett (LW/C/D)	57	1967	Springfield, MA, USA	6'4"	216	L
		Éric Bertrand (LW)	49	1975	St-Éphrem, QC, CAN	6'1"	209	L
		Steve Brulé (RW)	49	1975	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'11"	203	R
		Sergei Brylin (W/C)	50	1974	Moskva, RUS	5'10"	190	L
		Patrik Elias (LW)	48	1976	Trebic, CZE	6'1"	190	L
		Bobby House (RW)	51	1973	Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA	6'1"	198	R
		Krzysztof Oliwa (LW)	51	1973	Tychy, POL	6'5"	254	L
		Jay Pandolfo (LW)	50	1974	Winchester, MA, USA	6'1"	190	L
		Rob Pattison (LW)	53	1971	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	194	L
		Denis Pederson (C)	49	1975	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	6'2"	205	R
		Steve Potvin (C/LW)	50	1974	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'10"	190	L
		Pascal Rhéaume (C/LW)	51	1973	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	220	L
		Vadim Sharifyanov (LW)	49	1975	Ufa, RUS	6'2"	201	L
		Reid Simpson (LW)	55	1969	Flin Flon, MB, CAN	6'1"	209	L
		Zdenek Skorepa (RW)	48	1976	Duchov, CZE	6'0"	203	L
	#14	Steve Sullivan (LW)	50	1974	Timmins, ON, CAN	5'8"	154	R
		Petr Sýkora (RW)	48	1976	Plzen, CZE	6'0"	190	L
	#23	Reto von Arx (C)Loan	48	1976	Biel-Bienne, SUI	5'11"	190	L
		Jeff Williams (LW)	48	1976	Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN	6'0"	192	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 23.85 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Albany River Rats Staff

Head CoachJohn Cunniff
Asst. CoachRed Gendron
Athletic TrainerChris Scarlata
BroadcasterJohn Hennessy
Equipment ManagerDana McGuane
Ex. VP of Hockey OperationsJohn Weisbrod
Franchise OwnerNed Harkness
Franchise OwnerAl Lawrence
PresidentDoug Burch

Team Staff History

Albany River Rats Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Albany, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1993

1996-1997 Albany River Rats Roster Facts

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Experience

Albany River Rats: 3 494 GP
NHL: 1 226 GP
WC: 13 GP
OG: 4 GP
SHL: 241 GP
Czechia: 132 GP
AHL: 4 489 GP
NL: 76 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Capacity: 14 236
Construction Year: 1990

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Latest Transactions

10/22/2010

confirmed

Benn Olson (D)

Leaving forCincinnati Cyclones

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08/27/2010

confirmed

Brad Herauf (F)

Leaving forCharlotte Checkers

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07/21/2010

confirmed

Jonathan Paiement (D)

Leaving forAugsburger Panther

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04/11/2010

loan

Kevin Baker (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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04/10/2010

loan

Jason Lepine (D)

Joining fromBloomington PrairieThunder

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04/02/2010

confirmed

Thomas Dignard (D)

Joining fromYale Univ.

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03/24/2010

confirmed

Mike McKenzie (F)

Joining fromSt. Lawrence Univ.

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02/05/2010

loan

Tyler Sims (G)

Joining fromElmira Jackals

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Albany River Rats History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	AHL	80	34	29	-	9	8	244	262	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	24	40	-	9	7	219	231	73	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	32	30	-	11	7	213	258	93	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	36	-	5	7	246	198	81	1.01	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	20	48	-	5	7	206	258	57	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	29	38	11	-	13	198	278	71	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	21	39	11	-	9	182	248	62	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	25	37	12	-	7	197	235	68	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	14	42	6	-	12	172	171	52	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	AHL	80	30	40	6	-	4	216	262	70	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	30	40	7	-	3	225	250	70	0.88	4	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	46	26	6	-	2	275	230	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	43	20	11	-	6	290	223	103	1.29	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	38	28	9	-	5	269	231	90	1.13	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	AHL	80	54	19	7	-	-	322	218	115	1.44	1	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	AHL	80	46	17	17	-	-	293	219	109	1.36	1	Champion
1993-1994	AHL	80	38	34	8	-	-	312	315	84	1.05	3	Division Semifinal loss

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