Detroit Whalers Roster @ OHL 1996‑1997
| GOALIES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
 | Shawn Gallant | G | 18 | 1978-08-28 | Timmins, Ontario | 6'1" | 201 | L |
 | Robert Esche | G | 18 | 1978-01-22 | Whitesboro, New York | 6'2" | 203 | L |
| Nathan West | G | 18 | 1978-09-29 | Anchorage, Alaska | 6'0" | 179 | L |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
| Joe Byrne | D | ||||||
| Jimmy Jordan | D | 17 | 1979-05-13 | Oshawa, Ontario | 6'1" | 181 | |
| Bryan McKinney | D | 19 | 1977-04-19 | East Meadow, New York | 6'0" | 183 | R |
 | Sergei Fedotov | D | 19 | 1977-01-24 | Moscow, Russia | 6'0" | 183 | L |
 | Jan Vodrazka | D | 20 | 1976-11-10 | Plzen, Czech Republic | 6'0" | 198 | L |
| Troy Smith | D | 18 | 1978-07-31 | Hamilton, Ontario | 6'0" | 201 | R |
| Luc Rioux | D | 17 | 1979-03-16 | Hammond, Ontario | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Kevin Holdridge | D | 16 | 1980-09-09 | Syracuse, New York | 6'3" | 205 | R |
| Jason Lawmaster | D | 18 | 1978-12-31 | Westland, Michigan | 6'2" | 198 | R |
| Patrick Parthenais | D | 17 | 1979-07-17 | Rochester, New York | 6'3" | 212 | L |
| FORWARDS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
| Steve Dumonski | F | 19 | 1977-02-15 | Dorion, Ontario | 6'1" | 209 | R |
| Jesse Boulerice | F | 18 | 1978-08-10 | Plattsburgh, New York | 6'2" | 216 | R |
| Dan Pawlaczyk | F | 20 | 1976-07-31 | Troy, Michigan | 6'0" | 174 | R |
| Scott Cameron | F | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | |||||
| Marty Loach | F | 17 | 1979-02-12 | New Liskeard, Ontario | 6'2" | 181 | |
| Joshua Carter | F | 18 | 1978-02-23 | Plymouth, Michigan | 6'0" | 174 | L |
| Andrew Taylor | F | 19 | 1977-01-17 | Stratford, Ontario | 6'2" | 187 | L |
| Mark Cadotte | F | 19 | 1977-03-11 | Windsor, Ontario | 5'8" | 185 | L |
| Harold Druken | F | 17 | 1979-01-26 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 5'11" | 198 | L |
| Steve Wasylko | F | 18 | 1978-07-11 | Munster Hamlet, Ontario | 6'2" | 192 | L |
| Julian Smith | F | 17 | 1979-05-14 | Markham, Ontario | 5'11" | 187 | L |
| Randy Fitzgerald | F | 17 | 1979-09-05 | Toronto, Ontario | 5'9" | 170 | L |
| Eric Gooldy | F | 17 | 1979-02-10 | Utica, New York | 6'1" | 201 | L |
| Mike Morrone | F | 20 | 1976-01-03 | Windsor, Ontario | 5'11" | 225 | L |
| Anthony Terzo | F | 18 | 1978-01-18 | Scarborough, Ontario | 6'0" | 181 | |
| John-Paul Luciuk | F | 17 | 1979-04-21 | Oshawa, Ontario | 6'0" | 185 | L |
| Chad Cavanagh | F | 18 | 1978-02-13 | Peterborough, Ontario | 6'0" | 187 | |