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1996-97 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #33 AL IAFRATE San Jose Sharks · Defense
EX-MT Season grade
6
Card #1997-08448124
Al Iafrate in action
33 D Defense
98 OVR
Al Iafrate San Jose Sharks
1996-97 · 38 GP · 6 G · 9 A · 15 PTS
1997-98
1993-94

Season Report

6 Excellent–Mint 6

Game Score 0.23 a game, 61st percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
38
G
6
A
9
P
15
+/-
-10
PIM
91
PPP
7
SHP
0
GWG
0
S
91

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1996-97. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 96

Goals / GP
0.16

92nd percentile of defense

Shots / GP
2.39

92nd percentile of defense

Playmaking 83

Points / GP
0.39

77th percentile of defense

Assists / GP
0.24

63rd percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.18

81st percentile of defense

Physicality 95

PIM / GP
2.39

93rd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 1996-97 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 86OVR Bernie Nicholls Sharks 4 of his goals C 79OVR Viktor Kozlov Sharks 2 of his goals R 53OVR Shean Donovan Sharks 1 of his goals R 71OVR Ulf Dahlen Blackhawks 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 86OVR Bernie Nicholls Sharks Set up 2 goals C 79OVR Viktor Kozlov Sharks Set up 2 goals R 71OVR Ulf Dahlen Blackhawks Set up 1 goal R 85OVR Tony Granato Sharks Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Guy Hebert 2 goals Curtis Joseph 1 goal Patrick Roy 1 goal
Best game
November 01, 1996 vs ANA: 2G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 1996-97, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

R 94OVR Rick Tocchet Capitals 1 fight D 75OVR Mattias Norstrom Kings 1 fight

1996-97 San Jose Sharks

27-47-8 · 62 points · 25th of 26

Top teammates

R 98OVR Owen Nolan Sharks 72 GP · 31 G · 32 A · 63 PTS L 91OVR Jeff Friesen Sharks 82 GP · 28 G · 34 A · 62 PTS D 87OVR Marty McSorley Sharks 57 GP · 4 G · 12 A · 16 PTS C 86OVR Bernie Nicholls Sharks 65 GP · 12 G · 33 A · 45 PTS R 85OVR Tony Granato Sharks 76 GP · 25 G · 15 A · 40 PTS D 83OVR Greg Hawgood Sharks 63 GP · 6 G · 12 A · 18 PTS