Canada
Head coach: Glen Sather
Assistant coaches: Marc Crawford, Mike Johnston, Andy Murry
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | 1996-97 Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Martin Brodeur | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 6, 1972 (aged 24) |  New Jersey Devils |
| 31 | G | Curtis Joseph | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | April 29, 1967 (aged 29) |  Edmonton Oilers |
| 30 | G | Bill Ranford | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | December 14, 1966 (aged 29) | Boston Bruins [a] |
| 44 | D | Rob Blake | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | December 10, 1969 (aged 26) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 77 | D | Paul Coffey | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | June 1, 1961 (aged 35) | Hartford Whalers [b] |
| 3 | D | Sylvain Côté | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | January 19, 1966 (aged 30) | Washington Capitals |
| 37 | D | Éric Desjardins | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | June 14, 1969 (aged 27) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 52 | D | Adam Foote | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 227 lb (103 kg) | July 10, 1971 (aged 25) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 27 | D | Scott Niedermayer | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | August 31, 1973 (aged 23) | New Jersey Devils |
| 24 | D | Lyle Odelein | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | July 21, 1968 (aged 28) | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | D | Scott Stevens | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | April 1, 1964 (aged 32) | New Jersey Devils |
| 17 | F | Rod Brind'Amour | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | August 9, 1970 (aged 26) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 25 | F | Vincent Damphousse | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | December 7, 1967 (aged 28) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 14 | F | Theoren Fleury | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | June 29, 1968 (aged 28) | Calgary Flames |
| 9 | F | Adam Graves | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | August 12, 1968 (aged 28) | New York Rangers |
| 99 | F | Wayne Gretzky ( C ) | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | January 26, 1961 (aged 35) | New York Rangers |
| 22 | F | Claude Lemieux | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | July 16, 1965 (aged 31) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 18 | F | Trevor Linden | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | April 11, 1970 (aged 26) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 88 | F | Eric Lindros | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 240 lb (110 kg) | February 28, 1973 (aged 23) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 11 | F | Mark Messier ( A ) | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | January 18, 1961 (aged 35) | New York Rangers |
| 55 | F | Keith Primeau | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | November 24, 1971 (aged 24) | Hartford Whalers |
| 20 | F | Joe Sakic | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | July 7, 1969 (aged 27) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 94 | F | Brendan Shanahan | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | January 23, 1969 (aged 27) | Hartford Whalers [c] |
| 16 | F | Pat Verbeek | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 24, 1964 (aged 32) | Dallas Stars |
| 19 | F | Steve Yzerman ( A ) | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 9, 1965 (aged 31) | Detroit Red Wings |
