Colonial Hockey League 1996/97
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The 1996/97 season was the sixth regular season of the Colonial Hockey League . The ten teams completed 74 encounters each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Flint Generals , while the Quad City Mallards won the Colonial Cup for the first time in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Detroit Falcons were relocated to Port Huron , Michigan and changed their name to the Port Huron Border Cats .
- The London Wildcats returned to the league after a year of inactivity , relocated to Dayton , Ohio and changed their name to Dayton Ice Bandits .
- The Saginaw Wheels changed their name to Saginaw Lumber Kings.
- The Thunder Bay Senators changed their name to Thunder Bay Thunder Cats.
Regular season
Closing table
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Generals | 74 | 55 | 18th | 1 | 371 | 232 | 111 |
| Brantford Smoke | 74 | 42 | 25th | 7th | 321 | 286 | 91 |
| Port Huron Border Cats | 74 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 280 | 288 | 81 |
| Utica Blizzard | 74 | 22nd | 42 | 10 | 278 | 385 | 54 |
| Saginaw Lumber Kings | 74 | 21st | 48 | 5 | 263 | 399 | 47 |
| West Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad City Mallards | 74 | 51 | 20th | 3 | 384 | 245 | 105 |
| Madison Monsters | 74 | 46 | 21st | 7th | 315 | 259 | 99 |
| Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | 74 | 43 | 23 | 8th | 333 | 266 | 94 |
| Muskegon Fury | 74 | 39 | 29 | 6th | 268 | 257 | 84 |
| Dayton Ice Bandits | 74 | 13 | 53 | 8th | 216 | 412 | 34 |
Colonial Cup playoffs
| Colonial Cup quarterfinals | Colonial Cup semi-finals | Colonial Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 3 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Utica Blizzard | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Brantford Smoke | 1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Brantford Smoke | 3 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Port Huron Border Cats | 2 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 3 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Muskegon Fury | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Madison Monsters | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | 3 | |||||||||||
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
| Award | team |
|---|---|
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Colonial Cup winners of the playoffs |
Quad City Mallards |
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Tarry Cup Best team of the regular season |
Flint Generals |
Web links
- 1996/97 season on hockeydb.com (English)
