IHL 1996/97

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The 1996/97 season was the 52nd regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the 19 teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Detroit Vipers prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history.

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

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

Central GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Indianapolis Ice 82 44 29 0 9 289 230 97
Cleveland Lumberjacks 82 40 32 0 10 286 280 90
Michigan K-Wings 82 31 44 0 7th 208 272 69
Fort Wayne Comet 82 28 47 0 7th 223 318 63
Midwest GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
San Antonio Dragons 82 45 30th 0 7th 276 278 97
Kansas City Blades 82 38 29 0 15th 271 270 91
Chicago Wolves 82 40 36 0 6th 276 290 86
Milwaukee Admirals 82 38 36 0 8th 253 298 84
Manitoba mosses 82 32 40 0 10 262 300 74
North GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Detroit Vipers 82 57 17th 0 8th 280 188 122
Orlando Solar Bears 82 53 24 0 5 305 232 111
Cincinnati Cyclones 82 43 29 0 10 254 248 96
Rafales de Quebec 82 41 30th 0 11 267 248 93
Grand Rapids Griffins 82 40 30th 0 12 244 246 92
South GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Long Beach Ice Dogs 82 54 19th 0 9 309 247 117
Houston Eros 82 44 30th 0 8th 247 228 96
Utah grizzlies 82 43 33 0 6th 259 254 92
Las Vegas Thunder 82 41 34 0 7th 287 299 89
Phoenix Roadrunners 82 27 42 0 13 239 309 67

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup round of 16   Turner Cup Quarter Finals   Turner Cup semi-finals   Turner Cup Final
                                     
N1 Detroit Vipers 3                  
C3 Michigan K-Wings 1  
N1 Detroit Vipers 4th
  N4 Rafales de Quebec 2  
N3 Cincinnati Cyclones 0
 
N4 Rafales de Quebec 3  
N1 Detroit Vipers 4th
  C2 Cleveland Lumberjacks 1  
C1 Indianapolis Ice 1      
 
C2 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3  
C2 Cleveland Lumberjacks 4th
  N2 Orlando Solar Bears 1  
N2 Orlando Solar Bears 3
 
N5 Grand Rapids Griffins 2  
N1 Detroit Vipers 4th
  S1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 2
S1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 3            
 
M4 Milwaukee Admirals 0  
S1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 4th
  S3 Utah grizzlies 0  
M2 Kansas City Blades 0
 
S3 Utah grizzlies 3  
S1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 4th
  S2 Houston Eros 1  
M1 San Antonio Dragons 3      
 
M3 Chicago Wolves 1  
M1 San Antonio Dragons 1
  S2 Houston Eros 4th  
S2 Houston Eros 3
 
S4 Las Vegas Thunder 0  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Detroit Vipers
Fred A. Huber Trophy
Best team of the regular season 		Detroit Vipers

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Frédéric Chabot Houston Eros
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Rob Brown Chicago Wolves
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Brad Werenka Indianapolis Ice
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Rich parent Detroit Vipers
Jeff Reese
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Sergei Samsonov Detroit Vipers
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Brian Felsner Orlando Solar Bears
Commissioner's Trophy
Best Trainer 		John Van Boxmeer Long Beach Ice Dogs
Ironman Award
player with all season appearances and consistently high performances 		Brad Werenka Indianapolis Ice
IHL Man of the Year
Player / person with a special commitment to society 		Tim Breslin Chicago Wolves
Comeback Player of the Year
Player with a powerful comeback after a long injury 		Kevin Smyth Orlando Solar Bears
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs 		Peter Ciavaglia Detroit Vipers

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