WPHL 1996/97
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Master: | El Paso Buzzards | ||
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The 1996/97 season was the first regular season of the Western Professional Hockey League . The six teams completed 64 games each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the New Mexico Scorpions , while the El Paso Buzzards won the President's Cup for the first time in the play-offs .
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 42 | 20th | 2 | 323 | 258 | 86 |
Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 35 | 22nd | 7th | 271 | 249 | 77 |
El Paso Buzzards | 64 | 33 | 23 | 8th | 284 | 272 | 74 |
Central Texas Stampede | 64 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 243 | 229 | 72 |
Waco Wizards | 64 | 30th | 30th | 4th | 220 | 249 | 64 |
Amarillo Rattlers | 64 | 17th | 39 | 8th | 239 | 323 | 42 |
President's Cup playoffs
President's Cup semi-finals | President's Cup Final | |||||||
1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 2 | ||||||
4th | Central Texas Stampede | 4th | ||||||
3 | El Paso Buzzards | 4th | ||||||
4th | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | ||||||
2 | Austin Ice Bats | 2 | ||||||
3 | El Paso Buzzards | 4th |
Awarded trophies
Award | player | team |
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Coach of the Year Best Trainer |
Todd Brost | El Paso Buzzards |
Most Valuable Player Best regular season player |
Chris Brooks | Amarillo Rattlers |
Playoff Most Valuable Player Best player in the playoffs |
Chris MacKenzie | El Paso Buzzards |
Most Outstanding Defenseman Best regular season defender |
Jody Praznik | New Mexico Scorpions |
Most Outstanding Goaltender Best Regular Season Goalkeeper |
Daniel Berthiaume | Central Texas Stampede |
Scoring Champion Best scorer of the regular season |
Chris Brooks | Amarillo Rattlers |
President's Cup winner of the WPHL playoffs |
El Paso Buzzards | |
Governors' Cup Best regular season team |
New Mexico Scorpions |
Web links
- 1996/97 season on hockeydb.com (engl.)
- Awarded trophies and awards