WPHL 1996/97

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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
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
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

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