The 1996-97 IHL season was the 52nd season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 19 teams participated in the regular season, and the Detroit Vipers won the Turner Cup.
Regular season
| 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 | 7 | 208 | 272 | 69 |
| Fort Wayne Komets | 82 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 223 | 318 | 63 |
| Midwest | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Dragons | 82 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 278 | 97 |
| Kansas City Blades | 82 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 271 | 270 | 91 |
| Chicago Wolves | 82 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 290 | 86 |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 253 | 298 | 84 |
| Manitoba Moose | 82 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 262 | 300 | 74 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Vipers | 82 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 280 | 188 | 122 |
| Orlando Solar Bears | 82 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 305 | 232 | 111 |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 82 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 254 | 248 | 96 |
| Québec Rafales | 82 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 267 | 248 | 93 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 82 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 244 | 246 | 92 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Ice Dogs | 82 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 309 | 247 | 117 |
| Houston Aeros | 82 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 247 | 228 | 96 |
| Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 259 | 254 | 92 |
| Las Vegas Thunder | 82 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 287 | 299 | 89 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners | 82 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 239 | 309 | 67 |
Turner Cup-Playoffs
| Turner Cup-First round | Turner Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner Cup-Semifinals | Turner Cup-Final | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Michigan K-Wings | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Detroit Vipers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Rafales de Québec | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Québec Rafales | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Detroit Vipers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Indianapolis Ice | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Detroit Vipers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Milwaukee Admirals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Utah Grizzlies | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Kansas City Blades | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Utah Grizzlies | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Houston Aeros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | San Antonio Dragons | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Chicago Wolves | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | San Antonio Dragons | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Houston Aeros | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Houston Aeros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Las Vegas Thunder | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(N1) Detroit Vipers vs. (C3) Michigan K-Wings
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | Michigan | 4 | Detroit | 3 |
| Apr 21 | Michigan | 1 | Detroit | 4 |
| Arp 25 | Detroit | 4 | Michigan | 3 (OT) |
| Apr 26 | Detroit | 4 | Michigan | 1 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 3-1.[1]
External links
- Season 1996/97 on hockeydb.com
- ^ Diamond 2000, p. 35.