The 1996–97 Western Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Western Professional Hockey League, a North American minor pro league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the El Passo Buzzards were the league champions.
Regular season
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 323 | 258 | 86 |
Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 271 | 249 | 77 |
El Paso Buzzards | 64 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 272 | 74 |
Central Texas Stampede | 64 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 243 | 229 | 72 |
Waco Wizards | 64 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 220 | 249 | 64 |
Amarillo Rattlers | 64 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 239 | 323 | 42 |
President's Cup-Playoffs
| President's Cup-Semifinals | | | President's Cup-Final | |
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| 1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 2 | | |
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| 4 | Central Texas Stampede | 4 | |
| | 3 | El Paso Buzzards | 4 | |
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| | | 4 | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | |
| 2 | Austin Ice Bats | 2 | |
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| 3 | El Paso Buzzards | 4 | |
External links
- Season 1996/97 on hockeydb.com