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1996–97 CHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1996–97 CHL season |
| league | Central Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champ_name | Adams’ Cup |
| season_champs | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| MVP | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
| top_scorer | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
| finals | Finals |
| finals_link | Ray Miron President's Cup |
| finals_champ | Fort Worth Fire |
| finals_runner-up | Memphis Riverkings |
| seasonslistnames | CHL |
| prevseason_year | 1995–96 |
| nextseason_year | 1997–98 |
| finals_runner-up = Memphis Riverkings The 1996–97 CHL season was the fifth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
Teams
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Eastern | Western | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center | ||||||
| Huntsville Channel Cats | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Civic Center | ||||||
| Macon Whoopee | Macon, Georgia | Macon Coliseum | ||||||
| Memphis RiverKings | Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum | ||||||
| Nashville Nighthawks | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| Fort Worth Fire | Fort Worth, Texas | Fort Worth Convention Center | ||||||
| Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center | ||||||
| San Antonio Iguanas | San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum | ||||||
| Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum | ||||||
| Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |
Map of teams
Regular season
Division standings
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-Huntsville Channel Cats | 66 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 311 | 297 | 81 |
| x-Macon Whoopee | 66 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 276 | 237 | 80 |
| x-Memphis RiverKings | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 278 | 260 | 74 |
| x-Columbus Cottonmouths | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 292 | 291 | 70 |
| e-Nashville Nighthawks | 66 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 219 | 359 | 26 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Oklahoma City Blazers | 66 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 307 | 200 | 102 |
| x-Fort Worth Fire | 66 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 279 | 210 | 95 |
| x-Tulsa Oilers | 66 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 286 | 284 | 64 |
| x-Wichita Thunder | 66 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 279 | 324 | 60 |
| e-San Antonio Iguanas | 66 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 261 | 326 | 56 |
y – clinched league title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
| RD1-group1= Eastern | RD1-group2= Western
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Huntsville | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Columbus | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Macon | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Memphis | RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=1 | RD1-team5=Oklahoma City | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6=Wichita | RD1-score6=3
| RD1-seed7=2 | RD1-team7=Fort Worth | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-team8=Tulsa | RD1-score8=2
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Huntsville | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Memphis | RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Fort Worth | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Wichita | RD2-score4=1
| RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-team1=Fort Worth | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=Memphis | RD3-score2=3
CHL awards
| Scoring Champion | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
|---|
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Jobe | Wichita Thunder | |||||
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 61 | 61 | 73 | 134 | 139 | |
| Doug Lawrence | Tulsa Oilers | 66 | 27 | 100 | 127 | 250 |
| Terry Menard | Fort Worth Fire | 63 | 50 | 65 | 115 | 138 |
| Marcel Richard | Columbus Cottonmouths | 63 | 51 | 58 | 109 | 74 |
| Randy Murphy | Columbus Cottonmouths | 65 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 42 |
| Hardy Sauter | Oklahoma City Blazers | 66 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 54 |
| Alex Kholomeyev | Huntsville Channel Cats | 57 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 90 |
| Luc Beausoleil | Tulsa Oilers | 62 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 57 |
| Bruno Villeneuve | Memphis RiverKings | 66 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 14 |
| Joe Burton | Oklahoma City Blazers | 65 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 39 |
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