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Sports season
The 1995–96 IHL season was the 51st season of the International Hockey League , a North American minor professional league. 19 teams participated in the regular season, and the Utah Grizzlies won the Turner Cup.[ 1]
Turner Cup playoffs [ edit ]
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Conf. quarterfinals
Conf. semifinals
Conf. finals
Turner Cup finals
E1
Cincinnati
3
E8
Atlanta
0
E1
Cincinnati
4
E5
Michigan
3
E4
Cleveland
0
E5
Michigan
3
E1
Cincinnati
3
E2
Orlando
4
E2
Orlando
3
E7
Fort Wayne
2
E2
Orlando
4
E3
Detroit
3
E3
Detroit
3
E6
Indianapolis
2
E2
Orlando
0
W2
Utah
4
W1
Las Vegas
3
W8
Phoenix
1
W1
Las Vegas
4
W5
Chicago
1
W4
San Francisco
1
W5
Chicago
3
W1
Las Vegas
2
W2
Utah
4
W2
Utah
3
W7
Kansas City
2
W2
Utah
4
W6
Peoria
3
W3
Milwaukee
2
W6
Peoria
3
1996 IHL awards
Turner Cup
Utah Grizzlies
Fred A. Huber Trophy :(Best regular-season record)
Las Vegas Thunder
Frank Gallagher Trophy:(Eastern Conference playoff champion)
Orlando Solar Bears
Ken Ullyot Trophy: (Western Conference playoff champion)
Utah Grizzlies
Commissioner's Trophy :(Best coach)
Butch Goring , Utah Grizzlies
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy :(Best first-year player)
Konstantin Shafranov , Fort Wayne Komets
Governor's Trophy :(Best defenceman)
Greg Hawgood , Las Vegas Thunder
I. John Snider, II Trophy :(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)
Graeme Townshend , Houston Aeros
Ironman Award :(Best two-way player over 82 games)
Sergei Zholtok , Las Vegas Thunder
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy :(Most valuable player, regular season)
Stéphane Beauregard , San Francisco Spiders
James Norris Memorial Trophy :(Goaltenders with fewest goals allowed)
Tommy Salo and Mark McArthur, Utah Grizzlies
Ken McKenzie Trophy :(Best U.S.-born first-year player)
Brett Lievers, Utah Grizzlies
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy :(Player with most points)
Rob Brown , Chicago Wolves
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy :(Most valuable player, playoffs)
Tommy Salo , Utah Grizzlies