1996–97 WPHL season

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
	1	New Mexico Scorpions	2
	4	Central Texas Stampede	4
						3	El Paso Buzzards	4
						4	Central Texas Stampede	1
	2	Austin Ice Bats	2
	3	El Paso Buzzards	4

External links

• Season 1996/97 on hockeydb.com