1996–97 CHL season
Sports season
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The 1996–97 CHL season was the fifth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Adams’ CupOklahoma City Blazers
Season MVPTrevor Jobe (Columbus)
| 1996–97 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Adams’ Cup | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Season MVP | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
| Top scorer | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Fort Worth Fire |
| Runners-up | Memphis Riverkings |
Teams
Map of teams
Eastern Division 
Western Division
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
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Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Huntsville | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbus | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Macon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Worth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wichita | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Worth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wichita | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Worth | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 2 | ||||||||||||
CHL awards
| Ray Miron Cup: | Fort Worth Fire |
| Adams Cup: | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Coach of the Year: | Bill McDonald (Fort Worth) |
| Most Valuable Player: | Trevor Jobe (Columbus) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Steve Plouffe (Fort Worth) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Jean-Ian Filiatrault (Oklahoma City) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | Hardy Sauter (Oklahoma City) |
| Rookie of the Year | Cory Dosdall (Wichita) |
| 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 |