1995-96 IHL season
1995-96 IHL season
Games 82
Teams 19
Regular season
Fred A. Huber Trophy Las Vegas Thunder Playoffs
Turner Cup
Champions Utah Grizzlies
Seasons
1994–95 1996–97
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.
Regular season Eastern Conference Central GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Orlando Solar Bears 82 52 24 0 6 352 307 110 Detroit Vipers 82 48 28 0 6 310 274 102 Cleveland Lumberjacks 82 43 27 0 12 334 330 98 Atlanta Knights 82 32 41 0 9 282 348 73 Houston Aeros 82 29 45 0 8 262 328 66
North GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Cincinnati Cyclones 82 51 22 0 9 318 247 111 Michigan K-Wings 82 40 24 0 18 290 272 98 Indianapolis Ice 82 43 33 0 6 304 295 92 Fort Wayne Komets 82 39 35 0 8 276 296 86
Western Conference Midwest GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Milwaukee Admirals 82 40 32 0 10 290 307 90 Chicago Wolves 82 40 34 0 8 288 310 88 Peoria Rivermen 82 39 38 0 5 274 290 83 Kansas City Blades 82 39 38 0 5 288 326 83 Minnesota Moose 82 30 45 0 7 254 332 67
South GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Las Vegas Thunder 82 57 17 0 8 380 249 122 Utah Grizzlies 82 49 29 0 4 291 232 102 San Francisco Spiders 82 40 32 0 10 278 283 90 Phoenix Roadrunners 82 36 35 0 11 267 281 83 Los Angeles Ice Dogs 82 32 36 0 14 305 336 78
Turner Cup playoffs Source:
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
Awards 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)Stephane 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
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