The 1996–97 IHL season was the 52nd season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 19 teams participated in the regular season, and the Detroit Vipers won the Turner Cup.
The Atlanta Knights relocated to Quebec to become the Quebec Rafales due to the Omni being demolished to make room for Philips Arena.
The Peoria Rivermen organization left the IHL and joined the ECHL. The IHL franchise relocated to San Antonio to become the San Antonio Dragons.
After the Winnipeg Jets relocation to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. The Minnesota Moose were purchased by a group by Canadian businessmen and relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Manitoba Moose to provide a new tenant at Winnipeg Arena and keeping pro hockey in the city.
The Los Angeles Ice Dogs relocated to Long Beach retaining the same name due to poor attendance.
The San Francisco Spiders folded due to bankruptcy, poor attendance and issues with Cow Palace.
Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN1-892129-85-X.
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January 30, 2023
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The 1996 97 IHL season was the 52nd season of the International Hockey League a North American minor professional league 19 teams participated in the regular season and the Detroit Vipers won the Turner Cup Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Eastern Conference 2 2 Western Conference 3 Turner Cup playoffs 3 1 First round 3 1 1 E1 Detroit Vipers vs E8 Michigan K Wings 3 1 2 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W8 Milwaukee Admirals 3 1 3 E2 Orlando Solar Bears vs E7 Grand Rapids Griffins 3 1 4 W2 San Antonio Dragons vs W7 Chicago Wolves 3 1 5 E3 Indianapolis Ice vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3 1 6 W3 Houston Aeros vs W6 Las Vegas Thunder 3 1 7 E4 Cincinnati Cyclones vs E5 Quebec Rafales 3 1 8 W4 Utah Grizzlies vs W5 Kansas City Blades 3 2 Quarterfinals 3 2 1 E1 Detroit Vipers vs E5 Quebec Rafales 3 2 2 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W4 Utah Grizzlies 3 2 3 E2 Orlando Solar Bears vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3 2 4 W2 San Antonio Dragons vs W3 Houston Aeros 3 3 Semifinals 3 3 1 E1 Detroit Vipers vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3 3 2 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W3 Houston Aeros 3 4 Turner Cup Finals 3 4 1 E1 Detroit Vipers vs W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 4 References 5 External linksOffseason EditThe Atlanta Knights relocated to Quebec to become the Quebec Rafales due to the Omni being demolished to make room for Philips Arena The Peoria Rivermen organization left the IHL and joined the ECHL The IHL franchise relocated to San Antonio to become the San Antonio Dragons After the Winnipeg Jets relocation to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes The Minnesota Moose were purchased by a group by Canadian businessmen and relocated to Winnipeg Manitoba to become the Manitoba Moose to provide a new tenant at Winnipeg Arena and keeping pro hockey in the city The Los Angeles Ice Dogs relocated to Long Beach retaining the same name due to poor attendance The San Francisco Spiders folded due to bankruptcy poor attendance and issues with Cow Palace Regular season EditEastern Conference Edit Central GP W L SOL GF GA PtsIndianapolis Ice 82 44 29 9 289 230 97Cleveland Lumberjacks 82 40 32 10 286 280 90Michigan K Wings 82 31 44 7 208 272 69Fort Wayne Komets 82 28 47 7 223 318 63North GP W L SOL GF GA PtsDetroit Vipers 82 57 17 8 280 188 122Orlando Solar Bears 82 53 24 5 305 232 111Cincinnati Cyclones 82 43 29 10 254 248 96Quebec Rafales 82 41 30 11 267 248 93Grand Rapids Griffins 82 40 30 12 244 246 92Western Conference Edit Midwest GP W L SOL GF GA PtsSan Antonio Dragons 82 45 30 7 276 278 97Kansas City Blades 82 38 29 15 271 270 91Chicago Wolves 82 40 36 6 276 290 86Milwaukee Admirals 82 38 36 8 253 298 84Manitoba Moose 82 32 40 10 262 300 74South GP W L SOL GF GA PtsLong Beach Ice Dogs 82 54 19 9 309 247 117Houston Aeros 82 44 30 8 247 228 96Utah Grizzlies 82 43 33 6 259 254 92Las Vegas Thunder 82 41 34 7 287 299 89Phoenix Roadrunners 82 27 42 13 239 309 67Turner Cup playoffs EditFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsTurner Cup Finals E1Detroit3E8Michigan1E1Detroit4E5Quebec2E4Cincinnati0E5Quebec3E1Detroit4E6Cleveland1E2Orlando3E7Grand Rapids2E2Orlando1E6Cleveland4E3Indianapolis1E6Cleveland3E1Detroit4W1Long Beach2W1Long Beach3W8Milwaukee0W1Long Beach4W4Utah0W4Utah3W5Kansas City0W1Long Beach4W3Houston1W2San Antonio3W7Chicago1W2San Antonio1W3Houston4W3Houston3W6Las Vegas0First round Edit E1 Detroit Vipers vs E8 Michigan K Wings Edit April 17 Michigan K Wings 4 3 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsApril 21 Michigan K Wings 1 4 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsApril 25 Detroit Vipers 4 3 OT Michigan K Wings Wings StadiumApril 26 Detroit Vipers 4 1 Michigan K Wings Wings StadiumDetroit won series 3 1 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W8 Milwaukee Admirals Edit April 18 Milwaukee Admirals 5 6 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaApril 20 Milwaukee Admirals 3 4 OT Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaApril 25 Long Beach Ice Dogs 1 0 OT Milwaukee Admirals Bradley CenterLong Beach won series 3 0 E2 Orlando Solar Bears vs E7 Grand Rapids Griffins Edit April 17 Grand Rapids Griffins 3 1 Orlando Solar Bears Orlando ArenaApril 21 Grand Rapids Griffins 5 4 OT Orlando Solar Bears Orlando ArenaApril 23 Orlando Solar Bears 4 1 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel ArenaApril 26 Orlando Solar Bears 2 1 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel ArenaApril 28 Grand Rapids Griffins 2 3 Orlando Solar Bears Orlando ArenaOrlando won series 3 2 W2 San Antonio Dragons vs W7 Chicago Wolves Edit April 18 Chicago Wolves 3 5 San Antonio Dragons Freeman ColiseumApril 20 Chicago Wolves 4 3 OT San Antonio Dragons Freeman ColiseumApril 23 San Antonio Dragons 3 2 Chicago Wolves Rosemont HorizonApril 24 San Antonio Dragons 3 2 OT Chicago Wolves Rosemont HorizonSan Antonio won series 3 1 E3 Indianapolis Ice vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks Edit April 18 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3 6 Indianapolis Ice Pepsi ColiseumApril 19 Cleveland Lumberjacks 6 3 Indianapolis Ice Pepsi ColiseumApril 24 Indianapolis Ice 1 2 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaApril 26 Indianapolis Ice 2 3 OT Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaCleveland won series 3 1 W3 Houston Aeros vs W6 Las Vegas Thunder Edit April 19 Las Vegas Thunder 2 4 Houston Aeros The SummitApril 20 Las Vegas Thunder 2 4 Houston Aeros The SummitApril 25 Houston Aeros 1 0 Las Vegas Thunder Thomas amp Mack CenterHouston won series 3 0 E4 Cincinnati Cyclones vs E5 Quebec Rafales Edit April 18 Quebec Rafales 2 1 Cincinnati Cyclones Riverfront ColiseumApril 19 Quebec Rafales 7 3 Cincinnati Cyclones Riverfront ColiseumApril 25 Cincinnati Cyclones 3 4 Quebec Rafales Colisee de QuebecQuebec won series 3 0 W4 Utah Grizzlies vs W5 Kansas City Blades Edit April 18 Kansas City Blades 0 2 Utah Grizzlies Delta CenterApril 21 Kansas City Blades 3 4 OT Utah Grizzlies Delta CenterApril 24 Utah Grizzlies 6 2 Kansas City Blades Kemper ArenaUtah won series 3 0 Quarterfinals Edit E1 Detroit Vipers vs E5 Quebec Rafales Edit May 1 Quebec Rafales 1 3 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsMay 3 Quebec Rafales 3 1 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsMay 7 Detroit Vipers 2 1 Quebec Rafales Colisee de QuebecMay 9 Detroit Vipers 6 3 Quebec Rafales Colisee de QuebecMay 10 Detroit Vipers 2 6 Quebec Rafales Colisee de QuebecMay 12 Quebec Rafales 0 3 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsDetroit won series 4 2 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W4 Utah Grizzlies Edit May 2 Utah Grizzlies 1 2 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaMay 4 Utah Grizzlies 1 4 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaMay 7 Long Beach Ice Dogs 4 1 Utah Grizzlies Delta CenterMay 9 Long Beach Ice Dogs 3 2 OT Utah Grizzlies Delta CenterLong Beach won series 4 0 E2 Orlando Solar Bears vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks Edit May 2 Cleveland Lumberjacks 5 4 Orlando Solar Bears Orlando ArenaMay 3 Cleveland Lumberjacks 3 2 OT Orlando Solar Bears Orlando ArenaMay 7 Orlando Solar Bears 3 5 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaMay 10 Orlando Solar Bears 3 2 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaMay 11 Orlando Solar Bears 4 6 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaCleveland won series 4 1 W2 San Antonio Dragons vs W3 Houston Aeros Edit May 2 Houston Aeros 4 0 San Antonio Dragons Freeman ColiseumMay 3 Houston Aeros 4 3 OT San Antonio Dragons Freeman ColiseumMay 6 San Antonio Dragons 2 5 Houston Aeros The SummitMay 9 San Antonio Dragons 2 1 Houston Aeros The SummitMay 10 San Antonio Dragons 3 4 Houston Aeros The SummitHouston won series 4 1 Semifinals Edit E1 Detroit Vipers vs E6 Cleveland Lumberjacks Edit May 16 Cleveland Lumberjacks 2 4 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsMay 18 Cleveland Lumberjacks 1 4 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsMay 22 Detroit Vipers 1 3 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaMay 24 Detroit Vipers 6 4 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund ArenaMay 25 Cleveland Lumberjacks 1 3 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsDetroit won series 4 1 W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs vs W3 Houston Aeros Edit May 15 Long Beach Ice Dogs 1 4 Houston Aeros The SummitMay 18 Houston Aeros 3 5 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaMay 19 Houston Aeros 2 5 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaMay 21 Long Beach Ice Dogs 5 3 Houston Aeros The SummitMay 22 Long Beach Ice Dogs 4 2 Houston Aeros The SummitLong Beach won series 4 1 Turner Cup Finals Edit E1 Detroit Vipers vs W1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Edit May 30 Long Beach Ice Dogs 3 5 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsJune 1 Long Beach Ice Dogs 3 0 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsJune 9 Detroit Vipers 5 1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaJune 11 Detroit Vipers 3 1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaJune 13 Detroit Vipers 1 2 OT Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports ArenaJune 15 Long Beach Ice Dogs 0 2 Detroit Vipers The Palace of Auburn HillsDetroit won series 4 2References EditBibliographyDiamond Dan ed 2000 Total Hockey Total Sports ISBN 1 892129 85 X External links EditSeason 1996 97 on hockeydb com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 IHL season amp oldid 1033328940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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