1995–96 IHL season

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1995-96 IHL season
LeagueInternational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games82
Number of teams19
Regular season
Fred A. Huber TrophyLas Vegas Thunder
Season MVPStéphane Beauregard (Spiders)
Top scorerRob Brown (Wolves)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPTommy Salo (Grizzlies)
Turner Cup
ChampionsUtah Grizzlies
  Runners-upOrlando Solar Bears
Seasons

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]

Regular season

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North Division
Central Division
Midwest Division
South Division

Eastern Conference

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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

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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

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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

Awards

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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

References

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  1. ^ "1995–1996 IHL season". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "1995-96 IHL Playoff Results". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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