1995–96 IHL season explained

1995-96 IHL season
League:	International Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
No Of Games:	82
No Of Teams:	19
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Fred A. Huber Trophy
Mvp:	Stéphane Beauregard (Spiders)
Mvp Link:	James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
Top Scorer:	Rob Brown (Wolves)
Top Scorer Link:	Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Season Champs:	Las Vegas Thunder
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp:	Tommy Salo (Grizzlies)
Playoffs Mvp Link:	Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (IHL)
Finals:	Turner Cup
Finals Link:	Turner Cup
Finals Champ:	Utah Grizzlies
Finals Runner-Up:	Orlando Solar Bears
Prevseason Year:	1994–95
Nextseason Year:	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.^[1]

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Central	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
	82	52	24	0	6	352	307	110
	82	48	28	0	6	310	274	102
	82	43	27	0	12	334	330	98
	82	32	41	0	9	282	348	73
	82	29	45	0	8	262	328	66

North	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
	82	51	22	0	9	318	247	111
	82	40	24	0	18	290	272	98
	82	43	33	0	6	304	295	92
	82	39	35	0	8	276	296	86

Western Conference

Midwest	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
	82	40	32	0	10	290	307	90
	82	40	34	0	8	288	310	88
	82	39	38	0	5	274	290	83
	82	39	38	0	5	288	326	83
	82	30	45	0	7	254	332	67

South	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
	82	57	17	0	8	380	249	122
	82	49	29	0	4	291	232	102
	82	40	32	0	10	278	283	90
	82	36	35	0	11	267	281	83
	82	32	36	0	14	305	336	78

Turner Cup playoffs

Source:^[2]

Awards

1996 IHL awards
	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

External links

• Season 1995/96 on hockeydb.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1995–1996 IHL season . EliteProspects.com . June 17, 2018.
2. Web site: 1995-96 IHL Playoff Results . HockeyDB.com . 2014-04-21.