| 1996–97 CoHL season | |
| Finals Champ: | Quad City Mallards |
| Prevseason Year: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Colonial Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Colonial Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Ten teams participated in the regular season and the Quad City Mallards won the league title.
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 371 | 232 | 111 | ||
| 74 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 321 | 286 | 91 | ||
| 74 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 280 | 288 | 81 | ||
| 74 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 278 | 385 | 54 | ||
| 74 | 21 | 48 | 5 | 263 | 399 | 47 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 384 | 245 | 105 | ||
| 74 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 315 | 259 | 99 | ||
| 74 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 333 | 266 | 94 | ||
| 74 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 268 | 257 | 84 | ||
| 74 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 216 | 412 | 34 |