1996–97 WCHL season

August 2023 The 1996-97 West Coast Hockey League season was the second season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the San Diego Gulls were the league champions. Teams 1996-97 West Coast Hockey League Team City Arena Alaska Gold Kings Fairbanks, Alaska Big Dipper Ice Arena Anchorage Aces Anchorage, Alaska Sullivan Arena Bakersfield Fog Bakersfield, California Bakersfield Convention Center Fresno Falcons Fresno, California Selland Arena Reno Renegades Reno, Nevada Reno-Sparks Convention Center San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena Map of teams left 10px WCHL Teams 1000 450 300 425 120 North America 600 North America 64.84 -147.72 Black pog.svg 80 left Gold Kings North America 61.21 -149.87 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Aces North America 35.37 -119.01 Black pog.svg 80 right Fog North America 36.73 -119.78 Black pog.svg 80 left Falcons North America 39.49 -119.79 Black pog.svg 80 top Renegades North America 32.76 -117.21 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Gulls Regular season GP W L OTL GF GA Pts San Diego Gulls 64 50 12 2 400 210 102 Anchorage Aces 64 41 18 5 349 260 87 Fresno Falcons 64 38 20 6 313 254 82 Bakersfield Fog 64 33 26 5 345 325 71 Reno Renegades 64 16 43 5 252 418 37 Alaska Gold Kings 64 13 47 4 230 423 30 Red Army (SKA-Amur Khabarovsk)Elite Prospects - WCHL Stats 1996-1997 https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/wchl/stats/1996-1997?team=185 2024-08-29 www.eliteprospects.com en February 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219092308/https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/wchl/stats/1996-1997?team=185 live 12 7 4 1 56 55 15 Taylor Cup-Playoffs Taylor Cup-Semifinals Taylor Cup-Final 1 San Diego Gulls 3 4 Bakersfield Fog 1 2 Anchorage Aces 3 3 Fresno Falcons 2 1 San Diego Gulls 4 2 Anchorage Aces 0 References External links Season 1996/97 on hockeydb.com Category:West Coast Hockey League seasons WCHL Category:1996–97 in Russian ice hockey