1996–97 WCHL season

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

Gold Kings

Aces

Fog

Falcons

Renegades

Gulls

WCHL Teams

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)[1]	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
						1	San Diego Gulls	4
						2	Anchorage Aces	0
	2	Anchorage Aces	3
	3	Fresno Falcons	2