The 1996–97 Western Professional Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the Western Professional Hockey League, a North American minor pro league. Six teams participated in the regular season, the President's Cup champions were the El Paso Buzzards. And the Governor's Cup champions were the New Mexico Scorpions

Regular season

GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
New Mexico Scorpions 64 42 20 2 323 258 86
Austin Ice Bats 64 35 22 7 271 249 77
El Paso Buzzards 64 33 23 8 284 272 74
Central Texas Stampede 64 35 27 2 243 229 72
Waco Wizards 64 30 30 4 220 249 64
Amarillo Rattlers 64 17 39 8 239 323 42

President's Cup-Playoffs

President's Cup-Semifinals President's Cup-Final
      
1 New Mexico Scorpions 2
4 Central Texas Stampede 4
3 El Paso Buzzards 4
4 Central Texas Stampede 1
2 Austin Ice Bats 2
3 El Paso Buzzards 4
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