1996-97 Western Hockey League Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Att.	Coach
Central
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	47	22	3	97	342	248	0	3,172	Parry Shockey
Red Deer Rebels	72	43	26	3	89	317	297	0	4,344	Rick Carriere
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	39	32	1	79	270	278	0	2,147
Calgary Hitmen	72	15	53	4	34	199	360	0	3,352	Jim Currie
Edmonton Ice	72	14	56	2	30	231	395	0	2,258	Dave Siciliano
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

East
Brandon Wheat Kings	72	47	24	1	95	339	208	0	3,040	Bob Lowes
Swift Current Broncos	72	44	23	5	93	336	243	0	2,078	Todd McLellan
Regina Pats	72	42	27	3	87	326	259	0	4,186	Rich Preston
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	36	29	7	79	278	240	0	2,136	Al Tuer
Prince Albert Raiders	72	29	34	9	67	235	262	0	2,791	Chris Stewart
Saskatoon Blades	72	18	48	6	42	227	344	0	3,645	Donn Clark
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

West
Portland Winter Hawks	72	46	21	5	97	300	196	0	8,195	Brent Peterson
Seattle Thunderbirds	72	41	27	4	86	311	249	0	5,870	Don Nachbaur
Spokane Chiefs	72	35	33	4	74	260	235	0	7,826	Mike Babcock
Kelowna Rockets	72	35	35	2	72	298	314	0	1,791	Peter Anholt
Kamloops Blazers	72	28	37	7	63	256	285	0	5,384	Ed Dempsey
Prince George Cougars	72	28	39	5	61	238	287	0	4,749	Stan Butler
Tri-City Americans	72	22	43	7	51	225	288	0	3,921	Bob Loucks

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