# 1995–96 IHL season

The 1995–96 IHL season was the 51st season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 19 teams participated in the regular season, and the Utah Grizzlies won the Turner Cup.

## Regular season
### Eastern Conference

| Central | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Orlando Solar Bears | 82 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 352 | 307 | 110 |
| Detroit Vipers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 310 | 274 | 102 |
| Cleveland Lumberjacks | 82 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 334 | 330 | 98 |
| Atlanta Knights | 82 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 282 | 348 | 73 |
| Houston Aeros | 82 | 29 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 262 | 328 | 66 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 82 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 318 | 247 | 111 |
| Michigan K-Wings | 82 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 290 | 272 | 98 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 82 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 304 | 295 | 92 |
| Fort Wayne Komets | 82 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 276 | 296 | 86 |

### Western Conference

| Midwest | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 290 | 307 | 90 |
| Chicago Wolves | 82 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 288 | 310 | 88 |
| Peoria Rivermen | 82 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 274 | 290 | 83 |
| Kansas City Blades | 82 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 288 | 326 | 83 |
| Minnesota Moose | 82 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 254 | 332 | 67 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Las Vegas Thunder | 82 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 380 | 249 | 122 |
| Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 291 | 232 | 102 |
| San Francisco Spiders | 82 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 278 | 283 | 90 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners | 82 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 267 | 281 | 83 |
| Los Angeles Ice Dogs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 305 | 336 | 78 |

## Turner Cup playoffs

Source:
| Conf. quarterfinals | Conf. quarterfinals | Conf. quarterfinals | Conf. semifinals | Conf. semifinals | Conf. semifinals | Conf. finals | Conf. finals | Conf. finals | | Turner Cup finals | Turner Cup finals | Turner Cup finals |
| E1 | Cincinnati | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Atlanta | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Atlanta | 0 | E1 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Cleveland | 0 | E5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | E1 | Cincinnati | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Orlando | 4 | | | | |
| E2 | Orlando | 3 | | | | | | | E2 | Orlando | 4 | | | | |
| E7 | Fort Wayne | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Fort Wayne | 2 | E2 | Orlando | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Detroit | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Detroit | 3 | E3 | Detroit | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Indianapolis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Indianapolis | 2 | | | | | | | | E2 | Orlando | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Utah | 4 |
| W1 | Las Vegas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Utah | 4 |
| W8 | Phoenix | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Phoenix | 1 | W1 | Las Vegas | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | Chicago | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | San Francisco | 1 | W5 | Chicago | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Chicago | 3 | | | | W1 | Las Vegas | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | Utah | 4 | | | | |
| W2 | Utah | 3 | | | | | | | W2 | Utah | 4 | | | | |
| W7 | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Kansas City | 2 | W2 | Utah | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W6 | Peoria | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Milwaukee | 2 | W6 | Peoria | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Peoria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

1996 IHL awards :
| Turner Cup | Utah Grizzlies |
| Fred A. Huber Trophy: (Best regular-season record) | Las Vegas Thunder |
| Frank Gallagher Trophy: (Eastern Conference playoff champion) | Orlando Solar Bears |
| Ken Ullyot Trophy: (Western Conference playoff champion) | Utah Grizzlies |
| Commissioner's Trophy: (Best coach) | Butch Goring, Utah Grizzlies |
| Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy: (Best first-year player) | Konstantin Shafranov, Fort Wayne Komets |
| Governor's Trophy: (Best defenceman) | Greg Hawgood, Las Vegas Thunder |
| I. John Snider, II Trophy: (Leadership and humanitarian contribution) | Graeme Townshend, Houston Aeros |
| Ironman Award: (Best two-way player over 82 games) | Sergei Zholtok, Las Vegas Thunder |
| James Gatschene Memorial Trophy: (Most valuable player, regular season) | Stéphane Beauregard, San Francisco Spiders |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: (Goaltenders with fewest goals allowed) | Tommy Salo and Mark McArthur, Utah Grizzlies |
| Ken McKenzie Trophy: (Best U.S.-born first-year player) | Brett Lievers, Utah Grizzlies |
| Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy: (Player with most points) | Rob Brown, Chicago Wolves |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy: (Most valuable player, playoffs) | Tommy Salo, Utah Grizzlies |