1996-97 Colonial Hockey League season

This was the 1996-97 Colonial Hockey League season.  This was the league's sixth and final season under this name. The league was renamed the United Hockey League for the 1997-98 season.
==Franchise changes==
*The Detroit Falcons relocated to Port Huron, Michigan and were renamed the Port Huron Border Cats.
*The Thunder Bay Senators were renamed the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats.
*The Saginaw Wheels were renamed the Saginaw Lumber Kings.
*The London Wildcats, which sat out the 1995-96 season were relocated to Dayton, Ohio and were renamed the Dayton Ice Bandits.
==Regular season==
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Flint Generals 	74	55	18	1 	371	232	111
Brantford Smoke 	74	42	25	7 	321	286	91
Port Huron Border Cats	74	38	31	5 	280	288	81
Utica Blizzard 	74	22	42	10	278	385	54
Saginaw Lumber Kings 	74	21	48	5 	263	399	47
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Quad City Mallards 	74	51	20	3	384	245	105
Madison Monsters 	74	46	21	7	315	259	99
Thunder Bay Thunder Cats	74	43	23	8	333	266	94
Muskegon Fury 	74	39	29	6	268	257	84
Dayton Ice Bandits 	74	13	53	8	216	412	34
== Colonial Cup-Playoffs ==
== External Links ==
* Season 1996/97 on hockeydb.com
Category:Colonial Hockey League seasons
Category:1997 in hockey