1996-97 OPJHL Season

This is a list of Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Standings for the 1996-97 season.
 Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
 MacKenzie
 Bramalea Blues 51 36 12 3 - 263 154 76
 Brampton Capitals 51 35 14 2 - 280 183 73
 Mississauga Chargers 51 29 19 3 - 234 220 62
 St. Michael's Buzzers 51 26 22 3 - 210 173 59
 Streetsville Derbys 51 19 26 6 - 212 222 45
 Vaughan Vipers 51 16 33 2 - 179 272 35
 MacKinnon
 Milton Merchants 51 37 9 5 - 319 169 81
 Hamilton Kiltys 51 32 14 5 - 286 218 70
 Oakville Blades 51 22 28 1 - 218 233 50
 Burlington Cougars 51 14 34 3 - 188 273 32
 Georgetown Raiders 51 3 47 1 - 140 375 10
 Phillips
 Newmarket 87's 51 43 5 3 - 313 135 89
 Collingwood Blues 51 28 18 5 - 249 206 62
 Orillia Terriers 50 25 21 4 - 201 194 56
 Lindsay Muskies 51 17 29 5 - 188 247 42
 Stouffville Spirit 50 8 41 1 - 167 295 19
 Ruddock
 Kingston Voyageurs 51 42 7 2 - 313 138 87
 Peterborough Jr. Petes 51 29 19 3 - 219 182 64
 Ajax Axemen 51 21 28 2 - 212 258 45
 Bowmanville Eagles 51 15 31 5 - 215 285 37
 Trenton Sting 51 16 32 3 - 192 278 36
 Cobourg Cougars 51 11 35 5 - 190 278 29
==Playoffs==
Division Semi-final
:Newmarket 87's defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-2
:Kingston Voyageurs defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none
:Peterborough Jr. Petes defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-2
:Collingwood Blues defeated Orillia Terriers 4-games-to-2
:Milton Merchants defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none
:Brampton Capitals defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2
:Mississauga Chargers defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2
Division Final
:Newmarket 87's defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none
:Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Jr. Petes 4-games-to-1
:Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none
:Bramalea Blues defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-2
Semi-final
:Newmarket 87's defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
:Milton Merchants defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3
Final
:Milton Merchants defeated Newmarket 87's 4-games-to-3
:Milton Merchants move on to the 1997 Dudley Hewitt Cup.
==Photo Gallery==
96-97MilMer.jpg|Milton Merchants
96-97OPJHLFMiltonGameAd.jpg|Milton full page finals ad.
96-97OPJHLGeorgetownGameAd.jpg|Georgetown Game Ad
==Sources==
*http://www.opjhl.ca/ -- Contacted statistician for League Standings
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Category:1997 in hockey