1996-97 NAHL Season

This is the North American Hockey League 1996-97 season.
==Franchise changes==
*The Dearborn Heights Nationals relocated to St. Louis, Missouri amd were renamed the St. Louis Sting.
*The Cleveland Jr. Barons relocated to Columbus were renamed the Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets and joined the United States Hockey League.
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
 Springfield Jr. Blues 46 35 10 0 1 230 144 71
 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 46 33 10 0 3 217 148 69
 Soo Indians 46 28 18 0 0 169 159 56
 Danville Wings 46 26 16 0 4 221 165 56
 Detroit Freeze 46 21 23 0 2 184 186 44
 Cleveland Barons 46 17 27 0 2 171 224 36
 Gaylord Grizzlies 46 16 26 0 4 165 206 36
 St. Louis Sting 46 8 38 0 0 123 248 16
==Playoffs==
The Springfield Jr. Blues won the Robertson Cup.
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