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1995–96 CHL season
1995–96 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	48
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL) (1st title)
Runners-up	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

1995–96 WHL season
1995–96 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	17
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy	Brandon Wheat Kings (4)
Season MVP	Jarome Iginla (Kamloops Blazers)
Top scorer	Mark Deyell (Saskatoon Blades)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Bobby Brown (Wheat Kings)
Finals champions	Brandon Wheat Kings (2)
Runners-up	Spokane Chiefs
WHL seasons
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 WHL season was the 30th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring seventeen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Brandon Wheat Kings won the franchise's fourth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the best regular season record, and followed this up in the playoffs by securing their second President's Cup as league champions, their first since 1978–79.

The Calgary Hitmen joined the WHL as its seventeenth franchise, and the first to be located in Calgary since the Calgary Wranglers in 1987. The Tacoma Rockets relocated to Kelowna, British Columbia and became the Kelowna Rockets.

League notes

Following the addition of the Calgary Hitmen and the relocation of the Rockets to Kelowna, the WHL divided into three divisions: The East and Central Divisions formed the Eastern Conference, consisting of five teams per division. The West Division was made up of the seven B.C. and U.S.-based teams.
The playoff format was changed so that the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference and the top six in the West Division qualified. The 14 playoff qualifiers all played best-of-seven series in the first round. The East semifinals were best-of-seven affairs, while the highest remaining seed in the West earned a bye. The remaining two West teams played a best-of-five series. Conference and League final series remained best-of-seven.
The Spokane Chiefs became the first team in WHL history to win a seven-game playoff series after being down 3 games to 0, against the Portland Winter Hawks in the first round of the West Division playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	52	19	1	105	369	231
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	47	19	6	100	309	250
x Regina Pats	72	37	33	2	76	316	284
x Saskatoon Blades	72	29	42	1	59	314	351
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	18	49	5	41	223	331

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Swift Current Broncos	72	36	31	5	77	285	271
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	33	36	3	69	259	270
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	30	37	5	65	243	288
x Red Deer Rebels	72	28	39	5	61	263	300
Calgary Hitmen	72	18	51	3	39	222	359

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Spokane Chiefs	72	50	18	4	104	322	221
x Kamloops Blazers	72	48	22	2	98	343	257
x Tri-City Americans	72	45	25	2	92	336	255
x Kelowna Rockets	72	35	33	4	74	338	309
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	29	36	7	65	255	281
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	30	39	3	63	283	301
Prince George Cougars	72	17	53	2	36	219	340

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mark Deyell	Saskatoon Blades	69	61	98	159	122
Frank Banham	Saskatoon Blades	72	83	69	152	116
Hnat Domenichelli	Kamloops Blazers	62	59	89	148	37
Jarome Iginla	Kamloops Blazers	63	63	73	136	120
Robb Gordon	Kelowna Rockets	58	51	63	114	84
Josh Holden	Regina Pats	70	57	55	112	105
Mike Leclerc	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	58	53	111	161
Clarke Wilm	Saskatoon Blades	72	49	61	110	83
Peter Schaefer	Brandon Wheat Kings	69	47	61	108	53
Marty Flichel	Kelowna Rockets	69	28	79	107	107

1996 WHL Playoffs

First round

Division Semi-Finals

Division Finals

WHL Championship

E1

Brandon

4

E4

Saskatoon

0

E1

Brandon

4

C4

Red Deer

0

C1

Swift Current

2

C4

Red Deer

4

E1

Brandon

4

E2

Prince Albert

2

E2

Prince Albert

4

C3

Medicine Hat

1

E2

Prince Albert

4

E3

Regina

3

E3

Regina

4

C2

Lethbridge

0

E1

Brandon

4

W1

Spokane

1

W1

Spokane

4

W6

Portland

3

W1

Spokane

bye

W1

Spokane

4

W2

Kamloops

2

W2

Kamloops

4

W5

Seattle

1

W2

Kamloops

3

W3

Tri-City

2

W3

Tri-City

4

W4

Kelowna

2

All-Star game

On January 23, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–7 at Prince George, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,992.

Awards

Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Jarome Iginla, Kamloops Blazers

Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Bryce Salvador, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Mark Deyell, Saskatoon Blades

Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Hnat Domenichelli, Kamloops Blazers

Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Nolan Baumgartner, Kamloops Blazers

Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Chris Phillips, Prince Albert Raiders

Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: David Lemamowicz, Spokane Chiefs

Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Bob Lowes, Brandon Wheat Kings

Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Tim Speltz, Spokane Chiefs

Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Brandon Wheat Kings

Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Lonnie Cameron

Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Dave Pier, Spokane Chiefs

WHL Humanitarian of the Year: Darryl Laplante, Moose Jaw Warriors

WHL Plus-Minus Award: Hugh Hamilton, Spokane Chiefs

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Bobby Brown, Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	Chad Mercier	Regina Pats	Terry Friesen	Swift Current Broncos
Defense	Wade Redden	Brandon Wheat Kings	Chad Allan	Saskatoon Blades
Defense	Craig Millar	Swift Current Broncos	Justin Kurtz	Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward	Frank Banham	Saskatoon Blades	Curtis Brown	Prince Albert Raiders
	Mark Deyell	Saskatoon Blades	Mike Leclerc	Brandon Wheat Kings
	Peter Schaefer	Brandon Wheat Kings	Byron Ritchie	Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	David Lemanowicz	Spokane Chiefs	Brian Boucher	Tri-City Americans
Defense	Nolan Baumgartner	Kamloops Blazers	Sean Gillam	Spokane Chiefs
Defense	Jason Holland	Kamloops Blazers	Sheldon Souray	Kelowna Rockets
Forward	Jarome Iginla	Kamloops Blazers	Daymond Langkow	Tri-City Americans
	Hnat Domenichelli	Kamloops Blazers	Jaroslav Svejkovsky	Tri-City Americans
	Robb Gordon	Kelowna Rockets	Jason Podollan (tied)	Spokane Chiefs
	-		Richard Zedník (tied)	Portland Winter Hawks