1995–96 CHL season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1995–96 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name= Adams’ Cup

| season_champs = Oklahoma City Blazers

| MVP = Brian Shantz (San Antonio)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Brian Shantz (San Antonio)

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs =

| playoffs_link =

| finals = Finals

| finals_link = Ray Miron President's Cup|William Levins Memorial Cup

| finals_champ = Oklahoma City Blazers

| finals_runner-up = San Antonio Iguanas

| playoffs_MVP =

| playoffs_MVP_link=

| seasonslistnames = CHL

| prevseason_year = 1994–95

| nextseason_year = 1996–97

}}

The 1995–96 CHL season was the fourth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

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bgcolor="#051C2C" align="center" colspan="5"\|1995-96 Central Hockey League
Team \|\| City \|\| Arena
Fort Worth Fire \| Fort Worth, Texas \| Fort Worth Convention Center
Memphis RiverKings \| Memphis, Tennessee \| Mid-South Coliseum
Oklahoma City Blazers \| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma \| Myriad Convention Center
San Antonio Iguanas \| San Antonio, Texas \| Freeman Coliseum
Tulsa Oilers \| Tulsa, Oklahoma \| Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder \| Wichita, Kansas \| Britt Brown Arena

class="wikitable" style="width:auto"

bgcolor="#051C2C" align="center" colspan="5"|1995-96 Central Hockey League

Team || City || Arena

Fort Worth Fire

| Fort Worth, Texas

| Fort Worth Convention Center

Memphis RiverKings

| Memphis, Tennessee

| Mid-South Coliseum

Oklahoma City Blazers

| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

| Myriad Convention Center

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| Wichita, Kansas

Map of teams

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Regular season

=League standings=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" \| Central Hockey League ! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|L\|Losses}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|SOL\|Shootout loss}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
y-Oklahoma City Blazers	64	47	13	4	327	224	98
x-San Antonio Iguanas	64	39	17	8	313	240	86
x-Memphis RiverKings	64	34	24	6	308	271	74
x-Tulsa Oilers	64	26	33	5	244	302	57
color="#cccccc" \|
e-Fort Worth Fire	64	24	34	6	244	289	54
e-Wichita Thunder	64	22	39	3	270	380	47

Note: y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

=Playoff bracket=

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| RD1= Ray Miron Cup first round

| RD2= Ray Miron Cup finals

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| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= Oklahoma City Blazers

| RD1-score1= 4

| RD1-seed2= 4

| RD1-team2= Tulsa Oilers

| RD1-score2= 2

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= San Antonio Iguanas

| RD1-score3= 4

| RD1-seed4= 3

| RD1-team4= Memphis RiverKings

| RD1-score4= 2

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= Oklahoma City Blazers

| RD2-score1= 4

| RD2-seed2= 2

| RD2-team2= San Antonio Iguanas

| RD2-score2= 3

}}

CHL awards

cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" \| Ray Miron Cup:	Oklahoma City Blazers
Adams Cup:	Oklahoma City Blazers
Coach of the Year:	Doug Sauter (Oklahoma City)
Most Valuable Player:	Brian Shantz (San Antonio)
Playoff Most Valuable Player:	Jean-Ian Filiatrault (Oklahoma City)
Most Outstanding Goaltender:	Jean-Ian Filiatrault (Oklahoma City)
Most Outstanding Defenseman	Dan Brown (Memphis)
Rookie of the Year	Derek Grant (Memphis)
Scoring Champion	Brian Shantz (San Antonio)

Player statistics

=Scoring leaders=

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

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width: 12em;" \| Player ! style="width: 13em;" \| Team ! style="width: 4em;" \| GP ! style="width: 4em;" \| G ! style="width: 4em;" \| A ! style="width: 4em;" \| Pts ! style="width: 4em;" \| PIM
align="center" \| align="left" \| Brian Shantz	San Antonio Iguanas	64	54	85	139	90
align="center" \| align="left" \| Paul Jackson	San Antonio Iguanas	62	50	65	115	184
align="center" \| align="left" \| Kyle Reeves	Fort Worth Fire	63	68	47	115	179
align="center" \| align="left" \| George Dupont	Oklahoma City Blazers	61	28	83	111	274
align="center" \| align="left" \| Joe Burton	Oklahoma City Blazers	64	66	32	98	53
align="center" \| align="left" \| Derek Grant	Memphis RiverKings	52	39	53	92	25
align="center" \| align="left" \| Chris Robertson	Tulsa Oilers	54	31	55	86	96
align="center" \| align="left" \| David Shute	San Antonio Iguanas Wichita Thunder	63	49	33	82	83
align="center" \| align="left" \| Brent Fleetwood	Memphis RiverKings	64	35	42	77	132
align="center" \| align="left" \| Sylvain Naud	Tulsa Oilers	64	32	44	76	107

External links

[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/chl19931996.html 1995–96 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database]

Chl Season, 1995-96

Category:Central Hockey League seasons