The 1996–97 Western Professional Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the Western Professional Hockey League, a North American minor pro league. Six teams participated in the regular season, the President's Cup champions were the El Paso Buzzards. And the Governor's Cup champions were the New Mexico Scorpions
Regular season
President's Cup-Playoffs
| President's Cup-Semifinals
| | | President's Cup-Final
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| 1
| New Mexico Scorpions
| 2
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| 4
| Central Texas Stampede
| 4
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| | 3
| El Paso Buzzards
| 4
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| | | 4
| Central Texas Stampede
| 1
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| 2
| Austin Ice Bats
| 2
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| 3
| El Paso Buzzards
| 4
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