1995–96 WHL season

The 1995–96 WHL season was the 30th season for the Western Hockey League. Seventeen teams completed a 72 game season. The Brandon Wheat Kings won the President's Cup.

League notes

The Calgary Hitmen joined the WHL as it's 17th franchise, playing out of the Central division.
The Tacoma Rockets relocated to Kelowna, British Columbia to become the Kelowna Rockets.
The WHL divided into three divisions: The East and Central divisions formed the Eastern Conference, and consisded 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 Semis 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 were best of seven.

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

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 Shaefer	Brandon Wheat Kings	69	47	61	108	53
Marty Flichel	Kelowna Rockets	69	28	79	107	107