1996-97 CHL Playoff Results
Round 1
Series A W L GF GA
Huntsville Channel Cats 3 0 17 7
Columbus Cottonmouths 0 3 7 17
Mar 19 Columbus Cottonmouth 3 5 at Huntsville Channel Cats
Mar 21 Huntsville Channel C 8 3 at Columbus Cottonmouths
Mar 22 Columbus Cottonmouth 1 4 at Huntsville Channel Cats
Huntsville Channel Cats win series 3 games to 0
Series B W L GF GA
Memphis Riverkings 3 2 14 15
Macon Whoopee 2 3 15 14
Mar 19 Memphis Riverkings 3 6 at Macon Whoopee
Mar 22 Memphis Riverkings 3 2 at Macon Whoopee
Mar 26 Macon Whoopee 3 2 at Memphis Riverkings
Mar 27 Macon Whoopee 2 3 at Memphis Riverkings OT
Mar 29 Memphis Riverkings 3 2 at Macon Whoopee
Memphis Riverkings win series 3 games to 2
Series C W L GF GA
Fort Worth Fire 3 2 17 18
Tulsa Oilers 2 3 18 17
Mar 19 Tulsa Oilers 5 6 at Fort Worth Fire
Mar 20 Fort Worth Fire 3 4 at Tulsa Oilers
Mar 22 Tulsa Oilers 3 4 at Fort Worth Fire
Mar 24 Fort Worth Fire 1 6 at Tulsa Oilers
Mar 26 Tulsa Oilers 0 3 at Fort Worth Fire
Fort Worth Fire win series 3 games to 2
Series D W L GF GA
Wichita Thunder 3 1 14 13
Oklahoma City Blazers 1 3 13 14
Mar 18 Wichita Thunder 1 4 at Oklahoma City Blazers
Mar 21 Oklahoma City Blazer 2 4 at Wichita Thunder
Mar 22 Wichita Thunder 3 2 at Oklahoma City Blazers
Mar 25 Oklahoma City Blazer 5 6 at Wichita Thunder OT
Wichita Thunder win series 3 games to 1
Round 2
Series E W L GF GA
Fort Worth Fire 4 1 22 17
Wichita Thunder 1 4 17 22
Mar 28 Wichita Thunder 2 4 at Fort Worth Fire
Mar 29 Wichita Thunder 4 6 at Fort Worth Fire
Apr 1 Fort Worth Fire 3 4 at Wichita Thunder
Apr 4 Fort Worth Fire 4 3 at Wichita Thunder
Apr 5 Wichita Thunder 4 5 at Fort Worth Fire
Fort Worth Fire win series 4 games to 1
Series F W L GF GA
Memphis Riverkings 4 2 27 25
Huntsville Channel Cats 2 4 25 27
Apr 1 Memphis Riverkings 5 4 at Huntsville Channel Cats OT
Apr 4 Huntsville Channel C 4 6 at Memphis Riverkings
Apr 5 Memphis Riverkings 5 7 at Huntsville Channel Cats
Apr 9 Huntsville Channel C 5 3 at Memphis Riverkings
Apr 11 Memphis Riverkings 4 2 at Huntsville Channel Cats
Apr 12 Huntsville Channel C 3 4 at Memphis Riverkings
Memphis Riverkings win series 4 games to 2
Finals
W L GF GA
Fort Worth Fire 4 3 19 20
Memphis Riverkings 3 4 20 19
Apr 19 Memphis Riverkings 1 4 at Fort Worth Fire
Apr 20 Memphis Riverkings 6 5 at Fort Worth Fire OT
Apr 23 Fort Worth Fire 2 1 at Memphis Riverkings
Apr 24 Fort Worth Fire 0 4 at Memphis Riverkings
Apr 26 Fort Worth Fire 1 3 at Memphis Riverkings
Apr 29 Memphis Riverkings 3 4 at Fort Worth Fire
Apr 30 Memphis Riverkings 2 3 at Fort Worth Fire
Fort Worth Fire win championship 4 games to 3