1995–96 WHL season

This is the 1995-96 Western Hockey League Season, the League's 30th season.

League Notes

 * The Tacoma Rockets relocated to Kelowna, British Columbia.
 * The Calgary Hitmen joined the WHL as it's 17th franchise, playing out of the new Central Division.
 * 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 to the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference and the top six in the Western qualified. The 14 playoff qualifiers all played best of seven series in the first round. The Semi's were best of seven in the Eastern, and best of five in the Western with the highest seed receiving a bye. Conference and League finals were the best of seven.

=Regular Season=

=Playoffs=

=Canada Championship Tournament=
 * Memorial Cup Championship

Brandon lost to Peterborough Petes (OHL) in Semi Final see 1996 Memorial Cup

All-Star Game
On January 23, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10 to 7 at Prince George.