This is a list of United States Hockey League Standings for the 1996-97 season.
Standings[]
Team GP W L OTL SOL GF GA P North Green Bay Gamblers 54 41 11 2 0 260 187 84 Rochester Mustangs 54 28 21 5 0 217 193 61 North Iowa Huskies 54 28 21 5 0 210 190 61 Twin City Vulcans 54 25 26 3 0 190 211 53 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks 54 24 28 2 0 160 154 50 Thunder Bay Flyers 54 19 33 2 0 186 251 40 South Omaha Lancers 54 40 12 2 0 252 152 82 Lincoln Stars 54 40 13 1 0 244 168 81 Des Moines Buccaneers 54 37 13 4 0 245 168 78 Dubuque Fighting Saints 54 17 34 3 0 157 211 37 Waterloo Black Hawks 54 16 34 4 0 182 273 36 Sioux City Musketeers 54 9 43 2 0 162 307 20