March 27-29 @ Kindersley
- Game 1 Warroad defeated Kindersley 7-2
- Game 2 Warroad defeated Kindersley 6-5
- Game 3 Warroad defeated Kindersley 4-3 ot
The Warroad Lakers defeated the Kindersley Klippers 3-games-to-none to win the Rathgaber Cup and to advance to the 1997 Allan Cup.