The 1995-96 West Coast Hockey League season was the first season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the San Diego Gulls were the league champions. The Red Army, a touring Russian team, played in 12 games.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Gulls | 58 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 350 | 232 | 100 |
| Fresno Falcons | 58 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 270 | 232 | 67 |
| Reno Renegades | 58 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 271 | 283 | 60 |
| Alaska Gold Kings | 58 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 256 | 307 | 56 |
| Anchorage Aces | 58 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 271 | 299 | 53 |
| Bakersfield Fog | 58 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 271 | 323 | 53 |
| Red Army (SKA-Amur Khabarovsk) [1] | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 63 | 10 |
| Taylor Cup-Semifinals | Taylor Cup-Final | ||||||||
| 1 | San Diego | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | San Diego | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Fresno | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Fresno | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Reno | 0 | |||||||
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