1996-97 ACAC Season

This is the 1996-97 season for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. Here are the navigation shortcuts to other seasons and conferences:
:< 1995-96 ACAC Season
:> 1997-98 ACAC Season
:‡ 1996-97 OCAA Season
:‡ 1997 Al Bohonous CCAA Championship Bowl
:‡ 1996-97 CWUAA Season
==STANDINGS==
Team
GP
W
L
T
Pts
GF
GAMount Royal Cougars
22
16
6
0
32
134
72SAIT Trojans
22
15
6
1
31
128
86Red Deer Kings 
22
12
9
1
25
115
92NAIT Ooks 
22
11
10
1
23
93
97Concordia Thunder
22
6
15
1
13
78
136
Augustana Vikings
22
4
18
0
8
74
139
*1 point awarded for tie after regulation and one overtime period - an additional point awarded if winner decided in overtime
==PLAYOFFS==
QUARTER-FINALS
*Red Deer 10 Augustan 0
*Red Deer 6 Augustana 2
:Red Deer Kings defeated Augustana Vikings 2 wins to 0.
*NAIT 5 Concordia 4 (2ot)
*Concordia 5 NAIT 3
*NAIT 7 Concordia 0
:NAIT Ooks defeated Concordia Thunder 2 wins to 1.
SEMI-FINALS
*NAIT 4 Mount Royal 3 (ot)
*Mount Royal 5 NAIT 2
*NAIT 4 Mount Royal 3
*NAIT 3 Mount Royal 2
:NAIT Ooks defeated Mount Royal Cougars 3 wins to 1.
*SAIT 2 Red Deer 0
*SAIT 5 Red Deer 4 (2ot)
*SAIT 4 Red Deer 1
:SAIT Trojans defeated Red Deer Kings 3 wins to 0.
FINAL
*SAIT 3 NAIT 2 (ot)
*SAIT 6 NAIT 5
*NAIT 3 SAIT 2
*NAIT 3 SAIT 1
*SAIT 3 NAIT 2
:SAIT Trojans defeated NAIT Ooks 3 wins to 2.
SAIT Trojans (as conference champions) advanced to the 1997 Al Bohonous CCAA Championship Bowl, which was the new CCAA National Championship.
Sources: 
:ACAC Archives
:CCAA NATIONAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
==Links==
*Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
*Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
*RSEQ College League
*Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
*List of OCAA Seasons (from 1967-68 to 2003-04)
*Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
*Prairie Athletic Conference
*Pacific West Athletic Association
*British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (from 2005-06 to present)
*4-West Championship
*Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (from 1975 to 2001)
*Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Category:Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
Category:1997 in hockey