1996-97 NCHA Men's Season

This is the 1996-97 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Men's season.
==Membership Changes==
*The conference adds the Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils.
==Standings==
NCHA 	NCHA	NCHA	NCHA	NCHA	NCHA	NCHA	NCHA	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
St. Norbert Green Knights 	20 	16 	4 	0 	94 	52 	32 	31 	21 	9 	1 	128 	93
Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers	20 	14 	5 	1 	88 	50 	29 	27 	17 	8 	2 	 	
Bemidji State Beavers 	20 	14 	5 	1 	107 	63 	29 	34 	26 	6 	2 	 	
Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets	20 	13 	6 	1 	85 	54 	27 	34 	23 	9 	2 	 	
Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons 	20 	13 	7 	0 	77 	56 	26 	31 	20 	11 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds 	20 	7 	12 	1 	78 	106 	15 	28 	10 	16 	2 	 	
Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils 	20 	6 	14 	0 	75 	103 	12 	27 	9 	18 	0 	 	
St. Scholastica Saints 	20 	3 	16 	1 	45 	95 	7 	24 	7 	16 	1 	 	
Lake Forest Foresters 	20 	1 	18 	1 	48 	117 	3 	24 	4 	19 	1 	 	
Note: The Bemidji State Beavers were ineligible for the conference tournament as they were a Division II program playing at the Division III level.  The team would go on to win the 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.  The program would jump to Division I starting with the 1999-2000 season.
==Conference Tournament==
===Quarterfinals===
*Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds 2 games to none (4-1, 4-2)
===Semifinals===
*Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets defeated Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers 2 games to 1 (4-1, 1-2, 1-0)
*Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated St. Norbert Green Knights 2 games to none (2-1, 7-4)
===Final===
*Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets defeated Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons 2 games to none (3-2, 4-0)
Category:1997 in hockey
Category:NCHA Seasons