1996–97 WPIHL season

The 1996-97 Women's Premier Ice Hockey League season was the 14th season of the competition. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Sunderland Scorpions won the championship.
==Regular season==
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	PIM	Goals 	Pts
1. 	Sunderland Scorpions 	14	14	0	0 	128	102:9 	28
2. 	Bracknell Queen Bees 	14	10	1	3 	78 	72:25 	21
3. 	Swindon Topcats 	14	8 	2	4 	88 	48:31 	18
4. 	Telford Wrekin Raiders	14	6 	1	7 	50 	32:39 	13
5. 	Guildford Lightning 	14	5 	2	7 	76 	26:36 	12
6. 	Slough Phantoms 	14	4 	3	7 	119	43:44 	11
7. 	Nottingham Vipers 	14	3 	1	10	90 	26:74 	7
8. 	Chelmsford Cobras 	14	1 	0	13	93 	18:109	2
== Final Four ==
=== Semifinals ===
=== 3rd place game ===
=== Final ===
== Division 1 ==
	
North	North 	North	North	North	North	North	North	North
Pl. 	Team 	GP 	W 	T 	L 	PIM 	Goals	Pts
1. 	Solihull Vixens 	8 	5 	2 	1 	88 	33:13	12
2. 	Kingston Diamonds 	8 	6 	0 	2 	46 	41:31	12
3. 	Billingham Wildcats	8 	5 	0 	3 	72 	48:37	10
4. 	Whitley Bay Squaws 	8 	2 	1 	5 	111 	16:44	5
5. 	Sheffield Shadows 	8 	0 	1 	7 	101 	20:33	1
South	South 	South	South	South	South	South	South 	South
Pl. 	Team 	GP 	W 	T 	L 	PIM 	Goals 	Pts
1. 	Romford Nighthawks 	10 	7 	2 	1 	102 	49:14 	16
2. 	Cardiff Comets 	10 	7 	1 	2 	85 	79:17 	15
3. 	Basingstoke Bisons Ladies	10 	7 	0 	3 	245 	59:17 	14
4. 	Oxford 	10 	4 	2 	4 	30 	42:27 	10
5. 	Medway 	10 	1 	1 	8 	67 	20:86 	3
6. 	Haringey 	10 	1 	0 	9 	83 	17:105	2
; Playoffs
; 3rd place game
; Final
;Division 1 Championship
*Solihull Vixens - Romford Nighthawks 13:2, 4:2
;Promotion/Relegation
*Solihull Vixens - Chelmsford Cobras 8:1, 14:2
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey