1996–97 Naisten SM-sarja season

The 1996-97 Naisten SM-sarja season was contested by eight teams and won by JyP HT.
==First round==
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals	Pts
1. 	Kiekko-Espoo 	14	12	1	1 	80:26	25
2. 	JyP HT 	14	10	1	3 	86:39	21
3. 	Ilves Tampere 	14	10	0	4 	63:22	20
4. 	Shakers Kerava 	14	8 	1	5 	74:34	17
5. 	Kärpät Oulu 	14	8 	1	5 	75:38	17
6. 	TPS Turku 	14	3 	0	11	20:99	6
7. 	KalPa 	14	2 	0	12	11:81	4
8. 	Joensuun Kiekko-Karhut	14	1 	0	13	21:91	2
==Final round==
Results carried over from the first round.
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
1. 	Kärpät Oulu 	24	17	1	6 	121:56	35
2. 	Kiekko-Espoo 	24	16	2	6 	121:48	34
3. 	JyP HT 	24	16	1	7 	123:62	33
4. 	Shakers Kerava	24	14	1	9 	114:54	29
5. 	Ilves 	24	14	1	9 	106:51	29
6. 	TPS 	24	3 	0	21	25:199	6
=== 4th place tiebreaker ===
*Shakers Kerava - Ilves Tampere 2:1
==Playoffs==
;Semifinals
Results unavailable.
;3rd place game
*Kiekko-Espoo beat Kärpät Oulu
;Final
*JyP HT beat Shakers Kerava
==External links==
*Season on eliteprospects.com
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey