1996-97 SM-Liiga season

This was the 1996-97 SM-liiga season:
==Standings==
 	Club 	GP	V 	N 	D 	BP 	BC 	Diff	Pts
1 	Jokerit 	50	35	4 	11	192	116	+76 	74
2 	TPS 	50	32	7 	11	191	105	+86 	71
3 	HPK 	50	28	7 	15	190	143	+47 	63
4 	Ilves 	50	26	7 	17	183	147	+36 	59
5 	JYP 	50	25	6 	19	163	136	+27 	56
6 	Kiekko-Espoo	50	21	9 	20	154	163	-9 	51
7 	Ässät 	50	19	10	21	171	181	-10 	48
8 	Tappara 	50	18	8 	24	139	171	-32 	44
9 	HIFK 	50	17	8 	25	159	171	-12 	42
10	Lukko 	50	16	5 	29	136	170	-34 	37
11	SaiPa 	50	13	8 	29	118	181	-63 	34
12	KalPa 	50	8 	5 	37	116	228	-112	21
==Playoffs== 
===Quarterfinals===
* Jokerit - Tappara 3:0 (3:1, 6:5 P, 4:0)
* TPS - Ässät 3:1 (1:3, 7:4, 6:3, 4:2)
* HPK - Kiekko-Espoo 3:1 (3:0, 4:3, 2:3, 4:3)
* Ilves - JYP 3:1 (4:2, 1:6, 4:1, 5:2)
===Semifinal===
* Jokerit - Ilves 3:0 (7:3, 2:1, 4:2)
* TPS - HPK 3:2 (1:4, 3:5, 5:4, 2:1 P, 6:2)
===3rd place===
* HPK - Ilves 5:1 
===Final===
* Jokerit - TPS 3:0 (3:2 P, 4:2, 4:0)
==Relegation==
First round
*KalPa - Haukat 3-0 on series
*Kärpät - Karhut 3-0 on series
Final
*KalPa - Kärpät 3-0 on series
Category:1997 in hockey
Category:SM-Liiga season