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1996–97 I-Divisioona season

The 1996–97 I-Divisioona season was the 23rd season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 16 teams participated in the league, and Karhut won the championship. The top six teams from the final round qualified for the promition/relegation round of the SM-liiga.
==Final round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Karhut 	44	26	7	11	194:149	59
2.	Kärpät Oulu 	44	26	4	14	196:154	56
3.	Pelicans Lahti 	44	26	3	15	168:119	55
4.	Haukat Järvenpää	44	25	5	14	180:142	55
5.	FPS Forssa 	44	26	2	16	178:116	54
6.	Hermes Kokkola 	44	21	7	16	161:155	49
7.	Ahmat Hyvinkää 	44	20	7	17	153:137	47
8.	TuTo Hockey 	44	19	3	22	182:156	41
== Qualification round ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
9. 	SaPKo Savonlinna 	44	25	6	13	172:144	56
10.	Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki	44	23	3	18	166:144	49
11.	Kiekko-67 Turku 	44	19	6	19	135:137	44
12.	Titaanit Kotka 	44	19	3	22	153:158	41
13.	PiTa Helsinki 	44	15	1	28	142:178	31
14.	Koo-Vee 	44	13	4	27	137:199	30
15.	KooKoo 	44	8 	3	33	117:242	19
16.	Ketterä Imarta 	44	8 	2	34	135:239	18
== Relegation ==
* Kiekko-67 Turku - Vaasan Sport 1:2 (5:3, 2:7, 1:2 OT)
* Diskos Jyväskylä - Titaanit Kotka 2:1 (5:3, 1:2, 4:1)
== External links ==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 ISL season

The 1996–97 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the inaugural season of the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL).
The league was formed by the owners of the Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers. Ayr was the only new team with the rest of the teams having left the British Hockey League.
==League==
Each team played three home games and three away games against each of their opponents. All eight teams were entered into the playoffs.
Superleague 	GP	W 	T	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Cardiff Devils 	42	30	3	1 	8 	208	130	64
Sheffield Steelers 	42	27	4	2 	9 	168	127	60
Ayr Scottish Eagles	42	21	6	0 	15	171	157	48
Nottingham Panthers	42	21	1	2 	18	160	147	45
Newcastle Cobras 	42	17	2	5 	18	158	172	41
Bracknell Bees 	42	15	2	1 	24	169	202	33
Manchester Storm 	42	14	3	1 	24	142	191	32
Basingstoke Bison 	42	11	3	3 	25	152	202	28
==Playoffs==
All eight teams in the league took part in the playoffs. Group A consisted of Ayr, Cardiff, Manchester and Newcastle while Group B consisted of Basingstoke, Bracknell, Nottingham and Sheffield. The top two teams from each playoff group qualified for the playoff weekend at Nynex Arena.
===Group A===
Group A 	GP	W	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cardiff Devils 	6 	6	0	0 	0	29	14	12
Ayr Scottish Eagles	6 	3	0	0 	3	24	22	6
Newcastle Cobras 	6 	2	0	0 	4	16	23	4
Manchester Storm 	6 	1	0	0 	5	11	21	2
===Group B===
Group B 	GP	W	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Nottingham Panthers	6 	5	0	1 	0	26	16	11
Sheffield Steelers 	6 	5	0	0 	1	22	15	10
Basingstoke Bison 	6 	1	1	1 	3	16	26	4
Bracknell Bees 	6 	0	1	1 	4	16	23	2
===Semi Finals===
The finals weekend took place at Nynex Arena in Manchester.
Winner A vs Runner-Up B
*Cardiff Devils 2-5 Sheffield Steelers
Winner B vs Runner-Up A
*Nottingham Panthers 6-5 Ayr Scottish Eagles (after overtime)
===Final===
Winner A vs Winner B
*Sheffield Steelers 3-1 Nottingham Panthers
==References==
*Ice Hockey Journalists UK
*The Internet Hockey Database
*Malcolm Preen's Ice Hockey Results and Tables
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Icelandic Hockey League season

The 1996-97 Icelandic Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Three teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.
==Regular season==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF:GA	Pts
1.	Skautafélag Akureyrar 	4 	4	0	0	44:14	8
2.	Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn	4 	2	0	2	20:30	4
3.	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur 	4 	0	0	4	18:38	0
== Final ==
* Skautafélag Akureyrar - Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn 3:0 (15:7, 17:7, 12:5)
== External links ==
* 1996-97 season
Icelandic Hockey League
Category:Icelandic Hockey League seasons
1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season

The 1996-97 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 31st season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship.
==Regular season== 
 	Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
1.	Oji Seishi Hockey 	30	22	4 	4	152	92 	48
2.	Seibu Tetsudo 	30	16	9 	5	128	102	37
3.	Kokudo Ice Hockey Club 	30	18	12	0	105	72 	36
4.	Sapporo Snow Brand 	30	10	18	2	78 	116	22
5.	Nippon Paper Cranes 	30	8 	19	3	83 	125	19
6.	Furukawa Ice Hockey Club	30	8 	20	2	71 	110	18
 
== Playoffs == 
==External links==
* Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Japan
Category:Japan Ice Hockey League seasons
1996–97 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship

The 1996–97 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship was the fifth season of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Five teams participated in the league, and Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk won the championship.
==Standings==
 	GP	W	T	L	GF:GA	Pts
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 	8 	7	0	1	84:27	14:2
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 	8 	6	0	2	58:42	12:4
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk U18	8 	4	0	4	46:52	8:8
Bulat Temirtau 	8 	2	0	6	39:30	4:12
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk U17	8 	1	0	7	22:98	2:14
==References==
*Kazakh Ice Hockey Federation
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
Category:Kazakhstan Hockey Championship seasons
1996–97 Latvian Hockey League season

The 1996–97 Latvian Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and LB/Essamika won the championship.
==Final round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF:GA 	Pts
1.	LB/Essamika 	20	18	2	0 	187:43 	38
2.	HK Nik’s Brih Riga	20	13	1	6 	153:76 	27
3.	Essamika Ogre 	20	11	3	6 	110:64 	25
4.	HK Lido Nafta Riga	20	8 	2	10	105:112	18
 
== Relegation round ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF:GA 	Pts
5.	Vital Riga 	20	11	2	7 	106:79	24
6.	HK Laterna Riga	20	8 	0	12	88:142	16
7.	Hanza Riga 	20	4 	1	15	74:146	9
8.	Daugava Riga 	20	1 	1	18	68:229	3
 
==External links==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Latvian Hockey League
Category:Latvian Hockey League seasons
1996–97 Leistungsklasse A season

The 1996-97 Leistungsklasse A season was contested by six teams and won by DHC Lyss.
==Regular season==
Rank	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals	Pts
1. 	DHC Lyss 	20	14	2	4 	91:48	30
2. 	SC Reinach «Albatros» 	20	12	2	6 	73:58	26
3. 	EHC St. Gallen 	20	8 	1	11	71:79	17
4. 	EV Zug 	20	7 	2	11	81:88	16
5. 	SC Weinfelden-GC Zürich 	20	8 	0	12	66:84	16
6. 	EHC Bülach/EHC Illnau-Effretikon	20	7 	1	12	68:92	15
==External links==
*Results
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Lithuanian Hockey League season

The 1996-97 Lithuanian Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Lithuanian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Lithuania. Five teams participated in the league, and SC Energija won the championship. SC Energija received a bye until the finals, as they played in the Eastern European Hockey League.
==Regular season==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Poseidonas Elektrenai	18	12	2	4 	87:62 	26
2.	Germantas Telsiai 	18	9 	2	7 	70:53 	20
3.	Nemunas Rokiskis 	18	7 	0	11	72:79 	14
4.	Vyltis Elektrenai 	18	6 	0	12	67:102	12
== Playoffs ==
=== 3rd place ===
* Germantas Telsiai - Nemunas Rokiskis 4:4/3:4
=== Final ===
* SC Energija - Poseidonas Elektrenai 16:2/16:0
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Lithuanian Hockey League
Category:Lithuania Hockey League seasons
1996–97 Luxembourg Cup

The 1996-97 Luxembourg Cup was the fourth playing of the Luxembourg Cup ice hockey tournament. Ten teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Tornado Luxembourg.
==Final standings==
=== Division A ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Tornado Luxembourg	8 	7	0	1	96:49	14
2.	Chiefs Leuven 	8 	5	0	3	67:39	10
3.	EHC Zweibrücken 	8 	4	0	4	64:71	8
4.	Zweibrückener ERC 	8 	4	0	4	48:52	8
5.	ESV Bitburg 	8 	0	0	8	29:93	0
=== Division B ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	CSMG Charleville-Mézières	8 	6	0	2	67:18	12
2.	Lokomotive Luxembourg 	8 	5	1	2	64:33	11
3.	EHC Saarbrücken 	8 	4	0	4	38:35	8
4.	IHC Beaufort 	8 	3	1	4	36:53	7
5.	Rapids Remich 	8 	1	0	7	17:83	2
== External links ==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Luxembourg Cup
Category:Luxembourg Cup seasons
1996–97 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season

The 1996-97 Meistriliiga season was the seventh season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. Five teams participated in the league, and Tartu Valk 494 won the championship.
==Standings==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Tartu Välk 494 	20	18	0	2 	154:57 	36
2.	Kreenholm Narva 	20	17	0	3 	142:69 	34
3.	YSK Tallinn 	20	10	0	10	142:115	20
4.	Keemik Kohtla-Järve	20	4 	0	16	62:137 	8
5.	THK-88 Tallinn 	20	1 	0	19	48:170 	2
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Meistriliiga
Category:Meistriliiga (ice hockey) seasons
1996–97 Nationale 1A season

The 1996–97 Nationale 1A season was the 76th season of the Nationale 1A, the top level of ice hockey in France. Eight teams participated in the league, and Albatros de Brest won their second league title. Club des Sports de Megève, Gap Hockey Club, and Image Club d'Epinal were relegated to the Nationale 1B.
==First round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	Hockey Club de Reims 	22	20	0	2 	143	47 	40
2. 	Albatros de Brest 	22	19	1	2 	171	58 	39
3. 	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 	22	16	2	4 	128	62 	34
4. 	Dragons de Rouen 	22	16	1	5 	137	62 	33
5. 	HC Amiens Somme 	22	13	2	7 	118	62 	28
6. 	Ducs d'Angers 	22	11	2	9 	108	89 	24
7. 	Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 	22	9 	3	10	111	101	21
8. 	Lyon Hockey Club 	22	6 	3	13	75 	120	15
9. 	Gap Hockey Club 	22	4 	1	17	66 	132	9
10.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎	22	4 	1	17	79 	164	9
11.	Club des Sports de Megève 	22	4 	1	17	57 	147	9
12.	Image Club d'Épinal 	22	1 	1	20	41 	196	3
== Second round ==
=== Final round ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Albatros de Brest 	10	6	2	2	43	29	14
2.	HC Amiens Somme 	10	6	1	3	36	35	13
3.	Flammes Bleues de Reims 	10	5	1	4	30	32	11
4.	Dragons de Rouen 	10	4	2	4	36	28	10
5.	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble	10	3	3	4	32	31	9
6.	Ducs d'Angers 	10	1	1	7	26	48	3
=== Qualification round ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
7. 	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎	10	8	0	2	49	29	16
8. 	Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 	10	7	0	3	69	31	14
9. 	Lyon Hockey Club 	10	6	0	4	51	40	12
10.	Gap Hockey Club 	10	4	2	4	41	45	10
11.	Club des Sports de Megève 	10	2	2	6	47	57	6
12.	Image Club d'Épinal 	10	1	0	9	36	91	2
== Playoffs ==
== Relegation round ==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Lyon Hockey Club 	6 	4	1	1	29	19	9
2.	Club des Sports de Megève	6 	4	0	2	34	18	8
3.	Gap Hockey Club 	6 	3	1	2	34	21	7
4.	Image Club d'Épinal 	6 	0	0	6	17	56	0
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey
Category:Ligue Magnus seasons
1996–97 Nationale 1B season

The 1996-97 Nationale 1B season was contested by 12 teams, and saw the Diables Rouges de Briançon win the championship. 
==Regular season==
 	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Diff.	Pts
1 	Villard-de-Lans 	22	17	1	4 	113:63 	+50 	35
2 	Briancon 	22	16	0	6 	125:85 	+40 	32
3 	Clermont-Ferrand 	22	11	5	6 	81:76 	+5 	27
4 	Anglet 	22	11	4	7 	114:111	+3 	26
5 	Caen 	22	11	1	10	122:112	+10 	23
6 	AC Boulougne-Billancourt	22	9 	3	10	114:111	+3 	21
7 	Saint-Gervais 	22	9 	3	10	74:79 	-5 	21
8 	Strasbourg 	22	8 	3	11	72:86 	-14 	19
9 	Dunkerque 	22	7 	3	12	78:99 	-21 	17
10	Nice 	22	7 	3	12	68:92 	-24 	17
11	Nantes 	22	6 	2	14	56:80 	-24 	14
12	Morzine 	22	4 	2	16	75:120 	-45 	10
==Playoffs==
;Quarterfinals
*Villard-de-Lans - Strasbourg 3:3, 4:3
*Briancon - Saint-Gervais 4:2, 8:4
*Clermont-Ferrand - AC Boulogne-Billancourt 4:4, 7:2
*Anglet - Caen 1:3, 4:1
;Semifinals
*Villard-de-Lans - Anglet 1:2, 8:0
*Briancon - Clermont-Ferrand 2:4, 5:0
;Final
*Briancon - Villard-de-Lans 3:2, 3:2 
;5th-8th place Qualifiers
*AC Boulogne-Billancourt - Saint-Gervais 5:5, 7:6
*Caen - Strasbourg 1:3, 8:2
;3rd place game
*Clermont-Ferrand - Anglet 4:1, 2:3
;5th place game
*Caen - AC Boulougne-Billancourt 7:6, 6:3
;7th place game
*Saint-Gervais - Strasbourg 4:3, 4:5 (Saint-Gervais won series in shootout)
==Classification round==
 	Team 	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Diff.	Pts
1	Nantes 	6 	4	1	1	36:16	+20 	9
2	Morzine 	6 	3	2	1	33:30	+3 	8
3	Nice 	6 	1	3	2	27:25	+2 	5
4	Dunkerque	6 	1	0	2	20:43	-23 	2
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1996 in ice hockey
Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Nationale 2 season

This was the 1996-97 Nationale 2 season:
==Standings==
Pl. 	Team 	GP 	W 	T 	L 	GF 	GA 	Goals 	Pts
Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est 	Poule Est
1 	Toulouse-Blagnac	14 	12 	0 	2 	90 	40 	50 	24
2 	Val Vanoise 	14 	12 	0 	2 	90 	52 	38 	24
3 	Chambéry 	14 	7 	0 	7 	73 	70 	3 	14
4 	Dijon 	14 	7 	0 	7 	50 	49 	1 	14
5 	Besançon 	14 	6 	1 	7 	66 	70 	-4 	13
6 	Avignon 	14 	5 	2 	7 	58 	57 	1 	12
7 	Annecy 	14 	4 	1 	9 	59 	72 	-13 	9
8 	Evry 	14 	1 	0 	13 	44 	120 	-76 	2
Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest 	Poule Ouest
1 	Garges 	14 	13 	0 	1 	129 	58 	71 	26
2 	Amnéville 	14 	9 	1 	4 	92 	85 	7 	19
3 	Cholet 	14 	9 	1 	4 	104 	63 	41 	19
4 	Le Vésinet 	14 	7 	2 	5 	99 	56 	43 	16
5 	Compiègne 	14 	6 	1 	7 	58 	83 	-25 	13
6 	Cergy-Pontoise 	14 	5 	1 	8 	55 	85 	-30 	11
7 	Tours 	14 	3 	1 	10 	69 	85 	-16 	7
8 	Rennes 	14 	0 	1 	13 	46 	137 	-91 	1
Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round	Relegation round
1 	Cergy-Pontoise 	14 	9 	3 	2 	84 	57 	27 	21
2 	Tours 	14 	10 	1 	3 	110 	52 	58 	21
3 	Besançon 	14 	9 	1 	4 	100 	62 	38 	19
4 	Compiègne 	14 	9 	1 	4 	81 	67 	14 	19
5 	Avignon 	14 	6 	2 	6 	83 	72 	11 	14
6 	Annecy 	14 	2 	4 	8 	66 	80 	-14 	8
7 	Evry 	14 	2 	1 	11 	48 	127 	-79 	5
8 	Rennes 	14 	2 	1 	11 	55 	110 	-55 	5
Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round 	Final round
1 	Cholet 	14 	12 	1 	1 	115 	36 	79 	25
2 	Le Vésinet 	14 	9 	3 	2 	102 	58 	44 	21
3 	Garges 	14 	8 	0 	6 	91 	65 	26 	16
4 	Toulouse-Blagnac	14 	6 	4 	4 	71 	59 	12 	16
5 	Dijon 	14 	7 	1 	6 	43 	74 	-31 	15
6 	Amnéville 	14 	5 	0 	9 	56 	79 	-23 	10
7 	Val Vanoise 	14 	3 	1 	10 	53 	95 	-42 	7
8 	Chambéry 	14 	1 	0 	13 	41 	106 	-65 	2
==Sources==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Nationalliga B season

The 1996-97 Nationalliga B season was the 50th season of the league as the second-level of Swiss ice hockey. SC Herisau won the championship and was promoted to the Nationalliga A.
==First round==
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts.
1. 	Grasshopper Club Zürich	22	17	0	5 	114:60 	34
2. 	HC Thurgau 	22	16	2	4 	109:55 	34
3. 	SC Herisau 	22	13	0	9 	89:70 	26
4. 	SC Langnau 	22	11	3	8 	98:71 	25
5. 	EHC Chur 	22	11	3	8 	108:95 	25
6. 	HC Martigny 	22	11	3	8 	91:94 	25
7. 	HC Lausanne 	22	10	3	9 	101:100	23
8. 	EHC Biel 	22	9 	4	9 	97:93 	22
9. 	Genève-Servette HC 	22	8 	1	13	82:100 	17
10.	EHC Olten 	22	6 	2	14	64:114 	14
11.	HC Luzern 	22	4 	3	15	49:91 	11
12.	HC Ajoie 	22	4 	0	18	55:114 	8
== Final round ==
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts.
1. 	HC Thurgau 	20	11	2	7 	84:59 	41
2. 	Grasshopper Club Zürich	20	10	3	7 	76:56 	40
3. 	SC Langnau 	20	12	2	6 	87:67 	39
4. 	SC Herisau 	20	7 	3	10	67:85 	30
5. 	HC Lausanne 	20	7 	3	10	72:90 	29
6. 	HC Martigny 	20	6 	1	13	88:117	26
== Qualification round ==
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals	Pts.
1. 	EHC Chur 	20	12	2	6 	84:72	39
2. 	EHC Biel 	20	13	1	6 	82:56	38
3. 	EHC Olten 	20	9 	3	8 	82:72	28
4. 	Genève-Servette HC	20	7 	5	8 	81:78	28
5. 	HC Luzern 	20	7 	3	10	59:72	23
6. 	HC Ajoie 	20	4 	2	14	55:93	14
== Playoffs == 
== Relegation ==
===First round===
*Genève-Servette HC – HC Ajoie 3:2 (3:7, 5:3, 0:5 Forfeit, 5:2, 4:3)
*EHC Olten – HC Luzern 3:1 (3:2, 1:5, 2:1, 4:2)
=== Second round ===
*HC Luzern – HC Ajoie 3:1 (1:6, 1:0, 8:2, 3:0)
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1996–97 Norwegian Second Division season

The 1996-97 Norwegian Second Division season was contested by seven teams and won Lillestrøm Skedsmo.
==Regular season== 
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Lillestrøm Skedsmo	24	20	1	3 	173:98 	41
2.	Fredrikstad 	24	16	3	5 	127:80 	35
3.	Forward 	24	14	3	7 	170:130	31
4.	Grüner 	24	8 	5	11	123:137	21
5.	Kongsvinger 	24	8 	2	14	117:134	18
6.	Holmen 	24	5 	1	18	90:167 	11
7.	Oppsal 	24	4 	3	17	96:150 	11
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
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1996–97 OB I bajnoksag season

The 1996-97 OB I bajnokság season was the 60th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Five teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.
==Regular season==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
1.	Dunaferr Dunaújváros 	28	22	2	4 	182:43	46
2.	Ferencvárosi TC 	28	19	3	6 	141:74	41
3.	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár	28	17	2	9 	145:69	36
4.	Tisza Volán HC Szeged 	28	6 	3	19	83:122	15
5.	Újpesti TE 	28	0 	2	26	47:280	2
 
== Final ==
* Dunaferr Dunaújváros - Ferencvárosi TC 0:2 (3:4 SO, 1:5) 
==External links==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
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1996–97 Polska Liga Hokejowa season

The 1996-97 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 62nd season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.
==Final round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
1.	Podhale Nowy Targ	40	31	0	9 	215:99 	62
2.	KKH Katowice 	40	28	2	10	168:120	58
3.	Unia Oświęcim 	40	26	1	13	186:105	53
4.	STS Sanok 	40	15	1	24	103:83 	31
5.	TTH Torun 	40	11	3	26	99:193 	25
6.	Naprzod Katowice 	40	5 	1	34	99:218 	11
 
== Qualification round ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
7. 	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk	24	20	1	3 	147:73	41
8. 	KS Cracovia 	24	19	1	4 	132:60	39
9. 	Polonia Bytom 	24	16	0	8 	110:80	32
10.	MKH Tychy 	24	8 	1	15	91:161	17
11.	BTH Bydgoszcz 	24	8 	0	16	79:99 	16
12.	KTH Krynica 	24	7 	1	16	92:111	15
13.	SMS Sosnowiec 	24	3 	2	19	78:145	8
 
== Playoffs ==
=== Quarterfinals ===
Podhale Nowy Targ 	-	KS Cracovia 	2-1	4:1, 2:4, 4:3
KKH Katowice 	-	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk	2-1	9:2, 0:3, 5:2
STS „Autosan” Sanok	-	TTH Metron Toruń 	2-1	10:4, 5:7, 4:2
Unia Oświęcim 	-	Naprzód Katowice 	2-0	2:1, 5:3
=== 11th place game ===
KTH Krynica	-	TTS Tychy	2-0	6:5, 6:5
 
=== 9th place game ===
BTH Bydgoszcz	-	Polonia Bytom	2-0	6:4, 5:3
=== 7th place game ===
Stoczniowiec Gdańsk	-	TTH Metron Toruń	5-2
 
=== 5th place game ===
KS Cracovia	-	Naprzód Katowice	4-0
=== Semifinals === 
Podhale Nowy Targ	-	STS „Autosan” Sanok	3-2	4:3, 3:4, 3:5, 5:1, 7:2
KKH Katowice 	-	Unia Oświęcim 	3-1	1:2, 4:2, 3:5, 1:7
=== 3rd place game ===
KKH Katowice	-	STS „Autosan” Sanok	3-1	5:1, 2:4, 2:1, 3:0
=== Final ===
Podhale Nowy Targ	-	Unia Oświęcim	4-2	3:2, 2:4, 1:3, 5:3 SO, 3:1, 1:0
==External links==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
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Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Romanian Hockey League season

The 1996–97 Romanian Hockey League season was the 69th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and SC Miercurea Ciuc won the championship.
== Regular season ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1.	SC Miercurea Ciuc 	20	18	1	1 	117	43 	37
2.	CSA Steaua Bucuresti 	20	17	1	2 	150	35 	35
3.	Sportul Studențesc Bucharest	20	12	0	8 	89 	70 	24
4.	CSM Dunărea Galați 	20	8 	0	12	37 	89 	16
5.	Progym Gheorgheni 	20	2 	1	17	41 	117	5
6.	Imasa Sfântu Gheorghe 	20	1 	1	18	39 	119	3
== External links ==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
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1996–97 Russian Women's Hockey League season

The 1996-97 Russian Women's Hockey League season was the second season of the national women's competition in Russia. Six teams participated in the league, and CSK VVS Moscow won the championship. The Women's Kazakh National Team played "out of competition". They were replaced by Kristallochka Saratov for the final round (the championship was played in three rounds of five games). 
==Regular season== 
Pl.	Team 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
 	CSK VVS Moscow 	15	15	0	0 	179	4 	30
 	Spartak Yekaterinburg	15	10	0	5 	61 	41 	20
 	Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk	15	9 	0	6 	57 	51 	18
4 	Spartak Moscow 	15	6 	0	9 	44 	66 	12
 	Kazakh National Team 	10	4 	0	6 	19 	34 	8
5 	Avangard Omsk 	15	0 	1	14	18 	128	1
6 	Kristallochka Saratov	5 	0 	1	4 	6 	60 	1
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1996–97 SM-liiga season

The 1996-97 SM-liiga season was the 22nd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jokerit Helsinki won the championship.
==Standings==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T 	L 	GF 	GA 	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==
===1st round===
*Karhut - Hermes Kokkola 8:2, 1:0 OT, 4:2
*Karpat - FPS Forssa 3:2, 4:3 OT, 6:0
*Haukat - Pelicans 5:3, 1:3, 2:1, 1:2, 3:2
=== 2nd round ===
{| class="wikitable"	KalPa – Haukat	KalPa – Haukat	KalPa – Haukat	KalPa – Haukat
15. March 	KalPa 	Haukat 	6-4 	
16. March 	Haukat 	KalPa 	1-2 OT 	
18. March 	KalPa 	Haukat 	5-4 OT 	
KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.	
=== 3rd round ===
KalPa – Kärpät	KalPa – Kärpät	KalPa – Kärpät	KalPa – Kärpät
28. March 	KalPa 	Kärpät 	5-1
26. March 	Kärpät 	KalPa 	1-2 OT
25. March 	KalPa 	Kärpät 	5-4 OT
KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.	KalPa won 3:0.
==External links==
* SM-liiga official website
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1996–97 Scottish Cup

The 1996-97 Scottish Cup was won by the Paisley Pirates, who defeated the Fife Flyers in the final to claim the title.
Only two teams participated in the tournament, as Ayr was considered an overly-strong opposition. On the other hand, Murrayfield and Dumfries were considered too weak, which only left Fife and Paisley to contest the cup.
==Final==
*Fife Flyers 4 - Paisley Pirates 8 (3:2, 1:2, 0:4)
==Sources==
*Ice Hockey Annual 1997/98
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Category:1997 in ice hockey
1996–97 Serbian Hockey League season

The Serbian Hockey League Season for 1996-1997 was the sixth season of the league. Five teams participated. KHK Crvenza Zvezda won in the end. This was the first season in which HK Taš participated.
==Teams==
*HK Partizan
*KHK Crvena Zvezda
*HK Vojvodina
*HK Spartak Subotica
*HK Taš
==Regular season standings==
Rk	Team 	GP	W	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1.	KHK Crvena Zvezda	12	9	1	2 	89 	48 	19
2.	HK Vojvodina 	12	9	0	3 	103	37 	18
3.	HK Partizan 	12	8	0	4 	97 	71 	16
4.	HK Taš 	12	2	1	9 	58 	90 	3
4.	HK Spartak 	12	1	0	11	38 	100	2
==Playoffs==
===Semifinals===
*Crvena Zvezda defeated Taš in a series. 3-7 4-2 5-0
*HK Vojvodina defeated Partizan in a series. 11-3 6-5
===Finals===
Red Star swept Vojvodina in the finals.
*Game 1 - 6-2
*Game 2 - 11-6
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