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 promotion and relegation round of the SM-liiga.
Final round
edit| 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
edit| 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 Kouvola | 44 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 117:242 | 19 |
| 16. | Ketterä Imarta | 44 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 135:239 | 18 |
Relegation
edit- 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
edit- Season on hockeyarchives.info