1st league (Czech Republic) 1996/97

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Master: HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary
Newcomers: HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary
Relegated: SK Karviná
HC Baník Sokolov
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The 1996/97 season was the fourth regular staging of the first division , the second Czech ice hockey division . The two first placed HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary and HC Kralupy nad Vltavou qualified for the Extraliga relegation , in which both teams failed. Later, Karlovy Vary managed to rise through the acquisition of the HC Olomouc Extraliga license . The SK Karviná and the HC Baník Sokolov relegated to the 2nd division.

mode

In the main round, each team played against each opponent four times and played a total of 52 games. The two first placed qualified for the Extraliga relegation, the two last placed had to play in the relegation to stay up. For the remaining ten teams, the season ended prematurely. Each team received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat after normal time.

Main round

Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

club Sp S. U N Gates Points
1. HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary 52 29 13 10 186: 125 71
2. HC Kralupy nad Vltavou 52 26th 14th 12 170: 120 66
3. IHC Písek 52 26th 11 15th 185: 137 63
4th HC Kometa Brno 52 23 11 18th 165: 146 57
5. HC Berounští Medvědi 52 22nd 10 20th 170: 162 54
6th HC Přerov 52 20th 13 19th 142: 144 53
7th BK Havlíčkův Brod 52 22nd 8th 22nd 153: 141 52
8th. TJ Slovan Jindřichův Hradec 52 22nd 7th 23 142: 163 51
9. HC Liberec 52 18th 14th 20th 144: 155 51
10. HC Femax Havířov 52 20th 9 23 161: 161 49
11. HC Prostějov 52 17th 12 23 165: 176 46
12. HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem 52 19th 6th 27 147: 200 44
13. SK Karviná 52 13 11 28 153: 180 37
14th HC Baník Sokolov 52 15th 5 32 129: 202 35

Relegation

In the relegation, both 1st division participants lost to their opponents in the best-of-seven series with a sweep and were relegated.

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