Ice Hockey National League (Austria) 1996/97
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The 1996/97 season of the Austrian national ice hockey league was played with fourteen teams. The defending champion was EC Kitzbühel from the major league season held last year , which had served as the second division instead of the national league. The new champion was the EHC Lustenau , which, however, did not make use of its right to promotion to the Bundesliga .
Participant and mode
The pre-season field of ten teams has been expanded to fourteen teams for the current season. The UEC Mödling and SC Kufstein were to be reported as departures . New additions were EHC Lustenau , who had voluntarily relegated from the Bundesliga for financial reasons and for the same reasons renounced promotion after winning the championship, as well as SC Hohenems , EK Zell am See , EV Zeltweg (was the last to leave the Bundesliga relegated), the UEHV Gmunden and the Union EC Eisenstadt . The latter brought one of the rare appearances of a Burgenland team in one of the professional ice hockey leagues in Austria.
The clubs initially played a simple round-trip round in two groups of seven teams each. The three best-placed teams then determined the order for the quarter-finals in a qualifying round. The playoffs were then played consistently in best-of-three mode.
Basic round
Table group west
| space | team | GP | W. | T | L. | GF: GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Lustenau | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100: 37 | 23 |
| 2 | EC Kitzbühel | 12 | 8th | 0 | 4th | 62:54 | 16 |
| 3 | AST Silz | 12 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 69:59 | 14th |
| 4th | SC Hohenems | 12 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 45:59 | 12 |
| 5 | HC Innsbruck | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 45:51 | 10 |
| 6th | 1. EC Wattens Penguins | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8th | 43:73 | 7th |
| 7th | EK Zell am See | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 37:68 | 2 |
Table group east
| space | team | GP | W. | T | L. | GF: GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Fischerbräu Vienna | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 79:26 | 21st |
| 2 | DEK Klagenfurt | 12 | 8th | 2 | 2 | 62:29 | 18th |
| 3 | EV Zeltweg | 12 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 45:44 | 14th |
| 4th | EHC Black Wings Linz | 12 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 44:41 | 12 |
| 5 | EHC Donaustadt | 12 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 40:55 | 10 |
| 6th | Union EC Eisenstadt | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 36:50 | 9 |
| 7th | UEHV Gmunden | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36:97 | 0 |
Qualifying round
| space | team | GP | W. | T | L. | GF: GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Fischerbräu Vienna | 10 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 40:15 | 17th |
| 2 | AST Silz | 10 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 52:41 | 15th |
| 3 | EHC Lustenau | 10 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 54:31 | 13 |
| 4th | DEK Schellander | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6th | 40:40 | 7th |
| 5 | EC Kitzbühel | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7th | 47:69 | 5 |
| 6th | EV Zeltweg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 24:61 | 3 |
Playoffs
Quarter finals
| series | was standing | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEK Klagenfurt - EC Kitzbühel | 2: 1 | 9: 4 | 2: 4 | 8: 6 |
| EHC Lustenau - EV Zeltweg | 2-0 | 11: 1 | 4: 1 | |
| EHC Fischerbräu - Union EC Eisenstadt | 2-0 | 8: 4 | 12: 1 | |
| AST Silz - SC Hohenems | 2-0 | 8: 1 | 5: 2 |
Semifinals
| series | was standing | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Fischerbräu - DEK Klagenfurt | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 6: 5 n.p. | 7: 3 |
| AST Silz - EHC Lustenau | 0: 2 | 3: 9 | 6:10 |
final
| series | was standing | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Fischerbräu - EHC Lustenau | 1: 2 | 7: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 4 |
The EHC Lustenau won the final series with 2-1 wins, but for financial reasons decided not to move up to the Bundesliga.
Squad of the national league champions
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National league champion EHC Lustenau |
Goalkeeper: Christian Fend Defender: Michael Rossi Attackers: Siegfried Haberl , Timo Nussbaumer, Ray Podloski , Maximilian Squillace Head coach: |