Eliteserien (Norway) 1996/97
| Elite series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ◄ previous | 1996/97 season | next ► | |
| Master: | Storhamar ishockey | ||
| Relegated: | Hasle-Løren Idrettslag | ||
| • Elite series | |||
The 1996/97 season was the 58th season of the Eliteserien , the highest Norwegian ice hockey division . Champion was for the third time in the club's history Storhamar Ishockey . Hasle-Løren Idrettslag was relegated to the second division.
mode
In the main round, each of the ten teams played a total of 36 games. The eight best-placed teams qualified for the playoffs in which the champions were played out. The penultimate of the main round had to compete in the relegation against the runner-up in the second division, while the last place in the main round was relegated directly to the second division. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Main round
- table
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Storhamar ishockey | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 222: 58 | 68 |
| 2. | Vålerenga ishockey | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 215: 99 | 54 |
| 3. | Trondheim IK | 36 | 22nd | 2 | 12 | 143: 107 | 46 |
| 4th | Frisk Asker | 36 | 21st | 1 | 14th | 170: 123 | 43 |
| 5. | Starry | 36 | 20th | 2 | 14th | 153: 133 | 42 |
| 6th | Lillehammer IK | 36 | 17th | 3 | 16 | 159: 160 | 37 |
| 7th | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21st | 127: 179 | 28 |
| 8th. | Lørenskog IK | 36 | 8th | 1 | 27 | 115: 216 | 17th |
| 9. | Furuset IF | 36 | 6th | 3 | 27 | 96: 211 | 15th |
| 10. | Hasle-Løren Idrettslag | 36 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 88: 232 | 10 |
Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Playoffs
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Storhamar ishockey | 3 | |||||||||
| Lørenskog IK | 0 | |||||||||
| Storhamar ishockey | 3 | |||||||||
| Starry | 0 | |||||||||
| Trondheim IK | 1 | |||||||||
| Starry | 3 | |||||||||
| Storhamar ishockey | 3 | |||||||||
| Vålerenga ishockey | 1 | |||||||||
| Vålerenga ishockey | 3 | |||||||||
| Manglerud Star Ishockey | 2 | |||||||||
| Vålerenga ishockey | 3 | |||||||||
| Frisk Asker | 0 | |||||||||
| Frisk Asker | 3 | |||||||||
| Lillehammer IK | 0 | |||||||||
Relegation
- Furuset IF - Viking IK 2: 1 (4: 1, 5: 7, 10: 4)