National 1A 1996/97
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| Master: | Albatross de Brest | ||
| Relegated: |
Club des Sports de Megève Gap Hockey Club Image Club d'Épinal |
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The 1996/97 season was the 75th season of the Nationale 1A , the highest French ice hockey division . The champions were the Albatros de Brest for the second time in the club's history . The Club des Sports de Megève , Gap Hockey Club and Image Club d'Épinal were relegated to the second division.
mode
The twelve teams played 22 games each in the main round. The six top-ranked teams qualified for the final round, while the remaining six teams played a qualifying round. All six teams in the final round as well as the two first-placed teams in the qualifying round qualified for the playoffs in which the champions were played out. The other four teams in the qualifying round contested a relegation round, the first-placed team secured relegation, while the remaining three teams were relegated 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 | T | GT | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hockey Club de Reims | 22nd | 20th | 0 | 2 | 143 | 47 | 40 |
| 2. | Albatross de Brest | 22nd | 19th | 1 | 2 | 171 | 58 | 39 |
| 3. | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 22nd | 16 | 2 | 4th | 128 | 62 | 34 |
| 4th | Dragons de Rouen | 22nd | 16 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 62 | 33 |
| 5. | HC Amiens Somme | 22nd | 13 | 2 | 7th | 118 | 62 | 28 |
| 6th | Ducs d'Angers | 22nd | 11 | 2 | 9 | 108 | 89 | 24 |
| 7th | Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 | 22nd | 9 | 3 | 10 | 111 | 101 | 21st |
| 8th. | Lyon Hockey Club | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 13 | 75 | 120 | 15th |
| 9. | Gap Hockey Club | 22nd | 4th | 1 | 17th | 66 | 132 | 9 |
| 10. | Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey | 22nd | 4th | 1 | 17th | 79 | 164 | 9 |
| 11. | Club des Sports de Megève | 22nd | 4th | 1 | 17th | 57 | 147 | 9 |
| 12. | Image Club d'Épinal | 22nd | 1 | 1 | 20th | 41 | 196 | 3 |
Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Second phase of the season
Final round
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albatross de Brest | 10 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 14th |
| 2. | HC Amiens Somme | 10 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 13 |
| 3. | Flammes Bleues de Reims | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 30th | 32 | 11 |
| 4th | Dragons de Rouen | 10 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 36 | 28 | 10 |
| 5. | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 32 | 31 | 9 |
| 6th | Ducs d'Angers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 26th | 48 | 3 |
Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Qualifying round
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey | 10 | 8th | 0 | 2 | 49 | 29 | 16 |
| 8th. | Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 | 10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 69 | 31 | 14th |
| 9. | Lyon Hockey Club | 10 | 6th | 0 | 4th | 51 | 40 | 12 |
| 10. | Gap Hockey Club | 10 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 41 | 45 | 10 |
| 11. | Club des Sports de Megève | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6th | 47 | 57 | 6th |
| 12. | Image Club d'Épinal | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 91 | 2 |
Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Playoffs
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Albatross de Brest | 3 | |||||||||
| Bordeaux | 1 | |||||||||
| Albatross de Brest | 3 | |||||||||
| Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 0 | |||||||||
| Dragons de Rouen | 2 | |||||||||
| Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 3 | |||||||||
| Albatross de Brest | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Amiens Somme | 0 | |||||||||
| HC Amiens Somme | 3 | |||||||||
| Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey | 0 | |||||||||
| HC Amiens Somme | 3 | |||||||||
| Hockey Club de Reims | 1 | |||||||||
| Hockey Club de Reims | 3 | |||||||||
| Ducs d'Angers | 0 | |||||||||
Relegation round
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyon Hockey Club | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19th | 9 |
| 2. | Club des Sports de Megève | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 34 | 18th | 8th |
| 3. | Gap Hockey Club | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 21st | 7th |
| 4th | Image Club d'Épinal | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 17th | 56 | 0 |
Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Web links
- National 1A 1996/97 at hockeyarchives.info (French)