National League B (ice hockey) 1996/97
| National League B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ◄ previous | 1996/97 season | next ► | |
| Master: | SC Herisau | ||
| Newcomers: | SC Herisau | ||
| Relegated: | HC Ajoie | ||
| ↑ NLA | • NLB | |||
The 1996/97 season was the 50th regular staging of the National League B , the second highest Swiss league in ice hockey .
Main round
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 22nd | 17th | 0 | 5 | 114: 60 | 34 |
| 2. | HC Thurgau | 22nd | 16 | 2 | 4th | 109: 55 | 34 |
| 3. | SC Herisau | 22nd | 13 | 0 | 9 | 89: 70 | 26th |
| 4th | SC Langnau | 22nd | 11 | 3 | 8th | 98: 71 | 25th |
| 5. | EHC Chur | 22nd | 11 | 3 | 8th | 108: 95 | 25th |
| 6th | HC Martigny | 22nd | 11 | 3 | 8th | 91: 94 | 25th |
| 7th | HC Lausanne | 22nd | 10 | 3 | 9 | 101: 100 | 23 |
| 8th. | EHC Biel | 22nd | 9 | 4th | 9 | 97: 93 | 22nd |
| 9. | Genève-Servette HC | 22nd | 8th | 1 | 13 | 82: 100 | 17th |
| 10. | EHC Olten | 22nd | 6th | 2 | 14th | 64: 114 | 14th |
| 11. | HC Lucerne | 22nd | 4th | 3 | 15th | 49: 91 | 11 |
| 12. | HC Ajoie | 22nd | 4th | 0 | 18th | 55: 114 | 8th |
Final round
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Thurgau | 20th | 11 | 2 | 7th | 84: 59 | 41 |
| 2. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 20th | 10 | 3 | 7th | 76: 56 | 40 |
| 3. | SC Langnau | 20th | 12 | 2 | 6th | 87: 67 | 39 |
| 4th | SC Herisau | 20th | 7th | 3 | 10 | 67: 85 | 30th |
| 5. | HC Lausanne | 20th | 7th | 3 | 10 | 72: 90 | 29 |
| 6th | HC Martigny | 20th | 6th | 1 | 13 | 88: 117 | 26th |
Qualifying round
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EHC Chur | 20th | 12 | 2 | 6th | 84:72 | 39 |
| 2. | EHC Biel | 20th | 13 | 1 | 6th | 82:56 | 38 |
| 3. | EHC Olten | 20th | 9 | 3 | 8th | 82:72 | 28 |
| 4th | Genève-Servette HC | 20th | 7th | 5 | 8th | 81:78 | 28 |
| 5. | HC Lucerne | 20th | 7th | 3 | 10 | 59:72 | 23 |
| 6th | HC Ajoie | 20th | 4th | 2 | 14th | 55:93 | 14th |
Playoffs
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| HC Thurgau | 3 | |||||||||
| EHC Biel | 2 | |||||||||
| SC Herisau | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Thurgau | 0 | |||||||||
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | |||||||||
| EHC Chur | 0 | |||||||||
| SC Herisau | 3 | |||||||||
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1 | |||||||||
| SC Langnau | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Martigny | 1 | |||||||||
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | |||||||||
| SC Langnau | 1 | |||||||||
| SC Herisau | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Lausanne | 1 | |||||||||
Relegation
First round
- Genève-Servette HC - HC Ajoie 3: 2 (3: 7, 5: 3, 0: 5 rating, 5: 2, 4: 3)
- EHC Olten - HC Luzern 3: 1 (3: 2, 1: 5, 2: 1, 4: 2)
Second round
- HC Luzern - HC Ajoie 3: 1 (1: 6, 1: 0, 8: 2, 3: 0)
Web links
- Championnat de Suisse 1996/97 at hockeyarchives.info (French)