1996–97 I-Divisioona season

The 1996–97 I-Divisioona season was the 23rd season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 16 teams participated in the league, and Karhut won the championship. The top six teams from the final round qualified for the promotion and relegation round of the SM-liiga. Final round Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts 1. Karhut 44 26711194:14959 2. Kärpät Oulu 44 26414196:15456 3. Pelicans Lahti 44 26315168:11955 4. Haukat Järvenpää 44 25514180:14255 5. FPS Forssa 44 26216178:11654 6. Hermes Kokkola 44 21716161:15549 7. Ahmat Hyvinkää 44 20717153:13747 8. TuTo Hockey 44 19322182:15641 Qualification round Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts 9. SaPKo Savonlinna 44 25613172:14456 10. Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki 44 23318166:14449 11. Kiekko-67 Turku 44 19619135:13744 12. Titaanit Kotka 44 19322153:15841 13. PiTa Helsinki 44 15128142:17831 14. Koo-Vee 44 13427137:19930 15. KooKoo Kouvola 44 8333117:24219 16. Ketterä Imarta 44 8234135:23918 Relegation Kiekko-67 Turku - Vaasan Sport 1:2 (5:3, 2:7, 1:2 OT) Diskos Jyväskylä - Titaanit Kotka 2:1 (5:3, 1:2, 4:1) External links Season on hockeyarchives.info Category:I-Divisioona seasons Fin 2