1996–97 British National League season

The 1996–97 British National League season was the first season of the British National League, the second level of ice hockey in Great Britain. The Swindon IceLords won the Premier League and the Fife Flyers won the Northern Premier League. The Swindon IceLords won the inter-league championship. Premier League First round Club GP W L T Goals Pts 1. Swindon IceLords 56 479 0 436:16994 2. Solihull Blaze 56 4112 3 389:21985 3. Slough Jets 56 3914 3 316:17181 4. Guildford Flames 56 3519 2 310:21772 5. Kingston Hawks 56 2828 0 305:26956 6. Telford Tigers 56 1935 2 303:31340 7. Medway Bears 56 1243 1 231:46425 8. Peterborough Pirates 56 352 1 173:6417 Final round Club GP W L T Goals Pts 1. Swindon IceLords 8 62 0 38:2312 2. Slough Jets 8 43 1 29:309 3. Kingston Hawks 8 44 0 26:348 4. Guildford Flames 8 34 1 36:387 5. Telford Tigers 8 34 1 35:397 Playoffs 3rd place game Kingston Hawks - Guildford Flames 3:9, 6:4 Final Slough Jets - Swindon IceLords 4:3, 1:3 Northern Premier League First round Club GP W T L Goals Pts 1. Fife Flyers 36 3303315:13066 2. Paisley Pirates 36 26010316:14452 3. Whitley Bay Warriors 36 23013236:20046 4. Blackburn Hawks 36 15120207:24031 5. Dumfries Vikings 36 12123171:27125 6. Murrayfield Royals 36 9126168:26019 7. Castlereagh Knights 36 6129156:32413 Playoffs Group A Club GP W T L Goals Pts 1. Fife Flyers 6 50183:2610 2. Whitley Bay Warriors 6 50170:3510 3. Dumfries Vikings 6 10531:562 4. Castlereagh Knights 6 10527:942 Group B Club GP W T L Goals Pts 1. Paisley Pirates 4 40040:248 2. Blackburn Hawks 4 11225:273 3. Murrayfield Royals 4 01317:311 Final Club GP W T L Goals Pts 1. Fife Flyers 6 50150:1611 2. Paisley Pirates 6 41146:339 3. Whitley Bay Warriors 6 20434:394 4. Blackburn Hawks 6 00630:720 Inter-League Final Fife Flyers - Swindon IceLords 0:5 External links Season on hockeyarchives.info Category:British National League (1996–2005) seasons United 2