1996–97 Nationale 1A season

French professional ice hockey season The 1996–97 Nationale 1A season was the 76th season of the Nationale 1A, the top level of ice hockey in France. Eight teams participated in the league, and Albatros de Brest won their second league title. Club des Sports de Megève, Gap Hockey Club, and Image Club d'Epinal were relegated to the Nationale 1B. First round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Hockey Club de Reims 22 20 0 2 143 47 40 2. Albatros de Brest 22 19 1 2 171 58 39 3. Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 22 16 2 4 128 62 34 4. Dragons de Rouen 22 16 1 5 137 62 33 5. HC Amiens Somme 22 13 2 7 118 62 28 6. Ducs d'Angers 22 11 2 9 108 89 24 7. Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 22 9 3 10 111 101 21 8. Lyon Hockey Club 22 6 3 13 75 120 15 9. Gap Hockey Club 22 4 1 17 66 132 9 10. Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎ 22 4 1 17 79 164 9 11. Club des Sports de Megève 22 4 1 17 57 147 9 12. Image Club d'Épinal 22 1 1 20 41 196 3 Second round Final round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Albatros de Brest 10 6 2 2 43 29 14 2. HC Amiens Somme 10 6 1 3 36 35 13 3. Flammes Bleues de Reims 10 5 1 4 30 32 11 4. Dragons de Rouen 10 4 2 4 36 28 10 5. Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 10 3 3 4 32 31 9 6. Ducs d'Angers 10 1 1 7 26 48 3 Qualification round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 7. Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎ 10 8 0 2 49 29 16 8. Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 10 7 0 3 69 31 14 9. Lyon Hockey Club 10 6 0 4 51 40 12 10. Gap Hockey Club 10 4 2 4 41 45 10 11. Club des Sports de Megève 10 2 2 6 47 57 6 12. Image Club d'Épinal 10 1 0 9 36 91 2 Playoffs Albatros de Brest 3 Bordeaux 1 Dragons de Rouen 2 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 3 HC Amiens Somme 3 Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎ 0 Hockey Club de Reims 3 Ducs d'Angers 0 Albatros de Brest 3 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 0 HC Amiens Somme 3 Hockey Club de Reims 1 Albatros de Brest 3 HC Amiens Somme 0 Hockey Club de Reims 0 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 3 Third yes no Relegation round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Lyon Hockey Club 6 4 1 1 29 19 9 2. Club des Sports de Megève 6 4 0 2 34 18 8 3. Gap Hockey Club 6 3 1 2 34 21 7 4. Image Club d'Épinal 6 0 0 6 17 56 0 External links Season on hockeyarchives.info France Category:1996–97 in French ice hockey Category:Ligue Magnus seasons