1996–97 British National League season explained
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 | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 436:169 | 94 |
| 2. | | 56 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 389:219 | 85 |
| 3. | | 56 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 316:171 | 81 |
| 4. | | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 310:217 | 72 |
| 5. | | 56 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 305:269 | 56 |
| 6. | | 56 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 303:313 | 40 |
| 7. | | 56 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 231:464 | 25 |
| 8. | | 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 173:641 | 7 | |
Final round
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38:23 | 12 |
| 2. | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29:30 | 9 |
| 3. | | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26:34 | 8 |
| 4. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36:38 | 7 |
| 5. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35:39 | 7 | |
Playoffs
3rd place game
Final
Northern Premier League
First round
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 36 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 315:130 | 66 |
| 2. | | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 316:144 | 52 |
| 3. | | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 236:200 | 46 |
| 4. | | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 207:240 | 31 |
| 5. | | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 171:271 | 25 |
| 6. | | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 168:260 | 19 |
| 7. | | 36 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 156:324 | 13 | |
Playoffs
Group A
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83:26 | 10 |
| 2. | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70:35 | 10 |
| 3. | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31:56 | 2 |
| 4. | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27:94 | 2 | |
Group B
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40:24 | 8 |
| 2. | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:27 | 3 |
| 3. | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:31 | 1 | |
Final
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|
| 1. | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50:16 | 11 |
| 2. | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46:33 | 9 |
| 3. | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34:39 | 4 |
| 4. | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30:72 | 0 | |
Inter-League Final
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