1996–97 Croatian Ice Hockey League season explained

The 1996–97 Croatian Ice Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Croatia. Four teams participated in the league, and KHL Medveščak Zagreb won the championship.

Regular season

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.		10	8	2	0	87:28	18
2.		11	6	3	2	92:32	15
3.		12	4	1	7	66:77	9
4.		9	0	0	9	20:128	0

Playoffs

Semifinals

• KHL Medveščak Zagreb – INA Sisak 2:0 (37:2, 5:0 Forfeit)
• KHL Zagreb – KHL Mladost Zagreb 2:1 (3:2, 2:4, 6:4)

Final

• KHL Medveščak Zagreb – KHL Zagreb 3:0 (7:0, 4:2, 3:2)