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 promition/relegation round of the SM-liiga.
Final round
|
Club |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
GF-GA |
Pts |
| 1. | Karhut | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 194:149 | 59 |
| 2. | Kärpät Oulu | 44 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 196:154 | 56 |
| 3. | Pelicans Lahti | 44 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 168:119 | 55 |
| 4. | Haukat Järvenpää | 44 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 180:142 | 55 |
| 5. | FPS Forssa | 44 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 178:116 | 54 |
| 6. | Hermes Kokkola | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 161:155 | 49 |
| 7. | Ahmat Hyvinkää | 44 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 153:137 | 47 |
| 8. | TuTo Hockey | 44 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 182:156 | 41 |
Qualification round
|
Club |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
GF-GA |
Pts |
| 9. | SaPKo Savonlinna | 44 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 172:144 | 56 |
| 10. | Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki | 44 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 166:144 | 49 |
| 11. | Kiekko-67 Turku | 44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 135:137 | 44 |
| 12. | Titaanit Kotka | 44 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 153:158 | 41 |
| 13. | PiTa Helsinki | 44 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 142:178 | 31 |
| 14. | Koo-Vee | 44 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 137:199 | 30 |
| 15. | KooKoo | 44 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 117:242 | 19 |
| 16. | Ketterä Imarta | 44 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 135:239 | 18 |
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)
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