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

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First round

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Swindon IceLords 56 47 9 0 436:169 94
2. Solihull Blaze 56 41 12 3 389:219 85
3. Slough Jets 56 39 14 3 316:171 81
4. Guildford Flames 56 35 19 2 310:217 72
5. Kingston Hawks 56 28 28 0 305:269 56
6. Telford Tigers 56 19 35 2 303:313 40
7. Medway Bears 56 12 43 1 231:464 25
8. Peterborough Pirates 56 3 52 1 173:641 7

Final round

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Swindon IceLords 8 6 2 0 38:23 12
2. Slough Jets 8 4 3 1 29:30 9
3. Kingston Hawks 8 4 4 0 26:34 8
4. Guildford Flames 8 3 4 1 36:38 7
5. Telford Tigers 8 3 4 1 35:39 7

Playoffs

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3rd place game

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Final

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Northern Premier League

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First round

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Fife Flyers 36 33 0 3 315:130 66
2. Paisley Pirates 36 26 0 10 316:144 52
3. Whitley Bay Warriors 36 23 0 13 236:200 46
4. Blackburn Hawks 36 15 1 20 207:240 31
5. Dumfries Vikings 36 12 1 23 171:271 25
6. Murrayfield Royals 36 9 1 26 168:260 19
7. Castlereagh Knights 36 6 1 29 156:324 13

Playoffs

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Group A

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Fife Flyers 6 5 0 1 83:26 10
2. Whitley Bay Warriors 6 5 0 1 70:35 10
3. Dumfries Vikings 6 1 0 5 31:56 2
4. Castlereagh Knights 6 1 0 5 27:94 2

Group B

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Paisley Pirates 4 4 0 0 40:24 8
2. Blackburn Hawks 4 1 1 2 25:27 3
3. Murrayfield Royals 4 0 1 3 17:31 1

Final

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Club GP W T L Goals Pts
1. Fife Flyers 6 5 0 1 50:16 11
2. Paisley Pirates 6 4 1 1 46:33 9
3. Whitley Bay Warriors 6 2 0 4 34:39 4
4. Blackburn Hawks 6 0 0 6 30:72 0

Inter-League Final

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