The 1996–97 Elitserien season was the 22nd season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Färjestads BK won the championship.
| 1996–97 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elitserien |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 17 September 1996 – 9 March 1997 |
| Regular season | |
| League champion | Leksands IF |
| Season MVP | Jörgen Jönsson (Färjestad BK) |
| Top scorer | Juha Riihijärvi (Malmö IF) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Färjestad BK |
| Runners-up | Luleå HF |
Standings
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leksands IF | 50 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 166 | 132 | 63 |
| 2. | Luleå HF | 50 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 150 | 121 | 60 |
| 3. | Färjestads BK | 50 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 148 | 132 | 60 |
| 4. | Djurgårdens IF | 50 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 186 | 135 | 59 |
| 5. | AIK | 50 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 149 | 131 | 56 |
| 6. | HV 71 Jönköping | 50 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 178 | 159 | 53 |
| 7. | Västra Frölunda | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 134 | 133 | 51 |
| 8 | Malmö IF | 50 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 171 | 154 | 50 |
| 9. | Brynäs IF | 50 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 155 | 144 | 50 |
| 10. | Modo Hockey | 50 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 136 | 167 | 40 |
| 11. | Södertälje SK | 50 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 122 | 179 | 37 |
| 12. | Västerås IK | 50 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 133 | 241 | 21 |
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Finale | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Leksands IF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Malmö IF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Leksands IF | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | HV 71 Jönköping | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Luleå HF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | AIK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | AIK | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Luleå HF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Luleå HF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Västra Frölunda | 0 | ||||||||||||