The 1996–97 Eredivisie season was the 37th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.
Regular season
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heerenveen Flyers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 24 | 26 |
| 2. | Nijmegen Tigers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 33 | 22 |
| 3. | Tilburg Trappers | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 34 | 21 |
| 4. | Eaters Geleen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 64 | 11* |
| 5. | Eindhoven Kemphanen | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 59 | 10 |
| 6. | Phantoms Deurne | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 89 | 10 |
| 7. | Utrecht Rheem Racers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 81 | 8 |
| 8. | Dordrecht Lions | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 120 | 2 |
(* The Eaters Geleen had two points deducted)
Final round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nijmegen Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 10 |
| 2. | Tilburg Trappers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| 3. | Heerenveen Flyers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 4. | Eaters Geleen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 2 |
Playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Nijmegen Tigers | 4 | |||||
| Eaters Geleen | 0 | |||||
| Nijmegen Tigers | 4 | |||||
| Tilburg Trappers | 1 | |||||
| Tilburg Trappers | 4 | |||||
| Heerenveen Flyers | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| not played | ||||||