Nationalliga B (Eishockey) 1996/97
# Nationalliga B (Eishockey) 1996/97

Die Saison 1996/97 war die 50. reguläre Austragung der Nationalliga B, der zweithöchsten Schweizer Spielklasse im Eishockey.

## Hauptrunde

| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Pkt. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 114:060 | 34 |
| 2. | HC Thurgau | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 109:055 | 34 |
| 3. | SC Herisau | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 089:070 | 26 |
| 4. | SC Langnau | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 098:071 | 25 |
| 5. | EHC Chur | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 108:095 | 25 |
| 6. | HC Martigny | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 091:094 | 25 |
| 7. | HC Lausanne | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 101:100 | 23 |
| 8. | EHC Biel | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 097:093 | 22 |
| 9. | Genève-Servette HC | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 082:100 | 17 |
| 10. | EHC Olten | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 064:114 | 14 |
| 11. | HC Luzern | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 049:091 | 11 |
| 12. | HC Ajoie | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 055:114 | 8 |

## Finalrunde

| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Pkt. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | HC Thurgau | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 84:059 | 41 |
| 2. | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 76:056 | 40 |
| 3. | SC Langnau | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 87:067 | 39 |
| 4. | SC Herisau | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 67:085 | 30 |
| 5. | HC Lausanne | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 72:090 | 29 |
| 6. | HC Martigny | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 88:117 | 26 |

## Qualifikationsrunde

| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Pkt. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | EHC Chur | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 84:72 | 39 |
| 2. | EHC Biel | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 82:56 | 38 |
| 3. | EHC Olten | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 82:72 | 28 |
| 4. | Genève-Servette HC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 81:78 | 28 |
| 5. | HC Luzern | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 59:72 | 23 |
| 6. | HC Ajoie | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 55:93 | 14 |

## Playoffs

| Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Finale | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| HC Thurgau | 3 | | | | |
| EHC Biel | 2 | | | | |
| EHC Biel | 2 | SC Herisau | 3 | | |
| | | HC Thurgau | 0 | | |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3 | HC Thurgau | 0 | | |
| EHC Chur | 0 | | | | |
| EHC Chur | 0 | | | SC Herisau | 3 |
| | | | | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1 |
| SC Langnau | 3 | | | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1 |
| HC Martigny | 1 | | | | |
| HC Martigny | 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3 | | |
| | | SC Langnau | 1 | | |
| SC Herisau | 3 | SC Langnau | 1 | | |
| HC Lausanne | 1 | | | | |

## Relegation

### Erste Runde

* Genève-Servette HC – HC Ajoie 3:2 (3:7, 5:3, 0:5 Wertung, 5:2, 4:3)
* EHC Olten – HC Luzern 3:1 (3:2, 1:5, 2:1, 4:2)

### Zweite Runde

* HC Luzern – HC Ajoie 3:1 (1:6, 1:0, 8:2, 3:0)
