title: 1996–97 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
text: # 1996–97 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
  
  The 1996–97 Meistriliiga season was the seventh season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. Five teams participated in the league, and Tartu Valk 494 won the championship.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Tartu Välk 494 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 154:57 | 36 |
  | 2. | Kreenholm Narva | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 142:69 | 34 |
  | 3. | YSK Tallinn | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 142:115 | 20 |
  | 4. | Keemik Kohtla-Järve | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 62:137 | 8 |
  | 5. | THK-88 Tallinn | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 48:170 | 2 |
  