1996–97 Elitserien season

The Elitserien season 1996/97 was the 22nd season of the Swedish Elitserien. Swedish champion for the fourth time in their history the Färjestad BK.

• 2.1 tournament tree
• 2.2 Swedish Champion

Regular Season

Mode

The twelve teams in the Elitserien contested first 50 games. During the first eight teams for the play- offs qualified, nine and ten the season was over for the teams ranked and the two had last placed in the Kvalserien to avoid relegation to the second division 's best compete. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

Play-offs

The quarterfinals and semifinals, and the final were played in the mode " Best-of -Five".

Tournament tree

Swedish Champion

Goalkeepers: Patrik Haltia, Markus Ketterer

Defender: Greger Artursson, Jonas Elofsson, Sergei Fokin, Peter Jakobsson, Roger Johansson, Atle Olsen, Henrik Rehn Berg, Thomas Rhodin

Attacker: Magnus Arvedson, Vyacheslav Buzajew, Johan Englund, Clas Eriksson, Kristian Huselius, Mathias Johansson, Jörgen Jönsson, Stefan Nilsson, Peter Nordström, Peter Ottosson, Niklas Sjökvist, Patrik Wallenberg

Head Coach: Per Bäckman