OGQ Standings 1996-97
1996-1997
1996-1997 Season
Switzerland Olympics finished first in the 1996-97 OGQ standings with 14 points. Great Britain Olympics (13 points) and Belarus Olympics (8 points) followed.
1996-97 OGQ Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/- | TP | PPG | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Olympic Qualification - Group A | |||||||||||||
| 1. |  Germany Olympics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 | Qualification |
| 2. |  Slovakia Olympics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | Qualification |
| 3. |  Switzerland Olympics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 | 1.00 | Qualification loss  |
| 4. |  Ukraine Olympics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 1 | 0.33 | - |
| Final Olympic Qualification - Group B | |||||||||||||
| 1. |  Belarus Olympics | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | Qualification |
| 2. |  Kazakhstan Olympics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | Qualification |
| 3. |  Austria Olympics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 | 0.67 | Qualification |
| 4. |  Norway Olympics | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 0.67 | - |
| Pre-Qualification Group A | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Switzerland Olympics | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 1.75 | Promoted |
| 2. |  Great Britain Olympics | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1.63 | - |
| 3. |  Denmark Olympics | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 23 | 28 | -5 | 7 | 0.88 | - |
| 4. |  Slovenia Olympics | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | - |
| 5. |  Netherlands Olympics | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 8 | 55 | -47 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| Pre-Qualification Group B | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Ukraine Olympics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 51 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 1.75 | Promoted |
| 2. |  Poland Olympics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1.75 | - |
| 3. |  Romania Olympics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 4 | 1.00 | - |
| 4. |  Bulgaria Olympics | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 40 | -33 | 2 | 0.50 | - |
| 5. |  Yugoslavia Olympics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | 8 | 48 | -40 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| Pre-Qualification Group C | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Belarus Olympics | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 54 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 2.00 | Promoted |
| 2. |  Latvia Olympics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 53 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 1.50 | - |
| 3. |  Hungary Olympics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 31 | -12 | 4 | 1.00 | - |
| 4. |  Estonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 41 | -27 | 2 | 0.50 | - |
| 5. |  Lithuania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | 8 | 66 | -58 | 0 | 0.00 | - |