SM-sarja (W) Standings 1996-97
SM-sarja (W) (Auroraliiga)
1996-1997
1996-1997 Season
Kärpät finished first in the 1996-97 SM-sarja (W) standings with 35 points. Kiekko-Espoo (34 points) and Shakers (29 points) followed.
1996-97 SM-sarja (W) Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/- | TP | PPG | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Qualification (Alkusarja) | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Kiekko-Espoo | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 80 | 26 | 54 | 25 | 1.79 | Final group |
| 2. | JyP HT | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 86 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 1.50 | Final group |
| 3. | Ilves | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | - | - | 63 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 1.43 | Final group |
| 4. | Shakers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 74 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 1.21 | Final group |
| 5. | Kärpät | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 75 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 1.21 | Final group |
| 6. | TPS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | - | - | 20 | 99 | -79 | 6 | 0.43 | Final group |
| 7. | KalPa | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | 11 | 81 | -70 | 4 | 0.29 | Relegated |
| 8. | Kiekko-Karhut | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | 21 | 91 | -70 | 2 | 0.14 | Saved in relegation |
| Regular season (Runkosarja) | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Kärpät | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 121 | 56 | 65 | 35 | 1.46 | Bronze game loss  |
| 2. | Kiekko-Espoo | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 121 | 48 | 73 | 34 | 1.42 | Bronze game win |
| 3. | JyP HT | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 123 | 62 | 61 | 3 | 0.13 | Champion |
| 4. | Shakers | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 114 | 54 | 60 | 29 | 1.21 | Final loss |
| 5. | Ilves | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 106 | 51 | 55 | 29 | 1.21 | Did not make playoffs |
| 6. | TPS | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | - | - | 25 | 199 | -174 | 6 | 0.25 | Did not make playoffs |