The 1996-97 Eredivisie season was the 37th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.
Regular season[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heerenveen Flyers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 24 | 26 |
| 2. | Nijmegen Tigers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 33 | 22 |
| 3. | Tilburg Trappers | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 34 | 21 |
| 4. | Eaters Geleen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 64 | 11* |
| 5. | Eindhoven Kemphanen | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 59 | 10 |
| 6. | Phantoms Deurne | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 89 | 10 |
| 7. | Utrecht Rheem Racers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 81 | 8 |
| 8. | Dordrecht Lions | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 120 | 2 |
(* The Eaters Geleen had two points deducted)
Final round[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nijmegen Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 10 |
| 2. | Tilburg Trappers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| 3. | Heerenveen Flyers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 4. | Eaters Geleen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 2 |
Playoffs[]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Nijmegen Tigers | 4 | |||||
| Eaters Geleen | 0 | |||||
| Nijmegen Tigers | 4 | |||||
| Tilburg Trappers | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| Tilburg Trappers | 4 | not played | ||||
| Heerenveen Flyers | 3 | |||||
Hans Teengs Gerritsen Cup[]
The Hans Teengs Gerritsen Cup was played to decide the fifth-eighth placed teams in the Eredivisie
- First round
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eindhoven Kemphanen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 10 |
| 2. | Phantoms Deurne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 6 |
| 3. | Utrecht Rheem Racers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 6 |
| 4. | Dordrecht Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 0* |
(*Dordrecht had two points deducted.)
- Semifinals
- Utrecht Rheem Racers - Phantoms Deurne 5:3, 4:3, 7:4
- Eindhoven Kemphanen - Dordrecht Lions 17:2, 15:7, 19:6
- Final
- Eindhoven Kemphanen - Utrecht Rheem Racers 5:3, 2:8, 5:4, 1:7, 7:2
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