The 1996–97 British National League season was the first season of the British National League, the second level of ice hockey in Great Britain. The Swindon IceLords won the Premier League and the Fife Flyers won the Northern Premier League. The Swindon IceLords won the inter-league championship.
Premier League
editFirst round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swindon IceLords | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 436:169 | 94 |
| 2. | Solihull Blaze | 56 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 389:219 | 85 |
| 3. | Slough Jets | 56 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 316:171 | 81 |
| 4. | Guildford Flames | 56 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 310:217 | 72 |
| 5. | Kingston Hawks | 56 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 305:269 | 56 |
| 6. | Telford Tigers | 56 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 303:313 | 40 |
| 7. | Medway Bears | 56 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 231:464 | 25 |
| 8. | Peterborough Pirates | 56 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 173:641 | 7 |
Final round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swindon IceLords | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38:23 | 12 |
| 2. | Slough Jets | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29:30 | 9 |
| 3. | Kingston Hawks | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26:34 | 8 |
| 4. | Guildford Flames | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36:38 | 7 |
| 5. | Telford Tigers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35:39 | 7 |
Playoffs
edit3rd place game
edit- Kingston Hawks - Guildford Flames 3:9, 6:4
Final
edit- Slough Jets - Swindon IceLords 4:3, 1:3
Northern Premier League
editFirst round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fife Flyers | 36 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 315:130 | 66 |
| 2. | Paisley Pirates | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 316:144 | 52 |
| 3. | Whitley Bay Warriors | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 236:200 | 46 |
| 4. | Blackburn Hawks | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 207:240 | 31 |
| 5. | Dumfries Vikings | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 171:271 | 25 |
| 6. | Murrayfield Royals | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 168:260 | 19 |
| 7. | Castlereagh Knights | 36 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 156:324 | 13 |
Playoffs
editGroup A
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fife Flyers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83:26 | 10 |
| 2. | Whitley Bay Warriors | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70:35 | 10 |
| 3. | Dumfries Vikings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31:56 | 2 |
| 4. | Castlereagh Knights | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27:94 | 2 |
Group B
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paisley Pirates | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40:24 | 8 |
| 2. | Blackburn Hawks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:27 | 3 |
| 3. | Murrayfield Royals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:31 | 1 |
Final
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fife Flyers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50:16 | 11 |
| 2. | Paisley Pirates | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46:33 | 9 |
| 3. | Whitley Bay Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34:39 | 4 |
| 4. | Blackburn Hawks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30:72 | 0 |
Inter-League Final
edit- Fife Flyers - Swindon IceLords 0:5