The 1996-97 German 1. Liga season was divided into two groups (North and the Hacker-Pschorr-Liga) and won by EHC Neuwied.
1. Liga North
First round
|
Club
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
1. |
EHC Neuwied |
26 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
155:73 |
38
|
2. |
EC Bad Nauheim |
26 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
107:71 |
38
|
3. |
ETC Timmendorfer Strand |
26 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
153:74 |
37
|
4. |
ESC Moskitos Essen |
26 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
130:92 |
36
|
5. |
EC Hannover Turtles (A) |
26 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
115:98 |
31
|
6. |
EHC Trier |
26 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
124:102 |
28
|
7. |
Herner EV |
26 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
91:98 |
27
|
8. |
Grefrather EV (N) |
26 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
121:124 |
24
|
9. |
Iserlohner EC |
26 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
112:115 |
23
|
10. |
EV Duisburg |
26 |
9 |
3 |
14 |
95:98 |
21
|
11. |
EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen |
26 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
86:104 |
21
|
12. |
REV Bremerhaven (N) |
26 |
5 |
2 |
19 |
106:154 |
12
|
13. |
Königsborner EC (N) |
26 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
81:273 |
2
|
Final round
|
Club
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
1. |
EHC Neuwied |
18 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
93:47 |
27
|
2. |
EV Duisburg |
18 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
94:58 |
24
|
3. |
ESC Moskitos Essen |
18 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
75:57 |
24
|
4. |
EC Bad Nauheim |
18 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
61:60 |
20
|
5. |
EC Hannover Turtles (A) |
18 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
85:84 |
20
|
6. |
ETC Timmendorfer Strand |
18 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
91:58 |
19
|
7. |
Iserlohner EC |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
63:65 |
17
|
8. |
EHC Trier |
18 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
42:67 |
13
|
9. |
Grefrather EV (N) |
18 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
55:92 |
11
|
10. |
Herner EV |
18 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
45:116 |
5
|
Hacker-Pschorr-Liga
|
Club
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
1. |
EC Bad Tölz |
50 |
28 |
13 |
9 |
265:190 |
69
|
2. |
Heilbronner EC |
50 |
30 |
8 |
12 |
237:157 |
68
|
3. |
TSV Erding |
50 |
30 |
6 |
14 |
232:171 |
66
|
4. |
EHC Freiburg |
50 |
30 |
4 |
16 |
235:179 |
64
|
5. |
EV Landsberg |
50 |
29 |
4 |
17 |
254:199 |
62
|
6. |
ERC Selb |
50 |
23 |
13 |
14 |
200:198 |
59
|
7. |
Deggendorfer EC |
50 |
21 |
15 |
14 |
212:192 |
57
|
8. |
ETC Crimmitschau |
50 |
23 |
10 |
17 |
217:189 |
56
|
9. |
ES Weisswasser (A) |
50 |
22 |
11 |
17 |
173:145 |
55
|
10. |
SC Riessersee (A) |
50 |
22 |
9 |
19 |
200:167 |
53
|
11. |
1. EV Weiden |
50 |
22 |
9 |
19 |
209:194 |
53
|
12. |
ERC Ingolstadt (N) |
50 |
19 |
7 |
24 |
191:206 |
45
|
13. |
ERC Sonthofen (N) |
50 |
16 |
12 |
22 |
181:216 |
44
|
14. |
EHC Straubing |
50 |
16 |
9 |
25 |
196:216 |
41
|
15. |
EC Peiting |
50 |
15 |
2 |
22 |
154:232 |
32
|
16. |
TuS Geretsried |
50 |
10 |
9 |
31 |
156:242 |
29
|
17. |
EV Ravensburg (N) |
50 |
10 |
7 |
33 |
175:274 |
27
|
18. |
EHC Klostersee |
50 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
170:290 |
20
|
Playoffs
1/8 finals
Quarterfinals
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
TSV Erding |
– |
Deggendorfer EC |
2:0 |
3:0 |
5:2 |
–
|
EHC Neuwied |
– |
EHC Freiburg |
2:1 |
5:2 |
2:5 |
6:3
|
EC Bad Tölz |
– |
EC Bad Nauheim |
0:2 |
1:10 |
0:1 |
–
|
Heilbronner EC |
– |
Moskitos Essen |
2:1 |
8:4 |
2:3 |
5:3
|
Semifinals
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
EHC Neuwied |
– |
Heilbronner EC |
2:0 |
5:4 |
5:4 OT |
–
|
TSV Erding |
– |
EC Bad Nauheim |
2:1 |
6:2 |
3:5 |
7:2
|
Final
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
EHC Neuwied |
– |
TSV Erding |
2:0 |
11:3 |
4:2 |
–
|
Alpen-Cup
DEB-Ligapokal
1. Liga North - Qualification
1. Liga North - Promotion round
1st round
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen |
– |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
2:0 |
6:1 |
4:1 |
–
|
Braunlager EHC/Harz |
– |
Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
2:0 |
7:3 |
5:2 |
–
|
REV Bremerhaven |
– |
Adendorfer EC |
2:1 |
6:5 |
3:6 |
9:2
|
Limburger EG |
– |
ASV Hamm |
0:2 |
5:7 |
2:6 |
–
|
2nd round
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen |
– |
Braunlager EHC/Harz |
2:1 |
6:3 |
4:7 |
12:5
|
REV Bremerhaven |
– |
ASV Hamm |
2:1 |
6:4 |
1:7 |
7:4
|
Hacker-Pschorr-Liga - Promotion round
1st round
2nd round
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
1. EV Weiden |
– |
EC Peiting |
2:0 |
5:3 |
5:4 |
–
|
EHC Straubing |
– |
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen |
1:2 |
6:3 |
1:5 |
3:4
|
ERC Ingolstadt |
– |
ERSC Amberg |
2:1 |
5:1 |
2:4 |
3:1
|
ERC Sonthofen |
– |
EV Regensburg |
2:0 |
6:4 |
5:1 |
–
|
3rd round
|
|
|
Series |
1 |
2 |
3
|
EHC Straubing |
– |
EC Peiting |
0:2 |
3:5 |
2:4 |
–
|
ERSC Amberg |
– |
EV Regensburg |
2:0 |
5:2 |
4:1 |
–
|