1996–97 Eliteserien season

{{short description|Norwegian ice hockey season}}

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The 1996–97 Eliteserien season was the 58th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Storhamar Ishockey won the championship.

Regular season

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! width="200" | Club

! width="30" | GP

! width="30" | W

! width="30" | T

! width="30" | L

! width="70" | GF–GA

! width="70" | Pts

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| 1.

align="left"| Storhamar Ishockey363321222:5868
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| 2.

align="left"| Vålerenga Ishockey362709215:9954
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| 3.

align="left"| Trondheim IK3622212143:10746
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| 4.

align="left"| Frisk Asker3621114170:12343
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| 5.

align="left"| Stjernen3620214153:13342
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| 6.

align="left"| Lillehammer IK3617316159:16037
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| 7.

align="left"| Manglerud Star Ishockey3613221127:17928
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| 8.

align="left"| Lørenskog IK368127115:21617
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| 9.

align="left"| Furuset IF36632796:21115
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| 10.

align="left"| Hasle-Løren Idrettslag36503188:23210

Playoffs

{{Round8

||Storhamar Ishockey|3|Lørenskog IK|0

||Trondheim IK|1|Stjernen|3

||Vålerenga Ishockey|3|Manglerud Star Ishockey|2

||Frisk Asker|3|Lillehammer IK|0

||Storhamar Ishockey|3|Stjernen|0

||Vålerenga Ishockey|3|Frisk Asker|0

||Storhamar Ishockey|3|Vålerenga Ishockey|1

|3rdplace=no|color=no|

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Relegation