1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season
# 1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season

The 1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 31st season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship.

## Regular season

| | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Oji Seishi Hockey | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 152 | 92 | 48 |
| 2. | Seibu Tetsudo | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 128 | 102 | 37 |
| 3. | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 105 | 72 | 36 |
| 4. | Sapporo Snow Brand | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 78 | 116 | 22 |
| 5. | Nippon Paper Cranes | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 83 | 125 | 19 |
| 6. | Furukawa Ice Hockey Club | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 110 | 18 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oji Seishi Hockey | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Sapporo Snow Brand | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Sapporo Snow Brand | 1 | 1 | Oji Seishi Hockey | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Seibu Tetsudo | 2 |
| 2 | Seibu Tetsudo | 2 | 2 | Seibu Tetsudo | 2 |
| 3 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 0 | | | |
