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League Information and Facts
1996-1997 Standings
# Team GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA +/- TP Postseason
Pre-Qualification (Alkusarja)
1. Kiekko-Espoo 14 12 1 1 - - 80 26 54 25 Final group
2. JyP HT 14 10 1 3 - - 86 39 47 21 Final group
3. Ilves 14 10 0 4 - - 63 22 41 20 Final group
4. Shakers 14 8 1 5 - - 74 34 40 17 Final group
5. Kärpät 14 8 1 5 - - 75 38 37 17 Final group
6. TPS 14 3 0 11 - - 20 99 -79 6 Final group
7. KalPa 14 2 0 12 - - 11 81 -70 4 Relegated
8. Kiekko-Karhut 14 1 0 13 - - 21 91 -70 2 Saved in relegation
Regular season (Runkosarja)
1. Kärpät 24 17 1 6 - - 121 56 65 35 Bronze game loss
2. Kiekko-Espoo 24 16 2 6 - - 121 48 73 34 Bronze game win
3. JyP HT 24 16 1 7 - - 123 62 61 3 Champion
4. Shakers 24 14 1 9 - - 114 54 60 29 Final loss
5. Ilves 24 14 1 9 - - 106 51 55 29 Did not make playoffs
6. TPS 24 3 0 21 - - 25 199 -174 6 Did not make playoffs

Seasons

1980 - 1990: 82/83, 83/84, 84/85, 85/86, 86/87, 87/88, 88/89, 89/90
1990 - 2000: 90/91, 91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00
2000 - 2010: 00/01, 01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10
2010 - 2020: 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20
2020 - 2030: 20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25