The 1996–97 Eliteserien season was the 40th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and Herning IK won the championship.
First round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Herning IK 27 18 3 6 144 74 39 2. Esbjerg IK 27 17 1 9 134 103 35 3. Rungsted IK 27 16 2 9 135 98 34 4. Vojens IK 27 16 2 9 131 107 34 5. Rødovre Mighty Bulls 27 11 7 9 100 99 29 6. Hvidovre Ishockey 27 13 2 12 94 96 28 7. IC Gentofte 27 11 2 14 121 137 24 8. AaB Ishockey 27 10 1 16 82 128 21 9. Frederikshavn White Hawks 27 8 2 17 92 121 18 10. Odense Bulldogs 27 4 0 23 75 145 8
Final round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Herning IK 15 12 1 2 94 36 25 2. Vojens IK 15 8 3 4 67 72 19 3. Esbjerg IK 15 8 2 5 82 57 18 4. Rungsted IK 15 6 1 8 86 70 13 5. Rødovre Mighty Bulls 15 4 0 11 60 91 8 6. Hvidovre Ishockey 15 3 1 11 46 91 7
Relegation round Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus) 1. IC Gentofte 14 12 0 2 97 37 27(3) 2. Frederikshavn White Hawks 14 11 1 2 90 34 24(1) 3. Odense Bulldogs 14 11 1 2 85 42 23(0) 4. AaB Ishockey 14 10 0 4 84 41 22(2) 5. KSF Copenhagen 14 4 1 9 41 71 12(3) 6. IK Århus 14 3 2 9 55 117 8(0) 7. Gladsaxe SF 14 2 0 12 37 83 6(2) 8. Herlev Hornets 14 1 1 12 36 99 4(1)
Playoffs
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