<page_title> List of Dallas Stars seasons </page_title> <table> <cell> 1996–97 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central <col_header> Division </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1st <col_header> Finish </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1996–97 Dallas Stars season was the fourth National Hockey League season and clinched the first Central Division title for Dallas.