1996–97 Russian Superleague season

1996–97 Russian Superleague season
LeagueRussian Superleague
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 10, 1996 – April 24, 1997
Number of teams26
First Round
Season championsHC Lada Togliatti
Final Round
Final Rnd championsHC Lada Togliatti
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsTorpedo Yaroslavl
  Runners-upHC Lada Togliatti
Russian Superleague seasons

The 1996–97 Russian Superleague season was the first season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 26 teams participated in the league, and Torpedo Yaroslavl won the championship.

First round

Western Conference

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Ak Bars Kazan 24 17 3 4 77 40 37
2. Torpedo Yaroslavl 24 16 4 4 65 31 36
3. HC CSKA Moscow 24 12 5 7 58 58 29
4. Krylya Sovetov Moscow 24 12 3 9 83 61 27
5. HC Dynamo Moscow 24 12 3 9 60 55 27
6. HC Spartak Moscow 24 11 3 10 62 63 25
7. Khimik Voskresensk 24 9 6 9 65 63 24
8. Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 24 10 4 10 47 49 24
9. Severstal Cherepovets 24 6 10 8 56 59 22
10. SKA St. Petersburg 24 7 5 12 46 59 19
11. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 24 6 4 14 47 64 16
12. Dizelist Penza 24 6 3 15 52 81 15
13. Kristall Elektrostal 24 4 3 17 44 79 11

Eastern Conference

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. HC Lada Togliatti 24 20 2 2 116 43 42
2. Rubin Tyumen 24 15 3 6 81 61 33
3. Metallurg Magnitogorsk 24 15 3 6 81 50 33
4. Avangard Omsk 24 14 3 7 75 47 31
5. Salavat Yulaev Ufa 24 14 1 9 83 58 29
6. Traktor Chelyabinsk 24 10 6 8 60 56 26
7. Kristall Saratov 24 10 1 13 76 87 21
8. Metallurg Novokuznetsk 24 8 4 12 65 81 20
9. CSK VVS Samara 24 9 1 14 65 72 19
10. HC Sibir Novosibirsk 24 8 2 14 62 106 18
11. Amur Khabarovsk 24 6 5 13 62 84 17
12. Spartak Yekaterinburg 24 6 1 17 68 104 13
13. Molot-Prikamye Perm 24 5 0 19 50 95 10

Final round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. HC Lada Togliatti 38 30 3 5 146 63 63
2. Ak Bars Kazan 38 25 5 8 113 78 55
3. Torpedo Yaroslavl 38 24 6 8 120 62 54
4. Metallurg Magnitogorsk 38 23 4 11 134 91 50
5. Avangard Omsk 38 19 7 12 126 84 45
6. HC Dynamo Moscow 38 17 7 14 105 88 41
7. Salavat Yulaev Ufa 38 17 6 15 116 97 40
8. Rubin Tyumen 38 17 5 16 114 106 39
9. Krylya Sovetov Moscow 38 17 4 17 112 105 38
10. Severstal Cherepovets 38 14 10 14 95 92 38
11. Traktor Chelyabinsk 38 13 9 16 82 95 35
12. Khimik Voskresensk 38 13 8 17 97 114 34
13. HC CSKA Moscow 38 12 10 16 83 104 34
14. Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 38 12 9 17 65 85 33
15. Kristall Saratov 38 14 4 20 102 125 32
16. CSK VVS Samara 38 14 4 20 85 114 32
17. HC Spartak Moscow 38 13 5 20 95 119 31
18. SKA St. Petersburg 38 8 7 23 85 116 23
19. Metallurg Novokuznetsk 38 7 8 23 77 122 22
20. HC Sibir Novosibirsk 38 8 5 25 78 170 21

Playoffs

First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
            
1 HC Lada Togliatti 2
16 CSK VVS Samara 0
1 HC Lada Togliatti 2
8 Rubin Tyumen 1
8 Rubin Tyumen 2
9 Krylya Sovetov Moscow 0
1 HC Lada Togliatti 2
4 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1
4 HC Avangard Omsk 2
13 Khimik Voskresensk 0
5 HC Avangard Omsk 1
4 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2
7 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2
10 HC CSKA Moscow 0
1 HC Lada Togliatti 0
3 Torpedo Yaroslavl 3
3 Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
14 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0
3 Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
6 HC Dynamo Moscow 0
6 HC Dynamo Moscow 2
11 Traktor Chelyabinsk 0
3 Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 0
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2
10 Severstal Cherepovets 1
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2
15 Kristall Saratov 1
2 Ak Bars Kazan 1
15 Kristall Saratov 2

3rd place: Metallurg Magnitogorsk − Salavat Yulaev Ufa 1:2

Relegation

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Amur Khabarovsk 36 23 3 10 125 76 49
2. Kristall Elektrostal 36 21 7 8 117 86 49
3. HC Mechel Chelyabinsk 36 21 5 10 107 78 47
4. HC CSKA Moscow 36 21 4 11 115 90 46
5. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 36 17 5 14 103 88 39
6. Dizelist Penza 36 14 3 19 93 107 31
7. Neftyanik Almetyevsk 36 11 6 19 79 100 28
8. HC Lipetsk 36 10 8 18 111 128 28
9. Spartak Yekaterinburg 36 10 6 20 96 125 26
10. Molot-Prikamye Perm 36 6 5 25 57 125 17