# 1995–96 IHL (Russia) season

The 1995–96 International Hockey League season was the fourth and last season of the International Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. The league was replaced by the Russian Superleague for 1996-97. 28 teams participated in the league, and HK Dynamo Moscow won the Cup of IHL by defeating HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the final. But the champion was the team "HC Lada Togliatti".

## Regular season
### Western Conference

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HK Dynamo Moscow | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 50 | 37 |
| 2. | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 83 | 58 | 34 |
| 3. | Severstal Cherepovets | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 64 | 34 |
| 4. | Ak Bars Kazan | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 54 | 33 |
| 5. | Kristall Elektrostal | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 51 | 32 |
| 6. | SKA St. Petersburg | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 58 | 30 |
| 7. | HK Spartak Moscow | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 61 | 30 |
| 8. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 82 | 62 | 30 |
| 9. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 61 | 26 |
| 10. | Khimik Voskresensk | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 62 | 21 |
| 11. | HK CSKA Moscow | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 72 | 21 |
| 12. | HK Sokol Kiev | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 76 | 16 |
| 13. | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 90 | 15 |
| 14. | Tivali Minsk | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 119 | 5 |

### Eastern Conference

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 42 | 43 |
| 2. | HK Avangard Omsk | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 102 | 38 | 42 |
| 3. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 101 | 45 | 41 |
| 4. | HK Lada Togliatti | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 32 |
| 5. | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 60 | 31 |
| 6. | Kristall Saratov | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 77 | 70 | 30 |
| 7. | Rubin Tyumen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 77 | 27 |
| 8. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 82 | 23 |
| 9. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 93 | 20 |
| 10. | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 89 | 19 |
| 11. | CSK VVS Samara | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 81 | 18 |
| 12. | HK Traktor Chelyabinsk | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 70 | 17 |
| 13. | Bulat Karaganda | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 121 | 13 |
| 14. | HK Sibir Novosibirsk | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 112 | 8 |

## Second round
### Final round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | HK Lada Togliatti | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 50 | 48 (4) |
| 2. | HK Dynamo Moscow | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 53 | 46 (7) |
| 3. | HK Avangard Omsk | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 87 | 54 | 42 (6) |
| 4. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 46 | 42 (5) |
| 5. | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 66 | 37 (7) |
| 6. | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 36 (7) |
| 7. | Ak Bars Kazan | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 56 | 36 (4) |
| 8. | Kristall Elektrostal | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 76 | 27 (3) |
| 9. | Severstal Cherepovets | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 83 | 22 (5) |
| 10. | SKA St. Petersburg | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 22 (1) |
| 11. | Rubin Tyumen | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 104 | 18 (1) |
| 12. | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 95 | 17 (3) |
| 13. | Kristall Saratov | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 127 | 15 (2) |
| 14. | HK Spartak Moscow | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 117 | 11 (1) |

### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 15. | HK CSKA Moscow | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 32 | 45 (4) |
| 16. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 43 | 44 (6) |
| 17. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 89 | 41 | 43 (7) |
| 18. | Khimik Voskresensk | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 66 | 37 (5) |
| 19. | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 36 (5) |
| 20. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 67 | 64 | 35 (7) |
| 21. | HK Sokol Kiev | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 32 (3) |
| 22. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 84 | 84 | 31 (6) |
| 23. | HK Traktor Chelyabinsk | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 42 | 27 (3) |
| 24. | HK Sibir Novosibirsk | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 70 | 72 | 26 (1) |
| 25. | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 65 | 25 (2) |
| 26. | CSK VVS Samara | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 77 | 23 (4) |
| 27. | Bulat Karaganda | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 62 | 124 | 10 (2) |
| 28. | Tivali Minsk | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 106 | 6 (1) |

## Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | HK Lada Togliatti | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | 1 | HK Lada Togliatti | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristall Elektrostal | 0 | 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | 2 | | | | 1 | HK Lada Togliatti | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 0 | 5 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 2 | 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kristall Saratov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kristall Saratov | 0 | | | | | | | | O1 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 3 |
| 7 | Ak Bars Kazan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 3 |
| 10 | SKA St. Petersburg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | SKA St. Petersburg | 0 | 7 | Ak Bars Kazan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 2 | 2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | HK CSKA Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | HK CSKA Moscow | 1 | | | | 2 | HK Dynamo Moscow | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Rubin Tyumen | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 1 | | | | | | | 11 | Rubin Tyumen | 1 | | | | |
| 11 | Rubin Tyumen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rubin Tyumen | 2 | 11 | Rubin Tyumen | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | HK Spartak Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | HK Avangard Omsk | 1 | 14 | HK Spartak Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | HK Spartak Moscow | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |