1996-97 Russian Superleague season

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==
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
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.ru
Category:1997 in hockey
Category:Russian Superleague seasons