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1996–97 Russian Superleague season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1996–97 Russian Superleague season |
| league | Russian Superleague |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| no_of_teams | 26 |
| duration | September 10, 1996 – April 24, 1997 |
| season | First Round |
| season_champ_name | First Rnd champions |
| season_champs | HC Lada Togliatti |
| season2 | Final Round |
| season_champ2_name | Final Rnd champions |
| season_champs2 | HC Lada Togliatti |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| finals | Finals |
| finals_champ | Torpedo Yaroslavl |
| finals_runner-up | HC Lada Togliatti |
| prevseason_year | [1995–96](1995-96-ihl-russia-season) |
| nextseason_year | [1997–98](1997-98-russian-superleague-season) |
| seasonslistnames | Russian Superleague |
| finals_runner-up = HC Lada Togliatti
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 |
| 2. | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 31 |
| 3. | HC CSKA Moscow | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 58 |
| 4. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 83 | 61 |
| 5. | HC Dynamo Moscow | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 55 |
| 6. | HC Spartak Moscow | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 63 |
| 7. | Khimik Voskresensk | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 63 |
| 8. | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 49 |
| 9. | Severstal Cherepovets | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 59 |
| 10. | SKA St. Petersburg | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 59 |
| 11. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 64 |
| 12. | Dizelist Penza | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 81 |
| 13. | Kristall Elektrostal | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 79 |
Eastern Conference
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Lada Togliatti | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 43 |
| 2. | Rubin Tyumen | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 61 |
| 3. | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 50 |
| 4. | Avangard Omsk | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 47 |
| 5. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 83 | 58 |
| 6. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 56 |
| 7. | Kristall Saratov | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 87 |
| 8. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 81 |
| 9. | CSK VVS Samara | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 72 |
| 10. | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 106 |
| 11. | Amur Khabarovsk | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 84 |
| 12. | Spartak Yekaterinburg | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 104 |
| 13. | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 95 |
Final round
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Lada Togliatti | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 146 | 63 |
| 2. | Ak Bars Kazan | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 113 | 78 |
| 3. | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 120 | 62 |
| 4. | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 134 | 91 |
| 5. | Avangard Omsk | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 126 | 84 |
| 6. | HC Dynamo Moscow | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 105 | 88 |
| 7. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 116 | 97 |
| 8. | Rubin Tyumen | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 114 | 106 |
| 9. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 112 | 105 |
| 10. | Severstal Cherepovets | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 95 | 92 |
| 11. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 95 |
| 12. | Khimik Voskresensk | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 97 | 114 |
| 13. | HC CSKA Moscow | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 83 | 104 |
| 14. | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 85 |
| 15. | Kristall Saratov | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 102 | 125 |
| 16. | CSK VVS Samara | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 85 | 114 |
| 17. | HC Spartak Moscow | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 95 | 119 |
| 18. | SKA St. Petersburg | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 85 | 116 |
| 19. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 77 | 122 |
| 20. | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 78 | 170 |
Playoffs
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01= HC Lada Togliatti | RD1-score01= 2 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02= CSK VVS Samara | RD1-score02= 0
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= Rubin Tyumen | RD1-score03= 2 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RD1-score04= 0
| RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05= HC Avangard Omsk | RD1-score05= 2 | RD1-seed06=13 | RD1-team06= Khimik Voskresensk | RD1-score06=0
| RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07= Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RD1-score07=2 | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08= HC CSKA Moscow | RD1-score08= 0
| RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09= Torpedo Yaroslavl | RD1-score09= 2 | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-team10= Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11= HC Dynamo Moscow | RD1-score11= 2 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12= Traktor Chelyabinsk | RD1-score12= 0
| RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13= Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RD1-score13= 2 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14= Severstal Cherepovets | RD1-score14= 1
| RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15= Ak Bars Kazan | RD1-score15= 1 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16= Kristall Saratov | RD1-score16= 2
| RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= HC Lada Togliatti | RD2-score01= 2 | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= Rubin Tyumen | RD2-score02= 1
| RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= HC Avangard Omsk | RD2-score03= 1 | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RD2-score04= 2
| RD2-seed05= 3 | RD2-team05= Torpedo Yaroslavl | RD2-score05= 2 | RD2-seed06= 6 | RD2-team06= HC Dynamo Moscow | RD2-score06= 0
| RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07=Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RD2-score07= 2 | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= Kristall Saratov | RD2-score08= 1
| RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= HC Lada Togliatti | RD3-score01= 2 | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RD3-score02= 1
| RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= Torpedo Yaroslavl | RD3-score03= 2 | RD3-seed04= 7 | RD3-team04= Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RD3-score04= 0
| RD4-seed01= 1 | RD4-team01= HC Lada Togliatti | RD4-score01= 0 | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= Torpedo Yaroslavl | RD4-score02= 3
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 |
| 2. | Kristall Elektrostal | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 117 | 86 |
| 3. | HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 107 | 78 |
| 4. | HC CSKA Moscow | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 115 | 90 |
| 5. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 103 | 88 |
| 6. | Dizelist Penza | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 93 | 107 |
| 7. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 79 | 100 |
| 8. | HC Lipetsk | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 111 | 128 |
| 9. | Spartak Yekaterinburg | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 96 | 125 |
| 10. | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 125 |
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