1996–97 Vysshaya Liga season

Russian ice hockey league season The 1996–97 Vysshaya Liga season was the fifth season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 17 teams participated in the league. CSKA Moscow won the Western Conference, and Metchel Chelyabinsk won the Eastern Conference. UralAZ Miass won the Cup competition. First round Western Conference Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. HC CSKA Moscow 32 24351435951 2. HC Lipetsk 32 23271406748 3. HC Voronezh 32 20481126544 4. Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 32 19491158242 5. Avangard Tambov 32 122186811926 6. Motor Zavolzhye 32 105177511025 7 Izhorets St. Petersburg 32 94196210322 8. Khimik Engels 32 77187410721 9. Gornyak Olenogorsk 32 3326501279 Eastern Conference Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Mechel Chelyabinsk 28 21251126144 2. Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 28 20171487741 3. Neftyanik Almetyevsk 28 1747926438 4. UralAZ Miass 28 17291106336 5. Kedr Novouralsk 28 84167011020 6. Progress Glazov 28 64185211716 7 Izhstal Izhevsk 28 63196711615 8. Metallurg Serov 28 62206610914 Second round Western Conference Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. HC Voronezh 52 345131859873 2. Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 52 3181318212070 3. Motor Zavolzhye 52 16112512916643 4. Izhorets St. Petersburg 52 1692711515641 5. Avangard Tambov 52 1823210520138 6. Khimik Engels 52 1293110617833 Eastern Conference Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. UralAZ Miass 48 3241220511668 2. Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 48 3231321712867 3. Metallurg Serov 48 1552812416235 4. Kedr Novouralsk 48 1552811919235 5. Izhstal Izhevsk 48 1472713516835 6. Progress Glazov 48 86349922222 Cup First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final O1 UralAZ Miass – PL Yantar Seversk 2 O6 Progress Glazov 0 O4 Kedr Novouralsk 0 PL Progress Solikamsk 2 O3 Metallurg Serov 2 O5 Izhstal Izhevsk 0 W1 HC Voronezh – W5 Avangard Tambov 2 W4 Izhorets St. Petersburg 0 PL Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod II 0 W2 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 2 W3 Motor Zavolzhye 2 PL Lada Togliatti II 1 O1 UralAZ Miass 2 PL Yantar Seversk 0 PL Progress Solikamsk 2 O3 Metallurg Serov 0 W1 HC Voronezh 2 PL Avangard Tambov 0 W2 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 2 W3 Motor Zavolzhye 0 O1 UralAZ Miass 2 PL Progress Solikamsk 1 W1 HC Voronezh 2 W2 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 0 O1 UralAZ Miass 3 W2 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk 1 External links Season on hockeyarchives.info Season on hockeyarchives.ru Category:Russian Major League seasons 2 Category:1996–97 in European second tier ice hockey leagues