The 1996–97 European Hockey League was the first edition of the new tournament for European hockey clubs, the
European Hockey League The European Hockey League was a European ice hockey club competition which ran between the years 1996 and 2000.
History
It was established in 1996 by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and commercial partner CWL Telesport and first con ...
. The season started on September, 1996, and finished on January 26, 1997.
The tournament was won by
TPS, who beat
HC Dynamo Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won th ...
in the final.
First round
Group A
Group A standings
Group B
Group B standings
Group C
Group C standings
Group D
Group D standings
Group E
Group E standings
Quarterfinals
Final stage
(
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
)
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
References
Season 1997
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1996–97 in European ice hockey leagues
European Hockey League