The 1996–97 Vysshaya Liga season was the fifth season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in

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. 17 teams participated in the league.

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won the Western Conference, and Metchel Chelyabinsk won the Eastern Conference. UralAZ Miass won the Cup competition.

First round

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Second round

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Cup

External links

Season
on hockeyarchives.info

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