The 1996–97 Russian Superleague season was the first season of the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

, the top level of ice hockey in

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. 26 teams participated in the league, and Torpedo Yaroslavl won the championship.

First round

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Final round

Playoffs

3rd place: Metallurg Magnitogorsk − Salavat Yulaev Ufa 1:2

Relegation

External links

Season
on hockeyarchives.ru {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Russian Superleague season Russian Superleague seasons 1996–97 in Russian ice hockey leagues