Russia2 Standings 1996-97
1996-1997 Season
HK Voronezh finished first in the 1996-97 Russia2 standings with 73 points. Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk (70 points) and UralAZ Miass (68 points) followed.
1996-97 Russia2 Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | T | L | TP | GF | GA | +/- | P/GP | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round - Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
| 1. | Mechel Chelyabinsk | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 112 | 61 | 51 | 1.57 | Promoted |
| 2. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 148 | 77 | 71 | 1.46 | - |
| 3. | Neftyanik Almetievsk | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 92 | 64 | 28 | 1.36 | - |
| 4. | UralAZ Miass | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 110 | 63 | 47 | 1.29 | - |
| 5. | Kedr Novouralsk | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 70 | 110 | -40 | 0.71 | - |
| 6. | Progress Glazov | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 52 | 117 | -65 | 0.57 | - |
| 7. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 67 | 116 | -49 | 0.54 | - |
| 8. | Metallurg Serov | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 66 | 109 | -43 | 0.50 | - |
| 1st round - Western Conference | |||||||||||
| 1. | CSKA Moskva | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 143 | 59 | 84 | 1.59 | Promoted |
| 2. | HK Lipetsk | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 140 | 67 | 73 | 1.50 | - |
| 3. | HK Voronezh | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 112 | 65 | 47 | 1.38 | - |
| 4. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 115 | 82 | 33 | 1.31 | - |
| 5. | Avangard Tambov | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 68 | 119 | -51 | 0.81 | - |
| 6. | Motor Zavolzhye | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 75 | 110 | -35 | 0.78 | - |
| 7. | Izhorets St. Petersburg | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 62 | 103 | -41 | 0.69 | - |
| 8. | Khimik Engels | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 74 | 107 | -33 | 0.66 | - |
| 9. | Gornyak Olenogorsk | 32 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 50 | 127 | -77 | 0.28 | - |
| 2nd round - Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
| 1. | UralAZ Miass | 48 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 205 | 116 | 89 | 1.42 | - |
| 2. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 48 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 217 | 128 | 89 | 1.40 | - |
| 3. | Metallurg Serov | 48 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 124 | 162 | -38 | 0.73 | - |
| 4. | Kedr Novouralsk | 48 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 119 | 192 | -73 | 0.73 | - |
| 5. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 48 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 135 | 168 | -33 | 0.73 | - |
| 6. | Progress Glazov | 48 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 99 | 222 | -123 | 0.46 | - |
| 2nd round - Western Conference | |||||||||||
| 1. | HK Voronezh | 52 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 185 | 98 | 87 | 1.40 | - |
| 2. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 52 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 182 | 120 | 62 | 1.35 | - |
| 3. | Motor Zavolzhye | 52 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 129 | 166 | -37 | 0.83 | - |
| 4. | Izhorets St. Petersburg | 52 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 115 | 156 | -41 | 0.79 | - |
| 5. | Avangard Tambov | 52 | 18 | 2 | 32 | 38 | 105 | 201 | -96 | 0.73 | - |
| 6. | Khimik Engels | 52 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 106 | 178 | -72 | 0.63 | - |