The 1996–97 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the second season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Nine teams participated in the league, and Juniors Riga of Latvia won the championship.
Regular season
Pl. | Team | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pkt. |
1. | HK Sokol Kiev | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 198:042 | 57 |
2. | Polimir Novopolotsk | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 187:073 | 52 |
3. | HK Neman Grodno | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 168:080 | 42 |
4. | Tivali Minsk | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 124:080 | 39 |
5. | Juniors Riga | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 106:109 | 32 |
6. | HK Junost Minsk | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 91:145 | 22 |
7. | Olimpia Sosnowiec | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 90:164 | 19 |
8. | HK Kryzynka Kiev | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 76:164 | 15 |
9. | SC Energija | 32 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 74:257 | 10 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| 1 | HK Sokol Kiev | 2 | | | |
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| 9 | SC Energija | 0 | |
| | 1 | HK Sokol Kiev | 2 | |
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| | | 3 | HK Neman Grodno | 0 | |
| 3 | HK Neman Grodno | 2 | |
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| 6 | HK Junost Minsk | 0 | |
| | 1 | HK Sokol Kiev | 2 | |
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| | | 5 | Juniors Riga | 3 | |
| 2 | Polimir Novopolotsk | 2 | | |
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| 8 | HK Ldinka Kiev | 0 | |
| | 2 | Polimir Novopolotsk | 1 | |
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| | | 5 | Juniors Riga | 2 | |
| 4 | Tivali Minsk | 1 | |
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| 5 | Juniors Riga | 2 | |
3rd place
- Polimir Novopolotsk 3 HK Neman Grodno 1
External links
- Season on hockeyarchives.info