1997–98 Russian Superleague season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1997–98 Russian Superleague season
| league = Russian Superleague
| sport = Ice hockey
| no_of_teams = 28
| duration = September 3, 1997 – April 24, 1998
| season = Regular season
| season_champs = Ak Bars Kazan
| season2 = Final Round
| season_champ2_name = Final Rnd champions
| season_champs2 = Ak Bars Kazan
| playoffs = Russian Cup
| finals = Russian Cup Finals
| finals_champ = Metallurg Magnitogorsk
| finals_runner-up = HC Dynamo Moscow
| prevseason_year = 1996–97
| nextseason_year = 1998–99
| seasonslistnames = Russian Superleague
}}
The 1997–98 Russian Superleague season was the second season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 28 teams participated in the league, and Ak Bars Kazan won the championship. HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the Russian Cup.
Regular season
= Western Conference =
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! width="30" | ! width="200" | Club ! width="30" | GP ! width="30" | W ! width="30" | T ! width="30" | L ! width="70" | GF ! width="70" | GA ! width="70" | Pts | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. | align="left"| Torpedo Yaroslavl | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 37 | 41 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 2. | align="left"| HC Dynamo Moscow | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 40 | 39 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 3. | align="left"| HC Lada Togliatti | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 42 | 38 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 4. | align="left"| Severstal Cherepovets | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 36 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 5. | align="left"| HC Spartak Moscow | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 61 | 31 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 6. | align="left"| SKA St. Petersburg | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 52 | 28 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 7. | align="left"| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 61 | 24 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 8. | align="left"| HC CSKA Moscow | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 57 | 67 | 23 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 9. | align="left"| Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 57 | 66 | 23 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 10. | align="left"| Khimik Voskresensk | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 11. | align="left"| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 12. | align="left"| HC CSKA Moscow | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 84 | 15 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 13. | align="left"| Kristall Elektrostal | 26 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 79 | 81 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 14. | align="left"| Diselist Penza | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 90 | 8 |
= Eastern Conference =
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! width="30" | ! width="200" | Club ! width="30" | GP ! width="30" | W ! width="30" | T ! width="30" | L ! width="70" | GF ! width="70" | GA ! width="70" | Pts | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. | align="left"| Ak Bars Kazan | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 40 | 45 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 2. | align="left"| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 109 | 42 | 43 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 3. | align="left"| Avangard Omsk | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 50 | 33 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 4. | align="left"| Molot-Prikamye Perm | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 71 | 31 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 5. | align="left"| CSK VVS Samara | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 61 | 27 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 6. | align="left"| Rubin Tyumen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 79 | 27 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 7. | align="left"| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 63 | 26 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 8. | align="left"| HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 57 | 25 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 9. | align="left"| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 68 | 23 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 10. | align="left"| Amur Khabarovsk | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 78 | 21 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 11. | align="left"| Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 76 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 12. | align="left"| Kristall Saratov | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 78 | 18 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 13. | align="left"| Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 88 | 13 |
| bgcolor="#FFCBCB" align="center"
| 14. | align="left"| HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 95 | 12 |
Final round
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! width="30" | ! width="200" | Club ! width="30" | GP ! width="30" | W ! width="30" | T ! width="30" | L ! width="70" | GF ! width="70" | GA ! width="70" | Pts | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#FFDF80" align="center"
| 1. | align="left"| Ak Bars Kazan | 46 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 158 | 79 | 75 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 2. | align="left"| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 173 | 82 | 72 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 3. | align="left"| Torpedo Yaroslavl | 46 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 130 | 60 | 72 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 4. | align="left"| HC Lada Togliatti | 46 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 165 | 71 | 71 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 5. | align="left"| HC Dynamo Moscow | 46 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 151 | 91 | 66 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 6. | align="left"| Avangard Omsk | 46 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 139 | 86 | 61 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 7. | align="left"| Severstal Cherepovets | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 110 | 81 | 61 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 8. | align="left"| Molot-Prikamye Perm | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 150 | 130 | 49 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 9. | align="left"| HC Spartak Moscow | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 128 | 115 | 49 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 10. | align="left"| SKA St. Petersburg | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 107 | 105 | 47 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 11. | align="left"| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 126 | 121 | 43 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 12. | align="left"| Rubin Tyumen | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 137 | 152 | 41 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 13. | align="left"| Amur Khabarovsk | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 112 | 138 | 41 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 14. | align="left"| Khimik Voskresensk | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 101 | 127 | 39 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 15. | align="left"| CSK VVS Samara | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 92 | 117 | 38 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 16. | align="left"| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 99 | 129 | 38 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 17. | align="left"| HC CSKA Moscow | 46 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 107 | 137 | 37 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 18. | align="left"| Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 46 | 17 | 2 | 27 | 99 | 132 | 36 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 19. | align="left"| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 108 | 128 | 36 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 20. | align="left"| HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 84 | 125 | 34 |
Russian Cup (Playoffs)
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Quarterfinal
| RD3 = Semifinal
| RD4 = Final
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01= Ak Bars Kazan
| RD1-score01= 2
| RD1-seed02=16
| RD1-team02= Traktor Chelyabinsk
| RD1-score02= 0
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03= Molot-Prikamye Perm
| RD1-score03= 1
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=HC Spartak Moscow
| RD1-score04= 2
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05= HC Dynamo Moscow
| RD1-score05= 2
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06= Rubin Tyumen
| RD1-score06=0
| RD1-seed07=4
| RD1-team07= HC Lada Togliatti
| RD1-score07=2
| RD1-seed08=13
| RD1-team08= Amur Khabarovsk
| RD1-score08= 1
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09= Torpedo Yaroslavl
| RD1-score09= 2
| RD1-seed10=14
| RD1-team10= Khimik Voskresensk
| RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11=6
| RD1-team11= Avangard Omsk
| RD1-score11= 2
| RD1-seed12=11
| RD1-team12= Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
| RD1-score12= 0
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13= Severstal Cherepovets
| RD1-score13= 2
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14= SKA St. Petersburg
| RD1-score14= 0
| RD1-seed15=2
| RD1-team15= Metallurg Magnitogorsk
| RD1-score15= 2
| RD1-seed16=15
| RD1-team16= CSK VVS Samara
| RD1-score16= 0
| RD2-seed01= 1
| RD2-team01= Ak Bars Kazan
| RD2-score01= 2
| RD2-seed02= 8
| RD2-team02= HC Spartak Moscow
| RD2-score02= 0
| RD2-seed03= 4
| RD2-team03= HC Lada Togliatti
| RD2-score03= 1
| RD2-seed04= 5
| RD2-team04= HC Dynamo Moscow
| RD2-score04= 2
| RD2-seed05= 3
| RD2-team05= Torpedo Yaroslavl
| RD2-score05= 2
| RD2-seed06= 6
| RD2-team06= Avangard Omsk
| RD2-score06= 1
| RD2-seed07= 2
| RD2-team07=Metallurg Magnitogorsk
| RD2-score07= 2
| RD2-seed08= 7
| RD2-team08=Severstal Cherepovets
| RD2-score08= 0
| RD3-seed01= 1
| RD3-team01= Ak Bars Kazan
| RD3-score01= 1
| RD3-seed02= 5
| RD3-team02= HC Dynamo Moscow
| RD3-score02= 2
| RD3-seed03= 3
| RD3-team03= Torpedo Yaroslavl
| RD3-score03= 0
| RD3-seed04= 2
| RD3-team04= Metallurg Magnitogorsk
| RD3-score04= 2
| RD4-seed01= 5
| RD4-team01= HC Dynamo Moscow
| RD4-score01= 1
| RD4-seed02= 2
| RD4-team02= Metallurg Magnitogorsk
| RD4-score02= 3
}}
Relegation
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! width="30" | ! width="200" | Club ! width="30" | GP ! width="30" | W ! width="30" | T ! width="30" | L ! width="70" | GF ! width="70" | GA ! width="70" | Pts | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. | align="left"| Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 42 | 32 |
| bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 2. | align="left"| HC Lipetsk | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 31 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 3. | align="left"| Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 44 | 26 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 4. | align="left"| Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 60 | 24 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 5. | align="left"| Dizelist Pezsa | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 49 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 6. | align="left"| HC CSKA Moscow | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 61 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 7. | align="left"| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 8. | align="left"| Kristall Elektrostal | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 9. | align="left"| Kristall Saratov | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 66 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 10. | align="left"| Izhstal Izhevsk | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 64 | 19 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 11. | align="left"| HC Voronezh | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 58 | 65 | 15 |
| bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 12. | align="left"| HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 84 | 11 |
External links
- [http://hockeyarchives.ru/rhl/1998.html Season] on hockeyarchives.ru
{{Russian Hockey Super League}}
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