1997–98 Russian Superleague season
The 1997/98 season was the second season of the Super League. The league title secured for the first time Ak Bars Kazan, while in the context of a leagues reduction from 28 to 22 teams for the following year with the HK CSKA Moscow, Dynamo-Energy Yekaterinburg, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, crystal Saratov, Diselist Penza, the HK Sibir Novosibirsk and crystal Elektrostal descended same seven teams in the league Wysschaja. The cup competition following the championship decided for the first time HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk for themselves.
- 2.1 Playoff Tree
- 2.2 Russian Cup winner
Main Round
Mode
The 28 teams in the Super League first played in the main round in a Western and an Eastern Conference with 14 teams, each team played 26 games season. The top ten teams from each conference who qualified for the final round, in which the Master was played. The results from the two conferences were taken there. The 16 bestpletzierten teams in the final round, also qualified for the subsequent cup competition. The Four Last each conference had against the four best second division play for the league in return game, with the two winners of Relegation allowed to participate in the following year the game operation of the Super League. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.
Western Conference
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Eastern Conference
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Final round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Champion of Russia
Goalkeeper Sergei Abramov, Oleg Grachev, Dmitri Jatschanow
Defender: Artem Anisimov, Dmitri Balmin, Jurij Hunko, Rafik Yakubov, Chalim Nigmatullin, Alexander Zavyalov, Oleksandr Sawyzkyj, Vladimir Tolokonnikow
Attacker: Aleh Antonenka, Denis Arkhipov, Roman Baranov, Almas Garifullin, Ilnur Gisatullin, Kirill Golubev, Ajrat Kadeikin, Rinat Kasyanov, Pavel Lazarev, Eduard Kudermetow, Mikhail Sarmatin, Sergei Solomatow, Sergei Zolotov, Igor Stepanov, Alexei Tschupin, Dmitri Wanjassow
Head Coach: Yuri Moiseyev
Best Scorer
Abbreviations: T = gates, V = Assists, Pts = Points; Fat: Saisonbestwert
Cup Competition ( Playoffs )
The eighth note, quarter and semi-finals were played the finals in the mode " Best-of -Five" in the mode " Best-of -Three ".
Playoff Tree
Russian Cup winner
Goalkeeper: Maxim Mikhailovsky, Boris Tortunow
Defender: Vladimir Antipin, Vadim Glowazki, Aleh Ljawonzjeu, Valery Nikulin, Alexander Schwarjow, Igor Semljanoi, Andrei Sokolov, Sergei Tertyschny
Attacker: Mikhail Borodulin, Sergei browin, Alexander Golz, Sergei Gomoljako, Valeri Karpov, Alexander Koreshkov, Yevgeny Koreshkov, Andrei Kudinov Dmitry Maximov, Sergei Osipov, Andrei Petrakov, Dmitri Popov, Andrei Razin, Alexei Stepanov, Igor Warizki
Head Coach: Valeri Belousov
Expulsion
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat