Carpathian League

The Carpathian League was a multi-national ice hockey league organized by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation and held for the 1997-98 season featuring teams from the region of the Carpathian Mountains. Teams from Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, and Serbia participated. First planned teams for competition were SHK Danubia Bratislava, HK Polygon Nitra, BH Prostejov, STS Autosan Sanok, Crvena Zvezda Belgrad, Dunaferr, Alba Volan, Ferencvaros, Ujpest, Medvescak Zagreb. The League schedule was not very well planned as games were scheduled during international match dates.

1997-98 season

First round

Group A

• 17.08.1997 STS-Autosan Sanok – Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros 3:4 (1-0, 1-1, 1-3)
• 31.08.1997 STS-Autosan Sanok – KHL Medveščak Zagreb 5:5 (2-3, 2-1, 1-1)
• Alba Volán Székesfehérvár - KHL Medveščak Zagreb 7:2 (0-0, 3-0, 4-2)
• 09.09.1997 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár – Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros 5:3 (2-1, 1-2, 2-0)
• 24.10.1997 Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros - KHL Medveščak Zagreb 13:3 (4-1, 3-2, 6-0)
• 25.10.1997 Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros - KHL Medveščak Zagreb 7:4 (3-1, 0-1, 4-2)
• 26.10.1997 STS-Autosan Sanok – Alba Volán Székesfehérvár 6:3 (4-1, 1-1, 1-1)
• 30.10.1997 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár – STS-Autosan Sanok 8:7 (2-3, 2-2, 4-2)
• Alba Volán Székesfehérvár - KHL Medveščak Zagreb 4:1
• Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros - Alba Volán Székesfehérvár 7:1
• 07.11.1997 Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros - STS-Autosan Sanok

Game Postponed to December due to Polish National Team Call-ups then Cancelled due the same reason by STS-Autosan Sanok

• 09.11.1997 KHL Medveščak Zagreb - STS-Autosan Sanok

Game Postponed to December due to Polish National Team Call-ups then Cancelled due the same reason by STS-Autosan Sanok

Group B

• 25.08.1997 SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava – Újpesti TE 5:3 (1-2, 2-0, 2-1) Attendance: 600
• Ferencvárosi TC - KHK Crvena Zvezda 11:3
• 02.09.1997 17:00 SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava - KHK Crvena Zvezda 25:0 (9-0, 9-0, 7-0) Attendance: 400 2nd Gameday
• Újpesti TE - KHK Crvena Zvezda 10:2
• 09.09.1997 17:00 SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava - Ferencvárosi TC 3:3 3rd Gameday
• Újpesti TE – SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava 3:4
• 04.11.1997 KHK Crvena Zvezda – SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava 1:15 (1-2, 0-8, 0-5) 5th Gameday
• Ferencvárosi TC - Újpesti TE 5:2
• 05.11.1997 Ferencvárosi TC – SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava 0:4 (0-0, 0-4, 0-0) 6th Gameday

Final round

3rd Place

• Ferencvárosi TC – Alba Volán Székesfehérvár 6:1, 2:3

Final

• 17.12.1997 Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros – SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava 7:1 (2-0, 3-1, 2-0)
• 19.12.1997 SHK Danubia 96 Bratislava - Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros 4:6 (1-3, 2-1, 1-2)

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info