Ice Hockey European Cup 1967/68
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Winner: | TJ ZKL Brno |
The European Ice Hockey Cup in the 1967/68 season was the third edition of the competition of the same name by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . The competition began in October 1967 and ended with the final on April 6, 1968. A total of 16 teams from 15 nations took part. The Czechoslovak defending champion TJ ZKL Brno was able to win the title for the third and last time; in the final the team defeated the Czechoslovakian champion ASD Dukla Jihlava .
Mode and participants
The national champions of the game year 1966/67 of the European members of the IIHF as well as the defending champion TJ ZKL Brno were qualified for the competition. Since Brno had not become Czechoslovakian champions in the previous season, two teams from one country took part in this competition for the first time.
The competition was carried out in a knockout system . From this year onwards, each round only played back and forth instead of the previous four games. The defending champion Brno and Dukla Jihlava were seeded for the semifinals. Two other clubs received a bye in the first round.
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competition
1 round
The games took place in October and November 1967.
Bye received: SC Dynamo Berlin, Brynäs IF Gävle
1 Both games in Copenhagen
2 Both games on October 13 and 14, 1967 in Düsseldorf
3 Dates: November 10 and 18, 1967
2nd round
The games took place in November and December 1967.
4 Both games in Pori
5 counted second leg, Kloten did not play
3rd round
The games took place in December 1967 and January 1968.
total | 1st game | 2nd game | ||
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HK Jesenice | EC Klagenfurt AC | 7: 8 | 1: 3 | 6: 5 |
SC Dynamo Berlin | Ässät Pori | 8: 6 | 5-0 | 3: 6 |
Semifinals
The defending champion TJ ZKL Brno and the Czechoslovakian champion HC Dukla Jihlava were seeded for the semifinals.
The games took place in January 1968.
total | 1st game | 2nd game | ||
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EC Klagenfurt AC | TJ ZKL Brno | 10:11 | 5: 6 | 5: 5 6 |
ASD Dukla Jihlava | SC Dynamo Berlin | 10: 5 | 5: 1 | 5: 4 |
6 Both games in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
final
3rd April 1968 |
TJ ZKL Brno R. Potsch R. Scheuer F. Ševčík |
3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) |
ASD Dukla Jihlava |
Zimní stadion Za Lužánkami , Brno |
April 6, 1968 |
ASD Dukla Jihlava J. Holík Šmíd Balun |
3: 3 (0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1) |
TJ ZKL Brno F. Ševčík J. Meixner O. Macháč |
Horácký zimní stadium , Jihlava |
Winning team
European Cup winner TJ ZKL Brno |
Goalkeepers: Josef Dvořák , Vladimír Nadrchal
Defenders: Lubomír Hrstka , Břetislav Kocourek , Oldřich Macháč , Jaromír Meixner , Rudolf Potsch Attackers: Josef Barta , Josef Černý , Richard Farda , Jaroslav Jiřík , Zdenék Kepák , Zdeněk Mráz , Rudolf Scheuer , František Ševčík , Karel Skopal , Ivan Stehlík , Ivo Winkler Head coach: Vladimír Bouzek |
literature
- Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 , pp. 400 .
Web links
- Season 1967/68 of the European Cup at hockeyarchives.info (French)