Ice Hockey European Cup 1968/69

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Winner:	HK CSKA Moscow

The European Ice Hockey Cup in the 1968/69 season was the fourth edition of the competition of the same name by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . The competition began in October 1968; the final was not played until October 1969, during the 1969/70 season. A total of 16 teams from 15 countries took part. For the first time, a Soviet representative took part with HK ZSKA Moscow , who also won the title after beating the Klagenfurt AC in the final.

Due to the suppression of the Prague Spring , the Czechoslovak defending champions TJ ZKL Brno and HC Dukla Jihlava did not participate and did not take part in the semi-finals or the second round. Date problems were officially cited as a reason not to snub the Soviet Union. Out of solidarity, the Scandinavian teams Brynäs IF Gävle and Koo-Vee Tampere also decided not to participate.

Mode and participants

The national champions of the game year 1967/68 of the European members of the IIHF as well as the defending champion TJ ZKL Brno were qualified for the competition.

The competition was played in the knockout system in a two-legged manner. The defending champions Brno and the Soviet champions CSKA Moscow were set for the semi-finals.

HC Chamonix Dosza Újpest Budapest Metalurg Pernik EC Klagenfurt AC HC La Chaux-de-Fonds GKS Katowice Dinamo Bucharest HK Jesenice

Vålerenga IF Oslo Koo-Vee Tampere SC Dynamo Berlin Brynäs IF Gävle EV Füssen (set for the 2nd round) ASD Dukla Jihlava (set for the 2nd round) TJ ZKL Brno (defending champion; seeded for the semi-finals) CSKA Moscow (seeded for the semifinals)

competition

1 round

The games took place in October and November 1968.

Encounters		total	1st game	2nd game
HK Jesenice	EC Klagenfurt AC	7:11	4: 6 (2: 3, 1: 0, 1: 3)	3: 5 (1: 0, 3: 3, 1: 0)
HC Chamonix	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	2: 9	2: 5 (1: 3, 0: 1, 1: 1)	0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Metalurg Pernik	Dosza Újpest Budapest	7:11	4: 4	3: 7 (3: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3)
Vålerenga IF Oslo	Brynäs IF Gävle	7:24	3: 7 (1: 4, 0: 2, 2: 1)	4:17 (1: 5, 1: 5, 2: 7)
GKS Katowice	Koo-Vee Tampere	Tampere waived
SC Dynamo Berlin	Dinamo Bucharest	Bucharest waived

Bye received: ASD Dukla Jihlava, EV Füssen

2nd round

The games took place on December 2 and 9, 1968. A game ¹ on December 20, 1968

Encounters		total	1st game	2nd game
EC Klagenfurt AC	EV Füssen	7: 3	5: 2 (3: 0, 2: 2, 0: 0)	2: 1 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Dosza Újpest Budapest	13: 6	10: 4 (4: 0, 0: 3, 6: 1)	3: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 3: 0)
GKS Katowice	SC Dynamo Berlin	4: 5	1: 2 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)	3: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1)
Brynäs IF Gävle	ASD Dukla Jihlava	Jihlava waived

3rd round

The games took place on January 15 and 28, 1969.

Encounters		total	1st game	2nd game
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	EC Klagenfurt AC	8: 9	4: 5 (1: 2, 0: 1, 3: 2)	4: 3, n.P. (2: 3) (0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 1)
SC Dynamo Berlin	Brynäs IF Gävle	Gävle waives 1

¹ The Swedish Federation forbade the club from participating.

Semifinals

The defending champions TJ ZKL Brno and the Soviet champions CSKA Moscow were set for the semifinals. The games took place on April 6th and 8th, 1968.

Encounters		total	1st game	2nd game
EC Klagenfurt AC	TJ ZKL Brno	Brno waived
CSKA Moscow	SC Dynamo Berlin	24: 1	11: 1	13: 0

final

October 10, 1969

EC Klagenfurt, AC E. Romauch (51st)

1: 9 (0: 3, 0: 3, 1: 3)

CSKA Moscow J. Moiseyev (7th) W. Kharlamov (7th) W. Wikulov (8th) A. Firsow (29th) J. Moissejew (37th) W. Polupanov (39) W. Petrov (45th ) ) W. Brezhnev (47.) J. Blinow (49.)

Klagenfurt City Hall , Klagenfurt

October 12, 1969

EC Klagenfurt AC S. Puschnig (30.) P. Samonig D. Kalt

3:14 (0: 7, 2: 4, 1: 3)

CSKA Moscow J. Moiseyev J. Moiseyev W. Petrow W. Petrow A. Firsow B. Mikhailov W. Kharlamov W. Brezhnev A. Ragulin W. Petrow W. Petrov A. Firsow W. Kharlamov J. Blinow

Donauparkhalle , Vienna

Winning team

European Cup winner CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Nikolai Tolstikov , Vladislav Tretyak Defenders: Alexander Ragulin , Igor Romischewski , Viktor Kuskin , Vladimir Brezhnev Attackers: Boris Mikhailov , Vladimir Petrov , Valeri Kharlamov , Vladimir Wikulov , Viktor Polupanov , Anatoly Firsov , Yuri Moiseev , Anatoly Ionov , Yuri Blinov , Yevgeny Mishakov , Alexander Smolin Head coach: Anatoly Tarasov

literature

• Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 , pp. 401 .

Web links

• 1968/69 season of the European Cup at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• КУБОК ЕВРОПЕЙСКИХ ЧЕМПИОНОВ - 1968-1969 at hockeyarchives.ru

Individual proof

1. ↑ ^{a b} Notes on waivers at hockeyarchives.info (French)