Rudé Právo Cup

The tournament for the Cup of Rudé Právo (Czech: Pohár Rudého práva ) was an ice hockey tournament of the best European national ice hockey teams held in 1977, 1978 and 1979 as well as 1981/82 and 1982/83 . A representative from the United States participated in the first year of the event . The competition was for the prize of the Czech daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia , Rudé právo . The prize was a glass challenge cup. All five events were won by the team from the Soviet Union, which only lost a single game in the first year against the team from the ČSSR, which in turn always came second.

Overview

year				more places
1977	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Cincinnati stingers
1978	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia
1979	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	4. Canada 5. Finland
1981/82	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	4. Finland
1982/83	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	4. Finland

1977

The first tournament for the Rudé Právo Cup was held in 1977 from September 17th to 21st in Prague in the Czech Republic . The games were at least partially broadcast on Czech television . In addition to the teams of the Soviet Union and the ČSSR, the Cincinnati Stingers from the North American WHA took part.

The Cincinnati Stingers coach Jacques Demers later said, “The tournament would have been a waste of time for his team. After just six days of training camp, the competition was too great. ”After the games in Prague, the Stingers played three games in Finland, which Demers thought were more useful:“ The team should have gone to Finland first and then see if you were in rudé Právo Cup could exist. "

Games

September 16, 1977 7:30 p.m.

USSR Vladimir Shadrin (2) Boris Michailow (2) Alexander Woltschkow (2) Sergei Kapustin (2) Viktor Schluktow Valeri Kharlamov Alexander Jakuschew

11: 4 (4: 2, 4: 1, 3: 1)

Cincinnati Stingers Dennis Abgrall (2) Jacques Locas Junior Serge Beaudoin

Sportoví hala ČSTV , Prague Spectators: 7,000

September 17, 1977 7:30 p.m.

Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Ebermann (2) Milan Nový (2) Ivan Hlinka (2) František Černík Vladimír Martinec

8: 2 (2: 0, 1: 0, 5: 2)

Cincinnati Stingers Jacques Locas Junior Richard Leduc

Sportoví hala ČSTV, Prague Spectators: 13,000

September 18, 1977 7:30 p.m.

USSR Boris Michailow (2) Helmuts Balderis Vladimir Petrow

4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)

Czechoslovakia Jiří Bubla

Sportoví hala ČSTV, Prague Spectators: 14,000 (sold out)

September 19, 1977 7:30 p.m.

USSR Boris Michailow Vladimir Petrow Valeri Kharlamov Helmuts Balderis Vladimir Luttschenko

5: 2 (2: 2, 2: 0, 3: 0)

Cincinnati Stingers Gene Sobchuk Richard Leduc

Sportoví hala ČSTV, Prague Spectators: 04,000

September 20, 1977 4:30 p.m.

Czechoslovakia Milan Nový (2) František Kaberle (2) Jaroslav Pouzar (2) Marián Šťastný Peter Šťastný Jan Zajicek Milan Kajkl Pavel Judge Vladimír Martinec

12: 3 (1: 2, 6: 0, 5: 1)

Cincinnati Stingers Richard Leduc (2) Dennis Abgrall

Sportoví hala ČSTV, Prague Spectators: 13,000

September 21, 1977 4:30 p.m.

Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Pouzar František Černík Bohuslav Ebermann Miroslav Dvořák Ivan Hlinka

5: 4 (1: 2, 2: 1, 2: 1)

USSR Vladimir Petrov (2) Vladimir Golikov Alexander Jakuschew

Sportoví hala ČSTV, Prague Spectators: 14,000 (sold out)

Closing table

space	team	Games	S.	U	N	T	P
	USSR	4th	3	0	1	24:12	6: 2
	Czechoslovakia	4th	3	0	1	26:13	6: 2
	Cincinnati stingers	4th	0	0	4th	11:36	0: 8

1978

The tournament for the prize of the newspaper "Rudé Právo" was held this year between the teams of the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia from September 20th to 23rd in Bratislava , Pardubice and Prague .

A possible participation of the Detroit Red Wings , which had already been announced in the previous year , did not materialize.

Games

September 19, 1978

Czechoslovakia Pavel Richter Anton Šťastný

2: 8 (1: 2, 1: 3, 0: 3)

USSR Sergei Kapustin (2) Helmuts Balderis (2) Mikhail Shostak Boris Mikhailov Vladimir Lavrentiev Valeri Kharlamov

Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu , Bratislava Spectators: 11,000

September 21, 1978

USSR Sergei Kapustin (2) Vyacheslav Fetisov Viktor Schluktow Anatoly Malzew

5: 4 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 3)

Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Ebermann (3) Jan Zajíček

Duhová Aréna , Pardubice Spectators: 06,500

September 23, 1978

Czechoslovakia Jiří Novák (2) Marián Šťastný František Černík

4: 5 (2: 0, 0: 2, 2: 3)

USSR Vladimir Petrov (2) Vyacheslav Fetisov Anatoly Malzew (2)

Sportovní hala ČSTV , Prague Spectators: 10,000 (12,000)

Closing table

space	team	Games	S.	U	N	T	P
	USSR	3	3	0	0	18:10	6th
	Czechoslovakia	3	0	0	3	10:18	0

1979

Games

September 8, 1979

USSR Sergei Kapustin Valery Kharlamov Alexander Golikov Sergei Makarov Vasily Pervukhin

5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 1: 1)

Canada Kevin Primeau Paul MacLean Kevin Maxwell

Sportovní hala Holešovice , Prague Spectators: 5,000

September 8, 1979

Czechoslovakia Peter Šťastný Jiří Novák Marián Šťastný

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)

Sweden

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague Spectators: 8,000

September 9, 1979

USSR Vladimir Golikow Helmuts Balderis Boris Michailow Sergei Babinow

4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)

Finland Veli-Matti Ruisma

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague

September 9, 1979

Sweden Lennart Norberg (2)

2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)

Canada

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague

September 10, 1979

Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Ebermann (2) Jiří Novák (2) Marián Šťastný Milan Nový

6: 4 (2: 0, 1: 1, 3: 3)

Finland Tapio Levo Reijo Ruotsalainen Jouni Rinne Markku Kiimalainen

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague Spectators: 5,000

September 11, 1979

Sweden Ivan Hansen Mats Näslund

2: 8 (1: 1, 0: 4, 1: 3)

USSR Vasily Pervukhin (2) Viktor Schluktow Vladimir Golikov Alexander Jakuschew Valeri Kharlamov Sergei Kapustin Vladimir Petrov

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague

September 11, 1979

Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Lyčka (2) Peter Ihnačák (2) Milan Nový Jiří Novák František Černík Slavík Vladimír Martinec

9: 2 (2: 0, 3: 2, 4: 0)

Canada Davidson Ken Berry

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague Spectators: 14,000

September 12, 1979

Sweden Bo Berglund Göran Lindblom Lennart Norberg

3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 1)

Finland Markku Kiimalainen (2) Jari Kurri Ismo Villa

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague

September 13, 1979

Czechoslovakia Peter Šťastný Vladimír Martinec Marián Šťastný Miroslav Dvořák

4: 6 (0: 1, 4: 2, 0: 3)

USSR Boris Michailow Vladimir Luttschenko Alexander Jakuschew Sergei Makarov Alexander Golikow Viktor Schluktow

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague Spectators: 14,500

September 13, 1979

Canada Reinhardt (2) Buchanan

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

Finland Mikko Leinonen

Sportovní hala Holešovice, Prague

Closing table

space team Games S. U N T P  USSR 4th 8th 0 0 34:10 6th  Czechoslovakia 4th 3 0 1 22:12 6th  Sweden 4th 1 0 3 07:15 2 4th  Canada 4th 1 0 3 08:27 2 5.  Finland 4th 1 0 3 10:16 2

Comparison of the teams for places 3–5 team Games S. U N T P Sweden 2 1 0 1 5: 4 2 Canada 2 1 0 1 3: 3 2 Finland 2 1 0 1 5: 6 2

Awards

Best scorer: Alexander Golikow (7 points, including 2 goals and 5 assists)

1981/82

The games for the prize of the newspaper "Rudé Právo" this time over two seasons from August 12, 1981 to September 10, 1982 in different places in Czechoslovakia , Finland and Sweden . First a group stage was held, then two finals were played between the two first-placed teams.

Group games

August 12, 1981

Sweden Kent Nilsson

1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1)

USSR Sergei Kapustin Viktor Shalimov

Stockholm

August 14, 1981

Sweden Bengt Lundholm

1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 3)

USSR Igor Larionov (2), Sergei Kapustin Nikolai Drosdezki

Gothenburg

17th August 1981

Finland Matti Hagman Raimo Hirvonen Markku Kiimalainen

3: 4 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 3)

USSR Sergei Makarov Anatoly Malzew Nikolai Drosdezki Viktor Schluktow

Tampere

18th August 1981

Finland Arto Javanainen Tapio Levo

2: 5 (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 3)

USSR Andrei Chomutow Alexander Skworzow Helmuts Balderis Wiktor Schluktow Sergei Shepelev

Helsinki

October 28, 1981

Czechoslovakia Dárius Rusnák (2) Jiří Lála Vincent Lukáč Milan Chalupa Jaroslav Korbela Stanislav Hajdůšek

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

Finland Ismo Villa

Teplice

October 29, 1981

Czechoslovakia Dárius Rusnák (2) Jiří Lála Milan Chalupa Miloslav Hořava

5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0)

Finland Håkan Hjerpe Jorma Sevon

Prague

December 13, 1981

Finland

3: 3 (1: 2, 2: 0, 0: 1))

Sweden

Oulu

3rd February 1982

Sweden Thomas Rundqvist (2) J. Eriksson (2) Mats Näslund Håkan Loob Tommy Själin

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

Finland Lasse Litma

Västerås

February 13, 1982

Czechoslovakia Milan Nový (2) Jaroslav Korbela

3: 6 (1: 5, 1: 0, 1: 1)

USSR Sergei Makarov (2) Alexei Kassatonow (2) Alexander Koschewnikow Vladimir Kovin

Prague spectators: 12,000

February 14, 1982

Czechoslovakia Arnold Kadlec Jindřich Kokrment Jiří Dudáček

3: 5 (2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 2)

USSR Sergei Kapustin Igor Larionov Vladimir Krutov Sergei Shepelev Sergei Makarov

Prague spectators: 14,000

April 2, 1982

Czechoslovakia Dárius Rusnák Dušan Pašek Igor Liba Pavel Richter

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

Sweden Hasse Sjöö (2) Tommy Själin Göran Lindblom

Prague spectators: 08,600

April 4th 1982

Czechoslovakia Dárius Rusnák Peter Ihnačák František Černík Jindřich Kokrment

4: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 3: 1)

Sweden Roger Hägglund

Hradec Králové

Closing table

space	team	Games	S.	U	N	T	P
1	USSR	6th	6th	0	0	26:13	12
2	Czechoslovakia	6th	3	1	2	26:19	7th
3	Sweden	6th	1	2	3	17:18	4th
4th	Finland	6th	0	1	5	12:31	1

final

September 8, 1982

Czechoslovakia Igor Liba Vladimír Růžička Dušan Pašek Vincent Lukáč

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

USSR Anatoly Semenov (2) Vladimir Krutov Viktor Shalimov Igor Larionov Vyacheslav Bykov Nikolai Drosdezki

Bratislava spectators: 10,000

September 10, 1982

Czechoslovakia Vincent Lukáč Milan Chalupa

2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1)

USSR Alexander Koshevnikov Sergei Makarov Vladimir Krutov Valery Vasilyev

Prague spectators: 8,500

1982/83

The 5th edition of the Rudé Právo Cup took place from September 8, 1982 to April 11, 1983.

September 8, 1982

Finland Petri Skriko Raimo Summanen Arto Javanainen

3: 6 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2)

Sweden Bo Berglund (2) Roger Hägglund (2) Thom Eklund Jan Eriksson

Jyväskylä

December 12, 1982

Sweden Eriksson Olsson

2: 4 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 4)

USSR Vyacheslav Fetisov (2) Alexander Skworzow Vladimir Krutov

Gävle

December 13, 1982

Sweden Selver Mats Waltin Mats Ulander

3: 3 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2)

USSR Vladimir Krutov (2) Anatoly Malzew

Stockholm

February 9, 1983

Finland Raimo Summanen (2) Timo Susi

3: 3 (3: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)

USSR Vasily Perwuchin Helmuts Balderis Vyacheslav Bykov

Joensuu

February 10, 1983

Finland Timo Susi Pekka Rautakallio Raimo Summanen

3: 7 (1: 2, 2: 5, 0: 0)

USSR Sergei Svetlov (3) Valery Vasilyev Sinetula Biljaletdinov Viktor Tyumenew Ilya Bjakin

Kouvola

April 4th 1983

Czechoslovakia Igor Liba (3) Vincent Lukáč (3) Oldrich Válek (2) Dárius Rusnák František Musil František Černý

11: 2 (4: 0, 2: 2, 5: 0)

Sweden Håkan Södergren Peter Sundström

Olomouc spectators: 06,500

April 5th 1983

Czechoslovakia Dárius Rusnák Vladimír Caldr Karel Holý Jaroslav Korbela Martin Bakoš

6: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 5: 1)

Sweden Roger Hägglund Lennart Johansson

Brno spectators: 10,000

April 8, 1983

Sweden Jan Erixon (2) Eklund

3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)

Finland Pekka Järvelä

Stockholm

April 10, 1983

Czechoslovakia Igor Liba (2) Arnold Kadlec (2) František Černík Dárius Rusnák Jiří Lála Vladimír Caldr František Černý

9: 6 (2: 1, 4: 4, 3: 1)

Finland Pekka Rautakallio (3) Petri Skriko Arto Javanainen Matti Hagman

Plzeň spectators: 07,000

April 11, 1983

Czechoslovakia Jiří Šejba (3) Jiří Dudáček (2) Vladimír Růžička (2) Karel Holý Petr Rosol

9: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 5: 1)

Finland Arto Javanainen (2)

Teplice spectators: 05,000

September 6, 1983

Czechoslovakia Ladislav Svozil Vincent Lukáč Vladimír Růžička

3: 5 (0: 2, 3: 2, 0: 1)

USSR Sergei Makarov (2) Sergei Kapustin Vyacheslav Bykov Sergei Yashin

Pardubice spectators: 03,500

September 8, 1983

Czechoslovakia Igor Liba Milan Chalupa Pavel Richter

3: 4 (0: 2, 0: 2, 3: 0)

USSR Sergei Makarov (2) Igor Boldin Sinetula Biljaletdinow

Ostrava spectators: 06,300

Closing table

space	team	Games	S.	U	N	T	P
	USSR	6th	4th	2	0	26:17	10
	Czechoslovakia	6th	4th	0	2	41:21	8th
	Sweden	6th	2	1	3	18:28	5
4th	Finland	6th	0	1	5	18:37	1

Web links

• Rudé Právo Cup 1977ff. at Hockey CCCP International
• Rudé Právo Cup 1977ff. at Hockeyarchives.ru
• National Teams of Ice Hockey - Czechoslovakia (PDF; 222 kB)
• National Teams of Ice Hockey - Finland (PDF; 329 kB)
• National Teams of Ice Hockey - Sweden (PDF; 194 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Jaroslav Staněk: Na startu hokejiste ČSSR, SSSR, Cincinnati Stingers - Premiéra Poháru Rudého práva. In: Rudé právo. September 16, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature - page with photo of the cup). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jaroslav Staněk: První ročník hokejového turnaje o pohár Rudého práva zahájen - Vysoké vítězství sborné. In: Rudé právo. September 17, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Jaroslav Staněk: Zasloužené vítězství čs. hokejistů v odvetném utkání - Hlavní trofej do SSSR. In: Rudé právo. September 22, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
4. ^ Games of the Soviet team 1977/78 on Hockey CCCP International
5. ↑ Rude Pravo Cup 1977 on Hockeyarchives.ru
6. ↑ Tournament 1977 on SFRP's Hockey Archive
7. ↑ Mikael Uhlin: WHA vs. Europe 1977-78. Retrieved December 4, 2012 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jaroslav Staněk: Hokejový pohár Rudého práva pokračoval dalšími zápasy - Rozhodly zkušenosti a přesilovky. In: Rudé právo. September 19, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
9. ^ ^{A b} Jaroslav Staněk: Pohár Rudého práva druhého poločasu - Američané k nepoznání. In: Rudé právo. September 20, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Jaroslav Staněk: Tucet branik otpovĕdí na hrubost - Hosté ztratili sympatie. In: Rudé právo. September 21, 1977, accessed on December 4, 2012 (from the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
11. ↑ Jaroslav Staněk: Na Bratislavském zimním stadiónu o pohár RP: Neúspěšné vykročení do sezóny. In: Rudé právo. September 20, 1978, accessed on December 4, 2012 (From the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
12. ↑ Jaroslav Staněk: Pohár RP již po druhém utkání do SSSR: Ani zlepšený výkon nestačil. In: Rudé právo. September 20, 1978, accessed on December 4, 2012 (From the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
13. ↑ ^{a b} Jaroslav Staněk: Mistři svĕta obhájili pohár RP bez stráty bodu - Našim ocenění za bojovnost. In: Rudé právo. September 20, 1978, accessed on December 4, 2012 (From the archive of Ústav pro českou literaturu - Institute of Czech Literature). 
14. ↑ Tournament 1978 ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on SFRp's Hockey Archive 
15. ↑ Rude Pravo Cup 1978 on hockeyarchives.ru
16. ↑ ^{a b c} Rudé Právo Cup 1979 on passionhockey.com
17. ↑ Tournament 1979 ( Memento of the original from July 9th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on SFRp's Hockey Archive 
18. ↑ Rudé Právo Cup 1979 on hockeyarchives.ru
19. ↑ Tournament 1981/82 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on SFRp's Hockey Archive 
20. ↑ DalŠí turnaje s Českou ÚČastí (PDF; 234 kB) on avlh.sweb.cz
21. ^ Tournament 1982/83 Part 1 on SFRp's Hockey Archive
22. ^ Games of the Soviet team in 1982 on russianrocket.de