Spengler Cup 1976

Spengler Cup 1976
Davos
host	HC Davos Ice Stadium Davos
date	Dec 26, 1976– Dec 31, 1976
Games	10
Teams	5
spectator	approx. 19,000
Average audience	approx. 1,900
winner	Soviet Union B
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The Spengler Cup 1976 ( French Coupe Spengler 1976 ) was the 50th edition of the competition of the same name and took place from December 26th to 31st, 1976 in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos . The ice rink there served as the venue . The tournament won the Soviet B national team without defeat.

Attendees

Five national teams took part in the tournament, with the Soviet Union, Finland and Czechoslovakia each represented by a B national team. The Soviet team consisted of players from Kristall Saratow and Chimik Woskressensk , Czechoslovakia was represented by Tesla Pardubice . The Finnish team consisted mainly of junior national players.

Economically, the tournament was a failure as only about 19,000 spectators attended the games.

mode

The five participating teams played in a single round in the " everyone against everyone " mode , so that each team played four games. The team with the highest points won the tournament.

Tournament course

December 26, 1976 3:00 p.m.

Switzerland R. Tschiemer (25th) U. Hofmann (29th) U. Lott (30th) M. Horisberger (47th) R. Tschiemer (49th) R. Tschiemer (60.)

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

Japan Y. Urabe (31st) Imamura (56th) S. Honma (60th)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 2,600

December 26, 1976 9:00 p.m.

Soviet Union B W. Krutow (11th) W. Schutschok (26th) W. Schutschok (28th) W. Krutow (34.) J. Korchin (46.) W. Viktorov (59.)

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

Finland B M. Hakulinen (22.) Н. Niemi (54th)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 1,500

December 27, 1976 3:00 p.m.

Japan Y. Urabe (29.) Hikigi (40.) H. Urabe (40.) Kyoya (54.)

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

Finland B Erkki Laine (18th) K. Eloranta (20th) V.-M. Ruisma (28.)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 900

December 27, 1976 9:00 p.m.

Czechoslovakia B J. Novák (5th) Karel Vohralík (9th) Bohuslav Šťastný (31st) Pavel Beránek (51st)

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

Switzerland M. Türler (45.) U. Bärtschi (52.)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 2,000

December 28, 1976 3:00 p.m.

Switzerland M. Horisberger (55.)

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

Soviet Union B W. Viktorov (19th) W. Belousov (19th) W. Golubowitsch (44.) J. Kuplinow (51.) W. Schuchok (51.) N. Stakanov (54)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 2,500

December 29, 1976 3:00 p.m.

Finland B M. Hakulinen (8th) J. Laiho (18th) Н. Niemi (32nd) J. Laiho (32nd)

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

Czechoslovakia B V. Martinec (41.)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 1,800

December 29, 1976 9:00 p.m.

Soviet Union B. W. Viktorov (9th) W. Wachrushev (25th) W. Viktorov (32nd) W. Golubovich (34th) W. Belousov (39th) W. Krutow (47th) B. Werigin (49th ) ) J. Kortschin (55.) Е. Kucharsch (57.)

9: 3 (1: 0, 4: 1, 4: 2)

Japan H. Urabe (28th) Hikigi (43rd) Azuma (55th)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: unknown

December 30, 1976 3:00 p.m.

Czechoslovakia B F. Pecivál (8th) B. Šťastný (13th) J. Novák (13th) J.Novák (33rd) Bulis (40th) V. Martinec (49th) F. Panchártek (15th) P . Beránek (55.) V. Martinec (56.)

9: 2 (3: 0, 2: 1, 4: 1)

Japan Urabe (23rd) Kyoya (49th)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 1,100

December 30, 1976 9:00 p.m.

Switzerland R. Tschiemer (22nd) U. Bärtschi (31st)

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

Finland B J. Laiho (21.)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 2,400

December 31, 1976 10:30 am

Czechoslovakia B V. Martinec (4th)

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

Soviet Union B J. Kuplinow (19th) N. Stakanow (33.) W. Krutow (49.) Е. Kucharsch (58.)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 3,500

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Soviet Union B	4th	4th	0	0	25: 07	8-0
2.	Czechoslovakia B	4th	2	0	2	15:12	4: 4
3.	Switzerland	4th	2	0	2	11:14	4: 4
4th	Finland B	4th	1	0	3	10:15	2: 6
5.	Japan	4th	1	0	3	09:26	2: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

Top scorer

Surname	team	Gates	templates	Points
Vladimír Martinec	Czechoslovakia B	4th	3	7th
Hideo Urabe	Japan	4th	2	6th

Team squad

team	Contingent
Switzerland	Urs Bärtschi , Guy Dubois , Éric Girard , Edgar Grubauer , Ueli Hofmann , Michael Horisberger , Jakob Kölliker , Markus Lindemann , Urs Lott , Ernst Lüthi , Jöri Mattli , Andreas Meyer , Alfio Molina , Anton Neininger , Simon Schenk , René Stampfli , Rolf Tschiemer , Michel Türler , Walter Wettenschwiler , Aldo Zenhäusern Trainers: Rudolf Killias
Finland B	K. Rantanen; Kari Eloranta - М. Kaario; Н. Helander - Н. Niemi; T. Hirsimäki - H. Jortikka; Y. Hakulinen - M. Hakulinen - А. Jokines; J. Porvari - V.-M. Ruisma - J. Laiho; J. Kapanen - J. Peltonen - Erkki Laine ; I. Kaarna, А. Mikkola
Czechoslovakia B	Jiří Crha ; F. Panchártek - Z. Moučka; H. Sekera - K. Vohralík; V. Bezdíček - J. Levínský; P. Dočkal - P. Nešťák; Vladimír Martinec - Jiří Novák - Bohuslav Šťastný ; P. Beránek - М. Koďousek - V. Haňka; J. Paleček - F. Bulis - F. Pecivál Coach: Florián Střída
Soviet Union B	А. Pashkov; J. Kuplinow - B. Werigin; А. Sapelkin - М. Sharov; P. Schulin - А. Ivanov; S. Borissow; W. Golubovich - N. Stakanov - W. Wachrushev; W. Shuchok - W. Golikow - W. Krutow; W. Belousov - W. Viktorov - J. Korchin; Е. Kucharsch coach: Yuri Morozov
Japan	T. Otsubo (Araya, 41); T. Tsuburai - Kato; K. Esashika - K. Wakasa; Terao - Saito; Arama - T. Hikigi - S. Honma; Imamura - Y. Urabe - Y. Kyoy; Kaga - T. Honma - Kodate; S. Honma Trainer: Junji Masukawa

Web links

• Spengler Cup 1976 at hockeyarchives.info (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The somewhat different Spengler Cup preview. In: grheute.ch. December 24, 2015, accessed September 25, 2018 . 
2. ↑ The HC Davos and the Spengler Cup: An economic success story. In: hockeyfans.ch. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .