Spengler Cup 1981

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Spengler Cup 1981
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos
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host HC Davos
Ice Stadium Davos
date December 26, 1981 - December 30, 1981
Games 10
Teams 5
winner Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow
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The Spengler Cup 1981 ( French Coupe Spengler 1981 ) was the 55th edition of the competition of the same name and took place from December 26th to 30th, 1981 in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos . The ice rink there , which was used as a completely closed ice rink for the first time as part of the tournament, served as the venue.

The winner of the HC Spartak Moscow , which all its four matches won, before the host HC Davos . Spartak Moscow, defending the title they in the previous year had won the first time, continuing the title wins Soviet capital clubs. With the University of Minnesota , an American college team took part in the tournament. The Russian Igor Kapustin was the most successful player in the tournament with eight points , including six goals.

As a result of the tournament, the tournament winners from Moscow and TJ Vítkovice played two more friendly matches in Kreuzlingen and Lucerne on January 1 and 2, 1982 - as in the previous year . Vítkovice won the first comparison with 5: 2 and thus returned the favor for the defeat in the course of the Spengler Cup. In the second meeting Spartak won 4-2. The University of Minnesota also played another test match against Eintracht Frankfurt's ice hockey department , which ended in a 4-4 draw.

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 1981 SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Davos
 8: 2
(4: 1, 4: 0, 0: 1) 		GermanyGermany Cologne EC
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 United StatesUnited States University of Minnesota
 4: 5
(1: 2, 1: 1, 2: 2) 		CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Davos
 4:10
(1: 7, 2: 1, 1: 2) 		Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice
 3: 6
(1: 2, 0: 3, 2: 1) 		GermanyGermany Cologne EC
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 United StatesUnited States University of Minnesota
 7: 9
(2: 5, 1: 2, 4: 2) 		GermanyGermany Cologne EC
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice
 2: 5
(0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 2) 		Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 GermanyGermany Cologne EC
 2: 4
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) 		Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Davos
 5: 2
(2: 1, 0: 1, 3: 0) 		United StatesUnited States University of Minnesota
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 United StatesUnited States University of Minnesota
 1: 8
(0: 3, 1: 3, 0: 2) 		Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow
 Ice stadium, Davos
December 1981 SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Davos
 1: 3
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2) 		CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice
 Ice stadium, Davos
Pl. Sp S. U N Gates Points
1. Soviet UnionSoviet Union HK Spartak Moscow 4th 4th 0 0 27: 09 8-0
2. SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Davos 4th 2 0 2 18:17 4: 4
3. GermanyGermany Cologne EC 4th 2 0 2 19:22 4: 4
4th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice 4th 2 0 2 13:16 4: 4
5. United StatesUnited States University of Minnesota 4th 0 0 4th 14:27 0: 8
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

All-Star Team

Attack: Holger Meitinger ( KEC ) - Igor Kapustin - Viktor TyumenewHK Spartak Moscow.svg HK Spartak Moscow.svg
Defense: Hannu Haapalainen ( KEC ) - Mike Ford ( KEC )
Goal: Sigmund Suttner ( KEC )

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