1972–73 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)

Last updated March 02, 2019

The 1972–73 Soviet Cup was the 15th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 28 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by CSKA Moscow, who claimed their ninth title.

The Soviet Cup was the national ice hockey cup competition in the Soviet Union. It was contested on-and-off from 1951-1989.

HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional ice hockey club that plays in the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army. HC CSKA Moscow won more Soviet championships and European cups than any other team in history. It is owned by Russia's largest oil company, Rosneft, which is in turn majority-owned by the Russian government.

Participating teams

Soviet Championship League teams:	Pervaya Liga teams:	Vtoraya Liga teams:	Other teams:
Torpedo Gorky SKA Leningrad Dynamo Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk Traktor Chelyabinsk Khimik Voskresensk	Yenbek Alma-Ata SKA MVO Kalinin Dynamo Kiev Torpedo Minsk Lokomotiv Moscow Metallurg Novokuznetsk Sibir Novosibirsk Dizelist Penza Molot Perm Dinamo Riga Kristall Saratov Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Izhstal Izhevsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil SKA Novosibirsk Khimik Omsk Dneprospetsstal Zaporozhe	RVZ Riga Ekskavator Tallinn

Tournament

First round

Dizelist Penza	6:2	Torpedo Minsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk	14:0	Ekskavator Tallinn
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil	7:4	Dneprospetsstal Zaporozhe
Izhstal Izhevsk	6:4	SKA Novosibirsk
SKA MVO Kalinin	7:3	Khimik Omsk

Second round

Dizelist Penza	8:4	Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk
Dinamo Riga	4:3	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil	4:3	Lokomotiv Moscow
Sibir Novosibirsk	4:2	Yenbek Alma-Ata
Molot Perm	9:2	Izhstal Izhevsk
SKA MVO Kalinin	7:2	Kristall Saratov
RVZ Riga	6:3	Salavat Yulaev Ufa

1/8 finals

Dinamo Riga	7:4	Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Kiev	2:7	Traktor Chelyabinsk
Sibir Novosibirsk	3:2	Khimik Voskresensk
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil	2:6	Spartak Moscow
Molot Perm	3:5	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
SKA MVO Kalinin	2:4	SKA Leningrad
RVZ Riga	3:5	Torpedo Gorky
Dizelist Penza	3:10	CSKA Moscow

Quarterfinals

Dynamo Moscow	2:4	Traktor Chelyabinsk
Sibir Novosibirsk	2:9	Spartak Moscow
Krylya Sovetov Moscow	5:3	SKA Leningrad
Torpedo Gorky	2:7	CSKA Moscow

Semifinals

Traktor Chelyabinsk	9:4	Spartak Moscow
Krylya Sovetov Moscow	4:5 OT	CSKA Moscow

Final

CSKA Moscow	6:2	Traktor Chelyabinsk

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