Soviet Cup (ice hockey)

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

Soviet Union 1922–1991 country in Europe and Asia

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a federal sovereign state in northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. Nominally a union of multiple national Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The country was a one-party state, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Other major urban centers were Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Tashkent, Alma-Ata, and Novosibirsk. It spanned over 10,000 kilometers (6,200 mi) east to west across 11 time zones, and over 7,200 kilometers (4,500 mi) north to south. It had five climate zones: tundra, taiga, steppes, desert and mountains.

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HC CSKA Moscow Russian ice hockey team

HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. The club is a member of 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. CSKA 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.

HC Dynamo Moscow Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

HC Spartak Moscow Ice hockey team

HC Spartak Moscow is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 season. However, the team did not participate in the KHL league for the 2014–15 season because of financial issues, but rejoined the league prior to the 2015–16 season as members of the Bobrov Division.

Titles by team

TitlesTeamYear
12 CSKA Moscow 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1988
3 Krylya Sovetov Moscow 1951, 1974, 1989
3 Dynamo Moscow 1953, 1972, 1976
2 Spartak Moscow 1970, 1971
1 VVS Moscow 1952

See also

The following is a list of the Most Valuable Players in the Soviet ice hockey league, which existed from 1946 to 1991.

The Super Series were exhibition games between Soviet teams and NHL teams that took place on each NHL opponents' home ice in North America from 1976 to 1991. The Soviet teams were usually club teams from the Soviet hockey league. The exception was in 1983, when the Soviet National Team represented the Soviet Union. The Soviet teams won 14 of the series and the NHL won 2.


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