1986–87 Soviet League season
The 1986/87 season the Wysschaja League was the 41st season of the highest Soviet Hockey League. The Soviet league title secured for a total of 30 times CSKA Moscow, while Ufa Salavat Yulaev relegation to the second division.
Mode
The twelve teams in the league Wysschaja first played in a common main round in return game against any opponent, bringing the total number of matches per team was 22.
Then the ten best teams in the main round played in the final round in return game against each other, the results of the main draws were taken. The point- best team in the final round was finally Soviet masters.
The two last placed the main round met in the relegation to the six best second division. All the teams in the relegation denied a total of 28 games. The top two teams played in the following season in the league Wysschaja, the two following took part in relegation matches against the two last placed the final round part and the other four teams remaining and alighted at the second-rate Perwaja league.
For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.
Main Round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Final round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Expulsion
Promotion and relegation round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Play off
- Awtomobilist Sverdlovsk - Traktor Chelyabinsk 2:2, 3:2, 4:2, 4:4
- Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk - Sokol Kiev 4:5, 5:11, 5:13
Due to the expansion of Wysschaja league of twelve to fourteen teams qualified to retrofit, all four teams for the next season.
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = gates, V = Assists, Pts = Points; Fat: Saisonbestwert
Soviet master
Goalkeepers: Yevgeny Beloscheikin, Oleg Bratasch
Defender: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Gusarov, Alexei Kassatonow, Vladimir Konstantinov, Dmitry Mironov, Sergei Seljanin, Vladimir Zubkov, Sergei Starikov, Igor Stelnow
Attacker: Vyacheslav Bykov, Andrei Chomutow Yevgeny Davydov, Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Gerasimov, Irek Gimajew, Valeri Kamensky, Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, Sergei Makarov, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Osipov, Alexander Sybin, Mikhail Vasilyev
Coaching staff: Viktor Tikhonov, Viktor Kuskin, Boris Mikhailov
Awards
Yevgeny Beloscheikin - Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kassatonow - Vladimir Krutov - Igor Larionov - Sergei Makarov
Vyacheslav Fetisov ( CSKA Moscow )
Mikhail Schtalenkow (Dynamo Moscow)
The highest-scoring forward line of the season put the CSKA Moscow. The three forwards Vladimir Krutov (26 goals), Igor Larionov (20) and Sergei Makarov (21 ) scored 67 goals together.