1989–90 Soviet League season
The 1989/90 season the league Wysschaja was the 44th season of the highest Soviet Hockey League. The Soviet league title secured for the third time Dynamo Moscow, while Dinamo Kharkiv relegation to the second division.
Mode
The 16 teams in the league Wysschaja first played in a common main round in return game against any opponent, bringing the total number of games per team was 30.
Then the ten best teams in the main round played in the finals again in return game against any opponent, while the results were taken from the main round and the point best team in the final round was a Soviet champion.
The six last placed the main round met in the relegation to the four best second division. All teams contested in the relegation each 36 games. The five top-ranked teams played in the following season in the league Wysschaja, the other five teams in 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 = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Final round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Expulsion
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = gates, V = Assists, Pts = Points; Fat: Saisonbestwert
Soviet master
Goalkeeper Andrei Karpin, Vladimir Myshkin, Mikhail Schtalenkow
Defender: Anatoly Fedotov, Dmitry Frolov, Viktor Gluschenkow, Alyaksandr Judsin, Alexander Karpowzew, Aleh Mikultschyk Yevgeny Popichin, Mikhail Tatarinow, Yuri Woschakow
Attacker: Anatoli Antipov Ravil Khaidarov, Igor Dorofeev, Alyaksandr Haltschenjuk, Sergei Yashin, Igor Korolev, Andrey Kawaljou, Yuri Leonov, Andrei Lomakin, Sergei Petrenko, Alexei Schamnow, Alexander Semak, Anatoly Semenov, Vladimir Subriltschew, Sergei Svetlov
Coaching staff: Vladimir Jursinow, Yuri Otschnew, Sinetula Bilyaletdinov