IIHF European Cup 1969
The Hockey European Cup in the 1968/69 season was the fourth edition of the competition of the same name by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. The competition began in October 1968; the finale was only in October 1969, during the 1969/70 season, discharged. A total of 16 teams participated from 15 countries. For the first time took the HK CSKA Moscow in part a Soviet representative, who also won the title after a final victory against the Klagenfurt AC.
Due to the suppression of the Prague Spring of the Czechoslovak defending TJ ZKL Brno HC Dukla Jihlava and renounced participation and were not in the semifinals and the second round. Officially scheduling problems were cited as a reason to not offend the Soviet Union. In solidarity, the Scandinavian teams Brynäs IF Gävle and Koo -Vee Tampere also renounced to participate.
Mode and participants
The country masters of the 1967 /68 European members of the IIHF and the defending champion TJ ZKL Brno were qualified for the competition.
The competition was held in the knockout system in return game. The defending Brno and the Soviet champion CSKA Moscow were there set for the semifinals.
- France Chamonix HC
- Hungary 1957 Budapest Dosza Újpest
- Bulgaria 1967 Metalurg Pernik
- Switzerland HC La Chaux -de-Fonds
- GKS Katowice Poland
- Romania Dinamo Bucharest 1965
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice
- Norway Vålerenga IF Oslo
- Finland Koo -Vee Tampere
- Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 SC Dynamo Berlin
- Sweden Brynäs IF Gavle
- Federal Republic of Germany EV Füssen ( set for the 2nd round )
- Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava ASD ( set for the 2nd round )
- Czechoslovakia TJ ZKL Brno (holders; set for the semi-finals )
- Soviet Union in 1955 CSKA Moscow ( set for the semi-finals )
Tournament
First round
The games were held in October and November 1968.
Bye received: Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava ASD, Federal Republic of Germany EV Füssen
2nd round
The games took place on 2 and 9 December 1968. A Game 1 on December 20, 1968
Round 3
The games were held on 15 and 28 January 1969.
1 The Swedish Association forbade the club to participate.
Semifinal
The defending champion TJ ZKL Brno and Soviet champion CSKA Moscow were set for the semifinals. The games were held on 6 and 8 April 1968.
Final
Winning team
Defender: Alexander Ragulin, Igor Romischewski, Viktor Kuskin, Vladimir Brezhnev
Attacker: Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Vladimir Wikulow Victor Polupanow, Anatoly Firsov, Yuri Moiseyev, Anatoly Ionow, Yuri Blinov, Yevgeny Mischakow, Alexander Smolin
Head Coach: Anatoly Tarasov