1977–78 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)

The 1977-78 Soviet Cup was the 18th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. CSKA Moscow won the cup for the 10th time in their history. The cup was divided into four groups, with the top team in each group advancing to the playoffs. It was intended, and commonly reported that the tournament was played in 1976-77, but it was delayed until 1977-78.
== Group phase ==
=== Group 1 ===
;Scores
*Dinamo Riga - Khimik Voskresensk 7:1
*Dinamo Riga - Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3:1
*Dinamo Riga - Sibir Novosibirsk 5:4
*Dinamo Riga - Binokor Tashkent 8:4
*Dinamo Riga - SKA MVO Kalinin 7:3
*Khimik Voskresensk - Salavat Yulaev Ufa 5:2
*Sibir Novosibirsk - Khimik Voskresensk 4:3
*Khimik Voskresensk - Binokor Tashkent 7:3
*Khimik Voskresensk - SKA MVO Kalinin 7:4
*Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Sibir Novosibirsk 3:2
*Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Binokor Tashkent 6:2
*Salavat Yulaev Ufa - SKA MVO Kalinin 10:2
*Sibir Novosibirsk - Binokor Tashkent 6:6
*SKA MVO Kalinin - Sibir Novosibirsk 6:5 - Kalinin was reported to have gone winless, so it seems this game was likely forfeited to Novosibirsk
*Binokor Tashkent - SKA MVO Kalinin 5:4
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Dinamo Riga 	5 	5	0	0	30	13	10
2.	Khimik Voskresensk	5 	3	0	2	23	20	6
3.	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	5 	3	0	2	22	14	6
4.	Sibir Novosibirsk 	5 	1	1	3	21	23	3
5.	Binokor Tashkent 	5 	1	1	3	20	31	3
6.	SKA MVO Kalinin 	5 	0	0	5	19	34	0
 
=== Group 2 ===
;Scores
*Dynamo Moscow - Dynamo Minsk 4:0
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Dynamo Moscow 5:1
*Dynamo Moscow - Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk 9:5
*Dynamo Moscow - Dizelist Penza 5:1
*Dynamo Moscow - SK Uritskogo Kazan 8:2
*Dynamo Minsk - Krylya Sovetov Moscow 5:2
*Dynamo Minsk - Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk 7:2
*Dynamo Minsk - Dizelist Penza 4:2
*Dynamo Minsk - SK Uritskogo Kazan 6:0
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk 2:2
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - Dizelist Penza 6:2
*Krylya Sovetov Moscow - SK Uritskogo Kazan 8:3
*Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk - Dizelist Penza 8:4
*Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk - SK Uritskogo Kazan 7:3
*Dizelist Penza - SK Uritskogo Kazan 6:3
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Dynamo Moscow 	5 	4	0	1	27	13	8
2.	Dinamo Minsk 	5 	4	0	1	22	10	8
3.	Krylya Sovetov Moscow 	5 	3	1	1	23	13	7
4.	Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk	5 	1	1	3	24	25	3
5.	Dizelist Penza 	5 	1	0	4	15	26	2
6.	SK Uritskogo Kazan 	5 	0	0	5	11	35	0
 
=== Group 3 ===
;Scores
*Spartak Moscow - Traktor Chelyabinsk 6:4
*Spartak Moscow - SKA Kuibyshev 7:4
*Spartak Moscow - Lokomotiv Moscow 9:6
*Spartak Moscow - Izhstal Izhevsk 11:6
*Spartak Moscow - Kristall Saratov 7:2
*SKA Kuibyshev - Traktor Chelyabinsk 4:3
*Traktor Chelyabinsk - Lokomotiv Moscow 5:1
*Traktor Chelyabinsk - Izhstal Izhevsk 5:2
*Traktor Chelyabinsk - Kristall Saratov 6:2
*SKA Kuibyshev - Lokomotiv Moscow 5:3
*SKA Kuibyshev - Izhstal Izhevsk 4:4
*Kristall Saratov - SKA Kuibyshev 5:4
*Lokomotiv Moscow - Izhstal Izhevsk 4:3
*Lokomotiv Moscow - Kristall Saratov 3:2
*Izhstal Izhevsk - Kristall Saratov 6:4
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Spartak Moscow 	5 	5	0	0	40	22	10
2.	Traktor Chelyabinsk	5 	3	0	2	23	15	6
3.	SKA Kuibyshev 	5 	2	1	2	21	22	5
4.	Lokomotiv Moscow 	5 	2	0	3	17	24	4
5.	Izhstal Izhevsk 	5 	1	1	3	21	28	3
6.	Kristall Saratov 	5 	1	0	4	15	26	2
 
=== Group 4 ===
;Scores
*CSKA Moscow - Torpedo Gorky 10:0
*CSKA Moscow - Molot Perm 13:3
*CSKA Moscow - SKA Leningrad 5:3
*CSKA Moscow - Metallurg Cherepovets 13:3
*CSKA Moscow - Sokol Kiev 20:3
*Torpedo Gorky - Molot Perm 9:2
*Torpedo Gorky - SKA Leningrad 10:4
*Torpedo Gorky - Metallurg Cherepovets 6:3
*Torpedo Gorky - Sokol Kiev 6:4
*Molot Perm - SKA Leningrad 3:2
*Molot Perm - Metallurg Cherepovets 4:0
*Molot Perm - Sokol Kiev 5:3
*SKA Leningrad - Metallurg Cherepovets 7:2
*SKA Leningrad - Sokol Kiev 6:3
*Metallurg Cherepovets - Sokol Kiev 5:1
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	CSKA Moscow 	5 	5	0	0	61	12	10
2.	Torpedo Gorky 	5 	4	0	1	28	23	8
3.	Molot Perm 	5 	3	0	2	17	24	6
4.	SKA Leningrad 	5 	2	0	3	22	23	4
5.	Metallurg Cherepovets	5 	1	0	4	13	31	2
6.	Sokol Kiev 	5 	0	0	5	14	42	0
 
== Playoffs ==
=== Semifinals ===
Dinamo Riga	3:4	Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow	6:3	Dynamo Moscow
=== Finale ===
CSKA Moscow	9:5	Spartak Moscow
== External links ==
* Tournament on hockeyarchives.info
* Tournament on hockeyarchives.ru
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