IZVESTIA TOURNAMENT: 1970-1980
Mini-WCs in Moscow,
Russia
Sponsored by the Izvestia Daily newspaper
in Russia, the Izvestia Cup was an anual international
tournament held in late December. The first Cup
took place in 1967. Due to its popularity, the Izvestia
Cup soon became known as a "mini World Championship"
played between the top national teams. By many accounts,
it was called a "winter rehearsal" for
the World Championship in the spring.
Because of financial difficulties,
the tournament changed its sponsorship and became
the Baltica Cup in 1997.
Izvestia Cup Winners
Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1970 |
Czechoslovakia |
USSR |
Sweden |
1971 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Finland |
1972 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
1973 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Finland |
1974 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
1975 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
1976 |
USSR |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
1977 |
Czechoslovakia |
USSR |
Sweden |
1978 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
1979 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Finland |
1980 |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Finland |
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Best Players Awards
Year |
Goaltenders |
Defensemen |
Forwards |
1970 |
Tkacz
(Poland) |
Pospisil
(CSSR) |
Vikulov
(USSR) |
1971 |
Valtonen
(Finland) |
Pospisil
(CSSR) |
Vikulov
(USSR) |
1972 |
Kosyl
(Poland) |
Machac
(CSSR) |
Petrov
(USSR) |
1973 |
Holecek
(CSSR) |
Gusev
(USSR) |
Kharlamov
(USSR) |
1975 |
Hogosta
(Sweden) |
Pospisil
(CSSR) |
Shadrin
(USSR) |
1976 |
Daley
(Canada) |
Machac
(CSSR) |
Mikhailov
(USSR) |
1977 |
Holecek
(CSSR) |
Marjamaki
(Finland)
Bernier (Canada) |
Mikhailov
(USSR)
Hlinka (CSSR)
Gradin (Sweden) |
1978 |
Tretiak
(USSR) |
Bubla
(CSSR) |
Kapustin
(USSR) |
1979 |
Kivelaa
(Finland) |
Pervukhin
(USSR) |
Martinec
(CSSR) |
1980 |
Tretiak
(USSR) |
Ruotsalainen
(Finland) |
Kokrment
(CSSR) |
|
Best Scorers
Year |
Goaltenders |
Goals |
1970 |
Vladimir Vikulov
(USSR) |
6 |
1971 |
Vladimir Vikulov
(USSR) |
6 |
1972 |
Vladimir Petrov
(USSR) |
12 |
1973 |
Boris Mikhailov
(USSR) |
9 |
1974 |
Milan Novy
(Czechoslovakia) |
14 |
1975 |
Valery Kharlamov
(USSR) |
7 |
1976 |
Boris Mikhailov
(USSR) |
6 |
1977 |
Viacheslav
Anisin (USSR) Valery
Kharlamov (USSR) |
6 |
1978 |
Antero Lehtonen
(Finland) |
7 |
1979 |
Vladimir Martinec
(CSSR) |
8 |
1980 |
Victor Shalimov
(USSR) |
6 |
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