IIHF European Cup 1973

The 1972–73 European Cup was the eighth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October, 1972 and finished on August 20, 1974.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Brynäs IF in the final

First round

Team #1 Score Team #2
EC KAC Austria 2–10, 3–9 East Germany SG Dynamo Weißwasser
Düsseldorfer EG West Germany 11–5, 5–3 France HC Chamonix
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–2, 5–5 (3–1 PS) Bulgaria HK CSKA Sofia
Tilburg Trappers Netherlands 5–1, 6–3 Italy SG Cortina
Hasle/Løren IL Norway 2–5, 3–6 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
Ferencvárosi TC Hungary w/o Switzerland HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava, Finland Ilves  : bye

Second round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Tilburg Trappers Netherlands 3–7, 1–8 West Germany Düsseldorfer EG
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 4–3, 0–9 East Germany SG Dynamo Weißwasser
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–0, 5–6 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia w/o Finland Ilves

Third round

Team #1 Score Team #2
SG Dynamo Weißwasser East Germany 4–2, 1–3 (0–1 PS) Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava
Düsseldorfer EG West Germany 5–3, 3–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

Brynäs IF Sweden, Soviet Union CSKA Moscow  : bye

Semifinals

Team #1 Score Team #2
Brynäs IF Sweden 7–3, 2–2 West Germany Düsseldorfer EG
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 6–0, 3–1 Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia

Final

Team #1 Score Team #2
Brynäs IF Sweden 2–6, 2–12 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow

References