| USSR
1972-1979 |
BEST PLAYER
OF THE YEAR
MVPs USSR 1970-1980 |
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1970
Victor Konovalenko
G, Torpedo Gorky |
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1971
Anatoly Firsov
C/LW, CSKA |
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1972
Alexander Maltsev
RW/C, Dynamo Moscow
Valery
Kharlamov
LW, CSKA |
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1973
Valery Kharlamov
LW, CSKA |
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1974-1976
Vladislav Tretiak
G, CSKA |
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1977
Helmut Balderis
RW, Dynamo Riga |
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1978-1979
Boris Mikhailov
RW, CSKA |
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1980
Sergey Makarov
RW, CSKA |
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SEVEN SEASONS: USSR 1972-1979
The Golden Age of
Hockey in Russia
This section of the Summit
in 1974 site presents a historical
overview of Russian hockey of the 1970s. It outlines
the development Russian hockey specifically during
the seven seasons long life span of the World
Hockey Association. After the Summit
Series 1974, the WHA became the first top pro hockey
league to bring European talent from Sweden, Finland
and Czechoslovakia to play in North America.
This era is considered the "golden
age" of the Soviet hockey. Russian hockey stars
of the 1970s were not able to play in the pro leagues.
But, they earned international respect for the European
hockey style and built the foundation for the future
NHL stars - Bure, Fedorov, Hasek, Jagr and many
other graduates of European school. The review below
introduces the Russian Elite League season-by-season
highlights of the 1970s. To view the detailed teams/players
statistics, awards of a specific year, please select
a specific season in the 1972-1979 range.
USSR: National Championships
and Cups
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
USSR
Cup |
| 1970 |
CSKA |
Spartak |
Khimik |
Spartak |
| 1971 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
SKA Leningrad |
Spartak |
| 1972 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Spartak |
Dynamo M |
| 1973 |
CSKA |
Spartak |
Krylya Sovetov |
CSKA |
| 1974 |
Krylya Sovetov |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Krylya Sovetov |
| 1975 |
CSKA |
Krylya Sovetov |
Spartak |
- |
| 1976 |
Spartak |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Dynamo M |
| 1977 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Traktor |
CSKA |
| 1978 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Krylya Sovetov |
- |
| 1979 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Spartak |
CSKA |
| 1980 |
CSKA |
Dynamo M |
Spartak |
- |
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Izvestia Award
Scoring Leaders (Points)
| Year |
Award
Winner | Team |
PTS
(G+A) |
| 1971 |
Alexander Maltsev,
Dynamo Moscow |
56 (36 + 20) |
| 1972 |
Valery Kharlamov,
CSKA |
43 (26 + 27) |
| 1973 |
Vladimir Petrov, CSKA |
49 (27 + 22) |
| 1974 |
Viacheslav Anisin,
Krylya Sovetov |
48 (22 + 26) |
| 1975 |
Vladimir
Petrov, CSKA |
53 (27 + 26) |
| 1976 |
Victor
Shalimov, Spartak M |
53 (28 + 25) |
| 1977 |
Helmut
Balderis, Dynamo Riga |
63 (40 + 23) |
| 1978 |
Vladimir
Petrov, CSKA |
56 (28 + 28) |
| 1979 |
Vladimir
Petrov, CSKA |
63 (26 + 37) |
| 1980 |
Sergey
Makarov, CSKA |
68 (29 + 39) |
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Best Sniper Award
Scoring Leaders (Goals)
| Year |
Award
Winner | Team |
Goals |
| 1970 |
Vladimir Petrov, CSKA |
51 |
| 1971 |
Valery Kharlamov,
CSKA |
40 |
| 1972 |
Vladimir Vikulov,
CSKA |
34 |
| 1973 |
Vladimir Petrov, CSKA |
27 |
| 1974 |
Alexander Yakushev,
Spartak |
26 |
| 1975 |
Boris
Mikhailov, CSKA |
40 |
| 1976 |
Helmut
Balderis, Dynamo Riga
Boris Mikhailov, CSKA
Alexander Yakushev, Spartak |
31 |
| 1977 |
Helmut
Balderis, Dynamo Riga |
40 |
| 1978 |
Boris
Mikhailov, CSKA |
32 |
| 1979 |
Vladimir
Petrov, CSKA |
26 |
| 1980 |
Sergey
Makarov, CSKA |
29 |
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Trud Daily Award
Best Line (Goals)
| Year |
Award
Winners | Team |
Goals |
| 1970 |
Mikhailov - Petrov
- Kharlamov, CSKA |
124 |
| 1971 |
Mikhailov - Petrov
- Kharlamov, CSKA |
88 |
| 1972 |
Vikulov - Firsov -
Kharlamov, CSKA |
78 |
| 1973 |
Martyniuk - Shadrin
- Yakushev, Spartak |
72 |
| 1974 |
Lebedev - Anisin -
Bodunov, Krylya Sovetov |
64 |
| 1975 |
Mikhailov
- Petrov - Kharlamov, CSKA |
60 |
| 1976 |
Shalimov
- Shadrin - Yakushev, Spartak |
76 |
| 1977 |
P.Prirodin
- Maltsev - A.Golikov, Dynamo M |
77 |
| 1978 |
Mikhailov
- Petrov - Kharlamov, CSKA |
78 |
| 1979 |
P.Prirodin
- V.Golikov - A.Golikov, Dynamo M |
82 |
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Best Player of the Year
Season MVP
| Year |
Award
Winner | Team |
| 1970 |
Victor Konovalenko,
Torpedo Gorky |
| 1971 |
Anatoly Firsov, CSKA |
| 1972 |
Alexander Maltsev,
Dynamo Moscow
Valery Kharlamov, CSKA |
| 1973 |
Valery Kharlamov,
CSKA |
| 1974 |
Vladislav Tretiak,
CSKA |
| 1975 |
Vladislav
Tretiak, CSKA |
| 1976 |
Vladislav
Tretiak, CSKA |
| 1977 |
Helmut
Balderis, Dynamo Riga |
| 1978 |
Boris
Mikhailov, CSKA |
| 1979 |
Boris
Mikhailov, CSKA |
| 1980 |
Sergey
Makarov, CSKA |
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All Stars
| Year |
Award
Winners | Team |
| 1970 |
Konovalenko,
Torpedo; Davydov, Dynamo M - Poladiev,
Spartak;
Vikulov, CSKA - Starshinov, Spartak -
Maltsev, Dynamo M |
| 1971 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Kuzkin, CSKA;
Vikulov, CSKA - Maltsev, Dynamo M - Kharlamov,
CSKA |
| 1972 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Ragulin, CSKA;
Vikulov, CSKA - Maltsev, Dynamo M - Kharlamov,
CSKA |
| 1973 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Petrov, CSKA - Kharlamov,
CSKA |
| 1974 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Maltsev, Dynamo M -
Kharlamov, CSKA |
| 1975 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Petrov, CSKA - Kharlamov,
CSKA |
| 1976 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Shalimov, Spartak - Yakushev, Spartak
- Kharlamov, CSKA |
| 1977 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Lutchenko, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Petrov, CSKA - Balderis,
Dynamo Riga |
| 1978 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Fetisov, CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo
M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Maltsev, Dynamo M -
Kharlamov, CSKA |
| 1979 |
Tretiak,
CSKA - Vasiliev, Dynamo M - Pervukhin,
Dynamo M;
Mikhailov, CSKA - Petrov, CSKA - S.Makarov,
CSKA |
| 1980 |
Tretiak,
CSKA; Fetisov, CSKA - Kasatonov, CSKA;
S. Makarov, CSKA - Maltsev, Dynamo M -
A.Golikov, Dynamo M |
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