The 1972–73 Soviet Cup was the 15th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 28 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by CSKA Moscow, who claimed their ninth title.
Participating teams Soviet Championship League teams: Pervaya Liga teams: Vtoraya Liga teams: Other teams: Torpedo Gorky SKA Leningrad Dynamo Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk Traktor Chelyabinsk Khimik Voskresensk Yenbek Alma-Ata SKA MVO Kalinin Dynamo Kiev Torpedo Minsk Lokomotiv Moscow Metallurg Novokuznetsk Sibir Novosibirsk Dizelist Penza Molot Perm Dinamo Riga Kristall Saratov Salavat Yulaev Ufa Izhstal Izhevsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil SKA Novosibirsk Khimik Omsk Dneprospetsstal Zaporozhe RVZ Riga Ekskavator Tallinn
Tournament
First round Dizelist Penza 6:2 Torpedo Minsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk 14:0 Ekskavator Tallinn Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 7:4 Dneprospetsstal Zaporozhe Izhstal Izhevsk 6:4 SKA Novosibirsk SKA MVO Kalinin 7:3 Khimik Omsk
Second round Dizelist Penza 8:4 Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk Dinamo Riga 4:3 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 4:3 Lokomotiv Moscow Sibir Novosibirsk 4:2 Yenbek Alma-Ata Molot Perm 9:2 Izhstal Izhevsk SKA MVO Kalinin 7:2 Kristall Saratov RVZ Riga 6:3 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
1/8 finals Dinamo Riga 7:4 Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Kiev 2:7 Traktor Chelyabinsk Sibir Novosibirsk 3:2 Khimik Voskresensk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 2:6 Spartak Moscow Molot Perm 3:5 Krylya Sovetov Moscow SKA MVO Kalinin 2:4 SKA Leningrad RVZ Riga 3:5 Torpedo Gorky Dizelist Penza 3:10 CSKA Moscow
Quarterfinals Dynamo Moscow 2:4 Traktor Chelyabinsk Sibir Novosibirsk 2:9 Spartak Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow 5:3 SKA Leningrad Torpedo Gorky 2:7 CSKA Moscow
Semifinals Traktor Chelyabinsk 9:4 Spartak Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow 4:5 OT CSKA Moscow
Final CSKA Moscow 6:2 Traktor Chelyabinsk
External links Tournament on hockeyarchives.info Tournament on hockeyarchives.ru