1934-35 Soviet bandy season

This was the 1934-35 season in Soviet bandy:

Leningrad Championship

The Leningrad Championship was played for the 13th consecutive season. On December 18, 1934, Interdepartmental and Trade Union competitions began. Only four teams competed in the Interdepartmental Championship - Dynamo, Promkooperatsiya, Krasnaya Zarya, and GIFK. The other six clubs - Kirovsky, Baltvod, Red Triangle, Electrosila, Bolshevik, and LOMZ participated in the Trade Union Championship.

After three rounds, it was decided to unite the two competitions and play a city championship with 10 teams. Taking into account the games already played, a round-robin schedule was played. Dynamo Leningrad won all the matches and became champions of the city.

• Dynamo Leningrad roster: M. Simonov; P. Batyrev, M. Butusov, A. Guskov, P. Dementiev, K. Egorov, A. Kuni, G. Markov, V. Minaev, N. Sidelnikov, Val. Fedorov, Vic. Fedorov, B. Shelagin.

Moscow Championship

The Moscow Championship was contested for the 13th time in 1935. 49 teams were divided into multiple groups of play. Group 1, which was played from December to February 21, featured the top nine teams and was run by the MGSFK. The MGSPS administered the other divisions. The women's championship was won by Spartak Moscow.

Group 1

Promkooperatsiya was renamed Spartak Moscow in February.

• Dynamo - Spartak 2:0
• Dynamo - SKIG 2:1
• Dynamo - Hammer and Sickle 3:2
• Dynamo - CDKA 7:2
• Dynamo - Kazan Railway 2:1
• Dynamo - Dukat 3:0
• Dynamo - ZIF 4:1
• Dynamo - Trudkommuna 5:2
• Spartak - SKIG 3:2
• Spartak - Hammer and Sickle 2:2
• Spartak - CDKA 5:2
• Kazan Railway - Spartak 2:0
• Spartak - Dukat 0:0 (not completed)
• Spartak - ZIF
• Spartak - Trudkommuna 5:0
• Hammer and Sickle - SKIG 6:1
• SKIG - CDKA 3:1
• SKIG - Kazan Railway 4:0
• SKIG - Dukat 1:1
• SKIG - ZIF
• SKIG - Trudkommuna
• CDKA - Hammer and Sickle 5:2
• Hammer and Sickle - Kazan Railway 7:2
• Dukat - Hammer and Sickle 1:0
• Hammer and Sickle - ZIF
• Hammer and Sickle - Trudkommuna 6:0
• CDKA - Kazan Railway
• CDKA - Dukat 4:1
• CDKA - ZIF 4:0
• CDKA - Trudkommuna 2:2
• Kazan Railway - Dukat 3:3
• Kazan Railway - ZIF 2:0
• Kazan Railway - Trudkommuna 4:2
• ZIF - Dukat 2:1
• Dukat - Trudkommuna 4:1
• ZIF - Trudkommuna 5:0

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Dynamo Moscow	8	8	0	0	28	9	192
2.	Spartak Moscow	8	5	1	2	20	13	152
3.	SKIG	8	4	2	2	20	10	144
4.	Hammer and Sickle	8	3	2	3	23	15	128
5.	CDKA Moscow	8	3	2	3	23	23	128
6.	Kazan Railway	8	3	2	3	17	21	128
7.	Dukat	8	2	2	4	12	16	112
8.	ZIF	8	2	0	6	10	19	96
9.	Trudkommuna No. 1 (Bolshevo)	8	0	1	7	8	35	72

A rather unusual points system was used - 27 points for a victory, 18 points for a draw, and 9 points for a loss.

• Dynamo Moscow roster: S. Alimbekov; M. Bolshakov, P. Vinogradov, N. Davydov, S. Ilyin, K. Kvashnin (captain and game coach), P. Korotkov, L. Korcheobokov, A. Remin, P. Saveliev, P. Savostyanov, V. Smirnov, M. Yakushin.

Dynamo finished first in the club standings with 796 points.

AUCCTU Championship

The All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions Championship featured both men's and women's competitions.

Men's tournament

First round

The first round took place from February 6-14. 20 teams competed.

• Kuibyshev - Voronezh 3:2
• Sverdlovsk - Kazan 2:0
• Moscow Region - Arkhangelsk 2:1 @ Kalinin
• Sverdlovsk - Novosibirsk 4:2
• Moscow - Gorky 5:3
• Kharkov - Kursk
• Leningrad - Kiev 6:1

Some results unknown.

Second round

The second round was played from February 20 to March 12.

• Moscow Region - Belarus 1:0
• Moscow - Rostov-on-Don 9:0
• Sverdlovsk tied Kharkov

The tournament was to be completed in Moscow on February 24, however due to thaw, it was interrupted, after which most of the teams dispersed. It was decided to hold the final in Leningrad on March 12.

Final

• Leningrad - Moscow 3:0 (2:0, 1:0)

• Leningrad roster: I. Koltunov; P. Petrov, V. Grigoriev, P. Lobyr, B. Vonog, N. Smolnikov, G. Khudyakov, V. Ponugaev, I. Talanov, K. Smoked, N. Nikolaev.
• Moscow roster: V. Granatkin; S. Sokolov, N. Bugrov, V. Strepikheev, S. Artemyev, Denisov, N. Glebov, P. Sergeev, D. Uspensky, N. Ilyin, N. Timoshin.

Women's tournament

The final was played in Leningrad on March 12.

• Moscow - Leningrad 4:0 (3:0, 1:0)

USSR Interdepartmental Championship

The best players from the sports societies and departments of Leningrad and Moscow competed in the Soviet Interdepartmental Championship. The men's and women's competitions were held in Moscow from March 5-9. Teams received three points for a win and two points for a tie.

Men's tournament

• Dynamo - Spartak 4:2
• Dynamo - AUCCTU 3:3
• Dynamo - Red Army 10:0
• Spartak - AUCCTU 2:1
• Spartak - Red Army 6:1
• AUCCTU - Red Army 6:1

Dynamo won the tournament.

Women's tournament

• AUCCTU - Spartak 0:0
• AUCCTU - Dynamo 1:0
• Spartak - Dynamo 1:0
• AUCCTU - Spartak 2:0 - tiebreaker

AUCCTU won the tournament.

Other games

• 1/18: Leningrad Provincial Council of Trade Unions (LGSPS) - Moscow Provincial Council of Trade Unions (MGSPS) 2:0 (1:0, 1:0) @ Leningrad
• 2/6: Moscow - Leningrad 4:0 (3:0, 1:0) @ Moscow
• 2/6: Moscow - Leningrad 1:0 (0:0, 1:0) - Women's match @ Moscow
• 2/18: Moscow Provincial Council of Trade Unions (MGSPS) - Leningrad Provincial Council of Trade Unions (LGSPS) 2:0

References

• Хоккей с мячом. Энциклопедия (Hockey with a ball. Encyclopedia) 2009
• HSM Dynamo - 1934-35

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