Puchar Sportu i PZHL

The Puchar Sportu i PZHL was a tournament played in Poland. The first incarnation of the competition, known as the Puchar Sportu, was played from 1969-1975. The second edition of the tournament, which was organized by the Polish Ice Hockey Federation (PZHL), was held from 1982-1989.

Puchar Sportu

1969

The three-day international tournament lasted until September 6, 1969 in Sosnowiec. Poland, Romania, Switzerland and the Soviet club Awtomobilist Sverdlovsk participated in the tournament. Avtomobilist won, defeating Poland 7:2 in the final, and Romania beat Switzerland 8:5 in the match for third place.

1972

Played in Katowice in September 1972. Four teams participated.

• Naprzód Janów - Pomorzanin Toruń 6:2
• Legia Warszawa - Baildon Katowice 7:2
• Baildon Katowice - Pomorzanin Torun 7:3
• Naprzód Janów - Legia Warszawa 16:4
• Pomorzanin Torun - Legia Warszawa 2:2

1974

Tournament was also referred to as the PZHL Cup.

• KTH Krynica – Stal Sanok 7:5 (1:1, 0:4, 6:0)

1975

• 9/18: Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Baildon Katowice 7:6 - semifinal

Puchar Sportu i PZHL

1982

First round

• BKS Bydgoszcz - GKS Katowice ?, 6:5

Quarterfinals

• ŁKS Łódź – Naprzód Janów 3:7, 6:9
• GKS Tychy – Polonia Bytom 6:3, 1:4
• Polonia Bytom – Podhale Nowy Targ 4:7, 2:10
• Budowlani Bygdoszcz – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4:8, 4:9

Semifinals

• Podhale Nowy Targ - Polonia Bytom 7:5, 3:2
• Naprzod Janow - Zaglebie Sosnowiec 12:4, 6:3

Final

• Podhale Nowy Targ – Naprzód Janów 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
• Naprzód Janów – Podhale Nowy Targ 7:3 (3:1, 2:1, 2:1)

Naprzód Janów won.

1983

First round

• GKS Katowice – Polonia Bytom 3:3 (1:1, 1:2, 1:0)
• GKS Tychy – Podhale Nowy Targ 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)
• Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 7:1 (4:1, 1:0, 2:0)
• Naprzód Janów – Budowlani Bygdoszcz 5:4 (2:1, 2:2, 1:1)

Quarterfinals

• ŁKS Łódź - Podhale Nowy Targ 3:4, 1:7
• GKS Tychy - Naprzód Janów 7:6, 6:7
• BKS Bydgoszcz - Polonia Bytom 2:8, 2:8
• GKS Katowice - Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1:5

Semifinals

• Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Polonia Bytom 4:2, 0:4
• Podhale Nowy Targ – GKS Tychy 4:4, 0:3

Final

• GKS Tychy – Polonia Bytom 5:2
• Polonia Bytom – GKS Tychy 11:2 (4:1, 4:0, 3:1)

Polonia Bytom won.

1984

GKS Tychy won the cup, organized under the aegis of the federation during the training of the national team, so without the international players, beating LKS Lodz in the final.

1985

• Cracovia – Polonia Bytom 2:4 (0:2, 1:1, 1:1)
• GKS Katowice – Podhale Nowy Targ 12:3 (4:1, 3:1, 5:1)

Podhale Nowy Targ won the cup, organized under the aegis of the federation during the training of the national team, so without the international players.

1986

Podhale Nowy Targ won the cup, organized under the aegis of the federation during the training of the national team, so without the international players.

1987

Final

• Polonia Bytom – Podhale Nowy Targ 4:6 (0:1, 2:4, 1:2)
• Podhale Nowy Targ – Polonia Bytom 3:3 (1:1, 2:2, 0:0)

Podhale Nowy Targ won.

1988

Semifinals

• Podhale Nowy Targ – Stoczniowiec Gdansk 5:1

Final

• Polonia Bytom - Podhale Nowy Targ 3:2, 5:2

1989

Group I

1. KS Cracovia 4-2-0-10 26:18
2. Podhale Nowy Targ 4-1-1-9 30:19
3. GKS Tychy 2-2-2-6 23:18
4. Naprzod Janow 1-1-4-3 25:30
5. Gornik KS Katowice 1-0-5-2 19:38

Group II

1. Polonia Bytom
2. Zaglebie Sosnowiec

Quarterfinals

• GKS Katowice – Cracovia 2:4 (1:0, 0:2, 2:1)
• Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Podhale Nowy Targ 4:5 SO (0:3, 2:0, 2:1, 0:0, 0:1)
• GKS Tychy – Unia Oświęcim 2:5 (1:1, 0:2, 2:2)
• Towimor Toruń – Polonia Bytom 6:11 (2:3, 1:4, 3:4)

Semifinals

• Unia Oświęcim – Cracovia 1:6 (1:1, 0:2, 0:3)
• Podhale Nowy Targ – Polonia Bytom 3:3 SO (2:0, 0:1, 1:2, 0:0) - 1:3 SO

Final

• Polonia Bytom – Cracovia 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0)
• Cracovia – Polonia Bytom 2:2 (1:2, 1:0, 0:0)

Polonia Bytom won.

References

• Dziennik Polski
• Nowiny