1936-37 Soviet bandy season

This was the 1936-37 season in Soviet bandy:

Leningrad Championship

The Leningrad Championship was played for the 15th consecutive season. 50 clubs were divided into five groups of play. The club standings were re-introduced. 12 points were awarded for a victory in the first group.

Group 1

Played from January 12 to March 1. GOLIFK and Spartak shared the title, finishing tied with 96 points apiece.

	Club
1.	Spartak Leningrad
1.	GOLIFK
3.	Kirovsky Leningrad
4.	Dynamo Leningrad
5.	Krasnaya Zarya
6.	Stalinets
7.	Kauchuk
8.	Baltic C-D im. Ordzhonikidze
9.	Bolshevik
10.	Lokomotiv

• GOLIFK roster: V. Bashkirov; S. Averin, V. Zhdanov, M. Zhuravlev, K. Kopchenoe, I. Korolev, L. Korolev, V. Lapin, A. Maksimov, N. Petushenkov, V. Ponugaev, A. Semenov, I. Talanov.

• Spartak roster: N. Nikiforov; N. Budnev, J. Yelets, V. Ivanov, S. Lomakin, E. Makarov, V. Poluboyarinov, B. Pukhov, B. Sorokin, P. Khabarov, A. Shirko.

GOLIFK finished first in the club standings

Group 2

CDKA finished first and earned the right to play in Group 1 the following year.

Moscow Championship

The Moscow Championship was contested for the 15th time in 1937. 20 teams were divided into two groups of play. Group 1 was played from December 18 to January 30. Burevestnik Moscow won the women's championship

Group 1

• Dynamo - Lokomotiv 6:0
• Dynamo - CDKA 11:1
• Dynamo - Bolshevo 2:2
• Dynamo - Spartak 2:0
• Dynamo - IPE 2:0
• Dynamo - Burevestnik 4:2 (or 6:2)
• Dynamo - Krylya Sovetov 10:1
• Dynamo - Torpedo 6:2
• Dynamo - Metallurg 8:1 (or 6:1)
• Lokomotiv - CDKA 0:0
• Lokomotiv - Bolshevo 1:0
• Lokomotiv - Spartak 1:1
• Lokomotiv - IPE 7:3
• Lokomotiv - Burevestnik 3:1
• Lokomotiv - Krylya Sovetov 4:3
• Lokomotiv - Torpedo 3:0
• Lokomotiv - Metallurg 4:2
• CDKA - Bolshevo 3:2
• Spartak - CDKA 3:1
• CDKA - IPE 1:1
• CDKA - Burevestnik 3:0
• CDKA - Krylya Sovetov 3:1
• CDKA - Torpedo 3:0
• CDKA - Metallurg 7:2
• Bolshevo - Spartak 2:0 (?)
• IPE - Bolshevo 4:3
• Bolshevo - Burevestnik 3:1
• Bolshevo - Krylya Sovetov 6:0
• Bolshevo - Torpedo 4:2
• Bolshevo - Netallurg 4:2
• Spartak - IPE 2:1
• Burevestnik - Spartak 5:2
• Spartak - Krylya Sovetov
• Spartak - Torpedo 3:1
• Spartak - Metallurg 4:1
• IPE - Burevestnik 3:2
• IPE - Krylya Sovetov 3:2
• Torpedo - IPE 6:2
• Metallurg - IPE 1:0
• Krylya Sovetov - Burevestnik 3:1
• Burevestnik - Torpedo 2:1
• Burevestnik - Metallurg 2:0
• Krylya Sovetov - Torpedo
• Krylya Sovetov - Metallurg 0:0
• Torpedo - Metallurg 1:1

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Dynamo Moscow	9	8	1	0	51	9	208
2.	Lokomotiv Moscow	9	6	2	1	23	16	184
3.	CDKA Moscow	9	5	2	2	16	18	168
4.	Dynamo Bolshevo	9	5	1	3	24	15	160
5.	Spartak Moscow	9	5	1	3	16	12	160
6.	Institute of Physical Education	9	3	1	5	17	26	128
7.	Burevestnik Moscow	9	3	0	6	16	24	120
8.	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	9	2	1	6	13	28	112
9.	Torpedo Moscow	9	1	2	6	13	24	104
10.	Metallurg Moscow	9	1	1	7	8	25	96

A rather unusual points system was used - 24 points for a victory, 16 points for a draw, and 8 points for a loss.

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

Dynamo finished first in the club standings with 989 points.

Soviet Cup

Men's tournament

The first edition of the Soviet Cup was played from February 6 to March 6, with 48 teams participating. 11 clubs from Moscow were admitted to the competition, along with five from Leningrad and two from Arkhangelsk, Minsk and Sverdlovsk. Various other locales were allowed to enter one team.

First round

• CDKA Minsk - Spartak Minsk 10:0
• Stalin Kharkiv - Zenith Tula 1:0
• Kirovsky Leningrad - Dynamo Kiev 4:1
• Torpedo Moscow - GTSOLIFK Moscow 2:1
• Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad - Krylya Sovetov Gorky 2:0
• Sailor Arkhangelsk - Spartak Ivanovo 6:2
• Burevestnik Moscow - Dynamo Saratov 9:1
• Lokomotiv Kuibyshev - Lokomotiv Orenburg 6:2
• Spartak Moscow - Krylya Sovetov Moscow 2:1
• Dynamo Leningrad - Dynamo Smolensk 4:0
• Yagoda TK Bolshevo - Lokomotiv Voronezh 10:0
• Rodina Sestroretsk - Metallurg Elektrostal 3:1
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Dynamo Kazan 10:1
• Stalin Moscow - Metallurg Moscow 2:1
• Spartak Leningrad - Dynamo Minsk 4:0
• Red Flag Kalinin - Dynamo Arkhangelsk 2:0

1/16 Finals

• Dynamo Moscow - Dynamo Stalingrad 5:0
• Builders Sverdlovsk - Metallurg Magnitogorsk
• Dynamo Sverdlovsk - Dynamo Omsk 7:0
• Dynamo Krasnoyarsk - Dynamo Irkutsk 2:1
• CDKA Moscow - Stalin Kharkiv 8:2
• Kirovsky Leningrad - Torpedo Moscow 5:2
• Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad - Sailor Arkhangelsk 6:0
• Burevestnik Moscow - Lokomotiv Kuibyshev 4:0
• Spartak Moscow - Dynamo Leningrad 2:1
• Yagoda TK Bolshevo - Rodina Sestroretsk 14:0
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Stalin Moscow 4:1
• Spartak Leningrad - Red Flag Kalinin 7:0
• Dynamo Chelyabinsk - Vanguard Sverdlovsk 8:4
• Burevestnik Novosibirsk - Dynamo Alma-Ata 8:3
• Lokomotiv Moscow - Vanguard Kramatorsk 7:1
• Trudkommuna Kungur - Dynamo Kirov 5:0

1/8 Finals

• Dynamo Moscow - Builders Sverdlovsk 10:0
• Dynamo Sverdlovsk - Dynamo Krasnoyarsk 7:0
• CDKA Moscow - Kirovsky Leningrad 6:2
• Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad - Burevestnik Moscow 5:2
• Spartak Moscow - Yagoda TK Bolshevo 1:0
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Spartak Leningrad 0:0, 2:0
• Dynamo Chelyabinsk - Burevestnik Novosibirsk 6:2
• Lokomotiv Moscow - Trudkommuna Kungur 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Dynamo Moscow - Dynamo Sverdlovsk 7:0
• CDKA Moscow - Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad 2:1
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Spartak Moscow 2:1
• Lokomotiv Moscow - Dynamo Chelyabinsk 3:1

Semifinals

• Dynamo Moscow - CDKA Moscow 5:3 OT
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Lokomotiv Moscow 2:1

Final

• Dynamo Moscow - GOLIFK Leningrad 8:1 (2:1, 6:0)

Women's tournament

The women's Soviet Cup took place from February 12 to March 6. 16 teams competed in the tournament.

1/8 Finals

• Burevestnik Moscow - Stalinist Kharkiv 14:0
• GOLIFK Leningrad - Metallurg Moscow 1:0
• Lokomotiv Moscow - Sailor Arkhangelsk 1:0
• Torpedo Moscow - Torpedo Gorky 4:1
• GTSOLIFK im. Stalin Moscow - Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk 2:0
• CDKA Moscow - Bolshevik Leningrad 2:1
• Dynamo Moscow - Kirovsky Leningrad 0:0, 1:0
• Spartak Moscow - Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk 4:0

Quarterfinals

• Burevestnik Moscow - GOLIFK Leningrad 3:0
• Lokomotiv Moscow - Torpedo Moscow 1:0
• GTSOLIFK im. Stalin Moscow - CDKA Moscow 0:0, 2:1 (game was stopped with the score 0:1 after the first half by decision of the referee; the second half was played on another day)
• Dynamo Moscow - Spartak Moscow 1:0

Semifinals

• Burevestnik Moscow - Lokomotiv Moscow 2:1
• GTSOLIFK im. Stalin Moscow - Dynamo Moscow 1:0 OT

Final

• Burevestnik Moscow - GTSOLIFK im. Stalin 2:1 (2:0, 0:1)

References

• Хоккей с мячом. Энциклопедия (Hockey with a ball. Encyclopedia) 2009
• HSM Dynamo - 1936-37

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