1970–71 IIHF European Cup explained

The 1970–71 European Cup was the sixth edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October, 1970 and finished on September 4, 1971.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Dukla Jihlava in the final

First round

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
HIFK	4:2, 4:0	GKS Katowice
HC Chamonix	3:5, 1:6	EC KAC
	3:7, 1:5	Újpesti Dózsa
Vålerenga	2:5, 2:7	SG Dynamo Weißwasser
	13:3, 10:2	HK Krakra Pernik
SG Cortina	3:4, 2:5	EV Landshut*

• EV Landshut was disqualified after it was determined that their players Rudolf Hejtmánek and Josef Cvach were not eligible to play, having defected from communist Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring in 1968 without having been released by their Czechoslovak teams.

Brynäs IF, HC La Chaux-de-Fonds : bye

Second round

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
	2:5, 3:7	SG Dynamo Weißwasser
HIFK	4:4, 2:7	Brynäs IF
Újpesti Dózsa	3:1, 5:7 (1:3 PS)	SG Cortina
	1:2, 1:2	EC KAC

Third round

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
SG Cortina	6:1, 0:3	EC KAC
	3:5, 5:12	Brynäs IF

Dukla Jihlava, CSKA Moscow : bye

Semifinals

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
SG Cortina	4:6, 2:5	Dukla Jihlava
Brynäs IF	2:6, 4:6	CSKA Moscow

Finals

width=25%	Team #1	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team #2
CSKA Moscow	7:0, 3:3	Dukla Jihlava

References

• Season 1971