Euro Hockey Challenge 2014
The Euro Hockey Challenge 2014 was the fourth edition of the competition of the same name organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . The competition began on April 9, 2014 and ended on April 27, 2014. The games of the Euro Hockey Challenge served as preparation for the World Cup in Belarus in 2014 for the national teams .
Attendees
The twelve best European teams in the IIHF world rankings were eligible to participate .
For the 2014 event these are: Sweden , Finland , Russia , the Czech Republic , Switzerland , Slovakia , Norway , Latvia , Germany , France , Denmark , Belarus
mode
The game was played in a three-point system, that is, each team received three points for a win, two points for an overtime win and one point for a defeat after extra time.
Each team played six games during the tournament. As a rule, two games were played between two teams within two or three days in one country. All games were recorded in a table.
The twelve participating nations were divided into four pools. The teams from pool A met all teams from pool D and the teams from pool B met those from pool C.
|
Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
Tournament course
1st matchday
| April 9, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Norway |
2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Belarus |
Kristins Hall , Lillehammer Spectators: 561 |
| April 11, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Norway |
3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Belarus |
Kristins Hall, Lillehammer Spectators: 719 |
| April 9, 2014 7:45 p.m. |
Switzerland |
1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Sweden |
Diners Club Arena , Rapperswil-Jona Spectators: 3,500 |
| April 11, 2014 8:00 p.m. |
Switzerland |
4: 3 n.P. (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
Sweden |
Sports and congress center , Arosa spectators: 1,750 |
| April 10, 2014 6:30 p.m. |
Finland |
5: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Latvia |
Synergia-areena , Jyväskylä spectators: 3,678 |
| April 11, 2014 5:30 p.m. |
Finland |
5: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 3: 0) game report |
Latvia |
Trust Capital Areena , Kuopio Spectators: 4,415 |
| April 10, 2014 6:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Zimní stadium , Děčín spectators: 3,328 |
| April 11, 2014 5:30 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Zimní stadium, Děčín spectators: 3,810 |
| April 10, 2014 7:45 p.m. |
Germany |
3: 4 n.P. (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
France |
Ice arena , Weißwasser Spectators: 3,038 |
| April 11, 2014 8:00 p.m. |
Germany |
2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
France |
Artificial ice stadium in Sahnpark , Crimmitschau Spectators: 5,222 |
| April 11, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report |
Russia |
Slovnaft Arena , Bratislava Spectators: 4,859 |
| April 13, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
4: 3 (2: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Russia |
Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava Spectators: 6,409 |
2nd matchday
| April 16, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Sweden |
5: 2 (2: 1, 3: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Denmark |
Lindab Arena , Ängelholm Spectators: 2.168 |
| April 18, 2014 3 p.m. |
Sweden |
6: 2 (2: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Isstadion , Malmö Spectators: 1.913 |
| April 16, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report |
Norway |
Kotlina , Havlíčkův Brod Spectators: 2,658 |
| April 17, 2014 6:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
5: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Norway |
Kotlina, Havlíčkův Brod Spectators: 3,014 |
| April 17, 2014 5:30 p.m. |
Finland |
3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Germany |
Talvisalon jäähalli , Savonlinna Spectators: 2,014 |
| April 18, 2014 5:30 p.m. |
Finland |
3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) match report |
Germany |
Kalevankankaan jäähalli , Mikkeli spectators: 3,215 |
| April 17, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
2: 5 (1: 2, 0: 3, 1: 0) game report |
Switzerland |
Ice Sports Palace , Hrodna Spectators: 2,500 |
| April 18, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
Switzerland |
Ice Sports Palace, Hrodna Spectators: 2,200 |
| April 17, 2014 8:00 p.m. |
France |
4: 2 (3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) game report |
Slovakia |
Patinoire Alp'Arena / Brown-Ferrand , Gap spectators: 1,841 |
| April 19, 2014 3 p.m. |
France |
1: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report |
Slovakia |
Patinoire Polesud , Grenoble Spectators: 3,500 |
| April 18, 2014 4:00 p.m. |
Latvia |
2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0) match report |
Russia |
Arena , Riga Spectators: 4,007 |
| April 19, 2014 4:00 p.m. |
Latvia |
1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Russia |
Arena, Riga spectators: 3,173 |
3rd matchday
| April 23, 2014 7:30 p.m. |
Sweden |
6: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Norway |
Östersund Arena , Östersund spectators: 2,542 |
| April 25, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Sweden |
( canceled ) 1: 0 n.P. (1: 0, -: -, - :–) Match report |
Norway |
Sundsvall Energi Arena , Sundsvall spectators: 2,200 |
The second game between Sweden and Norway was interrupted due to ice problems in the 9th minute when the score was 1-0. After several unsuccessful attempts at repairs, the game was abandoned and the game was decided in a shootout .
| April 24, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Finland |
Steel Aréna , Košice Spectators: 8,347 |
| April 26, 2014 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Finland |
Zimný štadión , Poprad audience: 4,468 |
| April 24, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
5: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 3: 1) game report |
Belarus |
Vestfyen Arena , Odense Spectators: 1,302 |
| April 26, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 1) match report |
Belarus |
Skøjte Arena , Rødovre spectators: 1,472 |
| April 24, 2014 7:30 p.m. |
Germany |
2: 4 (0: 4, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Russia |
Olympic Ice Sports Center , Munich Spectators: 5,100 |
| April 26, 2014 2:30 p.m. |
Germany |
3: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Russia |
Municipal ice rink , Landshut Spectators: 5,380 |
| April 25, 2014 6:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report |
France |
Arena, Riga spectators: 2,569 |
| April 26, 2014 4:00 p.m. |
Latvia |
6: 3 (2: 0, 3: 3, 1: 0) game report |
France |
Arena, Riga spectators: 2,445 |
| April 25, 2014 7:45 p.m. |
Switzerland |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Czech Republic |
Patinoire du Littoral , Neuchâtel Spectators: 6,165 |
| April 27, 2014 1:30 p.m. |
Switzerland |
1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0) |
Czech Republic |
St. Jakob-Arena , Basel spectators: 4,126 |
table
| Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sweden
|
6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:10 | 16 |
| 2. |
Finland
|
6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20: 6 | 15th |
| 3. |
Czech Republic
|
6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20: 7 | 15th |
| 4th |
Switzerland
|
6th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:14 | 9 |
| 5. |
Russia
|
6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:13 | 9 |
| 6th |
Slovakia
|
6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:15 | 9 |
| 7th |
Latvia
|
6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:17 | 9 |
| 8th. |
Germany
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:14 | 7th |
| 9. |
Norway
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 9:21 | 6th |
| 10. |
Belarus
|
6th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 15:19 | 5 |
| 11. |
France
|
6th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 13:18 | 5 |
| 12. |
Denmark
|
6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:25 | 3 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Web links
- Euro Hockey Challenge 2014 on Pointstreak.com
- Euro Hockey Challenge 2014 on MS Hokej
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fiasco: Fick avbryta Tre Kronors match , aftonbladet.se (Swedish). Retrieved April 27, 2014
