European Hockey League 1999/2000
The 1999/2000 season of the European Hockey League was the fourth and final staging of the competition of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . It was held between September 21, 1999 and February 6, 2000. A total of 16 teams - as few as never in the history of the EHL - from eleven nations took part. The leagues from Russia, Finland, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany were each represented by two teams in the competition.
HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk emerged from the Russian Super League as the last winner of the traditional Final Four , which was held at Resega in Lugano , Switzerland , and won the title in the form of the Silver Stone Trophy last year . The team from the Urals met - like the winner of the two previous years - the winner of the IIHF Continental Cup to play the IIHF Super Cup .
A total of 225,369 spectators attended the 60 games in the competition, an average of just 3,756 per game. Due to the lack of response from the teams and leagues themselves, as well as the spectators and sponsors, the European Hockey League was discontinued by the IIHF the following year. It was not until the IIHF European Champions Cup , launched in 2005 , that the best national champion in Europe was chosen again.
Attendees
The 16 participants who attended the last event came from eleven different European leagues. The strongest among them had more than just one participant, including the Finnish SM-liiga , Swedish Elitserien , Czech Extraliga , Russian Superleague and the German Ice Hockey League with two each.
In the last EHL event, a minimum of only 16 participants took part in the competition. With the exception of the Slovak and British champions, each country was represented by its title holder, which resulted in nine pieces. There were also five runners-up. There were also some wildcards .
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TPS Turku (Master of SM-liiga )
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HIFK Helsinki (runner-up in the SM-liiga)
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Brynäs IF Gävle (Master of the Elitserien )
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MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik (runner-up in the Elitserien)
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HC Slovnaft Vsetín ( extra league champions )
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HC Sparta Prague (fourth in the main round of the Extraliga)
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HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk (defending champion; Superleague champion )
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HK Dynamo Moscow (last year's finalist; runner-up in the Superliga)
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Adler Mannheim (Champion of the German Ice Hockey League )
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Nürnberg Ice Tigers (runner-up in the German Ice Hockey League)
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HC Slovan Bratislava (runner-up in the Extraliga )
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HC Lugano (champions of the National League A )
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HC Amiens Somme (champions of Ligue Magnus )
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EC Heraklith Villacher SV (Champion of the Austrian Bundesliga )
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Vålerenga IF Oslo (Master of the Elite Series )
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Manchester Storm (main round first in the Ice Hockey Superleague )
Field of participants in the 1999/2000 season |
Group stage
A total of 16 teams in four groups of four teams took part in the group stage, which took place from September 21 to December 7, 1999. These determined the placements in the league system . The group first and second in each group reached the quarter-finals.
Group A
In Group A, HC Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia and the defending champion and reigning Russian champion HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk prevailed. While Bratislava won the group with 13 points after a surprising victory in Magnitogorsk and a narrow home defeat against the same, the defending champion had to tremble for the final until the last matchday, as EC Heraklith Villacher SV undefeated after defeats on the first two matchdays in a row stayed and reached ten points. As a knocked-down bottom of the group with only one point, the third place from 1998 , HC Slovnaft Vsetín , had to leave the competition early.
September 21, 1999 |
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5: 3 (2: 1, 1: 1, 2: 0) |
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Romasan Ice Palace , Magnitogorsk Spectators: |
September 21, 1999 |
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3: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
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ST Aréna , Bratislava spectators: |
October 5, 1999 |
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2: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1) |
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Zimní stadium Na Lapači , Vsetín spectators: |
October 5, 1999 |
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3: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 2: 1) |
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Stadthalle , Villach spectators: |
October 19, 1999 |
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1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
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Romasan Ice Palace, Magnitogorsk Spectators: |
October 19, 1999 |
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4: 5 n.P. (0: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
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Zimní stadium Na Lapači, Vsetín spectators: |
November 2, 1999 |
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3: 4 n.P. (0: 2, 0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
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ST Aréna, Bratislava spectators: |
November 2, 1999 |
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6: 2 (2: 1, 3: 1, 1: 0) |
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Stadthalle, Villach spectators: |
November 16, 1999 |
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5: 6 n.V. (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 4, 0: 1) |
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Romasan Ice Palace, Magnitogorsk Spectators: |
November 16, 1999 |
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6: 1 (4: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) |
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ST Aréna, Bratislava spectators: |
November 30, 1999 |
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3: 4 (1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 2) |
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Zimní stadium Na Lapači, Vsetín spectators: |
November 30, 1999 |
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3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) |
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Stadthalle, Villach spectators: |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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6th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:13 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:20 | 12 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25:21 | 10 |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15:29 | 1 |
Group B
Group B saw Finnish runner-up HIFK Helsinki in first place. With the exception of a 12-1 defeat against runners-up HC Sparta Prague , at a time when they were already safely qualified for the quarter-finals, the Finns showed no weakness in the preliminary round. The two other teams in the group, Brynäs IF Gävle from Sweden and Manchester Storm , clearly missed the next round with seven and two points respectively and were almost without a chance against the two most attacking teams in the preliminary round.
September 28, 1999 |
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5: 4 n.P. (1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) |
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Gavlerinken , Gävle spectators: |
September 28, 1999 |
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3: 5 (1: 1, 0: 3, 2: 1) |
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MEN Arena , Manchester spectators: |
October 12, 1999 |
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5: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) |
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Helsingin Jäähalli , Helsinki audience: |
October 12, 1999 |
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2: 1 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) |
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Paegas Arena , Prague spectators: |
October 26, 1999 |
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4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
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Gavlerinken, Gävle spectators: |
October 26, 1999 |
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6: 3 (0: 0, 5: 1, 1: 2) |
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Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki audience: |
November 9, 1999 |
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1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) |
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MEN Arena, Manchester spectators: |
November 9, 1999 |
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4: 6 (1: 2, 0: 2, 3: 2) |
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Gavlerinken, Gävle spectators: |
November 23, 1999 |
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12: 1 (2: 1, 7: 0, 3: 0) |
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Paegas Arena, Prague spectators: |
November 23, 1999 |
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4: 5 n.P. (1: 2, 2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
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Blackburn Arena , Blackburn Spectators: |
December 7, 1999 |
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4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
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Paegas Arena, Prague spectators: |
December 7, 1999 |
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6: 3 (2: 1, 2: 1, 2: 1) |
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Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki audience: |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29:25 | 15th |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29:15 | 12 |
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6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:24 | 7th |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4th | 13:26 | 2 |
Group C
In Group C, the reigning Swedish champions , MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik , and the reigning Finnish champions , TPS Turku , qualified for the quarter-finals. The two national champions from Norway, Vålerenga IF Oslo , and the Adler Mannheim from Germany were eliminated. Örnsköldsvik only lost to Turku on the last day of the match when they were already qualified for the next round. Oslo won both games against disappointing Mannheimers, who could not build on the previous year, and thus secured third place.
September 21, 1999 |
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1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) |
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Elysée Arena , Turku spectators: |
September 21, 1999 |
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4: 5 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 2, 3: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
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Ice stadium at Friedrichspark , Mannheim Spectators: |
October 5, 1999 |
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4: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 4: 0) |
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Kempehallen , Örnsköldsvik spectators: |
October 5, 1999 |
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2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) |
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Jordal Amfi , Oslo spectators: |
October 19, 1999 |
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5: 4 (1: 1, 3: 1, 1: 2) |
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Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: |
October 19, 1999 |
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8: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) |
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Kempehallen, Örnsköldsvik spectators: |
November 2, 1999 |
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2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1) |
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Jordal Amfi, Oslo spectators: |
November 2, 1999 |
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2: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 1) |
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Ice stadium at Friedrichspark, Mannheim Spectators: |
November 16, 1999 |
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5: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) |
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Elysée Arena, Turku spectators: |
November 16, 1999 |
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1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 3) |
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Ice stadium at Friedrichspark, Mannheim Spectators: |
November 30, 1999 |
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1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
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Kempehallen, Örnsköldsvik spectators: |
November 30, 1999 |
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5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) |
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Jordal Amfi, Oslo spectators: |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26: | 615th |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:13 | 14th |
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6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 14:23 | 6th |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11:31 | 1 |
Group D
The biggest surprise of the group stage was in Pool D. There the Nürnberg Ice Tigers and HC Lugano reached the quarter-finals and eliminated the three-time finalists from previous years, HK Dynamo Moscow . The German runner-up from Nuremberg was the only team to remain undefeated in the entire preliminary round after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, while HC Lugano benefited from the many point losses by the Russians. The French champions HC Amiens Somme proved to have no chance, winning no game and only scoring five goals.
September 28, 1999 |
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2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
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Donau-Arena , Regensburg spectators: 3600 |
September 28, 1999 |
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4: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1) |
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Resega , Lugano spectators: |
October 12, 1999 |
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7: 2 (3: 2, 2: 0, 2: 0) |
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Sports Palace Luzhniki , Moscow Spectators: |
October 12, 1999 |
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0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1) |
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Coliséum , Amiens spectator: |
October 26, 1999 |
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3: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) |
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Sports Palace Luzhniki, Moscow Spectators: |
October 26, 1999 |
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4: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 3: 1) |
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Donau-Arena, Regensburg spectators: |
November 2, 1999 |
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0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 2) |
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Coliséum, Amiens spectator: |
November 2, 1999 |
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4: 3 n.P. (1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) |
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Resega, Lugano spectators: |
November 23, 1999 |
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3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) |
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Resega, Lugano spectators: |
November 23, 1999 |
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8: 2 (5: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
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Donau-Arena, Regensburg spectators: |
December 7, 1999 |
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0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 3) |
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Coliséum, Amiens spectator: |
December 7, 1999 |
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1: 2 n.p. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
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Sports Palace Luzhniki, Moscow Spectators: |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:11 | 15th |
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6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:18 | 11 |
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6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18: | 910 |
4th |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 5:30 | 0 |
Final round
The first and second placed of the four preliminary round groups qualified for the final round. In the quarter-finals, one of the group winners met one of the runners-up in the two legs. If both teams had won a game or both games ended in a draw, the second game was followed by decisive overtime or, if necessary, a penalty shootout that started when the score was 0-0. The goal difference played no role. The four winning teams of the comparisons eventually reached the Final Four .
The semifinals and the two placement games were decided in just one duel. In the event of a tie after regular time, there was also an extension and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.
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Quarter finals
Six champions and two runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals after the group stage. Finland was the only country still represented with two teams in the competition.
While the teams from Lugano and Prague won the games between Bratislava and Lugano as well as Nuremberg and Prague with two wins, both teams won their home game in the duels between Örnsköldsvik and Magnitogorsk and the reissue of the final series of the Finnish championship between Turku and Helsinki . In the subsequent penalty shootout , Magnitogorsk and Turku were able to buy the ticket to the Final Four .
January 4, 2000 |
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4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) |
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Romasan Ice Palace , Magnitogorsk Spectators: |
January 11, 2000 |
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6: 4 (2: 0, 3: 1, 1: 3) |
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Kempehallen , Örnsköldsvik spectators: |
Penalty shootout 0: 1 |
January 4, 2000 |
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5: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 3: 2) |
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Elysée Arena , Turku spectators: |
January 11, 2000 |
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3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) |
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Helsingin Jäähalli , Helsinki audience: |
Penalty shootout 0: 1 |
January 4, 2000 |
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5: 2 (3: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1) |
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Resega , Lugano spectators: 5,682 |
January 11, 2000 |
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5: 6 (1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 4) |
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ST Aréna , Bratislava Spectators: 6,582 |
January 4, 2000 |
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4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) |
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Paegas Arena , Prague spectators: |
January 11, 2000 |
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2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 0) |
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Ice stadium at the Nibelungen Bridge , Regensburg Spectators: |
Final Four
The Final Four with the two semi-finals and the following placement games for third place and final victory took place on February 5th and 6th, 2000 in Resega in Lugano, Switzerland.
Semifinals
In the semi-finals Magnitogorsk met Turku and the hosts Lugano met Prague. The first semi-final saw the defending champions from the Urals reach the final on the following day with an outstanding final third, in which a 3-0 deficit was turned into a 5-3 victory. Between the 46th and 54th minute of the game, the Russians had scored four goals and turned the game in their favor. In the second game Lugano only failed in extra time at HC Sparta Prague 2: 3 and had to be content with the game for third place. Vladimír Vůjtek scored the decisive goal in the 64th minute.
February 5, 2000 |
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5: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 5: 0) |
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Resega , Lugano spectators: |
February 5, 2000 |
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2: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
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Resega, Lugano spectators: 7,761 |
3rd place match
The game for third place became a definite affair halfway through the season, with Turku scoring two goals in three minutes to take them 4-1. After two more goals to which the Swiss had no answer, Turku won 6-1.
February 6, 2000 |
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1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1) |
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Resega, Lugano spectators: 6,403 |
final
With a 2-0 win over Prague Magnitogorsk won the last final of the European Hockey League and thus defended the title they had won last year. Andrei Rasin scored the two goals , while his goalkeeper Ihor Karpenko scored his second shutout in the final round.
February 6, 2000 |
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2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) |
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Resega, Lugano spectators: 4,546 |
statistics
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus ; Fat: tournament best
Group stage
player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Brad Purdie | Villach | 6th | 4th | 8th | 12 | +1 | |
Kent Salfi | Villach | 6th | 5 | 4th | 9 | +2 | |
Alexander Cherbaev | Nuremberg | 6th | 4th | 5 | 9 | +6 | |
Gino Cavallini | Villach | 6th | 4th | 5 | 9 | +1 | |
Aki Uusikartano | Helsinki | 6th | 6th | 2 | 8th | +5 | 0 |
Markku Hurme | Helsinki | 6th | 6th | 2 | 8th | +4 | 8th |
Russell Romaniuk | Nuremberg | 6th | 5 | 3 | 8th | +5 | |
Richard Žemlička | Prague | 6th | 5 | 3 | 8th | +2 | |
Jiří Zelenka | Prague | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | +7 | |
Söderberg is different | Örnsköldsvik | 6th | 3 | 5 | 8th | +2 | 0 |
Final round
player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Tomi Kallio | Turku | 4th | 5 | 3 | 8th | +7 | 2 |
Régis Fuchs | Lugano | 4th | 5 | 2 | 7th | +1 | 2 |
Kai Nurminen | Turku | 4th | 2 | 5 | 7th | +5 | 4th |
Philippe Bozon | Lugano | 4th | 1 | 6th | 7th | +1 | 2 |
Wes Walz | Lugano | 4th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 4th | |
Alexander Koreshkov | Magnitogorsk | 4th | 4th | 1 | 5 | +5 | 4th |
Kimmo Rintanen | Turku | 4th | 1 | 4th | 5 | +3 | 2 |
Vladimír Vůjtek | Prague | 4th | 2 | 2 | 4th | +4 | 0 |
Christian Dubé | Lugano | 4th | 2 | 2 | 4th | −1 | 2 |
Yevgeny Koreshkov | Magnitogorsk | 4th | 2 | 2 | 4th | +5 | 4th |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GTS = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best
Group stage
player | team | Sp | TOI | GT | SO | Sv% | GTS |
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Marc Seliger | Nuremberg | 6th | 250: 00 | 4th | 1 | 96.08 | 0.96 |
Petr Bříza | Prague | 5 | 257: 53 | 5 | 0 | 95.41 | 1.16 |
Marko Leinonen | Örnsköldsvik | 6th | 360: 00 | 6th | 2 | 95.00 | 1.00 |
Boris Tortunov | Magnitogorsk | 4th | 179: 31 | 7th | 0 | 91.57 | 2.34 |
Radovan Biegl | Bratislava | 6th | 370: 00 | 13 | 0 | 91.50 | 2.11 |
Final round
player | team | Sp | TOI | GT | SO | Sv% | GTS |
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Petr Bříza | Prague | 4th | 237: 51 | 6th | 1 | 95.77 | 1.51 |
Ihor Karpenko | Magnitogorsk | 4th | 205: 56 | 8th | 2 | 92.93 | 2.04 |
Fredrik Norrena | Turku | 4th | 188: 43 | 7th | 0 | 92.71 | 2.23 |
Petr Franěk | Nuremberg | 2 | 119: 36 | 7th | 0 | 90.79 | 3.51 |
Parris Duffus | Helsinki | 3 | 129: 43 | 7th | 0 | 89.39 | 3.24 |
Awards
- All-Star Team of the Final Four
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Winning team
European Hockey League winner HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk![]() |
Goalkeepers: Ihor Karpenko , Sergei Semchenok , Boris Tortunow Defenders: Vladimir Antipin , Vadim Glowazki , Aleh Lyawonzjeu , Aleh Mikultschyk , Valeri Nikulin , Andrei Saposhnikov , Igor Zemlyanoi , Andrei Sokolow , Sergei Tertyschny Attackers: Maxim Bez , Sergei Gomoljako , Rawil Gusmanow , Valeri Karpow , Alexander Koreschkow , Evgeni Koreschkow , Andrei Kudinow , Sergei Osipow , Andrei Petrakow , Dmitri Popow , Vitali Prokhorov , Andrei Razin , Alexei Stepanow Head coach: Valery Belousov |
literature
- Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 , pp. 441-442 .
Web links
- Results of the tournament at hockeyarchives.info
- Results and statistics of the tournament at hokej.snt.cz