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 .

• TPS Turku (Master of SM-liiga )
• HIFK Helsinki (runner-up in the SM-liiga)
• Brynäs IF Gävle (Master of the Elitserien )
• MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik (runner-up in the Elitserien)
• HC Slovnaft Vsetín ( extra league champions )
• HC Sparta Prague (fourth in the main round of the Extraliga)
• HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk (defending champion; Superleague champion )
• HK Dynamo Moscow (last year's finalist; runner-up in the Superliga)
• Adler Mannheim (Champion of the German Ice Hockey League )
• Nürnberg Ice Tigers (runner-up in the German Ice Hockey League)
• HC Slovan Bratislava (runner-up in the Extraliga )
• HC Lugano (champions of the National League A )
• HC Amiens Somme (champions of Ligue Magnus )
• EC Heraklith Villacher SV (Champion of the Austrian Bundesliga )
• Vålerenga IF Oslo (Master of the Elite Series )
• Manchester Storm (main round first in the Ice Hockey Superleague )

TPS Turku HIFK Helsinki Brynäs IF MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik HC Slovnaft Vsetín HC Sparta Prague HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk HK Dynamo Moscow Adler Mannheim Nuremberg Ice Tigers HC Slovan Bratislava HC Lugano HC Amiens Somme EC Villacher SV Vålerenga IF Oslo Manchester Storm

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	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	5: 3 (2: 1, 1: 1, 2: 0)	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	Romasan Ice Palace , Magnitogorsk Spectators:
September 21, 1999	HC Slovan Bratislava	3: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1)	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	ST Aréna , Bratislava spectators:
October 5, 1999	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	2: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1)	HC Slovan Bratislava	Zimní stadium Na Lapači , Vsetín spectators:
October 5, 1999	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	3: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 2: 1)	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Stadthalle , Villach spectators:
October 19, 1999	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)	HC Slovan Bratislava	Romasan Ice Palace, Magnitogorsk Spectators:
October 19, 1999	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	4: 5 n.P. (0: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	Zimní stadium Na Lapači, Vsetín spectators:
November 2, 1999	HC Slovan Bratislava	3: 4 n.P. (0: 2, 0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	ST Aréna, Bratislava spectators:
November 2, 1999	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	6: 2 (2: 1, 3: 1, 1: 0)	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	Stadthalle, Villach spectators:
November 16, 1999	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	5: 6 n.V. (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 4, 0: 1)	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	Romasan Ice Palace, Magnitogorsk Spectators:
November 16, 1999	HC Slovan Bratislava	6: 1 (4: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	ST Aréna, Bratislava spectators:
November 30, 1999	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	3: 4 (1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 2)	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Zimní stadium Na Lapači, Vsetín spectators:
November 30, 1999	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)	HC Slovan Bratislava	Stadthalle, Villach spectators:

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	HC Slovan Bratislava	6th	4th	0	1	1	18:13	13
2.	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	6th	3	1	1	1	25:20	12
3.	EC Heraklith Villacher SV	6th	2	2	0	2	25:21	10
4th	HC Slovnaft Vsetín	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	Brynäs IF Gävle	5: 4 n.P. (1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)	HC Sparta Prague	Gavlerinken , Gävle spectators:
September 28, 1999	Manchester Storm	3: 5 (1: 1, 0: 3, 2: 1)	HIFK Helsinki	MEN Arena , Manchester spectators:
October 12, 1999	HIFK Helsinki	5: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)	Brynäs IF Gävle	Helsingin Jäähalli , Helsinki audience:
October 12, 1999	HC Sparta Prague	2: 1 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Manchester Storm	Paegas Arena , Prague spectators:
October 26, 1999	Brynäs IF Gävle	4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)	Manchester Storm	Gavlerinken, Gävle spectators:
October 26, 1999	HIFK Helsinki	6: 3 (0: 0, 5: 1, 1: 2)	HC Sparta Prague	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki audience:
November 9, 1999	Manchester Storm	1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2)	HC Sparta Prague	MEN Arena, Manchester spectators:
November 9, 1999	Brynäs IF Gävle	4: 6 (1: 2, 0: 2, 3: 2)	HIFK Helsinki	Gavlerinken, Gävle spectators:
November 23, 1999	HC Sparta Prague	12: 1 (2: 1, 7: 0, 3: 0)	HIFK Helsinki	Paegas Arena, Prague spectators:
November 23, 1999	Manchester Storm	4: 5 n.P. (1: 2, 2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Brynäs IF Gävle	Blackburn Arena , Blackburn Spectators:
December 7, 1999	HC Sparta Prague	4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)	Brynäs IF Gävle	Paegas Arena, Prague spectators:
December 7, 1999	HIFK Helsinki	6: 3 (2: 1, 2: 1, 2: 1)	Manchester Storm	Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki audience:

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	HIFK Helsinki	6th	5	0	0	1	29:25	15th
2.	HC Sparta Prague	6th	3	1	1	1	29:15	12
3.	Brynäs IF Gävle	6th	1	2	0	3	19:24	7th
4th	Manchester Storm	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	TPS Turku	1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	Elysée Arena , Turku spectators:
September 21, 1999	Adler Mannheim	4: 5 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 2, 3: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Vålerenga IF Oslo	Ice stadium at Friedrichspark , Mannheim Spectators:
October 5, 1999	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	4: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 4: 0)	Adler Mannheim	Kempehallen , Örnsköldsvik spectators:
October 5, 1999	Vålerenga IF Oslo	2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)	TPS Turku	Jordal Amfi , Oslo spectators:
October 19, 1999	TPS Turku	5: 4 (1: 1, 3: 1, 1: 2)	Adler Mannheim	Elysée Arena, Turku spectators:
October 19, 1999	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	8: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0)	Vålerenga IF Oslo	Kempehallen, Örnsköldsvik spectators:
November 2, 1999	Vålerenga IF Oslo	2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1)	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	Jordal Amfi, Oslo spectators:
November 2, 1999	Adler Mannheim	2: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 1)	TPS Turku	Ice stadium at Friedrichspark, Mannheim Spectators:
November 16, 1999	TPS Turku	5: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)	Vålerenga IF Oslo	Elysée Arena, Turku spectators:
November 16, 1999	Adler Mannheim	1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 3)	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	Ice stadium at Friedrichspark, Mannheim Spectators:
November 30, 1999	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)	TPS Turku	Kempehallen, Örnsköldsvik spectators:
November 30, 1999	Vålerenga IF Oslo	5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)	Adler Mannheim	Jordal Amfi, Oslo spectators:

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	6th	5	0	0	1	26: 06	15th
2.	TPS Turku	6th	4th	1	0	1	22:13	14th
3.	Vålerenga IF Oslo	6th	2	0	0	4th	14:23	6th
4th	Adler Mannheim	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	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)	HK Dynamo Moscow	Donau-Arena , Regensburg spectators: 3600
September 28, 1999	HC Lugano	4: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1)	HC Amiens Somme	Resega , Lugano spectators:
October 12, 1999	HK Dynamo Moscow	7: 2 (3: 2, 2: 0, 2: 0)	HC Lugano	Sports Palace Luzhniki , Moscow Spectators:
October 12, 1999	HC Amiens Somme	0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	Coliséum , Amiens spectator:
October 26, 1999	HK Dynamo Moscow	3: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)	HC Amiens Somme	Sports Palace Luzhniki, Moscow Spectators:
October 26, 1999	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	4: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 3: 1)	HC Lugano	Donau-Arena, Regensburg spectators:
November 2, 1999	HC Amiens Somme	0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 2)	HK Dynamo Moscow	Coliséum, Amiens spectator:
November 2, 1999	HC Lugano	4: 3 n.P. (1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	Resega, Lugano spectators:
November 23, 1999	HC Lugano	3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)	HK Dynamo Moscow	Resega, Lugano spectators:
November 23, 1999	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	8: 2 (5: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1)	HC Amiens Somme	Donau-Arena, Regensburg spectators:
December 7, 1999	HC Amiens Somme	0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 3)	HC Lugano	Coliséum, Amiens spectator:
December 7, 1999	HK Dynamo Moscow	1: 2 n.p. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	Sports Palace Luzhniki, Moscow Spectators:

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	6th	4th	1	1	0	23:11	15th
2.	HC Lugano	6th	3	1	0	2	22:18	11
3.	HK Dynamo Moscow	6th	3	0	1	2	18: 09	10
4th	HC Amiens Somme	6th	0	0	0	6th	05:30	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.

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

C1

MoDo Örnsköldsvik

1

A2

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

1*

A2

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

5

C2

TPS Turku

3

B1

HIFK Helsinki

1

C2

TPS Turku

1*

A2

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

2

B2

HC Sparta Prague

0

A1

HC Slovan Bratislava

0

D2

HC Lugano

2

D2

HC Lugano

2

3rd place match

B2

HC Sparta Prague

3

D1

Nuremberg Ice Tigers

0

D2

HC Lugano

1

B2

HC Sparta Prague

2

C2

TPS Turku

6th

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	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	Romasan Ice Palace , Magnitogorsk Spectators:
January 11, 2000	MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik	6: 4 (2: 0, 3: 1, 1: 3)	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Kempehallen , Örnsköldsvik spectators:
		Penalty shootout 0: 1

January 4, 2000	TPS Turku	5: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 3: 2)	HIFK Helsinki	Elysée Arena , Turku spectators:
January 11, 2000	HIFK Helsinki	3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)	TPS Turku	Helsingin Jäähalli , Helsinki audience:
		Penalty shootout 0: 1

January 4, 2000	HC Lugano	5: 2 (3: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1)	HC Slovan Bratislava	Resega , Lugano spectators: 5,682
January 11, 2000	HC Slovan Bratislava	5: 6 (1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 4)	HC Lugano	ST Aréna , Bratislava Spectators: 6,582

January 4, 2000	HC Sparta Prague	4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0)	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	Paegas Arena , Prague spectators:
January 11, 2000	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 0)	HC Sparta Prague	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	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	5: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 5: 0)	TPS Turku	Resega , Lugano spectators:
February 5, 2000	HC Lugano	2: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1)	HC Sparta Prague	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

HC Lugano

1: 6 (1: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1)

TPS Turku

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

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk A. Rasin (19:06) A. Rasin (23:04)

2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)

HC Sparta Prague

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
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
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
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
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

Attack:	Vladimír Vůjtek - Yevgeny Koreschkow - Tomi Kallio
Defense:	Marko Kiprusoff - Peter Andersson
Goal:	Petr Bříza

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