IIHF Continental Cup 2004/05

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The IIHF Continental Cup 2004/05 was the eighth edition of the of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF discharged competition . The tournament, which was held from September 24, 2004 to January 9, 2005, was attended by 20 teams from 20 countries. The final round was held from January 7th to 9th, 2005 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary .

Three final round participants were set, the host Alba Volán Székesfehérvár as well as the HKm Zvolen from Slovakia and the HK Dynamo Moscow from Russia , as representatives of the highest placed countries according to the IIHF world rankings 2004, which had registered for the tournament. The other finalists were determined in three qualifying rounds.

qualification

First round

The first round games took place from September 24th to 26th, 2004. The Romanian Miercurea Ciuc served as the venue for Group A, and the Group B games were played in Zagreb . Of the seven registered teams, however, one did not take part in the competition, which was then replaced by an out-of-competition team.

Group A

In Group A, the Israeli representative Maccabi Amos Lod did not start in the competition. In order to compensate for the loss, those responsible hired the Romanian team from Steaua Bucharest for the tournament. The Bucharest games were not included in the tournament ranking.

Because only three teams had registered for the tournament and one played outside of the rating, advancement in the group was limited to a single game. The host SC Miercurea Ciuc won this clearly with 17: 2 against HK Slawia Sofia .

September 24, 2004	SC Miercurea Ciuc	3: 3 * (0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1)	Steaua Bucharest	Vakar Lajos, Miercurea Ciuc spectators:
September 25, 2004	Steaua Bucharest	19: 2 * (3: 0, 9: 0, 7: 2)	HK Slavia Sofia	Vakar Lajos, Miercurea Ciuc spectators:
September 26, 2004	SC Miercurea Ciuc	17: 2 (8: 0, 2: 1, 7: 1)	HK Slavia Sofia	Vakar Lajos, Miercurea Ciuc spectators:

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	SC Miercurea Ciuc	1	1	0	0	17: 02	2
2.	HK Slavia Sofia	1	0	0	1	02:17	0
3.	Steaua Bucharest	-	-	-	-	0-: 0-	-

Group B

Group B, held in Zagreb , saw Lithuanian club SC Energija Elektrėnai reach the second round. It was only in the last group game against hosts KHL Medveščak Zagreb that they secured group victory. Since both teams had separated in a draw and had previously been victorious twice, the better goal difference decided in favor of the team from the Baltic States .

September 24, 2004	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	21: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	HK Partizan Belgrade	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:
September 24, 2004	SC Energija Elektrėnai	8: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	Club Hielo Jaca	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:
September 25, 2004	SC Energija Elektrėnai	25: 2 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	HK Partizan Belgrade	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:
September 25, 2004	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	3: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	Club Hielo Jaca	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:
September 26, 2004	Club Hielo Jaca	15: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	HK Partizan Belgrade	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:
September 26, 2004	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	4: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	SC Energija Elektrėnai	Dom Sportova, Zagreb audience:

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	SC Energija Elektrėnai	3	2	1	0	37:10	5
2.	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	3	2	1	0	28: 06	5
3.	Club Hielo Jaca	3	1	0	2	20:12	2
4th	HK Partizan Belgrade	3	0	0	3	04:61	0

Second round

The second round of the Continental Cup was played from October 15 to 17, 2004 in three groups. The group C games took place in Riga , Latvia , the group D games in Amiens, France and the group E games in Oświęcim, Poland .

The winner of Group A, SC Miercurea Ciuc , qualified to participate in Group C, while SC Energija Elektrėnai took part in Group E.

Group C

Group C, played in Riga , saw Kaszink-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk reach the third round. They were able to win all the games and made it into group F of the third round. Already in the first tournament game they were able to defeat the hosts HK Riga 2000 3-1. Against HK Junost Minsk and the overwhelmed qualifier SC Miercurea Ciuc also followed high victories, whereby the team won the tournament sovereign.

A total of 3,623 spectators attended the six tournament games.

October 15, 2004 2:00 p.m.	HK Junost Minsk	12: 1 (5: 1, 2: 0, 5: 0)	SC Miercurea Ciuc	Siemens ledus hall , Riga Spectators: 35
October 15, 2004 6:00 p.m.	HK Riga 2000	1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Siemens ledus hall, Riga Spectators: 1,432
October 16, 2004 2:00 p.m.	HK Junost Minsk	2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1)	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Siemens ledus hall, Riga Spectators: 162
October 16, 2004 6:00 p.m.	HK Riga 2000	14: 4 (2: 1, 5: 0, 7: 3)	SC Miercurea Ciuc	Siemens ledus hall, Riga Spectators: 567
October 17, 2004 1 p.m.	SC Miercurea Ciuc	1: 8 (0: 4, 1: 2, 0: 2)	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Siemens ledus hall, Riga Spectators: 162
October 17, 2004 5:00 p.m.	HK Riga 2000	0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2)	HK Junost Minsk	Siemens ledus hall, Riga Spectators: 1,265

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	3	3	0	0	14: 04	6th
2.	HK Junost Minsk	3	2	0	1	16: 04	4th
3.	HK Riga 2000	3	1	0	2	15: 09	2
4th	SC Miercurea Ciuc	3	0	0	3	06:34	0

Group D

The group D tournament was won by the Italian club HC Milano Vipers . Although the Milanese had parted ways with the Nottingham Panthers Panthers in a 2-2 draw on matchday one , they were initially only in second place, as the hosts HC Amiens Somme had won their opening match 3-0. On the following two tournament days, the Italians emerged victorious from their games, as did the British. After the final day, the two clubs were tied at the top of the table. Due to the significantly better goal difference, Milan made it to the semifinals.

October 15, 2004 4:00 p.m.	Nottingham Panthers	2: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1)	HC Milano Vipers	Coliséum , Amiens spectators: 1,500
October 15, 2004 8:00 p.m.	HC Amiens Somme	3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,000
October 16, 2004 4:00 p.m.	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)	Nottingham Panthers	Coliséum, Amiens spectator:
October 16, 2004 8:00 p.m.	HC Amiens Somme	0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)	HC Milano Vipers	Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,300
October 17, 2004 4:00 p.m.	HC Milano Vipers	9: 2 (3: 0, 5: 2, 1: 0)	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	Coliséum, Amiens spectator:
October 17, 2004 8:00 p.m.	HC Amiens Somme	1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1)	Nottingham Panthers	Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,100

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	HC Milano Vipers	3	2	1	0	15: 04	5
2.	Nottingham Panthers	3	2	1	0	06: 03	5
3.	HC Amiens Somme	3	1	0	2	04: 07	2
4th	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	3	0	0	3	02:13	0

Group E

The third free place in the third qualifying round was secured by the Ukrainian representative HK Sokol Kiev . Already in the first game this underpinned his favorite position with a 9-0 victory over the qualifiers SC Energija Elektrėnai . After another victory on the second day, Sokol went into the final day with four points, where it met host Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim , who had also been victorious twice. Finally Sokol Kiev decided the tournament in his favor with a 4-2 victory and qualified for the third round.

October 15, 2004	HK Sokol Kiev	9: 0 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	SC Energija Elektrėnai	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:
October 15, 2004	Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim	2: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	Esbjerg IK	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:
October 16, 2004	Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim	5: 3 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	SC Energija Elektrėnai	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:
October 16, 2004	HK Sokol Kiev	2: 1 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	Esbjerg IK	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:
October 17, 2004	SC Energija Elektrėnai	3: 5 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	Esbjerg IK	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:
October 17, 2004	Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim	2: 4 (-: -, -: -, - :-)	HK Sokol Kiev	Hala Lodowa, Oświęcim viewer:

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	HK Sokol Kiev	3	3	0	0	15: 03	6th
2.	Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim	3	2	0	1	09: 08	4th
3.	Esbjerg IK	3	1	0	2	07: 07	2
4th	SC Energija Elektrėnai	3	0	0	3	06:19	0

Third round

The third round of the Continental Cup took place from November 19-21, 2004 in Hamar , Norway . In addition to the host, the three winners of the second round took part in the tournament.

Group F.

In the semifinals, the three qualifiers from the previous round met the host Storhamar IL . After no winner could be found in both games on the first day of the tournament, HC Milano Vipers and Kaszink-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk topped the table after the second day of the tournament . On the last and final day of the match, both teams won again, whereupon the goal difference had to decide whether to win the group, as both teams had separated with a draw and thus each had five points. Since Milan was better than Ust-Kamenogorsk with a ratio of 10: 2 goals, the Italians reached the Super Final . Already in the second round they only advanced because of the better goal difference compared to an opponent with the same points. With only one point each, Storhamar IL and HK Sokol Kiew finished in 3rd and 4th place.

November 19, 2004 2:30 p.m.	HC Milano Vipers	0: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	OL-Amfi , Hamar spectators: 300
November 19, 2004 6:30 p.m.	Storhamar IL	2: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)	HK Sokol Kiev	OL-Amfi, Hamar viewers:
November 20, 2004 2:30 p.m.	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	4: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0)	HK Sokol Kiev	OL-Amfi, Hamar viewers:
November 20, 2004 2:30 p.m.	Storhamar IL	2: 5 (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3)	HC Milano Vipers	OL-Amfi, Hamar viewers:
November 21, 2004 6:30 p.m.	HK Sokol Kiev	0: 5 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 2)	HC Milano Vipers	OL-Amfi, Hamar viewers:
November 21, 2004 6:30 p.m.	Storhamar IL	3: 4 (0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 3)	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	OL-Amfi, Hamar spectators: 656

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	HC Milano Vipers	3	2	1	0	10: 02	5
2.	Kaszink torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	3	2	1	0	08: 05	5
3.	Storhamar IL	3	0	1	2	07:11	1
4th	HK Sokol Kiev	3	0	1	2	04:11	1

Super final

The Super Final took place from January 7th to 9th, 2005 in Székesfehérvár , Hungary . Were set Alba Volán Székesfehérvár as host, the Slovak participants HKm Zvolen and the HC Dynamo Moscow of Russia. Moscow had already gained several experiences in the European Cup in previous years and between 1997 and 1999 failed three times in the final of the European Hockey League due to the eventual winner. For Zvolen it was the third appearance ever on an international level. In addition, the winner of the third round, the Italian champions HC Milano Vipers , qualified.

Game scene between HK Dynamo Moscow and HKm Zvolen

On the first match day, HKm Zvolen and Dynamo Moscow underpinned their favorite position in the Super Final with clear victories over the outsiders from Milan and Székesfehérvár. While Zvolen beat the Italians 6-1, the Muscovites clearly defeated the hosts 8-0. On the following day of the tournament, both teams emerged victorious from their games, although both teams had slight problems and Zvolen only narrowly retained the upper hand 2-1. So on the final day of the match there was a duel between the two so far without a win and the two undefeated clubs. In the only statistical match between Alba Volán Székesfehérvár and HC Milano Vipers, Székesfehérvár was able to secure third place with a close 2: 1. In the final duel, Moscow and Zvolen finally met. The Russians went into the game with the advantage that they had the better goal difference and a draw was enough for them to win the tournament. However, the Slovaks managed to save a 2-1 lead over time. So they won their first European Cup in the club's history, while Moscow was again defeated in a crucial international game.

A total of 19,244 spectators attended the six tournament games.

Group G

January 7, 2005 3:30 p.m.	HKm Zvolen T. Škvaridlo (12:05) P. Bartoš (15:47) V. Plavucha (23:11) V. Plavucha (35:04) T. Škvaridlo (50:20) D. Babka (50:42)	6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report	HC Milano Vipers R. Savoia (55:28)	Ice rink , Székesfehérvár Spectators: 2,947
January 7, 2005 7:00 p.m.	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár	0: 8 (0: 0, 0: 4, 0: 4) game report	HK Dynamo Moscow J. Babenko (23:56) W. Vorobyov (24:29) A. Tereshchenko (37:31) A. Savchenko (38:26) W. Shakhraychuk (43:58) M. Afinogenov (44:58 ) W. Vorobyov (47:05) A. Tereschchenko (52:46)	Ice rink, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 3,480
January 8, 2005 3:30 p.m.	HC Milano Vipers J. Rickmo (4:10) R. Savoia (43:47) M. Smith (47:58)	3: 5 (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 2) game report	HK Dynamo Moscow I. Mirnow (1:39) P. Dazjuk (20:55) A. Markow (34:47) M. Afinogenow (44:41) P. Rosa (54:29)	Ice rink, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 3,120
January 8, 2005 7:00 p.m.	HKm Zvolen J. Török (4:59) S. Jasečko (24:44)	2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár G. Kövér (35:39)	Ice rink, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 3,347
January 9, 2005 5:30 p.m.	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár R. Holéczy (49:21) T. Gröschl (50:03)	2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1) game report	HC Milano Vipers D. Felicetti (53:22)	Ice rink, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 3,479
January 9, 2005 8:30 p.m.	HC Dynamo Moscow W. Schachrajtschuk (36:58)	1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report	HKm Zvolen M. Handzuš (19:46) M. Handzuš (39:51)	Ice rink, Székesfehérvár Spectators: 2.871

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	HKm Zvolen	3	3	0	0	10: 03	6th
2.	HK Dynamo Moscow	3	2	0	1	14: 05	4th
3.	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár	3	1	0	2	03:11	2
4th	HC Milano Vipers	3	0	0	3	05:13	0

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Pavel Datsyuk	HK Dynamo Moscow
Best goalkeeper	Krisztián Budai	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Best defender	Andrei Markow	HK Dynamo Moscow
Best striker	Michal Handzuš	HKm Zvolen
Top scorer	Michal Handzuš	HKm Zvolen

Winning team

IIHF Continental Cup winner HKm Zvolen

Goalkeepers: Karol Križan , Peter Ševela Defenders: Daniel Babka , Ladislav Cierný , Ladislav Harabin , Stanislav Jasečko , Petr Krátký , Vítězslav Škuta , Rastislav Štork , Ľuboš Velebný Attackers: Peter Bartoš , Ján Cibuľa , Michal Handzuš , Peter Klouda , Igor Majeský , Vladimír Országh , Vlastimil Plavucha , Richard Sechný , Tomáš Škvaridlo , Jaroslav Török , Jozef Voskár Head coach: Ján Jaško

Web links

• Overview of the final tournament
• Results and statistics of the tournament at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• Results of the tournament at hokej.snt.cz