IIHF European Champions Cup 2006

The IIHF European Champions Cup in 2006 the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF was the second edition of the successor to the European Hockey League applicable competition . He was from 5 to 8 January 2006 in ice sports arena in Russia Saint Petersburg held.

Representatives from the six best European nations according to the 2005 IIHF world rankings were qualified for the IIHF European Champions Cup . The participating teams came from Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Finland and Switzerland. Teams from Germany and Austria did not qualify due to the poor performance of the national team. The champions and other invited teams from the other European leagues were able to participate in the IIHF Continental Cup .

A total of 34,300 spectators attended the games.

Group stage

In the preliminary round three teams played in two groups for the finals.

Ragulin Division

In the Ragulin Division - named after the former Soviet player Alexander Pawlowitsch Ragulin  - the Finnish representative Kärpät Oulu prevailed with victories over the rivals HC Davos and Frölunda HC and, as in the previous year, reached the final.

January 5, 2006 2:30 p.m.

Kärpät Oulu M. Lehtonen (15:56) M. Broš (48:51) M. Broš (58:08)

3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

HC Davos B. Christen (27:15)

Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 2,500

January 6, 2006 3:00 p.m.

HC Davos L. Wilson (12:12) L. Wilson (16:55) J. Marha (21:16) B. Hauer (27:49) R. von Arx (43:00) R. von Arx (47: 51)

6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report

Frölunda HC J. Oduya (23:27) T. Kallio (52:24)

Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 2,500

January 7, 2006 3:00 p.m.

Frölunda HC

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Kärpät Oulu T. Jaakola (9:39) J. Viuhkola (22:48) M. Pyörälä (59:39)

Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 2,500

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Kärpät Oulu	2	2	0	0	06: 01	6th
2.	HC Davos	2	1	0	1	07: 05	3
3.	Frölunda HC	2	0	0	2	02: 09	0

Hlinka Division

The Hlinka Division - named after the former Czechoslovak player and coach Ivan Hlinka  - saw the Russian representative HK Dynamo Moscow make the final with two wins. The team from the Russian capital prevailed with victories over HC Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia and HC Moeller Pardubice from the Czech Republic.

January 5, 2006 6:30 p.m.

HK Dynamo Moscow A. Vishnyakov (4:50) M. Hrabouski (10:22) M. Hrabouski (48:42)

3: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report

HC Slovan Bratislava P. Klouda (57:12)

Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 7,400

January 6, 2006 6:30 p.m.

HC Slovan Bratislava

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report

HC Moeller Pardubice T. Rolinek (29:19) P. Sýkora (39:32)

Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 1,000

January 7, 2006 6:30 p.m.

HC Moeller Pardubice D. Havíř (8:35)

1: 5 (1: 3, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

HK Dynamo Moscow M. Hrabouski (1:14) M. Suschinski (4:02) A. Vishnyakov (12:34) S. Wyschedkewitsch (54:25) D. Kuljasch (57:35)

Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 7,900

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	HK Dynamo Moscow	2	2	0	0	08: 02	6th
2.	HC Moeller Pardubice	2	1	0	1	03: 05	3
3.	HC Slovan Bratislava	2	0	0	2	01: 05	0

final

In a hard-fought final, the two group winners from Moscow and Oulu clashed, which Moscow won 5-4 in the penalty shoot- out and thus succeeded league rivals HK Awangard Omsk , who had won the first edition of the competition the previous year.

January 8, 2006 6:30 p.m.

HK Dynamo Moscow A. Charitonow (11:57) M. Suschinski (36:44) M. Hrabouski (44:33) L. Kanareikin (46:42) I. Mirnow (PS)

5: 4 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Kärpät Oulu K. Sahlstedt (26:41) J.-P. Haataja (39:58) M. Pyörälä (56:18) V. Ujčík (57:35)

Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 10,500

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Mikhail Hrabouski	Moscow	3	4th	4th	8th	+3	4th
Maxim Sushinsky	Moscow	3	2	6th	8th	+2	2
Alexander Kharitonov	Moscow	3	1	4th	5	+3	6th
Jari Viuhkola	Oulu	3	1	4th	5	−2	6th
Mika Pyörälä	Oulu	3	2	2	4th	−2	2
Landon Wilson	Davos	2	2	1	3	+1	4th
Brett Hauer	Davos	2	1	2	3	+1	4th
Reto from Arx	Davos	2	1	2	3	± 0	6th
Igor Mirnow	Moscow	3	1	2	3	+4	8th
Ilkka Mikkola	Oulu	3	0	3	3	+3	2
Ari Vallin	Oulu	3	0	3	3	−1	6th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GTS = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Niklas Bäckström	Oulu	3	190: 00	6th	1	94.12	1.89
Ján Lašák	Pardubice	2	118: 53	4th	1	93.33	2.02
Jonas Hiller	Davos	2	120: 00	5	0	91.23	2.50
Sergei Svyagin	Moscow	3	154: 03	6th	0	88.89	2.34
Pavol Rybár	Bratislava	2	120: 00	5	0	87.18	2.50

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Maxim Sushinsky	HK Dynamo Moscow
Best goalkeeper	Niklas Bäckström	Kärpät Oulu
Best defender	Brett Hauer	HC Davos
Best striker	Mikhail Hrabouski	HK Dynamo Moscow

All-Star Team

Attack:	Maxim Suschinski - Michail Hrabouski - Jari Viuhkola
Defense:	Brett Hauer - Mikko Lehtonen
Goal:	Niklas Bäckström

Winning team

European Champions Cup winner HK Dynamo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Vitaly Jeremejew , Oleg Romaschko , Sergei Svyagin Defenders: Dmitri Bykow , Leonid Kanareikin , Evgeni Koroljow , Denis Kuljasch , Alexander Ryazanzew , Jakow Rylow , Sergei Wyschedkewitsch Attackers: Alexander Kharitonov , Mikhail Hrabouski , Dmitri Kasionov , Yegor Mikhailov , Igor Mirnow , Václav Pletka , Konstantin Romanow , Pavel Rosa , Wadym Shachrajchuk , Dmitri Schitikow , Alexander Skugarew , Maxim Sushinsky , Albert Vishnyakov Head coach: Vladimir Krikunov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ iihf.com, Best Players selected by the directorate (PDF; 18 kB)
2. ↑ iihf.com, Media All-Stars (PDF file; 18 kB)

Web links

• Overview of the tournament