IIHF European Champions Cup 2007
The IIHF European Champions Cup in 2007 the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF was the third staging of the successor to the European Hockey League applicable competition . He was from 11 to 14 January 2007 in ice sports arena in Russia Saint Petersburg held.
Representatives from the six best European nations according to the 2006 IIHF world rankings were qualified for the IIHF European Champions Cup . They played for prize money of 800,000 Swiss francs. 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 36,800 spectators attended the games.
Group stage
In the preliminary round three teams played in two groups for the finals. For the first time, tied games were decided by a maximum of five minutes extra time in 4-on-4 player mode and, if necessary, by penalty shootouts . In the final, the extension lasts a maximum of ten minutes.
Ragulin Division
In the Ragulin Division - named after the former Soviet player Alexander Pawlowitsch Ragulin - the Finnish representative HPK Hämeenlinna prevailed with victories over the competitors MsHK Žilina and HC Sparta Prague and reached the final.
| January 11, 2007 3:00 p.m. |
 HPK Hämeenlinna J.-P. Loikas (12:10) T. Mäkiaho (16:28) B. Tibbetts (29:50) J. Vihko (32:59) J. Vihko (39:26) V. Leino (41:34) T. Mäkiaho ( 46:36) |
7: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report |
 MsHK Žilina |
Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 1,100 |
| January 12, 2007 3:00 p.m. |
MsHK Žilina D. Kusovský (21:05) P. Frühauf (35:16) M. Straka (42:30) M. Hanzal (59:56) |
4: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report |
 HC Sparta Prague P. Ton (3:20) M. Sivek (38:08) |
Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 900 |
| January 13, 2007 3:00 p.m. |
HC Sparta Prague M. Černošek (18:26) J. Hanzlík (25:27) |
2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0) match report |
HPK Hämeenlinna J. Lahti (10:07) J. Vihko (21:52) T. Mäkiaho (32:48) |
Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 4,200 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
HPK Hämeenlinna
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10: 2 | 6th |
| 2. |
MsHK Žilina
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4: 9 | 3 |
| 3. |
HC Sparta Prague
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4: 7 | 0 |
Hlinka Division
The Hlinka Division - named after the former Czechoslovak player and coach Ivan Hlinka - saw the Russian representative Ak Bars Kazan reach the final with two wins. The team from the Tatarstan region prevailed with victories over Färjestad BK from Sweden and HC Lugano from Switzerland.
| January 11, 2007 6:30 p.m. |
 Ak Bars Kazan S. Zinoviev (3:24) I. Nikulin (7:17) A. Morosow (34:06) I. Nikulin (34:38) D. Saripow (53:18) D. Saripow (59:54 ) |
6: 4 (2: 2, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report |
 Färjestad BK E. Kåberg (12:46) J. Höglund (17:32) E. Pirnes (23:31) P. Prestberg (43:53) |
Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 6,400 |
| January 12, 2007 6:30 p.m. |
Färjestad BK |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
 HC Lugano S. Hirschi (13:53) S. Jeannin (29:21) R. Sannitz (59:14) |
Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 1,300 |
| January 13, 2007 6:30 p.m. |
HC Lugano |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Ak Bars Kazan W. Proschkin (12:48) S. Zinoviev (23:33) S. Zinoviev (49:27) |
Ice rink, Saint Petersburg Spectators: 11,200 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
| 1. |
Ak Bars Kazan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9: 4 | 6th |
| 2. |
HC Lugano
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3: 3 | 3 |
| 3. |
Färjestad BK
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4: 9 | 0 |
final
In the final there was a clash between the two group winners from Hämeenlinna and Kazan, which Kazan clearly won 6-0 and a Russian team won the title in the third year of the event. Finnish goalkeeper Mika Noronen , who did not concede a goal in the entire tournament after being substituted in in the first group game, was outstanding .
| January 14, 2007 6:30 p.m. |
HPK Hämeenlinna |
0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 0, 0: 3) game report |
Ak Bars Kazan S. Zinoviev (8:21) D. Saripov (11:49) A. Morozov (14:39) I. Nikulin (44:17) A. Pervyshin (47:22) I. Shchadilov (49:01 ) |
Ice rink , Saint Petersburg Spectators: 11,700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Morozov | Kazan | 3 | 2 | 8th | 10 | +7 | 0 |
| Sergei Zinoviev | Kazan | 3 | 4th | 2 | 6th | +7 | 2 |
| Danis Saripov | Kazan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6th | +7 | 6th |
| Ville Leino | Hämeenlinna | 3 | 1 | 4th | 5 | +4 | 0 |
| Vitaly Proshkin | Kazan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4th | +7 | 14th |
| Toni Mäkiaho | Hämeenlinna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Ilya Nikulin | Kazan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 4th |
| Joonas Vihko | Hämeenlinna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 0 |
| Jani Keinänen | Hämeenlinna | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 12 |
| Vladimir Vorobyov | Kazan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 |
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
| player | team | Sp | TOI | GT | SO | Sv% | GTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Noronen | Kazan | 3 | 125: 48 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Imrich Petrík | Žilina | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 0 | 96.15 | 2.00 |
| Dušan Salfický | Prague | 1 | 58:33 | 3 | 0 | 94.00 | 3.07 |
| Simon Zuger | Lugano | 2 | 119: 58 | 3 | 1 | 93.88 | 1.50 |
| Daniel Henriksson | Farjestad | 1 | 58:57 | 3 | 0 | 90.32 | 3.05 |
Awards
Player trophies
| Award | player | team |
|---|---|---|
| Most valuable player | Alexei Morozov | Ak Bars Kazan |
| Best goalkeeper | Mika Noronen | Ak Bars Kazan |
| Best defender | Dick Tärnström | HC Lugano |
| Best striker | Alexei Morozov | Ak Bars Kazan |
All-Star Team
| Attack: |
 Danis Saripow - Sergei Zinoviev - Alexei Morozov
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| Defense: |
Vitaly Proshkin - Ilya Nikulin
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| Goal: |
Mika Noronen
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Winning team
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European Champions Cup winner Ak Bars Kazan |
Goalkeepers: Artur Bagautdinow, Alexander Jerjomenko , Mika Noronen Defenders: Ray Giroux , Ilya Nikulin , Jan Novák , Andrei Perwyshin , Vitaly Proshkin , Hennadij Razin , Yevgeny Ryassensky , Igor Shchadilov Attackers: Alexei Badjukow , Mikhail Junkow , Dmitri Kasionow , Enwer Lissin , Alexei Morozov , Dmitri Obuchow , Danis Saripow , Mikhail Zhukov , Sergei Zinoviev , Alexander Stepanov , Alexei Tereshchenko , Vladimir Vorobyov Head coach: Sinetula Biljaletdinow |
Individual evidence
- ↑ iihf.com, Best Players selected by the directorate (PDF; 187 kB)
- ↑ iihf.com, Media All-Stars (PDF; 15 kB)
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