Spengler Cup 2005

Spengler Cup 2005
Davos
host	HC Davos Ice Stadium Davos
date	Dec 26, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005
Games	11
Teams	5
spectator	76,181
Average audience	6,925
winner	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
MVP	Josef Marha
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The Spengler Cup 2005 ( French Coupe Spengler 2005 ) was the 79th edition of the competition of the same name and took place from December 26 to 31, 2005 in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos . The ice rink there served as the venue . A total of 76,181 spectators attended the eleven tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 6,925 per game.

The first time it won the Metallurg Magnitogorsk , by an 8: 3 victory in the final match on the Team Canada won the tournament. Already in the qualification the Russians had won the game 2-1 in the penalty shootout . For Magnitogorsk it was the first success at the Spengler Cup after they failed in the final in 1999 against the German representative Kölner Haie . It was the first victory by a Russian team since 1991 , when the fall of the Iron Curtain ended the dominance of Soviet clubs in the 1980s. Last year's finalists HC Davos and HC Sparta Prague took the last two places in the qualification.

The Canadians Mark Beaufait and Steve Walker , both in the service of Eisbären Berlin , were the most successful players in the tournament with seven points , including two goals each. The Czech Josef Marha from HC Davos was honored as the most valuable player .

mode

The five participating teams initially played in a single round in the " everyone against everyone " mode , so that each team played four games. The two teams with the best points after completing the ten qualifying games finally determined the tournament winner in an additional game.

Tournament course

qualification

December 26, 2005 3:00 p.m.

HC Sparta Prague J. Straka (47:41) M. Chabada (52:03) M. Chabada (55:03)

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

HC Davos L. Wilson (0:48) J. Marha (16:23) J. Marha (28:38) B. Hauer (36:43) J. Marha (57:00)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

December 26, 2005 8:15 pm

Team Canada D. Pittis (23:39)

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

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk E. Kudermetow (29:31) A. Kaigorodow (PS)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

December 27, 2005 3:00 p.m.

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk W. Atjuschow (15:08) I. Vorobjow (17:32) D. Pestunow (30:41) A. Kaigorodow (PS)

4: 3 n.P. (2: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Eisbären Berlin F. Busch (9:55) M. DuPont (18:31) S. Walker (47:35)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 6,971

December 27, 2005 8:15 pm

HC Davos T. Miettinen (55:04) P. Guggisberg (57:56)

2: 4 (0: 0, 0: 3, 2: 1) game report

Team Canada R. Gardner (22:08) J.-G. Trudel (33:07) D. Pittis (34:21) J.-G. Trudel (48:57)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

December 28, 2005 3:00 p.m.

HC Davos B. Christen (3:44) L. Burkhalter (34:14) F. Sutter (37:01) R. von Arx (59:35)

4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk R. Nurtdinow (27:50)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

December 28, 2005 8:15 pm

Eisbären Berlin S. Felski (18:41) K. Fairchild (42:00) M. Beaufait (52:08)

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

HC Sparta Prague M. Špaňhel (7:16) M. Štrba (25:50)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 6,123

December 29, 2005 3:00 p.m.

Team Canada D. McTavish (3:11) Y. Sarault (9:22) J.-G. Trudel (26:10) D. Pittis (34:36) S. Roest (37:35) D. McTavish (38:43)

6: 1 (2: 1, 4: 0, 0: 0) game report

Eisbären Berlin S. Felski (17:18)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 6,439

December 29, 2005 8:15 pm

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk D. Platonow (2:14) W. Atjuschow (23:52) I. Koroljow (31:53) D. Platonow (37:02)

4: 3 (1: 2, 3: 0, 0: 1) game report

HC Sparta Prague R. Stehlík (13:19) P. Ton (18:11) P. Ton (48:28)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 5,956

December 30, 2005 3:00 p.m.

HC Sparta Prague J. Straka (23:51) J. Hanzlík (31:45)

2: 8 (0: 5, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report

Team Canada J.-G. Trudel (5:48) D. McTavish (6:40) D. McTavish (7:24) M. Kariya (13:02) J. York (17:23) I. White (22:14) M. Kariya ( 32:07) S. Roest (51:17)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,012

December 30, 2005 8:15 p.m.

Eisbären Berlin D. Walser (5:31) M. Beaufait (11:40) C. Gawlik (21:05) M. DuPont (30:10) S. Felski (32:09) R. Mueller (50:30) S. Walker (57:56) R. Mueller (58:10)

8: 5 (2: 2, 3: 3, 3: 0) game report

HC Davos B. Christen (6:36) P. Guggisberg (8:21) T. Pärssinen (27:22) M. Riesen (31:16) M. Riesen (35:45)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Team Canada	4th	3	1	0	19: 07	7th
2.	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	4th	3	0	1	11:11	6th
3.	Polar bears Berlin	4th	2	1	1	15:17	5
4th	HC Davos	4th	2	0	2	16:16	4th
5.	HC Sparta Prague	4th	0	0	4th	10:20	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTN = defeats after overtime or penalty shoot-out , N = defeats

Final

December 31, 2005 12:00 p.m.

Team Canada B. Skinner (18:32) C. Murphy (26:57) J. Holden (52:27)

3: 8 (1: 3, 1: 2, 1: 3) match report

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk R. Nurtdinow (1:09) D. Juschkewitsch (13:14) J. Gladskich (18:11) R. Gusmanow (34:41) A. Kaigorodow (36:56) J. Gladskich (51:15 ) D. Platonow (58:12) J. Dobryschkin (58:52)

Ice stadium, Davos spectators: 7,280

All-Star Team

Attack:	Domenico Pittis - Josef Marha ( MVP ) - Stanislaw Tschistow
Defense:	Jason York - BER Micki DuPont
Goal:	Jonas Hiller

Web links

• Spengler Cup 2005 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• Spengler Cup 2005 at hokej.sfrp.cz
• Spengler Cup 2005 at hockeyfans.ch