Spengler Cup 2010

Spengler Cup 2010
Davos
host	HC Davos Vaillant Arena
date	Dec 26, 2010– Dec 31, 2010
Games	11
Teams	6th
spectator	67,465
Average audience	6'133
winner	SKA Saint Petersburg
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The Spengler Cup 2010 ( French Coupe Spengler 2010 ) was the 84th edition of the competition of the same name and took place from December 26th to 31st, 2010 in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos . The local Vaillant Arena acted as the venue . A total of 67,465 spectators attended the eleven tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 6,133 per game.

It was won by SKA Saint Petersburg , who won the tournament by beating hosts HC Davos 4: 3 in the final . For Saint Petersburg it was the fourth success in the Spengler Cup after 1970 , 1971 and 1977 when the team took part under the then name SKA Leningrad . The Russian Maxim Suschinski from the tournament winner SKA Saint Petersburg was the most successful player in the tournament with seven points , including two goals. He scored both goals in the final.

The 84th edition of the traditional tournament represented a restructuring of the competition, as it was the first time that the new mode was played with six teams in two preliminary round groups of three teams and a subsequent knockout phase. The old mode had existed since 1986 and could look back holistically on more than 50 years of tradition. As a further highlight of the reorganization of the tournament, a championship game of the Continental Hockey League took place in the Vaillant Arena on December 23rd . There, SKA Saint Petersburg won 5-1 against HK Spartak Moscow .

Brett McLean in the service of Team Canada was the most successful player in the tournament with seven scorer points , including one goal.

mode

The six participating teams initially played in two preliminary round groups - named after the Davos ice hockey legends Richard Torriani and the Cattini brothers Ferdinand and Hans - three teams each in a single round in the " everyone against everyone " mode , so that each team initially played two games Placements based on points. The two group winners qualified directly for the semifinals, while the second and third placed in a knockout duel played off the other two semifinals. The two semi-final winners finally determined the tournament winner on the final day.

Tournament course

Preliminary round

Torriani group

December 26, 2010 3:00 p.m.

HC Servette Genève G. Bezina (6:24)

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

SKA Saint Petersburg A. Yashin (3:55) A. Yashin (40:40) T. Mårtensson (57:49)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,432

December 27, 2010 3:00 p.m.

HC Sparta Prague T. Kůrka (29:52) Y. Treille (39:02) F. Du Bois (41:07)

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

HC Servette Genève F. Randegger (33:20) D. Fritsche (36:38) J. Hennessy (43:59) P. Savary (46:06)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 5,782

December 28, 2010 3:00 p.m.

SKA Saint Petersburg T. Mårtensson (17:06) M. Rybin (17:41) G. Klimenko (30:48) M. Weinhandl (53:07)

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

HC Sparta Prague P. Kafka (13:17)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,148

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	SKA Saint Petersburg	2	2	0	0	7: 2	6th
2.	HC Servette Genève	2	1	0	1	5: 6	3
3.	HC Sparta Prague	2	0	0	2	4: 8	0

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

Cattini group

December 26, 2010 8:15 pm

HC Davos R. von Arx (5:34) R. von Arx (9:55) P. Sýkora (47:33) P. Tatíček (53:20)

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

HK Spartak Moscow Š. Ružička (26:04) K. Knjasew (31:40)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,432

December 27, 2010 8:15 pm

Team Canada M. Kariya (21:45) Y. Lehoux (33:14) M. DuPont (34:05) É. Landry (46:08) J. Holden (55:35) G. Metropolit (56:22)

6: 1 (0: 0, 3: 0, 3: 1) game report

HK Spartak Moscow M. Junkow (55:55)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,432

December 28, 2010 8:15 p.m.

HC Davos S. Rizzi (1:46) P. Tatíček (23:20) J. Bednář (30:24)

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

Team Canada Y. Lehoux (21:23) T. Roche (34:50)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,431

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	HC Davos	2	2	0	0	7: 04	6th
2.	Team Canada	2	1	0	1	8: 04	3
3.	HK Spartak Moscow	2	0	0	2	3:10	0

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

Final round

Semi-final qualification

Semi-final

Final

T1

SKA Saint Petersburg

4th

T2

HC Servette Genève

2

T2

HC Servette Genève

3

C3

HK Spartak Moscow

0

T1

SKA Saint Petersburg

4th

C2

Team Canada

3

C1

HC Davos

0

C2

Team Canada

4th

C2

Team Canada

4th

T3

HC Sparta Prague

3

Semi-final qualification

December 29, 2010 3:00 p.m.

HC Servette Genève D. Fritsche (10:11) R. Park (17:36)

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

HK Spartak Moscow

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 5,355

December 29, 2010 8:15 pm

Team Canada J.-P. Vigier (10:18) D. Pittis (21:12) B. Bell (31:24) M. DuPont (63:20)

4: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 2: 3, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

HC Sparta Prague E. Peter (27:41) E. Peter (32:59) D. Výborný (36:17)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 5,574

Semi-final

December 30, 2010 3:00 p.m.

SKA Saint Petersburg J. Fransson (23:23) D. Denissow (26:13) T. Mårtensson (35:25) A. But (61:37)

4: 3 n.V. (0: 3, 3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

HC Servette Genève R. Park (10:55) J. Toms (13:34) T. Déruns (17:17)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,015

December 30, 2010 8:15 p.m.

HC Davos

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

Team Canada J. Holden (14:54) M. Bell (36:42) J.-P. Vigier (37:53) P. Pelletier (49:24)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,432

Final

December 31, 2010 12:00 p.m.

SKA Saint Petersburg M. Suschinski (10:08) A. Yashin (31:11) M. Afinogenow (34:26) M. Suschinsky (58:57)

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

Team Canada M. DuPont (26:53) B. McLean (58:38) J. Holden (59:58)

Vaillant Arena, Davos spectators: 6,432

All-Star Team

Attack:	Alexei Jashin - Reto von Arx - Dan Fritsche
Defense:	Goran Bezina - Travis Roche
Goal:	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers

Web links

• Spengler Cup 2010 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• Spengler Cup 2010 at hokej.sfrp.cz
• Spengler Cup 2010 at hockeyfans.ch