Spengler Cup 2018

Spengler Cup 2018
Switzerland Davos



host	HC Davos Vaillant Arena
date	78131511450 ♠Dec 26, 2018– Dec 78131976575 ♠31, 2018
Games	11
Teams	6th
spectator	65,714
Average audience	5,974

winner	Finland KalPa Kuopio
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The Spengler Cup 2018 ( French Coupe Spengler 2018 ) was the 92nd edition of the competition of the same name and took place from December 26 to 31, 2018 in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos . The local Vaillant Arena acted as the venue . A total of 65,714 spectators attended the eleven tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 5,974 per game.

The first victory was the Finnish team KalPa Kuopio , who won the tournament in the final game by beating defending champions Team Canada 2-1 in a penalty shootout . For KalPa, it was the first tournament victory and also the first of a Finnish team in the 95-year history of the traditional tournament. Since the introduction of the final on the final day in 1986 , no Finnish team had competed in it. The last win by a Scandinavian team had Färjestad BK at the Spengler Cup in 1994 won. By losing the final, the Canadian team missed their fourth tournament victory in a row and thus equalized their own record from 1995 to 1998.

The German Leonhard Pföderl from the Nürnberg Ice Tigers was the most successful player in the tournament with five points , including two goals.

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, 2018
3:10 p.m.

HC Oceláři Třinec
M. Adamský (22:58)

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

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
M. Matuschkin (52:55)
R. Lyubimow (PS)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 5,359

December 27, 2018
3:10 p.m.

KalPa Kuopio
A. Ruuttu (12:06)
A. Texier (33:19)
A. Ruuttu (40:32)

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

HC Oceláři Třinec
M. Gernát (32:26)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 5,141

December 28, 2018
3:10 p.m.

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk

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

KalPa Kuopio
T. Jokinen (62:47)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 5,509

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Finland KalPa Kuopio	2	1	1	0	0	4: 1	5
2.	Russia HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	2	0	1	1	0	2: 2	3
3.	Czech Republic HC Oceláři Třinec	2	0	0	1	1	2: 5	1

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

Cattini group

December 26, 2018
8:15 p.m.

HC Davos
T. Bader (38:06)

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

Team Canada
Z. Boychuk (5:24)
M. D'Agostini (23:43)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

December 27, 2018
8:15 p.m.

Nürnberg Ice Tigers
B. Buck (36:57)
L. Pföderl (48:37)

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

HC Davos
I. Pestoni (5:32)
D. Simion (6:36)
J. Payr (51:43)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

December 28, 2018
8:15 p.m.

Team Canada
D. Fabbro (2:21)
D. Winnik (24:52)
A. Ebbett (31:14)
Z. Dalpe (33:01)
D. Knelsen (37:45)
D. Fabbro (42:08)

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

Nürnberg Ice Tigers
P. Reimer (20:52)
M. Mieszkowski (57:54)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

Pl.		Sp	S.	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada Team Canada	2	2	0	8: 3	6th
2.	Switzerland HC Davos	2	1	1	4: 4	3
3.	Germany Nuremberg Ice Tigers	2	0	2	4: 9	0

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

Final round

Semi-final qualification

Semi-final

Final

C1

Team Canada

4th

T2

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk

1

C3

Nuremberg Ice Tigers

2

C3

Nuremberg Ice Tigers

3

C1

Team Canada

1

T1

KalPa Kuopio

2

T1

KalPa Kuopio

2

C2

HC Davos

3

C2

HC Davos

1

T3

HC Oceláři Třinec

1

Semi-final qualification

December 29, 2018
3:10 p.m.

HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
N. Kuljomin (21:04)

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

Nürnberg Ice Tigers
P. Reimer (4:06)
B. Buck (26:29)
L. Pföderl (28:28)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 5,605

December 29, 2018
8:15 p.m.

HC Davos
L. Klasen (14:18)
L. Klasen (47:34)
D. Wieser (59:59)

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

HC Oceláři Třinec
M. Kovařčík (36:18)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

Semi-final

December 30, 2018
3:10 p.m.

Team Canada
C. Emmerton (7:06)
Z. Boychuk (9:39)
Z. Boychuk (12:45)
C. DiDomenico (22:30)

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

Nürnberg Ice Tigers
D. White (31:32)
B. Buck (55:07)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

December 30, 2018
8:15 p.m.

KalPa Kuopio
K. Nousiainen (2:11)
J. Rissanen (50:37)

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

HC Davos
Y. Frehner (45:47)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

Final

December 31, 2018
12:10 p.m.

Team Canada
D. Winnik (45:16)

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

KalPa Kuopio
E. Luostarinen (51:24)
J. Rissanen (PS)

Vaillant Arena, Davos
spectators: 6,300

Winning team

Spengler Cup winner KalPa Kuopio	Goalkeepers: Denis Godla , Daniel Manzato Defenders: Cade Fairchild , Ari Grondahl , Lasse Lappalainen , Otto Leskinen , Konsta Mäkinen , Kim Nousiainen , Joona Riekkinen , Mikael Seppälä , Ryan Wilson Forwards : Toni Hyvärinen , Tommi Jokinen , Kai Kantola , Aleksi Klemetti , Henri Knuutinen , Juuso Könönen , Eetu Luostarinen , Mikko Nuutinen , Topi Piipponen , Jaakko Rissanen , Alexander Ruuttu , Balázs Sebők , Alexandre Texier , Ville-Vesa Vainiola Head coach: Sami Kapanen