2008 IIHF European Champions Cup

The 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup was the fourth and the last edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 10 to January 13. The champions of 2007 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS), Modo Hockey (SWE), HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Sparta Prague (CZE), HC Davos (SUI).

2008 IIHF European Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJanuary 10 - January 13
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1st title)
Runner-up Czech Republic HC Sparta Prague
Tournament statistics
Games played7
Goals scored36 (5.14 per game)
Attendance25,580 (3,654 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czech Republic Tomáš Netík (7 points)
MVPRussia Vitali Atyushov

Metallurg won its first European Champions Cup, and third European club championship following European Hockey League titles in 1999 and 2000.

Group A

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   HC Sparta Prague 2 2 0 0 0 11 7 +4 6
2   Kärpät 2 1 0 0 1 9 6 +3 3
3   HC Davos 2 0 0 0 2 5 12 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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All times local (CET/UTC +1)

January 10, 2008
15:00
Kärpät  3 – 5
( 0 - 2 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 1 )
  HC Sparta PragueIce Palace
Attendance: 2,100
Janne Pesonen 30:03 (PP)
Michal Broš 42:34 (EQ)
Michal Broš 59:29 (EQ)
Goals04:10 (PP) Petr Ton
17:58 (PP) Tibor Melichárek
24:50 (EQ) Jakub Langhammer
32:26 (PP) Tomáš Netík
50:25 (PP) Petr Ton
January 11, 2008
15:00
HC Sparta Prague  6 – 4
( 1 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 )
  HC DavosIce Palace
Attendance: 1,326
Tomáš Netík 06:31 (PP)
Martin Štrba 29:00 (PP)
Jiří Vykoukal 30:31 (EQ)
Tomáš Netík 34:56 (EQ)
Tomáš Netík 40:53 (EQ)
Tibor Melichárek 59:36 (EN)
Goals00:41 (EQ) Mike Maneluk
13:17 (PP) Josef Marha
38:20 (EQ) Dino Wieser
52:32 (EQ) Sven Helfenstein
January 12, 2008
15:00
HC Davos  1 – 6
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 0 - 2 )
  KärpätIce Palace
Attendance: 2,330
Alexandre Daigle 33:07Goals06:30 (EQ) Teemu Normio
23:24 (PS) Janne Pesonen
28:54 (EQ) Janne Pesonen
37:48 (EQ) Antti Aarnio
44:41 (EQ) Tommi Paakkolanvaara
58:15 (EQ) Jan Novák

Group B

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1   Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 5
2   HC Slovan Bratislava 2 1 0 1 0 5 3 +2 4
3   Modo Hockey 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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All times local (CET/UTC +1)

January 10, 2008
18:30
Metallurg Magnitogorsk  3 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )
  Modo HockeyIce Palace
Attendance: 4,910
Igor Mirnov 08:51 (EQ)
Nikolai Kulemin 16:49 (EQ)
Jaroslav Kudrna 38:00 (EQ)
Goals
January 11, 2008
18:30
Modo Hockey  1 – 4
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 )
  HC Slovan BratislavaIce Palace
Attendance: 2,541
Magnus Wernblom 10:53 (PP)Goals22:14 (EQ) Dušan Devečka
22:46 (EQ) Martin Hujsa
24:01 (EQ) Michal Hreus
51:07 (EQ) Michal Sersen
January 12, 2008
18:30
HC Slovan Bratislava  1 – 2 (GWS)
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 1 ,
0 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
  Metallurg MagnitogorskIce Palace
Attendance: 6,481
Marek Uram 17:24 (EQ)Goals48:51 (PP) Igor Korolev
65:00 (GW) Alexei Kaigorodov

Gold medal game

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Metallurg Magnitogorsk qualified for the final of the European Champions Cup thanks to a shootout win against Slovan Bratislava. The Slovaks were close to a surprise but the Russians could overcome the hard-working opponent at the end of the game. Metallurg played HC Sparta Prague in Sunday’s gold medal game.

January 13, 2008
18:30
HC Sparta Prague  2 – 5
( 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 2 )
  Metallurg MagnitogorskIce Palace
Attendance: 9,732
Martin Podlešák 19:21 (EQ)
Jiří Vykoukal 30:02 (PP)
Goals02:58 (PP) Jan Marek
26:19 (PP) Jan Marek
38:36 (EQ) Igor Mironov
58:34 (EQ) Igor Mironov
59:03 (EQ) Alexei Kaigorodov
2008 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners
 
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
First title
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