2008 IIHF European Champions Cup

Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
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year = 2008
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country = Russia
dates = January 10 - January 13
num_teams = 6
venues = 1
cities = 1
winners_other = flagicon|RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk
count = 1
games = 7
goals = 36
attendance = 25580
scoring_leader = flagicon|CZE Tomáš Netík (7 points)
mvp = flagicon|RUS Vitali AtyushovThe 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup was fourth 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).

Group A

*Ivan Hlinka Division

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Results

All times local (CET/UTC +1)

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date = January 10, 2008
time = 15:00
team1 = Kärpät flagicon|FIN
score = 3 – 5
periods = ( 0 - 2 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 1 )
team2 = flagicon|CZE HC Sparta Prague
goals1 = Janne Pesonen 30:03 (PP)
Michal Broš 42:34 (EQ)
Michal Broš 59:29 (EQ)
goals2 = 04:10 (PP) Petr Ton
17:58 (PP) Tibor Melichárek
24:50 (EQ) Jakub Langhammer
32:26 (PP) Tomáš Netík
50:25 (PP) Petr Ton
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 2,100
referee = Alexander Poliakov (RUS)
referee2 = Marcus Vinnerborg (SWE)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160A01_74_4_0.pdf

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date = January 11, 2008
time = 15:00
team1 = HC Sparta Prague flagicon|CZE
score = 6 – 4
periods = ( 1 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 )
team2 = flagicon|SUI HC Davos
goals1 = 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)
goals2 = 00:41 (EQ) Mike Maneluk
13:17 (PP) Josef Marha
38:20 (EQ) Dino Wieser
52:32 (EQ) Sven Helfenstein
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 1,326
referee = Peter Orszag (SVK)
referee2 = Alexander Poliakov (RUS)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160A03_74_4_0.pdf

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date = January 12, 2008
time = 15:00
team1 = HC Davos flagicon|SUI
score = 1 – 6
periods = ( 0 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 0 - 2 )
team2 = flagicon|FIN Kärpät
goals1 = Alexandre Daigle 33:07
goals2 = 06:30 (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
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 2,330
referee = Peter Orszag (SVK)
referee2 = Marcus Vinnerborg (SWE)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160A05_74_3_0.pdf

Group B

* Alexander Ragulin Division

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Results

All times local (CET/UTC +1)

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date = January 10, 2008
time = 18:30
team1 = Metallurg Magnitogorsk flagicon|RUS
score = 3 – 0
periods = ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )
team2 = flagicon|SWE MODO Hockey
goals1 = Igor Mirnov 08:51 (EQ)
Nikolai Kulemin 16:49 (EQ)
Jaroslav Kudrna 38:00 (EQ)
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stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 4,910
referee = Rick Looker (USA)
referee2 = Brent Reiber (SUI)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160B02_74_2_0.pdf

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date = January 11, 2008
time = 18:30
team1 = MODO Hockey flagicon|SWE
score = 1 – 4
periods = ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 )
team2 = flagicon|SVK HC Slovan Bratislava
goals1 = Magnus Wernblom 10:53 (PP)
goals2 = 22:14 (EQ) Dušan Devečka
22:46 (EQ) Martin Hujsa
24:01 (EQ) Michal Hreus
51:07 (EQ) Michal Sersen
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 2,541
referee = Rick Looker (USA)
referee2 = Milan Minář (CZE)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160B04_74_3_0.pdf

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date = January 12, 2008
time = 18:30
team1 = HC Slovan Bratislava flagicon|SVK
score = 1 – 2 (GWS)
periods = ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 1 ,
0 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
team2 = flagicon|RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk
goals1 = Marek Uram 17:24 (EQ)
goals2 = 48:51 (PP) Igor Korolev
65:00 (GW) Alexei Kaigorodov
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 6,481
referee = Milan Minář (CZE)
referee2 = Brent Reiber (SUI)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160B06_74_4_0.pdf

Gold medal game

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.

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date = January 13, 2008
time = 18:30
team1 = HC Sparta Prague flagicon|CZE
score = 2 – 5
periods = ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 2 )
team2 = flagicon|RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk
goals1 = Martin Podlešák 19:21 (EQ)
Jiří Vykoukal 30:02 (PP)
goals2 = 02:58 (PP) Jan Marek
26:19 (PP) Jan Marek
38:36 (EQ) Igor Mironov
58:34 (EQ) Igor Mironov
59:03 (EQ) Alexei Kaigorodov
stadium = Ice Palace
attendance = 9,732
referee = Brent Reiber (SUI)
referee2 = Marcus Vinnerborg (SWE)
summary = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/160/IHM160107_74_5_0.pdf

External links

* [http://www.iihf.com/channels-club-events/iihf-club-ecc/home.html Official site]