2008 IIHF European Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Russia |
| Dates | January 10 - January 13 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1st title) |
Runner-up  |
 HC Sparta Prague |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 36 (5.14 per match) |
| Attendance | 25,580 (3,654 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Tomáš Netík (7 points) |
| MVP |
Vitali Atyushov |
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).
Metallurg won its first European Champions Cup, and third European club championship following European Hockey League titles in 1999 and 2000.
Group A
- Ivan Hlinka Division
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | 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 |
Results
All times local (CET/UTC +1)
| January 10, 2008 15:00 |
Kärpät |
3 – 5 ( 0 - 2 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 1 ) |
HC Sparta Prague |
Ice Palace Attendance: 2,100 |
| Janne Pesonen 30:03 (PP) Michal Broš 42:34 (EQ) Michal Broš 59:29 (EQ) |
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 | |||
| January 11, 2008 15:00 |
HC Sparta Prague |
6 – 4 ( 1 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 ) |
HC Davos |
Ice 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) |
00:41 (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 ) |
Kärpät |
Ice Palace Attendance: 2,330 |
| Alexandre Daigle 33:07 | 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 | |||
Group B
- Alexander Ragulin Division
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | 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 |
Results
All times local (CET/UTC +1)
| January 10, 2008 18:30 |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
3 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) |
Modo Hockey |
Ice Palace Attendance: 4,910 |
| Igor Mirnov 08:51 (EQ) Nikolai Kulemin 16:49 (EQ) Jaroslav Kudrna 38:00 (EQ) |
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| January 11, 2008 18:30 |
Modo Hockey |
1 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) |
HC Slovan Bratislava |
Ice Palace Attendance: 2,541 |
| Magnus Wernblom 10:53 (PP) | 22:14 (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 Magnitogorsk |
Ice Palace Attendance: 6,481 |
| Marek Uram 17:24 (EQ) | 48:51 (PP) Igor Korolev 65:00 (GW) Alexei Kaigorodov | |||
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.
| January 13, 2008 18:30 |
HC Sparta Prague |
2 – 5 ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 2 ) |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
Ice Palace Attendance: 9,732 |
| Martin Podlešák 19:21 (EQ) Jiří Vykoukal 30:02 (PP) |
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 | |||
| 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners |
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| Metallurg Magnitogorsk First title |
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