2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Austria
 Slovakia
 Latvia
 Romania
 Poland
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
DatesRound 1
28–30 October 2011
Round 2
2–4 December 2011
Finals
24–26 February 2012
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Russia Tornado Moscow Region (2nd title)
Runner-up Switzerland ZSC Lions Frauen
Third place Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
Fourth placeGermany ESC Planegg
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Finals
Danijela Rundqvist, Tornado Moscow Region (7 points)

The 2011-12 IIHF European Women Champions Cup was the eighth playing of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup. Tornado Moscow Region of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time in three seasons.

First round

The first round was contested in four host cities during 28 to 30 October 2011.

Group A

Group A was played in Bytom, Poland.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany ESC Planegg 3 3 0 0 0 47 0 +47 9
2 Italy Bolzano Eagles 3 2 0 0 1 15 9 +6 6
3 Poland TMH Polonia Bytom 3 1 0 0 2 13 27 −14 3
4 Spain Valladolid Panteras 3 0 0 0 3 2 41 −39 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Oct 28, 2011
16:00		ESC Planegg Germany6–0
( 2–0, 2–0, 2–0 )		Italy Bolzano EaglesOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Oct 28, 2011
19:30		TMH Polonia Bytom Poland10–2
( 1–1, 5–1, 4–0 )		Spain Valladolid PanterasOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Oct 29, 2011
15:00		ESC Planegg Germany22–0
( 3–0, 8–0, 11–0 )		Spain Valladolid PanterasOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Oct 29, 2011
18:30		TMH Polonia Bytom Poland3–6
( 0–2, 3–1, 0–3 )		Italy Bolzano EaglesOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Oct 30, 2011
14:30		Bolzano Eagles Italy9–0
( 3–0, 2–0, 4–0 )		Spain Valladolid PanterasOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Oct 30, 2011
18:00		ESC Planegg Germany19–0
( 5–0, 6–0, 8–0 )		Poland TMH Polonia BytomOsrodek Sportu, Bytom, Poland
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Group B

Group B was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 France Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 3 3 0 0 0 35 0 +35 9
2 Belarus HK Pantera Minsk 3 2 0 0 1 22 3 +19 6
3 Romania HSC Csikszereda 3 1 0 0 2 5 34 −29 3
4 Turkey Milenyum Ankara 3 0 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Oct 28, 2011
16:00		HK Pantera Minsk Belarus8–0
( 2–0, 2–0, 4–0 )		Turkey Milenyum AnkaraLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Oct 28, 2011
19:30		Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble France18–0
( 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 )		Romania HSC CsikszeredaLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Oct 29, 2011
16:00		HK Pantera Minsk Belarus0–3
( 0–0, 0–2, 0–1 )		France Brûleurs de Loups de GrenobleLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Oct 29, 2011
19:30		HSC Csikszereda Romania5–2
( 2–0, 3–2, 0–0 )		Turkey Milenyum AnkaraLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Oct 30, 2011
16:00		Milenyum Ankara Turkey0–14
( 0–7, 0–4, 0–3 )		France Brûleurs de Loups de GrenobleLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Oct 30, 2011
19:30		HSC Csikszereda Romania0–14
( 0–6, 0–5, 0–3 )		Belarus HK Pantera MinskLajos Vákár Ice Hall, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Group C

Group C was played in Riga, Latvia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark Herlev Hornets 3 3 0 0 0 11 4 +7 9
2 Norway Sparta Sarpsborg 3 1 0 1 1 10 12 −2 4
3 United Kingdom Sheffield Shadows 3 0 1 1 1 9 12 −3 3
4 Latvia SHK Laima Riga 3 0 1 0 2 6 8 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Oct 28, 2011
16:00		Herlev Hornets Denmark5–3
( 2–2, 1–0, 2–1 )		Norway Sparta SarpsborgArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Oct 28, 2011
19:30		SHK Laima Riga Latvia4–3 PS
( 2–2, 1–1, 0–0 )		United Kingdom Sheffield ShadowsArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Oct 29, 2011
15:00		Sparta Sarpsborg Norway4–5 PS
( 2–0, 0–2, 2–2 )		United Kingdom Sheffield ShadowsArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Oct 29, 2011
18:30		SHK Laima Riga Latvia0–2
( 0–0, 0–1, 0–1 )		Denmark Herlev HornetsArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Oct 30, 2011
13:00		Sheffield Shadows United Kingdom1–4
( 0–2, 1–1, 0–1 )		Denmark Herlev HornetsArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Oct 30, 2011
16:30		Sparta Sarpsborg Norway3–2
( 0–0, 0–2, 3–0 )		Latvia SHK Laima RigaArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
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Group D

Group D was played in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Austria EHV Sabres 3 3 0 0 0 16 8 +8 9
2 Czech Republic HC Slavia Praha 3 2 0 0 1 11 13 −2 6
3 Slovakia HK Spišská Nová Ves 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 −6 2
4 Hungary Budapest Stars 3 0 0 1 2 12 12 0 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Oct 28, 2011
16:00		HC Slavia Praha Czech Republic2–6
( 1–1, 1–3, 0–2 )		Austria EHV SabresSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Oct 28, 2011
19:00		HK Spišská Nová Ves Slovakia3–2 PS
( 1–0, 0–1, 1–1 )		Hungary Budapest StarsSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Oct 29, 2011
15:00		HK Spišská Nová Ves Slovakia3–5 PS
( 0–2, 1–2, 2–1 )		Austria EHV SabresSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Oct 29, 2011
19:00		Budapest Stars Hungary4–7
( 3–3, 1–2, 0–2 )		Czech Republic HC Slavia PrahaSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Oct 30, 2011
16:00		HC Slavia Praha Czech Republic5–0
( 2–0, 0–0, 3–0 )		Slovakia HK Spišská Nová VesSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Oct 30, 2011
19:00		EHV Sabres Austria5–3
( 0–2, 1–0, 4–1 )		Hungary Budapest StarsSpiš Aréna, Spišská Nová Ves,
Slovakia
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Second round

The second round was contested in two host cities, Hämeenlinna, Finland, and Dornbirn, Austria, during 2 to 4 December 2011.

Group E

Group E was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Finland HPK Hämeenlinna 3 3 0 0 0 15 7 +8 9
2 Germany ESC Planegg 3 2 0 0 1 11 11 0 6
3 Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty 3 0 1 0 2 7 9 −2 2
4 Austria EHV Sabres 3 0 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
  • Finland HPK advanced to the final tournament.
  • Germany ESC Planegg advanced to the final tournament.

Group F

Group F was played in Dornbirn, Austria.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia HC Tornado 3 3 0 0 0 18 3 +15 9
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions Frauen 3 2 0 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3 France Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Denmark Herlev Hornets 3 0 0 0 3 3 23 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

The final round was contested from 24 to 26 February 2012 and was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia HC Tornado 3 2 1 0 0 11 7 +4 8
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions Frauen 3 1 1 0 1 10 9 +1 5
3 Finland HPK Hämeenlinna 3 0 1 2 0 10 11 −1 4
4 Germany ESC Planegg 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

Best Players selected by the directorate

Award No. Player Team
Best Goalkeeper 1 Anna Vanhatalo (FIN) Switzerland ZSC Lions Frauen
Best Defenseman 90 Inna Dyubanok (RUS) Russia Tornado Moscow Region
Best Forward 11 Melissa Jaques (CAN) Russia Tornado Moscow Region

References

Tournament statistics and data from: