2005 IIHF European Champions Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	January 13 - January 16
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Avangard Omsk (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	7
Goals scored	45 (6.43 per game)
Attendance	28,100 (4,014 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Maxim Sushinsky (7 points)
MVP	Maxim Sushinsky

The 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup was the first edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 13 to January 16. The champions of 2004 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Avangard Omsk (RUS), HV71 (SWE), HC Dukla Trenčín (SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Hame Zlín (CZE) and Frankfurt Lions (GER).

All times local (CET/UTC +1)

January 13, 2005 19:30

HC Hame Zlín

4 – 3 ( 2 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 0 )

Frankfurt Lions

Ice Palace Attendance: 2,100

January 14, 2005 16:00

Kärpät

4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 0 )

HC Hame Zlín

Ice Palace Attendance: 1,800

January 15, 2005 19:30

Kärpät

6 – 3 ( 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 2 )

Frankfurt Lions

Ice Palace Attendance: 2,200

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kärpät	2	2	0	0	0	10	4	+6	6
2	HC Hame Zlín	2	1	0	0	1	5	7	−2	3
3	Frankfurt Lions	2	0	0	0	2	6	10	−4	0

All times local (CET/UTC +1)

January 13, 2005 16:00

Avangard Omsk

6 – 1 ( 3 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 )

HC Dukla Trenčín

Ice Palace Attendance: 3,200

January 14, 2005 19:30

HV71

4 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 )

HC Dukla Trenčín

Ice Palace Attendance: 1,300

January 15, 2005 16:00

Avangard Omsk

9 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 )

HV71

Ice Palace Attendance: 7,500

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Avangard Omsk	2	2	0	0	0	15	1	+14	6
2	HV71	2	1	0	0	1	4	10	−6	3
3	HC Dukla Trenčín	2	0	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

January 16, 2005 16:00

Avangard Omsk

2 – 1 (OT) ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0, 1 - 0 (OT) )

Kärpät

Ice Palace Attendance: 10,000

2005 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners
Avangard Omsk First title

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