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).
| 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 |
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 |
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| January 11, 2008 15:00 | HC Sparta Prague | 6 – 4 ( 1 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 2 - 1 ) | HC Davos | Ice Palace Attendance: 1,326 |
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| January 12, 2008 15:00 | HC Davos | 1 – 6 ( 0 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 0 - 2 ) | Kärpät | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,330 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners |
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk First title |