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).
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | January 10 - January 13 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | |
Runner-up  |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 36 (5.14 per match) |
| Attendance | 25,580 (3,654 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| MVP | |
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 |
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| 1. | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 2. |  |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 |
| 3. |  |
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 ) | | 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 ) | | Ice Palace Attendance: 1,326 |
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| January 12, 2008 15:00 | HC Davos | 1 – 6 ( 0 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 0 - 2 ) | | 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. | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| 2. |  |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 3. |  |
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 ) | | Ice Palace Attendance: 4,910 |
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| January 11, 2008 18:30 | Modo Hockey | 1 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 ) | | 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 ) | | 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 ) | | Ice Palace Attendance: 9,732 |
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| 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners |
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk First title |