2013 European Trophy

The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth and final season of the European Trophy, an annually held European ice hockey tournament. It was also the eighth tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 6 August 2013 with the South Division game between Piráti Chomutov–Sparta Praha, and ended on 8 September 2013.[1] The playoffs were played between 19–22 December 2013 in Berlin.[2] The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 15 April 2013.[3]

2013 European Trophy
LeagueEuropean Trophy
SportIce hockey
Duration6 August – 22 December 2013
Number of teams32
Total attendance88,722
Top scorer Benoît Gratton
(UPC Vienna Capitals)
Red Bull Salute
Champions JYP
  Runners-up Färjestad BK

JYP won the tournament, defeating Färjestad BK in the final 2–1. Like last year's tournament, the same 32 teams participated in the tournament, marking the first time since 2007 that the teams remained the same from last year. For the first time in tournament history, Eisbären Berlin hosted the playoffs, the Red Bulls Salute. It marked the first time that the playoffs were hosted in a single city, as well as the first time that the playoffs weren't hosted in Austria.

Tournament format

The 32 teams in the tournament were, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the North Division, the South Division, and the East Division. Each division consisted of 8 teams who played a round-robin in their division, with an extra game against a local rival in their division, giving a total of 8 games per team. Each team was assigned four home games as well as four road games. The match-ups were nearly identical to last year, the only difference being that the home–away team assignings were switched for each game. Six teams qualified for the playoffs: Eisbären Berlin (as host), the winner of each division, and the best 2nd-placed team of all four divisions.[4]

If at least two teams in the same division or at least two 2nd-placed teams ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used:[4]

  1. Best goal difference
  2. Most goals scored in total (goals for)
  3. Results in games against the tied teams
  4. Drawing of lots

Playing format

If a game was tied after regulation time (60 minutes), a 5-minute overtime period was played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams has a penalized player). If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout was played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds were played until a winning team has been determined.

In the regulation round games, the teams get three points for a regulation-time victory, two points for an overtime/shootout win, one point for losing in overtime/shootout, and zero points for a regulation loss.

Prize money

After the regulation round, the four division winners receive €25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division receive €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team receives €50 000, while the team finishing second gets €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.[5]

Participating clubs
2013 European Trophy Nordic teams (Divisions: : North, : West, : South, : East)
2013 European Trophy Central European teams (Divisions: : North, : West, : South, : East)
Division Team City Home arena* Capacity Joined NT/ET
North Oulun Kärpät Oulu Oulun Energia Areena 6,614 2006
Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World 14,200 2010
Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,600 2010
Luleå HF Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena 6,200 2011
Kometa Brno Brno Kajot Arena 7,200 2011
Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Zimní stadion 7,700 2013
HC Škoda Plzeň Plzeň ČEZ Aréna 8,420 2011
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg O2 World 12,947 2012
South Linköpings HC Linköping Cloetta Center 8,500 2006
HV71 Jönköping Kinnarps Arena 7,038 2008
Sparta Praha Prague Tipsport Arena 13,150 2010
Piráti Chomutov Chomutov Multifunkční aréna Chomutov 5,250 2012
KalPa Kuopio Kuopion Jäähalli 5,225 2011
Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Slovnaft Arena 10,055 2011
UPC Vienna Capitals Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 7,000 2011
JYP Jyväskylä Synergia-areena 4,628 2012
East TPS Turku HK Arena 11,820 2006
Tappara Tampere Hakametsä Areena 7,800 2006
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Hovet 8,094 2006
SC Bern Bern PostFinance-Arena 17,131 2010**
Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Tipsport Arena 7,500 2011
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice Pardubice ČEZ Aréna 10,194 2011
Brynäs IF Gävle Läkerol Arena 8,585 2012
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg BCF Arena 6,900 2012
West Färjestad BK Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena 8,647 2006
Frölunda Indians Gothenburg Scandinavium 12,044 2006
HIFK Helsinki Helsinki Ice Hall 8,200 2006
Jokerit Helsinki Hartwall Areena 13,349 2008
ZSC Lions Zürich Hallenstadion 10,700 2010**
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena 10,600 2010
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena 4,815 2012
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,015 2012
  • Note (*): the stated home arenas don't have to be used in the European Trophy tournament.
  • Note (**): SC Bern and ZSC Lions did not participate in 2011.

Rivalries
  • West Division
    • HIFK vs. Jokerit
    • Färjestad BK vs. Frölunda Indians
    • ERC Ingolstadt vs. Adler Mannheim
    • EV Zug vs. ZSC Lions
  • North Division
    • Oulun Kärpät vs. Luleå HF
    • Eisbären Berlin vs. Hamburg Freezers
    • Škoda Plzeň vs. Kometa Brno
    • Red Bull Salzburg vs. Mountfield HK
  • South Division
    • JYP vs. KalPa
    • HV71 vs. Linköpings HC
    • Sparta Praha vs. Piráti Chomutov
    • Slovan Bratislava vs. Vienna Capitals
  • East Division
    • TPS vs. Tappara
    • Djurgårdens IF vs. Brynäs IF
    • ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice vs. Bílí Tygři Liberec
    • Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern

Regulation round
     Team is qualified for the playoffs
     Team is eliminated from the tournament

North Division

Final standings.[6] Eisbären Berlin qualified for the playoffs as the host team.

Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Luleå HF 860112214+819
Red Bull Salzburg 841032623+314
HC Škoda Plzeň 831221717013
Kometa Brno 823032019+112
Oulun Kärpät 840041921–212
Hamburg Freezers 830142827+110
Eisbären Berlin 830142125–410
Mountfield HK 820062027–76

East Division

Final standings.[6]

Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Djurgårdens IF 851112620+618
TPS 831222322+113
Brynäs IF 840132024–413
Tappara 831132422+212
Pojišťovna Pardubice 831132220+212
Fribourg-Gottéron 822122324–111
Bílí Tygři Liberec 830052627–19
SC Bern 821051924–58

South Division

Final standings.[6]

Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
JYP 860113019+1119
Slovan Bratislava 850123125+616
Linköpings HC 850122722+516
Sparta Praha 832122821+714
HV71 831042825+311
Vienna Capitals 821142324–19
KalPa 820151728–117
Piráti Chomutov 802061939–204

West Division

Final standings.[6]

Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Färjestad BK 870012311+1221
Frölunda Indians 850123217+1516
Jokerit 841031712+514
Adler Mannheim 842112121014
ZSC Lions 840042119+212
ERC Ingolstadt 830142225–310
EV Zug 811061430–165
HIFK 810161631–154

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the last playoff spot (along with playoff host Eisbären Berlin and the four group winners), a ranking between the group runners-up was made, and the best runner-up got a place in the playoffs.

Final standings of runners-up of divisions:

Team Division GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Frölunda IndiansWest 850123217+1516
Slovan BratislavaSouth 850123125+616
Red Bull SalzburgNorth 841032623+314
TPSEast 831222322+113

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, took place in the Wellblechpalast and the O2 World, Berlin between 19–22 December 2013. It was played with two groups of three teams each. The teams played a round-robin in their group, for a total of three games, and the best-seeded team from each group qualified for the Final; all other teams were eliminated from the tournament. The groups were determined by a draw taking place in Berlin on 9 September 2013.[7] The first game in each group took place in the Wellblechpalast; all other games, including the Final, were played in the O2 World.[8]

The teams in the playoffs were:

O2 World
Capacity: 14 200
Berlin
 Germany – Berlin
Wellblechpalast
Capacity: 4 695
Berlin
 Germany – Berlin

Groups
     Team is qualified for the Final
     Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group A
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Färjestad BK 2200092+76
Eisbären Berlin 2100147–33
Frölunda Indians 2000259–40
Games
19 December 2013
20:30		Färjestad BK 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 Frölunda IndiansWellblechpalast, Berlin
Attendance: 1,050
20 December 2013
20:30		Eisbären Berlin 0–4
(0–0, 0–3, 0–1)		 Färjestad BKO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 3,900
21 December 2013
20:30		Eisbären Berlin 4–3
(0–0, 4–2, 0–1)		 Frölunda IndiansO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 4,200

Group B
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
JYP 2110063+35
Luleå HF 2101065+14
Djurgårdens IF 2000237–40
Games
19 December 2013
17:00		Djurgårdens IF 1–3
(0–0, 0–3, 1–0)		 JYPWellblechpalast, Berlin
Attendance: 1,900
20 December 2013
17:00		Luleå HF 2–3 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 JYPO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 2,500
21 December 2013
17:00		Luleå HF 4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 Djurgårdens IFO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 2,600

Final

Time is local (UTC+1).

22 December 2013
20:15		Färjestad BK 1-2
(0-1,1-1,0-0)		 JYPO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 3,100

Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

Final standings

The following is the final standings of the playoffs. Note that due to the playoff groups, the standings for the teams that failed to qualify for the Final were determined by their records in the playoff groups.

JYP
Färjestad BK
3 Luleå HF
4 Eisbären Berlin
5 Frölunda Indians
6 Djurgårdens IF

Scoring leaders
As of 8 September 2013

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Marcus Sörensen Djurgårdens IF865118F
Yanick Lehoux Adler Mannheim838116F
Jani Tuppurainen JYP855106F
Chad Kolarik Linköpings HC7461012F
Michel Miklík Slovan Bratislava837102F
Dan Sexton TPS8371014F
Niklas Olausson Luleå HF819104F
Milan Bartovič Slovan Bratislava88192F
Frank Mauer Adler Mannheim85490F
Manuel Latusa Red Bull Salzburg74584F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
positions: F = Forward; D = Defenceman
Source: Europeantrophy.com

Leading goaltenders
As of 8 September 2013

List shows the top 10 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes. If two goaltenders has the same save percentage the order is based on number shots against.[6]

Player Team TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Danny Taylor Färjestad BK240:0012130.7597.521
Leland Irving Jokerit239:5211330.7597.352
Matěj Machovský HC Škoda Plzeň244:3411851.2395.761
Marek Čiliak Kometa Brno183:439041.3195.560
Felix Brückmann Adler Mannheim250:5914481.9194.440
Jonas Gunnarsson HV 71177:4710662.0294.340
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel Färjestad BK238:1812271.7694.261
David Rautio Luleå HF185:008751.6294.251
Johan Mattsson Djurgårdens IF245:5812781.9593.700
Pavel Kantor Mountfield HK178:1710372.3693.200

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Sources: Europeantrophy.com and Eurohockey.com

European Star Award leaders
As of 8 September 2013

The European Star Award was a three stars award given to the three best players in each game. The first star got three points, the second got two points, and the third got one point. List shows the top ten players based on the number of European Star Award points.[6]

Player Team GP Pts POS
Mika Pyörälä Oulun Kärpät711F
Matt Zaba Vienna Capitals610G
Tomáš Filippi Bílí Tygři Liberec78F
Steve Moses Jokerit88F
Felix Brückmann Adler Mannheim47G
John Laliberte ERC Ingolstadt87F
Matěj Machovský HC Škoda Plzeň47G
Dan Sexton TPS87F
Morten Madsen Hamburg Freezers76F
Bernd Brückler Red Bull Salzburg36G

GP = Games played; Pts = Points; POS = Position
positions: G = Goaltender; F = Forward; D = Defenceman
Source: Europeantrophy.com

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