European Trophy

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European Trophy
European Trophy Logo.png
Official European Trophy logo
FormerlyNordic Trophy (2006–2009)
Sport Ice hockey
Founded2006
First season 2006
Ceased2013 (turned into Champions Hockey League)
Director Bo Lennartsson
No. of teams 32
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria (2 teams)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (7 teams)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (7 teams)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (4 teams)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (1 team)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (7 teams)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (4 teams)
Last
champion(s)
Flag of Finland.svg JYP
QualificationInvitation
Related
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European Trophy Junior (defunct)

European Trophy (previously named Nordic Trophy between 2006 and 2009) was an annually held ice hockey tournament, traditionally composed of teams from the higher-level ice hockey leagues in countries across Europe. With 32 participating teams from seven countries in 2013, the European Trophy was at the time the biggest active ice hockey tournament in Europe. [1] Starting with the 2014–15 season, the European Trophy was replaced by the Champions Hockey League, a more formal competition which also included all of the champions of Europe's major national leagues. [2]

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Sweden and Finland always participated, and they were the only two countries participating when the tournament was named "Nordic Trophy". The tournament began in 2006 under the name "Nordic Trophy" with eight teams, four from Sweden and four from Finland. In 2010, several teams from European countries outside Scandinavia agreed to join the tournament, which changed its name to European Trophy as a result. By the 2013 tournament, eight countries had been represented: Sweden, Finland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Norway. No team ever won the tournament more than one time.

Teams

In 2006 and 2007, the Nordic Trophy consisted of four Swedish teams, Djurgården, Frölunda, Färjestad and Linköping; as well as four Finnish teams, HIFK, Oulun Kärpät, Tappara and TPS.

In 2007, the tournament expanded from six to eight teams. A Junior edition was also started, but it was discontinued after 2010. In 2008, the senior tournament was expanded with two teams, Swedish team HV71 and Finnish team Jokerit. It got expanded again in 2009, when Malmö Redhawks from Sweden and Lukko from Finland joined the tournament. [3] However, the Swedish and Finnish teams were split that year and instead, there were two tournaments: a Swedish 2009 Nordic Trophy for the Swedish teams; and a Finnish 2009 Nordic Trophy for the Finnish teams.

In 2010, the tournament expanded to European countries beyond Scandinavia. Lukko from Finland left, and was replaced by fellow Nordic team Vålerenga from Norway. Adler Mannheim and Eisbären Berlin from Germany, and Czech team Sparta Praha, completed the Capital Division; while Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg, along with SC Bern and ZSC Lions from Switzerland, completed the Central Division. These new teams prompted the changing of the tournament name to European Trophy.

In the 2011 tournament, there were 24 teams. Sweden and Finland were represented by six teams each. Luleå HF replaced the Swedish team Malmö Redhawks. From Finland, KalPa was for the first time included in the tournament. Seven teams from the Czech Republic participated: Slavia Praha, Sparta Praha, Mountfield České Budějovice, Bílí Tygři Liberec, ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice, Plzeň 1929, and Kometa Brno. The German teams Eisbären Berlin and Adler Mannheim remained in the tournament. Besides Red Bull Salzburg, there was now a second team from Austria, the Vienna Capitals. Slovakia was for the first time represented in the European Trophy tournament, with Slovan Bratislava. Norway and Switzerland, however, were no longer represented. The tournament's schedule was also changed; instead of having the playoffs in September right after the regulation round in August–September, the playoffs were now played in December. [4]

The 2012 edition of the tournament is expanded further by eight teams, for a total of 32 teams. Another Swedish team, Brynäs IF joins the tournament this year; Switzerland returns with four teams; another two German teams participate; and another team from Finland joins the tournament. The regulation round is played in July–November, while the playoffs were played in December. [5] Slavia Praha, however, announced on 31 May 2012 that they would be pulling out of the European Trophy. [6] On 18 June it was announced that Piráti Chomutov had taken over Slavia Praha's spot in the South Division. [7]

On 14 February 2013, the 2013 tournament was officially announced. It featured exactly the same 32 teams from last year, marking the first time in Nordic/European Trophy history that the teams remained the same from last year. The 32 teams were also divided into exactly the same divisions, and the regulation round schedule (before the playoffs) was similar to last year, the only difference being that the home–away team assignings for each game were switched. Due to the 2014 Winter Olympics, the regulation round ended in September 2013 instead of a spread-out schedule ending in November. [8]

Map

List

DivisionTeamCityHome arena*CapacityJoined NT/ET
North Oulun Kärpät Flag of Finland.svg Oulu Oulun Energia Areena 6,6142006
Eisbären Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Berlin O2 World 14,2002010
Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,6002010
Luleå HF Flag of Sweden.svg Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena 6,2002011
Kometa Brno Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno Kajot Arena 7,2002011
Mountfield České Budějovice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg České Budějovice Budvar Arena 6,4212011
HC Plzeň Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Plzeň ČEZ Aréna 8,4202011
Hamburg Freezers Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg O2 World 12,9472012
South Linköpings HC Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping Cloetta Center 8,5002006
HV71 Flag of Sweden.svg Jönköping Kinnarps Arena 7,0382008
Sparta Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Tipsport Arena 13,1502010
Piráti Chomutov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Chomutov Multifunkční aréna Chomutov 5,2502012
KalPa Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio Kuopion Jäähalli 5,2252011
Slovan Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava Slovnaft Arena 10,0002011
UPC Vienna Capitals Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 7,0002011
JYP Flag of Finland.svg Jyväskylä Synergia-areena 4,6282012
East TPS Flag of Finland.svg Turku HK Arena 11,8202006
Tappara Flag of Finland.svg Tampere Hakametsä Areena 7,8002006
Djurgårdens IF Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Hovet 8,0942006
SC Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bern PostFinance-Arena 17,1312010**
Bílí Tygři Liberec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec Tipsport Arena 7,5002011
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pardubice ČEZ Aréna 10,1942011
Brynäs IF Flag of Sweden.svg Gävle Läkerol Arena 8,5852012
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fribourg BCF Arena 6,9002012
West Färjestad BK Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad Löfbergs Arena 8,6472006
Frölunda Indians Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg Scandinavium 12,0442006
HIFK Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki Helsinki Ice Hall 8,2002006
Jokerit Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki Hartwall Areena 13,3492008
ZSC Lions Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich Hallenstadion 10,7002010**
Adler Mannheim Flag of Germany.svg Mannheim SAP Arena 10,6002010
ERC Ingolstadt Flag of Germany.svg Ingolstadt Saturn Arena 4,8152012
EV Zug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zug Bossard Arena 7,0152012

Tournament structure

The European Trophy tournament was divided into regular round games between late July and November, where teams played each other in a predefined schedule, and a playoff weekend in December which was an elimination tournament where two teams played against each other to win in order to advance to the next round. The final remaining team was crowned the Red Bulls Salute Champion. [9] If a game was tied after regulation time (60 minutes), an overtime lasting for 5 minutes was played. During overtime, both teams substituted only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams had a penalized player). If no team scored during the overtime period, a shootout was played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remained tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds were played until a winning team had been determined.

Regular round games

In the regular round, the 32 teams were divided into four divisions and each team played once against each other team in the same division. Additionally, each team was assigned a "local rival" in the same division, against which they played a second game. Thus, each team played a total of 8 regular round games. Points were awarded for each game, with three points awarded for a win in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or a shootout, one point for losing in overtime or a shootout, and zero points for a loss in regulation time. The two highest-ranked teams in each division qualified for the playoffs.

Playoffs

The European Trophy playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, were the last part of the tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament, where two teams played against each other in order to advance to the next round. In the 2013 tournament, the Red Bull Salute took place in Berlin. There were no classification/placement games, meaning there were only Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game. The Red Bulls Salute previously took place in Salzburg and Vienna in 2010 and 2011, and in Vienna and Bratislava in 2012. Before the 2013 tournament, the playoff hosts were always guaranteed a playoff spot (i.e. automatically qualified for the playoffs) and took the playoff spots of the worst 2nd-ranked teams of all divisions in the tournament. [10]

Prize money

After the regulation round, the four division winners received 25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division received €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the final of the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team received €50 000, while the losing finalist got €10 000. In total, €360 000 were given out during the entire 2013 European Trophy tournament. [11]

Winners

Nordic Trophy
YearRegular round winnersPlayoff winners
(Nordic Trophy Champions)
2006 Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Oulun Kärpät Flag of Finland.svg Oulun Kärpät
2008 Flag of Sweden.svg Linköpings HC Flag of Sweden.svg Linköpings HC
2009 Flag of Sweden.svg HV71 (Swedish tournament) Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF (Swedish tournament)
Flag of Finland.svg Lukko (Finnish tournament) Flag of Finland.svg Tappara (Finnish tournament)
European Trophy
YearRegular round winnersPlayoff winners
(European Trophy Champions)
2010 Flag of Sweden.svg HV71 Flag of Germany.svg Eisbären Berlin
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Plzeň 1929 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg
2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Luleå HF Flag of Sweden.svg Luleå HF
2013 Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK Flag of Finland.svg JYP

Note that due to the divisioning system in the European Trophy tournaments, the regular-round winning team was determined by the best record of all teams.

Medals (European Trophy 2010-2013)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3126
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1001
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0112
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0101
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

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