2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Sweden   Estonia   Germany   Italy
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	Qualifiers 13–16 October 2005 Finals 2–4 December 2005
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	AIK IF (2nd title)
Runner-up	Espoo Blues
Third place	SKIF Moscow
Fourth place	EV Zug
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Finals Karoliina Rantamäki, Espoo Blues (5 points)
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The 2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the second holding of the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) ice hockey club tournament. AIK IF Solna of Sweden's Riksserien won the tournament for the second consecutive time. ^[1]

Each of the Qualification groups and the Super Final were played as single round-robin tournaments. Points were awarded by match outcome: two points for a regulation win, one point for an overtime win or loss, and no points/zero points for a regulation loss. As the defending cup holders, AIK IF progressed directly to the Super Final and did not participate in the qualification round.

Qualification

The qualification round was played in three groups in three host cities during 13–16 October 2005. The team with the highest point total in each round-robin group moved on to the Finals.

Group A

Group A was hosted in Tallinn, Estonia and played during 14–16 October 2005. The Espoo Blues Naiset of Finland's Naisten SM-sarja won the round and progressed to the Final.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Espoo Blues	3	3	0	0	54	1	+53	6
2	Aisulu Almaty	3	2	0	1	32	5	+27	4
3	SHK Laima Riga	3	1	0	2	13	13	0	2
4	Dreamland Queens Tallinn	3	0	0	3	1	81	−80	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group B

Group B was played during 13–15 October 2005 and hosted in Bolzano, Italy, though no Italian teams participated. SKIF Moscow of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the round and progressed to the Final.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SKIF Moscow	3	3	0	0	26	2	+24	6
2	MB Hockey Skärholmen	3	2	0	1	23	6	+17	4
3	HC Rødovre	3	1	0	2	12	12	0	2
4	UTE Marilyn Budapest	3	0	0	3	1	42	−41	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group C

Group C was hosted in Unna, Germany, and played during 14–16 October 2005. EV Zug Damen of Switzerland's Leistungsklasse A won the round and progressed to the Final.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	EV Zug	3	3	0	0	28	4	+24	6
2	HC Cergy-Pontoise	3	1	1	1	9	19	−10	3
3	EC Bergkamen	3	1	0	2	7	10	−3	2
4	MHK Martin	3	0	1	2	9	20	−11	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Super Final

The Super Final was hosted in Solna, Sweden, the same host city as the 2004–05 EWCC Final, and was played during 2–4 December 2005. AIK IF Solna of Sweden's Riksserien won the Cup for the second time. Karoliina Rantamäki of the Espoo Blues was the top scorer of the Super Final with five points (1+4).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	AIK	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	6
	Espoo Blues	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
	SKIF Moscow	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1
4	EV Zug	3	0	1	2	6	11	−5	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Statistics

Top scorers

Abbreviations: GP = games played, G = goals, A = assists, Pts = points, +/- = plus–minus, PIM = penalty infraction minutes; Bold: Best of tournament

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Karoliina Rantamäki	Espoo Blues	3	4	1	5	+4	2
Pernilla Winberg	AIK IF	3	2	2	4	+2	0
Danijela Rundqvist	AIK IF	3	1	3	4	+2	6
Julia Marty	EV Zug	3	2	1	3	+1	0
Daniela Díaz	EV Zug	3	2	1	3	−2	2
Marjo Voutilainen	Espoo Blues	3	1	2	3	+1	2
Petra Vaarakallio	Espoo Blues	3	1	2	3	+3	6
Isabella Jordansson	AIK IF	3	0	3	3	+2	0

Top goaltenders

Abbreviations: GP = games played, TOI = time on ice (in minutes), GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, SV% = save percentage, GAA = goals against average; Bold: Best of tournament

Player	Team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Kim Martin	AIK IF	3	180:00	3	1	97.52	1.00
Noora Räty	Espoo Blues	3	179:10	5	1	93.06	1.67
Michelle von Allmen	EV Zug	3	179:45	8	0	91.30	2.67
Nadezhda Alexandrova	SKIF Moscow	2	120:00	5	0	88.89	2.50

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Award	No.	Player	Team
Best Goalkeeper	30	Kim Martin (SWE)	AIK IF
Best Defenceman	10	Emma Laaksonen (FIN)	Espoo Blues
Best Forward	4	Daniela Díaz (SUI/SPA)	EV Zug

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:IIHF European Women Champions Cup 2005; see its history for attribution.

1. "European Women's Champions Cup (since 2005)". webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF . Retrieved 25 March 2020.

Tournament statistics and data from:

• Coupe d'Europe féminine des clubs champions 2005/06. hockeyarchives.info (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-25.
• EWCC (W) - 2005-2006 Standings. eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.