| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Venues | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Dates | First Round 17–19 October 2014 Second Round 5–7 December 2014 Finals 20–22 February 2015 |
| Format | Round-robin |
| Teams | 21 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Finals Stefanie Marty, Linköpings HC (8 points) |
← 2013–14 | |
The2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the eleventh competition held for theIIHF European Women's Champions Cup. It was the last holding of the tournament before its scheduled stoppage in 2015.[1]SKIF Nizhny Novgorod ofRussia'sWomen's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time; the team had previously won the cup in 2009.[2]
The tournament was the setting for the first instance of the “four-man officiating system” - tworeferees and twolinesmen - at anIIHF women’s hockey tournament. The first puck-drop with four officials occurred in the Round 2 game between theVienna Capitals andHC Poprad inNizhny Novgorod with referees Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) and Marie Picavet (FRA), and linesmen Yekaterina Mikhalyova (KAZ) and Olga Steinberg (RUS).[1]
The first round was played during 17–19 October 2014. The winners of each group and the three best runners up out of all of the groups moved on to the next round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 0 |
Host City:Karviná,Czech Republic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 |
The second round was played during 5–7 December 2014. The winner of each group progressed to the finals.[3]
Host City:Nizhny Novgorod,Russia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 |
Host City:Lugano,Switzerland
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 |
The tournament finals (Group H) were held during 20–22 February 2015. The round was hosted inEspoo,Finland and all games were played at the Espoonlahti Ice Rink.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 1 |
| 20 Feb 2015 12:30 | HC Lugano | 0–9 (0–5, 0–6, 0–9) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Luana Jam | Goalies | Vendela Jonsson | Referees: Aina Hove (NOR) Marie Picavet (FRA) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Jenni Heikkinen (FIN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Feb 2015 16:00 | SKIF Nizhni Novgorod | 3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Isabella Portnoj | Referees: Drahomira Fialova (CHE) Katarina Timglas (SWE) Linesmen: Kaire Leet (EST) Lisa Linnek (GER) | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 12:30 | Espoo Blues | 6–5 (2–1, 2–3, 1–1, 1–0) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Isabella Portnoj | Goalies | Sasha Ronchi | Referees: Marie Picavet (FRA) Katarina Timglas (SWE) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Anna Nygard (NOR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 16:00 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Meeri Räisänen | Goalies | Kim Martin Hasson | Referees: Aina Hove (NOR) Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen (FIN) Kaire Leet (EST) | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2015 12:30 | HC Lugano | 4–7 (0–2, 2–2, 2–3) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Luana Jam | Goalies | Meeri Räisänen | Referees: Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) Marie Picavet (FRA) Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen (FIN) Anna Nygard (NOR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 Feb 2015 16:00 | Linköpings HC | 5–2 (0–1, 3–0, 2–1) | Espoonlahti Ice Rink |
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| Vendela Jonsson | Goalies | Isabella Portnoj | Referees: Drahomira Fialova (SUI) Aina Hove (NOR) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Lisa Linnek (GER) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Award | No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | 34 | Meeri Räisänen (FIN) | |
| Best Defenceman | 7 | Mira Jalosuo (FIN) | |
| Best Forward | 9 | Anja Stiefel (CHE) |
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