1. Format

2. ECC winners (2005–2008)

3. Participants and results (2005–2008)
    2005 results  2006 results  2007 results  2008 results 

4. Predecessors
    European Cup (1965–1997)  European Hockey League (1996–2000)  IIHF Continental Cup (1997–present)  IIHF Super Cup (1997–2000) 

5. Successors
    IIHF Champions Hockey League Final  Champions Hockey League (2014–present) 

6. See also

7. References

8. External links

The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF. The Champions Cup was first played in 2005, as a replacement for the defunct European Cup (1965–1997), and the suspended European Hockey League (1996–2000).^[1] In the 2008–09 season, the ECC was replaced by the Champions Hockey League, which was the new official European club championship event.^[1] The new tournament was cancelled after only one season. However, another tournament with the same name was introduced in 2014.

Format

The competition featured the reigning club champions from the top six European hockey nations according to the IIHF World Ranking; these teams were known as the Super Six. Two groups of three played in a round-robin tournament, with the winners of each group facing off in a championship game. The two groups were named after international hockey legends Alexander Ragulin and Ivan Hlinka.

ECC winners (2005–2008)

Participants and results (2005–2008)

2005 results

• {{Flagicon|SVK}} Dukla Trenčín – {{Flagicon|RUS}} Avangard Omsk – 1:6 (1:3; 0:1; 0:2)
• {{Flagicon|SWE}} HV71 – {{Flagicon|SVK}} Dukla Trenčín – 4:1 (3:0; 0:0; 1:1)
• {{Flagicon|RUS}} Avangard Omsk – {{Flagicon|SWE}} HV71 – 9:0 (4:0; 2:0; 3:0)

• {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Hamé Zlín – {{Flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt Lions – 4:3 (2:2; 0:1; 2:0)
• {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Hamé Zlín – 4:1 (1:0; 2:1; 1:0)
• {{Flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt Lions – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 3:6 (1:3; 0:2; 2:1)

• {{Flagicon|RUS}} Avangard Omsk – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 2:1 (OT) (0:1; 0:0; 1:0; 1:0)

2006 results

• {{Flagicon|RUS}} HC Dynamo Moscow – {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – 3:1 (2:0; 0:0; 1:1)
• {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Moeller-Pardubice – 0:2 (0:0; 0:2; 0:0)
• {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Moeller-Pardubice – {{Flagicon|RUS}} HC Dynamo Moscow – 1:5 (1:3; 0:0; 0:2)

• {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos – 3:1 (1:0; 0:1; 2:0)
• {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos – {{Flagicon|SWE}} Frölunda HC – 6:2 (2:0; 2:1; 2:1)
• {{Flagicon|SWE}} Frölunda HC – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)

• {{Flagicon|RUS}} HC Dynamo Moscow – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 5:4 (in a shootout) (1:0; 1:2; 2:2; 0:0; 2:1)

2007 results

• {{Flagicon|FIN}} HPK – {{Flagicon|SVK}} MsHK Žilina – 7:0 (2:0; 3:0; 2:0)
• {{Flagicon|SVK}} MsHK Žilina – {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – 4:2 (0:1; 2:1; 2:0)
• {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – {{Flagicon|FIN}} HPK – 2:3 (1:1; 1:2; 0:0)

• {{Flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars Kazan – {{Flagicon|SWE}} Färjestad BK – 6:4 (2:2; 2:1; 2:1)
• {{Flagicon|SWE}} Färjestad BK – {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Lugano – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)
• {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Lugano – {{Flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars Kazan – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)

• {{Flagicon|FIN}} HPK – {{Flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars Kazan – 0:6 (0:3, 0:0, 0:3)

2008 results

• {{Flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Magnitogorsk – {{Flagicon|SWE}} Modo Hockey – 3:0 (2:0; 1:0; 0:0)
• {{Flagicon|SWE}} Modo Hockey – {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – 1:4 (1:0; 0:3; 0:1)
• {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – {{Flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 1:2 (1:0; 0:0; 0:1; 0:0; 0:1)

• {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – 3:5 (0:2; 1:2; 2:1)
• {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos – 6:4 (1:2; 3:1; 2:1)
• {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 1:6 (0:1; 1:3; 0:2)

• {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – {{Flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 2:5 (1:1; 1:2; 0:2)

Predecessors

European Cup (1965–1997)

The European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997.

European Hockey League (1996–2000)

The European Hockey League was a European ice hockey club competition which ran between the years 1996 and 2000.^[1]

IIHF Continental Cup (1997–present)

The Continental Cup is an ice hockey tournament for European clubs, begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the IIHF European Cup. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the European Hockey League, with participating teams chosen by the countries' respective ice hockey associations.

IIHF Super Cup (1997–2000)

The IIHF Super Cup was an ice hockey event played between the champions of the two main European club tournaments at the time; it began in 1997 and ended in 2000.

Successors

===IIHF Champions Hockey League (2008–2009)===

The Champions Hockey League was conducted by 14 teams of which 12 are in the group stage. It replaced the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2008. The league was staged for one year only.

IIHF Champions Hockey League Final

Champions Hockey League (2014–present)

On December 9, 2013, the IIHF officially announced that they had launched a new tournament with a similar name as their previous tournament, born out of the European Trophy, starting in the 2014–15 season.^[2]

See also

• Champions Hockey League
• Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
• IIHF Continental Cup
• IIHF Super Cup
• Spengler Cup
• Ice Hockey European Championships
• European Trophy

References

External links

• IIHF Club Competition History on IIHF.com

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• John R. Searle
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