2004 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The IIHF European Women Champions Cup 2004 was the first edition of the discharged by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF competition. At discharged from October 15th to December 19th 2004 tournament took ten teams from ten countries participate. The final round was held from 17th to 19th December 2004 at Stockholm, Sweden.
Two final round participants were set, the host AIK Solna and the Espoo Blues from Finland, representing the highest ranked countries according to the IIHF World Ranking 2004 who had registered for the tournament. The other two finalists were determined in two qualifiers.
- 3.1 Best Scorer interior
- 3.2 Best goalkeepers
- 4.1 Winning Team
Qualification
The qualifying matches took place between 17 October 2004 15. As a venue for group A acted the Latvian Ventspils and in Bolzano the games of Group B were discharged.
Group A
The tournament in the Latvian Ventspils was the Russian master SKIF Moscow decided in his favor and thus qualify for the final round of the top four teams. In the first tournament game they were able to defeat the later second-, DSHNK Almaty, and lay the foundation for the successful qualification. With further victories over the overtaxed team of MHK Martin and the hosts of SHK Laima Riga, the ladies from Moscow secured the final round ticket.
Group B
Group B saw the Swiss champion EV train sovereign reach the final tournament. The Swiss have won all their encounters sovereign and finished the tournament with only two goals. Third place was occupied the ladies of the HC Cergy -Pontoise in France. On the fourth and final rank disappointed the hosts of the Eagles HC Bolzano.
Super Final
The Super Final was held from December 17 to 19, 2004 in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Set were the Swedish champions AIK Solna and host as well as the Finnish master Espoo Blues. Added to this were the two qualifiers for the previous round, the Swiss champion EV train and the Russian champions SKIF Moscow.
After the first match sat down to the surprise of many of the EV train after a narrow victory over the Espoo Blues to the table top, while Solna and Moscow parted 2-2 draw. On the second day of the tournament, however, pushed the hosts after a significant 7-2 victory in a direct duel the Eidgenössinnen from the top position. Thus the Swedes went a point clear in the final duel against the Espoo Blues, who had defeated Moscow. By a 5-3 victory they secured their first European Cup in the history of women's ice hockey.
Statistics
Best Scorer interior
Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, V = templates, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best goalkeepers
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GT = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = held shots (in%), GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Awards
Player Trophies
Winning team
Goalkeepers: Kim Martin, Jessica Sandén
Defenders: Malin Åberg, Emilia Andersson, Emelie Berggren, Frida Hemstad, Elin Holmlöv, Andréa Morger, Linn Risendahl, Henrietta Varviharju
Attackers: Gizela Blom, Desirée Byström, Lisa Flemström, Nanna Hamell, Caroline Hammer Home, Maria Hortell, Angelica Lorsell, Emilie O'Konor, Josefin Rudberg, Danijela Rundqvist, Katarina Timglas, Pernilla Winberg, Sofia WEEKLY, Sophie Zakrisson
Head Coach: Joachim Ahlgren