IIHF Continental Cup 2005
The IIHF Continental Cup 2004 /05 was the eighth edition of the discharged by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF competition. On 24 September 2004 to 9 January 2005 discharged participated in this tournament 20 teams from 20 countries. The final round was held from 7th to 9th January 2005 at the Hungarian Székesfehérvár.
Three final round participants were set, the host Alba Volán Székesfehérvár and the HKm Zvolen in Slovakia and the HK Dynamo Moscow from Russia, representing the highest ranked countries according to the IIHF World Ranking 2004, which had registered for the tournament. The other finalists were determined in three qualifying rounds.
- 2.1 Group G
- 3.1 Winning Team
Qualification
First round
The matches of the first round took place until 26 September 2004 of 24. As a venue for group A acted Miercurea Ciuc the Romanian and in Zagreb the matches in Group B were discharged. However, of the seven registered teams participated in a not in the competition, which was then replaced by a playing out of competition team.
Group A
In group A, the Israeli representative Maccabi Lod Amos renounced a start in the competition. To compensate for the loss, those responsible committed the Romanian team Steaua Bucharest for the tournament. However, the games of Bucharest were not included in the tournament standings.
The fact that for the tournament anyway, only three teams had reported and played outside the championship, the next round was limited in the group on a single game. This was won by the host SC Miercurea Ciuc significantly with 17:2 against the HK Slawia Sofia.
Group B
The discharged in Zagreb Group B saw the Lithuanian club SC Energia Elektrėnai reach the second round. Only in the final group game against the hosts KHL Zagreb Medveščak they secured the group. Since both teams had drawn separately and had previously been twice victorious, the better goal ruled in favor of the team from the Baltic States.
Second Round
The second round of the Continental Cup was played in three groups from 15 to 17 October 2004. The Group C matches were held in Riga, Latvia, the Group D games in the French Amiens and the meetings of Group E in the Polish Oświęcim.
The winner of Group A, Miercurea Ciuc SC, qualified to participate in group C, while the SC Energia Elektrėnai participated in hosting the group e.
Group C
The played in Riga Group C saw Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk reach the third round. You could win all the games and created sovereign made it into the group F of the third round. In the first tournament in 2000 they could defeat the host HK Riga 3-1. Against the HK Junost Minsk and the overmatched Miercurea Ciuc qualifiers SC also followed high wins, which the team won the tournament with confidence.
A total of 3,623 spectators attended the six tournament games.
Group D
The tournament Group D won the Italian club HC Milano Vipers. Although the Milanese had split the opening round with a 2-2 draw from the Nottingham Panthers Panthers, they were initially only on the shared second place, as the host HC Amiens Somme had its opening game won confidently 3-0. But on the following two days of the tournament, the Italians were each victorious in their games, as well as the British. So after the closing date were the two clubs level on points at the top. Due to the significantly better goal Milan managed the leap into the semifinal.
Group E
The third free place in the third qualifying round was able to secure the Ukrainian representatives HK Sokol Kiev. Already in the first game substantiated this with a 9-0 victory over qualifier SC Energia Elektrėnai his favorite position. After another victory on the second day Sokol went with four points in the final day where this on the host Dwory SSA Unia Oświęcim met who were also twice been victorious. Finally, Sokol Kiev decided by a 4-2 win the tournament in his favor and qualified for the third round.
Third Round
The third round of the Continental Cup was held from November 21, 2004 in Norway Hamar of 19. Addition to the host, the three winners of the second round of the tournament participated.
Group F
In the semifinals, the three qualifiers for the previous round met the host Storhamar IL. After two games in no winner could be found on the opening day, the HC Milano Vipers and Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk sat down after the second day of the tournament at the table top. On the last and final Round won both teams again, and then the goal difference had to decide the group winners, as both teams were separated in a draw and thus vorwiesen five points. Since Milan with a ratio of 10:2 gates was better than Ust- Kamenogorsk, the Italians reached the Super Final. Already in the second round they had progressed only because of the goal difference compared to a same number of points colleagues. With only a single point occupied Storhamar IL and HK Sokol Kiev on ranks 3 and 4
Super Final
The Super Final was held to 9 January 2005 at the Hungarian Székesfehérvár of 7. Set were Alba Volán Székesfehérvár as host, the Slovak participants HKm Zvolen and HK Dynamo Moscow of Russia. Moscow had already collected in previous years, multiple experiences in the European Cup and failed between 1997 and 1999 three times in the final of the European Hockey League to eventual winners. For Zvolen it was the third appearance ever at international level. In addition, was the winner of the third round, the Italian champions HC Milano Vipers, qualified.
Already on Matchday underpinned the HKm Zvolen and the Dynamo Moscow their favorite position in the Super Final by significant victory over the Mavericks from Milan and Székesfehérvár. While Zvolen won 6-1 over the Italians, the Muscovites defeated the hosts 8-0 clear. On the following day of the tournament, both teams were victorious in their games, both teams had little trouble and Zvolen so narrowly 2-1 to keep the upper hand. Thus, it came on the final Matchday to a duel of the two previously winless and the two undefeated clubs. In the only statistical significance propertied match between Alba Volán Székesfehérvár and the HC Milano Vipers to Székesfehérvár was able to secure through a tight 2:1 third. In the final duel finally met Moscow and Zvolen each other. The Russians went with the advantage in the game that they had the better goal difference and they therefore have needed only a draw to win the tournament. However, the Slovaks managed to rescue a 2-1 lead over time. So they won their first European Cup in club history, while Moscow was inferior again in a crucial international match.
A total of 19,244 spectators attended the six tournament games.
Group G
Awards
Player Trophies
Winning team
Goalkeepers: Karol Križan, Peter Ševela
Defender: Daniel Babka, Ladislav čierny, Ladislav Harabin, Stanislav Jasečko, Petr Krátký, Vítězslav Škuta, Rastislav Štork, Ľuboš Velebný
Attacker: Peter Bartos, Ján Cibuľa, Michal Handzuš, Peter Klouda, Igor Majeský, Vladimír Országh, Vlastimil Plavucha, Richard Sechný, Tomáš Škvaridlo, Jaroslav Török, Jozef Voskár
Head Coach: Ján Jaško