IIHF European Cup 1993
The Hockey European Cup in the 1992 season was the 28th edition of the competition of the same name by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. The competition began in October 1992; the final was played in December 1992. A total of 25 teams took part. Malmo IF first won the title.
Mode and participants
The country masters of the Year 1991/92 of the European members of the IIHF were qualified for the competition. The competition was played with a preliminary round in five triple and a group of four in simple mode. Subsequently, the group winners and six pre-qualified teams played in three groups of four teams from the eight participants in the Final Tournament. In this the best teams of two triplets played cross from the courts.
- HK Riga Latvia Saga Kekava
- Hungary Budapest Ferencvárosi
- HK Bulgaria Levski Sofia
- HC Dukla Trenčín Czechoslovakia
- Acroni Jesenice Slovenia
- Croatia KHL Zagreb
- Jokerit Helsinki Finland
- Estonia Narva Kreenholm
- Smoke Eaters Geleen The Netherlands
- Norway Vålerenga IF Oslo
- CSA Steaua Bucharest Romania
- Spain CH Txuri Urdin
- Poland KS Unia Oświęcim
- Sokol Kiev Ukraine HK
- Lithuania 1989 SC Energia Elektrėnai
- France Rouen HC ( set for the semi-finals )
- Sweden Malmo IF ( set for the semi-finals )
- Switzerland SC Bern ( set for the semi-finals )
- Italy HC Milano Devils ( set for the semi-finals )
- Germany Düsseldorf EG ( set for the semi-finals )
- Russia 1991 HK Dynamo Moscow ( set for the semi-finals )
Preliminary round
The preliminary round of the European Cup was played in five groups from 9 to 11 October 1992. The two group winners reached the final round.
Group A
The matches of Group A were held in Bulgaria in Sofia. The HK Red Star Belgrade was excluded from the competition because of a UN embargo against Yugoslavia.
Group B
The matches of Group B were held in Piešťany in Czechoslovakia.
Group C
The Group C matches were held in Herning, Denmark.
Group D
The Group D games were held in Villach, Austria.
Group E
The games in Group E were held in Blackburn, England.
Group F
The games in Group F were held in Oświęcim in Poland.
Semifinal
The semi-finals were held to 14 November 1992 by the 12th. The first two of each group and the two best third group were qualified for the final tournament.
Group G
The matches of the group G were held in Rouen in France.
Group H
The games in Group H were held in Italy in Milan.
Group J
The matches of the group J were held in Helsinki, Finland.
Final tournament
The final tournament was held in Dusseldorf and Duisburg from 26 to 30 December 1992.
Group A
Group B
3rd Place Match
Final
The Swedish champions Malmo IF sat down in the final 4-3 in a penalty shootout against the Russian representatives HK Dynamo Moscow by.
Best Scorer
Abbreviations: G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Winning team
Goalkeepers: Peter Lindmark, Roger Nordström
Defender: Timo Blomqvist, Peter Hasselblad, Mats Lusth, Johan Norgren, Roger Öhman, Róbert Švehla, Patrik Sylvegård
Attacker: Håkan Åhlund, Mattias Bosson, Robert Burakovsky, Jonas Håkansson, Roger Hansson, Raimo Helminen, Jesper Mattsson, Mats Näslund, Matti Pauna, Mikael Pauna, Daniel Rydmark, Johan Sälle, Peter Sundström, Bo Svanberg
Head Coach: Timo Lahtinen