IIHF_European_Women's_Champions_Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Women's ice hockey club championship tournament


The IIHF European Women's Champions Cup or EWCC was an annual women's ice hockey club tournament, contested by the national women's ice hockey champions from several European ice hockey playing nations. The event was established and organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition format included two group phases followed by a final round. Each phase was played as a round robin in groups of four teams each.

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History

The competition was created by the IIHF in 2004, at the same time as a similar competition for men's hockey teams. The first winner was AIK IF of the Swedish Division I. This Swedish club team then won the following three tournaments. From 2009 onward, the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was won by teams from the Russian Women's Hockey League, with the exception of the 2010–11 tournament, which was won by Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Naisten Liiga.

At its zenith, national champion teams from twenty different countries participated in the qualification round and/or second round of the EWCC. However, only teams from Czechia, Finland, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, or Switzerland ever qualified for the final round of a tournament.

Finalists and champions

The EWCC 2010 champions, HC Tornado, in Russia

Medals

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Cup champion rosters

2004–05

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2005–06

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2006–07

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2007–08

Sweden AIK IF[1]

Goaltenders: Josephin Lennström, Madeleine Schelander

Defensemen: Emilia Andersson, Linnéa Bäckman, Emelie Berggren, Maria Hortell, Hanna Lindström, Katarina Timglas, Suvi Vacker

Forwards: Maritta Becker, Gizela Bloom, Sandra Claesson, Deborah Eckefjord, Nanna Hamell, Isabelle Jordansson, Kathrin Lehmann, Maria Rooth, Danijela Rundqvist, Malin Sonefors, Pernilla Winberg

Head coach: Henrik Cedergren

2008–09

Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod[2]

Goaltenders: Nadezhda Alexandrova, Alyona Kropachyova

Defensemen: Jenni Hiirikoski, Alexandra Kapustina, Alena Khomich, Kati Kovalainen, Viktoria Samarina, Anna Shchukina, Larisa Teplygina

Forwards: Yulia Deulina, Yelena Guslistaya, Karoliina Rantamäki, Olga Semenets, Yelena Silina, Olga Sosina, Tatiana Sotnikova, Svetlana Terentyeva, Svetlana Tkacheva, Oxana Tretiyakova, Marjo Voutilainen

Head coach: Evgeni Bobariko

2009–10

Russia HC Tornado[3]

Goaltenders: Irina Gashennikova, Anna Prugova

Defensemen: Correne Bredin, Inna Dyubanok, Olga Permyakova, Kristina Petrovskaia, Zoïa Polounina, Natalia Puzikova, Mariya Skvortsova

Forwards: Tatiana Burina, Iya Gavrilova, Jana Kapustová, Iveta Koka, Svetlana Kolmykova, Petra Pravlíková, Marina Sergina, Galina Skiba, Yekaterina Smolentseva, Yekaterina Smolina

Head coach: Alexei Chistyakov

2010–11

Finland Ilves Tampere[4]

Goaltenders: Linda Selkee, Viivi Vartia

Defensemen: Emma Haataja, Merja Halmetoja, Anna Kilponen, Rosa Lindstedt, Heidi Pelttari, Mari Saarinen, Hanna-Riikka Turpeinen

Forwards: Reetta Aavasalo, Johanna Koivula, Venla Kotkaslahti, Sari Kärnä, Tawni Mattila, Heli Myllymäki, Anni Rantanen, Jenna Suokko, Saara Tuominen

Head coach: Samuli Marjeta

2011–12

Russia HC Tornado[5]

Goaltenders: Kim Martin, Anna Prugova

Defensemen: Inna Dyubanok, Yekaterina Nikolayeva, Olga Permyakova, Kristina Petrovskaya, Zoya Polunina, Anna Shukina, Svetlana Tkachyova

Forwards: Tatiana Burina, Elin Holmlöv, Melissa Jaques, Jana Kapustová, Svetlana Kolmykova, Danijela Rundqvist, Marina Sergina, Maria Shepelinskaya, Galina Skiba, Yekaterina Smolina

Head coach: Alexei Chistyakov

2012–13

Russia HC Tornado[6]

Goaltenders: Anna Prugova, Zuzana Tomčíková

Defensemen: Inna Dyubanok, Yekaterina Nikolayeva, Olga Permyakova, Kristina Petrovskaya, Zoya Polunina, Anna Shukina, Svetlana Tkachyova

Forwards: Tatiana Burina, Jana Kapustová, Svetlana Kolmykova, Yekaterina Pashkevich, Danijela Rundqvist, Marina Sergina, Anna Shokhina, Galina Skiba, Yekaterina Smolina, Yekaterina Smolentseva

Head coach: Alexei Chistyakov

2013–14

Russia HC Tornado[7]

Goaltenders: Anna Prugova, Zuzana Tomčíková

Defensemen: Yekaterina Nikolayeva, Olga Permyakova, Nina Pirogova, Zoya Polunina, Anna Shukina, Brittany Simpson, Svetlana Tkacheva

Forwards: Xenia Bocharova, Tatyana Burina, Iya Gavrilova, Svetlana Kolmykova, Marina Sergina, Anna Shokhina, Galina Skiba, Yekaterina Smolina, Yekaterina Smolentseva, Kelley Steadman

Head coach: Alexei Chistyakov

2014–15

Russia SKIF Nizhny Novgorod[8]

Goaltenders: Meeri Räisänen, Irina Gachennikova

Defensemen: Maria Bodrikova, Mira Jalosuo, Alexandra Kapustina, Maria Pechnikova, Anastasia Smirnova, Larisa Teplygina

Forwards: Maria Belova, Landysh Falyakhova, Yekaterina Likhachyova, Maria Nadezhdina, Alsu Rakhimova, Karoliina Rantamäki, Olga Semenets, Nadezhda Shiryayevna, Yelena Silina, Olga Sosina, Anna Timofeyeva

Head coach: Oleg Namestnikov

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

 ^  = Second-time Best Player selection

See also


References

  1. "EWCC Team Roster AIK Solna" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "EWCC Team Roster SKIF Nizhniy Novgorod" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "EWCC Team Roster Tornado Moscow Reg" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "EWCC Team Roster Ilves Tampere" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. "EWCC Team Roster Tornado Moscow Region" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. "EWCC Team Roster Tornado Moscow Region" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "EWCC Team Roster Tornado Moscow Region" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "EWCC Team Roster SKIF Nizhni Novgorod" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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