2012 European Trophy

Tournament format

The 32 teams in the tournament are, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the North Division, the South Division, and the East Division. Each division consists of 8 teams who will play a round-robin in their division, with an extra game against a local rival in their division, giving a total of 8 games per team. Each team is assigned four home games as well as four road games. The top two teams of each division qualify for the playoffs; however, should Slovan Bratislava and/or Vienna Capitals qualify for the playoffs as hosts (if they fail to reach one of the top two spots of the South Division), they will replace the worst second ranked team(s) out of all four divisions.

Should at least two teams in the same division (or second-ranked teams) end up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format will be used:

1. Best goal difference
2. Most goals scored in total (goals forward)
3. Results in games against the tied teams
4. Drawing of lots

This tie-breaker format will also apply when determining which second-ranked team(s) to be replaced if the host teams Slovan Bratislava and/or Vienna Capitals fail to reach the playoffs by finishing top two in the South Division.

Playing format

If a game is tied after regulation time (60 minutes), an overtime lasting for 5 minutes is played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams has a penalized player). If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout is played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds are played until a winning team has been forced.

In the regulation round games, the teams get three points for a regulation-time victory, two points for an overtime/shootout win, one point for losing in overtime/shootout, and zero points for a regulation loss.

Prize money

After the regulation round, the four division winners received €25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division received €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the final of the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team received €50 000, while the losing finalist got €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.

Participating clubs

• Note (*): the stated home arenas don't have to be used in the European Trophy tournament.
• Note (**): SC Bern and ZSC Lions did not participate in 2011.
• Note (***): Slavia Praha pulled out of the tournament just two months before the first games are to be played. Piráti Chomutov are replacing Slavia Praha.

Rivalries

• West Division
  • Jokerit vs. HIFK
  • Frölunda Indians vs. Färjestad BK
  • Adler Mannheim vs. ERC Ingolstadt
  • ZSC Lions vs. EV Zug
• North Division
  • Luleå HF vs. Oulun Kärpät
  • Hamburg Freezers vs. Eisbären Berlin
  • Kometa Brno vs. Plzeň 1929
  • České Budějovice vs. Red Bull Salzburg
• South Division
  • KalPa vs. JYP
  • Linköpings HC vs. HV71
  • Piráti Chomutov vs. Sparta Praha
  • Vienna Capitals vs. Slovan Bratislava
• East Division
  • Tappara vs. TPS
  • Brynäs IF vs. Djurgårdens IF
  • Bílí Tygři Liberec vs. Pojišťovna Pardubice
  • SC Bern vs. Fribourg-Gottéron

Regulation round

West Division

Games in Finland are UTC+3, while all other games are UTC+2, except the 28 October game which is UTC+1. (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 J. Motzko (J. Ross, C. Gawlik) (PP) – 23:22

D. Hahn (P. Hager, T. Greillinger) – 40:26 P. Hager
T. Greillinger
D. Hahn
J. Motzko
P. Hager

27:22 – J. Tambellini (P. Bärtschi, R. Shannon) 38:21 – M. Bastl (M. Trachsler, P. Geering)

44:35 – R. Shannon (J. Tambellini, M. Bastl) T. Monnet J. Tambellini A. Ambühl P. Bärtschi L. Cunti 2–0 3–0 4–0 ? ? ? 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 ? ? ? ? ? 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 ? ? ? Joni Ortio 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–4 3–5 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2–0 ? 1–1 1–2 ? (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) 1–1

North Division

Games in Finland are UTC+3, while all other games are UTC+2, except the November games which are UTC+1. 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 3–5 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 ? ? ? ? ? Marek Mazanec 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 6–1 6–2 6–3 6–4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 5–3 6–3 7–3 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1–1 2–1 3–1

N. Fogström (J. Vihko) – 50:12 A. Hedman (N. Fogström, J. Berglund) (ENG) – 58:27 26:07 – J. Huovinen

South Division

Games in Finland are UTC+3, while all other games are UTC+2, except the November game which is UTC+1. (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) Matúš Kostúr 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–4 3–4 4–4 4–5 5–5

B. Palin (L. Pulpan) – 48:13 R. Hrabák (Z. Ondřej) – 49:49 M. Prochazka (D. Hruška) (PP) – 50:47

B. Palin (L. Pulpan) (PP) – 53:27 N. Gajovský 09:19 – M. Bližňák (M. Miklík, I. Švarný) 14:42 – M. Bakoš (J. Lipiansky) 32:53 – M. Vondrka (J. Boumedienne) 41:09 – M. Preisinger (V. Dravecký)

52:09 – A. Šťastný (P. Ölvecký) M. Miklík (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) Fabian Weinhandl 1–1 M. Miklík
M. Vondrka 20:22 – J. Fraser A. Lakos F. Fortier 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 3–5

M. Vondrka (J. Boumedienne, M. Miklík) (PP) – 28:13

P. Ölvecký (A. Šťastný) – 41:41 14:42 – M. Forman (Y. Treille, J. Hanzlik) 25:39 – P. Jansky (L. Luňák)

31:32 – J. Hlinka (P. Ton)

51:27 – P. Ton (J. Hanzlik, T. Gawryletz) 59:56 – P. Ton (P. Tenkrát, J. Hlinka) (EN) 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 ? ? ? ? (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–4 4–4 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 ? ? ? ? 1–1 2–1 3–1 ? ? (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

East Division

Games in Finland are UTC+3, while all other games are UTC+2, except the November games which are UTC+1. 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3

D. Špaček (M. Bárta, P. Nedvěd) – 25:12 D. Havíř (P. Nedvěd, T. Urban) (PP) – 33:13

J. Kudrna – 46:15

J. Kudrna (P. Nedvěd) (EN) – 60:00 22:08 – G. Mauldin (S. Brügger)

35:24 – R. Loeffel (A. Bykov, P. Rosa) (PP)

55:46 – G. Mauldin (A. Bykov, B. Plüss) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 ? ? ? Tomáš Vošvrda 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2 ? ? ? ? ? 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 ? ? ? Benjamin Conz 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2 ? ? ? ? Tomáš Vošvrda 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 7–2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–3 ? ? ? ? (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) (OT: 1–0) (OT: 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0 (OT: 0–1)

Playoff team seeds

Playoff hosts Slovan Bratislava and Vienna Capitals qualify automatically. Four division-winners qualify. After this, best-scoring division-runners-up qualify to bring the number to exactly eight.

Winners of divisions:

• West: Färjestad BK
• North: Luleå HF
• South: HV71
• East: Tappara

Runners-up of divisions:

Playoffs

Red Bulls Salute The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, will take place in the Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna and in the Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava between 13 and 16 December 2012, with the Final game taking place in Slovnaft Arena. It will be played as a single-elimination tournament, meaning that the losing teams in each round are eliminated from the tournament. For the first time in Red Bulls Salute history, no classification/placement games will be played, so there will only be Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game. The winner of the Red Bulls Salute will be awarded a total prize sum of €50 000, and the losing finalist receives €10 000.

Bracket

The non-home teams will be seeded according to their score in the regulation round. | RD1-seed1=#1 | RD1-team1=SWE Luleå HF | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=#6 | RD1-team2=SWE Brynäs IF | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=AUT Vienna Capitals | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=#3 | RD1-team4=GER Eisbären Berlin | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5=#2 | RD1-team5=SWE HV71 | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6=#5 | RD1-team6=FIN Tappara | RD1-score6=2 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=SVK Slovan Bratislava | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8=#4 | RD1-team8=SWE Färjestad BK | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1=QF1 | RD2-team1=SWE Luleå HF | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=QF2 | RD2-team2=AUT Vienna Capitals | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3=QF3 | RD2-team3=FIN Tappara | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=QF4 | RD2-team4=SWE Färjestad BK | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-seed1=SF1 | RD3-team1=SWE Luleå HF | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=SF2 | RD3-team2=SWE Färjestad BK | RD3-score2=0

Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC+1).

The quarterfinal matchups will be determined by the regulation-round record of the six playoff teams aside from the two automatically qualified hosts Slovan Bratislava and Vienna Capitals. The top-ranked team of these six teams will face the sixth-ranked team; the second-ranked team will face the fifth-ranked team; the third-ranked team will face Vienna Capitals; and the fourth-ranked team will face Slovan Bratislava.

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC+1).

For quarterfinal numbering, see the bracket above.

Final

Main article: 2012 European Trophy Final

Time is local (UTC+1).

2–0 J. Vihko (D. Rautio) - 53:05 Korba Stano

Ranking and statistics

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Tournament awards

Final standings

The following is the final standings of the playoffs. However, note that because there weren't any classification/placement games in this year's playoffs, the standings for the six teams that missed the Final game were ranked on the following criteria: A. whether the team made it to the Semifinal or not, and B. the team's regulation round record.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

European Star Award leaders

The European Star Award is a three stars award given to the three best players in each game. The first star gets three points, the second gets two points, and the third gets one point. List shows the top ten players based on the number of European Star Award points.

References

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