2013 European Trophy Explained

2013 European Trophy
League:European Trophy
Sport:Ice hockey
Pixels:100
Duration:6 August – 22 December 2013
No Of Teams:32
Attendance:88,722
Top Scorer: Benoît Gratton
(UPC Vienna Capitals)
Finals:Red Bull Salute
Finals Link:
  1. Playoffs
Finals Champ: JYP
Finals Runner-Up: Färjestad BK
Seasonslist:European Trophy
Seasonslistnames:European Trophy
Prevseason Link:2012 European Trophy
Prevseason Year:2012
Nextseason Link:2014–15 Champions Hockey League
Nextseason Year:2014–15 (CHL)

The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth and final season of the European Trophy, an annually held European ice hockey tournament. It was also the eighth tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 6 August 2013 with the South Division game between Piráti ChomutovSparta Praha, and ended on 8 September 2013.[1] The playoffs were played between 19 and 22 December 2013 in Berlin.[2] The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 15 April 2013.[3]

JYP won the tournament, defeating Färjestad BK in the final 2–1. Like last year's tournament, the same 32 teams participated in the tournament, marking the first time since 2007 that the teams remained the same from last year. For the first time in tournament history, Eisbären Berlin hosted the playoffs, the Red Bulls Salute. It marked the first time that the playoffs were hosted in a single city, as well as the first time that the playoffs weren't hosted in Austria.

Tournament format

The 32 teams in the tournament were, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the North Division, the South Division, and the East Division. Each division consisted of 8 teams who played 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 was assigned four home games as well as four road games. The match-ups were nearly identical to last year, the only difference being that the home–away team assignings were switched for each game. Six teams qualified for the playoffs: Eisbären Berlin (as host), the winner of each division, and the best 2nd-placed team of all four divisions.[4]

If at least two teams in the same division or at least two 2nd-placed teams ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used:[4]

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

Playing format

If a game was tied after regulation time (60 minutes), a 5-minute overtime period was 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 was played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds were played until a winning team has been determined.

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 receive 25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division receive €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team receives €50 000, while the team finishing second gets €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.[5]

Participating clubs

DivisionTeamCityHome arena*CapacityJoined NT/ET
NorthOulun Kärpät OuluOulun Energia Areenaalign=center 6,614align=center 2006
Eisbären Berlin BerlinO2 Worldalign=center 14,200align=center 2010
Red Bull Salzburg SalzburgEisarena Salzburgalign=center 3,600align=center 2010
Luleå HF LuleåCoop Norrbotten Arenaalign=center 6,200align=center 2011
Kometa Brno BrnoKajot Arenaalign=center 7,200align=center 2011
Mountfield HK Hradec KrálovéZimní stadionalign=center 7,700align=center 2013
HC Škoda Plzeň PlzeňČEZ Arénaalign=center 8,420align=center 2011
Hamburg Freezers HamburgO2 Worldalign=center 12,947align=center 2012
SouthLinköpings HC LinköpingCloetta Centeralign=center 8,500align=center 2006
HV71 JönköpingKinnarps Arenaalign=center 7,038align=center 2008
Sparta Praha PragueTipsport Arenaalign=center 13,150align=center 2010
Piráti Chomutov ChomutovMultifunkční aréna Chomutovalign=center 5,250align=center 2012
KalPa KuopioKuopion Jäähallialign=center 5,225 align=center 2011
Slovan Bratislava BratislavaSlovnaft Arenaalign=center 10,055align=center 2011
UPC Vienna Capitals ViennaAlbert Schultz Eishallealign=center 7,000align=center 2011
JYP JyväskyläSynergia-areenaalign=center 4,628align=center 2012
EastTPS TurkuHK Arenaalign=center 11,820align=center 2006
Tappara TampereHakametsä Areenaalign=center 7,800align=center 2006
Djurgårdens IF StockholmHovetalign=center 8,094align=center 2006
SC Bern BernPostFinance-Arenaalign=center 17,131align=center 2010**
Bílí Tygři Liberec LiberecTipsport Arenaalign=center 7,500align=center 2011
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice PardubiceČEZ Arénaalign=center 10,194align=center 2011
Brynäs IF GävleLäkerol Arenaalign=center 8,585align=center 2012
HC Fribourg-Gottéron FribourgBCF Arenaalign=center 6,900align=center 2012
WestFärjestad BK KarlstadLöfbergs Lila Arenaalign=center 8,647align=center 2006
Frölunda Indians GothenburgScandinaviumalign=center 12,044align=center 2006
HIFK HelsinkiHelsinki Ice Hallalign=center 8,200align=center 2006
Jokerit HelsinkiHartwall Areenaalign=center 13,349align=center 2008
ZSC Lions ZürichHallenstadionalign=center 10,700align=center 2010**
Adler Mannheim MannheimSAP Arenaalign=center 10,600align=center 2010
ERC Ingolstadt IngolstadtSaturn Arenaalign=center 4,815align=center 2012
EV Zug ZugBossard Arenaalign=center 7,015align=center 2012

Rivalries

Regulation round

    Team is qualified for the playoffs
    Team is eliminated from the tournament

North Division

Final standings.[6] Eisbären Berlin qualified for the playoffs as the host team.

East Division

Final standings.

South Division

Final standings.

West Division

Final standings.

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the last playoff spot (along with playoff host Eisbären Berlin and the four group winners), a ranking between the group runners-up was made, and the best runner-up got a place in the playoffs.

Final standings of runners-up of divisions:

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West8 5 0 1 2 32 17 +15 16
South8 5 0 1 2 31 25 +6 16
North8 4 1 0 3 26 23 +3 14
East8 3 1 2 2 23 22 +1 13

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, took place in the Wellblechpalast and the O2 World, Berlin between 19 and 22 December 2013. It was played with two groups of three teams each. The teams played a round-robin in their group, for a total of three games, and the best-seeded team from each group qualified for the Final; all other teams were eliminated from the tournament. The groups were determined by a draw taking place in Berlin on 9 September 2013.[7] The first game in each group took place in the Wellblechpalast; all other games, including the Final, were played in the O2 World.[8]

The teams in the playoffs were:

Groups

    Team is qualified for the Final
    Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group A

Games

Group B

Games

Final

Time is local (UTC+1).

Ranking and statistics

Final standings

The following is the final standings of the playoffs. Note that due to the playoff groups, the standings for the teams that failed to qualify for the Final were determined by their records in the playoff groups.

JYP
Färjestad BK
3 Luleå HF
4 Eisbären Berlin
5 Frölunda Indians
6 Djurgårdens IF

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
8 6 5 11 8 F
8 3 8 11 6 F
8 5 5 10 6 F
7 4 6 10 12 F
8 3 7 10 2 F
8 3 7 10 14 F
8 1 9 10 4 F
8 8 1 9 2 F
8 5 4 9 0 F
7 4 5 8 4 F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
positions: F = Forward; D = Defenceman

Source: Europeantrophy.com

Leading goaltenders

List shows the top 10 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes. If two goaltenders has the same save percentage the order is based on number shots against.

PlayerTeamTOISAGAGAASv%SO
240:00 121 3 0.75 97.52 1
239:52 113 3 0.75 97.35 2
244:34 118 5 1.23 95.76 1
183:43 90 4 1.31 95.56 0
250:59 144 8 1.91 94.44 0
177:47 106 6 2.02 94.34 0
238:18 122 7 1.76 94.26 1
185:00 87 5 1.62 94.25 1
245:58 127 8 1.95 93.70 0
178:17 103 7 2.36 93.20 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Sources: Europeantrophy.com and Eurohockey.com

European Star Award leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPPtsPOS
7 11 F
6 10 G
7 8 F
8 8 F
4 7 G
8 7 F
4 7 G
8 7 F
7 6 F
3 6 G
GP = Games played; Pts = Points; POS = Position
positions: G = Goaltender; F = Forward; D = Defenceman

Source: Europeantrophy.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule – European Trophy 2013 . Europeantrophy.com . 2013-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623161221/http://www.europeantrophy.com/schedule.php . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Berlin to host Red Bulls Salute 2013 – European Trophy Finals debut in Germany . Europeantrophy.com . 2013-05-17 . 2013-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130823021211/http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=273 . 23 August 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: European Trophy 2013 starts August 6th! . Europeantrophy.com . 2013-04-15 . 2013-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627050802/http://www.europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=271 . 27 June 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: Format for European Trophy . europeantrophy.com . 2013-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121227103819/http://www.europeantrophy.com/format.php . 27 December 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: 30 teams in action as this years trophy kick off . europeantrophy.com . Csongrádi . Per . 2012-08-17 . 2012-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922132343/http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=217 . 22 September 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: GENERAL STATS 2013 . Europeantrophy.com . 2013-04-15 . 2013-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812170935/http://europeantrophy.com/stats2013.php . 12 August 2013 . dead .
  7. Web site: Road to Berlin – the new finals format . 19 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130823184624/http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=279 . 23 August 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: Red Bulls Salute – Schedule :: Red Bull . . 10 September 2013 . 3 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003193616/http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bulls-Salute---Schedule/001243127792175 . dead .