2013 European Trophy
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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 Chomutov–Sparta 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]
2013 European Trophy | |
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League | European Trophy |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 6 August – 22 December 2013 |
Number of teams | 32 |
Total attendance | 88,722 |
Top scorer | Benoît Gratton (UPC Vienna Capitals) |
Red Bull Salute | |
Champions | JYP |
Runners-up | Färjestad BK |
European Trophy seasons | |
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.