2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

The 2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the eleventh competition held for the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. It was the last holding of the tournament before its scheduled stoppage in 2015.^[1] SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of Russia's Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time; the team had previously won the cup in 2009.^[2]

2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Finland  Russia  Sweden   Switzerland  Czech Republic  Italy  Latvia  Turkey
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Dates	First Round 17–19 October 2014 Second Round 5–7 December 2014 Finals 20–22 February 2015
Format	Round-robin
Teams	21
Final positions
Champions	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (2nd title)
Runner-up	Linköpings HC
Third place	Espoo Blues
Fourth place	HC Lugano
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Finals Stefanie Marty, Linköpings HC (8 points)
← 2013–14

The tournament was the setting for the first instance of the “four-man officiating system” - two referees and two linesmen - at an IIHF women’s hockey tournament. The first puck-drop with four officials occurred in the Round 2 game between the Vienna Capitals and HC Poprad in Nizhny Novgorod with referees Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) and Marie Picavet (FRA), and linesmen Yekaterina Mikhalyova (KAZ) and Olga Steinberg (RUS).^[1]

Round 1

The first round was played during 17–19 October 2014. The winners of each group and the three best runners up out of all of the groups moved on to the next round.

Group A

Host City: Ankara, Turkey

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ŽHK Poprad	3	3	0	17	3	+14	9
2	Aisulu Almaty	3	2	1	28	2	+26	6
3	Milenyum Ankara	3	1	2	6	20	−14	3
4	HSC Csíkszereda	3	0	3	3	29	−26	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Janka Čulíková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad, 10 points (7+3)
2. Karina Felzink (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 7 points (6+1)
3. Zarina Tukhtieva (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 6 points (4+2)
4. Anna Džurňáková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad, 5 points (3+2)
   Nadezhda Filimonova (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 5 points (3+2)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Best Goaltender: Tanay Gunay (TUR), Milenyum Ankara
• Best Defenceman: Rayna Cruickshank (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty
• Best Forward: Janka Čulíková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad

Group B

Host City: Karviná, Czech Republic

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	EHV Sabres Vienna	3	3	0	30	5	+25	9
2	SK Karviná	3	2	1	12	10	+2	6
3	TH Unia Oświęcim	3	1	2	12	22	−10	3
4	Bracknell Queen Bees	3	0	3	4	21	−17	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 10 points (6+4)
2. Karolina Późniewska (POL), TH Unia Oświęcim, 10 points (5+5)
3. Pia Pren (SLO), EHV Sabres Vienna, 9 points (4+5)
4. Kaitlin Spurling (USA), EHV Sabres Vienna, 8 points (4+4)
5. Venla Hovi (FIN), EHV Sabres Vienna, 6 points (3+3)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Best Goaltender: Victoria Vigilanti (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna
• Best Defenceman: Regan Boulton (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna
• Best Forward: Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna

Group C

Host City: Liepāja, Latvia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Herlev Hornets	3	3	0	21	5	+16	9
2	SHK Laima Rīga	3	2	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Jordal IK Oslo	3	1	2	6	12	−6	3
4	SAD Majadahonda	3	0	3	5	16	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Maria Olausson (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 11 points (6+5)
2. Silke Glud (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 8 points (5+3)
3. Marie Henriksen (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 7 points (3+4)
4. Agnese Apsīte (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 5 points (4+1)
5. Christina Andersen (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 5 points (1+4)

Group D

Host City: Bolzano, Italy

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	EV Bozen Eagles	3	3	0	21	1	+20	9
2	HC Neuilly-sur-Marne	3	2	1	17	8	+9	6
3	UTE Marilyn Budapest	3	1	2	9	10	−1	3
4	KHL Grič Zagreb	3	0	3	4	32	−28	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Chelsea Furlani (ITA/USA), EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points (7+5)
2. Anna de la Forest (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points (2+10)
3. Eleonora Dalprà (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 11 points (4+7)
4. Cindy Debuquet (FRA), HC Neuilly-sur-Marne, 8 points (4+4)
5. Lili Pintér (HUN), UTE Marilyn Budapest, 6 points (3+3)

Round 2

The second round was played during 5–7 December 2014. The winner of each group progressed to the finals.^[3]

Group E

Host City: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	3	3	0	13	1	+12	9
2	EHV Sabres Vienna	3	2	1	9	4	+5	6
3	SK Karviná	3	1	2	7	7	0	3
4	HK Poprad	3	0	3	3	20	−17	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Olga Sosina (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points (1+5)
2. Pia Pren (SLO), EHV Sabres Vienna, 5 points (4+1)
3. Maria Pechnikova (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points (2+3)
4. Aneta Ledlova (CZE), SK Karviná, 4 points (2+2)
5. Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 3 points (3+0)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Best Goaltender: Meeri Räisänen (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
• Best Defenceman: Regan Boulton (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna
• Best Forward: Karoliina Rantamäki (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

Group F

Host City: Lugano, Switzerland

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HC Lugano	3	3	0	20	2	+18	9
2	ESC Planegg	3	2	1	13	8	+5	6
3	Herlev Hornets	3	1	2	7	14	−7	3
4	HC Neuilly-sur-Marne	3	0	3	2	18	−16	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Bettina Meyer (CHE), HC Lugano, 7 points (3+4)
2. Silke Glud (DEN), HC Lugano, 6 points (3+3)
3. Sophie Kratzer (GER), ESC Planegg, 6 points (2+4)
4. Evelina Raselli (CHE), HC Lugano, 5 points (4+1)
   Kerstin Spielberger (GER), ESC Planegg, 5 points (4+1)
5. Nicole Gifford (CAN), HC Lugano, 5 points (3+2)

Group G

Host City: Linköping, Sweden

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Linköpings HC	3	3	0	17	1	+16	9
2	Espoo Blues	3	2	1	14	8	+6	6
3	Aisulu Almaty	3	1	2	9	10	−1	3
4	EV Bozen Eagles	3	0	3	4	25	−21	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

1. Denise Altmann (AUT), Linköpings HC, 8 points (4+4)
2. Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 7 points (5+2)
3. Pernilla Winberg (SWE), Linköpings HC, 6 points (2+4)
4. Minttu Tuominen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 4 points (4+0)
5. Stefanie Marty (CHE), Linköpings HC, 4 points (2+2)
   Emilia Andersson (SWE), Linköpings HC, 4 points (2+2)
   Tatyana Koroleva (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 4 points (2+2)

Finals

The tournament finals (Group H) were held during 20–22 February 2015. The round was hosted in Espoo, Finland and all games were played at the Espoonlahti Ice Rink.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	3	3	0	0	0	12	6	+6	9
2	Linköpings HC	3	2	0	0	1	15	4	+11	6
3	Espoo Blues	3	0	1	0	2	9	13	−4	2
4	HC Lugano	3	0	0	1	2	9	22	−13	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

20 Feb 2015 12:30

HC Lugano

0–9 (0–5, 0–6, 0–9)

Linköpings HC

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Luana Jam	Goalies	Vendela Jonsson	Referees: Aina Hove (NOR) Marie Picavet (FRA) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Jenni Heikkinen (FIN)
	0–1 08:05 – Altmann (Marty) 0–2 14:35 – Wakefield (E. Andersson, Adolfsson) 0–3 15:01 – Altmann (Marty) 0–4 19:26 – Winberg (Altmann, Holmbom) 0–5 19:36 – Winberg (Marty, Altmann) 0–6 28:02 – Aronsson (Marty, L. Jonsson) 0–7 46:18 – Holmbom (Wakefield, M. Andersson) 0–8 47:58 – Wakefield 0–9 54:58 – Altmann (Marty, Holmbom)
	31 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	48

20 Feb 2015 16:00

SKIF Nizhni Novgorod

3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Espoo Blues

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referees: Drahomira Fialova (CHE) Katarina Timglas (SWE) Linesmen: Kaire Leet (EST) Lisa Linnek (GER)
	0–1 18:27 – Nuutinen (Välimäki) Falyakhova – 21:51 1–1 Rantamäki (Sosina) – 51:02 2–1 Sosina – 59:45 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	30

21 Feb 2015 12:30

Espoo Blues

6–5 (2–1, 2–3, 1–1, 1–0)

HC Lugano

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Isabella Portnoj	Goalies	Sasha Ronchi	Referees: Marie Picavet (FRA) Katarina Timglas (SWE) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Anna Nygard (NOR)
	Nuutinen (Välimäki, Rajahuhta) – 00:41 1–0 1–1 08:51 – Gifford (Raselli, Buser) Tanskanen, (Karvinen) – 09:42 2–1 Välimäki (Nuutinen) – 22:58 3–1 3–2 29:26 – Stiefel (Meyer, Buser) 3–3 35:45 – Stiefel (Bullo, Meyer) 3–4 37:07 – Meyer (Raselli) Tanskanen (Karvinen) – 38:42 4–4 Karvinen – 48:42 5–4 5–5 58:40 – Gifford (Bullo, Eggimann) Tanskanen (Karvinen) – OT 63:39 6–5
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	30	Shots	27

21 Feb 2015 16:00

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Linköpings HC

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Meeri Räisänen	Goalies	Kim Martin Hasson	Referees: Aina Hove (NOR) Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen (FIN) Kaire Leet (EST)
	0–1 31:31 – Morset (Almann, Winberg) Rantamäki (Jalosuo, Sosina) – 35:37 1–1 Pechnikova (Jalosuo, Semenets) – 47:17 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	41

22 Feb 2015 12:30

HC Lugano

4–7 (0–2, 2–2, 2–3)

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Luana Jam	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) Marie Picavet (FRA) Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen (FIN) Anna Nygard (NOR)
	0–1 00:48 – Rantamäki (Sosina) 0–2 19:47 PP – Pechnikova (Rantamäki, Jalosuo) 0–3 23:55 – Falyakhova Eggimann (Meyer, Wohlfeiler) – PP 27:42 1–3 Eggimann (Brickner, Bullo) – PP 37:42 2–3 2–4 38:39 – Rakhimova (Sosina) 2–5 43:25 – Sosina (Rantamäki) Wohlfeiler (Eggimann) – 44:21 3–5 3–6 44:35 – Nadezhdina (Falyakhova) Bullo (Meyer, Stiefel) – 53:45 4–6 4–7 58:31 – Falyakhova (Rakhimova, Semenets)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	39

22 Feb 2015 16:00

Linköpings HC

5–2 (0–1, 3–0, 2–1)

Espoo Blues

Espoonlahti Ice Rink

Game reference
	Vendela Jonsson	Goalies	Isabella Portnoj	Referees: Drahomira Fialova (SUI) Aina Hove (NOR) Linesmen: Bettina Angerer (AUT) Lisa Linnek (GER)
	0–1 10:12 – Karvinen (Tanskanen) Haug-Hansen (Olsson) – 22:16 1–1 Winberg (Marty) – 26:39 2–1 Haug-Hansen – SH 36:12 3–1 3–2 42:39 PP – Nuutinen (Välimäki) Altmann (Marty, Winberg) – 57:51 4–2 Marty – 59:56 5–2
	26 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	28

Top scorers

1. Stefanie Marty (CHE), Linköpings HC, 8 points (1+7)
2. Denise Altmann (AUT), Linköpings HC, 7 points (4+3)
3. Olga Sosina (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points (2+4)
4. Karoliina Rantamäki (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points (3+2)
   Pernilla Winberg (CHE), Linköpings HC, 5 points (3+2)
5. Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 5 points (2+3)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Award	No.	Name	Team
Best Goalkeeper	34	Meeri Räisänen (FIN)	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Best Defenceman	7	Mira Jalosuo (FIN)	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Best Forward	9	Anja Stiefel (CHE)	HC Lugano

References

1. Lichtner, Horst; Merk, Martin, eds. (December 2014). "EWCC finalists named" (PDF). IIHF Ice Times. 18 (4). International Ice Hockey Federation: 15.
2. Steiss, Adam; Merk, Martin, eds. (March 2014). "Four in a row" (PDF). IIHF Ice Times. 19 (1). International Ice Hockey Federation: 14.
3. "EWCC enters next stage". IIHF News. International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

Tournament statistics and data from:

• "IIHF European Women Champions Cup: Tournament Reports". webarchive.iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
• "Coupe d'Europe de hockey sur glace féminin 2014/15". hockeyarchives.info (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-04.
• "IIHF European Women's Champions Cup 2014/2015 - Summary of the competition". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-09-03.

External links

• 2014–15 EWCC Tournament Reports at the IIHF Webarchives