IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

This article is about the European women's ice hockey club championship. For the nations championship, see IIHF European Women Championships.

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.

European Women Champions Cup

Tournament information
Sport	Ice hockey
Location	Europe
Established	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Defunct	2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Number of tournaments	11
Administrator	International Ice Hockey Federation
Tournament statistics
First champion	AIK IF
Most titles	AIK IF (4) HC Tornado (4)
Final champion
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

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

Years	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth		Host city (Finals)
2004–05	AIK IF	HC SKIF Moscow	EV Zug	Espoo Blues		Solna
2005–06	AIK IF	Espoo Blues	HC SKIF Moscow	EV Zug		Solna
2006–07	AIK IF	HC Tornado	Segeltorps IF	Ilves Tampere		Katrineholm
2007–08	AIK IF	Espoo Blues	Aisulu Almaty	HC Lugano		Vallentuna
2008–09	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	Segeltorps IF	Espoo Blues	Aisulu Almaty		Lohja
2009–10	HC Tornado	Espoo Blues	OSC Berlin	HC Slavia Praha		Berlin
2010–11	Ilves Tampere	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	HC Lugano	Aisulu Almaty		Lugano
2011–12	HC Tornado	ZSC Lions Frauen	HPK Hämeenlinna	ESC Planegg		Hämeenlinna
2012–13	HC Tornado	MODO Hockey	Kärpät Oulu	ZSC Lions Frauen		Oulu
2013–14	HC Tornado	AIK IF	Espoo Blues	ESC Planegg		Bad Tölz
2014–15	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	Linköpings HC	Espoo Blues	HC Lugano		Espoo

Medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	6	3	1	10
2	Sweden	4	4	1	9
3	Finland	1	3	5	9
4	Switzerland	0	1	2	3
5	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		11	11	11	33

Cup champion rosters

2004–05

AIK IF

Goaltenders: Kim Martin, Jessica Sandén Defensemen: Malin Åberg, Emilia Andersson, Emelie Berggren, Frida Hemstad, Elin Holmlöv, Andréa Morger, Linn Risendahl, Henrietta Varviharju Forwards: Gizela Bloom, Desirée Byström, Lisa Flemström, Nanna Hamell, Caroline Hammerheim, Maria Hortell, Angelica Lorsell, Emilie O'Konor, Josefin Rudberg, Danijela Rundqvist, Katarina Timglas, Pernilla Winberg, Sofia Wöchtl, Sophie Zakrisson Head coach: Joachim Ahlgren

2005–06

AIK IF	Goaltenders: Valentina Lizana, Kim Martin Defensemen: Malin Åberg, Emilia Andersson, Emelie Berggren, Elin Holmlöv, Sara Lindquist, Andréa Morger, Henrietta Varviharju Forwards: Gizela Bloom, Desirée Byström, Lisa Flemström, Nanna Hamell, Isabelle Jordansson, Angelica Lorsell, Emilie O'Konor, Danijela Rundqvist, Katarina Timglas, Pernilla Winberg, Sophie Zakrisson Head coach: John Banarp

2006–07

AIK IF	Goaltenders: Annica Åhlén, Valentina Lizana Defensemen: Malin Åberg, Emilia Andersson, Linnéa Bäckman, Emelie Berggren, Marte Harmens, Sara Lindquist, Katarina Timglas Forwards: Gizela Bloom, Sandra Claesson, Deborah Eckefjord, Nanna Hamell, Nanna Jansson, Isabelle Jordansson, Maria Rooth, Danijela Rundqvist, Malin Sonefors, Pernilla Winberg, Henrietta Varviharju Head coach: Mikael Gustafsson

2007–08

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Season	Best Goalkeeper		Best Defenceman		Best Forward		ref
	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
2004–05	Kim Martin	AIK IF	Päivi Halonen	Espoo Blues	Danijela Rundqvist	AIK IF
2005–06	Kim Martin^	AIK IF	Emma Laaksonen	Espoo Blues	Daniela Díaz	EV Zug
2006–07	Record not available
2007–08	Noora Räty	Espoo Blues	Tatyana Shtelmaister	Aisulu Almaty	Pernilla Winberg	AIK IF	[9]
2008–09	Alexandra Kyobe	Segeltorps IF	Jenni Hiirikoski	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	Erika Holst	Segeltorps IF	[10]
2009–10	Ivonne Schröder	OSC Berlin	Emma Laaksonen^	Espoo Blues	Iya Gavrilova	HC Tornado	[11]
2010–11	Darya Obydennova	Aisulu Almaty	Nicole Bullo	HC Lugano	Saara Tuominen	Tampereen Ilves	[12]
2011–12	Anna Vanhatalo	ZSC Lions Frauen	Inna Dyubanok	HC Tornado	Melissa Jaques	HC Tornado	[13]
2012–13	Zuzana Tomčíková	HC Tornado	Malin Sjogren	MODO Hockey	Anne Helin	Kärpät Oulu	[14]
2013–14	Zuzana Tomčíková^	HC Tornado	Kathrin Lehmann	ESC Planegg	Kelley Steadman	HC Tornado	[15]
2014–15	Meeri Räisänen	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	Mira Jalosuo	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod	Anja Stiefel	HC Lugano	[16]

See also

• EWHL Super Cup
• IIHF European Women Championships
• IIHF Women's World Championship
• European Women's Hockey League

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.
9. "EWCC 2008 Final Best Players Selected by Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
10. "EWCC 2009 Final Best Players Selected by Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
11. "EWCC 2010 Final Best Players Selected by Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
12. "EWCC 2011 Final Best Players Selected by Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
13. "EWCC 2012 Finals Best Player Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
14. "EWCC 2013 Finals Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
15. "EWCC 2013 Finals Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
16. "EWCC Final Round Group H Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links

• European Women's Champions Cup
• Summary of the 2007 tournament at hockeyarchives.info (in French)
• European Women's Champions Cup 2007–08
• European Women's Champions Cup's TOURNAMENT REPORTS 2007–08
• European Women's Champions Cup 2010
• European Women's Champions Cup 2011 Preliminary
• European Women's Champions Cup's Tournament Reports 2010–11
• IIHF European Women's Champions Cup 2014/2015 Tournament on the-sports.org