2012 European Trophy

The 2012 European Trophy was the third European Trophy, a European ice hockey tournament held annually. It is also the seventh tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round started on 31 July 2012 with the South Division game between Piráti Chomutov–Slovan Bratislava, and will end on 28 November 2012. The playoffs will be played between 13–16 December 2012 in Vienna and in Bratislava.[1] The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 12 April 2012.[2]

2012 European Trophy
Tournament details
Dates31 July – 16 December 2012
Teams32
Venue(s)43 (in 40 cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored577 (5.89 per match)
Attendance269,779 (2,753 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jack Connolly
(11 points)
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In this year's tournament the number of participating teams was increased from 24 to 32. Also, as Red Bull Salzburg no longer hosted the playoffs for the first time in European Trophy history, they weren't guaranteed a playoff spot. Of the 128 regular round games, 20 were played mid-season (i.e. after teams had started their league seasons in their respective countries). Regarding the playoffs, there were only Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game, meaning that the losing teams in each round were immediately eliminated from the tournament.

On 31 May 2012, Slavia Praha announced that they were pulling out of the tournament.[3] On 18 June it was announced that Piráti Chomutov would take over Slavia Praha's spot in the South Division.[4]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[5]

Participating clubs
2012 European Trophy Nordic teams (Divisions: : North, : West, : South, : East)
2012 European Trophy Central European teams (Divisions: : North, : West, : South, : East)
Division Team City Home arena* Capacity Joined NT/ET
North Oulun Kärpät Oulu Oulun Energia Areena 6,614 2006
Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World 14,200 2010
Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,600 2010
Luleå HF Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena 6,200 2011
Kometa Brno Brno Kajot Arena 7,200 2011
Mountfield České Budějovice České Budějovice Budvar Arena 6,421 2011
Plzeň 1929 Plzeň ČEZ Aréna 8,420 2011
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg O2 World 12,947 2012
South Linköpings HC Linköping Cloetta Center 8,500 2006
HV71 Jönköping Kinnarps Arena 7,038 2008
Sparta Praha Prague Tipsport Arena 13,150 2010
Piráti Chomutov*** Chomutov Multifunkční aréna Chomutov 5,250 2012
KalPa Kuopio Kuopion Jäähalli 5,225 2011
Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Slovnaft Arena 10,000 2011
UPC Vienna Capitals Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 7,000 2011
JYP Jyväskylä Synergia-areena 4,628 2012
East TPS Turku HK Arena 11,820 2006
Tappara Tampere Hakametsä Areena 7,800 2006
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Hovet 8,094 2006
SC Bern Bern PostFinance-Arena 17,131 2010**
Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Tipsport Arena 7,500 2011
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice Pardubice ČEZ Aréna 10,194 2011
Brynäs IF Gävle Läkerol Arena 8,585 2012
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg BCF Arena 6,900 2012
West Färjestad BK Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena 8,647 2006
Frölunda Indians Gothenburg Scandinavium 12,044 2006
HIFK Helsinki Helsinki Ice Hall 8,200 2006
Jokerit Helsinki Hartwall Areena 13,349 2008
ZSC Lions Zurich Hallenstadion 10,700 2010**
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena 10,600 2010
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena 4,815 2012
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,015 2012
  • 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.[3][4]

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
Main article: 2012 European Trophy games
     Team is qualified for the playoffs
     Team is eliminated from the tournament

West Division
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
EV Zug 842023021+916
Jokerit 741112314+915
Färjestad BK 732112516+914
ERC Ingolstadt 831313430+414
Frölunda Indians 830231832–1411
HIFK 820242426–28
ZSC Lions 821051724–78
Adler Mannheim 812051826–87

North Division
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Luleå HF 870013313+2021
Eisbären Berlin 860112715+1219
Hamburg Freezers 832032824+413
Kometa Brno 730132030–1010
České Budějovice 730041720–39
Red Bull Salzburg 730041824–69
Oulun Kärpät 811241826–87
Plzeň 1929 701061827–92

South Division
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
HV71 860102912+1719
Vienna Capitals 732112320+314
Piráti Chomutov 722212821+712
Linköpings HC 831132329–612
Sparta Praha 831042934–511
Slovan Bratislava 813132221+110
JYP 820242332–98
KalPa 811242129–87

East Division
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Tappara 842112616+1317
Brynäs IF 850212520+517
Bílí Tygři Liberec 740032322+112
TPS 831131817+112
Pojišťovna Pardubice 730042018+29
SC Bern 721131822–49
Djurgårdens IF 821051827–98
Fribourg-Gottéron 711141521–66

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:

Runners-up of divisions:

Team Division GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/– Pts
Eisbären BerlinNorth 860112715+1219
Brynäs IFEast 850212520+517
EV ZugWest 842023021+916
Vienna CapitalsSouth 832122426-214

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, will take place in the Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna and in the Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava between 13–16 December 2012, with the Final game taking place in Slovnaft Arena.[6] 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.[5]

Albert Schultz Eishalle
Capacity: 7 000		 Slovnaft Arena
Capacity: 10 115
 Austria – Vienna  Slovakia – Bratislava

Bracket

The non-home teams will be seeded according to their score in the regulation round.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
#1 Luleå HF 4
#6 Brynäs IF 3
QF1 Luleå HF 2
QF2 Vienna Capitals 0
Vienna Capitals 3
#3 Eisbären Berlin 2
SF1 Luleå HF 2
SF2 Färjestad BK 0
#2 HV71 1
#5 Tappara 2
QF3 Tappara 1
QF4 Färjestad BK 3
Slovan Bratislava 1
#4 Färjestad BK 4

Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 December 2012
17:00		Luleå HF 4:3 Brynäs IFAlbert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna
13 December 2012
17:00		HV71 1:2
1:0,0:1,0:1		 TapparaSlovnaft Arena, Bratislava
13 December 2012
20:30		Vienna Capitals 3:2 OT Eisbären BerlinAlbert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna
13 December 2012
20:30		Slovan Bratislava 1:4 Färjestad BKSlovnaft Arena, Bratislava

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.[6]

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 December 2012
17:00		Luleå HF 2:0 Vienna CapitalsAlbert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna
15 December 2012
20:30		Tappara 1:3 Färjestad BKSlovnaft Arena, Bratislava

For quarterfinal numbering, see the bracket above.

Final

Time is local (UTC+1).

16 December 2012
20:00		Luleå HF 2:0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 Färjestad BKSlovnaft Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,750

Ranking and statistics

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.

Luleå HF
Färjestad BK
3 Tappara
4 Vienna Capitals
5 Slovan Bratislava
6 Eisbären Berlin
7 HV71
8 Brynäs IF

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.

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS
Matt FoyEisbären Berlin23250F
Antti ErkinjunttiTappara22352F
David HruškaPiráti Chomutov32356F
Niklas OlaussonLuleå HF21452F
Cam AbbottLuleå HF231425F
Tomáš UrbanBílí Tygři Liberec33144F
Milan KraftPiráti Chomutov33142F
Jason LepineJYP22240D
Jerome FlaakeHamburg Freezers22244F
Toni KähkönenOulun Kärpät22240F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
positions: F = Forward; D = Defenceman
Sources: Europeantrophy.com and Eurohockey.com
Updated as of 19 August 2012.

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.

Player Team TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Chet PickardDjurgårdens IF60:003200.00100.001
Joni OrtioHIFK60:003000.00100.001
Július HudáčekFrölunda Indians60:002900.00100.001
Viktor KokmanHV7160:002700.00100.001
Tomi KarhunenOulun Kärpät60:464410.9997.730

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
Updated as of 19 August 2012.

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.

Player Team GP Pts POS
Matt FoyEisbären Berlin25F
Cam AbbottLuleå HF23F
Jack ConnollyFärjestad BK23F
Chris ConnollyTappara23F
Chet PickardDjurgårdens IF13G
Rhett RakhshaniHV7113F
Ryan GlennRed Bull Salzburg23D
Jason LepineJYP23D
Byron RitchieSC Bern23F
Ari VallinSparta Praha13D

GP = Games played; Pts = Points; POS = Position
positions: G = Goaltender; F = Forward; D = Defenceman
Source: Europeantrophy.com
Updated as of 19 August 2012.

References
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  4. "Pirati Chomutov take part in European Trophy 2012". Europeantrophy.com. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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