Marc
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Post by Marc on Jul 30, 2004 3:56:02 GMT -5
The groups were made for Super Six :
Group A : HC Zlin (TCH), Kärpät Oulu (FIN), Frankfurt Lions (GER) Group B : Avangard Omsk (RUS), Dukla Trencin (SVK), HV 71 Jönköping (SUE).
If there is a lock-out and Gaborik, Demitra and Hossa play with Trencin, group B will be clearly stronger.
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Post by Jazz on Jul 30, 2004 14:11:28 GMT -5
And here's the press-release, with schedule: ________________________________________________________ IIHF European Champions Cup groups and schedule announced[/u][/color] The General Assembly of the 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup met in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 29, and determined the playing groups, schedule and the Supervisory Board of the tournament. The premiere club team competition, featuring six national club champions, will play its inaugural tournament in St. Petersburg January 13-16, 2005. The six top European nations, according to the 2004 IIHF World Ranking, participating in the tournament will represent the Czech Republic (HC Hame Zlin), Finland (Karpat Oulu), Germany (Frankfurt Lions), Russia (Avangard Omsk), Slovakia (Dukla Trencin) and Sweden (HV71 Jonkoping). The two groups for the tournament are as follows: Group A:HC Hame Zlin (CZE) Karpat Oulu (FIN) Frankfurt Lions (GER) Group B:Avangard Omsk (RUS) Dukla Trencin (SVK) HV71 Jonkoping (SWE) At the General Assembly, the game schedule for the tournament was also decided. The playing format of the championship will be a preliminary round robin, followed by the gold medal game between the group winners. Below is the tentative schedule for the Cup. January 13HC Hame Zlin vs. Frankfurt Lions Dukla Trencin vs. Avangard Omsk January 14Karpat Oulu vs. HC Hame Zlin HV71 Jonkoping vs. Dukla Trencin January 15Frankfurt Lions vs. Karpat Oulu Avangard Omsk vs. HV71 Jonkoping January 16Winner of each group in a championship game The final order of business was for the General Assembly, chaired by IIHF President Rene Fasel, to nominate the Supervisory Board for the competition. The board consists of the IIHF President, IIHF Council member, Alexander Steblin, commercial partner Telesport repersentative, Petr Makarenko, national federation / league representative, Gernot Tripcke, and two members representing the participating club teams, Lars Tegner (HV71 Jonkoping) and Zdenek Venera (HC Hame Zlin). "We are pleased with the cooperation from all the leagues," IIHF President Rene Fasel said. "We think that a great future lies ahead for the European Champions Cup. There are high hopes for this competition. It is one of our eventual goals that the winner of the European Champions Cup play the Stanley Cup Champion to determine a World Club Champion." Petr Makarenko, from Telesport echoed Fasel's sentiments, "I see a good things happening with this event. It is a great tool for promoting international ice hockey and should be a very marketable event in the future. By the first part of September we hope to announce our host broadcaster and sponsor contracts." link: www.iihf.com/news/iihfpr7004.htm
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