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Post by Jazz on Jun 18, 2004 5:05:53 GMT -5
I don't think this will happen mainly due to scheduling, but it does make for interesting debate. Anyone have any thoughts on this?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IIHF wants European, Stanley Cup champs to square off[/u][/color] source: CANOE.COM ZURICH (CP) -- The inaugural Super Six club championship of Europe will be played in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 13-16, 2005, and the International Ice Hockey Federation says it hopes eventually to arrange to have the European champion play the Stanley Cup winner to determine world club supremacy. "Many fans are still talking about the great games between CSKA Moscow and the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s and 1980s and the potential of games like these is even bigger today," says IIHF president Rene Fasel. The 2004 champions of the Czech Republic (HC Zlin), Finland (Karpat Oulu), Germany (Frankfurt Lions), Russia (Avangard Omsk), Slovakia (Dukla Trencin) and Sweden (HV71 Jonkoping) will vie for the first Super Six title in St. Petersburg next winter. |
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Post by Tigger on Jun 18, 2004 5:50:37 GMT -5
Hey, that would be really interesting, if it ever came true...I hope they´ll manage to fit in the schedules somehow ( and once again, no "thumbs up" smiley  ). We had that European Hockey League a couple of years back with teams even from Great Britain  , but i guess it was a little too much for the players, cos it was played during their domestic hockey seasons  This cup system will be better, won´t it? |
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Post by Laho on Jun 18, 2004 6:41:51 GMT -5
And another good thing about "Super Six" tournament is that the participants will truly be the best teams of the season. In EHL awhile back, there were only the teams that had money.
Now, Super Six Winner vs. Tampa... it would be an interesting game to see. A good showcase experiment of that how far behind in skill are the players playing in Europe.
But the real meter would be something else in fact... NHL All Stars vs. Euro leagues All Stars. Of course, this is nothing but a wet dream.
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Post by Tigger on Jun 18, 2004 7:14:50 GMT -5
@ laho Correct me if I´m wrong, but weren´t the teams playing in EHL the reigning champs of their national leagues?  |
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Post by Laho on Jun 18, 2004 8:07:16 GMT -5
Well, if I recall right, Jokerit was there and they were not the reigning champions at that time. Several other clubs from central Europe that had money (but not necessarily any major victories on the latest days) were in too.
Unless I mix it with some other arranged tournament... but I'm pretty certain it was EHL since there's not much of big scale commercial cups... they don't do it around here too often.
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Post by Tigger on Jun 18, 2004 8:14:52 GMT -5
@ Laho I must disagree with you on that I´m also pretty sure that Jokerit was the reigning champion back then...and so was TPS in the year they participated EHL. I´m not going to argue this with though  |
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Post by pihinalle on Jun 18, 2004 10:16:59 GMT -5
I think there were top 3 teams of the previous season representing Finland.
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Post by Laho on Jun 18, 2004 13:53:27 GMT -5
Maybe so, Tightwadteddy. Anyway, since my memory is not brimmest at this situation, I'm not going to argue either.
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Post by Tigger on Jun 18, 2004 16:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by body-czech on Jun 18, 2004 21:42:23 GMT -5
Winner of the super 6 against the winner of the Stanley Cup?.....this makes me laugh. It is easy, when the best european players are overseas. Even if the super 6 won my Sparta Praha, I don´t care for the game against the winner of the SC. It is like comparing a team from the 1st league with a team from the 3rd league. When the best europeans will come back to Europe, I have nothing against it. Now it is a comedy. What the hell the NHL wants to demonstrate?! .....just my opinion  |
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Post by Jazz on Jun 18, 2004 23:22:33 GMT -5
What the hell the NHL wants to demonstrate?! .....just my opinion I don't think the NHL wants to do this..... The story says the IIHF (i.e. European side) wants to see this. G. |
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Post by body-czech on Jun 19, 2004 2:08:43 GMT -5
the Stanley Cup and the Super6 is like the champions´league and intertoto cup....football fans should know.
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Post by Tigger on Jun 19, 2004 3:01:21 GMT -5
I got your point there, but nevertheless I´d love to see the match between SC winners and Super 6 winners. Besides, I guess the european players might like that too, that would be a great opportunity to show what they´ve got and measure their true skills.  |
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Post by icing101 on Jun 19, 2004 10:12:22 GMT -5
List of clubs played in European Hockey League -EUROLIGA:
1996-97
Group A:
TPS Turku, Lulea HF, Berlin Capitals, Manchester Storm
Group B:
Dynamo Moscow, Ceske Budejovice, Farjestads BK, Valerenga IF
Group C:
HC Sparta Praha, HC Slovan Bratislava, CSKA Moscow, CE Wien
Group D:
Jokerit Helsinki, Kolner Haie, SC Bern, HC Milano 24
Group E:
Vasta Frolunda, HC Litvinov, Rauman Lukko, Rouen HC
FINAL: TPS Turku 5 - Dynamo Moscow 2
3rd Place: Vasta Frolunda 4 - Sparta Praha 3
1997-98
Group A: Farjestad BK, Jokerit Helsinki, EC Kassel Huskies, HC Vitkovice
Group B: HPK Hameenlinna, Leksands IF, Adler Mannheim, HC Dukla Trencin
Group C: VEU Feldkirch, Kolner Haie, Storhamar IL, SC Bern
Group D: Torpedo Yaroslavl, HC Slovan Bratislava, Lulea Bears, TPS Turku
Group E: HC Petra Vsetin, Lada Togliatti, EV Zug, HC Amiens Somme
Group F: Dynamo Moscow, Manchester Storm, HC Sparta Praha, HC Bolzano
FINAL: Samina VEU Feldkirch 5 - Dynamo Moscow 3
3rd Place: HC Petra Vsetin 3 - Torpedo Yarolsavl 1
1998-99
Group A: Eisbaren Berlin, Jokerit Helsinki, Djurgardens IF,
Dukla Jihlava
Group B: IFK Helsinki, Farjestad, Slovan Bratislava, Frankfurt
Group C: Dynamo Moscow, EV Zug, VEU Feldkirch, Valerenga Oslo
Group D: Leksands IF, Ilves Tampere, Manchester Storm, Bolzano
Group E: HC Sparta Praha, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC Fribourg-Gotteron, LBL Grenoble
Group F: Ak Bars Kazan, Adler Mannheim, Ayr Scottish, Chemopetrol Litvinov
FINAL: Metallurg Mag. 2 - Dynamo Moscow 1 (OT)
3rd Place: EHC Eisbaren Berlin 4 - Ilves Tampere 1
1999-2000 (Final EHL Season)
Group A: Slovan Bratislava, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, EC Heraklith VSV Villach, HC Slovnaft Vsetin
Group B: IFK Helsinki, HC Sparta Praha, Brynas IF, Manchester Storm
Group C: MoDo Hockey, TPS Turku, Valerengen Oslo, Adler Mannheim
Group D: Nurnberg Ice Tigers, HC Lugano, Dynamo Moscow, HC Amiens/Somme
FINAL: Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 - Sparta Praha 0
3rd Place: TPS Turku 6 - HC Lugano 1
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Post by icing101 on Jun 19, 2004 10:22:26 GMT -5
Metallurg Magnitogorsk were the final EHL Champions, winning the title 2 consecutive years. Andrei Razine scored twice in a span of 3:58 between the first two periods and Igor Karpenko stopped all 29 shots he faced against Sparta Praha in a 2-0 shutout win.
The 1998-99 season will be remembered as the best year for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, who completed a Grand Slam by winning all the competitions that the club took part in: the EHL, the regular Russian championship
and the playoff series. Particularly thrilling was the EHL
triumph in 1998-99, as Metallurg skated to a 2-1 overtime victory in front of 12,000 spectators of the
Luzhniki Sports Palace, the temple of Dynamo Moscow.
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, but i guess it was a little too much for the players, cos it was played during their domestic hockey seasons 
