IIHF Continental Cup 2008

The Continental Cup 2007-2008 was the 11th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 14, 2007, and finished on January 6, 2008.

The tournament was won by Ak Bars Kazan, who led the final group.

The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.

Contents

Preliminary round

Group A

(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
KHL Mladost 9:8 (OT) Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
SC Miercurea Ciuc 13:2 CG Puigcerdà
KHL Mladost 9:1 CG Puigcerdà
SC Miercurea Ciuc 10:4 Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt 5:4 CG Puigcerdà
SC Miercurea Ciuc 8:1 KHL Mladost

Group A standings

Rank Team Points
1 SC Miercurea Ciuc 9
2 KHL Mladost 5
3 Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt 4
4 CG Puigcerdà 0

First Group Stage

Group B

(Aalborg, Denmark)

Team #1 Score Team #2
EC Red Bull Salzburg 8:0 HK Slavija Ljubljana
AaB Aalborg 3:0 Coventry Blaze
AaB Aalborg 4:2 HK Slavija Ljubljana
Coventry Blaze 3:2 EC Red Bull Salzburg
HK Slavija Ljubljana 4:2 Coventry Blaze
AaB Aalborg 4:2 EC Red Bull Salzburg

Group B standings

Rank Team Points
1 AaB Aalborg 9
2 EC Red Bull Salzburg 4
3 HK Slavija Ljubljana 3
4 Coventry Blaze 2

Group C

(Tilburg, Netherlands)

Team #1 Score Team #2
SC Energija 6:5 (OT) KHL Mladost
Tilburg Trappers 5:4 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 8:2 KHL Mladost
Tilburg Trappers 8:3 SC Energija
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 4:1 SC Energija
Tilburg Trappers 8:4 KHL Mladost

Group C standings

Rank Team Points
1 Tilburg Trappers 9
2 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 6
3 SC Energija 2
4 KHL Mladost 1

Group D

(Nowy Targ, Poland)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Junost Minsk 9:0 SC Miercurea Ciuc
Podhale Nowy Targ 5:2 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Podhale Nowy Targ 3:3 (1:0 PS) SC Miercurea Ciuc
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 5:1 Junost Minsk
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 4:2 SC Miercurea Ciuc
Podhale Nowy Targ 3:8 Junost Minsk

Group D standings

Rank Team Points
1 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 6 (GF:5;GA:1)
2 Junost Minsk 6 (GF:1;GA:5)
3 Podhale Nowy Targ 5
4 SC Miercurea Ciuc 1

Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble  : bye

Second Group Stage

Group E

(Grenoble, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
AaB Aalborg 4:2 Tilburg Trappers
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble 1:2 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 4:1 AaB Aalborg
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble 6:3 Tilburg Trappers
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 12:0 Tilburg Trappers
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble 2:2 (0:1 PS) AaB Aalborg

Group E standings

Rank Team Points
1 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 9
2 AaB Aalborg 5
3 Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble 4
4 Tilburg Trappers 0

HK Riga 2000, Ak Bars Kazan  : bye

Final stage

Final Group

(Riga, Latvia)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Ak Bars Kazan 2:1 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
HK Riga 2000 7:2 AaB Aalborg
Ak Bars Kazan 4:1 AaB Aalborg
HK Riga 2000 3:4 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
AaB Aalborg 5:3 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
HK Riga 2000 2:6 Ak Bars Kazan

Final Group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Ak Bars Kazan 9
2 HK Riga 2000 3 (GF:10;GA:6)
3 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 3 (GF:7;GA:8)
4 AaB Aalborg 3 (GF:7;GA:10)

References