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.

Preliminary round

Group A

(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

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

Group A standings

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

First Group Stage

Group B

(Aalborg, Denmark)

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

Group B standings

Rank Team Points
1 Denmark AaB Aalborg 9
2 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg 4
3 Slovenia HK Slavija Ljubljana 3
4 United Kingdom Coventry Blaze 2

Group C

(Tilburg, Netherlands)

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

Group C standings

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

Group D

(Nowy Targ, Poland)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Junost Minsk Belarus 9:0 Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 5:2 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 3:3 (1:0 PS) Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc
Kazzinc-Torpedo Kazakhstan 5:1 Belarus Junost Minsk
Kazzinc-Torpedo Kazakhstan 4:2 Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 3:8 Belarus Junost Minsk

Group D standings

Rank Team Points
1 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo 6 (GF:5;GA:1)
2 Belarus Junost Minsk 6 (GF:1;GA:5)
3 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ 5
4 Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc 1

France Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble  : bye

Second Group Stage

Group E

(Grenoble, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
AaB Aalborg Denmark 4:2 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble France 1:2 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
Kazzinc-Torpedo Kazakhstan 4:1 Denmark AaB Aalborg
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble France 6:3 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
Kazzinc-Torpedo Kazakhstan 12:0 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble France 2:2 (0:1 PS) Denmark AaB Aalborg

Group E standings

Rank Team Points
1 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo 9
2 Denmark AaB Aalborg 5
3 France Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble 4
4 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers 0

Latvia HK Riga 2000, Russia Ak Bars Kazan  : bye

Final stage

Final Group

(Riga, Latvia)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Ak Bars Kazan Russia 2:1 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
HK Riga 2000 Latvia 7:2 Denmark AaB Aalborg
Ak Bars Kazan Russia 4:1 Denmark AaB Aalborg
HK Riga 2000 Latvia 3:4 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
AaB Aalborg Denmark 5:3 Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
HK Riga 2000 Latvia 2:6 Russia Ak Bars Kazan

Final Group standings

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

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