IIHF Continental Cup 2009

The Continental Cup 2008-2009 was the 12th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 19, 2008, and finished on January 18, 2009.

The tournament was won by MHC Martin, 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

(Novi Sad, Serbia)

Team #1 Score Team #2
KHL Mladost Croatia 13:4 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Bulls
HK Novi Sad Serbia 4:4 (0:1 PS) Bulgaria HK Slavia Sofia
KHL Mladost Croatia 11:2 Bulgaria HK Slavia Sofia
HK Novi Sad Serbia 4:2 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Bulls
Dundalk Bulls Republic of Ireland 6:4 Bulgaria HK Slavia Sofia
HK Novi Sad Serbia 4:1 Croatia KHL Mladost

Group A standings

Rank Team Points
1 Serbia HK Novi Sad 7
2 Croatia KHL Mladost 6
3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Bulls 3
4 Bulgaria HK Slavia Sofia 2

First Group Stage

Group B

(Elektrėnai, Lithuania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine 6:3 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
SC Energija Lithuania 2:3 Poland KS Cracovia Kraków
KS Cracovia Kraków Poland 4:1 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
SC Energija Lithuania 1:6 Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine 7:4 Poland KS Cracovia Kraków
SC Energija Lithuania 6:5 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers

Group B standings

Rank Team Points
1 Ukraine Sokil Kyiv 9
2 Poland KS Cracovia Kraków 6
3 Lithuania SC Energija 3
4 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers 0

Group C

(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Hungary 8:4 Serbia HK Novi Sad
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 12:1 Spain CG Puigcerdà
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Hungary 8:1 Spain CG Puigcerdà
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 8:1 Serbia HK Novi Sad
CG Puigcerdà Spain 6:5 Serbia HK Novi Sad
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 1:4 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák

Group C standings

Rank Team Points
1 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 9
2 Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc 6
3 Spain CG Puigcerdà 3
4 Serbia HK Novi Sad 0

Latvia HK Liepājas Metalurgs, Belarus Keramin Minsk, Slovenia HDK Stavbar Maribor, Kazakhstan Gornyak Rudny, Italy HC Bolzano, United Kingdom Coventry Blaze  : bye

Second Group Stage

Group D

(Liepāja, Latvia)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine 4:2 Belarus Keramin Minsk
HK Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 5:2 Kazakhstan Gornyak Rudny
Keramin Minsk Belarus 4:0 Kazakhstan Gornyak Rudny
HK Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3:1 Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
Sokil Kyiv Ukraine 7:2 Kazakhstan Gornyak Rudny
HK Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 2:5 Belarus Keramin Minsk

Group D standings

Rank Team Points
1 Belarus Keramin Minsk 6 (GF:7;GA:6)
2 Ukraine Sokil Kyiv 6 (GF:5;GA:5)
3 Latvia HK Liepājas Metalurgs 6 (GF:5;GA:6)
4 Kazakhstan Gornyak Rudny 0

Group E

(Bolzano, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Coventry Blaze United Kingdom 6:3 Slovenia HDK Stavbar Maribor
HC Bolzano Italy 5:2 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Coventry Blaze United Kingdom 6:4 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
HC Bolzano Italy 4:2 Slovenia HDK Stavbar Maribor
HDK Stavbar Maribor Slovenia 3:2 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
HC Bolzano Italy 1:0 United Kingdom Coventry Blaze

Group E standings

Rank Team Points
1 Italy HC Bolzano 9
2 United Kingdom Coventry Blaze 6
3 Slovenia HDK Stavbar Maribor 3
4 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 0

France Dragons de Rouen, Slovakia MHC Martin  : bye

Final stage

Final Group

(Rouen, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
MHC Martin Slovakia 5:1 Belarus Keramin Minsk
Dragons de Rouen France 1:3 Italy HC Bolzano
MHC Martin Slovakia 7:3 Italy HC Bolzano
Dragons de Rouen France 6:4 Belarus Keramin Minsk
HC Bolzano Italy 7:1 Belarus Keramin Minsk
Dragons de Rouen France 5:4 Slovakia MHC Martin

Final Group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Slovakia MHC Martin 6 (GF:11;GA:8)
2 France Dragons de Rouen 6 (GF:6;GA:7)
3 Italy HC Bolzano 6 (GF:6;GA:8)
4 Belarus Keramin Minsk 0

References