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1979–80 IIHF European Cup
The 1979–80 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1979, and finished on August 24, 1980. The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group. First round Kölner EC, SC Bern, HK Olimpija Ljubljana, Flyers Heerenveen : bye Second round Tappara, Modo, Slovan Bratislava, CSKA Moscow : bye Third round Final Group (Innsbruck, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...) Final group standings References Season 1980 {{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 IIHF European Cup 1979–80 in European ice hockey IIHF European Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIHF European Cup
The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). History The competition was originated by Günther Sabetzki, based on the European Cup of association football (now UEFA Champions League). The tournament encountered problems. Countries had different levels of development in ice hockey, so some teams were weaker than others, resulting in a number of uncompetitive, one-sided games. Organisational difficulties were also posed by the refusal of some Soviet Union teams to play away games in certain places. This resulted in no final being held some years, and more than one final being held in others. The competition was discontinued after 1997. In its place, the European Hockey League and the IIHF Continental Cup, Continental Cup, and later the IIHF European Champions Cup, were started. Format Teams were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their home games in the DEL and the German Cup (DEB-Pokal) at the Lanxess Arena, which opened in 1998, located in the district Deutz. With room for 18,500 spectators, Lanxess Arena is amongst the biggest multi-functional arenas in Europe, and the ''Kölner Haie'' have the second highest average attendance in European ice hockey behind Swiss team ''SC Bern''. Previously, the ''Kölner Haie'' played their home games at the ''Eisstadion an der Lentstraße''. A strong local rivalry exists between the ''Kölner Haie'' and the '' Düsseldorfer EG'', of neighboring Düsseldorf. Games between the two teams often sell out. History 1972 to 1976: Founding of Kölner EC In the summer of 1972, the hockey department of the ''Kölner EK'' (KEK), which had made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 Winter Paralympics, 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and is going to host the 2027 Winter Deaflympics. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving Ancient Rome, pre-Roman pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Slovan Bratislava
Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava () is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Tipsport Liga (hockey), Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, it returned to the Tipos Extraliga. The club has won nine Slovak championships (most recently in 2022), one Czechoslovak championship (1979) and one IIHF Continental Cup (2004), making it the second most successful hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. The team plays its home games at Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as ''Slovnaft Arena''. The team is nicknamed Belasí'','' which means the "sky blues" in English. History The sports club ''Slovan Bratislava'' was founded in 1919 as a football club, then called 1.CsSK Bratislava. In 1921, a hockey section was founded as "CsSK hockey". It played its first game in December 1924 against Wiener EV from Vienna, losing 6–1. In 1948, the name of the club was changed to ''Slovan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team currently plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan after losing to HV71 after the play out following the 2024/25 season. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one title, the SHL championships, in 2007. The team's home arena since 2006 is the Hägglunds Arena (previously known as ''Fjällräven Center'' and ''Swedbank Arena''). Before then, the team played at Kempehallen, beginning in 1964. History Alfredshems IK and Modo AIK (1921–87) The club was founded on 27 March 1921 as Alfredshems IK, however it existed without an ice hockey program until 1938. Twenty years later, in 1958, the club joined Hockeyallsvenskan, Sweden's highest division at the time. Alfredshems IK played under that name until 1963, when it was renamed Modo AIK after their main sponsor, industrial corporation Mo och Domsjö AB (commonly abbreviated MoDo). The following yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappara
Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland. The team continued the traditions of the Tammerfors Bollklub. History Early days and the transition from TBK to Tappara The predecessor of Tappara TBK (Tammerfors Bollklubb) was established in 1932 by the Tampere Swedish School (Tampereen Ruotsalainen Yhteiskoulu) as its own sports club. After winning the Finnish championship in 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1955, the TBK Ice-hockey department founded Tappara as its new club to make it more accessible to non-Swedish locals and give it opportunity to grow as a club, at the same time the Ice-Hockey division of TBK stopped as an ice hockey club at the highest competitive level. Most of the players transferred from TBK to Tappara. Tappara used TBK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heerenveen Flyers
The UNIS Flyers are a professional ice hockey club located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The team competes in the BeNe League and also takes part in the Dutch Cup. Home games are played in the ice hockey arena which forms part of the Thialf complex. History The UNIS Flyers were founded in 1967 and played their first season in the Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ... in 1971-72. The Flyers set the Eredivisie record for the most consecutive championships with 7 between 1976 and 1983. Heerenveen is the smallest Dutch city currently represented in the BeNe League (although the Belgian city of Herentals is smaller). Over the years, the Flyers have competed under a variety of different names, since 2013 they have been known as the UNIS Flyers, due to a spons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian Ice Hockey League, Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004. History The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija. It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Austrian Hockey League, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg. Following the 2016–17 season, the club was dissolved due to financial debt. ;Club names through history: * SK Ilrija (1928–1941) * HK Udarnik (1946) * HK Triglav (1947) * HK Enotnost (1948) * HK Ljubljana (1949–1961) * HK Olimpija (1962–1985) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern ('' Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ... team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. For the 18th year in a row, the club is the most attended ice hockey team in Europe for the 2018–19 NL season, 2018–19 regular season, averaging 16,290 spectators. They are traditional rivals with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Biel, and the SCL Tigers. History The ice hockey section of the Bern Sports Club, which was established on 3 November 1930, officially began playing on 1 January 1931. Today, SC Bern is a highly popular team and regularly fills its home stadium, the PostFinance Arena, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao was an ice hockey team in Bilbao, Spain. They played in the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo The National Ice Hockey League () is the top men's professional ice hockey league in Spain. Its governing body is the Spanish Ice Sports Federation, Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation. History Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo was established in 19 ... from 1975 to 1986. History CH Casco Viejo Bilbao was founded in 1975 and immediately started playing in the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top league in Spain. They reached the final in their first year, and won the Spanish championship for the first time in 1977. They won the title again in 1978, 1979 and 1981. Before the 1981–82 season the club changed its name to CH Vizcaya Bilbao. It was followed by two more championship titles (1982 and 1983), and a runner-up finish in the Copa del Rey (1982). The club was disbanded in 1986. Achievements *Spanish champion : 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 *Spanish r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries. The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tournaments. Rules of play for IIHF events differ from hockey in North America and the rules of the National Hockey League (NHL). Decisions of the IIHF can be appealed through the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IIHF maintains its own hall of fame for international ice hockey. The IIHF Hall of Fame was founded in 1997, and has been located within the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1998. Previously, the IIHF also managed the development of inline hockey; however, in June 2019, the IIHF announced that they would no longer govern inline hockey or organize the Inline Hockey World Championships. Functions The main functions of the IIHF are to govern, develop and organize hockey throughout the world. Another duty is to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
