The 2007 IIHF European Champions Cup was the third edition of

IIHF European Champions Cup The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by t ...

. It was held in

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at the

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arena, from January 11 to January 14. The champions of 2006 of the six strongest hockey nations of

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participate:

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (, , ), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a professional ice hockey club based in Kazan, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded as Mashstroy Kazan in 1956, the n ...

(RUS), Färjestads BK (SWE), MsHK Žilina (SVK), HPK (FIN),

HC Sparta Praha Hockey Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as HC Sparta Prague, is a Prague-based Czech professional ice hockey team playing in the Czech Extraliga. The club has won four Czech championships (most recently in 2007) and four Czechoslovak champio ...

(CZE),

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(SUI).

Group A

Ivan Hlinka Ivan Hlinka (January 26, 1950 – August 16, 2004) was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey history. A big centre, his playing style was comparable to Ph ...

Division

Results

All times local (

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/UTC +1)

Standings

Group B

Alexander Ragulin Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world t ...

Division

Results

All times local (

/UTC +1)

Standings

Gold medal game

External links

Official site
{{European Club Ice Hockey Tournaments 1 1 IIHF European Champions Cup

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