The 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup was the fourth and the last 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

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

at the Ice Palace arena, from January 10 to January 13. The champions of 2007 of the six strongest hockey nations of

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participate:

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Magnitogorsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club also competed in the Champions Hockey League (2008–09), Champion ...

(RUS), Modo Hockey (SWE),

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 ...

(SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Sparta Prague (CZE), HC Davos (SUI). Metallurg won its first European Champions Cup, and third European club championship following European Hockey League titles in 1999 and 2000.

Group A

* Ivan Hlinka Division

Standings

Results

All times local ( CET/UTC +1)

Group B

* Alexander Ragulin Division

Standings

Results

All times local ( CET/UTC +1)

Gold medal game

Metallurg Magnitogorsk qualified for the final of the European Champions Cup thanks to a shootout win against Slovan Bratislava. The Slovaks were close to a surprise but the Russians could overcome the hard-working opponent at the end of the game. Metallurg played HC Sparta Prague in Sunday’s gold medal game.

External links

Official site
{{European Club Ice Hockey Tournaments 1 1 IIHF European Champions Cup International ice hockey competitions hosted by Russia