The 2011
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team ...
was held in
Davos
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,
Switzerland
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from 26 to 3 December 2011. All matches were played at host
HC Davos
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's home
Vaillant Arena
zondacrypto Arena is an indoor arena in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,080 people, of which 3,280 are seated. Every year the Spengler Cup is played in this arena.
Major renov ...
. The number of teams was expanded in 2010 from 5 to 6 in comparison to previous seasons, and split into two groups of three. The two groups, named Torriani and Cattini, were named after legendary Swiss hockey players
Bibi Torriani
Richard "Bibi" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete, also known as Riccardo Torriani.
He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as Captain (ice hockey), captain of ...
and
Hans Cattini.
HC Davos
Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans. The team is usually a strong force in the league a ...
won the event for a record 15th time.
Teams participating
The list of teams that have been confirmed for the tournament are as listed:
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HC Davos
Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans. The team is usually a strong force in the league a ...
(host)
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Dinamo Riga
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The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...
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EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams
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Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. Howev ...
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Kloten Flyers
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The division of the teams into the two groups and the subsequent schedule were determined on 2 September 2011.
Match Officials
Here is the list of match officials that have been confirmed for the tournament:
Group stage
Key
*W (regulation win) – 3 pts.
*OTW (overtime/shootout win) – 2 pts.
*OTL (overtime/shootout loss) – 1 pt.
*L (regulation loss) – 0 pts.
Group Torriani
All times are local (
UTC+1
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).
Group Cattini
All times are local (
UTC+1
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**Brit ...
).
Knockout stage
Key: * – final in overtime. ** – final in shootout.
Quarterfinals
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**Brit ...
).
Semifinals
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Final
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).
Champions
All-Star Team
Statistics
Scoring leaders
Television
Several television channels around the world will cover many or all matches of the Spengler Cup. As well as most Swiss channels, here is a listing of who else will cover the tournament:
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Schweizer Fernsehen
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The Sports Network
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(Canada)
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LTV7 (Latvia)
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British Eurosport
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, Eurosport Asia and Pacific, and
Eurosport HD
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Nova Sport (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
References
External links
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2011-12
2011–12 in Swiss ice hockey
2011–12 in German ice hockey
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2011–12 in Czech ice hockey
December 2011 sports events in Europe