The 2012 European Trophy was the third

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, a European

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tournament held annually. It is also the seventh tournament since its predecessor, the ''Nordic Trophy'', was launched in 2006. The regulation round started on 31 July 2012 with the South Division game between

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– Slovan Bratislava, and will end on 28 November 2012. The playoffs will be played between 13 and 16 December 2012 in

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and in

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. The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 12 April 2012. In this year's tournament the number of participating teams was increased from 24 to 32. Also, as Red Bull Salzburg no longer hosted the playoffs for the first time in European Trophy history, they weren't guaranteed a playoff spot. Of the 128 regular round games, 20 were played mid-season (i.e. after teams had started their league seasons in their respective countries). Regarding the playoffs, there were only Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game, meaning that the losing teams in each round were immediately eliminated from the tournament. On 31 May 2012,

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announced that they were pulling out of the tournament. On 18 June it was announced that

would take over Slavia Praha's spot in the South Division.

Tournament format

The 32 teams in the tournament are, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the

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, the

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, and the East Division. Each division consists of 8 teams who will play a round-robin in their division, with an extra game against a local rival in their division, giving a total of 8 games per team. Each team is assigned four home games as well as four road games. The top two teams of each division qualify for the

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; however, should Slovan Bratislava and/or

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qualify for the playoffs as hosts (if they fail to reach one of the top two spots of the South Division), they will replace the worst second ranked team(s) out of all four divisions. Should at least two teams in the same division (or second-ranked teams) end up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format will be used: #Best

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#Most goals scored in total (goals forward) #Results in games against the tied teams # Drawing of lots This tie-breaker format will also apply when determining which second-ranked team(s) to be replaced if the host teams Slovan Bratislava and/or

fail to reach the playoffs by finishing top two in the South Division.

Playing format

If a game is tied after regulation time (60 minutes), an

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lasting for 5 minutes is played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams has a penalized player). If no team scores during the overtime period, a

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is played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds are played until a winning team has been forced. In the regulation round games, the teams get three points for a regulation-time victory, two points for an overtime/shootout win, one point for losing in overtime/shootout, and zero points for a regulation loss.

Prize money

After the regulation round, the four division winners received

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25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division received €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the final of the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team received €50 000, while the losing finalist got €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.

Participating clubs

*Note (*): the stated home arenas don't have to be used in the European Trophy tournament. *Note (**):

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and

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did not participate in 2011. *Note (***):

pulled out of the tournament just two months before the first games are to be played.

are replacing Slavia Praha.

Rivalries

*West Division **Jokerit vs. HIFK **Frölunda Indians vs. Färjestad BK **Adler Mannheim vs. ERC Ingolstadt **ZSC Lions vs. EV Zug *North Division **Luleå HF vs. Oulun Kärpät **Hamburg Freezers vs. Eisbären Berlin **Kometa Brno vs. Plzeň 1929 **České Budějovice vs. Red Bull Salzburg *South Division **KalPa vs. JYP **Linköpings HC vs. HV71 **Piráti Chomutov vs. Sparta Praha **Vienna Capitals vs. Slovan Bratislava *East Division **Tappara vs. TPS **Brynäs IF vs. Djurgårdens IF **Bílí Tygři Liberec vs. Pojišťovna Pardubice **SC Bern vs. Fribourg-Gottéron

Regulation round

West Division

Games in Finland are

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, while all other games are

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, except the 28 October game which is

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North Division

Games in Finland are

, while all other games are

, except the November games which are

South Division

Games in Finland are

, while all other games are

, except the November game which is

East Division

Games in Finland are

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, except the November games which are

Playoff team seeds

Playoff hosts Slovan Bratislava and

qualify automatically. Four division-winners qualify. After this, best-scoring division-runners-up qualify to bring the number to exactly eight. Winners of divisions: * West:

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* North:

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* South:

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* East:

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Runners-up of divisions:

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the ''

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s Salute'', will take place in the

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and in the

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between 13 and 16 December 2012, with the Final game taking place in Slovnaft Arena. It will be played as a

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, meaning that the losing teams in each round are eliminated from the tournament. For the first time in Red Bulls Salute history, no classification/placement games will be played, so there will only be Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game. The winner of the Red Bulls Salute will be awarded a total prize sum of

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Bracket

The non-home teams will be seeded according to their score in the regulation round.

Quarterfinals

All times are local (

). The quarterfinal matchups will be determined by the regulation-round record of the six playoff teams aside from the two automatically qualified hosts Slovan Bratislava and

. The top-ranked team of these six teams will face the sixth-ranked team; the second-ranked team will face the fifth-ranked team; the third-ranked team will face Vienna Capitals; and the fourth-ranked team will face Slovan Bratislava.

Semifinals

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above.

Final

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Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

Final standings

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References

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