The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth and final season of the

European Trophy European Trophy (previously named ''Nordic Trophy'' between 2006 and 2009) was an annually held ice hockey tournament, traditionally composed of teams from the higher-level ice hockey leagues in countries across Europe. With 32 participating team ...

, an annually held European

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tournament. It was also the eighth tournament since its predecessor, the ''Nordic Trophy'', was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 6 August 2013 with the South Division game between

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–

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, and ended on 8 September 2013. The playoffs were played between 19 and 22 December 2013 in Berlin. The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 15 April 2013. JYP won the tournament, defeating

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in the final 2–1. Like last year's tournament, the same 32 teams participated in the tournament, marking the first time since

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that the teams remained the same from last year. For the first time in tournament history,

Eisbären Berlin The Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also ...

hosted the playoffs, the ''Red Bulls Salute''. It marked the first time that the playoffs were hosted in a single city, as well as the first time that the playoffs weren't hosted in Austria.

Tournament format

The 32 teams in the tournament were, 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 consisted of 8 teams who played 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 was assigned four home games as well as four road games. The match-ups were nearly identical to last year, the only difference being that the home–away team assignings were switched for each game. Six teams qualified for the

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(as host), the winner of each division, and the best 2nd-placed team of all four divisions. If at least two teams in the same division or at least two 2nd-placed teams ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used: #Best

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#Most goals scored in total (goals for) #Results in games against the tied teams # Drawing of lots

Playing format

If a game was tied after regulation time (60 minutes), a 5-minute

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period was 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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was played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds were played until a winning team has been determined. 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 receive

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25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division receive €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team receives €50 000, while the team finishing second gets €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.

Rivalries

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

Regulation round

North Division

Final standings.

qualified for the playoffs as the host team.

East Division

Final standings.

South Division

Final standings.

West Division

Final standings.

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the last playoff spot (along with playoff host

and the four group winners), a ranking between the group runners-up was made, and the best runner-up got a place in the playoffs. Final standings of runners-up of divisions:

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the ''

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s Salute'', took place in the Wellblechpalast and the O2 World, Berlin between 19 and 22 December 2013. It was played with two groups of three teams each. The teams played a round-robin in their group, for a total of three games, and the best-seeded team from each group qualified for the Final; all other teams were eliminated from the tournament. The groups were determined by a draw taking place in Berlin on 9 September 2013. The first game in each group took place in the Wellblechpalast; all other games, including the Final, were played in the O2 World. The teams in the playoffs were: *

(Host) *

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(Winner of North Division) *

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(Winner of East Division) * JYP (Winner of South Division) *

(Winner of West Division) * Frölunda Indians (Best runner-up)

Groups

Group A

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Group B

= Games

Final

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Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

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ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. Histor ...

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References

External links

European Trophy's websiteEuropean Trophy scheduleRed Bulls Salute's website
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