2013 European Trophy


The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth and final season of the European Trophy, an annually held European ice hockey 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 Piráti Chomutov–Sparta Praha, and ended on 8 September 2013. The [|playoffs] were played between 19–22 December 2013 in Berlin. The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 15 April 2013.
JYP won the tournament, defeating Färjestad BK in the final 2–1. Like last year's tournament, the same 32 teams participated in the tournament, marking the first time since 2007 that the teams remained the same from last year. For the first time in tournament history, Eisbären Berlin 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 [|North Division], the [|South Division], 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 playoffs: Eisbären Berlin, 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:
  1. Best goal difference
  2. Most goals scored in total
  3. Results in games against the tied teams
  4. Drawing of lots

    Playing format

If a game was tied after regulation time, a 5-minute overtime period was played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once. If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout 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 €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

DivisionTeamCityHome arena*CapacityJoined NT/ET
NorthOulun Kärpät OuluOulun Energia Areena6,6142006
NorthEisbären Berlin BerlinO2 World14,2002010
NorthRed Bull Salzburg SalzburgEisarena Salzburg3,6002010
NorthLuleå HF LuleåCoop Norrbotten Arena6,2002011
NorthKometa Brno BrnoKajot Arena7,2002011
NorthMountfield HK Hradec KrálovéZimní stadion7,7002013
NorthHC Škoda Plzeň PlzeňČEZ Aréna8,4202011
NorthHamburg Freezers HamburgO2 World12,9472012
SouthLinköpings HC LinköpingCloetta Center8,5002006
SouthHV71 JönköpingKinnarps Arena7,0382008
SouthSparta Praha PragueTipsport Arena13,1502010
SouthPiráti Chomutov ChomutovMultifunkční aréna Chomutov5,2502012
SouthKalPa KuopioKuopion Jäähalli5,2252011
SouthSlovan Bratislava BratislavaSlovnaft Arena10,0552011
SouthUPC Vienna Capitals ViennaAlbert Schultz Eishalle7,0002011
SouthJYP JyväskyläSynergia-areena4,6282012
EastTPS TurkuHK Arena11,8202006
EastTappara TampereHakametsä Areena7,8002006
EastDjurgårdens IF StockholmHovet8,0942006
EastSC Bern BernPostFinance-Arena17,1312010**
EastBílí Tygři Liberec LiberecTipsport Arena7,5002011
EastČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice PardubiceČEZ Aréna10,1942011
EastBrynäs IF GävleLäkerol Arena8,5852012
EastHC Fribourg-Gottéron FribourgBCF Arena6,9002012
WestFärjestad BK KarlstadLöfbergs Lila Arena8,6472006
WestFrölunda Indians GothenburgScandinavium12,0442006
WestHIFK HelsinkiHelsinki Ice Hall8,2002006
WestJokerit HelsinkiHartwall Areena13,3492008
WestZSC Lions ZürichHallenstadion10,7002010**
WestAdler Mannheim MannheimSAP Arena10,6002010
WestERC Ingolstadt IngolstadtSaturn Arena4,8152012
WestEV Zug ZugBossard Arena7,0152012

Team is qualified for the playoffs
Team is eliminated from the tournament

North Division

Final standings. Eisbären Berlin 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, 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:
TeamDivision
Frölunda IndiansWest850123217+1516
Slovan BratislavaSouth850123125+616
Red Bull SalzburgNorth841032623+314
TPSEast831222322+113

Playoffs

The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, took place in the Wellblechpalast and the O2 World, Berlin between 19–22 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:

Group A

Games

Group B

Games

Final

Time is local.

Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

Final standings

The following is the final standings of the playoffs. Note that due to the playoff groups, the standings for the teams that failed to qualify for the Final were determined by their records in the playoff groups.
JYP
Färjestad BK
3 Luleå HF
4 Eisbären Berlin
5 Frölunda Indians
6 Djurgårdens IF

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Marcus Sörensen Djurgårdens IF865118F
Yanick Lehoux Adler Mannheim838116F
Jani Tuppurainen JYP855106F
Chad Kolarik Linköpings HC7461012F
Michel Miklík Slovan Bratislava837102F
Dan Sexton TPS8371014F
Niklas Olausson Luleå HF819104F
Milan Bartovič Slovan Bratislava88192F
Frank Mauer Adler Mannheim85490F
Manuel Latusa Red Bull Salzburg74584F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
positions: F = Forward; D = Defenceman
Source:

Leading goaltenders

List shows the top 10 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes. If two goaltenders has the same save percentage the order is based on number shots against.
PlayerTeamTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Danny Taylor Färjestad BK240:0012130.7597.521
Leland Irving Jokerit239:5211330.7597.352
Matěj Machovský HC Škoda Plzeň244:3411851.2395.761
Marek Čiliak Kometa Brno183:439041.3195.560
Felix Brückmann Adler Mannheim250:5914481.9194.440
Jonas Gunnarsson HV 71177:4710662.0294.340
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel Färjestad BK238:1812271.7694.261
David Rautio Luleå HF185:008751.6294.251
Johan Mattsson Djurgårdens IF245:5812781.9593.700
Pavel Kantor Mountfield HK178:1710372.3693.200
TOI = Time On Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Sources: and

European Star Award leaders

The European Star Award was a three stars award given to the three best players in each game. The first star got three points, the second got two points, and the third got one point. List shows the top ten players based on the number of European Star Award points.
PlayerTeamGPPtsPOS
Mika Pyörälä Oulun Kärpät711F
Matt Zaba Vienna Capitals610G
Tomáš Filippi Bílí Tygři Liberec78F
Steve Moses Jokerit88F
Felix Brückmann Adler Mannheim47G
John Laliberte ERC Ingolstadt87F
Matěj Machovský HC Škoda Plzeň47G
Dan Sexton TPS87F
Morten Madsen Hamburg Freezers76F
Bernd Brückler Red Bull Salzburg36G
GP = Games played; Pts = Points; POS = Position
positions: G = Goaltender; F = Forward; D = Defenceman
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