2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup


The 2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the eleventh competition held for the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. It was the last holding of the tournament before its scheduled stoppage in 2015. SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of Russia's Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time; the team had previously won the cup in 2009.
The tournament was the setting for the first instance of the “four-man officiating system” - two referees and two linesmen - at an IIHF women’s hockey tournament. The first puck-drop with four officials occurred in the Round 2 game between the Vienna Capitals and HC Poprad in Nizhny Novgorod with referees Kaisa Ketonen and Marie Picavet, and linesmen Yekaterina Mikhalyova and Olga Steinberg.

Round 1

The first round was played during 17–19 October 2014. The winners of each group and the three best runners up out of all of the groups moved on to the next round.

Group A

Host City: Ankara, Turkey
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. ŽHK Poprad393017:3+14
2. Aisulu Almaty362128:2+26
3. Milenyum Ankara33126:20-14
4. HSC Csíkszereda30033:29-26

Top Scorers
  1. Janka Čulíková, ŽHK Poprad, 10 points
  2. Karina Felzink, Aisulu Almaty, 7 points
  3. Zarina Tukhtieva, Aisulu Almaty, 6 points
  4. Anna Džurňáková, ŽHK Poprad, 5 points
Nadezhda Filimonova, Aisulu Almaty, 5 points
Group A Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Host City: Karviná, Czech Republic
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. EHV Sabres Vienna393030:5+25
2. SK Karviná362112:10+2
3. TH Unia Oświęcim331212:22-11
4. Bracknell Queen Bees30034:21-17

Top Scorers
  1. Anna Meixner, EHV Sabres Vienna, 10 points
  2. Karolina Późniewska, TH Unia Oświęcim, 10 points
  3. Pia Pren, EHV Sabres Vienna, 9 points
  4. Kaitlin Spurling, EHV Sabres Vienna, 8 points
  5. Venla Hovi, EHV Sabres Vienna, 6 points
Group B Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Host City: Liepāja, Latvia
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. Herlev Hornets393021:5+16
2. SHK Laima Rīga36216:5+1
3. Jordal IK Oslo33126:12-6
4. SAD Majadahonda30035:16-11

Top Scorers
  1. Maria Olausson, Herlev Hornets, 11 points
  2. Silke Glud, Herlev Hornets, 8 points
  3. Marie Henriksen, Herlev Hornets, 7 points
  4. Agnese Apsīte, SHK Laima Rīga, 5 points
  5. Christina Andersen, Herlev Hornets, 5 points

    Group D

Host City: Bolzano, Italy
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. EV Bozen Eagles393021:1+20
2. HC Neuilly-sur-Marne362117:8+9
3. UTE Marilyn Budapest 33129:10-1
4. KHL Grič Zagreb30034:32-28

Top Scorers
  1. Chelsea Furlani, EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points
  2. Anna de la Forest, EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points
  3. Eleonora Dalprà, EV Bozen Eagles, 11 points
  4. Cindy Debuquet, HC Neuilly-sur-Marne, 8 points
  5. Lili Pintér, UTE Marilyn Budapest, 6 points

    Round 2

The second round was played during 5–7 December 2014. The winner of each group progressed to the finals.

Group E

Host City: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. SKIF Nizhny Novgorod393013:1+12
2. EHV Sabres Vienna36219:4+5
3. SK Karviná33127:70
4. HK Poprad30033:20-17

Top Scorers
  1. Olga Sosina, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points
  2. Pia Pren, EHV Sabres Vienna, 5 points
  3. Maria Pechnikova, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points
  4. Aneta Ledlova, SK Karviná, 4 points
  5. Anna Meixner, EHV Sabres Vienna, 3 points
Group E Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Host City: Lugano, Switzerland
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. HC Lugano393020:2+18
2. ESC Planegg362113:8+5
3. Herlev Hornets33127:14-7
4. HC Neuilly-sur-Marne30032:18-16

Top Scorers
  1. Bettina Meyer, HC Lugano, 7 points
  2. Silke Glud, HC Lugano, 6 points
  3. Sophie Kratzer, ESC Planegg, 6 points
  4. Evelina Raselli, HC Lugano, 5 points
Kerstin Spielberger, ESC Planegg, 5 points
  1. Nicole Gifford, HC Lugano, 5 points

    Group G

Host City: Linköping, Sweden
Standings
TeamGPPtsWLGF:GAdiff
1. Linköpings HC393017:1+16
2. Espoo Blues362114:8+6
3. Aisulu Almaty33129:10-1
4. EV Bozen Eagles30034:25-21

Top Scorers
  1. Denise Altmann, Linköpings HC, 8 points
  2. Michelle Karvinen, Espoo Blues, 7 points
  3. Pernilla Winberg, Linköpings HC, 6 points
  4. Minttu Tuominen, Espoo Blues, 4 points
  5. Stefanie Marty, Linköpings HC, 4 points
Emilia Andersson, Linköpings HC, 4 points
Tatyana Koroleva, Aisulu Almaty, 4 points

Finals

The tournament Finals were held during 20–22 February 2015. The round was hosted in Espoo, Finland and all games were played at the Espoonlahti Ice Rink.

Standings

Results

Top Scorers

  1. Stefanie Marty, Linköpings HC, 8 points
  2. Denise Altmann, Linköpings HC, 7 points
  3. Olga Sosina, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points
  4. Karoliina Rantamäki, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points
Pernilla Winberg, Linköpings HC, 5 points
  1. Michelle Karvinen, Espoo Blues, 5 points

    Best Players Selected by the Directorate

AwardNo.NameTeam
Best Goalkeeper34Meeri Räisänen SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Best Defenceman7Mira Jalosuo SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Best Forward9Anja Stiefel HC Lugano