Tournament details | |
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Host country | Russia |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | January 10 - January 13 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1st title) |
Runner-up | HC Sparta Prague |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 7 |
Goals scored | 36 (5.14 per game) |
Attendance | 25,580 (3,654 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Tomáš Netík (7 points) |
MVP | Vitali Atyushov |
The 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup was the fourth and the last edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 10 to January 13. The champions of 2007 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS), Modo Hockey (SWE), HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Sparta Prague (CZE), HC Davos (SUI).
Metallurg won its first European Champions Cup, and third European club championship following European Hockey League titles in 1999 and 2000.