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2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the fifth holding of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup (EWCC). Russian team SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the first time, ending the four-year championship reign of Swedish team AIK Hockey. First round Group A Group B Group C Group D Second round Group E Group F Super Final References Tournament statistics and data from:"2009 IIHF European Women Champions Cup: Tournament Reports" ''webarchive.iihf.com''. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2020."Coupe d'Europe féminine des clubs champions 2008/09" ''hockeyarchives.info'' (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2020.”EWCC (W) - 2008-2009” ''eliteprospects.com''. Retrieved 12 November 2020. External links {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup Women IIHF European Women's Champions Cup Euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SG Sabres/Flyers United
SG, Sg or sg may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * "SG" (song), a 2021 song by DJ Snake, Ozuna, Lisa, and Megan Thee Stallion * Gibson SG, an electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation * SG Wannabe, a South Korean music group Other media * ''Spy Groove'', an American animated television series stylized on screen and in promotional materials as ''SG'' * ''Stargate'', a Canadian-American military science fiction media franchise running from 1994, 1997–2011 * SuicideGirls, a softcore pornographic website * ''Steins;Gate'' (S;G), a science fiction visual novel game developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus * '' Sabado Gigante'', a Spanish-language weekly variety show with Don Francisco airing from 1962-2015 Businesses and organizations * sweetgreen, an American restaurant chain, ticker symbol SG. * SG Automotive, a Chinese vehicle and component manufacturer * SG (cigarette), a Portuguese cigarette brand produced by Tabaqueira, an Altria subsidiary * Sempati Air ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 member countries. The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey tournaments. Rules of play for IIHF events differ from hockey in North America and the rules of the National Hockey League (NHL). Decisions of the IIHF can be appealed through the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IIHF maintains its own hall of fame for international ice hockey. The IIHF Hall of Fame was founded in 1997, and has been located within the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1998. Previously, the IIHF also managed the development of inline hockey, however in june 2019 the IIHF announced that they would no longer govern inline hockey or organize the Inline Hockey World Championships. Functions The main functions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DHC Langenthal
DHC may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dance Hall Crashers, a popular Ska punk band * Discovery Health Channel, part of US Discovery TV channel Aviation * de Havilland Canada, Canadian aircraft manufacturer: ** DHC-1 Chipmunk ** DHC-2 Beaver **DHC-3 Otter ** DHC-4 Caribou ** DHC-5 Buffalo ** DHC-6 Twin Otter **DHC-7 Dash 7 **DHC-8 Dash 8 Business * Daigaku Honyaku Center, a Japanese manufacturer of cosmetics and health foods * Dalian Hi-Think Computer, a Chinese outsourcing company * DHC Software, a Chinese company Chemistry * Dihydrocapsaicin, a capsaicinoid occurring in pepper * Dihydrochalcone, a chemical compound * Dihydrocodeine Sports * Dudley Hewitt Cup, Canadian ice hockey trophy * Xerxes/DHC, a former Dutch professional football team Other * District heating and Cooling * Diocese of the Holy Cross, of the US Anglican Church * '' Doctor honoris causa'', an honorary degree * Drop-Head Coupe, a British term for a convertible car * Brave New World ''Brave N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoo Blues
The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, at the Espoo Metro Areena. The club went bankrupt at the end of the 2015–16 Liiga season. History The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984–85 in the Finnish Second Division. In 1988, they achieved promotion to the Finnish First Division and in 1992, they celebrated their promotion to the SM-liiga by beating Joensuun Kiekkopojat with a 3–2 series win in a best-of-five format. Tero Lehterä scored the winning goal and Jere Lehtinen assisted. Kiekko-Espoo ended its first two seasons in SM-liiga in 11th place out of 12 teams. In the 1994–95 season, the team made the playoffs for the first time, losing to Lukko in quarter-finals. In 1997–98, Kiekko-Espoo caused a huge upset by beating regular season winner TPS in the quarter-finals. Kiekko-Espoo ended the season in fourth place. In the next summer, the team name was changed to the Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Slovan Bratislava
Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, it returned to the Tipos Extraliga. The club has won nine Slovak championships (most recently in 2022), one Czechoslovak championship (1979) and one IIHF Continental Cup (2004), making it the second most successful hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. The team plays its home games at Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as ''Slovnaft Arena''. The team is nicknamed Belasí'','' which means the "sky blues" in English. History The sports club ''Slovan Bratislava'' was founded in 1919 as a football club, then called 1.CsSK Bratislava. In 1921, a hockey section was founded as "CsSK hockey". It played its first game in December 1924 against Wiener EV from Vienna, losing 6–1. In 1948, the name of the club was changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSC Csíkszereda
Hoki Sport Klub Csíkszereda ( ro, Hockey Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc) is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level championship, the Romanian Hockey League, and also participate in the international competition Erste Liga, which features teams from Hungary, Romania and Austria. SC is one of the most successful teams in the domestic championship with 15 titles, including six in a row between 2007 and 2012. History Situated in the Ciuc Basin, one of the coldest regions in the country, it offers an ideal background for wintersports. Skating on meadows flooded by a watercourse began in the 1870s, and the first skating association, the ''Csíkszeredai Korcsolyázó Egylet'' was founded in 1881. The birth of the ice hockey team is dated to 1929, when some young man saw a film about ice hockey match and became encouraged to form their own club. Upon hearing the creation of the new team, Bucharest-based Tenis Club Român invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Cergy-Pontoise
The Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise (English: Cergy-Pontoise Jesters), formally known as Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise, are a French ice hockey club based in Cergy, Val-d'Oise and representing the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration. As of the 2021–22 season, they are the top ranked hockey team in the Paris Region, and the only one playing at the highest level of the French ice hockey pyramid, the Ligue Magnus. History Men's hockey While the multisport Club des sports de glace de Cergy had offered a hockey program since 1977, the independent Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise was founded in 1981. For the following decades, its flagship men's team toiled in various minor leagues without much fanfare, playing out of Cergy's unspectacular municipal ice rink, a limited seating venue mostly designed for recreational activities. This changed in 2009, when the city was chosen by the French Ice Hockey Federation as the site of its future National Ice Hockey Center, brand new federation headquarters inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slough Phantoms
Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2020, the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 164,793. In 2011, the district had a population of 140,713. Slough's population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom, attracting people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre. In 2017, unemployment stood at 1.4%, one-third the UK average of 4.5%. Slough has the highest concentration of UK HQs of global companies outside London. Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe, with over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses. Blackberry, McAfee, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vålerenga IF
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for its traditional, small wooden houses, and for its football and ice hockey-teams: Vålerenga IF Fotball and Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey (; abbreviated as VIF) is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. Vålerenga has been the dominant force in Norwegian hockey since the 1960s, claiming 26 national championships and 29 regular season titles. Their ol .... References Neighbourhoods of Oslo Gamle Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SHK Laima Riga , a toxin from a sea anemone
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SHK might refer to: *Schempp-Hirth SHK aerobatic glider * Speaker of the House of Keys of Isle of Man *Sun Hung Kai (other), groups of property and finance companies in Hong Kong *Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (''Statens Haverikommission'') *Stichodactyla toxin Stichodactyla toxin (ShK, ShkT) is a 35-residue Base (chemistry), basic peptide from the sea anemone ''Stichodactyla helianthus'' that blocks a number of potassium channels. Related peptides form a conserved protein family, family of protein doma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herlev Hornets
The Herlev Hornets were a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is located in the Copenhagen suburb of Herlev. In 2011, the team returned to the top Danish league following a two-year hiatus due to financial problems. The team's new moniker is Eagles, having previously been known as Hornets. The team is coached by Finn Juha Riihijärvi. Following the team's return to the top flight in Danish hockey, former Herlev players and Danish national team players Kim Staal, Thor Dresler and Frederik Storm returned to play for the team. Former players * Mika Alatalo * Nichlas Hardt * Daniel Patrick Höhl * Mikko Niemi * Kai Nurminen * Frederik Storm * Martin Thelander * Matthew Yeats Matthew Yeats (born April 6, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
