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'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

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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

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with referees Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) and Marie Picavet (FRA), and linesmen Yekaterina Mikhalyova (KAZ) and Olga Steinberg (RUS).

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:

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Standings

Top scorers

# Janka Čulíková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad, 10 points (7+3) # Karina Felzink (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 7 points (6+1) # Zarina Tukhtieva (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 6 points (4+2) # Anna Džurňáková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad, 5 points (3+2)
Nadezhda Filimonova (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 5 points (3+2)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

*Best Goaltender: Tanay Gunay (TUR), Milenyum Ankara *Best Defenceman: Rayna Cruickshank (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty *Best Forward: Janka Čulíková (SVK), ŽHK Poprad

Group B

Host City:

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Standings

Top scorers

# Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 10 points (6+4) # Karolina Późniewska (POL), TH Unia Oświęcim, 10 points (5+5) # Pia Pren (SLO), EHV Sabres Vienna, 9 points (4+5) # Kaitlin Spurling (USA), EHV Sabres Vienna, 8 points (4+4) # Venla Hovi (FIN), EHV Sabres Vienna, 6 points (3+3)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

*Best Goaltender: Victoria Vigilanti (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna *Best Defenceman: Regan Boulton (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna *Best Forward: Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna

Group C

Host City:

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Standings

Top scorers

# Maria Olausson (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 11 points (6+5) #

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(DEN), Herlev Hornets, 8 points (5+3) # Marie Henriksen (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 7 points (3+4) # Agnese Apsīte (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 5 points (4+1) # Christina Andersen (DEN), Herlev Hornets, 5 points (1+4)

Group D

Host City:

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Standings

Top scorers

# Chelsea Furlani (ITA/USA), EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points (7+5) # Anna de la Forest (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 12 points (2+10) # Eleonora Dalprà (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 11 points (4+7) # Cindy Debuquet (FRA), HC Neuilly-sur-Marne, 8 points (4+4) # Lili Pintér (HUN), UTE Marilyn Budapest, 6 points (3+3)

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:

Standings

Top scorers

# Olga Sosina (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points (1+5) # Pia Pren (SLO), EHV Sabres Vienna, 5 points (4+1) # Maria Pechnikova (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points (2+3) # Aneta Ledlova (CZE), SK Karviná, 4 points (2+2) # Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 3 points (3+0)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

*Best Goaltender: Meeri Räisänen (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod *Best Defenceman: Regan Boulton (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna *Best Forward: Karoliina Rantamäki (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

Group F

Host City:

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Standings

Top scorers

# Bettina Meyer (CHE), HC Lugano, 7 points (3+4) #

(DEN), HC Lugano, 6 points (3+3) # Sophie Kratzer (GER), ESC Planegg, 6 points (2+4) # Evelina Raselli (CHE), HC Lugano, 5 points (4+1)

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(GER), ESC Planegg, 5 points (4+1) # Nicole Gifford (CAN), HC Lugano, 5 points (3+2)

Group G

Host City:

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Standings

Top scorers

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(AUT), Linköpings HC, 8 points (4+4) # Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 7 points (5+2) # Pernilla Winberg (SWE), Linköpings HC, 6 points (2+4) # Minttu Tuominen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 4 points (4+0) # Stefanie Marty (CHE), Linköpings HC, 4 points (2+2)
Emilia Andersson (SWE), Linköpings HC, 4 points (2+2)
Tatyana Koroleva (KAZ), Aisulu Almaty, 4 points (2+2)

Finals

The tournament finals (Group H) were held during 20–22 February 2015. The round was hosted in

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and all games were played at the Espoonlahti Ice Rink.

Standings

Results

Top scorers

# Stefanie Marty (CHE), Linköpings HC, 8 points (1+7) #

(AUT), Linköpings HC, 7 points (4+3) # Olga Sosina (RUS), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 6 points (2+4) # Karoliina Rantamäki (FIN), SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 5 points (3+2)
Pernilla Winberg (CHE), Linköpings HC, 5 points (3+2) # Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 5 points (2+3)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

References

Tournament statistics and data from:
"IIHF European Women Champions Cup: Tournament Reports"
''webarchive.iihf.com''.

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. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
"Coupe d'Europe de hockey sur glace féminin 2014/15"
''hockeyarchives.info'' (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-04.

''the-sports.org''. Retrieved 2019-09-03.

External links

2014–15 EWCC Tournament Reports
at the IIHF Webarchives {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup 2014-15

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