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

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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

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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

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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 Janka Čulíková (born 30 June 1987 in Martin, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward. International career Čulíková was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all f ...

(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 Anna Džurňáková (born 24 January 1983 in Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward. International career Džurňáková was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She playe ...

(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:

Karviná Karviná (; pl, Karwina, , german: Karwin) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an indust ...

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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 Venla Hovi (; born 28 October 1987) is a Finnish former ice hockey forward and the current head coach of the Metropolitan Riveters in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She played with the Finnish national team and won bronze medals at the 20 ...

(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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, Latvia

Standings

Top scorers

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

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

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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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, Switzerland

Standings

Top scorers

# Bettina Meyer (CHE), HC Lugano, 7 points (3+4) # Silke Glud (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)
Kerstin Spielberger (GER), ESC Planegg, 5 points (4+1) # Nicole Gifford (CAN), HC Lugano, 5 points (3+2)

Group G

Host City:

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, Sweden

Standings

Top scorers

# Denise Altmann (AUT), Linköpings HC, 8 points (4+4) #

Michelle Karvinen Michelle Karvinen (born 27 March 1990) is a Danish-Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently signed with Frölunda HC Dam of the Damettan. Karvinen has been described as "the world's best technical player" an ...

(FIN), Espoo Blues, 7 points (5+2) #

Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg (born 24 February 1989) is a Swedish ice hockey retired forward, who currently serves as a commentator for C More. She scored 282 points across her 9 year SDHL career, winning two SDHL championships. She mad ...

(SWE), Linköpings HC, 6 points (2+4) #

Minttu Tuominen Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (born 26 June 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. A member of the Finnish national ice hockey team si ...

(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) # Denise Altmann (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)

(CHE), Linköpings HC, 5 points (3+2) #

(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''.

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 ...

. 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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