IIHF European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) was an annual women's
ice hockey
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club tournament, contested by the national women's ice hockey champions from several European ice hockey playing nations. The event was established and organized by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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(IIHF). The competition format included two group phases followed by a final round. Each phase was played as a
round robin
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in groups of four teams each.
History
The competition was created in 2004, at the same time as the similar competition for men's hockey teams. The first winner was the Swedish club
AIK IF
Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden. ...
. This Swedish club team then won the following three tournaments. From 2009 onward, the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was won by Russian women's teams, with the exception of the tournament in 2010–2011, which was won by a club team from Finland,
Ilves Tampere
Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena.
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.
Winners
Champion team rosters
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
= Second-time Best Player selection
See also
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EWHL Super Cup
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IIHF European Women Championship
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IIHF European Champions Cup
The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by t ...
References
External links
European Women's Champions Cup
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International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments
Women's ice hockey competitions in Europe
Women's ice hockey tournaments
Ice hockey tournaments in Europe
Defunct ice hockey competitions in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
2004 establishments in Europe
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Europe
Multi-national professional sports leagues