The 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the ninth playing of the

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's Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the third time in four seasons and second consecutive time.

First round

The first round was contested from 5 to 22 October 2012

Group A

Group A was played in

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Standings

* Bolzano Eagles advanced to the second round.

Results

Group B

Group B was played in

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Standings

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advanced to the second round.

Schedule

Group C

Group C was played in

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Standings

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advanced to the second round.

Schedule

Group D

Group D was played in

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Standings

HC Slavia Praha HC Slavia Praha (eng: HC Slavia Prague) is a Czech professional ice hockey team located in Prague playing in the Czech 1st National Hockey League, the second-highest league in the country. Slavia played in the Czech Extraliga from 1994 until ...

advanced to the second round.

Schedule

Second round

The first round was contested from 2 to 4 December 2011

Group E

Group E was played in

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Standings

advanced to the final round. *

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advanced to the final round.

Schedule

Group F

Group F was played in

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Standings

advanced to the final round. *

Oulun Kärpät Oulun Kärpät (Finnish language, Finnish for "Oulu Stoat, Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish champion ...

advanced to the final round.

Schedule

Final round

The final round was hosted in

, and played during 22–24 February 2013. The top two teams of each second-round group advanced to the final tournament.

Best Players selected by the directorate

External links

International Ice Hockey Federation
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