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The 2013–14 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the tenth holding of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup (EWCC). Russian team Tornado Moscow Region (HC Tornado) of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the third consecutive time and the fourth time in five years. With their victory, HK Tornado tied
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for most EWCC titles won by a single club. The tournament was played in three stages: Round 1, Round 2, and the Finals. Round 1 comprised sixteen national champions, sorted into four groups of four teams each; only the winner of each group progressed. Round 2 comprised eight teams in two groups of four teams each. Each group included two group winners from Round 1 and the national champions from two of the four countries represented in the Finals of the 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, which had received a bye for Round 1. The teams finishing in the top two positions of each group in Round 2 moved on to the Finals. It is likely that “Best Players Selected by the Directorate” were named for each group in all three rounds, based on documents available from other EWCC tournaments, but information about the selections for 2013–14 Groups A–E is apparently lost.


Round 1

Sixteen national champions played in the first round, in four groups of four teams each. All of the first round groups played during 18–20 October 2013. The winner of each group progressed to Round 2.


Group A

Group A was hosted in
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, and all games were played at the Patinoire municipale de Neuilly-sur-Marne (Municipal Ice Rink of Neuilly-sur-Marne). The group featured the reigning German Champions, ESC Planegg of the Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga (DEBL); French Champions,
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of the Championnat de France Féminin Élite (FFHG Féminin Élite); English Champions, the Bracknell Queen Bees of the Women's National Ice Hockey League Elite (WNIHL Elite), and Spanish Champions, SAD Majadahonda of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Femenino . ESC Planegg won the round handily and progressed to the second round. American forward Brooke Reimer (
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Ammerman) of ESC Planegg was the group’s leading scorer, with 14 points (7 goals + 7 assists), and her teammate, German
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Nadja Gruber, was the top goaltender, posting an 88.89
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and 1.00
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.


Standings


Top scorers

''Listed by highest total
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( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
# Brooke Ammerman Reimer (USA), ESC Planegg, 14 points (7+7) # Julia Zorn (GER), ESC Planegg, 13 points (7+6)
Jillian Dempsey Jillian T. Dempsey (born January 19, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). The former captain of the Boston Pride of the now-defunct Premier Hockey Federatio ...
(USA), HC Neuilly-sur-Marne, 13 points (7+6) #
  • Kerstin Spielberger Kerstin Spielberger (born 14 December 1995) is a German ice hockey player for ESC Planegg and the Germany women's national ice hockey team, German national team. She has participated in several international tournaments, including the Ice hockey ...
    (GER), ESC Planegg, 9 points (6+3)
  • # Kelsey Ketcher (USA), ESC Planegg, 8 points (4+4) Source(s): Hockey Archives


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' # Nadja Gruber (GER), ESC Planegg, 88.89 SVS%, 1.00 GAA # Manon Sellem (FRA), HC Neuilly-sur-Marne, 86.27 SVS%, 3.39 GAA # Bethany Gemson (GBR), Bracknell Queen Bees, 85.40 SVS%, 6.95 GAA # Ester Garcia Leon (SPA), SAD Majadahonda, 82.24 SVS%, 9.40 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Group B

    Group B was hosted in
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    , and all games were played at the Liepājas Olimpiskā Centra (LOC; “Liepāja Olympic Center“). The group featured reigning Kazakh Champions, Aisulu Almaty; Latvian Champions, SHK Laima Rīga of the Latvian Women's Ice Hockey League; Romanian Champions,
    HSC Csíkszereda Hoki Sport Klub Csíkszereda () 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, ...
    ; and Belarusian Champions, HK Pantera Minsk. SHK Laima Rīga was a goal producing powerhouse in the tournament, posting the highest
    goal differential Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
    of the sixteen teams in round one, at plus 40. Laima boasted the top three scorers of Group B, Inese Geca-Miljone (20 points), Lelde Hartmane (16 points), and Agnese Apsīte (12 points), who between them scored 25 goals across three games, and an excellent performance by goaltender Evija Tētiņa, who allowed just three goals across three games. Ultimately, SHK Laima was defeated by Aisulu Almaty, on the backs of their stellar goaltending tandem, Tatyana Mozhayeva and
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    Jillian Marie MacIsaac, who together
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    every opponent and finished the round with perfect 1.00 save percentages and 0.00 goals against average.


    Standings


    Top scorers

    ''Listed by highest total
    points A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to: Mathematics * Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    # Inese Geca-Miljone (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 20 points (12+8) # Lelde Hartmane (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 16 points (7+9) # Agnese Apsīte (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 12 points (6+6) # Kirsten Marie Mihalcheon (CAN), Aisulu Almaty, 9 points (5+4) # Christina Marie Sharun (CAN), Aisulu Almaty, 9 points (4+5) Source(s): Hockey Archives


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' # Jillian Marie MacIsaac (CAN), Aisulu Almaty, 100.00 SVS%, 0.00 GAA # Evija Tētiņa (LAT), SHK Laima Rīga, 94.55 SVS%, 1.00 GAA # Anett-Andrea Kurko (ROM), HSC Csíkszereda, 78.91 SVS%, 10.33 GAA # Nina Vabishchevich (BLR), HK Pantera Minsk, 65.35 SVS%, 17.50 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Group C

    Group C was hosted in
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    , and all games were played at the
    Spiš Aréna Spiš Arena is a sports arena in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of HK Spišská Nová Ves. Spiš Arena was opened in 1982 as Zimný Štadión SNV and has a seating capacity for 5,503 peo ...
    . The group featured reigning Danish Champions Hvidovre IK, Slovak Champions HC Spišská Nová Ves of the 1. liga žien, Czech Champions SK Karviná of the 1. liga ženského hockey, and Polish Champions TMH Polonia Bytom of the Polska Liga Hokeja Kobiet (PLHK). With no double-digit point scorers, middling goaltending, and a goal differential span from best to worst of just 21, the teams of Group C arguably had the greatest parity of any group in Round 1. Hvidovre IK won the round and progressed to the second, despite being marginally out scored by both HC Spišská Nová Ves and SK Karviná. Hvidovre’s Amalie Joa, posted the best goaltender statistics of the round, a passable 89.23 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average. Slovak Olympian Martina Veličková of HC Spišská Nová Ves was the group’s top scorer, with 8 points (5 goals + 3 assists).


    Standings


    Top scorers

    ''Listed by highest total
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    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    # Martina Veličková (SVK), HK Spišská Nová Ves, 8 points (5+3) # Vendula Přibylová (CZE), SK Karviná, 6 points (5+1) # Petra Pravlíková (SVK), HK Spišská Nová Ves, 6 points (1+5) # Karolina Późniewska (POL), TMH Polonia Bytom, 5 points (3+2) # Josefine Persson (DEN), Hvidovre IK, 5 points (2+3)
    Petra Jurčová (SVK), HK Spišská Nová Ves, 5 points (2+3) Source(s): Hockey Archives


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' # Amalie Joa (DEN), Hvidovre IK, 89.23 SVS%, 2.33 GAA # Daniela Zuziakova (SVK), HK Spišská Nová Ves, 87.50 SVS%, 3.40 GAA #
    Klára Peslarová Klára Peslarová (born 23 November 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for Brynäs IF Dam and Modo Hockey (women), Modo Hockey of the Sw ...
    (CZE), SK Karviná, 86.79 SVS%, 3.53 GAA # Karolina Siemicka (POL), TMH Polonia Bytom, 81.82 SVS%, 7.45 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Group D

    Group D was hosted in
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    , and all games were held at the Ledna Dvorana Tabor (“Tabor Ice Rink”). The group featured the reigning Austrian Champions, EHV Sabres Vienna of the Dameneishockey-Bundesliga (DEBL); Italian Champions, the EV Bozen Eagles of the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW); Hungarian Champions, Vasas SC Budapest; and Slovenian Champions,
    HDK Maribor Hokejsko drsalni klub Maribor or simply HDK Maribor, also named Lisjaki (), is an ice hockey club from Maribor, Slovenia. Established in 1993, they play their home matches at the Tabor Ice Hall. Honours * Slohokej League ::Winners: 2009–10 ...
    . The EHV Sabres Vienna won the round and progressed to Group F of Round 2. Austrian forward Anna Meixner of the Sabres was the leading point scorer, with 12 points (7 goals + 5 assists). Three of Meixner’s teammates also slotted into positions as top five point-earners of the round: Canadian defender Regan Boulton, with 11 points (3 goals + 8 assists); American defender Kiira Dosdall, with 9 points (5 goals + 4 assists); and fellow Austrian forward
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    (née Kantor), with 7 points (2 goals + 5 assists). Not to be outshone by the skaters, Sabres’ goaltender Victoria Vigilanti topped the goaltending statistics table, posting an excellent 93.10 save percentage and 0.82 goals against average.


    Standings


    Top scorers

    ''Listed by highest total
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    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    # Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 12 points (7+5) # Regan Boulton (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna, 11 points (3+8) # Kiira Dosdall (USA), EHV Sabres Vienna, 9 points (5+4) # Eleonora Dalprà (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 7 points (4+3) # Esther Kantor Väärälä (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 7 points (2+5)
    Chelsea Furlani (ITA/USA), EV Bozen Eagles, 5 points (2+5) Source(s): Hockey Archives


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' # Victoria Vigilanti (CAN), EHV Sabres Wien, 93.10 SVS%, 0.82 GAA # Ines Confidenti (SLO), HDK Maribor, 88.29 SVS%, 5.74 GAA #
    Anikó Németh Anikó Krisztina Németh (born 6 September 1996) is a Hungarian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hungary women's national ice hockey team, Hungarian national team, currently playing with the IF Björklöven (women), women's representative ...
    (HUN), Vasas Budapest, 87.50 SVS%, 5.94 GAA # Renata Poltzer (HUN), Vasas Budapest, 85.71 SVS%, 5.79 GAA # Daniela Klotz (ITA), EV Bozen Eagles, 81.58 SVS%, 2.94 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Round 2

    The second round was played during 6–8 December 2013 in two groups in two host cities. The national champion teams from the countries represented in the final of the 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup received a bye for the first round and entered the tournament in the second round. Each group included two group winners from Round 1 and two national champions from the leagues represented in the previous year’s final. The teams finishing in the top two positions of each group moved on to the final.


    Group E

    Group E was hosted in Bad Tölz,
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    , and all games were played at Hacker Pischorr Arena (since renamed weeArena). The group introduced the reigning Swiss Champions, ZSC Lions Zurich of the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A), and the reigning Russian and 2012–13 EWCC Champions, Tornado Moscow Region (HC Tornado) of the Women's Hockey League (ZhHL). The teams joined the Round 1 winners of Group A, ESC Planegg, and Group C, Hvidovre IK. With the four best point scorers and the top goaltender of the group, Tornado Moscow Region easily dominated the round. Russian forward Iya Gavrilova of Tornado earned 13 points (6 goals + 7 assists) across the three games, averaging a blazing 4.33
    points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player or team per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of poi ...
    and soundly claiming position as top scorer. Slovak goaltender
    Zuzana Tomčíková Zuzana Tomčíková (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak retired ice hockey and ball hockey goaltender, currently working as a sports specialist with the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee. She was a member of the Slovakia women's national ice hock ...
    , the Best Goaltender Selected by the Directorate in the 2013–14 EWCC final round, continued her high calibre of play, achieving a 94.58 save percentage and 1.09 goal against average. The second place team, ESC Planegg, also progressed to the final round. American Brooke Ammerman Reimer was again the top point-getter for ESC Planegg, with 5 goals and 1 assist (6 points), and ranked fifth on the list of top scorers of the group. Planegg’s net-minder, Julia Graunke, also had a solid performance, with a 93.88 save percentage and 1.99 goals against average, placing second on the list of the group’s top goaltenders. Though she received no plaudits and her goaltending statistics appear mediocre at best, Hvidovre IK goaltender Amalie Joa faced nearly 90 more shots on goal than any other netminder of Group E and her 132 saves across three games are an accomplishment worthy of mention.


    Standings


    Top scorers

    ''Listed by highest total
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    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    # Iya Gavrilova (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 13 points (6+7) # Yekaterina Smolentseva (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 9 points (3+6) # Galina Skiba (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 8 points (5+3) # Olga Permyakova (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 7 points (2+5) # Brooke Ammerman Reimer (USA), ESC Planegg, 6 points (5+1) Source(s): IIHF


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes excluded.
    '' #
    Zuzana Tomčíková Zuzana Tomčíková (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak retired ice hockey and ball hockey goaltender, currently working as a sports specialist with the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee. She was a member of the Slovakia women's national ice hock ...
    (SVK), Tornado Moscow Region, 94.58 SVS%, 1.09 GAA # Julia Graunke (GER), ESC Planegg, 93.88 SVS%, 1.99 GAA # Kaitlyn Greenway (CAN), ZSC Lions Zurich, 85.07 SVS%, 3.93 GAA # Amalie Joa (DAN), Hvidovre IK, 84.62 SVS%, 8.00 GAA # Lena Schuster (GER), ESC Planegg, 84.09 SVS%, 4.69 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Group F

    Group E was hosted in
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    ,
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    , and all games were played at Kisakallion Urheiluopiston jäähalli (Kisakallio Sports Academy Ice Rink; called “Kisakallio Arena” in IIHF documents). The group featured Round 1 winners Aisulu Almaty of Group B and the EHV Sabres Vienna of Group D, and introduced the reigning Finnish Champions, the
    Espoo Blues Kiekko-Espoo is a Finnish professional ice hockey club founded in 2018 as a continuation of the Kiekko-Espoo team originally founded in 1984. Kiekko-Espoo men's team plays in the Liiga, where they were promoted for the 2024–25 Liiga season, 20 ...
    of the
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    , and the reigning Swedish Champions,
    AIK Hockey 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 AIK based in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2014, AIK's men's ...
    of the
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    . AIK Hockey won the group, helped in no small part by the 92.68 save percentage posted by goaltender Minatsu Murase, the second best of the group, and depth scoring. The Espoo Blues placed second and claimed the top four point scorers of the group: forwards Linda Välimäki, with 8 points (2 goals + 6 assists), Emma Nuutinen, with 7 points (4 goals + 3 assists), and Annina Rajahuhta, with 7 points (1 goal + 6 assists), and defender Emma Terho, with 5 points (3 goals + 2 assists). The Blues were plagued by poor net-minding and, despite out-scoring the three other teams, ended the round with a goal differential of just +1. Victoria Vigilanti was excellent in net for the EHV Sabres, earning the best save percentage of the round, a 92.77, and 2.00 goals against average. Minatsu Murase of AIK Hockey concluded the round with a save percentage less than a tenth of a percentage point behind Vigilanti and a 1.50 goals against average, out performing the Sabres’ goalie by 0.50 GAA. The Group F “Best Players Selected by the Directorate” included players from three teams and diverged slightly from the tradition of simply selecting the players at the top of the scoring and goaltending charts. Canadian goaltender Jillian Marie MacIsaac of Aisulu Almaty was named “Best Goalkeeper” of the group. MacIsaac played every minute of Aisulu’s three matches and made 84 saves on 93 shots on goal, the most shots faced and saves made by any goalie in the group. Swedish defenceman Linnea Hedin of AIK Hockey was named “Best Defenseman.” Sixteen year old Finnish forward Emma Nuutinen was named “Best Forward,” having scored the most goals and the second-most points of any player in the group.


    Standings


    Top scorers

    ''Listed by highest total
    points A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to: Mathematics * Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    # Linda Välimäki (FIN), Espoo Blues, 8 points (2+6) # Emma Nuutinen (FIN), Espoo Blues, 7 points (4+3) # Annina Rajahuhta (FIN), Espoo Blues, 7 points (1+6) # Emma Terho (FIN), Espoo Blues, 5 points (3+2) # Anna Meixner (AUT), EHV Sabres Vienna, 5 points (3+0) Source(s): IIHF


    Top Goaltenders

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' # Victoria Vigilanti (CAN), EHV Sabres Vienna, 92.77 SVS%, 2.00 GAA # Minatsu Murase (SWE), AIK Hockey, 92.68 SVS%, 1.50 GAA # Jillian Marie MacIsaac (CAN), Aisulu Almaty, 90.32 SVS%, 3.01 GAA # Mari Koivisto (FIN), Espoo Blues, 84.48 SVS%, 3.09 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Best Players Selected by the Directorate

    * Best Goaltender: Jillian Marie MacIsaac (CAN), Aisulu Almaty * Best Defenseman: Linnea Hedin (SWE), AIK Hockey * Best Forward: Emma Nuutinen (FIN), Espoo Blues Source(s): IIHF


    Finals

    The final round was hosted in Bad Tölz, Germany, and all games were played at the Hacker-Pschorr Arena (since renamed weeArena). The round featured a significant number of recent Olympians, as each team was from a country represented, several weeks prior, in the women's ice hockey tournament at the
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    , though none of the nations represented ultimately medaled. In total, 22 players from the 2014 Sochi Olympics played in the 2013–14 European Women's Champions Cup Final; three players from the Swedish national team, four players from the German national team, five players from the Finnish national team, and nine players – nearly half of the roster – from the disqualified Russian national team. Tornado Moscow Region was once again a force to be reckoned with, topping both the scoring and goaltending charts. The three leading scorers of the final were HK Tornado forwards:
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    , 6 points (5 goals + 1 assist), Iya Gavrilova, 6 points (4 goals + 2 assists), and Anna Shokhina, 5 points (2 goals + 3 assists). HK Tornado goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková turned in an even better performance than the 94.74 save percentage and 1.33 goals against she posted in the 2012–13 EWCC Finals, achieving a brilliant 96.55 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average. The “Best Players Selected by the Directorate” awards went to two Tornado Moscow Region players and one player from fourth-place ESC Planegg. American forward Kelley Steadman of HK Tornado, the top scorer of the Finals, was named “Best Forward” by the directorate. In a repeat of the 2012–13 EWCC Finals, Slovak goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková was named “Best Goalkeeper.” With the selection, Tomčíková became the second goalie and third player in EWCC Finals history to be selected by the directorate in multiple years (the other goaltender selected was Kim Martin Hasson of AIK Hockey, in
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    and
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    , and the other player was defenceman Emma Terho of the Espoo Blues, in 2006 and
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    ). Swiss defender Kathrin Lehmann of ESC Planegg was named “Best Defenseman,” the only player from a German team to ever be selected for the award in the EWCC Finals.


    Standings


    Results

    Abbreviation key: EA =
    extra attacker An extra attacker in ice hockey, ringette, and box lacrosse is a forward or, less commonly, a defenceman who has been substituted in place of the goaltender. The purpose of this substitution is to gain an offensive advantage to score a goal. The ...
    , ENG = empty net goal, PP1 =
    power play "Power play" is a sporting term used to describe a period of play where one team has a numerical advantage in players, usually due to a rule violation by the opposing team. Temporary numerical advantage in players during a team sport In several ...
    , PP2 = power play two-man advantage, PS =
    penalty shot A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a Goal (sport), goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or k ...
    , SH =
    short-handed Short-handed is a term used in ice hockey and several related sports, including water polo, and refers to having fewer players on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box ...
    , Teams: AIK = AIK Hockey, BLU = Espoo Blues, PLA = ESC Planegg, TOR = Tornado Moscow Region.
    Source(s): IIHF


    Top Scorers of the Finals

    ''Listed by highest total
    points A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to: Mathematics * Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
    ( goals + assists), then most goals scored.''
    #
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    (USA), Tornado Moscow Region, 6 points (5+1) # Iya Gavrilova (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 6 points (4+2) # Anna Shokhina (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 5 points (2+3) # Michelle Löwenhielm (SWE), AIK Hockey, 4 points (1+3) # Olga Permyakova (RUS), Tornado Moscow Region, 4 points (0+4) # Helene Martinsen (NOR), AIK Hockey, 3 points (2+1)
    Noora Tulus (FIN), Espoo Blues, 3 points (2+1) #
  • Brooke Ammerman Reimer (USA), ESC Planegg, 3 points (1+2)
  • # Emmy Alasalmi (SWE), AIK Hockey, 2 points (2+0)
    Monika Pink (GER), ESC Planegg, 2 points (2+0) Source(s):


    Top Goaltenders of the Finals

    ''Listed by highest
    save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
    (SVS%), then lowest
    goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...
    (GAA). Goaltenders with less than 40% of their team’s total minutes not included.
    '' #
    Zuzana Tomčíková Zuzana Tomčíková (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak retired ice hockey and ball hockey goaltender, currently working as a sports specialist with the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee. She was a member of the Slovakia women's national ice hock ...
    (SVK), Tornado Moscow Region, 96.55 SVS%, 1.00 GAA # Isabella Portnoj (FIN), Espoo Blues, 91.94 SVS%, 1.70 GAA # Lena Schuster (GER), ESC Planegg, 88.52 SVS%, 3.50 GAA # Lovisa Berndtsson (SWE), AIK Hockey, 80.56 SVS%, 3.66 GAA Source(s): IIHF


    Best Players Selected by the Directorate

    Source(s): IIHF


    Champions roster

    Source(s): IIHF


    References

    Tournament statistics and data from:
    "2014 IIHF European Women Champions Cup: Tournament Reports"
    ''webarchive.iihf.com''.
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    . Retrieved 2020-06-19.
    "Coupe d'Europe de hockey sur glace féminin 2013/14"
    ''hockeyarchives.info'' (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
    ”EWCC (W) - 2013-2014”
    ''eliteprospects.com''. Retrieved 2020-07-02. ;Citations


    External links


    2013–14 EWCC Tournament Reports
    at the IIHF Webarchive {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup 2014-15 Women's Champions Cup European Women's Champions Cup