# 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

The 2012–13 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the ninth playing of the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. HC Tornado of Russia'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 Bolzano, Italy.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bolzano Eagles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 |
| 2 | HC Neuilly-sur-Marne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 | KHL Grič Zagreb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 |
| 4 | Valladolid Panteras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 1 |
* Bolzano Eagles advanced to the second round.

#### Results
### Group B

Group B was played in Molodechno, Belarus.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aisulu Almaty | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 9 |
| 2 | HK Pantera Minsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 6 | +42 | 6 |
| 3 | SC Miercurea Ciuc | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 3 |
| 4 | Milenyum Ankara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41 | −39 | 0 |
* Aisulu Almaty advanced to the second round.

#### Schedule
### Group C

Group C was played in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | MODO Hockey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 9 |
| 2 | Hvidovre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| 3 | Vålerenga Oslo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | Laima Riga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
* MODO Hockey advanced to the second round.

#### Schedule
### Group D

Group D was played in Vienna, Austria.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HC Slavia Praha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | EHV Sabres | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 6 |
| 3 | HK Poprad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 |
| 4 | TMH Polonia Bytom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 0 |
* HC Slavia Praha 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 Dornbirn, Austria.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | MODO Hockey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 |
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| 3 | ESC Planegg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Bolzano Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 |
* MODO Hockey advanced to the final round.
* ZSC Lions Frauen advanced to the final round.

#### Schedule
### Group F

Group F was played in Oulu, Finland.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HC Tornado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | Oulun Kärpät | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Aisulu Almaty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | HC Slavia Praha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
* HC Tornado advanced to the final round.
* Oulun Kärpät advanced to the final round.

#### Schedule
## Final round

The final round was hosted in Oulu, Finland, and played during 22–24 February 2013. The top two teams of each second-round group advanced to the final tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HC Tornado (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 8 |
| 2 | MODO Hockey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Oulun Kärpät | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |

### Best Players selected by the directorate

| Award | No. | Name | Team |
| Best Goalkeeper | 35 | Zuzana Tomčíková | HC Tornado |
| Best Defenseman | 36 | Malin Sjögren | MODO Hockey |
| Best Forward | 26 | Anne Helin | Oulun Kärpät |