# 2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

The 2011-12 IIHF European Women Champions Cup was the eighth playing of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup. Tornado Moscow Region of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time in three seasons.

## First round

The first round was contested in four host cities during 28 to 30 October 2011.

### Group A

Group A was played in Bytom, Poland.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ESC Planegg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | +47 | 9 |
| 2 | Bolzano Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | TMH Polonia Bytom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 3 |
| 4 | Valladolid Panteras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41 | −39 | 0 |
* ESC Planegg advanced to the second round.

#### Results
### Group B

Group B was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 9 |
| 2 | HK Pantera Minsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 6 |
| 3 | HSC Csikszereda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | −29 | 3 |
| 4 | Milenyum Ankara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
* Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble advanced to the second round.

#### Results
### Group C

Group C was played in Riga, Latvia.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Herlev Hornets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sheffield Shadows | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | SHK Laima Riga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
* Herlev Hornets advanced to the second round.

#### Results
### Group D

Group D was played in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | EHV Sabres | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | HC Slavia Praha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 |
| 3 | HK Spišská Nová Ves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 |
| 4 | Budapest Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
* EHV Sabres advanced to the second round.

#### Results
## Second round

The second round was contested in two host cities, Hämeenlinna, Finland, and Dornbirn, Austria, during 2 to 4 December 2011.

### Group E

Group E was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HPK Hämeenlinna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | ESC Planegg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Aisulu Almaty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | EHV Sabres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 |
* HPK advanced to the final tournament.
* ESC Planegg advanced to the final tournament.

### Group F

Group F was played in Dornbirn, Austria.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HC Tornado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Herlev Hornets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
* HC Tornado advanced to the final tournament.
* ZSC Lions Frauen advanced to the final tournament.

## Final round

The final round was contested from 24 to 26 February 2012 and was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | HC Tornado | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | HPK Hämeenlinna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | ESC Planegg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |

## Statistics
### Best Players selected by the directorate

| Award | No. | Player | Team |
| Best Goalkeeper | 1 | Anna Vanhatalo (FIN) | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Best Defenseman | 90 | Inna Dyubanok (RUS) | Tornado Moscow Region |
| Best Forward | 11 | Melissa Jaques (CAN) | Tornado Moscow Region |