2013 European Trophy

The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth European Trophy, an annually held European ice hockey tournament. It was also the eighth tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 6 August 2013 with the South Division game between Piráti Chomutov–Sparta Praha, and ended on 8 September 2013. The playoffs were played between 19–22 December 2013 in Berlin. The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 15 April 2013.
JYP won the tournament, defeating Färjestad BK in the final 2–1. Like last year's tournament, the same 32 teams participated in the tournament, marking the first time since 2007 that the teams remained the same from last year. For the first time in tournament history, Eisbären Berlin hosted the playoffs, the Red Bulls Salute. It marked the first time that the playoffs were hosted in a single city, as well as the first time that the playoffs weren't hosted in Austria.
== Tournament format ==
The 32 teams in the tournament were, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the North Division, the South Division, and the East Division. Each division consisted of 8 teams who played a round-robin in their division, with an extra game against a local rival in their division, giving a total of 8 games per team. Each team was assigned four home games as well as four road games. The match-ups were nearly identical to last year, the only difference being that the home–away team assignings were switched for each game. Six teams qualified for the playoffs: Eisbären Berlin (as host), the winner of each division, and the best 2nd-placed team of all four divisions.
If at least two teams in the same division or at least two 2nd-placed teams ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used:
#Best goal difference
#Most goals scored in total (goals for)
#Results in games against the tied teams
#Drawing of lots
=== Playing format ===
If a game was tied after regulation time (60 minutes), a 5-minute overtime period was played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams has a penalized player). If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout was played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds were played until a winning team has been determined.
In the regulation round games, the teams get three points for a regulation-time victory, two points for an overtime/shootout win, one point for losing in overtime/shootout, and zero points for a regulation loss.
=== Prize money ===
After the regulation round, the four division winners receive €25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division receive €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team receives €50 000, while the team finishing second gets €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.
== Participating clubs ==
Division	Team 	City 	Home arena* 	Capacity	Joined NT/ET
North 	Oulun Kärpät 	Oulu 	Oulun Energia Areena 	6,614 	2006
North 	Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	O2 World 	14,200 	2010
North 	Red Bull Salzburg 	Salzburg 	Eisarena Salzburg 	3,600 	2010
North 	Luleå HF 	Luleå 	Coop Norrbotten Arena 	6,200 	2011
North 	Kometa Brno 	Brno 	Kajot Arena 	7,200 	2011
North 	Mountfield HK 	Hradec Králové	Zimní stadion 	7,700 	2013
North 	HC Škoda Plzeň 	Plzeň 	ČEZ Aréna 	8,420 	2011
North 	Hamburg Freezers 	Hamburg 	O2 World 	12,947 	2012
South 	Linköpings HC 	Linköping 	Cloetta Center 	8,500 	2006
South 	HV71 	Jönköping 	Kinnarps Arena 	7,038 	2008
South 	Sparta Praha 	Prague 	Tipsport Arena 	13,150 	2010
South 	Piráti Chomutov 	Chomutov 	Multifunkční aréna Chomutov	5,250 	2012
South 	KalPa 	Kuopio 	Kuopion Jäähalli 	5,225 	2011
South 	Slovan Bratislava 	Bratislava 	Slovnaft Arena 	10,055 	2011
South 	UPC Vienna Capitals 	Vienna 	Albert Schultz Eishalle 	7,000 	2011
South 	JYP 	Jyväskylä 	Synergia-areena 	4,628 	2012
East 	TPS 	Turku 	HK Arena 	11,820 	2006
East 	Tappara 	Tampere 	Hakametsä Areena 	7,800 	2006
East 	Djurgårdens IF 	Stockholm 	Hovet 	8,094 	2006
East 	SC Bern 	Bern 	PostFinance-Arena 	17,131 	2010**
East 	Bílí Tygři Liberec 	Liberec 	Tipsport Arena 	7,500 	2011
East 	ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	Pardubice 	ČEZ Aréna 	10,194 	2011
East 	Brynäs IF 	Gävle 	Läkerol Arena 	8,585 	2012
East 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	Fribourg 	BCF Arena 	6,900 	2012
West 	Färjestad BK 	Karlstad 	Löfbergs Lila Arena 	8,647 	2006
West 	Frölunda Indians 	Gothenburg 	Scandinavium 	12,044 	2006
West 	HIFK 	Helsinki 	Helsinki Ice Hall 	8,200 	2006
West 	Jokerit 	Helsinki 	Hartwall Areena 	13,349 	2008
West 	ZSC Lions 	Zurich 	Hallenstadion 	10,700 	2010**
West 	Adler Mannheim 	Mannheim 	SAP Arena 	10,600 	2010
West 	ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt 	Saturn Arena 	4,815 	2012
West 	EV Zug 	Zug 	Bossard Arena 	7,015 	2012
*Note (*): the stated home arenas don't have to be used in the European Trophy tournament.
*Note (**): SC Bern and ZSC Lions did not participate in 2011.
== Rivalries ==
*West Division
**HIFK vs. Jokerit
**Färjestad BK vs. Frölunda Indians
**ERC Ingolstadt vs. Adler Mannheim
**EV Zug vs. ZSC Lions
*North Division
**Oulun Kärpät vs. Luleå HF
**Eisbären Berlin vs. Hamburg Freezers
**Škoda Plzeň vs. Kometa Brno
**Red Bull Salzburg vs. Mountfield HK
*South Division
**JYP vs. KalPa
**HV71 vs. Linköpings HC
**Sparta Praha vs. Piráti Chomutov
**Slovan Bratislava vs. Vienna Capitals
*East Division
**TPS vs. Tappara
**Djurgårdens IF vs. Brynäs IF
**ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice vs. Bílí Tygři Liberec
**Fribourg-Gottéron vs. SC Bern
== Regulation round ==
    	Team is qualified for the playoffs
    	Team is eliminated from the tournament
=== North Division ===
Final standings. Eisbären Berlin qualified for the playoffs as the host team.
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Luleå HF 	8	6	0	1	1	22	14	+8	19
Red Bull Salzburg	8	4	1	0	3	26	23	+3	14
HC Škoda Plzeň 	8	3	1	2	2	17	17	0 	13
Kometa Brno 	8	2	3	0	3	20	19	+1	12
Oulun Kärpät 	8	4	0	0	4	19	21	–2	12
Hamburg Freezers 	8	3	0	1	4	28	27	+1	10
Eisbären Berlin 	8	3	0	1	4	21	25	–4	10
Mountfield HK 	8	2	0	0	6	20	27	–7	6
=== East Division ===
Final standings.
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Djurgårdens IF 	8	5	1	1	1	26	20	+6	18
TPS 	8	3	1	2	2	23	22	+1	13
Brynäs IF 	8	4	0	1	3	20	24	–4	13
Tappara 	8	3	1	1	3	24	22	+2	12
Pojišťovna Pardubice	8	3	1	1	3	22	20	+2	12
Fribourg-Gottéron 	8	2	2	1	2	23	24	–1	11
Bílí Tygři Liberec 	8	3	0	0	5	26	27	–1	9
SC Bern 	8	2	1	0	5	19	24	–5	8
=== South Division ===
Final standings.
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
JYP 	8	6	0	1	1	30	19	+11	19
Slovan Bratislava	8	5	0	1	2	31	25	+6 	16
Linköpings HC 	8	5	0	1	2	27	22	+5 	16
Sparta Praha 	8	3	2	1	2	28	21	+7 	14
HV71 	8	3	1	0	4	28	25	+3 	11
Vienna Capitals 	8	2	1	1	4	23	24	–1 	9
KalPa 	8	2	0	1	5	17	28	–11	7
Piráti Chomutov 	8	0	2	0	6	19	39	–20	4
=== West Division ===
Final standings.
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Färjestad BK 	8	7	0	0	1	23	11	+12	21
Frölunda Indians	8	5	0	1	2	32	17	+15	16
Jokerit 	8	4	1	0	3	17	12	+5 	14
Adler Mannheim 	8	4	2	1	1	21	21	0 	14
ZSC Lions 	8	4	0	0	4	21	19	+2 	12
ERC Ingolstadt 	8	3	0	1	4	22	25	–3 	10
EV Zug 	8	1	1	0	6	14	30	–16	5
HIFK 	8	1	0	1	6	16	31	–15	4
=== Ranking of runner-up teams ===
To determine the last playoff spot (along with playoff host Eisbären Berlin and the four group winners), a ranking between the group runners-up was made, and the best runner-up got a place in the playoffs.
Final standings of runners-up of divisions:
Team 	Division	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Frölunda Indians 	West 	8	5	0	1	2	32	17	+15	16
Slovan Bratislava	South 	8	5	0	1	2	31	25	+6 	16
Red Bull Salzburg	North 	8	4	1	0	3	26	23	+3 	14
TPS 	East 	8	3	1	2	2	23	22	+1 	13
== Playoffs ==
The playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, took place in the Wellblechpalast and the O2 World, Berlin between 19–22 December 2013. It was played with two groups of three teams each. The teams played a round-robin in their group, for a total of three games, and the best-seeded team from each group qualiied for the Final; all other teams were eliminated from the tournament. The groups were determined by a draw taking place in Berlin on 9 September 2013.Road to Berlin - the new finals format The first game in each group took place in the Wellblechpalast; all other games, including the Final, were played in the O2 World.http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bulls-Salute---Schedule/001243127792175
The teams in the playoffs were:
* Eisbären Berlin (Host)
* Luleå HF (Winner of North Division)
* Djurgårdens IF (Winner of East Division)
* JYP (Winner of South Division)
* Färjestad BK (Winner of West Division)
* Frölunda Indians (Best runner-up)
=== Groups ===
    	Team is qualified for the Final
    	Team is eliminated from the tournament
==== Group A ====
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Färjestad BK 	2	2	0	0	0	9	2	+7	6
Eisbären Berlin 	2	1	0	0	1	4	7	–3	3
Frölunda Indians	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	–4	0
===== Games =====
==== Group B ====
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
JYP 	2	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	5
Luleå HF 	2	1	0	1	0	6	5	+1	4
Djurgårdens IF	2	0	0	0	2	3	7	–4	0
===== Games =====
=== Final ===
== Ranking and statistics ==
=== Final standings ===
The following is the final standings of the playoffs. Note that due to the playoff groups, the standings for the teams that failed to qualify for the Final were determined by their records in the playoff groups.
align=center	JYP
align=center	Färjestad BK
3 	Luleå HF
4 	Eisbären Berlin
5 	Frölunda Indians
6 	Djurgårdens IF
== References ==
== External links ==
*European Trophy's website
*European Trophy schedule
*Red Bulls Salute's website
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