2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the eleventh competition held for the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. It was the last holding of the tournament before its scheduled stoppage in 2015. SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of Russia's Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time; the team had previously won the cup in 2009. The tournament was the setting for the first instance of the “four-man officiating system” - two referees and two linesmen - at an IIHF women’s hockey tournament. The first puck-drop with  four officials occurred in the Round 2 game between the Vienna Capitals and HC Poprad in Nizhny Novgorod with referees Kaisa Ketonen (FIN) and Marie Picavet (FRA), and linesmen Yekaterina Mikhalyova (KAZ) and Olga Steinberg (RUS). Round 1. The first round was played during 17–19 October 2014. The winners of each group and the three best runners up out of all of the groups moved on to the next round. Group A. Host City: Ankara, Turkey Standings Top Scorers Group A Best Players Selected by the Directorate Group B. Host City: Karviná, Czech Republic Standings Top Scorers Group B Best  Players Selected by the Directorate Group C. Host City: Liepāja, Latvia Standings Top Scorers Group D. Host City: Bolzano, Italy Standings Top Scorers Round 2. The second round was played during 5–7 December 2014. The winner of each group progressed to the finals. Group E. Host City: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Standings Top Scorers Group E Best Players Selected by the Directorate Group F. Host City: Lugano, Switzerland Standings Top Scorers Group G. Host City: Linköping, Sweden Standings Top Scorers Finals. The tournament Finals (Group H) were held during 20–22 February 2015. The round was hosted in Espoo, Finland and all  games were played at the Espoonlahti Ice Rink. References. Tournament statistics and data from: