| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Russia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | January 13 - January 16 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Avangard Omsk (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 45 (6.43 per game) |
| Attendance | 28,100 (4,014 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Maxim Sushinsky (7 points) |
| MVP | Maxim Sushinsky |
The 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup was the first edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 13 to January 16. The champions of 2004 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Avangard Omsk (RUS), HV71 (SWE), HC Dukla Trenčín (SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Hame Zlín (CZE) and Frankfurt Lions (GER).
Group A
Results
All times local (CET/UTC +1)
| January 13, 2005 19:30 | HC Hame Zlín  | 4 – 3 ( 2 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) |  Frankfurt Lions | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,100 |
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| January 14, 2005 16:00 | Kärpät  | 4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 0 ) | HC Hame Zlín | Ice Palace Attendance: 1,800 |
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| January 15, 2005 19:30 | Kärpät | 6 – 3 ( 3 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 2 ) | Frankfurt Lions | Ice Palace Attendance: 2,200 |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Kärpät
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | HC Hame Zlín
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 3 | Frankfurt Lions
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
Results
All times local (CET/UTC +1)
| January 13, 2005 16:00 | Avangard Omsk | 6 – 1 ( 3 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) |  HC Dukla Trenčín | Ice Palace Attendance: 3,200 |
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| January 14, 2005 19:30 | HV71  | 4 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | HC Dukla Trenčín | Ice Palace Attendance: 1,300 |
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| January 15, 2005 16:00 | Avangard Omsk | 9 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) | HV71 | Ice Palace Attendance: 7,500 |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avangard Omsk
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 | HV71
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 3 | HC Dukla Trenčín
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Gold medal game
| January 16, 2005 16:00 | Avangard Omsk | 2 – 1 (OT) ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0, 1 - 0 (OT) ) | Kärpät | Ice Palace Attendance: 10,000 |
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| 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup Winners |
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 Avangard Omsk First title |
External links
| Top-level European ice hockey club tournaments | |
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| European Cup | |
| European Hockey League | |
| European Champions Cup | |
| Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | |
| European Trophy | |
| Champions Hockey League | |