Spengler Cup

Anybody follows the game right now? Canada-Malkinless Metallurg 0:0 after the 1st period....

1:1

2:1 a shootout win for MMG

This one could be the right year for a Russian Team to win the Spengler Cup. Last one was CSKA in 1991 with coach Viktor Tichnov. I was really impressed by Travis Scott (39 saves) very good game last night.

What is this tourny. I have heard of it in the past but do not know a lot about it. What are the ages and team make up?

The Spengler Cup is a tournament that takes place in the last week of the year with the final likely played on Dec 31st.

The tournament has a long tradition (started in the 1920s or so) and takes place every year. AFAIK 5 teams are participating, among them is Team Canada which consists of players who play regularly in Switzerland or maybe Germany. Other teams this year are HC Davos (Swiss champion), Sparta Prag, Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Eisbären Berlin (German champion). I don't know exactly how the teams are picked, but the teams are among the best in Europe.

Canada won today and if they beat Berlin on Thursday, most likely play in the gold medal game on Saturday, probably against Russia.

I don't lke how MMG is playing - slow, sloppy, poor passing game, uncharacteristic of them. And this happens every time they go to Spengler Cup. There's a theory in Russia that they always disappear because they wane away in the high altitude conditions.... I don't know how correct this is.

Travis Scott (G) was awesome for HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk, heh, didn't know former Maple Leaf Anders Eriksson played for them.

Thanks for the info

How was Chistov?

HC Sparta Praha – HC Davos 3:5 (0:2,0:2,3:1)
0:1 (00:58) Landon Wilson (Marha,Guggisberg)
0:2 (16:23) Josef Marha (Wilson,Hauer)
0:3 (28:38) Josef Marha (Hauer,Guggisberg)
0:4 (36:43) Brett Hauer (Reto von Arx, Guggisberg)PP
1:4 (47:41) Josef Straka (Spanhel)
2:4 (52:03) Martin Chabada (Netik)
3:4 (55:03) Martin Chabada (Netik,Sivek)
3:5 (57:00) Josef Marha (Wilson,Hahl)PP
PIM:8x2 - 3x2 Att: 7.280 (sold out)

Team Canada - Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1:2so (0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:1)
1:0 (23:39) Domenico Pittis (Lynch,Skinner)
1:1 (29:31) Eduard Kudermetov(Pestunov,Gusmanov)
1:2 SO : Alexei Kaygorodov
PIM:9x2 - 10x2 Att:7.280 (sold out)

Metallurg Mg - Eisbären Berlin 4-3 SO (2-2, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0)
0-1 (9:55) Florian Busch (Mark Beaufait) PP1, 1-1 (15:08) Vitaly Atuyshov (Eduard Kudermetov, Alexander Savtschenkov), 2-1 (17:32) Ilya Vorobiev (Yevgeni Varlamov), 2-2 (18:31) Micky Du Pont (Kelly Fairchild, Steve Walker) PP1, 3-2 (30:41) Dmitri Pestunov (Ravil Gusmanov), 3-3 (47:32) Steve Walker (Mark Beaufait, Kelly Fairchild), 4-3 (65:00) Alexei Kaigorodov. SO: MG: Chistov (misses), Kaigorodov (1:0), Gladskikh (misses), Kudermetov (misses), Nurtdinov (misses). Berlin: Ustorf, Felski, Quint, Pederson and Walser all miss.
Met Mg 7x2 + 1x10, Berlin 4x2, Att: 6,971.

HC Davos - Team Canada 2-4 (0-0, 0-3, 2-1)
0-1 (22:08) Ryan Gardner (Stacy Roest), 0-2 (33:07) Jean-Guy Trudel (Jeff Toms, Hnat Dominichelli) PP1, 0-3 (34:21) Domenic Pittis (Stacy Roest, Jason York) PP1, 0-4 (48:57) Jean-Guy Trudel (Hnat Domenichelli, Jeff Toms), 1-4 (55:04) Tommi Miettinen (Fabian Sutter) PP1, 2-4 (57:56) Peter Guggisberg (Josef Marha).
Davos 7x2, Canada 6x2, Att: 7,280 (sold out)

why are all the teams in this tournament are club teams except for Canada

Travis Scott (G) was awesome for HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk, heh, didn't know former Maple Leaf Anders Eriksson played for them.

He actually played for the Springfield Falcons but was an enhancement player for Magnitogorsk (Every team on the Spengler Cup have some of these additional players, mostly players from the Swiss NLA)

But hockeydb says he's not longer on the Falcons roster, maybe he changed clubs now? :dunno:

Kaigorodov with 2 shootout winners. The Sens could use this guy.

He actually played for the Springfield Falcons but was an enhancement player for Magnitogorsk (Every team on the Spengler Cup have some of these additional players, mostly players from the Swiss NLA)

But hockeydb says he's not longer on the Falcons roster, maybe he changed clubs now? :dunno:

Eriksson was playing in Springfield on a PTO (try-out contract) and decided to play in Russia so he was released on 12/20.

Metallurg faces team Canada in the final game tommorrow. Should be a good game, I wonder if it will be shown anywhere on TV?

Sportsnet has the final on at 1:30MT (3:30 ET). I'd gather that it is being shown live since it is on at the same time in all regions.

Team Canada - Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1:2so (0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:1)
1:0 (23:39) Domenico Pittis (Lynch,Skinner)
1:1 (29:31) Eduard Kudermetov(Pestunov,Gusmanov)
1:2 SO : Alexei Kaygorodov
PIM:9x2 - 10x2 Att:7.280 (sold out)

Videohighlights from this game can be found here: http://russian-hockey.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16011#16011

Metallurg Mg - Eisbären Berlin 4-3 SO (2-2, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0)
0-1 (9:55) Florian Busch (Mark Beaufait) PP1, 1-1 (15:08) Vitaly Atuyshov (Eduard Kudermetov, Alexander Savtschenkov), 2-1 (17:32) Ilya Vorobiev (Yevgeni Varlamov), 2-2 (18:31) Micky Du Pont (Kelly Fairchild, Steve Walker) PP1, 3-2 (30:41) Dmitri Pestunov (Ravil Gusmanov), 3-3 (47:32) Steve Walker (Mark Beaufait, Kelly Fairchild), 4-3 (65:00) Alexei Kaigorodov. SO: MG: Chistov (misses), Kaigorodov (1:0), Gladskikh (misses), Kudermetov (misses), Nurtdinov (misses). Berlin: Ustorf, Felski, Quint, Pederson and Walser all miss.
Met Mg 7x2 + 1x10, Berlin 4x2, Att: 6,971.


Videos here: http://russian-hockey.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16128#16128

I don't know much about this tournament either. Compared to the juniors, are any of these players from team Canada in this tournament NHL bound?

I don't know much about this tournament either. Compared to the juniors, are any of these players from team Canada in this tournament NHL bound?
No. It's mainly for players who play in Europe, although several players are on loan from NHL teams, the biggest names probably being Andy Chiodo, Ian White, Doug Lynch, and Brett Skinner.

Metallurg just destroying team canada :eek: :clap:

Metallurg just destroying team canada :eek: :clap:

Well, destroying is a big overstatement...

however 5:2 after 2 p. without Malkin is not bad . :handclap:

POBEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!! 8:3 Metallurg hammers Canada ! :clap:

Yeah, that actually was "a destruction"

POBEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!! 8:3 Metallurg hammers Canada ! :clap:

My feeling tells me the year 2006 will be great for the russian hockey!
this is only the beginning! :eek:

My feeling tells me the year 2006 will be great for the russian hockey!
this is only the beginning! :eek:


Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep Sibir ! Happy new year !!!! Hey and dont drink to much ;)

Wow, Magnitka just beat the heck out of Canadians. Really they are the best team in Europe now. After they adapted to the altitude of Alps they became unstoppable. M. Habsheid shpould have kept quiet how Canada outperformed Metallurg in the first game after they lost on the penalty shots, things like that do not go unpunished.

Isn't the Russian team coached by a Canadian and have 10 Canadians on the team, including the starting netminder?

Isn't the Russian team coached by a Canadian and have 10 Canadians on the team, including the starting netminder?

I know their goalie is Canadian, but I'm not sure how many Canadians play on the team.

The team is coached by a Canadien, Dave King.

They SURELY dont have 10 Canadians as only 3 foreigners are allowed per team in the RSL.

The team is coached by a Canadien, Dave King.

They SURELY dont have 10 Canadians as only 3 foreigners are allowed per team in the RSL.

All right.. i thought i heard that watching the first game. I was kinda half asleep, so maybe I heard wrong. Thanks for clarifying.

All right.. i thought i heard that watching the first game. I was kinda half asleep, so maybe I heard wrong. Thanks for clarifying.

Right now there are three foreighners in Magnitka: Travis Scott, Andreas Eriksson and Konstantin Simchuk. Was it not for Scott they would not be playing in the final of course. They were grogy in the first two-three games... I am not sure if Dave King changed their style that much but he certainly tightened them up defensively...