2017 Spengler Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Venue(s) | Vaillant Arena |
| Dates | 26–31 December 2017 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Team Canada (15th title) |
Runner-up  | Team Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 69 (6.27 per game) |
| Website | Spengler Cup |
The 2017 Spengler Cup was a men's ice hockey competition being held in Davos, Switzerland from December 26 to December 31, 2017. All matches were being played at HC Davos's home known as Vaillant Arena.
Six competing teams were split into two groups of three (in the round-robin series). The two groups, named Torriani and Cattini, are named after legendary Swiss hockey players Richard 'Bibi' Torriani and the Cattini brothers, Hans and Ferdinand.
Teams participating[edit]
The list of teams that are participating in the tournament are as listed.[1][2]
Match officials[edit]
The officials who are named to the tournament are as listed.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
| Stefan Eichmann |
Cedric Borga
|
 Mark Lemelin |
Nicolas Fluri
|
 Anssi Salonen |
Roman Kaderli
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| Daniel Stricker |
Bryce Kovacs
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| Tobias Wehrli |
David Obwegeser
|
Group stage[edit]
Key[edit]
- W (regulation win) – 3 pts.
- OTW (overtime/shootout win) – 2 pts.
- OTL (overtime/shootout loss) – 1 pt.
- L (regulation loss) – 0 pts.
Group Torriani[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Switzerland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Clinched group |
 Dinamo Riga
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | Quarterfinal berth |
| HPK
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 26 December 2017 15:10 | Team Switzerland | 6–1 (3–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Dinamo Riga | Vaillant Arena |
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| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Jānis Kalniņš | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 December 2017 15:10 | HPK | 3–4 OT (1–1, 0–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Dinamo Riga | Vaillant Arena |
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| 28 December 2017 15:10 | Team Switzerland | 4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0) | HPK | Vaillant Arena |
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Group Cattini[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Clinched group |
| HC Davos
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Quarterfinal berth |
 Mountfield HK
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 26 December 2017 20:15 | Mountfield HK | 3–5 (1–2, 1–1, 1–2) | Team Canada | Vaillant Arena |
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| 27 December 2017 20:15 | HC Davos | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Mountfield HK | Vaillant Arena |
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| 28 December 2017 20:15 | Team Canada | 4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0) | HC Davos | Vaillant Arena |
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Knockout stage[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Team Canada
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Dinamo Riga
| 1 | QF1 | Mountfield HK
| 2 | |||||||||
| B3 | Mountfield HK
| 4 | SF1 | Team Canada
| 3 | |||||||||
| SF2 | Team Switzerland
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Team Switzerland
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | HC Davos
| 4 | QF2 | HC Davos
| 3 | |||||||||
| A3 | HPK
| 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 29 December 2017 15:10 | Dinamo Riga | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Mountfield HK | Vaillant Arena |
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| 29 December 2017 20:15 | HC Davos | 4–2 (1–2, 2–0, 1–0) | HPK | Vaillant Arena |
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Semifinals[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 30 December 2017 15:10 | Team Canada | 5–2 (2–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Mountfield HK | Vaillant Arena |
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| 30 December 2017 20:15 | Team Switzerland | 8–3 (2–2, 2–1, 4–0) | HC Davos | Vaillant Arena |
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Final[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 31 December 2017 12:10 | Team Canada | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Team Switzerland | Vaillant Arena |
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Champions[edit]
| 2017 Spengler Cup Winners |
|---|
 Team Canada 15th title |
All-Star Team[edit]
| Position | Player | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Kevin Poulin | Canadian
|
Team Canada
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| Right Defender | Magnus Nygren |  Swedish
|
HC Davos
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| Left Defender | Eric Blum | Swiss
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Team Switzerland
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| Right Wing | Tomi Sallinen | Finnish
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HC Davos
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| Center | Andrew Ebbett | Canadian
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Team Canada
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| Left Wing | Jaroslav Bednář | Czech
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Mountfield HK
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Source: [4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Participating teams 2016 are known". SpenglerCup.ch. Davos, Switzerland: HC Davos. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Tournament Schedule announced". SpenglerCup.ch. Davos, Switzerland: HC Davos. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Top-Referees am Spengler Cup 2017". SpenglerCup.ch (in German). Davos, Switzerland: HC Davos. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Spengler-Cup Allstar-Team bekannt" [Spengler Cup All-Star Team named] (in German). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.