The 2011 European Trophy was the second European Trophy, a European ice hockey tournament held annually. It was also the sixth tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 11 August 2011 and ended on 6 September 2011. The playoffs, which took place in Austria, were played 16–18 December 2011 in the Eisarena Salzburg in Salzburg, and the Albert Schultz Eishalle in Vienna, at the same time as the 2011 Channel One Cup. The playoff hosts, Red Bull Salzburg, won the playoffs and captured their first championship title in the European Trophy tournament, having lost in the quarterfinals last year.

A significant difference in this year's tournament was that the number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 24. To compensate this, the teams were divided into four divisions this year, instead of just two in the previous year's tournament. Another difference was that the playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, were not played at the same time as the regulation round—the regulation round was played between August–September 2011, while the playoffs were played in December, three months later. Further, the junior edition was disbanded prior to this year's tournament.

Tournament format The 24 teams in the tournament were, 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 6 teams who played a round-robin in their division, and another three games against teams from the other three divisions (see the Division vs. Division games section), giving a total of 8 games per team. The top two teams of each division qualified for the playoffs, but as Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the playoffs as hosts (i.e. failed to reach one of the top two spots of the East Division), they replaced the worst second ranked team out of all four divisions, which was Eisbären Berlin.

Had at least two teams in the same division ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used: Best goal difference Most goals scored in total Results in games against the tied teams Drawing of lots

As Red Bull Salzburg, who were automatically qualified for the playoffs, failed to reach one of the top two spots of the East Division, the same tie-breaker format was used to determine which second ranked team they would replace, which was Eisbären Berlin.

Participating clubs

Division Team City Home arena Capacity Joined NT/ET North Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Hovet 8,094 2006 HIFK Helsinki Helsinki Ice Hall 8,200 2006 Jokerit Helsinki Hartwall Areena 13,349 2008 Sparta Praha Prague Tesla Arena 16,995 2010 Slavia Praha Prague O2 Arena 18,000 2011 Luleå HF Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena 6,200 2011 South Linköpings HC Linköping Cloetta Center 8,500 2006 HV71 Jönköping Kinnarps Arena 7,038 2008 Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena 10,600 2010 Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Tipsport Arena 7,500 2011 ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice Pardubice ČEZ Aréna 10,194 2011 Kometa Brno Brno Hala Rondo 7,200 2011 East Oulun Kärpät Oulu Oulun Energia Areena 6,614 2006 KalPa Kuopio Kuopion Jäähalli 5,225 2011 Mountfield České Budějovice České Budějovice Budvar Arena 6,421 2011 Plzeň 1929 Plzeň ČEZ Aréna 8,420 2011 Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Slovnaft Arena 10,000 2011 Vienna Capitals Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 4,500 2011 West Färjestad BK Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena 8,647 2006 Frölunda Indians Gothenburg Scandinavium 12,044 2006 TPS Turku HK Arena 11,820 2006 Tappara Tampere Hakametsä Areena 7,800 2006 Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World 14,200 2010 Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,200 2010

Regulation round     Team is qualified for the playoffs     Team is eliminated from the tournament

West Division

All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

North Division

All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

South Division

All times are local (UTC+2).

East Division

All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

Division vs. Division games

West Division vs. North Division All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

West Division vs. South Division Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

West Division vs. East Division Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

North Division vs. South Division All times are local (UTC+2).

North Division vs. East Division All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

South Division vs. East Division Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.

Playoffs The playoffs are played as the Red Bulls Salute and take place in Salzburg and Vienna between 16–18 December 2011. The teams that lose the quarterfinals play in the classification games. The classification games decide which teams play in the respective games for 7th place and 5th place.

Venues Salzburg Vienna Eisarena Salzburg Albert Schultz Eishalle Capacity: 3 200 Capacity: 7 000

Bracket

Quarterfinals All times are local (UTC+1).

Classification games All times are local (UTC+1).

Semifinals All times are local (UTC+1).

7th place game Time is local (UTC+1).

5th place game Time is local (UTC+1).

Bronze medal game Time is local (UTC+1).

Gold medal game Time is local (UTC+1).

Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

Final standings The final standings of the tournament: Red Bull Salzburg Jokerit Luleå HF4 Linköpings HC5 Pojišťovna Pardubice6 Plzeň 19297 Frölunda HC8 České Budějovice

Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. Player Team GP G A Pts PIM POS Ilari Filppula Jokerit 11 3 13 16 2 F Ben Eaves Jokerit 11 7 6 13 2 F Ramzi Abid Red Bull Salzburg 11 2 11 13 45 F Mathis Olimb Frölunda Indians 10 3 9 12 8 F Danny Bois Red Bull Salzburg 11 5 6 11 37 F Benoît Gratton Vienna Capitals 8 2 9 11 50 F Martin Straka Plzeň 1929 10 0 11 11 0 F Tomáš Vlasák Plzeň 1929 10 8 2 10 2 F Magnus Kahnberg Frölunda Indians 8 4 6 10 4 F Fredrik Pettersson Frölunda Indians 8 4 6 10 8 FGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position positions: F = Forward; D = Defenceman Sources: Europeantrophy.com and Eurohockey.com Updated as of the end of the tournament.

Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. Player Team TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO Ville Hostikka Oulun Kärpät 255:00 140 8 1.88 94.29 0 Marek Schwarz TPS 243:17 99 6 1.48 93.94 1 Branislav Konrád Slovan Bratislava 474:09 300 19 2.40 93.67 1 Daniel Larsson HV71 213:33 110 7 1.97 93.64 1 Jakub Kovář České Budějovice 492:54 235 15 1.83 93.62 1TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Sources: Europeantrophy.com and Eurohockey.com Updated as of the end of the tournament.

European Star Award leaders The European Star Award is a three stars award given to the three best players in each game. The first star gets three points, the second gets two points, and the third gets one point. List shows the top ten players based on the number of European Star Award points. Player Team GP Pts POS Branislav Konrád Slovan Bratislava 8 11 G Ben Eaves Jokerit 11 11 F Adam Svoboda Plzeň 1929 9 10 G Jakub Kovář České Budějovice 10 10 G Ilari Filppula Jokerit 11 10 F Martin Růžička Pojišťovna Pardubice 6 8 G Josh Tordjman Red Bull Salzburg 7 8 G Benoît Gratton Vienna Capitals 8 8 F Mikael Granlund HIFK 8 7 F Jaroslav Hlinka Plzeň 1929 8 7 FGP = Games played; Pts = Points; POS = Position positions: G = Goaltender; F = Forward; D = Defenceman Source: Europeantrophy.com Updated as of the end of the tournament.

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References

External links 2011 European Trophy schedule Playoff schedule at Red Bulls Salute's website