The 2011 Spengler Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland from 26 to 3 December 2011. All matches were played at host HC Davos's home Vaillant Arena. The number of teams was expanded in 2010 from 5 to 6 in comparison to previous seasons, and split into two groups of three. The two groups, named Torriani and Cattini, were named after legendary Swiss hockey players Bibi Torriani and Hans Cattini. HC Davos won the event for a record 15th time.
Teams participating The list of teams that have been confirmed for the tournament are as listed:
HC Davos (host) Team Canada Dinamo Riga EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams HC Vítkovice Steel Kloten Flyers
The division of the teams into the two groups and the subsequent schedule were determined on 2 September 2011.
Match Officials Here is the list of match officials that have been confirmed for the tournament:
Referees Linesmen Danny Kurmann Roger Arm Jean Hébert Roman Kaderli Georg Jablukov Andreas Kohler Didier Massy Peter Küng Daniel Stricker Joris Müller
Group stage
Key W (regulation win) – 3 pts. OTW (overtime/shootout win) – 2 pts. OTL (overtime/shootout loss) – 1 pt. L (regulation loss) – 0 pts.
Group Torriani
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group Cattini
All times are local (UTC+1).
Knockout stage
Key: * – final in overtime. ** – final in shootout.
Quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC+1).
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC+1).
Final
All times are local (UTC+1).
Champions
All-Star Team Position Player Nationality Team Goaltender Roman Málek Czech HC Vítkovice Steel Right Defender Beat Forster Swiss HC Davos Left Defender Sandis Ozoliņš Latvian Dinamo Riga Right Wing Petr Sýkora Czech HC Davos Center Kai Hospelt German EHC Wolfsburg Left Wing Robbie Earl American HC Davos
Statistics
Scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts Roberts Bukarts Dinamo Riga3 2 4 6 Petr Sýkora HC Davos3 5 0 5 Petr Tatíček HC Davos3 3 2 5 Robbie Earl HC Davos3 1 4 5 Pavel Brendl HC Davos3 3 1 4 Mārtiņš Karsums Dinamo Riga3 3 1 4
Television Several television channels around the world will cover many or all matches of the Spengler Cup. As well as most Swiss channels, here is a listing of who else will cover the tournament:
Schweizer Fernsehen (Switzerland, host broadcaster) The Sports Network (Canada) LTV7 (Latvia) Eurosport 2, British Eurosport, Eurosport Asia and Pacific, and Eurosport HD Nova Sport (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
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