IIHF European Cup 1996

The 1995-1996 European Cup was the 31st edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September, 1995, and finished on December 30, 1995.

The tournament was won by Jokerit, who beat Kölner Haie in the final.

Preliminary round

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Tornado Luxembourg	4:5, 2:2	CHH Txuri Urdin
Ankara Büyükşehir	2:15, 6:9	HC Bat Yam

First group round

Group A

(Sofia, Bulgaria)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
HC Steaua Bucureşti	17:0	HK Partizan
Levski Sofia	0:21	Sokil Kyiv
Sokil Kyiv	34:0	HK Partizan
Levski Sofia	0:8	HC Steaua Bucureşti
Levski Sofia	15:2	HK Partizan
Sokil Kyiv	8:2	HC Steaua Bucureşti

Group A standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Sokil Kyiv	6
2	HC Steaua Bucureşti	4
3	Levski Sofia	2
4	HK Partizan	0

Group B

(Budapest, Hungary)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Tivali Minsk	17:0	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Ferencvárosi TC	1:7	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	15:1	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Ferencvárosi TC	4:7	Tivali Minsk
Ferencvárosi TC	9:1	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	6:6	Tivali Minsk

Group B standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Tivali Minsk	5
2	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	5
3	Ferencvárosi TC	2
4	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	0

Group C

(Herning, Denmark)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Herning IK	10:2	HC Bat Yam
Narva Kreenholm	8:1	SC Energija
Narva Kreenholm	11:1	HC Bat Yam
Herning IK	10:2	SC Energija
SC Energija	8:6	HC Bat Yam
Herning IK	7:0	Narva Kreenholm

Group C standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Herning IK	6
2	Narva Kreenholm	4
3	SC Energija	2
4	HC Bat Yam	0

Group D

(Tilburg, Netherlands)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	17:2	CHH Txuri Urdin
Tilburg Trappers	1:4	Sheffield Steelers
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	5:3	Sheffield Steelers
Tilburg Trappers	14:1	CHH Txuri Urdin
Sheffield Steelers	9:2	CHH Txuri Urdin
Tilburg Trappers	2:8	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

Group D standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	6
2	Sheffield Steelers	4
3	Tilburg Trappers	2
4	CHH Txuri Urdin	0

Podhale Nowy Targ, VEU Feldkirch, Storhamar, HC Bolzano, Rouen HC, EHC Kloten, TPS, TJ VSŽ Košice, HC Petra Vsetín, Dynamo Moscow, HV71  : bye

Second group round

Group E

(Hamar, Norway)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
HV71	4:2	TJ VSŽ Košice
Storhamar	4:0	Sokil Kyiv
Storhamar	1:3	TJ VSŽ Košice
HV71	8:1	Sokil Kyiv
TJ VSŽ Košice	6:1	Sokil Kyiv
Storhamar	1:3	HV71

Group E standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	HV71	6
2	TJ VSŽ Košice	4
3	Storhamar	2
4	Sokil Kyiv	0

Group F

(Kloten, Switzerland)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
EHC Kloten	3:3	VEU Feldkirch
Tivali Minsk	4:4	TPS
VEU Feldkirch	8:2	Tivali Minsk
EHC Kloten	3:2	TPS
VEU Feldkirch	5:3	TPS
EHC Kloten	2:5	Tivali Minsk

Group F standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	VEU Feldkirch	5
2	Tivali Minsk	3
3	EHC Kloten	3
4	TPS	1

Group G

(Bolzano, Italy)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Dynamo Moscow	3:0	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
HC Bolzano	10:3	Herning IK
Dynamo Moscow	10:1	Herning IK
HC Bolzano	4:7	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
HC Bolzano	4:5	Dynamo Moscow
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	3:2	Herning IK

Group G standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Dynamo Moscow	6
2	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	4
3	HC Bolzano	2
4	Herning IK	0

Group H

(Vsetín, Czech Republic)

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Rouen HC	5:2	Podhale Nowy Targ
HC Petra Vsetín	7:1	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
HC Petra Vsetín	4:2	Rouen HC
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	11:4	Podhale Nowy Targ
Rouen HC	3:2	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
HC Petra Vsetín	4:2	Podhale Nowy Targ

Group H standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	HC Petra Vsetín	6
2	Rouen HC	4
3	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	2
4	Podhale Nowy Targ	0

Kölner Haie, Jokerit  : bye

Final stage

(Köln, Germany)

Group J

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Jokerit	5:2	HC Petra Vsetín
HV71	5:3	HC Petra Vsetín
Jokerit	5:3	HV71

Group J standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Jokerit	4
2	HV71	2
3	HC Petra Vsetín	0

Group K

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Kölner Haie	4:1	Dynamo Moscow
VEU Feldkirch	3:3	Dynamo Moscow
Kölner Haie	4:2	VEU Feldkirch

Group K standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Kölner Haie	4
2	VEU Feldkirch	1
3	Dynamo Moscow	1

Third place match

Team #1	Score	Team #2
HV71	10:3	VEU Feldkirch

Final

Team #1	Score	Team #2
Kölner Haie	3:3 (2:3 PS)	Jokerit

References

• Season 1996