2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup
Introduction The '''Continental Cup 2009–10''' was the 13th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 25, 2009, and finished on January 15, 2010.The tournament was won by Red Bull Salzburg, who led the final group.The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.
First Group Stage ===Group A===(Ankara, Turkey)Team #1ScoreTeam #2Polis Akademisi 3:7 HC Slavia SofiaFC Barcelona 14:1 Ice Time HerzliyaPolis Akademisi 8:3 Ice Time HerzliyaFC Barcelona 3:1 HC Slavia SofiaHC Slavia Sofia 11:2 Ice Time HerzliyaPolis Akademisi 1:13 FC Barcelona===Group A standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''FC Barcelona ''' 9 2  HC Slavia Sofia 6 3  Polis Akademisi 3 4  Ice Time Herzliya 0
Second Group Stage ===Group B===(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)Team #1ScoreTeam #2Újpesti TE 9:3 FC BarcelonaSC Miercurea Ciuc 3:4 HYS The HagueÚjpesti TE 2:6 HYS The HagueSC Miercurea Ciuc 11:2 FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona 1:9 HYS The HagueSC Miercurea Ciuc 5:0 Újpesti TE===Group B standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''HYS The Hague''' 9 2  SC Miercurea Ciuc 6 3  Újpesti TE 3 4  FC Barcelona 0===Group C===(Kraków, Poland)Team #1ScoreTeam #2SC Energija 2:3 (OT) Tartu Välk 494Cracovia 3:2 Saryarka KaragandaSaryarka Karaganda 4:1 SC EnergijaCracovia 9:3 Tartu Välk 494Saryarka Karaganda 8:0 Tartu Välk 494Cracovia 7:5 SC Energija===Group C standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''Cracovia''' 9 2  Saryarka Karaganda 6 3  Tartu Välk 494 2 4  SC Energija 1 Sheffield Steelers, HDK Maribor, HC Bolzano, Red Bull Salzburg, Sokil Kiev, Liepājas Metalurgs :  bye
Third Group Stage ===Group D===(Bolzano, Italy)Team #1ScoreTeam #2Sheffield Steelers  4:3 HYS The HagueHC Bolzano 6:2 HDK MariborHDK Maribor 4:5 Sheffield SteelersHC Bolzano 3:0 HYS The HagueHYS The Hague 4:1 HDK MariborHC Bolzano 3:4 (SO) Sheffield Steelers===Group D standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''Sheffield Steelers''' 8 2  HC Bolzano 7 3  HYS The Hague 3 4  HDK Maribor 0===Group E===(Liepāja, Latvia)Team #1ScoreTeam #2Red Bull Salzburg 6:5 Sokil KievLiepājas Metalurgs 6:5 CracoviaCracovia  2:1 (OT) Sokil KievLiepājas Metalurgs 3:4 Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg 5:2 CracoviaLiepājas Metalurgs 3:5 Sokil Kiev===Group E standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''Red Bull Salzburg'''9 2  Sokil Kiev4 3  Liepājas Metalurgs3 4  Cracovia2 Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups, Yunost Minsk     :  bye
Final stage ===Final Group===(Grenoble, France)Team #1ScoreTeam #2Red Bull Salzburg 5:3 Yunost MinskGrenoble Brûleurs de Loups 2:5 Sheffield SteelersRed Bull Salzburg 6:1 Sheffield SteelersGrenoble Brûleurs de Loups 3:2 (SO) Yunost MinskYunost Minsk 4:1 Sheffield SteelersGrenoble Brûleurs de Loups 4:9 Red Bull Salzburg===Final Group standings===RankTeamPoints 1  '''Red Bull Salzburg'''9 2  Yunost Minsk4 3  Sheffield Steelers3 4  Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups2
References *  Official IIHF tournament page