IIHF European Champions Cup

The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January.

[1] In the 2008–09 season, the ECC was replaced by the Champions Hockey League, which was the new official European club championship event.

The competition featured the reigning club champions from the top six European hockey nations according to the IIHF World Ranking; these teams were known as the Super Six.

The two groups were named after international hockey legends Alexander Ragulin and Ivan Hlinka.

The IIHF Super Cup was an ice hockey event played between the champions of the two main European club tournaments at the time; it began in 1997 and ended in 2000.