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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 2012
| other_titles =
| image =
| size = 150px
| caption =
| dates = 31 July – 16 December 2012
| num_teams = [[#Participating clubs|32]]
| venues = 43
| cities = 40
| host_cities = no
| winners =
| count =
| second =
| third =
| fourth =
| games = 98
| goals = 577
| attendance = 269779
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Connolly
| points = 11
| mvp =
| prevseason = [[2011 European Trophy|2011]]
| nextseason = [[2013 European Trophy|2013]]
}}
The '''2012 European Trophy''' was the third [[European Trophy]], a European [[ice hockey]] tournament held annually. It is also the seventh tournament since its predecessor, the ''Nordic Trophy'', was launched in 2006. The regulation round started on 31 July 2012 with the South Division game between [[Piráti Chomutov]]–[[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]], and will end on 28 November 2012. The playoffs will be played between 13–16 December 2012 in [[Vienna]] and in [[Bratislava]].<ref name="format">[http://www.europeantrophy.com/format.php European Trophy - format]</ref> The preliminary schedule for the regulation round was released on 12 April 2012.<ref name="Schedule released">{{cite web |url=http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=161 |title=European Trophy 2012 starts August 17th |publisher=''Europeantrophy.com'' |date=2012-04-12 |accessdate=2012-04-13}}</ref>

In this year's tournament the number of participating teams was increased from 24 to 32. Also, as [[EC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] no longer hosted the playoffs for the first time in European Trophy history, they weren't guaranteed a playoff spot. Of the 128 regular round games, 20 were played mid-season (i.e. after teams had started their league seasons in their respective countries). Regarding the playoffs, there were Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game, meaning that the losing teams in each round were immediately eliminated from the tournament.

On 31 May 2012, [[HC Slavia Praha|Slavia Praha]] announced that they were pulling out of the tournament.<ref name="HC Slavia Praha pulled out">{{cite web |url=http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=165 |title=Slavia Prague pulls out of European Trophy |work=Europeantrophy.com |date=2012-05-31 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> On 18 June it was announced that [[Piráti Chomutov]] would take over Slavia Praha's spot in the South Division.<ref name="Pirati Chomutov taking over">{{cite web |url=http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=167 |title=Pirati Chomutov take part in European Trophy 2012 |publisher=''Europeantrophy.com'' |date=2012-06-18 |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref>

== Tournament format ==
The 32 teams in the tournament are, partly based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the [[#West Division|West Division]], the [[#North Division|North Division]], the [[#South Division|South Division]], and the [[#East Division|East Division]]. Each division consists of 8 teams who will play a round-robin in their division, with an extra game against a [[#Rivalries|local rival]] in their division, giving a total of 8 games per team. Each team is assigned four home games as well as four road games. The top two teams of each division qualify for the [[#Playoffs|playoffs]]; however, should [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] and/or [[Vienna Capitals]] qualify for the playoffs as hosts (if they fail to reach one of the top two spots of the South Division), they will replace the worst second ranked team(s) out of all four divisions.<ref name="format"/>

Should at least two teams in the same division (or second-ranked teams) end up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format will be used:
#Best goal difference
#Most goals scored in total (goals forward)
#Results in games against the tied teams
#Drawing of lots

This tie-breaker format will also apply when determining which second-ranked team(s) to be replaced if the host teams [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] and/or [[Vienna Capitals]] fail to reach the playoffs by finishing top two in the South Division.<ref name="format"/>

=== Playing format ===
If a game is tied after regulation time (60 minutes), an overtime lasting for 5 minutes is played. During overtime, both teams substitute only 4 players on the ice at once (except for 3 when either of the teams has a penalized player). If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout is played, starting with three penalty shots for both teams. If the shootout remains tied after the first three rounds, sudden death rounds are played until a winning team has been forced.

In the regulation round games, the teams get three points for a regulation-time victory, two points for an overtime/shootout win, one point for losing in overtime/shootout, and zero points for a regulation loss.

=== Prize money ===
After the regulation round, the four division winners received €25 000 each, the four second-placed teams €20 000, and the third, fourth and fifth team of each division received €15 000, €10 000, and €5 000, respectively. Additionally, in the final of the Red Bulls Salute, the winning team received €50 000, while the losing finalist got €10 000. In total, €360 000 was given out during the entire tournament.<ref name="Further 2012 European Trophy information">{{cite web |url=http://europeantrophy.com/news.php?news=217 |title=30 teams in action as this years trophy kick off |work=europeantrophy.com |last=Csongrádi |first=Per |date=2012-08-17 |accessdate=2012-08-17}}</ref>

== Participating clubs ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:80%; text-align:left"
! style="background:lightgrey;width:5%" | Division
! style="background:lightgrey;width:18%" | Team
! style="background:lightgrey;width:18%" | City
! style="background:lightgrey;width:18%" | Home arena*
! style="background:lightgrey;width:10%" | Capacity
! style="background:lightgrey;width:10%" | Joined NT/ET
|-
! style="background-color:#DDDDFF" rowspan=8 | North
| '''[[Oulun Kärpät]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulu]]
| [[Oulun Energia Areena]]
| align=center | 6,614
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[Eisbären Berlin]]'''
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]]
| [[O2 World (Berlin)|O2 World]]
| align=center | 14,200
| align=center | 2010
|-
| '''[[EC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]'''
| {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Salzburg]]
| [[Eisarena Salzburg]]
| align=center | 3,600
| align=center | 2010
|-
| '''[[Luleå HF]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Luleå]]
| [[Coop Norrbotten Arena]]
| align=center | 6,200
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[HC Kometa Brno|Kometa Brno]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Brno]]
| [[Kajot Arena]]
| align=center | 7,200
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[HC České Budějovice|Mountfield České Budějovice]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[České Budějovice]]
| [[Budvar Arena]]
| align=center | 6,421
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[HC Plzeň 1929|Plzeň 1929]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Plzeň]]
| [[ČEZ Aréna (Plzeň)|ČEZ Aréna]]
| align=center | 8,420
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[Hamburg Freezers]]'''
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburg]]
| [[O2 World (Hamburg)|O2 World]]
| align=center | 12,947
| align=center | 2012
|-
! style="background-color:#FFDDDD" rowspan=8 | South
| '''[[Linköpings HC]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Linköping]]
| [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]]
| align=center | 8,500
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[HV71]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Jönköping]]
| [[Kinnarps Arena]]
| align=center | 7,038
| align=center | 2008
|-
| '''[[HC Sparta Praha|Sparta Praha]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]]
| [[Tipsport Arena (built 1962)|Tipsport Arena]]
| align=center | 13,150
| align=center | 2010
|-
| '''[[Piráti Chomutov]]'''***
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Chomutov]]
| [[Multifunkční aréna Chomutov]]
| align=center | 5,250
| align=center | 2012
|-
| '''[[KalPa]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Kuopio]]
| [[Niiralan monttu|Kuopion Jäähalli]]
| align=center | 5,225
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]]
| [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]]
| align=center | 10,000
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[Vienna Capitals|UPC Vienna Capitals]]'''
| {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]]
| [[Albert Schultz Eishalle]]
| align=center | 7,000
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyväskylä]]
| [[Synergia-areena]]
| align=center | 4,628
| align=center | 2012
|-
! style="background-color:#FFFFDD" rowspan=8 | East
| '''[[HC TPS|TPS]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Turku]]
| [[HK Arena]]
| align=center | 11,820
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[Tappara]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Tampere]]
| [[Tampereen jäähalli|Hakametsä Areena]]
| align=center | 7,800
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]]
| [[Hovet]]
| align=center | 8,094
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[SC Bern]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Bern]]
| [[PostFinance-Arena]]
| align=center | 17,131
| align=center | 2010**
|-
| '''[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bílí Tygři Liberec]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Liberec]]
| [[Tipsport Arena (built 2005)|Tipsport Arena]]
| align=center | 7,500
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[HC Pardubice|ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice]]'''
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Pardubice]]
| [[ČEZ Aréna (Pardubice)|ČEZ Aréna]]
| align=center | 10,194
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Gävle]]
| [[Gavlerinken Arena|Läkerol Arena]]
| align=center | 8,585
| align=center | 2012
|-
| '''[[HC Fribourg-Gottéron]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Fribourg]]
| [[BCF Arena]]
| align=center | 6,900
| align=center | 2012
|-
! style="background-color:#DDFFDD" rowspan=8 | West
| '''[[Färjestad BK]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Karlstad]]
| [[Löfbergs Lila Arena]]
| align=center | 8,647
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[Frölunda HC|Frölunda Indians]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Gothenburg]]
| [[Scandinavium]]
| align=center | 12,044
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]]
| [[Helsinki Ice Hall]]
| align=center | 8,200
| align=center | 2006
|-
| '''[[Jokerit]]'''
| {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]]
| [[Hartwall Areena]]
| align=center | 13,349
| align=center | 2008
|-
| '''[[ZSC Lions]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Zurich]]
| [[Hallenstadion]]
| align=center | 10,700
| align=center | 2010**
|-
| '''[[Adler Mannheim]]'''
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mannheim]]
| [[SAP Arena]]
| align=center | 10,600
| align=center | 2010
|-
| '''[[ERC Ingolstadt]]'''
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Ingolstadt]]
| [[Saturn Arena]]
| align=center | 4,815
| align=center | 2012
|-
| '''[[EV Zug]]'''
| {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Zug]]
| [[Bossard Arena]]
| align=center | 7,015
| align=center | 2012
|}
*Note (*): the stated home arenas don't have to be used in the European Trophy tournament.
*Note (**): [[SC Bern]] and [[ZSC Lions]] did not participate in 2011.
*Note (***): [[HC Slavia Praha|Slavia Praha]] pulled out of the tournament just two months before the first games are to be played. [[Piráti Chomutov]] are replacing Slavia Praha.<ref name="HC Slavia Praha pulled out" /><ref name="Pirati Chomutov taking over" />

== Rivalries ==
*'''West Division'''
**Jokerit vs. HIFK
**Frölunda Indians vs. Färjestad BK
**Adler Mannheim vs. ERC Ingolstadt
**ZSC Lions vs. EV Zug
*'''North Division'''
**Luleå HF vs. Oulun Kärpät
**Hamburg Freezers vs. Eisbären Berlin
**Kometa Brno vs. Plzeň 1929
**České Budějovice vs. Red Bull Salzburg
*'''South Division'''
**KalPa vs. JYP
**Linköpings HC vs. HV71
**Piráti Chomutov vs. Sparta Praha
**Vienna Capitals vs. Slovan Bratislava
*'''East Division'''
**Tappara vs. TPS
**Brynäs IF vs. Djurgårdens IF
**Bílí Tygři Liberec vs. Pojišťovna Pardubice
**SC Bern vs. Fribourg-Gottéron

== Regulation round ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;"|     
|Team is qualified for the [[#Playoffs|playoffs]]
|-
| style="background:#fcc;"|     
|Team is eliminated from the tournament
|}

=== West Division ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals forward}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[EV Zug]]
| 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 30 || 21 || +9 || '''16'''
|- style="background: "
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jokerit]]
| 7 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 23 || 14 || +9 || '''15'''
|- style="background: "
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]]
| 7 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 16 || +9 || '''14'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[ERC Ingolstadt]]
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 34 || 30 || +4 || '''14'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Frölunda HC|Frölunda Indians]]
| 8 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 18 || 32 || –14 || '''11'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]
| 8 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 24 || 26 || –2 || '''8'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[ZSC Lions]]
| 8 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 17 || 24 || –7 || '''8'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adler Mannheim]]
| 8 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 18 || 26 || –8 || '''7'''
|}

=== North Division ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals forward}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Luleå HF]]
| 8 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 33 || 13 || +20 || '''21'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]]
| 8 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 27 || 15 || +12 || '''19'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburg Freezers]]
| 8 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 28 || 24 || +4 || '''13'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Kometa Brno|Kometa Brno]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 20 || 30 || –10 || '''10'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC České Budějovice|České Budějovice]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 17 || 20 || –3 || '''9'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[EC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 18 || 24 || –6 || '''9'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulun Kärpät]]
| 8 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 18 || 26 || –8 || '''7'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Plzeň 1929|Plzeň 1929]]
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 18 || 27 || –9 || '''2'''
|}

=== South Division ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals forward}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[HV71]]
| 8 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 29 || 12 || +17 || '''19'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna Capitals]]
| 7 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 23 || 20 || +3 || '''14'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Piráti Chomutov]]
| 7 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 28 || 21 || +7 || '''12'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Linköpings HC]]
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 23 || 29 || –6 || '''12'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Sparta Praha|Sparta Praha]]
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 29 || 34 || –5 || '''11'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SVK}} [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
| 8 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 22 || 21 || +1 || '''10'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]]
| 8 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 23 || 32 || –9 || '''8'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[KalPa]]
| 8 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 21 || 29 || –8 || '''7'''
|}

=== East Division ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals forward}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tappara]]
| 8 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 26 || 16 || +13 || '''17'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Brynäs IF]]
| 8 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 25 || 20 || +5 || '''17'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
| 7 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 23 || 22 || +1 || '''12'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[HC TPS|TPS]]
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 17 || +1 || '''12'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Pardubice|Pojišťovna Pardubice]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 20 || 18 || +2 || '''9'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[SC Bern]]
| 7 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 22 || –4 || '''9'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]]
| 8 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 18 || 27 || –9 || '''8'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron|Fribourg-Gottéron]]
| 7 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 15 || 21 || –6 || '''6'''
|}

=== Playoff team seeds ===

Playoff hosts [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] and [[Vienna Capitals]] qualify automatically. Four division-winners qualify. After this, best-scoring division-runners-up qualify to bring the number to exactly eight.

Winners of divisions:
* West: [[Färjestad BK]]
* North: [[Luleå HF]]
* South: [[HV71]]
* East: [[Tappara]]

Runners-up of divisions:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Division
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals forward}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]] || North
| 8 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 27 || 15 || +12 || '''19'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Brynäs IF]] || East
| 8 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 25 || 20 || +5 || '''17'''
|- style="background: #fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[EV Zug]] || West
| 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 30 || 21 || +9 || '''16'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna Capitals]] || South
| 8 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 24 || 26 || -2 || '''14'''
|}

== Playoffs ==
The playoffs, known as the ''Red Bulls Salute'', will take place in the [[Albert Schultz Eishalle]], [[Vienna]] and in the [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]], [[Bratislava]] between 13–16 December 2012, with the Final game taking place in Slovnaft Arena.<ref name="Playoff schedule">{{cite web |url=http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bulls-Salute---Schedule/001243127792175 |title=Red Bulls Salute schedule |publisher=Red Bull |work=redbull.com |accessdate=2012-07-27}}</ref> It will be played as a single-elimination tournament, meaning that the losing teams in each round are eliminated from the tournament. For the first time in Red Bulls Salute history, no classification/placement games will be played, so there will only be Quarterfinals, Semifinals as well as the Final game. The winner of the Red Bulls Salute will be awarded a total prize sum of €50 000, and the losing finalist receives €10 000.<ref name="Further 2012 European Trophy information" />

=== Bracket ===
=== Quarterfinals ===

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|team2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tappara]]
|score = 1:2
|periods = 1:0,0:1,0:1
|goals1 = Fasth
|goals2 = Erkinjutti Pallola
|official =
|official2 =
|linesman =
|linesman2 =
|reference =
|stadium = [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]], [[Bratislava]]
|attendance =
}}
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|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 13 December 2012
|time = 20:30
|team1 = [[Vienna Capitals]] {{flagicon|AUT}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]]
|score = 3:2 OT
|periods =
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|goals2 =
|official =
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|reference =
|stadium = [[Albert Schultz Eishalle]], [[Vienna]]
|attendance =
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 13 December 2012
|time = 20:30
|team1 = [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] {{flagicon|SVK}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]]
|score = 1:4
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|stadium = [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]], [[Bratislava]]
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}}
The quarterfinal matchups will be determined by the regulation-round record of the six playoff teams aside from the two automatically qualified hosts [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] and [[Vienna Capitals]]. The top-ranked team of these six teams will face the sixth-ranked team; the second-ranked team will face the fifth-ranked team; the third-ranked team will face Vienna Capitals; and the fourth-ranked team will face Slovan Bratislava.<ref name="Playoff schedule" />

=== Semifinals ===

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|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 15 December 2012
|time = 17:00
|team1 = [[Luleå HF]] {{flagicon|SWE}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna Capitals]]
|score = 2:0
|periods =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|official =
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|linesman =
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|reference =
|stadium = [[Albert Schultz Eishalle]], [[Vienna]]
|attendance =
}}
{{Hockeybox2
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 15 December 2012
|time = 20:30
|team1 = [[Tappara]] {{flagicon|FIN}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]]
|score = 1:3
|periods =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|official =
|official2 =
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|stadium = [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]], [[Bratislava]]
|attendance =
}}
=== Final ===

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|bg = #F7F6A8
|date = 16 December 2012
|time = 20:00
|team1 = [[Luleå HF]] {{flagicon|SWE}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]]
|score = 2:0
|periods = (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
|official2 =
|linesman =
|linesman2 =
|reference = http://www.europeantrophy.com/live247.html
|stadium = [[Ondrej Nepela Arena|Slovnaft Arena]], [[Bratislava]]
|attendance = 1,750
}}

== Ranking and statistics ==
=== Final standings ===
The following is the final standings of the playoffs. However, note that because there weren't any classification/placement games in this year's playoffs, the standings for the six teams that missed the Final game were ranked on the following criteria: A. whether the team made it to the Semifinal or not, and B. the team's regulation round record.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[File:gold medal icon.png]]||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Luleå HF]]
|- style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[File:silver medal icon.png]]||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]]
|-
|align=center|3||{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tappara]]
|-
|align=center|4||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna Capitals]]
|-
|align=center|5||{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|-
|align=center|6||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]]
|-
|align=center|7||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[HV71]]
|-
|align=center|8||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Brynäs IF]]
|}

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
*[http://europeantrophy.com/ European Trophy's website]
*[http://europeantrophy.com/schedule.php European Trophy schedule]
*[http://www.redbullssalute.com/ Red Bulls Salute's website]

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