2009 Greek Ice Hockey Championships, May 19 - June 6, 2009 - Nea Liosia Options

[Ziaka]

The schedule for the 2008 - 2009 Greek Ice Hockey Championships has been released by EOP (Elliniki Omospondia Pagodromion). The games will take place between May 19, 2009 - June 6, 2009 at the new ice rink in Nea Liosia.

Teams taking part:

Albatros Athens HC
Avantes Athens HC
Ermis HC
Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athens HC
Lefka Gerakia Madkows HC
PAOK Thessaloniki HC
Tarandos Moschato HC

Here is the schedule:

Preliminary Group Stage

19.05.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Albatros HC ------- 11:0
20.05.2009, 20:00: Madkows HC - Avantes HC --------- 5:9
21.05.2009, 20:00: Albatros HC - Madkows HC --------- 10:3
22.05.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Ermis HC ----------- 18:1
22.05.2009, 22:00: Madkows HC - Tarandos HC--------- 6:2
23.05.2009, 12:00: PAOK HC - Ermis HC----------------- 25:1
23.05.2009, 22:00: PAOK HC - Avantes HC-------------- 6:3
24.05.2009, 12:00: PAOK HC - Albatros HC-------------- 9:4
25.05.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Madkows HC-------- 18:0
25.05.2009, 22:00: Avantes HC - Ermis HC--------------- 13:0
26.05.2009, 20:00: Avantes HC - Tarandos HC ---------- 6:1
26.05.2009, 22:00: Albatros HC - Ermis HC -------------- 20:1
27.05.2009, 20:00: Madkows HC - Ermis HC ------------- 13:0
27.05.2009, 22:00: Albatros HC - Tarandos HC ---------- 6:1
28.05.2009, 20:00: Albatros HC - Avantes HC ----------- 3:4
28.05.2009, 22:00: Iptamenoi HC - Tarandos HC ------- 18:0
29.05.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Avantes HC --------- 18:0
29.05.2009, 22:00: Ermis HC - Tarandos HC ------------- 0:8
30.05.2009, 12:00: PAOK HC - Madkows HC ------------- 8:1
30.05.2009, 22:00: PAOK HC - Tarandos HC ------------- 14:3
31.05.2009, 16:00: PAOK HC - Iptamenoi HC ------------- 1:4

FINAL GROUP STAGE STANDINGS

1. Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athens HC ------- 80:4 ----- 18 pts
2. PAOK Thessaloniki HC -------------------- 63:15 ---- 15
3. Avantes Athens HC ----------------------- 35:35----- 12
4. Albatros Athens HC ----------------------- 33:26 ---- 9
5. Lefka Gerakia Madkows HC -------------- 33:54 ---- 6
6. Tarandos Moschato HC -------------------- 15:50 ---- 3
7. Ermis HC ------------------------------------ 3:96 ---- 0


PLAY-OFFS

5th-7th Place

01.06.2009, 22:00: Madkows HC - Tarandos HC --------- 6:2
02.06.2009, 22:00: Madkows HC - Ermis HC ------------- 11:1
03.06.2009, 20:00: Ermis HC - Tarandos HC ------------- 0:11

1st-4th Place

04.06.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Albatros HC --------- 9:0
04.06.2009, 22:00: PAOK HC - Avantes HC -------------- 13:4
05.06.2009, 20:00: Iptamenoi HC - Avantes HC --------- 5:0 (forfeit)
05.06.2009, 22:00: PAOK HC - Albatros HC -------------- 4:3
06.06.2009, 20:00: Avantes HC - Albatros HC ------------ 7:2
06.06.2009, 22:00: Iptamenoi HC - PAOK HC ------------ 4:1


FINAL STANDINGS

1. Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athens HC ------- 18:1 ----- 9 pts
2. PAOK Thessaloniki HC -------------------- 18:11 ---- 6
3. Avantes Athens HC ----------------------- 11:20 ---- 3
4. Albatros Athens HC ----------------------- 5:20 ---- 0
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5. Lefka Gerakia Madkows HC --------------- 17:3 ---- 6
6. Tarandos Moschato HC -------------------- 13:6 ---- 3
7. Ermis HC ------------------------------------ 1:22 ---- 0




Source: www.paokhc.gr, www.icehockey.gr

[Ziaka]

22.05.2009 20:00 IPTAMENI - ERMIS 18-1*

*After the first period, where the score was 10-0, the goalkeeper (Fiotakis) and 3 players (Mateevitsi V. Mattevitsi L. and Vlachos ) of Iptameni switched sides to make things a little more interesting. Final score 18-1.

Source: www.icehockey.gr

[Ziaka]

Following the latest games Iptamenoi, PAOK, Avantes and Albatros have secured spots in the play-offs. Madkows, Tarandos and Ermis will play for the 5-7 spots.

[Ziaka]

The two undefeated teams in the group stage Iptamenoi and PAOK square off tomoprrow to decide who will finish first in the standigs before going to the play-offs.

[Ziaka]

Playoffs are under way. The places for 5th-7th place have been decided. For places 1-4, Iptamenoi and PAOK were winners in the first round of the playoffs. See first thread for latest results.

[Ziaka]

Iptamenoi Pagodromi Athens regained the Greek title after defeating PAOK 4-1 in the deciding match of the playoffs. It's their 5th title.

Final standings:

1. Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athens HC
2. PAOK Thessaloniki HC
3. Avantes Athens HC
4. Albatros Athens HC
5. Lefka Gerakia Madkows HC
6. Tarandos Moschato HC
7. Ermis HC

[biganj]

Pretty cool stuff, if they can wait 13 years, my kids can play!!!

[Ziaka]

Iptameni triumphs in Greece

Old champion defends title in new Athens ice arena

17-06-09

ATHENS ? After many years without an ice rink in Greece, a national championship was held for the second consecutive season. Only the champion remained the same: Iptameni Athens.

After finishing the World Championship program in 44th place, one position better than in the comeback season 2007-2008, the Greeks held their national ice hockey championship - again in the summer, when the thermometer indicated about 30°C.

The late season comes not without reason. The Greeks still don’t have a permanent ice arena for the whole year, but a solution was found in an Athens suburb, Ano Liosia, where an ice arena was made to work at least for a few weeks.

Many facilities of the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in the capital are abandoned and virtually not used. But one arena, originally used for wrestling, has now been converted into an ice arena and the modern facility will re-open next spring to stage the 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III Group A.

After Greece participated in four World Championship tournaments in the ‘90s ? all of them in South Africa ? and in Luxembourg and New Zealand in the last two years, it will be the first time an IIHF tournament will be held in Greece, in the former Summer Olympics venue.

The first national championship since 2000 was played last year under a tent on a temporary 40x20-metre ice rink and Iptameni Athens ending up as champion was no surprise. The team’s core included most of the players who participated in Greek national team training camps and tournaments in the Czech Republic during the iceless years. And these players consequently joined the same club for the 2008 championship.

All but three players in the current national team were from Iptameni and they were again the big favourite in this year’s three-week championship.

The difference between the seven teams was at times substantial and it became clear that Iptameni Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki would decide the title race between themselves.

In the all-deciding game of the final round, Iptameni met PAOK in a game for gold. Iptameni scored three unanswered goals in the opening stages and eventually won 4-1 to climb Greece’s hockey Olympus. Iptameni won all of its nine matches with a 98-4 goal record.

Iptameni captain George Kalyvas was named MVP, George Fiotakis won the best goalkeeper award and Dimitris Kalyvas took home the top scorer’s trophy. From PAOK, Nikos Papadopoulos was selected best defenceman and George Adamidis got the Fair-play award.

While there were some women mixed into the teams last year, there were two full women’s teams this time around, Amazones and Pegasus, who played five games against each other.

?In my opinion, this was the best Greek championship in our hockey’s history,? said Dimitris Kalyvas, who was excited about playing in an Olympic facility compared to the tent rink last year.

Staging the World Championship tournament in the restructured arena could give Greek hockey a much needed boost.

However, the other side of the coin is that the ice rink in the Olympic venue will also be temporary for the next season and those who would like to start to play ice hockey inspired by the tournament, might get a disappointment. A permanent ice arena in Greece is still not imminent.

?Greek ice hockey has been promised a permanent rink so many times, and many promises have been broken,? Dimitris Kalyvas said. ?I hope the rink stays open in the future, so we can develop hockey the proper way. We've been struggling too long to lose the battle now. We have had to overcome many hurdles but I think in the end we will be successful.?

MARTIN MERK

SOURCE: http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/ne...Hash=c786adcdd0

[biancoverde]

we have a hockey league now? I wasnt aware we had even hockey rinks in Greece, or at least more than 1....


Cool. I think though, if this league can ever grow into being semi-respectbale in europe, Athens teams are going to need to align themsevles with clubs like PAO, AEK or OSFP. They'll definitley get more supporters!

And if they make the NHL rules, Greece could go crazy for the sport. Allowing fighting between PAO-OSFP, Aris-PAOK....get fans pretty quick

This post has been edited by drakos13: Jun 17 2009, 04:20 PM

[Ziaka]

Greece had a hockey league on and off since 1989.