Kazakhstan’s Torpedo claims silver in thrilling IIHF Continental Cup final
In the final of the IIHF Continental Cup, Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk of Kazakhstan faced the host team, the UK's Nottingham Panthers, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing
Sports.kz.
The championship match ended in a 4-2 victory for the Nottingham Panthers.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 18th minute with a goal from Matt Spencer, followed by Bryan Lemos in the 35th, and a successful penalty shot by Zech Cooper in the 36th. In a late surge, HC Torpedo managed to pull back two goals: Stanislav Borovikov scored in the 59th minute, and Mikhail Rakhmanov found the net in the 60th. However, the British side quickly scored to seal the victory.
In the third-place game, Herning Blue Fox of Denmark secured the bronze medal after a shoot-out victory against GKS Katowice of Poland 3-2 (0-1, 0-0, 2-1, 0-0, 1-0).
The best players of the tournament were recognized as follows:
- Best Goaltender: Vladislav Pestov (Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk)
- Best Defender: Emil Kristensen (Herning Blue Fox)
- Best Forward: Didrik Henbrant (Nottingham Panthers)
As Qazinform News Agency reported, during the group stage of the final round, the Kazakh club delivered a dominant 6-2 victory over Herning Blue Fox but suffered a narrow 2-3 overtime loss to France’s Ducs d'Angers.
