HC Donbass is the Continental Cup 2013 winner

Donbass Donetsk took revenge for last year s loss and defeated the Rouen Dragons 71 to become the first Ukrainian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup. With the victory Donbass dethroned Rouen, which won the competition one year ago when the French defeated Donbass on home ice, 52. This time it was a different story and the Dragons found their tamer. Only few players on the Donbass Donetsk team returned from last year since the Ukrainian champion went one league higher in the Russian hockey