Men's Ice Hockey IIHF European Champions Hockey League 2022 - 2023

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Group Stage

 

Day 6, Part 2

Wednesday 12.10.2022 - Results

 

Group B

18:00  Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER) - TPS Turku (FIN)  5-4

19:45  EV Zug (SUI) - Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO)  5-2

Final Standing : 1.EV Zug 17(Q), 2.Wolfsburg 13 (Q), 3.TPS 6, 4.Olimpija 0

 

Group D

18:00  Fehèrvàr AV19 (HUN) - GKS Katowice (HUN)  1-0

Final Standing : 1.Rögle BK 17 (Q), 2.Zürich 11 (Q), 3.Fehèrvàr 6, 4.Katowice 2

 

Group E

18:30  Stavanger Oilers (NOR) - Ilves Tampere (FIN)  4-2

19:45  Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)  3-2 (PSO)

Final Standing : 1.Fribourg 14 (Q), 2.Red Bull Salzburg 8 (Q), 3.Stavanger 8, 4.Ilves 6

 

Group G

17:30  Mountfield HK (CZE) - Eisbären Berlin (GER)  8-2

Final Standing : 1.Mountfield 15 (Q), 2.Frölunda 15 (Q), 3.Eisbären 6, 4.Grenoble 0

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Teams Qualified to the Knockout Stage (Round of #16)

 

•  Luleå Hockey
•  Jukurit Mikkeli
•  EV Zug
•  Grizzlys Wolfsburg
•  Tappara Tampere
•  Red Bull Munich
• Rögle BK Ängelholm
•  ZSC Lions Zürich
•  Fribourg-Gotteròn
•  Red Bull Salzburg
•  Straubing Tigers
•  Färjestad BK Karlstad
•  Mountfield HK Hradec Kràlovè
•  Frölunda Indians Gothemburg
•  Skellefteå AIK
•  HC Davos

 

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Knockout Stage, Round of 16

 

1st Leg: Tuesday & Wednesday, November 15th & 16th

2nd Leg: Tuesday & Wednesday, November 22nd & 23rd

 

 Mountfield vs  Färjestad BK Karlstad

 EV Zug vs  Red Bull Munich

 Rögle BK Ängelholm vs  Red Bull Salzburg

 Tappara Tampere vs  HC Davos

 Fribourg-Gotteròn vs  Jukurit Mikkeli

 Luleå Hockey vs  Grizzlys Wolfsburg

 Skellefteå AIK vs  ZSC Lions Zürich

 Straubing Tigers vs  Frölunda Indians

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Road to the Final: Full Playoffs Bracket

 

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New CHL competition format for 2023/204 revealed

 

 

The 2023/24 edition of the Champions Hockey League will go ahead with a new format featuring 24 participating teams.

 

The adapted structure will allow the CHL to run a balanced, attractive and entertaining competition.

 

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What are the main benefits?

 

• More opportunities for fans to see Europe’s top teams playing each other earlier in the competition.
   
• Each and every game counts: teams will battle for every single point to help them rise the ranks of the overall standings right up to the very last Game Day – either to make it to the Playoffs or to get into a better position for the knock-out bracket.
   
• Clubs and players will get the opportunity to prove themselves against a wider range of top-level opponents.

 

At the extraordinary General Assembly held on Friday, 4 November in Zug, Switzerland, the shareholders of the Champions Hockey League voted in favour of introducing a new competition format starting with the upcoming 2023/24 season.

 

While it was already decided two years prior that the pan-European competition shall become more exclusive by reducing the number of participating teams to 24 (currently 32), the detailed configuration of the format was still subject to drafting.

 

With scientific help of experts in competition design, the CHL has now presented an adapted format that focuses on the competitive balance and maximises the attractiveness and entertainment of Europe’s elite club ice hockey competition.

 

What changes will the 2023/24 edition bring?

 

The basic structure of a Regular Season (formerly referred to as the Group Stage) followed by the Playoffs has proven its worth for the CHL and will remain.

 

However, the configuration of the Regular Season will undergo two fundamental changes:

 

• Teams play six different opponents in the Regular Season instead of only three (teams play each other just once).
• Teams are ranked in overall standings from 1 to 24 instead of groups.
   

Consequently, the 16 best-ranked teams will advance to the Playoffs.

 

The Playoff format remains unchanged.

 

How will the Regular Season fixtures be drawn?

 

To draw the fixtures for the Regular Season, teams will be allocated into four pots featuring six teams each – similar to the structure currently in place.

 

The seeding is dependent on the teams’ achievements in their national leagues and the respective league’s standing in the CHL League Ranking.

 

Each team is then drawn against six opponents by drawing two opponents from each of the other three pots.

 

Teams will play one team per pot at home and the other one away.

 

The result of each game will combine to make up the overall standings (1st to 24th).

 

The points format currently in place will remain unchanged, meaning three points are awarded for a win, should a game go to overtime or a shootout, teams share the points 2-1.

 

How will the Playoffs work?

 

Just like in the current format, the Playoffs start with the Round of 16 and all rounds will be played in a two-game, home-and-away, aggregate-scoring series except the Final.

 

However, the Playoff Draw is no longer required as teams will face each other based on the overall standings (1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th etc.). 

 

How are the places allocated?

 

The six Shareholder Leagues will take 18 places in the new format, equally split to three representatives each.

 

Teams will qualify in their domestic leagues on sporting merits according to the following criteria:

 

1. National Champions
2. Regular Season Winners
3. Regular Season Runners-Up
4. Regular Season Third-Placed

 

The reigning CHL Champions are automatically qualified for the next CHL season, which grants an extra qualification place to their league.

 

The minimum of participating countries is set at 11 and therefore five Wild Card teams from Challenger Leagues will be part of the CHL.

 

The allocation of Wild Cards is subject to Board approval for each season and will be decided at a later stage.

 

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CHL Playoff Hockey is here!

 

Seven games of the Round of #16 are on stage Tonight in an action-packed Tuesday

 

The Champions Hockey League is back with a bang as the first round of the 2022/23 Playoffs starts with not one, not two...but SEVEN games on a packed Tuesday opening night followed by a special clash to round out the First Games of the series.

 

Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Luleå Hockey will kick-start the eight-game first week of Playoff action with their highly anticipated game starting at 18:00 CET. 

 

Jukurit Mikkeli and Fribourg-Gottéron will lock horns in Finland for their First Game at 18:00 CET while four-time CHL Champions Frölunda Gothenburg will line-up against up-and-coming DEL side Straubing Tigers at 18:05 CET.

 

Färjestad Karlstad will face Group G winners Mountfield HK in Sweden in a game also scheduled for 18:05 CET before Bavarian giants Red Bull Munich clash with Swiss powerhouses EV Zug for one of the biggest games of the evening at 19:30 CET.

 

HC Davos will host Liiga side Tappara Tampere in Switzerland at 19:45 CET before Red Bull Salzburg's 20:20 CET clash with reigning CHL Champions Rögle Ängelholm brings an action-packed Tuesday night to a close.

 

The sole game scheduled for Wednesday will see Skellefteå AIK take on Swiss side ZSC Lions Zurich in the Skellefteå Kraft Arena at 19:05 CET - don't miss this one!

 

Don't forget that the first three Playoff rounds are played in a home-and-away, two-game aaggregate-scoring series, meaning that everything can change in next week's games so definitely tune in then!

 

Watch online!

Remember, all Champions Hockey League games are available to stream online for free - geo-restrictions do however apply if the game is on TV in your country.

 

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Knockout Stage

 

Round of #16, 1st Leg, Part 1

Tuesday 15.11.2022 - Schedule*

 

18:00  Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER) - Luleå Hockey (SWE)

18:00  Jukurit Mikkeli (FIN) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI)

18:05  Frölunda Indians (SWE) - Straubing Tigers (GER)

18:05  Färjestad Karlstad (SWE) - Mountfield HK (CZE)

19:30  Red Bull Munich (GER) - EV Zug (SUI)

19:45  HC Davos (SUI) - Tappara Tampere (FIN)

20:20  Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE)

 

*All times CET

 

 

Watch live

 

Check here for details of live TV broadcasts:

https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch
 

All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

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Knockout Stage

 

Round of #16, 1st Leg, Part 1

Tuesday 15.11.2022 - Results

 

18:00  Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER) - Luleå Hockey (SWE)  2-3 (1-2, 0-0, 1-1)

18:00  Jukurit Mikkeli (FIN) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI)  1-1 (1-0, 0-1, 0-0)

18:05  Frölunda Indians (SWE) - Straubing Tigers (GER)  4-0 (0-0, 3-0, 1-0)

18:05  Färjestad Karlstad (SWE) - Mountfield HK (CZE)  4-3 (1-1, 2-2, 1-0)

19:30  Red Bull Munich (GER) - EV Zug (SUI)  1-5 (0-3, 0-2, 1-0)

19:45  HC Davos (SUI) - Tappara Tampere (FIN)  0-1 (0-0, 0-1, 0-0)

20:20  Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE)  3-1 (0-0, 1-1, 2-0)

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Knockout Stage

 

Round of #16, 1st Leg, Part 1

Tuesday 15.11.2022 - Highlights

 

Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER) - Luleå Hockey (SWE)

 

Jukurit Mikkeli (FIN) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI)

 

Frölunda Indians (SWE) - Straubing Tigers (GER)

 

Färjestad Karlstad (SWE) - Mountfield HK (CZE)

 

Red Bull Munich (GER) - EV Zug (SUI)

 

HC Davos (SUI) - Tappara Tampere (FIN)

 

Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE)

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Knockout Stage

 

Round of #16, 1st Leg, Part 2

Wednesday 16.11.2022 - Schedule*

 

19:05  Skellefteå AIK (SWE) - ZSC Lions Zürich (SUI)

 

*All times CET

 

 

Watch live

 

Check here for details of live TV broadcasts:

https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch
 

All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.