Men's Ice Hockey IIHF European Champions Hockey League 2023 - 2024

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Men's Ice Hockey IIHF European Champions Hockey League 2023 - 2024

 

Continental Championship - 31 August 2023 - 20 February 2024

 

 

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Teams

 

 

•  Aalborg Pirates
•  Adler Mannheim
•  Belfast Giants
•  Dynamo Pardubice
•  EHC Biel-Bienne
•  ERC Ingolstadt
•  Färjestad Karlstad
•  Genève-Servette
• / HC Bolzano
•  HC Innsbruck
•  HC Košice
•  Ilves Tampere
•  Lahti Pelicans
•  Lukko Rauma
•  Oceláři Třinec
•  Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
•  Red Bull Munich
•  Red Bull Salzburg
•  Rouen Dragons
•  Skellefteå AIK
•  Stavanger Oilers
•  Tappara Tampere
•  Växjö Lakers
•  Vítkovice Ridera

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New CHL competition format for 2023/24

 

 

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.

 

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Regular Season

 

Day 1, Part 1

Thursday 31.08.2023 - Schedule*

 

17:30  Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) - Ilves Tampere (FIN)

17:30  Pelicans Lahti (FIN) - Växjö Lakers (SWE)

18:00  Stavanger Oilers (NOR) - Färjestad BK Karlstad (SWE)

19:00  Aalborg Pirates (DEN) - Tappara Tampere (FIN)

19:30  Adler Mannheim (GER) - HC Bolzano/Bozen (ITA/AUT)

19:45  EHC Biel-Bienne (SUI) - HC Košice (SVK)

20:00  Rouen Dragons (FRA) - ERC Ingolstadt (GER)

20:20  HC Innsbruck (AUT) - Genève-Servette HC (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.

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Regular Season

 

Day 1, Part 2

Friday 01.09.2023 - Schedule*

 

17:00  Ocelàři Třinec (CZE) - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (SUI)

17:30  Lukko Rauma (FIN) - Belfast Giants (GBR)

18:30  Vìtkovice Ridera Ostrava (CZE) - Red Bull Munich (GER)

19:00  Skellefteå AIK (SWE) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)

 

*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.

Edited August 11, 2023 by phelps

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It's finally time!

 

Dust off those jerseys, get your scarves, and put on your lucky sweater because hockey is back!

 

The Champions Hockey League returns for the 2023/24 season with eight games on opening day. 

 

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For those who like games and prediction contests, there's always the official CHL Predictor Game

 

Have fun!

 

https://chl-predictor.com/index.html

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Not so far from points

 

HC Biel-Bienne - HC Košice 3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)

 

Goals: 9. Haas (Reichle), 24. Derungs, 59. Sallinen - 12. Jääskeläinen (Chovan, Zech)

 

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Regular Season

 

Day 1, Part 1

Thursday 31.08.2023 - Results

 

17:30  Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) - Ilves Tampere (FIN) 1-3 (0-1, 0-1, 1-1)

17:30  Pelicans Lahti (FIN) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) 1-5 (0-1, 1-2, 0-2)

18:00  Stavanger Oilers (NOR) - Färjestad BK Karlstad (SWE) 2-4 (1-1, 0-1, 1-2)

19:00  Aalborg Pirates (DEN) - Tappara Tampere (FIN) 1-2 OT (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-1)

19:30  Adler Mannheim (GER) - HC Bolzano/Bozen (ITA/AUT) 4-2 (0-1, 2-1, 2-0)

19:45  EHC Biel-Bienne (SUI) - HC Košice (SVK) 3-1 (1-1, 1-0, 1-0)

20:00  Rouen Dragons (FRA) - ERC Ingolstadt (GER) 3-5 (1-2, 1-0, 1-3)

20:20  HC Innsbruck (AUT) - Genève-Servette HC (SUI) 5-2 (0-2, 3-0, 2-0)

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Regular Season

 

Day 1, Part 1

Thursday 31.08.2023 - Provisional Standings

 

1 Växjö Lakers 3 Pts (5-1, +4)
2 HC Innsbruck 3 Pts (5-2, +3)
3 ERC Ingolstadt 3 Pts (5-3, +2)
4 Färjestad Karlstad 3 Pts (4-2, +2
5 Adler Mannheim 3 Pts (4-2, +2)
6 Ilves Tampere 3 Pts (3-1, +2)
7 EHC Biel-Bienne 3 Pts (3-1, +2)
8 Tappara Tampere 2 Pts (2-1, +1)
9 Aalborg Pirates 1 Pt (1-2, -1)
10 Belfast Giants 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
11 Lukko Rauma 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
12 Oceláři Třinec 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
13 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
14 Red Bull Munich 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
15 Red Bull Salzburg 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
16 Skellefteå AIK 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
17 Vítkovice Ridera 0 Pts (0-0, 0)
18 Rouen Dragons 0 Pts (3-5, -2)
19 HC Bolzano 0 Pts (2-4, -2)
20 Stavanger Oilers 0 Pts (2-4, -2)
21 HC Košice 0 Pts (1-3, -2)
22 Dynamo Pardubice 0 Pts (1-3, -2)
23 Genève-Servette 0 Pts (2-5, -3)
24 Lahti Pelicans 0 Pts (1-5, -4)

Edited September 1, 2023 by phelps