2017–18 Champions Hockey League

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The 2017–18 Champions Hockey League was the fourth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was reduced to 32 teams, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues are represented by between three and five teams (based on a three-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" are represented by one team each. One place was reserved for the Continental Cup champion. Unlike in the three previous editions, founding teams did not automatically qualify.[1] The season concluded with the final on 6 February 2018 at Vida Arena where JYP beat Växjö Lakers 2–0, becoming the first non-Swedish team to win the title.

Team allocation

A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, the United Kingdom and Poland qualified.[2][3]

The qualification for these places was set out in the rules as follows:[4]

  1. National league champion (play-off winners)
  2. Regular season winners
  3. Regular season runner-up
  4. Losing play-off finalist
  5. Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  6. Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  7. Third placed team in regular season
  8. Fourth placed team in regular season
  9. Fifth placed team in regular season.

Teams

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League 2017 CHL winner 4th champion
Flag of Sweden HV71 Jönköping Swedish Hockey League play-off champion 4th round of 16
Flag of Sweden Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League regular season winner 4th semi-finals
Flag of Sweden Brynäs IF Gävle Swedish Hockey League play-off finalist 1st
Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks Malmö Swedish Hockey League play-off semi-finalist 1st
Flag of Finland Tappara Tampere Liiga play-off champion 4th round of 16
Flag of Finland TPS Turku Liiga regular season runner-up 4th quarter-finals
Flag of Finland KalPa Kuopio Liiga play-off finalist 4th round of 16
Flag of Finland JYP Jyväskylä Liiga play-off semi-finalist 4th round of 16
Flag of Finland HIFK Helsinki Liiga play-off semi-finalist 4th quarter-finals
Flag of Switzerland SC Bern Bern National League play-off champion 4th quarter-finals
Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions Zürich National League regular season runner-up 4th quarter-finals
Flag of Switzerland EV Zug Zug National League play-off finalist 4th round of 32
Flag of Switzerland HC Davos Davos National League play-off semi-finalist 3rd semi-finals
Flag of the Czech Republic Kometa Brno Brno Czech Extraliga play-off champion 1st
Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Czech Extraliga regular season winner 4th round of 16
Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga regular season runner-up 3rd round of 32
Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga play-off semi-finalist 1st
Flag of Germany Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off champion 3rd round of 32
Flag of Germany Adler Mannheim Mannheim Deutsche Eishockey Liga regular season runner-up 4th round of 32
Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off finalist 2nd round of 32
Flag of Austria Vienna Capitals Vienna Austrian Hockey League play-off champion 4th round of 16
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Austrian Hockey League regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
Flag of Austria EC KAC Klagenfurt Austrian Hockey League play-off finalist 2nd group stage
Flag of the United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Elite Ice Hockey League Continental Cup winner 2nd group stage
Flag of the United Kingdom Cardiff Devils Cardiff Elite Ice Hockey League regular season champion 1st
Flag of Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Tipsport Liga play-off champion 1st
Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers Stavanger GET-ligaen play-off champion 4th round of 32
Flag of Belarus Neman Grodno Grodno Belarusian Extraleague play-off champion 2nd group stage
Flag of Denmark Esbjerg Energy Esbjerg Metal Ligaen play-off champion 2nd group stage
Flag of France Rapaces de Gap Gap Ligue Magnus play-off champion 3rd group stage
Flag of Poland ComArch Cracovia Kraków Polska Hokej Liga play-off champion 2nd group stage

Group stage

For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays home and away against every other team for a total of 6 games. The best 2 teams qualify to the round of 16.[1]

As the reigning CHL champions, Frölunda HC was the top seeded team. In the top pot were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL, Växjö Lakers. The 16 remaining teams from founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included playoff champions of seven challenge leagues and Nottingham Panthers, the champion of 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.

Group stage tie-breaking criteria

If two teams are tied in points after the group stage is finished, the teams precedence is decided by head-to-head games. If teams are tied after that, then the team which was ranked higher prior to the tournament took precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria was applied:[5]

  1. more points in games against the other tied team
  2. better goal difference in games against the other tied team
  3. more goals scored against the other tied team
  4. more goals scored in a single game against the other tied team
    If the head-to-head games between teams ended as draws after regulation, this additional criterion was applied:
  5. overtime wins against the other tied team
    If the head-to-head games between teams ended with game winning shots, this additional criterion was applied:
  6. more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions
    If teams are still tied, the higher position in the 2016–17 CHL club ranking was decided about precedence.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC
Flag of Sweden HV71
Flag of Finland Tappara
Flag of Switzerland SC Bern
Flag of the Czech Republic Kometa Brno
Flag of Germany Red Bull München
Flag of Austria Vienna Capitals
Flag of Sweden Växjö Lakers

Flag of Finland TPS
Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions
Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
Flag of Germany Adler Mannheim
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Flag of Sweden Brynäs IF
Flag of Finland KalPa
Flag of Switzerland EV Zug

Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Flag of Austria EC KAC
Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks
Flag of Finland JYP
Flag of Switzerland HC Davos
Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK
Flag of Finland HIFK

Flag of Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers
Flag of Belarus Neman Grodno
Flag of Denmark Esbjerg Energy
Flag of the United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
Flag of France Rapaces de Gap
Flag of Poland ComArch Cracovia
Flag of the United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP RBS WOB BAB
1 Flag of Finland Tappara 6 5 0 0 1 26 11 +15 15 Advance to Playoffs 4–2 4–2 3–0
2 Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 0 0 3 20 22 −2 9 1–6 4–3 5–0
3 Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg 6 2 0 0 4 15 23 −8 6 1–7 4–5 4–3
4 Flag of Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica 6 2 0 0 4 13 18 −5 6 5–2 5–3 0–1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAL KOM KAL OIL
1 Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks 6 4 0 1 1 23 17 +6 13 Advance to Playoffs 3–0 6–2 2–1
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Kometa Brno 6 2 3 0 1 18 15 +3 12 5–4 (OT) 3–2 (OT) 4–3 (OT)
3 Flag of Finland KalPa 6 3 0 1 2 25 22 +3 10 6–4 2–4 7–1
4 Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers 6 0 0 1 5 13 25 −12 1 3–4 1–2 4–6

Group C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ JYP NEM VIC
1 Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 6 3 1 0 2 20 16 +4 11 Advance to Playoffs 6–3 3–2 (SO) 3–1
2 Flag of Finland JYP 6 3 1 0 2 16 15 +1 11 3–2 3–2 (SO) 4–1
3 Flag of Belarus Neman Grodno 6 1 1 3 1 18 18 0 8 2–3 3–0 5–4 (OT)
4 Flag of Austria Vienna Capitals 6 1 1 1 3 17 22 −5 6 5–3 1–3 5–4 (SO)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAN TRI HV71 ESB
1 Flag of Germany Adler Mannheim 6 5 0 0 1 26 12 +14 15 Advance to Playoffs 6–2 6–3 4–1
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 4 0 1 1 20 10 +10 13 3–0 3–0 9–1
3 Flag of Sweden HV71 6 2 1 0 3 16 16 0 8 1–4 2–1 (SO) 3–0
4 Flag of Denmark Esbjerg Energy 6 0 0 0 6 7 31 −24 0 2–6 1–2 2–7

Group E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLH LIB HCD CAR
1 Flag of Sweden Växjö Lakers 6 4 1 0 1 22 16 +6 14 Advance to Playoffs 6–3 5–3 3–2
2 Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 6 3 0 1 2 24 21 +3 10 3–4 (OT) 4–3 5–2
3 Flag of Switzerland HC Davos 6 2 0 1 3 22 19 +3 7 0–3 3–2 10–1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Cardiff Devils 6 1 1 0 4 17 29 −12 5 5–1 3–7 4–3 (OT)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOT SCB TPS MHK
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 6 3 1 0 2 18 17 +1 11 Advance to Playoffs 4–2 2–0 4–3 (OT)
2 Flag of Switzerland SC Bern 6 3 0 0 3 21 16 +5 9 5–2 4–0 5–2
3 Flag of Finland TPS 6 3 0 0 3 12 15 −3 9 5–2 3–1 3–1
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK 6 2 0 1 3 18 21 −3 7 2–4 5–4 5–1

Group G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBM BIF HIFK CRA
1 Flag of Germany Red Bull München 6 5 0 0 1 21 11 +10 15 Advance to Playoffs 2–3 4–1 6–2
2 Flag of Sweden Brynäs IF 6 4 1 0 1 25 12 +13 14 2–3 4–3 (SO) 8–0
3 Flag of Finland HIFK 6 2 0 1 3 20 20 0 7 2–4 2–5 6–3
4 Flag of Poland ComArch Cracovia 6 0 0 0 6 8 31 −23 0 1–2 2–3 0–6

Group H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC ZSC KAC GAP
1 Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC 6 5 1 0 0 21 10 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs 5–4 (OT) 2–1 5–1
2 Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions 6 3 0 2 1 24 10 +14 11 1–2 3–0 4–0
3 Flag of Austria EC KAC 6 2 1 0 3 15 15 0 8 2–4 2–1 (OT) 4–2
4 Flag of France Rapaces de Gap 6 0 0 0 6 8 33 −25 0 1–3 1–11 3–6

Playoffs

Qualified teams

Group Winners (seed) Runners-up
A Flag of Finland Tappara (2) Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg
B Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks (6) Flag of the Czech Republic Kometa Brno
C Flag of Switzerland EV Zug (7) Flag of Finland JYP
D Flag of Germany Adler Mannheim (3) Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
E Flag of Sweden Växjö Lakers (5) Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
F Flag of the United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers (8) Flag of Switzerland SC Bern
G Flag of Germany Red Bull München (4) Flag of Sweden Brynäs IF
H Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC (1) Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions

Format

In each round except the final, the teams played two games and the aggregate score was decided the team which advances. As a rule, the first leg was hosted by the team who had inferior record in the tournament so far and the second leg was played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime followed. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the game winning shot competition advances.[5]

The final was played on the home ice of team who had better record in the tournament on February 6, 2018.

Round of 16

The draw for the entire playoff was held on 13 October 2017 in Helsinki. The first legs were played on 31 October with return legs played the following week.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JYP Flag of Finland 5–4 Flag of Finland Tappara 3–1 2–3
Kometa Brno Flag of the Czech Republic 9–5 Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 4–3 5–2
Brynäs IF Flag of Sweden 5–3 Flag of Germany Adler Mannheim 3–2 2–1
Oceláři Třinec Flag of the Czech Republic 4–2 Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks 2–1 2–1
Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria 5–6 Flag of Sweden Växjö Lakers 2–1 3–5
SC Bern Flag of Switzerland 7–5 Flag of Germany Red Bull München 2–3 5–2
ZSC Lions Flag of Switzerland 6–1 Flag of the United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3–1 3–0
Bílí Tygři Liberec Flag of the Czech Republic 8–7 Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC 2–3 6–4 OT

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on 5 December, return legs were played on 12 December.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JYP Flag of Finland 8–6 Flag of the Czech Republic Kometa Brno 3–3 5–3
Brynäs IF Flag of Sweden 4–8 Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 1–3 3–5
Växjö Lakers Flag of Sweden 6–5 Flag of Switzerland SC Bern 2–4 3–2
ZSC Lions Flag of Switzerland 1–2 Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–0 0–2 SO

Semi-finals

First legs were played on 9 January, return legs were played on 16 January 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JYP Flag of Finland 7–6 Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4–2 3–4 SO
Växjö Lakers Flag of Sweden 7–2 Flag of the Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–1 6–1

Final

The final was played on 6 February 2018.

6 February 2018
18:45
Växjö Lakers Flag of Sweden 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Finland JYP Vida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 5,750


References

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