2022–23 Champions Hockey League

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The 2022–23 Champions Hockey League was the eighth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament is competed by 32 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues will be represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" will be to be represented by one team each.

Finnish team Tappara won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Swedish team Luleå HF 3–2 in the final. This made Tappara the second Finnish side to win the title.[1] The title holders Rögle BK were defeated by Tappara in the quarterfinals with the total score 7–4.[2]

American right winger Ryan Lasch from Swedish team Frölunda HC became the top scorer for the fifth time, scoring 22 points.

Team allocation

A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues will participate in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions and wild card invitee Olimpija Ljubljana, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will participate. Belarusian teams were not invited to participate due to the political situation in Belarus while a Ukrainian team HC Donbass was forced to withdraw from the competition due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and was replaced with the Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana.[3][4]

The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[5]

  1. CHL champions
  2. National league champions (play-off winners)
  3. Regular season winners
  4. Regular season runners-up
  5. Regular season third-placed team
  6. Regular season fourth-placed team
  7. Regular season fifth-placed team

Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are determined following the regular season.[6]

Teams

On 12 January 2022 it was decided that the 2021–22 season would not be accounted for in the league ranking and the status at the end of the 2019–20 season was taken into consideration to allocate places for the season.[7]

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
Flag of Sweden Rögle BK Ängelholm Swedish Hockey League 2022 CHL winners 2nd Champion
Flag of Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 5th Round of 16
Flag of Sweden Luleå HF Luleå Swedish Hockey League Regular season runners-up 5th Champion
Flag of Sweden Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League Regular season third 7th Semi-finals
Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League Regular season fourth 8th Champion
Flag of Switzerland EV Zug Zug National League Play-off winners 8th Quarter-finals
Flag of Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg National League Regular season runners-up 5th Semi-finals
Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions Zürich National League Regular season third 7th Quarter-finals
Flag of Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil National League Regular season fourth 1st First appearance
Flag of Switzerland HC Davos Davos National League Regular season fifth 4th Semi-finals
Flag of Germany Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 6th Round of 16
Flag of Germany Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season runners-up 7th Final
Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third 3rd Round of 32
Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers Straubing Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season fourth 1st First appearance
Flag of Finland Tappara Tampere Liiga Play-off winners 8th Final
Flag of Finland Jukurit Mikkeli Liiga Regular season runners-up 1st First appearance
Flag of Finland Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season third 1st First appearance
Flag of Finland TPS Turku Liiga Regular season fourth 7th Quarter-finals
Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 7th Semi-finals
Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 4th Final
Flag of the Czech Republic Sparta Praha Prague Czech Extraliga Regular season third 5th Final
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 7th Semi-finals
Flag of Austria Villach SV Villach ICE Hockey League Regular season runners-up 2nd Group stage
Flag of Hungary Fehérvár AV19 Székesfehérvár ICE Hockey League Regular season third 1st First appearance
Flag of the United Kingdom Belfast Giants Belfast Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season champions 2nd Group stage
Flag of France Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 3rd Group stage
Flag of Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Tipos Extraliga Play-off winners 2nd Group stage
Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Fjordkraftligaen Play-off winners 5th Round of 32
Flag of Poland GKS Katowice Katowice Polska Hokej Liga Play-off winners 1st First appearance
Flag of Denmark Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 2nd Group stage
Flag of Poland MKS Cracovia Kraków Polska Hokej Liga Continental Cup winner 3rd Group stage
Flag of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenian Ice Hockey League Wild card[4][8] 1st First appearance

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 25 May 2022[9] 1–2 September 2022
Matchday 2 3–4 September 2022
Matchday 3 8–9 September 2022
Matchday 4 10–11 September 2022
Matchday 5 4–5 October 2022
Matchday 6 11–12 October 2022
Playoff Round of 16 13 October 2022[10] 15–16 November 2022 22–23 November 2022
Quarter-finals 6–7 December 2022 13 December 2022
Semi-finals 10–11 January 2023 17–18 January 2023
Final 18 February 2023

Group stage

For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team will play home and away against every other team for a total of six games. The best two teams will qualify to the round of 16.

The draw of the group stage took place on 25 May 2022 in Tampere, Finland.[9][11]

Pots

The participating teams were seeded into Pots 1 to 4 according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking.[12] The reigning CHL champions Rögle BK were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot 1. In the top pot there were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL. The 16 remaining teams from the founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included the playoff champions from the seven challenge leagues and MKS Cracovia, winners of 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Flag of Sweden Rögle BK
Flag of Sweden Färjestad BK
Flag of Switzerland EV Zug
Flag of Germany Eisbären Berlin
Flag of Finland Tappara
Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Flag of Sweden Luleå HF

Flag of Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Flag of Germany Red Bull München
Flag of Finland Jukurit
Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK
Flag of Austria Villach SV
Flag of Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions
Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg

Flag of Finland Ilves
Flag of the Czech Republic Sparta Praha
Flag of Hungary Fehérvár AV19
Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC
Flag of Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers
Flag of Finland TPS
Flag of Switzerland HC Davos

Flag of the United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Flag of France Brûleurs de Loups
Flag of Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers
Flag of Poland GKS Katowice
Flag of Denmark Aalborg Pirates
Flag of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Flag of Poland MKS Cracovia

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHF JUK AAL SPA
1 Flag of Sweden Luleå HF 6 5 1 0 0 22 11 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs 4–3 2–1 (OT) 5–2
2 Flag of Finland Jukurit 6 4 0 0 2 22 15 +7 12 2–5 5–3 3–0
3 Flag of Denmark Aalborg Pirates 6 1 0 1 4 10 21 −11 4 1–3 0–3 2–6
4 Flag of Czechoslovakia Sparta Praha 6 1 0 0 5 15 22 −7 3 2–3 3–6 2–3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ WOB TPS OLI
1 Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 6 5 1 0 0 27 9 +18 17 Advance to Playoffs 4–3 (OT) 6–1 5–2
2 Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg 6 4 0 1 1 25 16 +9 13 2–5 5–4 7–2
3 Flag of Finland TPS 6 2 0 0 4 13 23 −10 6 0–4 1–4 3–2
4 Flag of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 6 0 0 0 6 9 26 −17 0 1–3 0–4 2–4

Group C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP RBM RAP SLV
1 Flag of Finland Tappara 6 4 1 1 0 20 9 +11 15 Advance to Playoffs 4–0 2–3 (OT) 2–0
2 Flag of Germany Red Bull München 6 3 1 1 1 21 15 +6 12 3–4 (SO) 5–4 (OT) 5–1
3 Flag of Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 6 2 1 1 2 19 19 0 9 1–3 1–4 4–1
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 0 6 9 26 −17 0 2–5 1–4 4–6

Group D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBK ZSC FEH KAT
1 Flag of Sweden Rögle BK 6 5 1 0 0 26 12 +14 17 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 (OT) 7–1 5–1
2 Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions 6 3 0 2 1 23 12 +11 11 3–4 5–1 5–1
3 Flag of Hungary Fehérvár AV19 6 2 0 0 4 9 23 −14 6 1–2 1–7 1–0
4 Flag of Poland GKS Katowice 6 0 1 0 5 10 21 −11 2 4–5 2–1 (OT) 2–4

Group E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRI RBS OIL ILV
1 Flag of Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 6 4 1 0 1 12 5 +7 14 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 (SO) 0–1 3–2
2 Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 0 3 2 1 12 12 0 8 0–1 3–2 (OT) 2–3 (OT)
3 Flag of Norway Stavanger Oilers 6 2 0 2 2 10 15 −5 8 0–3 2–3 (SO) 4–2
4 Flag of Finland Ilves 6 1 1 1 3 12 14 −2 6 0–2 1–2 (OT) 4–1

Notes: Head-to-head points: Red Bull Salzburg 4, Stavanger Oilers 2

Group F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STR FBK CRA VSV
1 Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers 6 5 0 0 1 24 11 +13 15 Advance to Playoffs 5–2 3–2 8–0
2 Flag of Sweden Färjestad BK 6 4 0 0 2 25 12 +13 12 6–1 5–1 7–0
3 Flag of Poland MKS Cracovia 6 2 0 0 4 13 23 −10 6 0–4 4–3 4–2
4 Flag of Austria Villach SV 6 1 0 0 5 10 26 −16 3 1–3 1–2 6–2

Group G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MHK FHC BER GRE
1 Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK 6 5 0 0 1 29 17 +12 15 Advance to Playoffs 5–3 8–2 3–2
2 Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC 6 5 0 0 1 34 16 +18 15 4–2 7–1 7–4
3 Flag of Germany Eisbären Berlin 6 2 0 0 4 21 29 −8 6 3–7 2–3 5–2
4 Flag of France Brûleurs de Loups 6 0 0 0 6 15 37 −22 0 3–4 2–10 2–8

Notes: The higher number of goals in one of the head-to-head matches: Mountfield HK 5, Frölunda HC 4

Group H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE HCD TRI BEL
1 Flag of Sweden Skellefteå AIK 6 4 1 0 1 23 14 +9 14 Advance to Playoffs 2–3 3–2 (OT) 4–1
2 Flag of Switzerland HC Davos 6 4 0 0 2 23 15 +8 12 2–5 4–0 5–1
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 2 0 2 2 16 18 −2 8 4–5 4–3 4–0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Belfast Giants 6 0 1 0 5 10 25 −15 2 2–4 3–6 3–2 (OT)

Group stage tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 poins for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[13][14]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. The higher number of goals in one of the matches among the tied teams;
  5. The most goals in the two game winning shot series;
  6. If more than two teams are tied, head-to-head criteria 1, 2 and 3 are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  7. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying head-to-head criteria 1, 2 and 3, a subset of teams are still tied, goal difference and goals scored then the results between each of the three teams and the closest best-ranked team outside the subset was applied; best-ranked team outside the sub-group was applied;
  8. The higher position in the 2021–22 Champions Hockey League club ranking;
  9. Goal difference in all group matches;
  10. Goals scored in all group matches;
  11. Regulation time wins in all group matches;
  12. Overtime wins in all group matches;
  13. Overtime losses in all group matches.

Playoffs

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves the 16 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)
Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A Flag of Sweden Luleå HF Flag of Finland Jukurit
B Flag of Switzerland EV Zug Flag of Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg
C Flag of Finland Tappara Flag of Germany Red Bull München
D Flag of Sweden Rögle BK Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions
E Flag of Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg
F Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers Flag of Sweden Färjestad BK
G Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC
H Flag of Sweden Skellefteå AIK Flag of Switzerland HC Davos

Format

In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. As a rule, the first leg is hosted by the team who has the inferior record in the tournament with the second leg being played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final will be played on the home ice of the team who has the better record in the tournament.

Round of 16

The draw for the entire playoff was held on 13 October 2022 in Zürich.[10][15] The first legs were played on 15 and 16 November with return legs played on 22 and 23 November 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Färjestad BK Flag of Sweden 6–7 (OT) Flag of the Czech Republic Mountfield HK 4–3 2–4
Red Bull München Flag of Germany 2–10 Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 1–5 1–5
Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria 4–6 Flag of Sweden Rögle BK 3–1 1–5
HC Davos Flag of Switzerland 2–3 Flag of Finland Tappara 0–1 2–2
Jukurit Flag of Finland 3–2 (OT) Flag of Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1–1 2–1
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Flag of Germany 3–5 Flag of Sweden Luleå HF 2–3 1–2
Skellefteå AIK Flag of Sweden 9–5 Flag of Switzerland ZSC Lions 5–4 4–1
Frölunda HC Flag of Sweden 7–2 Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers 4–0 3–2

Note: Order of legs for Skelleftra-ZSC reversed after original draw.

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on 6 and 7 December with return legs played on 13 December 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mountfield HK Flag of the Czech Republic 3–4 (OT) Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 2–2 1–2
Rögle BK Flag of Sweden 4–7 Flag of Finland Tappara 3–2 1–5
Luleå HF Flag of Sweden 8–2 Flag of Finland Jukurit 5–1 3–1
Skellefteå AIK Flag of Sweden 3–4 (SO) Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC 1–0 2–4

Semi-finals

First legs were played on 10 January with return legs played on 17 January 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tappara Flag of Finland 5–2 Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 2–0 3–2
Frölunda HC Flag of Sweden 5–6 (SO) Flag of Sweden Luleå HF 2–2 3–4

Final

18 February 2023
16:20 (UTC+1)
Luleå HF Flag of Sweden 2–3
(0–2, 0–0, 2–1)
Flag of Finland Tappara Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå[16]
Attendance: 6,150

References

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  2. "Big home-ice win for Tappara secures them place in Semi-Finals". championshockeyleague.com. 13 December 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/recaps/2022-23/Big-home-ice-win-for-Tappara-secures-them-place-in-Semi-Finals. 
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  8. "100th team to feature in the CHL!". 2 May 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/100th-team-qualified-for-the-chl. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "CHL group stage draw on 25 May, season starts 1 September". championshockeyleague.com. 6 April 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/chl-group-stage-draw-on-25-may-season-starts-1-september. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "2022/23 playoff draw date set: 13 October, 16:00 CEST!". championshockeyleague.com. 3 October 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/2022-23-playoff-draw-date-set-13-october-16-00-cest. 
  11. "Groups for 2022/23 are drawn!". championshockeyleague.com. 25 May 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/groups-for-2022-23-are-drawn. 
  12. "Seeding for 2022/23 Group Stage Draw!". championshockeyleague.com. 17 May 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/seeding-for-2022-23-group-stage-draw. 
  13. "CHL Sport Regulations 2021–22". Champions Hockey League. 2021. https://res.cloudinary.com/chl-production/image/upload/v1628498653/chl-prod/assets/CHL_Sport_Regulations_2021-22.pdf. 
  14. "Tie-breaking rules for group stage games". Champions Hockey League. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/tie-breaking-rules-for-group-stage-games. 
  15. "Round of 16 matchups drawn and road to the final set!". 13 October 2022. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/round-of-16-matchups-drawn-and-road-to-the-final-set. 
  16. "CHL Final 2023 will take place in Luleå". 17 January 2023. https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/news/chl-final-2023-will-take-place-in-lulea. 


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