2024–25 Champions Hockey League
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 5 September 2024 – 18 February 2025[1] |
Teams | 24 |
The 2024–25 Champions Hockey League will be the 10th season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament will be competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues will be represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" will be represented by one team each.
Team allocation
[edit]A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues are scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Genève-Servette HC, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom.[2][3]
The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[4]
- CHL champions
- National league champions (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runners-up
- Regular season third-placed team
Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are distinct from the national champions, who are determined in play-offs following the regular season.[5]
Teams
[edit]Team | City/Area | League | Qualification | Participation | Previous best |
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Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | National League | 2024 CHL winners | 4th | Champion |
Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Swedish Hockey League | Play-off winners | 9th | Final |
Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season winners | 7th | Quarter-finals |
Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season runners-up | 8th | Final |
ZSC Lions | Zürich | National League | Play-off winners | 8th | Quarter-finals |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | National League | Regular season runners-up | 6th | Semi-finals |
Lausanne HC | Lausanne | National League | Regular season third place | 3rd | Quarter-finals |
Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Play-off winners | 7th | Round of 16 |
Fischtown Pinguins | Bremerhaven | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season winners | 2nd | Group stage |
Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season third | 2nd | Round of 16 |
Tappara | Tampere | Liiga | Play-off winners | 10th | Champion |
Ilves | Tampere | Liiga | Regular season runners-up | 3rd | Round of 16 |
Pelicans | Lahti | Liiga | Regular season third place | 3rd | Round of 16 |
Oceláři Třinec | Třinec | Czech Extraliga | Play-off winners | 9th | Semi-finals |
Dynamo Pardubice | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | Regular season winners | 5th | Quarter-finals |
Sparta Praha | Prague | Czech Extraliga | Regular season runners-up | 6th | Final |
Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | ICE Hockey League | Play-off winners | 9th | Semi-finals |
EC KAC | Klagenfurt | ICE Hockey League | Regular season winners | 5th | Round of 16 |
Fehérvár AV19 | Székesfehérvár | ICE Hockey League | Regular season runners-up | 2nd | Group stage |
Sheffield Steelers | Sheffield | Elite Ice Hockey League | Regular season winners | 3rd | Group stage |
Dragons de Rouen | Rouen | Ligue Magnus | Play-off winners | 5th | Quarter-finals |
Storhamar | Hamar | EliteHockey Ligaen | Play-off winners | 3rd | Round of 16 |
SønderjyskE Ishockey | Vojens | Metal Ligaen | Play-off winners | 4th | Group stage |
Unia Oświęcim | Oświęcim | Polska Hokej Liga | Play-off winners | 1st | First appearance |
Round and draw dates
[edit]The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[1][6]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 May 2024 | 5–6 September 2024 | |
Matchday 2 | 7–8 September 2024 | |||
Matchday 3 | 12–13 September 2024 | |||
Matchday 4 | 14–15 September 2024 | |||
Matchday 5 | 8–9 October 2024 | |||
Matchday 6 | 15–16 October 2024 | |||
Playoff | Round of 16 | No draw | 12–13 November 2024 | 19–20 November 2024 |
Quarter-finals | 3–4 December 2024 | 17 December 2024 | ||
Semi-finals | 14–15 January 2025 | 21–22 January 2025 | ||
Final | 18 February 2025 |
Regular season
[edit]In the regular season the 24 teams will be combined into one table. Each team will play home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.
The draw of the regular season will take place on 22 May 2024 in Prague, Czechia.[6]
Pots
[edit]The participating teams are seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Genève-Servette HC are the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contains the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Czechia). Pot D contains 2023–24 ICE Hockey League regular season runners-up Fehérvár AV19 and champions of five challenger leagues.[7]
Grid
[edit]A1 | Tappara | A2 | Skellefteå AIK | A3 | Eisbären Berlin | A4 | ZSC Lions | A5 | Oceláři Třinec | A6 | Genève-Servette HC |
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B1 | Fischtown Pinguins | B2 | Dynamo Pardubice | B3 | Red Bull Salzburg | B4 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | B5 | Ilves | B6 | Färjestad BK |
C1 | Pelicans | C2 | Sparta Praha | C3 | Straubing Tigers | C4 | Växjö Lakers | C5 | EC KAC | C6 | Lausanne HC |
D1 | Fehérvár AV19 | D2 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | D3 | Sheffield Steelers | D4 | Unia Oświęcim | D5 | Storhamar | D6 | Dragons de Rouen |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Färjestad BK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 17 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | ZSC Lions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 14 | |
3 | Lausanne HC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | |
4 | Oceláři Třinec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 | |
5 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 12 | |
6 | Skellefteå AIK | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 12 | |
7 | Eisbären Berlin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 11 | |
8 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 11 | |
9 | Pelicans | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 11 | |
10 | Sheffield Steelers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 11 | |
11 | Fischtown Pinguins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10 | |
12 | Växjö Lakers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | |
13 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
14 | Genève-Servette HC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 10 | |
15 | Straubing Tigers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
16 | Tappara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 8 | |
17 | Dynamo Pardubice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 8 | |
18 | Unia Oświęcim | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 8 | |
19 | Ilves | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 7 | |
20 | EC KAC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 5 | |
21 | Storhamar | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 5 | |
22 | Dragons de Rouen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 1 | |
23 | Fehérvár AV19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 0 | |
24 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 33 | −28 | 0 |
Regular season tie-breaking criteria
[edit]Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points 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 was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[8]
- Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins);
- Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins);
- Better goal difference;
- More goals scored;
- More away goals scored;
- The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Format
[edit]In the playoffs, pairings will be formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season will face the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd will face the team finished 15th, and so on. There will be no play-off draw or any reseedings for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. The first leg is hosted by the team with the lower seed 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 with the higher seed.
Bracket
[edit]Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Tappara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Färjestad BK | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pelicans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Sparta Praha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oceláři Třinec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Växjö Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Fischtown Pinguins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Skellefteå AIK | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lausanne HC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Genève-Servette HC | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Sheffield Steelers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Eisbären Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Straubing Tigers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ZSC Lions | 4 |
Round of 16
[edit]The first legs will be played on 12 and 13 November with return legs played on 19 and 20 November 2024.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tappara | A | Färjestad BK | 2–3 | 19 Nov |
Fischtown Pinguins | B | Skellefteå AIK | 5–0 | 19 Nov |
Sheffield Steelers | C | Eisbären Berlin | 13 Nov | 19 Nov |
Sparta Praha | D | Oceláři Třinec | 13 Nov | 20 Nov |
Växjö Lakers | E | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 1–0 | 19 Nov |
Straubing Tigers | F | ZSC Lions | 2–4 | 19 Nov |
Lausanne HC | G | Genève-Servette HC | 0–5 | 20 Nov |
Pelicans | H | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 | 20 Nov |
First Leg
[edit]November 12 17:30 CET (18:30 EEST) | Pelicans | 1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Red Bull Salzburg | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 2,021 |
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Jasper Patrikainen | Goalies | Atte Tolvanen | Referees: Stefan Hürlimann Seedo Janssen Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Joni Pekkala | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||
13 | Shots | 33 |
November 12 17:30 CET (18:30 EEST) | Tappara | 2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2) | Färjestad BK | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 5,137 |
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Juha Metsola | Goalies | Maxime Lagacé | Referees: Cedric Borga Phillip Ströbel Linesmen: Luka Mäkinen Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 29 |
November 12 19:00 CET | Växjö Lakers | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 2,463 |
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Adam Åhman | Goalies | Reto Berra | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Andreas Huber Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Anders Nyqvist | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
23 | Shots | 14 |
November 12 19:30 CET | Straubing Tigers | 2–4 (0–1, 2–1, 0–2) | ZSC Lions | Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing Attendance: 3,548 |
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Zane McIntyre | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Daniel Pražák Marcus Vardeberg Wannerstedt Linesmen: Markus Merk Tobias Schwenk | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 29 |
November 12 19:30 CET | Fischtown Pinguins | 5–0 (4–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Skellefteå AIK | Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven Attendance: 3,847 |
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Maximilian Franzreb | Goalies | David Rautio | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Patrick Laguzov Kai Jürgens | ||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 29 |
November 12 19:45 CET | Lausanne HC | 0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2) | Genève-Servette HC | Vaudoise Aréna, Prilly Attendance: 8,973 |
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Kevin Pasche | Goalies | Antti Raanta | Referees: Mikael Holm Marcus Linde Linesmen: Michael Stalder Sébastien Duc | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 27 |
November 13 18:00 CET | Sparta Praha | v | Oceláři Třinec | O2 Arena, Prague |
November 13 20:00 CET | Sheffield Steelers | v | Eisbären Berlin | Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield |
Second Leg
[edit]November 19 18:00 CET | Skellefteå AIK | v | Fischtown Pinguins | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå |
November 19 19:00 CET | Färjestad BK | v | Tappara | Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad |
November 19 19:30 CET | Eisbären Berlin | v | Sheffield Steelers | Wellblechpalast, Alt-Hohenschönhausen |
November 19 19:45 CET | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | v | Växjö Lakers | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
November 19 19:45 CET | ZSC Lions | v | Straubing Tigers | Swiss Life Arena, Altstetten |
November 20 18:00 CET | Oceláři Třinec | v | Sparta Praha | Werk Arena, Třinec |
November 20 19:45 CET | Genève-Servette HC | v | Lausanne HC | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
November 20 20:20 CET | Red Bull Salzburg | v | Pelicans | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg |
Quarter-finals
[edit]First legs will be played on 3 and 4 December with return legs played on 17 December 2024.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner A or winner H | 1 | Winner A or winner H | 3–4 Dec | 17 Dec |
Winner B or winner G | 2 | Winner B or winner G | 3–4 Dec | 17 Dec |
Winner C or winner F | 3 | Winner C or winner F | 3–4 Dec | 17 Dec |
Winner D or winner E | 4 | Winner D or winner E | 3–4 Dec | 17 Dec |
Semi-finals
[edit]First legs will be played on 14 and 15 January with return legs played on 21 and 22 January 2025.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner QF 1 or winner QF 4 | 1 | Winner QF 1 or winner QF 4 | 14–15 Jan | 21-22 Jan |
Winner QF 2 or winner QF 3 | 2 | Winner QF 2 or winner QF 3 | 14–15 Jan | 21-22 Jan |
Final
[edit]18 February 2025 | Winner SF 1 or winner SF 2 | v | Winner SF 1 or winner SF 2 |
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]The following players lead the league in points.[9]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/– | GWG | PPG | SHG | SOG | S% |
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Michael Špaček | Genève-Servette HC | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | +3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 50.00% |
Libor Hudáček | Oceláři Třinec | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19.05% |
Marcus Sörensen | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.18% |
Žiga Jeglič | Fischtown Pinguins | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 25.00% |
Oskar Steen | Färjestad BK | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10.53% |
Leonhard Pföderl | Eisbären Berlin | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 33.33% |
Hampus Olsson | Unia Oświęcim | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 33.33% |
Peter Schneider | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 17.39% |
Kristian Tanus | Tappara | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.65% |
Marko Daňo | Oceláři Třinec | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.67% |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.[10]
Player | Team | GP | W | L | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN |
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Šimon Hrubec | ZSC Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 95.54% | 1.22 | 0 | 245 |
Jake Hildebrand | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 94.62% | 1.63 | 1 | 184 |
Maxime Lagacé | Färjestad BK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 94.37% | 1.09 | 1 | 221 |
Maximilian Franzreb | Fischtown Pinguins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 93.75% | 1.64 | 1 | 183 |
Matthew Greenfield | Sheffield Steelers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 192 | 13 | 93.66% | 2.08 | 0 | 375 |
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