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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2017 – 6 February 2018 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  JYP (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Växjö Lakers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 735 (5.88 per game) |
| Attendance | 421,743 (3,374 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Fredrik Pettersson (16 points) |
| MVP |  Šimon Hrubec |
Team allocation
editA 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]
- National league champion (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runner-up
- Losing play-off finalist
- Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Third placed team in regular season
- Fourth placed team in regular season
- Fifth placed team in regular season.
Teams
editGroup stage
edit
Teams in the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League
Black: Group A; 
Purple: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Red: Group D; 
Orange: Group E; 
Green: Group F; 
White: Group G; 
Yellow: Group H.
Black: Group A; 
Purple: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Red: Group D; 
Orange: Group E; 
Green: Group F; 
White: Group G; 
Yellow: Group H.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
editIf 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 were applied:[5]
- more points in games against the other tied team
- better goal difference in games against the other tied team
- more goals scored against the other tied team
- 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:
- 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:
- 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.
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TAP | RBS | WOB | BAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tappara
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Red Bull Salzburg
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 9 | 1–6 | — | 4–3 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 |  Grizzlys Wolfsburg
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 6 | 1–7 | 4–5 | — | 4–3 | ||
| 4 |  HC '05 Banská Bystrica
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAL | KOM | KAL | OIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malmö Redhawks
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Kometa Brno
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6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | 5–4 (OT) | — | 3–2 (OT) | 4–3 (OT) | ||
| 3 | KalPa
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 10 | 6–4 | 2–4 | — | 7–1 | ||
| 4 |  Stavanger Oilers
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 4–6 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVZ | JYP | NEM | VIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  EV Zug
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–3 | 3–2 (SO) | 3–1 | |
| 2 | JYP
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 (SO) | 4–1 | ||
| 3 |  Neman Grodno
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6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 5–4 (OT) | ||
| 4 | Vienna Capitals
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 6 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 5–4 (SO) | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAN | TRI | HV71 | ESB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler Mannheim
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–2 | 6–3 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Oceláři Třinec
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 13 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 9–1 | ||
| 3 | HV71
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1–4 | 2–1 (SO) | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 |  Esbjerg Energy
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 2–7 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group E
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VLH | LIB | HCD | CAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Växjö Lakers
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6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Bílí Tygři Liberec
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 10 | 3–4 (OT) | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | ||
| 3 | HC Davos
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 7 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | 10–1 | ||
| 4 |  Cardiff Devils
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6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 4–3 (OT) | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group F
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NOT | SCB | TPS | MHK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Panthers
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 (OT) | |
| 2 | SC Bern
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 9 | 5–2 | — | 4–0 | 5–2 | ||
| 3 | TPS
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | 5–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Mountfield HK
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 7 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–1 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group G
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBM | BIF | HIFK | CRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull München
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
| 2 | Brynäs IF
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6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 14 | 2–3 | — | 4–3 (SO) | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | HIFK
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 6–3 | ||
| 4 |  ComArch Cracovia
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group H
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FHC | ZSC | KAC | GAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frölunda HC
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 5–4 (OT) | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | ZSC Lions
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6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | EC KAC
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2–4 | 2–1 (OT) | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 |  Rapaces de Gap
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–11 | 3–6 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Playoffs
editQualified teams
edit| Group | Winners (seed) | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Tappara (2)
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Red Bull Salzburg
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| B | Malmö Redhawks (6)
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Kometa Brno
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| C | EV Zug (7)
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JYP
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| D | Adler Mannheim (3)
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Oceláři Třinec
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| E | Växjö Lakers (5)
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Bílí Tygři Liberec
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| F | Nottingham Panthers (8)
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SC Bern
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| G | Red Bull München (4)
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Brynäs IF
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| H | Frölunda HC (1)
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ZSC Lions
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Format
editIn 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.
Bracket
editThe eight group winners and the eight second-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16. The teams were divided into two seeding groups and group winners were randomly drawn against runners-up. Teams who had faced each other in the group stage could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16.[5] The draw took place in Helsinki, Finland on October 13, 2017.[6]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | JYP
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Tappara
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JYP
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kometa Brno
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kometa Brno
| 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | EV Zug
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JYP (SO)
| 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceláři Třinec
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brynäs IF
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Adler Mannheim
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brynäs IF
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceláři Třinec
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oceláři Třinec
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Malmö Redhawks
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JYP
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Växjö Lakers
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull Salzburg
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Växjö Lakers
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Växjö Lakers
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SC Bern
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SC Bern
| 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Red Bull München
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Växjö Lakers
| 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bílí Tygři Liberec
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ZSC Lions
| 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nottingham Panthers
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ZSC Lions
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bílí Tygři Liberec (SO)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bílí Tygři Liberec (OT)
| 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Frölunda HC
| 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
- The teams listed on top of each tie were runners up in the group stage and play the first leg at home. The bottom team were group winners and play the second leg at home. Due to conflicting schedules however, both Malmö Redhawks and Adler Mannheim ended up playing their first legs at home.
- The order of the legs (what team starts at home) in the future rounds may be changed as the team with best record should have second match at home.
Round of 16
editThe 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
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5–4 | Tappara
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3–1 | 2–3 |
| Kometa Brno
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9–5 | EV Zug
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4–3 | 5–2 |
| Brynäs IF
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5–3 | Adler Mannheim
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3–2 | 2–1 |
| Oceláři Třinec
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4–2 | Malmö Redhawks
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2–1 | 2–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg
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5–6 | Växjö Lakers
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2–1 | 3–5 |
| SC Bern
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7–5 | Red Bull München
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2–3 | 5–2 |
| ZSC Lions
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6–1 | Nottingham Panthers
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3–1 | 3–0 |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec
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8–7 | Frölunda HC
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2–3 | 6–4 OT |
First Leg
edit| 31 October 2017 17:00 CET | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 2–3 (1–0, 0–2, 1–1) | Frölunda HC | Home Credit Arena, Liberec Attendance: 3,712 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Roman Will | Goalies | Johan Mattsson | Referees: Peter Stano Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Jiří Ondráček | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 October 2017 18:00 CET | JYP | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Tappara | LähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,279 |
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| Eetu Laurikainen | Goalies | Dominik Hrachovina | Referees: Andris Ansons Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 31 October 2017 18:30 CET | Malmö Redhawks | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | Oceláři Třinec | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,662 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Oscar Alsenfelt | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Marc Wiegand Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Anders Nyqvist | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 31 October 2017 19:00 CET | Kometa Brno | 4–3 (1–0, 1–2, 2–1) | EV Zug | DRFG Arena, Brno Attendance: 3,345 |
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| Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Tobias Stephan | Referees: Kristian Vikman Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Jiří Frodl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 October 2017 19:30 CET | Adler Mannheim | 2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0) | Brynäs IF | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 4,176 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Endras | Goalies | Linus Fernström | Referees: Daniel Pražák Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Robert Schelewski Tobias Schwenk | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 October 2017 19:30 CET | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Växjö Lakers | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg Attendance: 2,561 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Luka Gracnar | Goalies | Viktor Andrén | Referees: Ivan Fateev Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Elias Seewald David Nothegger | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||
| 31 October 2017 19:45 CET | SC Bern | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Red Bull München | PostFinance Arena, Bern Attendance: 13,763 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Mikael Holm Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Cedric Borga Balazs Kovacs | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 October 2017 19:45 CET | ZSC Lions | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Nottingham Panthers | Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 3,024 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Lukas Flueler | Goalies | Michael Garnett | Referees: André Schrader Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Simon Wust | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||
Second Leg
edit| 7 November 2017 18:00 CET | Oceláři Třinec | 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Malmö Redhawks | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,782 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Šimon Hrubec | Goalies | Oscar Alsenfelt | Referees: Marc Iwert Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Josef Špůr Daniel Hynek | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
HC Oceláři Třinec won 4–2 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 18:00 CET | Tappara | 3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0) | JYP | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 4,221 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hrachovina | Goalies | Eetu Laurikainen | Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Sören Persson Linesmen: Markus Hagerström Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
JYP won 5–4 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 18:30 CET | Brynäs IF | 2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Adler Mannheim | Gavlerinken Arena, Gävle Attendance: 4,252 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Linus Fernström | Goalies | Dennis Endras | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Daniel Persson Jimmy Dahmén | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 108 min | |||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 11 | |||||||||
Brynäs IF won 5–3 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 19:00 CET | Frölunda HC | 4–6 (OT) (1–1, 1–0, 2–4) (OT 0–1) | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,570 |
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| Johan Mattsson | Goalies | Jaroslav Janus | Referees: Manuel Nikolić Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bílí Tygři Liberec won 8–7 on Aggregate in Overtime. |
| 7 November 2017 19:00 CET | Växjö Lakers | 5–3 (1–2, 2–0, 2–1) | Red Bull Salzburg | Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 1,354 |
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| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Bernhard Starkbaum | Referees: Adam Kika Jan Hribik Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Anders Nyqvist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Växjö Lakers won 6–5 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 19:30 CET | Red Bull München | 2–5 (1–1, 1–1, 0–3) | SC Bern | Olympia Eishalle, Munich Attendance: 2,690 |
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| David Leggio | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Milan Novák Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Andreas Hofer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SC Bern won 7–5 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 19:45 CET | EV Zug | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) | Kometa Brno | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 3,846 |
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| Tobias Stephan | Goalies | Karel Vejmelka | Referees: Benjamin Hoppe Marc Lemelin Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Balazs Kovacs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
HC Kometa Brno won 9–5 on Aggregate. |
| 7 November 2017 20:00 CET | Nottingham Panthers | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | ZSC Lions | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 6,598 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Michael Garnett | Goalies | Lukas Flueler | Referees: Mikael Andersson Mikael Nord Linesmen: Andrew Dalton James Kavanagh | ||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
ZSC Lions won 6–1 on Aggregate. |
Quarter-finals
editFirst legs were played on 5 December, return legs were played on 12 December.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP
|
8–6 | Kometa Brno
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3–3 | 5–3 |
| Brynäs IF
|
4–8 | Oceláři Třinec
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1–3 | 3–5 |
| Växjö Lakers
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6–5 | SC Bern
|
2–4 | 3–2 |
| ZSC Lions
|
1–2 | Bílí Tygři Liberec
|
1–0 | 0–2 SO |
First Leg
edit| 5 December 2017 17:00 CET | Oceláři Třinec | 3–1 (0–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Brynäs IF | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 4,081 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šimon Hrubec | Goalies | Linus Fernström | Referees: Manuel Nikolić Marc Lemelin Linesmen: Jiří Gebauer Jiří Ondráček | |||||||||||
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| 36 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 5 December 2017 18:00 CET | JYP | 3–3 (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) | Kometa Brno | LähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 2,317 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Olkinuora | Goalies | Pavel Jekel | Referees: Alessandro DiPietro Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Tommi Niittylä | |||||||||||||||||
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| 33 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 December 2017 19:15 CET | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | ZSC Lions | Home Credit Arena, Liberec Attendance: 3,842 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Janus | Goalies | Niklas Schlegel | Referees: Milan Novák Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Jakub Frodl Miroslav Lhotský | ||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 24 | Shots | 17 | |||
| 5 December 2017 20:00 CET | SC Bern | 3–2 (1–0, 1–0, 1–2) | Växjö Lakers | PostFinance Arena, Bern Attendance: 13,629 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Viktor Fasth | Referees: Kristian Vikman Anssi Salonen Linesmen: David Obwegeser Balazs Kovacs | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 37 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Second Leg
edit| 12 December 2017 17:30 CET | Kometa Brno | 3–5 (0–3, 1–0, 2–2) | JYP | DRFG Arena, Brno Attendance: 4,116 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marek Čiliak | Goalies | Jussi Olkinuora | Referees: Peter Stano Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Josef Špůr Daniel Hynek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
JYP won 8–6 on Aggregate. |
| 12 December 2017 18:30 CET | Växjö Lakers | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | SC Bern | Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 1,275 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Andrén | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Anders Nyqvist | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Växjö Lakers won 6–5 on Aggregate. |
| 12 December 2017 18:30 CET | Brynäs IF | 3–5 (0–1, 2–2, 1–2) | Oceláři Třinec | Gavlerinken Arena, Gävle Attendance: 1,386 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rautio | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Marc Wiegand Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Orjan Ahlen Jimmy Dahmén | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HC Oceláři Třinec won 8–4 on Aggregate. |
| 12 December 2017 20:00 CET | ZSC Lions | 0–2 (0–2 SO) (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) (0–2 SO) | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 3,412 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Geering Klein | Shootout |  Bakos Kolmann | ||||||
Bílí Tygři Liberec won 2–1 on aggregate after winning 2–0 in a shootout. |
Semi-finals
editFirst legs were played on 9 January, return legs were played on 16 January 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP
|
7–6 | Oceláři Třinec
|
4–2 | 3–4 SO |
| Växjö Lakers
|
7–2 | Bílí Tygři Liberec
|
1–1 | 6–1 |
First Leg
edit| 9 January 2018 17:30 CET | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 1–1 (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Växjö Lakers | Home Credit Arena, Liberec Attendance: 5,718 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Janus | Goalies | Viktor Andrén | Referees: Kristian Vikman Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Jiří Ondráček | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
| 21 | Shots | 39 | |||
| 9 January 2018 18:00 CET | JYP | 4–2 (0–1, 4–0, 0–1) | Oceláři Třinec | LähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 2,646 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Olkinuora | Goalies | Peter Hamerlík | Referees: Benjamin Hoppe Mikael Nord Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Jani Pesonen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Second Leg
edit| 16 January 2018 17:00 CET | Oceláři Třinec | 4–3 (SO 0–2) (1–2, 1–0, 2–0) (0–0) (SO 0–2) | JYP | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 5,048 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šimon Hrubec | Goalies | Jussi Olkinuora | Referees: Mikael Andersson Mark Lemelin Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Polanský Vlach Růžička Chmielewski | Shootout | Nattinen Puustinen Immonen Suomela | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JYP won 7–6 on Aggregate after winning 2–0 in a shootout. |
| 16 January 2018 18:30 CET | Växjö Lakers | 6–1 (3–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 4,711 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Jaroslav Janus | Referees: André Schrader Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Henrik Pihlblad | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Växjö Lakers won 7–2 on Aggregate. |
Final
editThe final was played on 6 February 2018.
| 6 February 2018 18:45 CET | Växjö Lakers | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | JYP | Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 5,750 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Juho Olkinuora | Referees: Mark Lemelin Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Elias Seewald | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
Statistics
editScoring leaders
edit| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/– | GWG | PPG | SHG | SOG | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Pettersson |
ZSC Lions |
9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | +7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 24.32% |
 Ryan Lasch |
Frölunda HC |
7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19.05% |
| Martin Bakoš |
Bílí Tygři Liberec |
10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | +5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 23.81% |
 Andrew Ebbett |
SC Bern |
10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | –5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13.33% |
| Jiří Polanský |
Oceláři Třinec |
12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16.67% |
| Joel Persson |
Växjö Lakers |
13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.13% |
| Kevin Clark |
Brynäs IF |
8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 12.9% |
| Jarkko Immonen |
JYP |
12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10.81% |
| Robert Nilsson |
ZSC Lions |
8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.14% |
| Adam Almqvist |
Frölunda HC |
7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Leading goaltenders
editOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šimon Hrubec |
Oceláři Třinec |
10 | 9 | 1 | 278 | 11 | 96.19% | 1.07 | 2 | 615 |
| Niklas Schlegel |
ZSC Lions |
5 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 4 | 95.40% | 0.78 | 2 | 309 |
| Tomáš Duba |
EC KAC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 5 | 94.57% | 1.67 | 0 | 180 |
| Lukas Flüeler |
ZSC Lions |
5 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 8 | 93.85% | 1.59 | 2 | 301 |
| Juho Olkinuora |
JYP |
9 | 6 | 1 | 245 | 17 | 93.51% | 2.06 | 1 | 495 |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
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