2024–25 Champions Hockey League

2024–25 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates5 September 2024 – 18 February 2025[1]
Teams24

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

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]

  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

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

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
Switzerland Genève-Servette HC Geneva National League 2024 CHL winners 4th Champion
Sweden Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 9th Final
Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League Regular season winners 7th Quarter-finals
Sweden Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League Regular season runners-up 8th Final
Switzerland ZSC Lions Zürich National League Play-off winners 8th Quarter-finals
Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg National League Regular season runners-up 6th Semi-finals
Switzerland Lausanne HC Lausanne National League Regular season third place 3rd Quarter-finals
Germany Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 7th Round of 16
Germany Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season winners 2nd Group stage
Germany Straubing Tigers Straubing Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third 2nd Round of 16
Finland Tappara Tampere Liiga Play-off winners 10th Champion
Finland Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season runners-up 3rd Round of 16
Finland Pelicans Lahti Liiga Regular season third place 3rd Round of 16
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 9th Semi-finals
Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice Pardubice Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 5th Quarter-finals
Czech Republic Sparta Praha Prague Czech Extraliga Regular season runners-up 6th Final
Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 9th Semi-finals
Austria EC KAC Klagenfurt ICE Hockey League Regular season winners 5th Round of 16
Hungary Fehérvár AV19 Székesfehérvár ICE Hockey League Regular season runners-up 2nd Group stage
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season winners 3rd Group stage
France Dragons de Rouen Rouen Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 5th Quarter-finals
Norway Storhamar Hamar EliteHockey Ligaen Play-off winners 3rd Round of 16
Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey Vojens Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 4th Group stage
Poland Unia Oświęcim Oświęcim Polska Hokej Liga Play-off winners 1st First appearance
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Teams in the 2024–25 Champions Hockey League.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[1][6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

In the regular season the 24 teams were combined into one table. Each team played home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.

The draw of the regular season took place on 22 May 2024 in Prague, Czechia.[6]

Pots

The participating teams were 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 were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contained the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Czechia). Pot D contained 2023–24 ICE Hockey League regular season runners-up Fehérvár AV19 and champions of five challenger leagues.[7]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Switzerland ZSC Lions
Germany Eisbären Berlin
Finland Tappara
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec

Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Sweden Färjestad BK
Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Germany Fischtown Pinguins
Finland Ilves
Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice

Austria EC KAC
Sweden Växjö Lakers
Switzerland Lausanne HC
Germany Straubing Tigers
Finland Pelicans
Czech Republic Sparta Praha

Hungary Fehérvár AV19
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
France Dragons de Rouen
Norway Storhamar
Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey
Poland Unia Oświęcim

Grid

A1 Finland Tappara A2 Sweden Skellefteå AIK A3 Germany Eisbären Berlin A4 Switzerland ZSC Lions A5 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec A6 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
B1 Germany Fischtown Pinguins B2 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice B3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg B4 Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron B5 Finland Ilves B6 Sweden Färjestad BK
C1 Finland Pelicans C2 Czech Republic Sparta Praha C3 Germany Straubing Tigers C4 Sweden Växjö Lakers C5 Austria EC KAC C6 Switzerland Lausanne HC
D1 Hungary Fehérvár AV19 D2 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey D3 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers D4 Poland Unia Oświęcim D5 Norway Storhamar D6 France Dragons de Rouen

League table

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sweden Färjestad BK 6 5 1 0 0 26 10 +16 17 Qualification to playoffs
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 6 4 1 0 1 20 10 +10 14
3 Switzerland Lausanne HC 6 4 0 2 0 17 9 +8 14
4 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 3 1 1 1 24 16 +8 12
5 Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 6 3 1 1 1 23 16 +7 12
6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 6 3 1 1 1 19 15 +4 12
7 Germany Eisbären Berlin 6 3 1 0 2 22 15 +7 11
8 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 0 2 20 13 +7 11
9 Finland Pelicans 6 3 1 0 2 24 18 +6 11
10 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 6 2 2 1 1 18 13 +5 11
11 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 6 3 0 1 2 17 13 +4 10
12 Sweden Växjö Lakers 6 3 0 1 2 13 12 +1 10
13 Czech Republic Sparta Praha 6 3 0 1 2 13 15 −2 10
14 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 6 2 1 2 1 21 19 +2 10
15 Germany Straubing Tigers 6 2 1 1 2 14 14 0 9
16 Finland Tappara 6 2 1 0 3 20 16 +4 8
17 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 6 2 0 2 2 20 13 +7 8
18 Poland Unia Oświęcim 6 2 0 2 2 18 23 −5 8
19 Finland Ilves 6 1 2 0 3 17 21 −4 7
20 Austria EC KAC 6 1 1 0 4 14 24 −10 5
21 Norway Storhamar 6 0 2 1 3 10 17 −7 5
22 France Dragons de Rouen 6 0 0 1 5 12 33 −21 1
23 Hungary Fehérvár AV19 6 0 0 0 6 8 27 −19 0
24 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey 6 0 0 0 6 5 33 −28 0
Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria

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]

  1. Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins);
  2. Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins);
  3. Better goal difference;
  4. More goals scored;
  5. More away goals scored;
  6. The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.

Results

Home \ Away ROU KLA BER FBK FEH BRE GEN PAR FRI ILV LAU TŘI PEL RBS SHE SKE SØN PRA STO STR TAP UNI VÄX ZSC
Dragons de Rouen 2–4 3–4 SO 3–5
EC KAC 0–4 4–5 1–5
Eisbären Berlin 3–2 SO 8–0 3–0
Färjestad BK 6–2 3–2 OT 3–1
Fehérvár AV19 1–3 2–5 1–3
Fischtown Pinguins 4–2 3–2 1–2
Genève-Servette HC 2–3 OT 4–3 4–3 SO
Dynamo Pardubice 7–0 2–3 5–1
HC Fribourg-Gottéron 9–3 4–3 3–2 OT
Ilves 4–3 OT 3–0 1–4
Lausanne HC 7–2 1–2 OT 2–3 OT
Oceláři Třinec 7–3 7–3 1–3
Pelicans 10–1 0–5 5–4 SO
Red Bull Salzburg 3–4 6–2 1–2
Sheffield Steelers 3–2 SO 3–2 5–1
Skellefteå AIK 4–2 3–2 OT 4–2
SønderjyskE Ishockey 0–5 2–4 1–7
Sparta Praha 5–2 4–2 1–2 SO
Storhamar 1–0 SO 1–4 1–4
Straubing Tigers 3–2 3–2 SO 3–0
Tappara 6–1 4–6 0–2
Unia Oświęcim 1–4 2–3 OT 4–1
Växjö Lakers 3–1 1–3 2–3 OT
ZSC Lions 2–4 2–1 SO 3–2
Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Format

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 faced the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd faced 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 accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
16 Finland Tappara 2 3 5
1 Sweden Färjestad BK (OT) 3 3 6
1 Sweden Färjestad BK 1 6 7
8 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3 0 3
9 Finland Pelicans 1 0 1
8 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2 5 7
1 Sweden Färjestad BK
13 Czech Republic Sparta Praha
13 Czech Republic Sparta Praha 4 1 5
4 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 1 1 2
13 Czech Republic Sparta Praha (OT) 1 6 7
12 Sweden Växjö Lakers 2 4 6
12 Sweden Växjö Lakers 1 3 4
5 Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 0 3 3
 
Switzerland  
11 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 5 5 10
6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 0 1 1
11 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 0 2 2
14 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 4 2 6
3 Switzerland Lausanne HC 0 4 4
14 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 5 7 12
14 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions
10 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 3 2 5
7 Germany Eisbären Berlin 5 4 9
7 Germany Eisbären Berlin 3 4 7
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 4 5 9
15 Germany Straubing Tigers 2 1 3
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 4 7 11

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 November with return legs played on 19 and 20 November 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tappara Finland 5–6 Sweden Färjestad BK (OT) 2–3 3–3
Straubing Tigers Germany 3–11 Switzerland ZSC Lions 2–4 1–7
Lausanne HC Switzerland 4–12 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 0–5 4–7
Sparta Praha Czech Republic 5–2 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4–1 1–1
Växjö Lakers Sweden 4–3 Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1–0 3–3
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 10–1 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 5–0 5–1
Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom 5–9 Germany Eisbären Berlin 3–5 2–4
Pelicans Finland 1–7 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 0–5

(1) Färjestad BK vs. (16) Tappara

12 November 2024
17:30 CET (18:30 EEST)		Tappara Finland2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)		Sweden Färjestad BKNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 5,137
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Juha MetsolaGoaliesMaxime LagacéReferees:
Cedric Borga
Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Tommi Niittylä
Halloran (Keskinen, Gallet) – 7:501–0
Gallet (Tanus) – 23:242–0
2–128:22 – Steen (Ollas Mattson, Studenič)
2–243:35 – (PPG) Kellman (Bergkvist, Lindqvist)
2–347:09 – (PPG) Bergkvist (Studenič, Kellman)
4 minPenalties4 min
15Shots29
19 November 2024
19:00 CET		Färjestad BK Sweden3–3 (OT)
(2–1, 0–0, 0–2) (OT 1–0)		Finland TapparaLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
Attendance: 2,686
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Maxime LagacéGoaliesJuha MetsolaReferees:
Michael Tscherrig
Marcus Vardeberg Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Anders Nyqvist
Rasmus Strömberg
0–15:02 – (PP) Quenneville (Brickley, Halloran)
Björklund (Lindqvist, Berglund) – 8:391–1
Lodin (Forsell, Westfält) – 15:372–1
2–242:54 – (PP) (5 On 3) Halloran (Mattila, Tanus)
2–358:09 – (EA) Tanus (Quenneville, Leskinen)
Lodin (Tomášek, Nygren) – 63:193–3
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots31
Färjestad BK won 6–5 on aggregate.

(2) ZSC Lions vs. (15) Straubing Tigers

12 November 2024
19:30 CET		Straubing Tigers Germany2–4
(0–1, 2–1, 0–2)		Switzerland ZSC LionsEisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing
Attendance: 3,548
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Zane McIntyreGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Marcus Vardeberg Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Markus Merk
Tobias Schwenk
0–113:56 – Malgin (Baltisberger, Andrighetto)
St. Denis (Samanski, Lipon) – 27:371–1
Brunnhuber (Zimmermann, Green) – 30:362–1
2–237:12 – (PPG) Andrighetto (Lehtonen, Malgin)
2–348:58 – Lammikko (Frödén, Olsson)
2–458:14 – Malgin (Andrighetto)
8 minPenalties4 min
22Shots29
19 November 2024
19:45 CET		ZSC Lions Switzerland7–1
(1–1, 3–0, 3–0)		Germany Straubing TigersSwiss Life Arena, Zurich
Attendance: 3,224
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesZane McIntyreReferees:
Christian Ofner
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Michael Stalder
Andrighetto (Zehnder, Kinnunen) – 12:421–0
1–119:18 – Samuelsson (Connolly)
Malgin (Andrighetto, Marti) – 28:362–1
Weber (Lammikko, Sigrist) – 31:053–1
Geering (Andrighetto) – 31:524–1
Lammikko (Kinnunen, Frödén) – 43:325–1
Baltisberger (Frödén, De Leo) (PP) – 52:216–1
Malgin (Andrighetto, Lehtonen) (PP) – 56:177–1
6 minPenalties31 min
32Shots18
ZSC Lions won 11–3 on aggregate.

(3) Lausanne HC vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC

12 November 2024
19:45 CET		Lausanne HC Switzerland0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)		Switzerland Genève-Servette HCVaudoise Aréna, Prilly
Attendance: 8,973
Game reference
Kevin PascheGoaliesAntti RaantaReferees:
Mikael Holm
Marcus Linde
Linesmen:
Michael Stalder
Sébastien Duc
0–119:50 – Manninen (Granlund, Hartikainen)
0–222:40 – (SHG) Richard (Miranda)
0–334:24 – Palve (Schneller, Cavelleri)
0–444:53 – (PPG) Granlund (Vatanen, Hartikainen)
0–559:02 – Palve (Le Coultre)
10 minPenalties29 min
29Shots27
20 November 2024
19:45 CET		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland7–4
(2–2, 1–0, 4–2)		Switzerland Lausanne HCPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
Attendance: 6,254
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Robert MayerGoaliesKevin Pasche (until 40:00) Antoine KellerReferees:
Christoffer Holm
Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Dominik Altmann
Aurélien Urfer
0–11:49 – Riat (Suomela)
Palve (Manninen) – 6:331–1
Praplan (Jacquemet, Chanton) – 7:382–1
2–214:28 – Riat (Fuchs)
Praplan – 24:003–2
Praplan (Jacquemet, Palve) – 41:424–2
Praplan (PS) – 47:065–2
5–351:35 – Fuchs (Riat, Heldner)
Hartikainen (Granlund, Berni) (PP) – 51:576–3
Jooris (Praplan, Le Coultre) (PP) – 53:327–3
7–454:37 – Hügli (Jäger, Marti)
8 minPenalties6 min
25Shots23
Genève-Servette HC won 12–4 on aggregate.

(4) Oceláři Třinec vs. (13) Sparta Praha

13 November 2024
18:00 CET		Sparta Praha Czech Republic4–1
(3–0, 0–1, 1–0)		Czech Republic Oceláři TřinecO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 7,689
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Jakub KovářGoaliesMarek MazanecReferees:
André Schrader
Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Jiří Svoboda
Hyka (Sobotka, Mikliš) – 0:201–0
Hrabík (Kousal, Krejčík) (PP) – 8:492–0
Kousal (Mikliš, Chlapík) – 11:443–0
3–139:58 – (PP) Kurovský (Kundrátek)
Irving (Chlapík, Horák) – 51:064–1
14 minPenalties10 min
33Shots31
20 November 2024
18:00 CET		Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic1–1
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)		Czech Republic Sparta PrahaWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,559
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Marek MazanecGoaliesJakub KovářReferees:
Tobias Björk
Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Petr Šimánek
0–119:38 – (PP) Kemiläinen (Hyka, Chlapík)
Volas (Daňo, Addamo) – 57:411–1
31 minPenalties8 min
15Shots11
Sparta Praha won 5–2 on aggregate.

(5) HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. (12) Växjö Lakers

12 November 2024
19:00 CET		Växjö Lakers Sweden1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Switzerland HC Fribourg-GottéronVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 2,463
Game reference
Adam ÅhmanGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Rosén (McLaughlin, Koivula) – 33:521–0
4 minPenalties8 min
23Shots14
19 November 2024
19:45 CET		HC Fribourg-Gottéron Switzerland3–3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)		Sweden Växjö LakersBCF Arena, Fribourg
Attendance: 5,043
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Reto BerraGoaliesEmil LarmiReferees:
Riku Brander
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Dominik Schlegel
Nathy Bürgy
Schmid (Borgman, Diaz) – 3:181–0
1–111:48 – (PP) Ågren (Strandberg, Sylvegård)
1–225:17 – Eriksson (Henricksson, Nilsson–)
De La Rose (Wallmark, Gunderson) (PP) – 48:492–2
Sörensen (Gunderson, De la Rose) (PP) – 49:453–2
3–350:56 – Robert (Ågren, Persson)
2 minPenalties4 min
30Shots17
Växjö Lakers won 4–3 on aggregate.

(6) Skellefteå AIK vs. (11) Fischtown Pinguins

12 November 2024
19:30 CET		Fischtown Pinguins Germany5–0
(4–0, 0–0, 1–0)		Sweden Skellefteå AIKEisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
Attendance: 3,847
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Maximilian FranzrebGoaliesDavid RautioReferees:
Mikko Kaukokari
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Patrick Laguzov
Kai Jürgens
Vikingstad (Görtz, Bruggisser) – 6:061–0
Jeglič (Bruggisser, Verlič) (PPG) – 10:552–0
Urbas (Jensen, Jeglič) (PPG) – 12:103–0
Mauermann (Görtz, Appendino) – 14:274–0
Kinder (Abt) (SHG) – 42:465–0
16 minPenalties12 min
33Shots29
19 November 2024
18:00 CET		Skellefteå AIK Sweden1–5
(0–4, 0–0, 1–1)		Germany Fischtown PinguinsSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
Attendance: 1,493
Game reference
Love HärenstamGoaliesKristers GudlevskisReferees:
Joonas Kova
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Teodor Sörholm
Mathias Naperotti
0–14:37 – Bruggisser (Görtz, Vikingstad)
0–215:25 – (PP) Wejse (Jeglič, Urbas)
0–316:19 – (PP) Görtz (Vikingstad, Abt)
0–418:53 – Urbas (Jensen, Appendino)
0–549:28 – Urbas (Wejse, Eminger)
Lindberg (Lindholm, Johansson) (PP) – 53:571–5
8 minPenalties4 min
39Shots17
Fischtown Pinguins won 10–1 on aggregate.

(7) Eisbären Berlin vs. (10) Sheffield Steelers

13 November 2024
20:00 CET		Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom3–5
(0–1, 3–2, 0–2)		Germany Eisbären BerlinUtilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
Attendance: 8,983
Game reference
Matt GreenfieldGoaliesJake HildebrandReferees:
Christian Ofner
Geoffrey Barcelo
Linesmen:
Scott Rodger
Ryan Fraley
0–118:35 – Boychuk (Ronning, Pföderl)
0–221:15 – Reinke (Kirk, Byron)
Simpson (Ciampini, Tansey) – 23:531–2
1–327:45 – Ronning (Kirk, Pföderl)
Tremblay (Shudra) – 33:182–3
Cormier (Vainio, Whistle) – 39:073–3
3–443:58 – Byron (Reinke)
3–556:36 – Pföderl (Mik, Wissmann)
4 minPenalties6 min
22Shots35
19 November 2024
19:30 CET		Eisbären Berlin Germany4–2
(0–1, 2–0, 2–1)		United Kingdom Sheffield SteelersWellblechpalast, Berlin
Attendance: 4,227
Game reference
Jake HildebrandGoaliesMatthew Greenfield (until 3:22) Marco De FilippoReferees:
Adam Kika
Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Yannik Koziol
Tom Giesen
0–112:05 – (PP) Vallerand (Guimond, Ciampini)
Veilleux (Hördler, Wiederer) – 24:181–1
Geibel (Boychuk, Pföderl) – 25:482–1
Ronning (Pföderl, Reinke) – 48:533–1
3–257:00 – Balmas (Watling, Simpson)
Byron (ENG) – 57:464–2
12 minPenalties4 min
34Shots32
Eisbären Berlin won 9–5 on aggregate.

(8) Red Bull Salzburg vs. (9) Pelicans

12 November 2024
17:30 CET (18:30 EEST)		Pelicans Finland1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		Austria Red Bull SalzburgIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 2,021
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Jasper PatrikainenGoaliesAtte TolvanenReferees:
Stefan Hürlimann
Seedo Janssen
Linesmen:
Onni Hautamäki
Joni Pekkala
0–125:23 – (SHG) Huber (Rowe)
Bryggman (Junkkari, Carlsson) – 28:361–1
1–244:52 – Bourke (Thaler, Wukovits)
6 minPenalties28 min
13Shots33
20 November 2024
20:20 CET		Red Bull Salzburg Austria5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)		Finland PelicansEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,412
Game reference
Atte TolvanenGoaliesJasper PatrikainenReferees:
Kilian Hinterdobler
Christopher Schadewaldt
Linesmen:
Gašper Jaka Zgonc
Simon Riecken
Bourke (SHG) – 3:371–0
Thaler (Lewington, Bourke) – 29:302–0
Krening (Rowe) – 41:453–0
Huber (Rowe, Murphy) – 48:374–0
Schneider (Nissner, Raffl) – 56:245–0
12 minPenalties6 min
33Shots22
Red Bull Salzburg won 7–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on 3 and 4 December with return legs played on 17 December 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–7 Sweden Färjestad BK 3–1 0–6
Eisbären Berlin Germany 7–9 Switzerland ZSC Lions 3–4 4–5
Genève-Servette HC Switzerland 6–2 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 4–0 2–2
Sparta Praha (OT) Czech Republic 7–6 Sweden Växjö Lakers 1–2 6–4

(1) Färjestad BK vs. (8) Red Bull Salzburg

3 December 2024
18:00 CET		Red Bull Salzburg Austria3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)		Sweden Färjestad BKEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,281
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Atte TolvanenGoaliesMaxime LagacéReferees:
Michael Tscherrig
Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Davide Mantovani
David Nothegger
Murphy (Raffl, Schneider) – 16:291–0
1–117:02 – Studenič (Steen, Kellman)
Nienhuis (Schneider, Murphy) (SHG) – 28:242–1
Kosmachuk (Robertson, Schneider) (PP) – 37:023–1
12 minPenalties37 min
30Shots19
17 December 2024
19:00 CET		Färjestad BK Sweden6–0
(0–0, 3–0, 3–0)		Austria Red Bull SalzburgLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
Attendance: 4,035
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Maxime LagacéGoaliesAtte TolvanenReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Rasmus Strömberg
Mathias Naperotti
Forsell (Nygren, Westfält) – 21:381–0
Westfält ( Tomášek) – 25:472–0
Bergkvist (Steen, Kellman) – 31:573–0
Ljungkrantz (Lindqvist, Johansson) – 48:404–0
Tomášek (Steen, Lindqvist) (PP) – 49:435–0
Steen (Studenič, Bergkvist) (ENG) – 56:376–0
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots19
Färjestad BK won 7–3 on Aggregate.

(2) ZSC Lions vs. (7) Eisbären Berlin

4 December 2024
19:30 CET		Eisbären Berlin Germany3–4
(1–0, 2–2, 0–2)		Switzerland ZSC LionsUber Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 5,218
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Jonas StettmerGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
Christoph Sternat
Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Tom Giesen
Yanni kKoziol
Boychuk (Ronning, Pföderl) – 13:051–0
Fontaine (Tiffels) – 21:182–0
Bergmann (Fontaine) – 23:503–0
3–129:55 – Grant (Malgin, Andrighetto)
3–232:51 – (PP) Andrighetto (Lehtonen, Malgin)
3–350:54 – Kukan (Lammikko)
3–456:00 – Frödén (Lammikko)
6 minPenalties4 min
25Shots27
17 December 2024
19:45 CET		ZSC Lions Switzerland5–4
(0–3, 2–0, 3–1)		Germany Eisbären BerlinSwiss Life Arena, Zurich
Attendance: 6,684
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Šimon HrubecGoaliesJake HildebrandReferees:
Linus Öhlund
Daniel Eriksson
Linesmen:
Dario Fuchs
Sébastien Duc
0–12:56 – (PP) Wissmann (Ronning, Pföderl)
0–212:11 – Wiederer (Byron)
0–319:57 – Tiffels
Frödén (Weber, Lehtonen) – 20:281–3
Sigrist (Andrighetto, Malgin) – 38:202–3
2–442:11 – Byron (Müller, Noebels)
Lammikko (Frödén) – 42:333–4
Andrighetto (Kinnunen) – 49:134–4
Grant (Riedi, Rohrer) – 53:055–4
6 minPenalties10 min
26Shots21
ZSC Lions won 9–7 on Aggregate.

(11) Fischtown Pinguins vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC

3 December 2024
19:45 CET		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Germany Fischtown PinguinsPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
Attendance: 5,419
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Antti RaantaGoaliesMaximilian FranzrebReferees:
Christoffer Holm
Marcus Vardeberg Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
Michael Stalder
Aurélien Urfer
Lennström (Vatanen, Praplan) – 8:281–0
Granlund (Praplan, Jacquemet) – 18:132–0
Vatanen (Manninen, Pouliot) (PP) – 26:243–0
Bertaggia (Miranda, Le Coultre) – 52:424–0
4 minPenalties6 min
22Shots35
17 December 2024
19:30 CET		Fischtown Pinguins Germany2–2
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)		Switzerland Genève-Servette HCEisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
Attendance: 4,436
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Maximilian FranzrebGoaliesAntti RaantaReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
Kai Jürgens
Patrick Laguzov
0–142:26 – (ENG) Bertaggia (Völlmin, Lennström)
Bruggisser (Scheel) (PP) – 45:271–1
Urbas (Jeglič, Abt) (PP) – 45:432–1
2–253:09 – (ENG) Manninen (Pouliot)
4 minPenalties8 min
39Shots18
Genève-Servette HC won 6–2 on Aggregate.

(12) Växjö Lakers vs. (13) Sparta Praha

3 December 2024
18:00 CET		Sparta Praha Czech Republic1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		Sweden Växjö LakersO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 5,176
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Josef KořenářGoaliesAdam ÅhmanReferees:
Micha Hebeisen
Cedric Borga
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
David Thuma
Špaček (Řepík, Hrabík) – 34:461–0
1–137:22 – Strandberg (Sylvegård)
1–258:00 – Rosén (Robert, Stjernborg)
2 minPenalties2 min
17Shots20
17 December 2024
19:00 CET		Växjö Lakers Sweden4–6 (OT)
(2–0, 1–1, 1–4)
(OT 0–1)		Czech Republic Sparta PrahaVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 4,179
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Adam ÅhmanGoaliesJakub KovářReferees:
Marian Rohatsch
André Schrader
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Stjernborg (Blichfeld, Rasmussen) – 2:481–0
Rosén (Strandberg, Gustafsson) – 16:102–0
2–134:53 – Lajunen
Ågren (McLaughlin, Robert) – 36:043–1
3–242:10 – Horák (Irving, Najman)
3–343:10 – Krejčík (Lajunen, Vitouch)
Persson (Rasmussen) – 55:134–3
4–457:52 – (EAG) Moravčík (Sobotka, Chlapík)
4–558:56 – (EAG) Řepík (Krejčík, Lajunen)
4–661:57 – Lajunen (Forman, Moravčík)
6 minPenalties8 min
28Shots26
Sparta Praha won 7–6 on Aggregate in Overtime.

Semi-finals

First legs will be played on 14 and 15 January with return legs played on 21 and 22 January 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sparta Praha Czech Republic 1 Sweden Färjestad BK 14–15 Jan 21–22 Jan
Genève-Servette HC Switzerland 2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 14–15 Jan 21–22 Jan

(1) Färjestad BK vs. (13) Sparta Praha

14 January 2025Sparta Praha Czech RepublicvSweden Färjestad BKO2 Arena, Prague
21 January 2025Färjestad BK SwedenvCzech Republic Sparta PrahaLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad

(2) ZSC Lions vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC

January 2025Genève-Servette HC SwitzerlandvSwitzerland ZSC LionsPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
January 2025ZSC Lions SwitzerlandvSwitzerland Genève-Servette HCSwiss Life Arena, Zurich

Final

18 February 2025Winner SF 1 or Switzerland winner SF 2vWinner SF 1 or Switzerland winner SF 2

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the league in points.[9]

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
Switzerland Sven Andrighetto Switzerland ZSC Lions 9 7 10 17 4 +11 0 3 0 34 20.59%
Switzerland Denis Malgin Switzerland ZSC Lions 8 6 9 15 2 +10 2 1 1 28 21.43%
Germany Leonhard Pföderl Germany Eisbären Berlin 10 5 10 15 4 0 2 3 0 22 22.73%
Sweden Oskar Steen Sweden Färjestad BK 10 4 10 14 6 +6 1 2 0 24 16.67%
Slovenia Žiga Jeglič Germany Fischtown Pinguins 10 3 10 13 2 +5 1 2 0 11 27.27%
Czech Republic Michael Špaček Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 8 7 5 12 4 +6 1 5 0 17 41.18%
Slovenia Jan Urbas Germany Fischtown Pinguins 10 7 5 12 4 +5 0 4 0 32 21.88%
Austria Peter Schneider Austria Red Bull Salzburg 10 5 7 12 6 +1 1 3 0 35 14.29%
Slovakia Libor Hudáček Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 4 8 12 4 +4 0 1 0 21 19.05%
Sweden Michael Lindqvist Sweden Färjestad BK 8 1 11 12 4 +3 0 1 0 13 7.69%

Leading goaltenders

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
Germany Maximilian Franzreb Germany Fischtown Pinguins 6 3 2 138 9 93.88% 1.52 3 355
Canada Maxime Lagacé Sweden Färjestad BK 8 6 1 154 12 92.77% 1.48 2 485
United States Matthew Greenfield United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 8 4 3 224 18 92.56% 2.47 0 438
Czech Republic Šimon Hrubec Switzerland ZSC Lions 8 8 0 184 15 92.46% 1.86 0 485
Czech Republic Marek Mazanec Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 5 1 3 138 12 92.00% 2.40 0 300

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