2015–16 Champions Hockey League

2015–16 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates20 August 2015 – 9 February 2016
Teams48
Final positions
Champions Sweden Frölunda HC (1st title)
Runner-up Finland Kärpät
Tournament statistics
Games played157
Goals scored802 (5.11 per game)
Attendance513,760 (3,272 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Ryan Lasch (16 points)
MVPUnited States Ryan Lasch

The 2015–16 Champions Hockey League was the second season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The regulation round began on 20 August 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015. The playoffs began on 22 September 2015 and ended with the Champions Hockey League Final on 9 February 2016. Frölunda HC defeated Kärpät 2–1 to win the second edition of Champions Hockey League.

Team allocation[edit]

A total of 48 teams from twelve different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.

Team license[edit]

The teams were decided with regards to different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.

  • A license: The 26 founding teams get an A license, if they play in the first-tier league of their respective domestic league system in the 2015–16 season.
  • B license: Two teams – the regular-season winner and the play-off champion in the 2014–15 season – from each of the founding leagues (the Austrian EBEL, the Czech Extraliga, the Finnish Liiga, the German DEL, the Swedish SHL and the Swiss NLA) received a B licence to the tournament. If those teams had already received an A license, other teams from the league took the B license spots. The order the B licenses were handed out is:[1][2]
  1. National champion
  2. Regular season winner
  3. Runner-up, regular season
  4. Play-off finalist
  5. Best placed semifinal loser
  6. Worst placed semifinal loser
  • C license: There were 10 wild cards. The champions from Norway, Denmark, Slovakia, France and the United Kingdom—like the previous season—got wild cards.[3] From Slovakia, France, Norway and the United Kingdom, a second team also got a wild card.[4] One wild card license were assigned to the 2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup winner HK Neman Grodno.[5][6][7]

Teams[edit]

Team City/Area League Qualification License
Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Austrian Hockey League founding club A
Austria Vienna Capitals Vienna Austrian Hockey League founding club A
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Czech Extraliga founding club A
Czech Republic HC Pardubice Pardubice Czech Extraliga founding club A
Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha Prague Czech Extraliga founding club A
Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel Ostrava Czech Extraliga founding club A
Finland HIFK Helsinki Liiga founding club A
Finland JYP Jyväskylä Liiga founding club A
Finland KalPa Kuopio Liiga founding club A
Finland Kärpät Oulu Liiga founding club A
Finland Tappara Tampere Liiga founding club A
Finland TPS Turku Liiga founding club A
Germany Adler Mannheim Mannheim Deutsche Eishockey Liga founding club A
Germany Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga founding club A
Germany ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Deutsche Eishockey Liga founding club A
Germany Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Deutsche Eishockey Liga founding club A
Switzerland SC Bern Bern National League A founding club A
Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg National League A founding club A
Switzerland ZSC Lions Zürich National League A founding club A
Switzerland EV Zug Zug National League A founding club A
Sweden Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Sweden Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Sweden HV71 Jönköping Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Sweden Linköpings HC Linköping Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Sweden Luleå HF Luleå Swedish Hockey League founding club A
Austria Black Wings Linz Linz Austrian Hockey League regular season runner-up B
Austria KAC Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Austrian Hockey League play-off semi-finalist B
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga regular season winner B
Czech Republic HC Litvínov Litvínov Czech Extraliga play-off champion B
Finland Lukko Rauma Liiga play-off semi-finalist B
Finland Espoo Blues Espoo Liiga regular season fifth [8] B
Germany Red Bull Munich Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga regular season runner-up B
Germany Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorf Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off semi-finalist B
Switzerland HC Davos Davos National League A play-off champion B
Switzerland Genève-Servette Geneva National League A play-off semi-finalist B
Sweden Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League play-off champion B
Sweden Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League regular season winner B
Belarus Neman Grodno Grodno Belarusian Extraleague Continental Cup winner C
Norway Stavanger Oilers Stavanger GET-ligaen play-off champion C
Norway Storhamar Ishockey Hamar GET-ligaen regular season runner-up C
Slovakia HC Košice Košice Tipsport Liga play-off champion C
Slovakia HK Nitra Nitra Tipsport Liga regular season runner-up C
Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey Vojens Metal Ligaen play-off champion C
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Elite Ice Hockey League regular season champion C
United Kingdom Braehead Clan Glasgow Elite Ice Hockey League regular season runner-up C
France Rapaces de Gap Gap Ligue Magnus play-off champion C
France Grenoble Grenoble Ligue Magnus regular season winner C

Round and draw dates[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 13 May 2015[11] 20–21 August 2015
Matchday 2 22–23 August 2015
Matchday 3 27–28 August 2015
Matchday 4 29–30 August 2015
Matchday 5 3–4 September 2015
Matchday 6 5–6 September 2015
Playoff Round of 32 8 September 2015[12] 22 September 2015 6 October 2015
Round of 16 3 November 2015 10 November 2015
Quarter-finals 1 December 2015 8 December 2015
Semi-finals 12 January 2016 19 January 2016
Final 9 February 2016

Group stage[edit]

Teams in the 2015–16 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; Brown: Group I; Pink: Group J; Gold: Group K; Turquoise: Group L; Cyan: Group M; Asselian: Group N; Deep pink: Group O; Steel: Group P.

For the 2015–16 season, the regular season was expanded to 48 teams, divided into 16 groups with 3 teams in each group. The two first teams in each group advanced to the play-offs (round of 32).[5]

The group stage began on 20 August and ended on 6 September 2015.[13][14] The 48 teams were divided into 16 groups of three teams each. Each team played a double round-robin in their group, facing each team at home and on the road, giving 4 games per team. The 16 group winners and the 16 runners-up qualified for the playoffs.[15]

Group stage draw[edit]

The 16 groups were determined by a draw taking place on 13 May 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. The 48 teams had been ranked and placed into three pots of 16 teams each. Following the draw, each group consisted of one team from each pot. The seedings were as follows;[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Sweden Växjö Lakers
Finland Kärpät
Czech Republic HC Litvínov
Switzerland HC Davos
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Germany Adler Mannheim
Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Finland Tappara
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Switzerland ZSC Lions
Austria Black Wings Linz
Germany Red Bull Munich
Sweden Frölunda HC
Finland Lukko
Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha
Switzerland SC Bern

Austria Vienna Capitals
Germany ERC Ingolstadt
Sweden Linköpings HC
Finland JYP
Czech Republic HC Pardubice
Switzerland Genève-Servette
Austria KAC Klagenfurt
Germany Düsseldorfer EG
Sweden HV71
Finland Espoo Blues
Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel
Switzerland EV Zug
Germany Eisbären Berlin
Sweden Luleå HF
Finland KalPa
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec

Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron
Germany Krefeld Pinguine
Sweden Färjestad BK
Finland HIFK
Sweden Djurgårdens IF
Finland TPS
Slovakia HC Košice
Norway Stavanger Oilers
Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
France Rapaces de Gap
Slovakia HK Nitra
Norway Storhamar Ishockey
United Kingdom Braehead Clan
France Grenoble
Belarus Neman Grodno

Tiebreakers[edit]

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for an overtime win or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime loss or shootout loss, 0 points for a loss in regular time). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings:[17]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of wins in regular time in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. higher number of goals scored in one match in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  6. if, after having applied criteria 1 to 5, teams still had an equal ranking in a two-way tie, criteria 1 to 5 were reapplied against the third team in the group. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 10 applied;
  7. higher number of wins in overtime;
  8. higher number of goals scored in shootout (if both matches ended in shootout);
  9. if two teams still remained tied and they met in their group's final game, they played a shootout to determine which team is ranked higher;
  10. higher pre-draw rankings.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHC HIFK SCB
1 Sweden Linköpings HC 4 3 1 0 0 14 4 +10 11 Advance to Playoffs 2–0 3–2(SO)
2 Finland HIFK 4 1 0 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 3–1
3 Switzerland SC Bern 4 0 1 1 2 7 15 −8 3 1–7 3–2(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP DIF EVZ
1 Finland Tappara 4 3 0 1 0 16 6 +10 10 Advance to Playoffs 2–3(OT) 3–1
2 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4 2 1 0 1 13 11 +2 8 2–4 5–3
3 Switzerland EV Zug 4 0 0 0 4 6 18 −12 0 0–7 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HV71 RBS SON
1 Sweden HV71 4 4 0 0 0 16 4 +12 12 Advance to Playoffs 4–1 7–1
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4 1 0 0 3 10 13 −3 3 1–3 7–2
3 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey 4 1 0 0 3 8 17 −9 3 1–2 4–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE LIB NIT
1 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4 3 1 0 0 16 6 +10 11 Advance to Playoffs 5–2 3–2(SO)
2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 4 2 0 0 2 13 9 +4 6 0–4 2–0
3 Slovakia HK Nitra 4 0 0 1 3 4 18 −14 1 2–4 0–9
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HCD FBK PCE
1 Switzerland HC Davos 4 3 0 1 0 12 6 +6 10 Advance to Playoffs 0–1(OT) 5–3
2 Sweden Färjestad BK 4 1 2 0 1 8 9 −1 7 0–4 4–3(OT)
3 Czech Republic HC Pardubice 4 0 0 1 3 10 15 −5 1 2–3 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIT BLU GRE
1 Czech Republic HC Litvínov 4 3 1 0 0 14 7 +7 11 Advance to Playoffs 3–2(OT) 6–4
2 Finland Espoo Blues 4 1 0 1 2 7 8 −1 4 0–1 4–2
3 France Grenoble 4 1 0 0 3 9 15 −6 3 1–4 2–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPS DEG BWL
1 Finland TPS 4 2 1 1 0 15 9 +6 9 Advance to Playoffs 1–2(SO) 6–1
2 Germany Düsseldorfer EG 4 1 1 0 2 15 14 +1 5 4–5 6–3
3 Austria Black Wings Linz 4 1 0 1 2 11 18 −7 4 2–3(OT) 5–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBM KOS KAC
1 Germany Red Bull Munich 4 4 0 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Advance to Playoffs 1–0 6–1
2 Slovakia HC Košice 4 1 1 0 2 7 8 −1 5 2–4 2–1(SO)
3 Austria KAC Klagenfurt 4 0 0 1 3 5 15 −10 1 1–4 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group I[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAN VIT NEM
1 Germany Adler Mannheim 4 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 8 Advance to Playoffs 2–1(SO) 2–1
2 Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel 4 2 0 1 1 7 5 +2 7 1–2 3–1
3 Belarus Neman Grodno 4 1 0 0 3 4 7 −3 3 2–0 0–2
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group J[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KÄR VIC KRE
1 Finland Kärpät 4 4 0 0 0 12 1 +11 12 Advance to Playoffs 4–0 4–1
2 Austria Vienna Capitals 4 1 0 1 2 8 14 −6 4 0–2 2–3(SO)
3 Germany Krefeld Pinguine 4 0 1 0 3 9 14 −5 2 0–2 5–6
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group K[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHF LUK FRI
1 Sweden Luleå HF 4 2 1 0 1 14 9 +5 8 Advance to Playoffs 4–3(SO) 4–2
2 Finland Lukko 4 1 1 1 1 11 12 −1 6 0–3 4–2
3 Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron 4 1 0 1 2 11 15 −4 4 4–3 3–4(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group L[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OIL TRI KAL
1 Norway Stavanger Oilers 4 2 0 1 1 11 7 +4 7 Advance to Playoffs 4–1 3–0
2 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4 1 1 1 1 14 11 +3 6 4–3(OT) 6–0
3 Finland KalPa 4 1 1 0 2 6 13 −7 5 2–1 4–3(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group M[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STO SPA GEN
1 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Advance to Playoffs 2–3 5–1
2 Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha 4 2 0 1 1 12 10 +2 7 1–2 5–2
3 Switzerland Genève-Servette 4 0 1 0 3 7 16 −9 2 0–3 4–3(OT)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group N[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC JYP SHE
1 Sweden Frölunda HC 4 4 0 0 0 20 5 +15 12 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 9–1
2 Finland JYP 4 2 0 0 2 10 9 +1 6 1–4 3–0
3 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 4 0 0 0 4 4 20 −16 0 1–4 2–4
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group O[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLH ING BRA
1 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4 3 0 0 1 20 10 +10 9 Advance to Playoffs 4–2 10–2
2 Germany ERC Ingolstadt 4 2 0 0 2 16 15 +1 6 5–3 5–2
3 United Kingdom Braehead Clan 4 1 0 0 3 11 22 −11 3 1–3 6–4
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group P[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZSC BER GAP
1 Switzerland ZSC Lions 4 4 0 0 0 20 10 +10 12 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 6–1
2 Germany Eisbären Berlin 4 1 0 0 3 12 13 −1 3 3–6 6–1
3 France Rapaces de Gap 4 1 0 0 3 9 18 −9 3 4–5 3–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Playoffs[edit]

In the playoffs, the teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-game final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.

The mechanism of the draw for playoffs were as follows:

  • The entire playoff was drawn at a single occasion on 8 September 2015 to determine the sixteen pairings for the Round of 32. After the draw, all games up to the final were set in brackets.[12]
  • In the draw for the Round of 32, the 16 group winners were seeded, and the 16 runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[12]

Playoff teams[edit]

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)
Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A Sweden Linköpings HC Finland HIFK
B Finland Tappara Sweden Djurgårdens IF
C Sweden HV71 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
D Sweden Skellefteå AIK Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
E Switzerland HC Davos Sweden Färjestad BK
F Czech Republic HC Litvínov Finland Espoo Blues
G Finland TPS Germany Düsseldorfer EG
H Germany Red Bull Munich Slovakia HC Košice
I Germany Adler Mannheim Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel
J Finland Kärpät Austria Vienna Capitals
K Sweden Luleå HF Finland Lukko
L Norway Stavanger Oilers Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
M Norway Storhamar Ishockey Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha
N Sweden Frölunda HC Finland JYP
O Sweden Växjö Lakers Germany ERC Ingolstadt
P Switzerland ZSC Lions Germany Eisbären Berlin

Bracket[edit]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 2 1 3
Sweden HV71 2 3 5 Finland Espoo Blues 3 1 4
Finland Espoo Blues 4 2 6 Sweden HV71 1 1 2
Germany Adler Mannheim 1 3 4 Finland Espoo Blues 2 1 3
Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha 3 3 6 Finland Kärpät 0 5 5
Switzerland ZSC Lions 2 0 2 Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha 4 1 5
Germany Düsseldorfer EG 0 0 0 Finland Kärpät 2 4 6
Finland Kärpät 2 3 5 Finland Lukko 2 2 4
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 2 3 Finland Kärpät 3 2 5
Norway Storhamar Ishockey 3 3 6 Finland TPS 4 2 6
Finland JYP 2 1 3 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 3 1 4
Finland TPS 2 4 6 Finland TPS 3 1 4(0)
Finland Lukko 5 3 8 Finland Lukko (SO) 3 1 4(1)
Germany Red Bull Munich 3 0 3 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 1 2
Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4 3 7 Finland Lukko 2 2 4
Sweden Växjö Lakers 3 3 6 Finland Kärpät 1
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 4 6 10 Sweden Frölunda HC 2
Sweden Linköpings HC 1 3 4 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 3 3 6
Finland HIFK 2 2 4 Switzerland HC Davos 5 4 9
Switzerland HC Davos 1 5 6 Switzerland HC Davos 1 4 5
Germany Eisbären Berlin 3 3 6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 1 1 2
Norway Stavanger Oilers 0 3 3 Germany Eisbären Berlin 2 1 3
Slovakia HC Košice 4 0 4 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 5 2 7
Sweden Skellefteå AIK 3 3 6 Switzerland HC Davos 0 1 1
Germany ERC Ingolstadt 4 1 5 Sweden Frölunda HC 5 1 6
Sweden Frölunda HC (OT) 2 4 6 Czech Republic HC Litvínov 2 0 2
Austria Vienna Capitals 3 2 5 Sweden Frölunda HC 1 6 7
Czech Republic HC Litvínov (OT) 4 2 6 Sweden Luleå HF 3 4 7(1)
Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel 0 1 1 Sweden Frölunda HC (SO) 2 5 7(3)
Finland Tappara 2 2 4 Finland Tappara 2 0 2
Sweden Färjestad BK 0 3 3 Sweden Luleå HF 1 5 6
Sweden Luleå HF 3 1 4

Note:

  1. The teams listed on top of each tie play first game at home and the bottom team plays second game at home.
  2. 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 game at home.

Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the entire playoff (round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 8 September 2015.[10][12] The first legs were played on 22 and 29 September, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2015. The seeded teams (group winners) played the last game at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic 3–5 Sweden HV71 2–2 1–3
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic 10–4 Sweden Linköpings HC 4–1 6–3
Espoo Blues Finland 6–4 Germany Adler Mannheim 4–1 2–3
HIFK Finland 4–6 Switzerland HC Davos 2–1 2–5
HC Sparta Praha Czech Republic 6–2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 3–2 3–0
Eisbären Berlin Germany 6–3 Norway Stavanger Oilers 3–0 3–3
Düsseldorfer EG Germany 0–5 Finland Kärpät 0–2 0–3
HC Košice Slovakia 4–6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4–3 0–3
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–6 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 1–3 2–3
ERC Ingolstadt Germany 5–6 Sweden Frölunda HC 4–2 1–4 (OT)
JYP Finland 3–6 Finland TPS 2–2 1–4
Vienna Capitals Austria 5–6 Czech Republic HC Litvínov 3–4 2–2 (OT)
Lukko Finland 8–3 Germany Red Bull Munich 5–3 3–0
Vítkovice Steel Czech Republic 1–4 Finland Tappara 0–2 1–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 7–6 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4–3 3–3
Färjestad BK Sweden 3–4 Sweden Luleå HF 0–3 3–1

First Leg[edit]

22 September 2015
16:00
Vítkovice Steel Czech Republic0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
Finland TapparaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,057
Game reference
Daniel DolejšGoaliesMika NoronenReferees:
René Hradil
Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Jiří Gebauer
Vít Lederer
0–124:17 – Aalto (Savinainen, Kuusela)
0–225:49 – (PS) Peltola
4 minPenalties14 min
22 September 2015
16:30
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic4–1
(4–1, 0–0, 0–0)
Sweden Linköpings HCHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,993
Game reference
Marek SchwarzGoaliesMarcus HögbergReferees:
Ladislav Smetana
Petr Úlehla
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Kamil Zavřel
Bulíř (Derner, Vitásek) – 3:141–0
Bulíř (Šimek) (PP) – 6:372–0
2–114:40 – Junland (Little, Persson)
Bulíř – 14:513–1
Řepík (Jonák – 16:404–1
22 September 2015
16:30
Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic2–2
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
Sweden HV71Werk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 2,112
Game reference
Peter HamerlíkGoaliesErik ErsbergReferees:
Andris Ansons
Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Jiří Frodl
Jiří Ondráček
Matuš – 8:161–0
1–114:24 – (PP) Laine (Hansson)
1–231:56 – Sundh (Sandberg, Andersson)
Hrňa (Kreps) – 37:162–2
58 minPenalties35 min
22 September 2015
16:30
HIFK Finland2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Switzerland HC DavosHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,649
Game reference
Ville HussoGoaliesLeonardo Genoni
Rask (Luttinen, Taimi) (PP) – 9:241–0
1–144:16 – Wieser (Axelsson)
Rask (Ramstedt, Luttinen) (PP)) – 46:442–1
22 September 2015
16:30
JYP Finland2–2
(0–0, 2–0, 0–2)
Finland TPSSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 2,045
Game reference
Tuomas TarkkiGoaliesTeemu LassilaReferees:
Jukka Hakkarainen
Sören Persson
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Daniel Österholm
Salmio (Kalteva, Boyce) – 31:131–0
Hubáček (Tuppurainen, Pulli) – 33:292–0
2–146:16 – (PP) Nummelin (Tikkanen, Spina)
2–246:53 – Eronen (Tukonen, Perrin)
6 minPenalties6 min
22 September 2015
16:30
Lukko Finland5–3
(1–0, 3–1, 1–2)
Germany Red Bull MunichKivikylän Areena, Rauma
Attendance: 1,716
Game reference
Danny aus den BirkenGoaliesRasmus RinneReferees:
Mikko Kaukokari
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Markus Hagerström
Hannu Sormunen
Riska (Koivisto) (SHG) – 19:591–0
1–120:49 – (PP) Wolf (Regehr, Boyle)
Lahti (Lähteenmäki, Niskala) (PP) – 29:372–1
Niskala (Koivisto, Lahti) (PP) – 32:033–1
Koivisto (Lahti, Niskala) – 35:044–1
Lähteenmäki (Ahonen, Lahti) – 47:505–1
5–258:23 – Sparre (Pinizzotto, Aucoin)
5–359:14 – Kettemer (Kahun)
10 minPenalties10 min
22 September 2015
16:30
Espoo Blues Finland4–1
(1–1, 3–0, 0–0)
Germany Adler MannheimEspoo Metro Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 1,183
Game reference
Christian EngstrandGoaliesDennis EndrasReferees:
Timo Metsala
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Jani Pesonen
Joonas Saha
Kantola (Rantakari, Hirschovits) (PP) – 9:021–0
1–110:34 – (PP) Yip (Hecht, Bittner)
Hirschovits (Poukkula) – 20:302–1
Makkonen (PP) – 29:373–1
Poukkula (Korhonen, Hirschovits) – 39:084–1
14 minPenalties24 min
22 September 2015
17:00
HC Košice Slovakia4–3
(0–1, 1–1, 3–1)
Sweden Skellefteå AIKSteel Arena, Košice
Attendance: 5,038
Game reference
Marcel MelicherčíkGoaliesErik Hanses (pulled at 5:20, back in at 5:44) Markus Svensson (pulled at 5:44)Referees:
Jozef Kubuš
Milan Zrnić
Linesmen:
Martin Korba
Peter Šefčík
0–110:42 – Pesonen (Lindholm)
0–222:24 – (PP) Zackrisson (Holmström)
Bartánus (Suja) (PP) – 23:561–2
Bartánus (Bicek, Šedivý) – 50:352–2
2–354:10 – Urbom (Pettersson)
Lelkeš – 56:143–3
Lapšanský (Jenčík, Bartoš) – 57:134–3
8 minPenalties10 min
22 September 2015
17:30
HC Sparta Praha Czech Republic3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)
Switzerland ZSC LionsO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 2,893
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Tomáš PöpperleGoaliesLukas FlüelerReferees:
Martin Fraňo
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Libor Suchánek
Buchtele (Réway, Přibyl) – 9:071–0
Buchtele (Réway, Glenn) – 24:412–0
Glenn (Sabolič, Pech) (PP) – 26:053–0
3–130:43 – Herzog (Baltisberger, Matthews)
3–244:14 – Foucault (Keller, Shannon)
2 minPenalties8 min
22 September 2015
18:00
Färjestad BK Sweden0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
Sweden Luleå HFLofbergs Arena, Karlstad
Attendance: 1,594
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Justin PoggeGoaliesDaniel LarssonReferees:
Mikael Holm
Danny Kurmann
Linesman:
Tobias Haster
0–121:19 – Mikkelson
0–237:57 – Rajala (Melart, Ekarv)
0–347:52 – Harju (Ekarv, Rajala)
8 minPenalties6 min
22 September 2015
18:15
Vienna Capitals Austria3–4
(1–4, 1–0, 1–0)
Czech Republic HC LitvínovAlbert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna
Attendance: 2,400
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David Kickert (pulled at 9:16, back at 20:00) Phillip Zopf (pulled at 20:00)GoaliesMichael PetrásekReferees:
Vladimír Baluška
Peter Gebei
Linesmen:
Attila Nagy
Martin Smeibidlo
0–11:07 – Hanzl (Martynek, Trávníček)
Grosslercher (Schiechl, Hartl) – 5:121–1
1–29:16 – Lukeš (Hübl)
1–318:01 – (PP) Jánský (Hübl, Lukeš)
1–418:16 – Chaloupka (Hořava)
Rotter (Milam, Iberer) (PP) – 39:042–4
McLean (Whitmore, Milam) – 41:563–4
10 minPenalties14 min
22 September 2015
18:15
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)
Norway Storhamar IshockeyEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 1,206
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Fabian WeinhandlGoaliesOskar ÖstlundReferees:
Stephan Bauer
Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Matjaž Hribar
Michael Johnstone
0–128:44 – (SHG) Berglund (Gustafsson)
0–238:42 – (PP) Larrivée (Hotham, Jensen)
Beach (Connelly) – 48:301–2
1–356:47 – Reichenberg
4 minPenalties12 min
22 September 2015
18:30
Eisbären Berlin Germany3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Norway Stavanger OilersO2 World, Berlin
Attendance: 4,069
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Petri VehanenGoaliesHenrik HolmReferees:
Vladimír Pešina
Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Marcus Hofer
Kevin Salewski
Talbot (Mulock, Hördler) (PP) – 37:091–0
Ziegler (Kuji) – 42:442–0
DuPont (Olver) (PP) – 53:193–0
12 minPenalties22 min
22 September 2015
18:30
Düsseldorfer EG Germany0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Finland KärpätISS Dome, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 5,431
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Robert GoepfertGoaliesSami AittokallioReferees:
Manuel Nikolić
Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Andreas Kowert
Robert Schelewski
0–114:54 – Aho (Aaltonen, Niemelä)
0–220:51 – (PP) Pirnes (Huml, Pyörälä)
12 minPenalties16 min
22 September 2015
19:00
Djurgårdens IF Sweden4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)
Sweden Växjö LakersHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 566
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesStefan SteenReferees:
Linus Öhlund
Jari-Pekka Pajula
Linesmen:
Jimmy Dahmén
Emil Wernström
Sörensen (Hultström) (PP) – 5:591–0
Ljungh (Alvarez) – 14:032–0
2–114:15 – Hennessy (Kiiskinen)
Brodin (Alvarez, Ljungh) (PP) – 34:593–1
3–244:42 – Josefsson (Reddox)
Forsberg (Brodin, Anderson) – 45:014–2
4–347:20 – Hillding (Reddox)
14 minPenalties6 min
29 September 2015
18:30
ERC Ingolstadt Germany4–2
(1–2, 2–0, 1–0)
Sweden Frölunda HCSaturn Arena, Ingolstadt
Attendance: 2,046
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Timo PielmeierGoaliesJohan GustafssonReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Vladislav Gossman
Lukas Kohlmüller
0–11:15 – (PP) Lundqvist (Abbott, Lasch)
0–25:35 – Lehkonen (Bengtsson)
Barta (Kronthaler) – 11:351–2
Irmen (Kubalík, Barta) (PP) – 31:142–2
Ross (Irmen, Elsner) – 37:593–2
Tatíček (Laliberte, Lebler) – 48:374–2
8 minPenalties6 min

Second Leg[edit]

6 October 2015
16:00
HC Litvínov Czech Republic2–2 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2) (OT 1–0)
Austria Vienna CapitalsIvan Hlinka Stadion, Litvínov
Attendance: 2,084
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Lukáš HorákGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
Martin Fraňo
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Josef Špůr
0–145:30 – (PP) Rotter (Sharp)
Jánský (Pavlík) (PP) – 46:421–1
1–250:46 – (SHG) Whitmore (Dzieduszycki, Milam)
Lukeš (Hübl) – 64:452–2
8 minPenalties16 min
HC Litvínov won 6–5 in Overtime on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
16:30
Skellefteå AIK Sweden3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Slovakia HC KošiceSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
Attendance: 2,209
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Markus SvenssonGoaliesMarcel MelicherčíkReferees:
Tobias Björk
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Fredrik Altberg
Johannes Käck
Pesonen (Pettersson, Ericsson) – 36:421–0
Broadhurst (Lindholm, Aho) (PP) – 51:422–0
Lindholm (Heed) (PP, ENG) – 59:563–0
4 minPenalties14 min
Skellefteå AIK won 6–4 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
16:30
Tappara Finland2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
Czech Republic Vítkovice SteelTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 2,097
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Mika NoronenGoaliesDaniel DolejšReferees:
Stefan Fonselius
Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
Jani Pesonen
Masi Puolakka
Peltola (Saravo, Dixon) – 19:521–0
1–127:58 – Olesz (Strapáč)
Järvinen (Kuusela, Aalto) (PP) – 36:552–1
8 minPenalties14 min
Tappara won 4–1 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
16:30
TPS Finland4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Finland JYPHK Areena, Turku
Attendance: 3,392
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Teemu LassilaGoaliesTuomas TarkkiReferees:
Morgan Johansson
Jari-Pekka Pajula
Linesmen:
Daniel Österholm
Joonas Saha
0–112:22 – (PP) Pihlman (Tavi, Löfman)
Spina (Perrin) – 24:121–1
Spina (Kallio, Perrin) (PP) – 31:362–1
Spina – 49:463–1
Virta (Tikkanen, Mojžíš) – 53:044–1
4 minPenalties6 min
TPS won 6–3 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
16:30
Kärpät Finland3–0
(3–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Germany Düsseldorfer EGOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 3,471
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Sami AittokallioGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
Daniel Stricker
Jari Suorsa
Linesmen:
Henri Neva
Hannu Sormunen
Aho – 1:361–0
Mäenalanen (Keränen, Masuhr) – 5:022–0
Nutivaara (Niemi) (PP) – 14:323–0
10 minPenalties27 min
Oulun Kärpät won 5–0 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
18:00
HV71 Sweden3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
Czech Republic Oceláři TřinecKinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Attendance: 1,114
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Erik ErsbergGoaliesPeter HamerlíkReferees:
Petri Lindqvist
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Emil Wernström
0–126:54 – Klepiš (Linhart)
Eidstedt (Sandberg) – 30:011–1
Abbott (Almquist, Hansson) (PP) – 51:152–1
Bengtsson (Laine) – 59:283–1
4 minPenalties6 min
HV71 won 5–3 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
18:00
Linköpings HC Sweden3–6
(0–4, 2–1, 1–1)
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři LiberecSaab Arena, Linköpings
Attendance: 1,565
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David Rautio (pulled at 8:59) Marcus HögbergGoaliesMarek SchwarzReferees:
Wolmer Edqvist
Per Gustav
Linesmen:
Örjan Åhlen
Jimmy Dahmén
0–10:26 – Birner (Vampola, Řepík)
0–22:50 – Řepík (Derner, Vampola)
0–33:20 – Bulíř
0–48:59 – Jelínek (Stránský, Krenželok)
Little (Junland, Persson) (PP) – 20:541–4
1–523:44 – Radivojevič (Bakoš, Bulíř)
Forsling (Fogström, Sörensen) – 39:282–5
Little (PP) – 45:403–5
3–656:33 – Řepík (Ulrych, Šimek)
8 minPenalties33 min
Bílí Tygři Liberec won 10–4 on Aggregate.
6 October 2015
18:00
Växjö Lakers Sweden3–3
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2)
Sweden Djurgårdens IFVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 1,680
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Stefan SteenGoaliesMikael TellqvistReferees:
Mikael Holm
Jussi Leppanen
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Andreas Malmqvist
0–110:11 – (PP) Brodin (Sallinen, Press)
Heikkinen (Murphy, Rosén