2024–25 Champions Hockey League

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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[edit]

A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues are scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Genève-Servette HC, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom.[2][3]

The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[4]

  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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

Pots[edit]

The participating teams are seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Genève-Servette HC are the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contains the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Czechia). Pot D contains 2023–24 ICE Hockey League regular season runners-up Fehérvár AV19 and champions of five challenger leagues.[7]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Switzerland ZSC Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Germany Eisbären Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Finland Tappara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sweden Färjestad BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Finland Ilves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Austria EC KAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sweden Växjö Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Switzerland Lausanne HC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Germany Straubing Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Finland Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Czech Republic Sparta Praha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Austria Fehérvár AV19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 France Dragons de Rouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Norway Storhamar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Poland Unia Oświęcim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria[edit]

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[8]

  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[edit]

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 TBD TBD TBD
EC KAC TBD TBD TBD
Eisbären Berlin TBD TBD TBD
Färjestad BK TBD TBD TBD
Fehérvár AV19 TBD TBD TBD
Fischtown Pinguins TBD TBD TBD
Genève-Servette HC TBD TBD TBD
Dynamo Pardubice TBD TBD TBD
HC Fribourg-Gottéron TBD TBD TBD
Ilves TBD TBD TBD
Lausanne HC TBD TBD TBD
Oceláři Třinec TBD TBD TBD
Pelicans TBD TBD TBD
Red Bull Salzburg TBD TBD TBD
Sheffield Steelers TBD TBD TBD
Skellefteå AIK TBD TBD TBD
SønderjyskE Ishockey TBD TBD TBD
Sparta Praha TBD TBD TBD
Storhamar TBD TBD TBD
Straubing Tigers TBD TBD TBD
Tappara TBD TBD TBD
Unia Oświęcim TBD TBD TBD
Växjö Lakers TBD TBD TBD
ZSC Lions TBD TBD TBD
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Playing Dates for 2024/25 Published!". championshockeyleague.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Who's Qualified for 2024/25?". championshockeyleague.com. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Places for Challenger Leagues in 2024/25 Confirmed". championshockeyleague.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "New CHL competition format for 2023/24 revealed". championshockeyleague.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The CHL Format". championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "The 2024/25 line-up is complete!". championshockeyleague.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Draw Pots for 2024/25 CHL Draw Announced!". championshockeyleague.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Tie Breaking Formula Regular Season Standings" (PDF). championshockeyleague.com. Champions Hockey League. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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