2017–18 Champions Hockey League

2017–18 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates24 August 2017 – 6 February 2018
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  JYP (1st title)
Runners-up  Växjö Lakers
Tournament statistics
Games played125
Goals scored735 (5.88 per game)
Attendance421,743 (3,374 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Fredrik Pettersson (16 points)
Awards
MVP Šimon Hrubec

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.

Team allocation

A 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]

  1. National league champion (play-off winners)
  2. Regular season winners
  3. Regular season runner-up
  4. Losing play-off finalist
  5. Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  6. Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  7. Third placed team in regular season
  8. Fourth placed team in regular season
  9. Fifth placed team in regular season.

Teams

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League 2017 CHL winner 4th champion
HV71 Jönköping Swedish Hockey League play-off champion 4th round of 16
Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League regular season winner 4th semi-finals
Brynäs IF Gävle Swedish Hockey League play-off finalist 1st
Malmö Redhawks Malmö Swedish Hockey League play-off semi-finalist 1st
Tappara Tampere Liiga play-off champion 4th round of 16
TPS Turku Liiga regular season runner-up 4th quarter-finals
KalPa Kuopio Liiga play-off finalist 4th round of 16
JYP Jyväskylä Liiga play-off semi-finalist 4th round of 16
HIFK Helsinki Liiga play-off semi-finalist 4th quarter-finals
SC Bern Bern National League play-off champion 4th quarter-finals
ZSC Lions Zürich National League regular season runner-up 4th quarter-finals
EV Zug Zug National League play-off finalist 4th round of 32
HC Davos Davos National League play-off semi-finalist 3rd semi-finals
Kometa Brno Brno Czech Extraliga play-off champion 1st
Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Czech Extraliga regular season winner 4th round of 16
Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga regular season runner-up 3rd round of 32
Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga play-off semi-finalist 1st
Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off champion 3rd round of 32
Adler Mannheim Mannheim Deutsche Eishockey Liga regular season runner-up 4th round of 32
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off finalist 2nd round of 32
Vienna Capitals Vienna Austrian Hockey League play-off champion 4th round of 16
Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Austrian Hockey League regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
EC KAC Klagenfurt Austrian Hockey League play-off finalist 2nd group stage
Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Elite Ice Hockey League Continental Cup winner 2nd group stage
Cardiff Devils Cardiff Elite Ice Hockey League regular season champion 1st
HC '05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Tipsport Liga play-off champion 1st
Stavanger Oilers Stavanger GET-ligaen play-off champion 4th round of 32
Neman Grodno Grodno Belarusian Extraleague play-off champion 2nd group stage
Esbjerg Energy Esbjerg Metal Ligaen play-off champion 2nd group stage
Rapaces de Gap Gap Ligue Magnus play-off champion 3rd group stage
ComArch Cracovia Kraków Polska Hokej Liga play-off champion 2nd group stage

Group stage

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.

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

If 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]

  1. more points in games against the other tied team
  2. better goal difference in games against the other tied team
  3. more goals scored against the other tied team
  4. 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:
  5. 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:
  6. 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.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Frölunda HC
HV71
Tappara
SC Bern
Kometa Brno
Red Bull München
Vienna Capitals
Växjö Lakers

TPS
ZSC Lions
Bílí Tygři Liberec
Adler Mannheim
Red Bull Salzburg
Brynäs IF
KalPa
EV Zug

Oceláři Třinec
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
EC KAC
Malmö Redhawks
JYP
HC Davos
Mountfield HK
HIFK

HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Stavanger Oilers
Neman Grodno
Esbjerg Energy
Cardiff Devils
Rapaces de Gap
ComArch Cracovia
Nottingham Panthers

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP RBS WOB BAB
1 Tappara 6 5 0 0 1 26 11 +15 15 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 4–2 3–0
2 Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 0 0 3 20 22 −2 9 1–6 — 4–3 5–0
3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 6 2 0 0 4 15 23 −8 6 1–7 4–5 — 4–3
4 HC '05 Banská Bystrica 6 2 0 0 4 13 18 −5 6 5–2 5–3 0–1 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAL KOM KAL OIL
1 Malmö Redhawks 6 4 0 1 1 23 17 +6 13 Advance to Playoffs — 3–0 6–2 2–1
2 Kometa Brno 6 2 3 0 1 18 15 +3 12 5–4 (OT) — 3–2 (OT) 4–3 (OT)
3 KalPa 6 3 0 1 2 25 22 +3 10 6–4 2–4 — 7–1
4 Stavanger Oilers 6 0 0 1 5 13 25 −12 1 3–4 1–2 4–6 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ JYP NEM VIC
1 EV Zug 6 3 1 0 2 20 16 +4 11 Advance to Playoffs — 6–3 3–2 (SO) 3–1
2 JYP 6 3 1 0 2 16 15 +1 11 3–2 — 3–2 (SO) 4–1
3 Neman Grodno 6 1 1 3 1 18 18 0 8 2–3 3–0 — 5–4 (OT)
4 Vienna Capitals 6 1 1 1 3 17 22 −5 6 5–3 1–3 5–4 (SO) —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAN TRI HV71 ESB
1 Adler Mannheim 6 5 0 0 1 26 12 +14 15 Advance to Playoffs — 6–2 6–3 4–1
2 Oceláři Třinec 6 4 0 1 1 20 10 +10 13 3–0 — 3–0 9–1
3 HV71 6 2 1 0 3 16 16 0 8 1–4 2–1 (SO) — 3–0
4 Esbjerg Energy 6 0 0 0 6 7 31 −24 0 2–6 1–2 2–7 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLH LIB HCD CAR
1 Växjö Lakers 6 4 1 0 1 22 16 +6 14 Advance to Playoffs — 6–3 5–3 3–2
2 Bílí Tygři Liberec 6 3 0 1 2 24 21 +3 10 3–4 (OT) — 4–3 5–2
3 HC Davos 6 2 0 1 3 22 19 +3 7 0–3 3–2 — 10–1
4 Cardiff Devils 6 1 1 0 4 17 29 −12 5 5–1 3–7 4–3 (OT) —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOT SCB TPS MHK
1 Nottingham Panthers 6 3 1 0 2 18 17 +1 11 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 2–0 4–3 (OT)
2 SC Bern 6 3 0 0 3 21 16 +5 9 5–2 — 4–0 5–2
3 TPS 6 3 0 0 3 12 15 −3 9 5–2 3–1 — 3–1
4 Mountfield HK 6 2 0 1 3 18 21 −3 7 2–4 5–4 5–1 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBM BIF HIFK CRA
1 Red Bull München 6 5 0 0 1 21 11 +10 15 Advance to Playoffs — 2–3 4–1 6–2
2 Brynäs IF 6 4 1 0 1 25 12 +13 14 2–3 — 4–3 (SO) 8–0
3 HIFK 6 2 0 1 3 20 20 0 7 2–4 2–5 — 6–3
4 ComArch Cracovia 6 0 0 0 6 8 31 −23 0 1–2 2–3 0–6 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Group H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC ZSC KAC GAP
1 Frölunda HC 6 5 1 0 0 21 10 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs — 5–4 (OT) 2–1 5–1
2 ZSC Lions 6 3 0 2 1 24 10 +14 11 1–2 — 3–0 4–0
3 EC KAC 6 2 1 0 3 15 15 0 8 2–4 2–1 (OT) — 4–2
4 Rapaces de Gap 6 0 0 0 6 8 33 −25 0 1–3 1–11 3–6 —
Source: championshockeyleague.net

Playoffs

Qualified teams

Group Winners (seed) Runners-up
A Tappara (2) Red Bull Salzburg
B Malmö Redhawks (6) Kometa Brno
C EV Zug (7) JYP
D Adler Mannheim (3) Oceláři Třinec
E Växjö Lakers (5) Bílí Tygři Liberec
F Nottingham Panthers (8) SC Bern
G Red Bull München (4) Brynäs IF
H Frölunda HC (1) ZSC Lions

Format

In 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

The 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:

  1. 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.
  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 match at home.

Round of 16

The 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JYP 5–4 Tappara 3–1 2–3
Kometa Brno 9–5 EV Zug 4–3 5–2
Brynäs IF 5–3 Adler Mannheim 3–2 2–1
Oceláři Třinec 4–2 Malmö Redhawks 2–1 2–1
Red Bull Salzburg 5–6 Växjö Lakers 2–1 3–5
SC Bern 7–5 Red Bull München 2–3 5–2
ZSC Lions 6–1 Nottingham Panthers 3–1 3–0
Bílí Tygři Liberec 8–7 Frölunda HC 2–3 6–4 OT

First Leg

31 October 2017
17:00 CET		Bílí Tygři Liberec 2–3
(1–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 Frölunda HCHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 3,712
Game reference
Roman WillGoaliesJohan MattssonReferees:
Peter Stano
Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Jiří Ondráček
Bakoš – 9:531–0
1–124:15 – Stålberg
1–228:28 – (PP) Lundqvist (Olofsson, Almquist)
Krenželok (Jelínek, Bakoš) (PP) – 43:142–2
2–353:11 – (PP) Dahlin (Donovan)
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots23
31 October 2017
18:00 CET		JYP 3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 TapparaLähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,279
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Eetu LaurikainenGoaliesDominik HrachovinaReferees:
Andris Ansons
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Hannu Sormunen
Miklík (Hytönen) – 10:411–0
Suomela – 41:402–0
2–147:38 – Jasu (Záborský, Kuusela)
Tuppurainen (Nattinen) – 56:173–1
2 minPenalties2 min
28Shots23
31 October 2017
18:30 CET		Malmö Redhawks 1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		 Oceláři TřinecMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,662
Game reference
Oscar AlsenfeltGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
Marc Wiegand
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Hardt (Storm) – 21:101–0
1–140:53 – Svačina (Adamský, Polanský)
1–257:10 – Chmielewski (Musil, Dravecký)
6 minPenalties10 min
29Shots26
31 October 2017
19:00 CET		Kometa Brno 4–3
(1–0, 1–2, 2–1)		 EV ZugDRFG Arena, Brno
Attendance: 3,345
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesTobias StephanReferees:
Kristian Vikman
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Jiří Frodl
Süss (Horký) – 2:361–0
1–128:25 – Stalberg
Mallet (Plášek, Zohorna) (SHG) – 36:152–1
2–238:08 – (SHG) Suri (Stalberg, Helbling)
Haščák (Němec) (PP, 5 ON 3) – 48:363–2
Haščák (Němec) (PP) – 56:484–2
4–359:20 – (PP) McIntyre (Roe, Martschini)
8 minPenalties16 min
43Shots24
31 October 2017
19:30 CET		Adler Mannheim 2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)		 Brynäs IFSAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,176
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesLinus FernströmReferees:
Daniel Pražák
Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
Robert Schelewski
Tobias Schwenk
0–114:46 – Paille (Ikonen, Bertilsson)
0–229:14 – Hirsch (Alcén, Carlsson)
Plachta (Adam) – 34:001–2
1–335:29 – Jensen (Ikonen, Paille)
Plachta (Raedeke, Desjardins) – 57:382–3
6 minPenalties10 min
39Shots27
31 October 2017
19:30 CET		Red Bull Salzburg 2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 Växjö LakersEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,561
Game reference
Luka GracnarGoaliesViktor AndrénReferees:
Ivan Fateev
Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Elias Seewald
David Nothegger
Schiechl (Hochkofler, Cijan) – 2:041–0
Pallestrang (Cijan) – 6:522–0
2–136:49 – Fröberg (Welch, Brodecki)
6 minPenalties2 min
19Shots43
31 October 2017
19:45 CET		SC Bern 2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)		 Red Bull MünchenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 13,763
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Mikael Holm
Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Cedric Borga
Balazs Kovacs
Ebbett (Arcobello, Noreau) (PP) – 13:411–0
1–121:16 – Aucoin (Pinizzotto)
1–223:57 – Eder
Krueger (Randegger, Pyörälä) – 26:282–2
2–358:21 – Kastner (Mauer)
2 minPenalties8 min
51Shots35
31 October 2017
19:45 CET		ZSC Lions 3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 Nottingham PanthersHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 3,024
Game reference
Lukas FluelerGoaliesMichael GarnettReferees:
André Schrader
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Nicolas Fluri
Simon Wust
Guerra (Korpikoski) – 8:561–0
1–140:52 – Perlini (Mosey, Shalla)
Wick – 45:512–1
Pettersson (Suter, Nilsson) – 55:403–1
8 minPenalties4 min
34Shots19

Second Leg

7 November 2017
18:00 CET		Oceláři Třinec 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 Malmö RedhawksWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,782
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesOscar AlsenfeltReferees:
Marc Iwert
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Josef Špůr
Daniel Hynek
Marcinko (Linhart, Irgl) – 6:221–0
1–156:09 – (SHG) Bryggman (Händemark, Olsson)
Cienciala (Kovařčík) (ENG) – 59:422–1
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots21
HC Oceláři Třinec won 4–2 on Aggregate.
7 November 2017
18:00 CET		Tappara 3–2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0)		 JYPTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 4,221
Game reference
Dominik HrachovinaGoaliesEetu LaurikainenReferees:
Maxim Sidorenko
Sören Persson
Linesmen:
Markus Hagerström
Sakari Suominen
Kuusela (Záborský, Mikkola) – 3:121–0
1–122:17 – Suomela (Tuppurainen, Kalteva)
1–235:00 – Kalteva (Nattinen, Turkulainen)
Järvinen (Peltola, Lehtonen) (PP) – 49:282–2
Peltola (Rantakari, Kuusela) (PP) – 54:143–2
2 minPenalties12 min
24Shots32
JYP won 5–4 on Aggregate.
7 November 2017
18:30 CET		Brynäs IF 2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 Adler MannheimGavlerinken Arena, Gävle
Attendance: 4,252
Game reference
Linus FernströmGoaliesDennis EndrasReferees:
Lasse Heikkinen
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
Daniel Persson
Jimmy Dahmén
0–11:39 – Setoguchi (Larkin)
Blomqvist (Clark) (PP, 5 ON 3) – 57:201–1
Ölund (Ikonen, Kilström) (PP, ENG) – 59:082–1
10 minPenalties108 min
32Shots11
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 LiberecFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,570
Game reference
Johan MattssonGoaliesJaroslav JanusReferees:
Manuel Nikolić
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Alexander Waldejer
Widerström (Hjalmarsson, Stålberg) – 6:021–0
1–118:47 – (PP) Ševc (Bakoš, Krenželok)
Olofsson (Lasch, Almquist) (PP) – 31:582–1
2–243:47 – Šmíd (Krenželok, Jašek)
2–348:19 – Plutnar (Ordoš)
Grundström (Lundqvist, Lasch) (PP) – 50:373–3
3–450:56 – Vantuch (Ševc, Havlín)
Lasch (Lundqvist, Grundström) – 54:414–4
4–559:10 – Bakoš (Ševc, Jelínek)
4–661:01 – (PP) Bulíř (Bakoš, Ševc)
8 minPenalties12 min
44Shots22
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 SalzburgVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 1,354
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
Adam Kika
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Calof (Persson) – 8:081–0
1–111:04 – (PP) Harris (Schremp, Mueller)
1–214:46 – Raffl (Rauchenwald, Hughes)
Bokk (Persson, Rosén) (PP) – 26:162–2
Røndbjerg (Bohm, Josefsson) – 31:183–2
Josefsson (Røndbjerg, Persson) – 48:094–2
4–351:25 – (PP) Schremp (Mueller, Starkbaum)
Pettersson (Rosén, Bokk) – 56:295–3
10 minPenalties6 min
34Shots23
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 BernOlympia Eishalle, Munich
Attendance: 2,690
Game reference
David LeggioGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Milan Novák
Stefan Fonselius
Linesmen:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Andreas Hofer
Macek (Pinizzotto, Abeltshauser) – 9:091–0
1–19:47 – Scherwey
Joslin (Kastner, Button) – 21:342–1
2–226:47 – (PP) Moser (Ebbett, Noreau)
2–345:27 – Hischier (Randegger, Arcobello)
2–449:48 – Bodenmann (Ebbett, Raymond)
2–556:42 – Ebbett
8 minPenalties8 min
39Shots39
SC Bern won 7–5 on Aggregate.
7 November 2017
19:45 CET		EV Zug 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 Kometa BrnoBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 3,846
Game reference
Tobias StephanGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
Benjamin Hoppe
Marc Lemelin
Linesmen:
Roman Kaderli
Balazs Kovacs
0–113:54 – Nahodil (Dočekal)
Diaz (Stalberg, Martschini) (PP) – 19:171–1
1–228:30 – Mlynář (Gajarský)
1–332:14 – (PP) Mallet
1–440:51 – (PP) Bartejs (Hruška)
1–541:28 – Nahodil
Martschini (Stalberg) – 45:222–5
22 minPenalties8 min
36Shots30
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 LionsMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 6,598
Game reference
Michael GarnettGoaliesLukas FluelerReferees:
Mikael Andersson
Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Andrew Dalton
James Kavanagh
0–126:24 – Pettersson (Nilsson, Flueler)
0–249:10 – Wick (Kenins)
0–354:20 – (PP, 5 ON 3) Pettersson (Nilsson)
37 minPenalties6 min
25Shots30
ZSC Lions won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on 5 December, return legs were played on 12 December.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JYP 8–6 Kometa Brno 3–3 5–3
Brynäs IF 4–8 Oceláři Třinec 1–3 3–5
Växjö Lakers 6–5 SC Bern 2–4 3–2
ZSC Lions 1–2 Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–0 0–2 SO

First Leg

5 December 2017
17:00 CET		Oceláři Třinec 3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)		 Brynäs IFWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,081
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesLinus FernströmReferees:
Manuel Nikolić
Marc Lemelin
Linesmen:
Jiří Gebauer
Jiří Ondráček
0–134:48 – Miller (Clark, Kilström)
Rákos (Marcinko, Mikulík) (PP) – 40:251–1
Adamský (Polanský, Irgl) – 43:452–1
Chmielewski (Kovařčík, Kovařčík) – 52:213–1
36Shots30
5 December 2017
18:00 CET		JYP 3–3
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)		 Kometa BrnoLähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 2,317
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Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesPavel JekelReferees:
Alessandro DiPietro
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Tommi Niittylä
0–16:00 – Süss (Mallet, Bartejs)
0–27:50 – Süss (Vincour, Gulaši)
Suomela (Turkulainen, Miklík) (PP) – 15:451–2
Puustinen (Immonen) (PP) – 29:442–2
2–336:14 – Süss (Vincour, Vágner)
Mäenpää (Turkulainen, Miklík) – 56:433–3
33 minPenalties18 min
40Shots19
5 December 2017
19:15 CET		Bílí Tygři Liberec 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 ZSC LionsHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 3,842
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Jaroslav JanusGoaliesNiklas SchlegelReferees:
Milan Novák
Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Jakub Frodl
Miroslav Lhotský
0–144:12 – Pestoni (Pettersson, Baltisberger)
0 minPenalties8 min
24Shots17
5 December 2017
20:00 CET		SC Bern 3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		 Växjö LakersPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 13,629
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesViktor FasthReferees:
Kristian Vikman
Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
David Obwegeser
Balazs Kovacs
Haas (Blum (PP) – 2:011–0
Bodenmann (Raymond, Haas) (PP) – 27:262–0
2–143:22 – Fröberg
2–246:01 – Rosén (Kiiskinen, Calof)
Untersander (Arcobello, Rüfenacht) – 55:353–2
8 minPenalties37 min
29Shots34

Second Leg

12 December 2017
17:30 CET		Kometa Brno 3–5
(0–3, 1–0, 2–2)		 JYPDRFG Arena, Brno
Attendance: 4,116
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Marek ČiliakGoaliesJussi OlkinuoraReferees:
Peter Stano
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Josef Špůr
Daniel Hynek
0–15:17 – Immonen (Tuppurainen, Nattinen)
0–213:36 – Puustinen (Suomela, Turkulainen)
0–314:57 – Kolehmainen
Horký (Zohorna) (PP) – 38:501–3
1–447:10 – Nattinen (Immonen, Tuppurainen)
Nečas (Horký) – 50:002–4
Svoboda (Nečas, Krejčík) (PP) – 53:363–4
3–559:43 – (ENG) Yonkman (Immonen)
4 minPenalties10 min
31Shots27
JYP won 8–6 on Aggregate.
12 December 2017
18:30 CET		Växjö Lakers 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 SC BernVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 1,275
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Viktor AndrénGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Lasse Heikkinen
Stefan Fonselius
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Calof (Bohm, Persson) – 2:091–0
1–18:06 – (PP) Arcobello (Scherwey, Andersson)
Reddox (Bohm, Fröberg) – 23:422–1
Pettersson (Reddox, Högberg) – 41:253–1
Rosén (Persson, Shinnimin) – 44:164–1
4–253:52 – Arcobello (Scherwey, Untersander)
10 minPenalties4 min
26Shots29
Växjö Lakers won 6–5 on Aggregate.
12 December 2017
18:30 CET		Brynäs IF 3–5
(0–1, 2–2, 1–2)		 Oceláři TřinecGavlerinken Arena, Gävle
Attendance: 1,386
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David RautioGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
Marc Wiegand
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Orjan Ahlen
Jimmy Dahmén
0–112:19 – Marcinko (Krajíček, Rákos)
0–225:00 – Petružálek (Polanský, Musil)
Bjurström (Ikonen, Bertilsson) – 29:201–2
1–332:34 – Irgl (Rákos, Kovář)
Elias (Jensen, Gunderson) (PP) – 39:522–3
2–440:25 – Musil (Linhart, Polanský)
Mannberg (Blomqvist, Boqvist) – 49:033–4
3–559:40 – Mikulík (Dravecký)
6 minPenalties10 min
44Shots29
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 LiberecHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 3,412
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0–141:39 – Krenželok (Kolmann, Jelínek
0–270:00 – (SO) Bakos

Geering

Klein 		Shootout
Bakos

Kolmann
Bílí Tygři Liberec won 2–1 on aggregate after winning 2–0 in a shootout.

Semi-finals

First legs were played on 9 January, return legs were played on 16 January 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

9 January 2018
17:30 CET		Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–1
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 Växjö LakersHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 5,718
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Jaroslav JanusGoaliesViktor AndrénReferees:
Kristian Vikman
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Jiří Ondráček
Jašek (Lakatoš) – 46:17Goals20:33 – Reddox (Fröberg)
10 minPenalties10 min
21Shots39
9 January 2018
18:00 CET		JYP 4–2
(0–1, 4–0, 0–1)		 Oceláři TřinecLähiTapiola Areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 2,646
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Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesPeter HamerlíkReferees:
Benjamin Hoppe
Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Pasi Nieminen
Jani Pesonen
0–111:47 – (PP) Adamský (Polanský, Krajíček)
Rooba (Jokinen, Turkulainen) – 26:251–1
Mäenpää (Puustinen, Tuppurainen) (PP, 5 ON 3) – 32:042–1
Mäenpää (Immonen) (PP) – 33:553–1
Kolehmainen (Vainio, Saari) – 34:194–1
4–242:16 – Marcinko (Svačina, Růžička)
6 minPenalties10 min
29Shots38

Second Leg

16 January 2018
17:00 CET		Oceláři Třinec 4–3 (SO 0–2)
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0) (0–0) (SO 0–2)		 JYPWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 5,048
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Šimon HrubecGoaliesJussi OlkinuoraReferees:
Mikael Andersson
Mark Lemelin
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Josef Špůr
Růžička (Marcinko, Rákos) – 2:071–0
1–110:49 – Vainio (Immonen)
1–217:36 – (PP) Immonen (Hytönen)
Kovařčík ( Chmielewski, Dravecký) – 25:072–2
Musil (Kovařčík) – 47:503–2
Kovařčík (Cienciala) – 50:564–2
4–370:00 – (SO) Immonen
Polanský
Vlach
Růžička
Chmielewski 		Shootout Nattinen
Puustinen
Immonen
Suomela
4 minPenalties8 min
43Shots34
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 LiberecVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 4,711
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Viktor FasthGoaliesJaroslav JanusReferees:
André Schrader
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Henrik Pihlblad
Pettersson (Martonsson, Pesonen) (PP) – 5:501–0
Lundberg (Shinnimin, Calof) – 6:262–0
Fröberg (Netterberg, Welch) – 15:353–0
Kiiskinen (Pesonen, Persson)4–0
4–139:10 – (PP) Jelínek (Krenželok, Ševc)
Netterberg – 52:125–1
Pettersson (Kiiskinen, Welch) – 58:156–1
4 minPenalties6 min
36Shots16
Växjö Lakers won 7–2 on Aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 6 February 2018.

6 February 2018
18:45 CET		Växjö Lakers 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 JYPVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 5,750
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Viktor FasthGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
Mark Lemelin
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Elias Seewald
0–134:32 – Nättinen (Kalteva) (PP)
0–259:40 – Kolehmainen (SH, ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots18

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Only 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

References

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