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

Group stage

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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

Sweden Frölunda HC
Sweden HV71
Finland Tappara
Switzerland SC Bern
Czech Republic Kometa Brno
Germany Red Bull München
Austria Vienna Capitals
Sweden Växjö Lakers

Finland TPS
Switzerland ZSC Lions
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
Germany Adler Mannheim
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Sweden Brynäs IF
Finland KalPa
Switzerland EV Zug

Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Austria EC KAC
Sweden Malmö Redhawks
Finland JYP
Switzerland HC Davos
Czech Republic Mountfield HK
Finland HIFK

Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Norway Stavanger Oilers
Belarus Neman Grodno
Denmark Esbjerg Energy
United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
France Rapaces de Gap
Poland ComArch Cracovia
United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP RBS WOB BAB
1 Finland Tappara 6 5 0 0 1 26 11 +15 15 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 4–2 3–0
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 0 0 3 20 22 −2 9 1–6 — 4–3 5–0
3 Germany Grizzlys Wolfsburg 6 2 0 0 4 15 23 −8 6 1–7 4–5 — 4–3
4 Slovakia 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 Sweden Malmö Redhawks 6 4 0 1 1 23 17 +6 13 Advance to Playoffs — 3–0 6–2 2–1
2 Czech Republic Kometa Brno 6 2 3 0 1 18 15 +3 12 5–4 (OT) — 3–2 (OT) 4–3 (OT)
3 Finland KalPa 6 3 0 1 2 25 22 +3 10 6–4 2–4 — 7–1
4 Norway 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 Switzerland EV Zug 6 3 1 0 2 20 16 +4 11 Advance to Playoffs — 6–3 3–2 (SO) 3–1
2 Finland JYP 6 3 1 0 2 16 15 +1 11 3–2 — 3–2 (SO) 4–1
3 Belarus Neman Grodno 6 1 1 3 1 18 18 0 8 2–3 3–0 — 5–4 (OT)
4 Austria 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 Germany Adler Mannheim 6 5 0 0 1 26 12 +14 15 Advance to Playoffs — 6–2 6–3 4–1
2 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 4 0 1 1 20 10 +10 13 3–0 — 3–0 9–1
3 Sweden HV71 6 2 1 0 3 16 16 0 8 1–4 2–1 (SO) — 3–0
4 Denmark 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 Sweden Växjö Lakers 6 4 1 0 1 22 16 +6 14 Advance to Playoffs — 6–3 5–3 3–2
2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 6 3 0 1 2 24 21 +3 10 3–4 (OT) — 4–3 5–2
3 Switzerland HC Davos 6 2 0 1 3 22 19 +3 7 0–3 3–2 — 10–1
4 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 6 3 1 0 2 18 17 +1 11 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 2–0 4–3 (OT)
2 Switzerland SC Bern 6 3 0 0 3 21 16 +5 9 5–2 — 4–0 5–2
3 Finland TPS 6 3 0 0 3 12 15 −3 9 5–2 3–1 — 3–1
4 Czech Republic 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 Germany Red Bull München 6 5 0 0 1 21 11 +10 15 Advance to Playoffs — 2–3 4–1 6–2
2 Sweden Brynäs IF 6 4 1 0 1 25 12 +13 14 2–3 — 4–3 (SO) 8–0
3 Finland HIFK 6 2 0 1 3 20 20 0 7 2–4 2–5 — 6–3
4 Poland 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 Sweden Frölunda HC 6 5 1 0 0 21 10 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs — 5–4 (OT) 2–1 5–1
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 6 3 0 2 1 24 10 +14 11 1–2 — 3–0 4–0
3 Austria EC KAC 6 2 1 0 3 15 15 0 8 2–4 2–1 (OT) — 4–2
4 France 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 Finland Tappara (2) Austria Red Bull Salzburg
B Sweden Malmö Redhawks (6) Czech Republic Kometa Brno
C Switzerland EV Zug (7) Finland JYP
D Germany Adler Mannheim (3) Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
E Sweden Växjö Lakers (5) Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
F United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers (8) Switzerland SC Bern
G Germany Red Bull München (4) Sweden Brynäs IF
H Sweden Frölunda HC (1) Switzerland 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 Finland JYP 3 2 5
16 Finland Tappara 1 3 4
Finland JYP 3 5 8
Czech Republic Kometa Brno 3 3 6
8 Czech Republic Kometa Brno 4 5 9
9 Switzerland EV Zug 3 2 5
Finland JYP (SO) 4 3 7
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 2 4 6
5 Sweden Brynäs IF 3 2 5
12 Germany Adler Mannheim 2 1 3
Sweden Brynäs IF 1 3 4
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 3 5 8
4 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 2 2 4
13 Sweden Malmö Redhawks 1 1 2
Finland JYP 2
Sweden Växjö Lakers 0
6 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2 3 5
11 Sweden Växjö Lakers 1 5 6
Sweden Växjö Lakers 2 4 6
Switzerland SC Bern 3 2 5
3 Switzerland SC Bern 2 5 7
14 Germany Red Bull München 3 2 5
Sweden Växjö Lakers 1 6 7
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 1 1 2
7 Switzerland ZSC Lions 3 3 6
10 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 1 0 1
Switzerland ZSC Lions 1 0 1
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec (SO) 0 2 2
2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec (OT) 2 6 8
15 Sweden 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 Finland 5–4 Finland Tappara 3–1 2–3
Kometa Brno Czech Republic 9–5 Switzerland EV Zug 4–3 5–2
Brynäs IF Sweden 5–3 Germany Adler Mannheim 3–2 2–1
Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic 4–2 Sweden Malmö Redhawks 2–1 2–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 5–6 Sweden Växjö Lakers 2–1 3–5
SC Bern Switzerland 7–5 Germany Red Bull München 2–3 5–2
ZSC Lions Switzerland 6–1 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3–1 3–0
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic 8–7 Sweden Frölunda HC 2–3 6–4 OT

First Leg

31 October 2017
17:00 CET		Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic2–3
(1–0, 0–2, 1–1)		Sweden 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 Finland3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		Finland 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 Sweden1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		Czech Republic Oceláři TřinecMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,662
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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 Czech Republic4–3
(1–0, 1–2, 2–1)		Switzerland EV ZugDRFG Arena, Brno
Attendance: 3,345
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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 Germany2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)		Sweden Brynäs IFSAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,176
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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 Austria2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)		Sweden Växjö LakersEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,561
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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 Switzerland2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)		Germany 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 Switzerland3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		United Kingdom Nottingham PanthersHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 3,024
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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 Czech Republic2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		Sweden 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 Finland3–2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0)		Finland 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 Sweden2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)		Germany 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 Sweden4–6 (OT)
(1–1, 1–0, 2–4) (OT 0–1)		Czech Republic 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 Sweden5–3
(1–2, 2–0, 2–1)		Austria 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 Germany2–5
(1–1, 1–1, 0–3)		Switzerland 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 Switzerland2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		Czech Republic 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 United Kingdom0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		Switzerland 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 Finland 8–6 Czech Republic Kometa Brno 3–3 5–3
Brynäs IF Sweden 4–8 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 1–3 3–5
Växjö Lakers Sweden 6–5 Switzerland SC Bern 2–4 3–2
ZSC Lions Switzerland 1–2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–0 0–2 SO

First Leg

5 December 2017
17:00 CET		Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)		Sweden Brynäs IFWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 4,081
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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 Finland3–3
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)		Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		Switzerland 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 Switzerland3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		Sweden 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 Czech Republic3–5
(0–3, 1–0, 2–2)		Finland 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 Sweden4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		Switzerland 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 Sweden3–5
(0–1, 2–2, 1–2)		Czech Republic 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 Switzerland0–2 (0–2 SO)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1) (0–2 SO)		Czech Republic Bílí Tygři LiberecHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 3,412
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0–141:39 – Krenželok (Kolmann, Jelínek
0–270:00 – (SO) Bakos
MISS
Geering MISS
MISS
Klein MISS		ShootoutMISS
GOAL Bakos
MISS
GOAL 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 Finland 7–6 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4–2 3–4 SO
Växjö Lakers Sweden 7–2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 1–1 6–1

First Leg

9 January 2018
17:30 CET		Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic1–1
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)		Sweden 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 Finland4–2
(0–1, 4–0, 0–1)		Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic4–3 (SO 0–2)
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0) (0–0) (SO 0–2)		Finland 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 MISS
Vlach MISS
Růžička MISS
Chmielewski MISS		ShootoutMISS Nattinen
MISS Puustinen
GOAL Immonen
GOAL 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 Sweden6–1
(3–0, 1–1, 2–0)		Czech Republic 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 Sweden0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		Finland JYPVida Arena, Växjö
Attendance: 5,750
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Viktor FasthGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
Austria Mark Lemelin
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Germany Lukas Kohlmüller
Austria 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%
Sweden Fredrik Pettersson Switzerland ZSC Lions 9 9 7 16 4 +7 4 4 0 37 24.32%
United States Ryan Lasch Sweden Frölunda HC 7 4 11 15 4 +5 2 1 0 21 19.05%
Slovakia Martin Bakoš Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 10 10 4 14 4 +5 1 3 1 42 23.81%
Canada Andrew Ebbett Switzerland SC Bern 10 4 7 11 2 –5 0 1 0 30 13.33%
Czech Republic Jiří Polanský Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 12 3 8 11 10 +5 0 1 0 18 16.67%
Sweden Joel Persson Sweden Växjö Lakers 13 1 10 11 2 +4 0 1 0 32 3.13%
Canada Kevin Clark Sweden Brynäs IF 8 4 6 10 2 +3 2 2 0 31 12.9%
Finland Jarkko Immonen Finland JYP 12 4 6 10 6 +3 0 1 0 37 10.81%
Sweden Robert Nilsson Switzerland ZSC Lions 8 1 9 10 0 +6 0 0 0 14 7.14%
Sweden Adam Almqvist Sweden 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
Czech Republic Šimon Hrubec Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 10 9 1 278 11 96.19% 1.07 2 615
Switzerland Niklas Schlegel Switzerland ZSC Lions 5 3 2 83 4 95.40% 0.78 2 309
Czech Republic Tomáš Duba Austria EC KAC 3 2 1 87 5 94.57% 1.67 0 180
Switzerland Lukas Flüeler Switzerland ZSC Lions 5 3 2 122 8 93.85% 1.59 2 301
Finland Juho Olkinuora Finland JYP 9 6 1 245 17 93.51% 2.06 1 495

Source: championshockeyleague.net

References

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