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The reigning CHL champions were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot 1. In the top pot were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]. The 16 remaining teams from founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included playoff champions |
The reigning CHL champions were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot 1. In the top pot there were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]. The 16 remaining teams from the founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included the playoff champions from the seven challenge leagues and the [[Belfast Giants]], the wild card team following the [[2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup]]. |
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Revision as of 14:06, 22 March 2019
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| Dates | August 2019 – February 2020 |
| Teams | 32 |
The 2019-20 Champions Hockey League was the sixth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 32 teams, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues were represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), whilst the seven "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each. One place was awarded to the champion of the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League as well as a wild card spot selected by the board. Unlike in the first three editions of the tournament, founding teams did not automatically qualify.[1]
Team allocation
A total of 32 teams from 13 different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2019–20 Champions Hockey League. There were 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, Great Britain and Poland qualified. Out of the founding leagues Sweden and Switzerland were allocated 5 teams, Finland and Germany 4 with Austria and Czech Republic given 3. Because no league was allowed more than five teams, the winner of the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League won a berth but at the expense of a place for their league.
Due to the fact that Arlan Kokshetau of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship were ineligible to qualify for the Champions Hockey League despite winning the 2018–19 Continental Cup, it was announced that the board would select a Wild Card team in its place.[2] On 13 February, the Champions Hockey League announced that the Belfast Giants as Continental Cup runners-up had been approved to take part as the Wild Card entry.[3]
The qualification for these places was set out in the rules as follows:[4]
- CHL champions
- National league champions (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runners-up
- Regular season third-placed team
- Regular season fourth-placed team
- Regular season fifth-placed team
Note: Great Britain is the lone exception as the EIHL, in line with their traditions, determine their national champion following the regular season (not in the playoffs).[5]
Teams
| Team | City/Area | League | Qualification | Participation | Previous Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frölunda HC
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Göteborg | Swedish Hockey League | 2019 CHL winner | 6th | Champion |
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Swedish Hockey League | Play-off champion | |||
| Färjestad BK
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Karlstad | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season winner | 4th | Round of 32 |
| Luleå HF
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Luleå | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season runner-up | 4th | Champion |
| Djurgårdens IF
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Stockholm | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season fourth | 5th | round of 16 |
|
National League | Play-off champion | |||
| SC Bern
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Bern | National League | Regular season winner | 6th | Quarter-finals |
| EV Zug
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Zug | National League | Regular season runner-up | 6th | Round of 16 |
| Lausanne HC
|
Lausanne | National League | Regular season third | 1st | First Appearance |
| EHC Biel
|
Biel/Bienne | National League | Regular season fourth | 1st | First Appearance |
|
SM-liiga | Play-off champion | |||
| Kärpät
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Oulu | SM-liiga | Regular season winner | 5th | Final |
| Tappara
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Tampere | SM-liiga | Regular season runner-up | 6th | Round of 16 |
| Pelicans
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Lahti | SM-liiga | Regular season third | 1st | First Appearance |
|
Czech Extraliga | Play-off champion | |||
| Bílí Tygři Liberec
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Liberec | Czech Extraliga | Regular season winner | 5th | Semi-finals |
| Oceláři Třinec
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Třinec | Czech Extraliga | Regular season runner-up | 5th | Semi-finals |
| HC Plzeň
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Plzeň | Czech Extraliga | Regular season third | 3rd | Semi-finals |
|
Deutsche Eishockey Liga | play-off champion | |||
| Adler Mannheim
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Mannheim | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season winner | 5th | Round of 16 |
| Red Bull München
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Munich | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season runner-up | 5th | Final |
|
Austrian Hockey League | Play-off champion | |||
| Graz 99ers
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Graz | Austrian Hockey League | Regular season first round winner | 1st | First Appearance |
| Vienna Capitals
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Vienna | Austrian Hockey League | Regular season pick round winner | 6th | round of 16 |
|
Tipsport Liga | Play-off champion | |||
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Belarusian Extraleague | Play-off champion | |||
|
GET-ligaen | Play-off champion | |||
 Cardiff Devils
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Cardiff | Elite Ice Hockey League | Regular season champion or runner-up | 3rd | Group stage |
| Belfast Giants
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Belfast | Elite Ice Hockey League | Wild Card | 1st | First Appearance |
|
Metal Ligaen | Play-off champion | |||
|
Ligue Magnus | Play-off champion | |||
|
Polska Hokej Liga | Play-off champion |
Group Stage
For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team played home and away against every other team for a total of 6 games. The best 2 teams qualified to the round of 16.
Pots
The reigning CHL champions were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot 1. In the top pot there were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL. The 16 remaining teams from the founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included the playoff champions from the seven challenge leagues and the Belfast Giants, the wild card team following the 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If two teams were tied in points after the group stage was finished, the teams precedence was decided by head-to-head games. If teams were tied after that, then the team which was ranked higher prior to the tournament will take precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria was applied:[5]
- more points in games against the other tied team
- better goal difference in games against the other tied team
- more goals scored against the other tied team
- more goals scored in a single game against the other tied team
- overtime wins against the other tied team
- more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions
- higher position in the 2016/17 CHL club ranking
Playoffs
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners (seed) | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| B | ||
| C | ||
| D | ||
| E | ||
| F | ||
| G | ||
| H |
Format
In each round except the final, the teams will play two games and the aggregate score will decide the team which advances. As a rule, the first leg will be hosted by the team who has the inferior record in the tournament so far and the second leg will be played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime will follow. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the game winning shot competition advances.
The final will be played on the home ice of the team who has the better record in the tournament.
Bracket
The 8 group winners and the 8 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 couldn't be drawn against each other in the round of 16.
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Statistics
Scoring Leaders
Leading Goal Tenders
References
- ^ "New CHL format for 2017–18! 32 teams & on-ice qualification only". championshockeyleague.net. 2016-06-14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "CONTINENTAL CUP DOESN'T UNVEIL FIRST CHL QUALIFIER". championshockeyleague.com.
- ^ "BELFAST GIANTS INVITED TO 2019/20 CHL". championshockeyleague.com.
- ^ "Qualification criteria updated for 2019/20". championshockeyleague.com. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ a b "The CHL Format". championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.