2018–19 Champions Hockey League

2018–19 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates 30 August 2018 – February 2019
Teams 32
Tournament statistics
Matches played 80
Goals scored 485 (6.06 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jarkko Malinen (Tappara)
David Stach (HC Plzeň)
(10 points)
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The 2018–19 Champions Hockey League is the fifth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament is competed by 32 teams, and qualification is on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues are represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" are represented by one team each. One place was awarded to the Continental Cup champion. Unlike in the first three editions, founding teams do not automatically qualify.[1] The regular season is scheduled to begin on 30 August 2018, and will end on 17 October 2018.[2]

Team allocation

A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2018–19 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, Great Britain and Poland qualified.

The qualification for these places is set out in the rules as follows:[3]

  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
Finland JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 2018 CHL winner 5th Champion
Sweden Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League play-off champion 5th final
Sweden Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Swedish Hockey League regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
Sweden Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League play-off finalist 4th semi-finals
Sweden Malmö Redhawks Malmö Swedish Hockey League play-off semi-finalist 2nd round of 16
Sweden Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League regular season third place 5th Champion
Finland Kärpät Oulu SM-liiga play-off champion 4th final
Finland TPS Turku SM-liiga regular season runner-up 5th quarter-finals
Finland Tappara Tampere SM-liiga play-off finalist 5th round of 16
Finland HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga play-off semi-finalist 5th quarter-finals
Czech Republic Kometa Brno Brno Czech Extraliga play-off champion 2nd quarter-finals
Czech Republic HC Plzeň Plzeň Czech Extraliga regular season winner 2nd round of 32
Czech Republic Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga regular season runner-up 2nd group stage
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga play-off finalist 4th semi-finals
Switzerland ZSC Lions Zürich National League play-off champion 5th quarter-finals
Switzerland SC Bern Bern National League regular season winner 5th quarter-finals
Switzerland EV Zug Zug National League regular season runner-up 5th round of 16
Switzerland HC Lugano Lugano National League play-off finalist 2nd round of 16
Germany Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off champion 4th round of 16
Germany Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
Germany Nürnberg Ice Tigers Nuremberg Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off semi-finalist 1st
Italy HC Bolzano Bolzano Austrian Hockey League play-off champion 2nd group stage
Austria Vienna Capitals Vienna Austrian Hockey League regular season first round winner 5th round of 16
Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Austrian Hockey League regular season pick round runner-up 5th round of 16
Belarus Yunost Minsk Minsk Belarusian Extraleague Continental Cup winner 2nd round of 32
Belarus Neman Grodno Grodno Belarusian Extraleague play-off champion 3rd group stage
Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Tipsport Liga play-off champion 2nd group stage
Norway Storhamar Ishockey Hamar GET-ligaen play-off champion 2nd round of 16
United Kingdom Cardiff Devils Cardiff Elite Ice Hockey League regular season champion 2nd group stage
Denmark Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen play-off champion 1st
France Dragons de Rouen Rouen Ligue Magnus play-off champion 2nd group stage
Poland GKS Tychy Tychy Polska Hokej Liga play-off champion 1st

Group stage

Teams in the 2018–19 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.[4]

As the reigning CHL champions, JYP were 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. 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 Yunost Minsk, the champion of 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup.[5]

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 will take precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria will be applied:[4]

  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
  5. overtime wins against the other tied team
  6. more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions
  7. higher position in the 2016/17 CHL club ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Finland JYP
Sweden Växjö Lakers
Finland Kärpät
Czech Republic Kometa Brno
Switzerland ZSC Lions
Germany Red Bull München
Italy HC Bolzano
Sweden Djurgårdens IF

Finland TPS
Czech Republic HC Plzeň
Switzerland SC Bern
Germany Eisbären Berlin
Austria Vienna Capitals
Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Finland Tappara
Czech Republic Mountfield HK

Switzerland EV Zug
Germany Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Sweden Malmö Redhawks
Finland HIFK
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Switzerland HC Lugano
Sweden Frölunda HC

Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Belarus Neman Grodno
Norway Storhamar Ishockey
United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
Denmark Aalborg Pirates
France Dragons de Rouen
Poland GKS Tychy
Belarus Yunost Minsk

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC ZSC VIC ABP
1 Sweden Frölunda HC (Q) 5 3 0 1 1 17 10 +7 10 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 1–4 6–0
2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 5 2 2 0 1 20 16 +4 10 3–2 (SO) — 7–4 6–5 (OT)
3 Austria Vienna Capitals 5 2 0 1 2 17 16 +1 7 1–4 16 Oct — 2–3 (OT)
4 Denmark Aalborg Pirates (E) 5 0 1 1 3 10 22 −12 3 16 Oct 1–2 1–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBM MAL TPS YUN
1 Germany Red Bull München (Q) 5 4 0 0 1 18 11 +7 12 Advance to Playoffs — 3–2 5–1 4–3
2 Sweden Malmö Redhawks (Q) 5 3 0 0 2 18 15 +3 9 16 Oct — 8–4 4–1
3 Finland TPS (E) 5 2 0 0 3 14 19 −5 6 5–3 1–2 — 3–1
4 Belarus Yunost Minsk (E) 5 1 0 0 4 11 16 −5 3 0–3 6–2 17 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE HCB HIFK GKS
1 Sweden Skellefteå AIK (Q) 5 4 0 1 0 24 9 +15 13 Advance to Playoffs — 2–1 16 Oct 6–2
2 Italy HC Bolzano 5 1 2 0 2 14 12 +2 7 4–3 (SO) — 4–1 16 Oct
3 Finland HIFK 5 2 0 1 2 10 15 −5 7 1–5 1–2 (SO) — 2–1
4 Poland GKS Tychy (E) 5 1 0 0 4 12 24 −12 3 1–8 5–3 3–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ KOM NEM BER
1 Switzerland EV Zug (Q) 5 4 0 1 0 20 11 +9 13 Advance to Playoffs — 16 Oct 2–3 (OT) 6–1
2 Czech Republic Kometa Brno (Q) 5 3 0 0 2 17 14 +3 9 2–3 — 6–2 4–3
3 Belarus Neman Grodno (E) 5 1 1 0 3 12 18 −6 5 2–4 4–2 — 16 Oct
4 Germany Eisbären Berlin (E) 5 1 0 0 4 13 19 −6 3 3–5 2–3 4–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP DIF STO TRI
1 Finland Tappara (Q) 5 3 1 1 0 24 11 +13 12 Advance to Playoffs — 16 Oct 6–1 3–2 (OT)
2 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 5 2 1 0 2 20 14 +6 8 3–5 — 5–2 3–4
3 Norway Storhamar 5 1 1 1 2 11 18 −7 6 3–2 (SO) 2–3 (OT) — 16 Oct
4 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec (E) 5 1 0 1 3 11 23 −12 4 2–8 1–6 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAR NIT DRA MHK
1 Finland Kärpät (Q) 5 4 0 0 1 23 11 +12 12 Advance to Playoffs — 9–3 4–0 3–2
2 Germany Nürnberg Ice Tigers 5 2 1 0 2 15 20 −5 8 4–3 — 16 Oct 4–3 (OT)
3 France Dragons de Rouen 5 2 0 0 3 10 13 −3 6 2–4 4–2 — 2–0
4 Czech Republic Mountfield HK (E) 5 1 0 1 3 9 13 −4 4 16 Oct 1–2 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCB RBS VLH CAR
1 Switzerland SC Bern (Q) 5 3 2 0 0 14 9 +5 13 Advance to Playoffs — 2–1 (SO) 4–3 3–2
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg (Q) 5 3 0 1 1 16 14 +2 10 17 Oct — 4–3 4–2
3 Sweden Växjö Lakers (E) 5 2 0 0 3 15 13 +2 6 1–2 5–2 — 3–1
4 United Kingdom Cardiff Devils (E) 5 0 0 1 4 9 18 −9 1 2–3 (OT) 2–5 16 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HCP JYP LUG BAB
1 Czech Republic HC Plzeň (Q) 5 5 0 0 0 22 12 +10 15 Advance to Playoffs — 4–2 3–2 6–4
2 Finland JYP 5 2 0 0 3 16 13 +3 6 2–6 — 16 Oct 6–0
3 Switzerland HC Lugano 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6 2–3 2–0 — 4–1
4 Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica (E) 5 1 0 0 4 11 24 −13 3 17 Oct 1–6 5–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: championshockeyleague.net
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matchday 5.[6]

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
Czech Republic David Stach Czech Republic HC Plzeň 5 3 7 10 0 +1 1 2 0 13 23.08%
Finland Jarkko Malinen Finland Tappara 5 2 8 10 2 +7 0 0 0 6 33.33%
Sweden Joakim Lindström Sweden Skellefteå AIK 5 1 8 9 0 +7 0 1 0 24 4.17%
Canada Trevor Parkes Germany Red Bull München 4 6 2 8 4 +4 3 1 1 15 40.00%
Austria Peter Schneider Austria Vienna Capitals 5 6 2 8 29 +1 1 3 0 18 33.33%
Sweden Nicklas Lasu Finland Oulun Kärpät 5 5 3 8 2 +3 1 3 1 15 33.33%
Sweden Jacob Josefson Sweden Djurgårdens IF 5 4 4 8 6 +4 0 1 0 13 30.77%
Switzerland Lino Martschini Switzerland EV Zug 5 4 4 8 2 +5 0 1 0 23 17.39%
Slovakia Michal Krištof Finland Oulun Kärpät 5 3 5 8 0 +4 0 0 0 14 21.43%
Canada Alex Szczechura Poland GKS Tychy 5 2 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 5 40.00%

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matchday 5.[7]

Player Team GP W L SV GA SV% GAA SO MIN
Germany Niklas Treutle Germany Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 2 2 0 80 4 95.24% 2.00 0 120
Austria Lukas Herzog Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2 2 0 61 4 93.85% 2.00 0 120
Switzerland Leonardo Genoni Switzerland SC Bern 5 5 0 128 9 93.43% 1.77 0 306
Slovenia Matija Pintarič France Dragons de Rouen 5 2 3 165 12 93.22% 2.43 1 296
Canada Leland Irving Italy HC Bolzano 5 3 2 162 11 93.21% 2.14 0 308

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Fisher, Luke (25 May 2018). "Schedule for 2018/19 released". www.championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Number of teams for founding leagues in 2017-18 confirmed". championshockeyleague.net. 2017-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. 1 2 "CHL sport regulations 2018/19" (PDF). championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League.
  5. ↑ "Seedings for 2018/19 draw revealed". championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League. 2018-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Statistics 2018/19: Players". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Statistics 2018/19: Goalkeepers". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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